Local Obituaries
Bonnie Shubert
May 5, 2014
Bonnie Ayers Shubert, age 89 of Alto, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at New Horizons Limestone. Born in Banks County on December 1, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Rom Ayers and Bessie Brock Ayers. Mrs. Shubert was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed puzzles, playing bingo, and sewing. In addition to her parents, she was also...
Louis Edward Eldridge
May 5, 2014
Louis Edward Eldridge, age 86 of Porterdale, passed away on Monday, May 05, 2014 at the Georgia War Veteran’s Home in Milledgeville, Georgia following an extended illness. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 02, 1928, he was a son of the late Arthur Phillip &Mary Frances Carpenter Eldridge. Mr. Eldridge was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp....
Gladys Sisum
May 5, 2014
Gladys Alewine Sisum, age 64 of Lula, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at her residence. Born in Honea Path, South Carolina on June 24, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Lee Alewine and Dollie Octavia Pierce Alewine. Mrs. SIsum was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...
Geraldine Simmons Marcus
May 1, 2014
Geraldine Simmons Marcus, age 79 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, May 01, 2014, at Landmark Hospital in Athens. Born on May 26, 1934, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Johnny C. Simmons and Dosha Broome Simmons. She was a retired machine operator at Piedmont Automotive and enjoyed traveling, camping, and deer hunting. Mrs. Marcus was a...
Betty Lou Croy
Apr 30, 2014
Betty Lou Croy, age 73 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 09, 1940, in White County, she was a daughter of the late William Worth Arrowood and Mary Lee Eller Arrowood. Mrs. Croy was a poultry worker with Fieldale Farms and a member of The Torch Worship Center. She also...
William Ralph Wright
Apr 27, 2014
William Ralph Wright, age 86, of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014. Born in Habersham County on December 18, 1927, he was a son of the late John Newton Wright and Mary Etta Ivie Wright. Mr. Wright was a retired plant manager with Shur Gain Feeds in Cartersville, Georgia and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was mechanically inclined...
Carlye Lynn Elrod
Apr 23, 2014
CARLYE LYNN ELROD, age 20, of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Hall County, on April 23, 1994, she was a daughter of Jeffrey Elrod and Tina Robinson Kotecki. Carlye was a member of Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church in Flowery Branch and also attended Riverpoint Community Church in Cornelia. She...
William Charles Hembree
Apr 22, 2014
WILLIAM CHARLES HEMBREE, age 76, of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Banks County, on October 23, 1937, he was a son of the late Walter Hembree and Lommie Cain Hembree. Mr. Hembree was a member of New Bridge Baptist Church and was a retired parts manager with James Short Ford. He...
Betty Harris Fry
Apr 20, 2014
Betty Harris Fry, age 79, of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on February 1, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Henry C. Harris and Bessie Funk Harris. Mrs. Fry was a member of Line Baptist Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing the piano and...
Bobbie Nix Whitlock
Apr 18, 2014
Bobbie Nix Whitlock, age 99, of Demorest, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 12, 1914, in Rabun County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. Nix and Elizabeth Martin Nix. She was a homemaker and a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church. She was an avid reader who enjoyed...
Clinton Brady Loudermilk
Apr 17, 2014
Clinton Brady Loudermilk, age 44, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on January 5, 1970 in Demorest, he was the son of the late Bruce Loudermilk and Linda Loudermilk. He was an avid farmer of Farmville and a Zynga Poker professional who loved spending time with his family. Mr. Loudermilk...
Thelma Lee Davenport Crow
Apr 15, 2014
Thelma Lee Davenport Crow, age 88 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born in Union County, Georgia on June 10, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Floyd Davenport and Vaughn Brown Davenport. Mrs. Crow was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...
James Tyler
Apr 11, 2014
Mr. James Howard Tyler age 67 of Chatsworth, passed away Friday April 11, 2014. Mr. Tyler was preceded in death by his parents, John Lester Tyler, Sr. and Leona Free Tyler; a son, James Carl Tyler; brothers, Emory and Charles Tyler. Survivors include, wife, Carolyn Tyler of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Michelle Reid, Flora, IN and Eddie...
Hazel Kimsey Chosewood
Apr 10, 2014
Hazel Kimsey Chosewood, age 81 of Alto, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 24, 1933, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Savannah English Kimsey. Mrs. Chosewood was retired from Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company of Gainesville. She was a former member of Alto Baptist Church and a current member...
Rev. James Alexander "Jim" Clarke
Apr 6, 2014
REV. JAMES ALEXANDER (JIM) CLARKE, age 76, of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014, surrounded by his family. Born in Fulton County on August 15, 1937, he was a son of the late James Thomas and Mildred Alexander Clarke. Jim was an Atlanta native, a graduate of Georgia State University and earned a Master of Divinity at the School...
Maezell Hix Martin
Apr 2, 2014
Mazell Hix Martin, age 82, of Alto, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 12, 1931 in Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Clara Loggins Hix. Mrs. Martin was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and was retired from J.C. Penny’s Distribution Center and Scenic View Healthcare. She...
Hubert Carroll Ferguson
Mar 31, 2014
Hubert Carroll Ferguson, age 64 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on January 28, 1950, he was a son of the late Lee Ferguson and the late Rinda Tomlin Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was a supervisor with Mt. Vernon Mills. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and reading. In addition...
Pauline Smith Overstreet
Mar 26, 2014
Pauline Smith Overstreet, age 91 of Stone Mountain, Georgia passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband, Warnell “Shorty” Overstreet, she retired from Richway. Surviving is brother, Linton Smith of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Graveside services are 1 pm Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Wages & Sons...
Douglas C. Davidson
Mar 26, 2014
Douglas Carter Davidson, age 90, of Turnerville, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Born on May 7, 1923 in Turnerville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Dolph Columbus Davidson and Annie Cleo Dawkins Davidson. Mr. Davidson attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was a World War II, U.S. Army Air Corp veteran. He was previously employed as generating...
Jeannie Carswell
Mar 25, 2014
Jeannie Marie Collier Carswell, age 60, of Hollywood passed away at her home Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 due to an extended illness. Mrs. Carswell was born in Toccoa, Georgia on July 25th, 1953. She was the daughter of Drucilla Bailey Collier of Hollywood and the late William Mose Collier. Mrs. Carswell’s passion was reading and she also enjoyed gardening, cooking,...
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