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Bill Dailey

Bill Dailey

Aug 21, 2014

Bill Dailey, age 86 of Baldwin, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014, at his residence. Born in Hayesville, North Carolina, on January 18, 1928, he was a son of the late Mitch and Carrie Garrison Dailey. Mr. Dailey was retired from Chicopee Manufacturing as a textile engineer and was a member of Hillside Baptist Church, where he was a Deacon...

Larry Seleska

Larry Seleska

Aug 21, 2014

LARRY VINCENT SELESKA, age 72, of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014, at his residence. Born in Buffalo, New York on May 17, 1942, he was the son of the late Harry and Mable Farner Seleska. Mr. Seleska was a retired supervisor with the phosphoric industry and was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church. He proudly served his...

Dorothy "Dotty" Fell Parsons

Dorothy "Dotty" Fell Parsons

Aug 18, 2014

Dorothy “Dotty” Fell Parsons, age 89, of Cornelia, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Calvert, Maryland, on March 14, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Norman Job and Rosa Longacre Fell. Mrs. Parsons was a retired educator who taught home economics and was a teacher-librarian for over 35 years in Maryland, Pennsylvania,...

Marion Lucille Card

Marion Lucille Card

Aug 17, 2014

MARION LUCILLE CARD, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014 following an extended illness. Born in Nebraska on January 01, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Leonard & Ruth Card. Ms. Card was a caregiver for many years. She was a very independent woman, who enjoyed crafting, walking, fishing, cooking, & building things...

Tommy Coley Dodd

Tommy Coley Dodd

Aug 13, 2014

Tommy Coley Dodd, age 70 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on September 8, 1943, he was a son of the late Travis and Esther Coley Dodd. Mr. Dodd was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed watching baseball, football, and boxing. He also was a fisherman who played horse shoes and...

Ronald Weinman

Ronald Weinman

Aug 12, 2014

Ronald Earl Weinman, age 65, of Alto, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at his residence. Born in Miami, Florida on December 23, 1948, he was a son of the late Earl and Alice Weinman. Mr. Weinman was a retired electrician with Tri-City Electric and attended Free Chapel Worship Center and The Grove. He enjoyed racing, Harley motorcycles and gospel...

Linda Carolyn Carpenter

Linda Carolyn Carpenter

Aug 10, 2014

LINDA CAROLYN CARPENTER, age 67, of Lula, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness. Born on June 27, 1947, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Howard Murray and Jean Garrison Murray. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Hopewell...

Marian Caudell

Marian Caudell

Aug 5, 2014

MARIAN HINSON CAUDELL, age 76 of Baldwin, Georgia passed to the Lord on Monday, August 05, 2014. Born in Fair Bluff, North Carolina on November 09, 1937, the sixth of nine children, Marian was a daughter of the late Alva Curtis and Cleora Morris Hinson. She married Mack B. Caudell of Baldwin, Georgia in January of 1960. Mrs. Caudell was...

Edward Louis "Ricky" King, Sr.

Edward Louis "Ricky" King, Sr.

Aug 3, 2014

Mr. Edward L. “Ricky” King, Sr. was born on February 28, 1932 to the late Mrs. Luvenia and Mr. Leonard King. He transitioned to eternal rest on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Edward graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and attended Clark College in Atlanta. He retired from Atlanta Public Schools and also served in the United States Air Force....

Dorothy Martin

Dorothy Martin

Aug 1, 2014

Dorothy Martin, age 77, of Demorest, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 12, 1936, she was a daughter of the late John Deschryver and Ann Ryan Deschryver. Ms. Martin was a member of Fairfield Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was known to always be there for anyone who...

Leroy Maness

Leroy Maness

Jul 31, 2014

LeRoy Maness, age 84, of Lula, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his residence. Born in Hall County on September 28, 1929, he was a son of the late Ernest Maness and Bonnie Gailey Maness. Mr. Maness was a 1947 graduate of Gainesville High School and attended the University of Maryland. Mr. Maness then went on to serve his...

Allen Dean, Sr.

Allen Dean, Sr.

Jul 30, 2014

Allen Stephen Dean, Sr., age 72 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta following an extended illness. Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 06, 1942, he was a son of the late Herman Aubrey and Edna Eloise Nabors Dean. Mr. Dean was retired from General Motors Co. after many years...

Earl R. Lovell

Earl R. Lovell

Jul 28, 2014

Earl R. Lovell, age 81, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014, at his residence. Born in Rabun County on April 20, 1933, he was a son of the late John Lovell, Jr. and Belle Martin Lovell. Mr. Lovell was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and was retired from Lockheed. He was also a U.S. Army veteran having...

Cynthia Ann Gibson

Cynthia Ann Gibson

Jul 24, 2014

Cynthia Ann Gibson, age 47, of Alto, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Gibson was born in Onieda, New York on March 5, 1967. She was a member of Riverbend Baptist Church in Gainesville where she sang in the choir. She was employed as office manager with Byrd’s Storage. Mrs. Gibson was preceded in death by...

Catherine Gosnell Bingham

Catherine Gosnell Bingham

Jul 23, 2014

Catherine Gosnell Bingham, age 71, of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Habersham Home. Born in Habersham County on September 3, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Olin Gosnell and Roberta Holcomb Gosnell. Mrs. Bingham was a member of Community Baptist Church and was retired from Clarkesville Mill with 26 years of service. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Fermon Loudermilk

Fermon Loudermilk

Jul 20, 2014

Fermon Loudermilk, age 66, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on October 6, 1947, he was a son of the late Ben L. and Flornett Pless Loudermilk. Mr. Loudermilk was a self employed poultry farmer with Fieldale Farms for 29 years and had retired as a law enforcement...

Keary Maurice Nicely

Keary Maurice Nicely

Jul 19, 2014

Keary Maurice Nicely, age 39 of Gainesville and formerly of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Stephens County on November 19, 1974, he was a son of Eddie Nicely, Sr. of Gainesville and Brenda Tate Nicely of Cornelia. Mr. Nicely was a truck driver by trade and also an entrepreneur who was...

Mary Shirley Stephens

Mary Shirley Stephens

Jul 16, 2014

Mary Shirley Stephens, age 88, of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on March 22, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John Shirley and Ethaline Gailey Shirley. Mrs. Stephens was an active member of Camp Creek Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress with Short Manufacturing. She enjoyed...

Margaret  Pruitt

Margaret Pruitt

Jul 13, 2014

Margaret Virginia Poole Pruitt, age 94 of Homer, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Banks County on January 29, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Wilson and Florence Poole. Mrs. Pruitt was retired from Carwood Manufacturing with over 25 years of service. In her spare time she enjoyed reading, puzzles, cooking,...

Jesse Sieck

Jesse Sieck

Jul 12, 2014

Jesse Sieck, age 72, of Clarkesville, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 6, 1942, he was the son of the late Ludvic Velhelm Theodore Sieck and Jennie Sebastian Sieck. Survivors include wife of 51 years, Joanne Simpson Sieck of Clarkesville; son Justin Sieck of Mt. Airy; sister, Janet Sieck...

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