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Ronnie Gene Marcus

Ronnie Gene Marcus

Mar 24, 2014

Ronnie Gene “Boo-Boo” Marcus, age 56 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on July 11, 1957, he was the son of the late Henry Houston Marcus and the late Martha Coalley James. Mr. Marcus was employed as an inspector with Kubota Manufacturing for almost seven years and also a former...

Earl Armour

Earl Armour

Mar 22, 2014

Earl Armour, age 65, of Lula, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at his residence. Born on May 30, 1948 in Hall County, he was a son of the late Jiles Armour and Bonnie Brown Armour. Mr. Armour attended Bethesda Fellowship Congregational Holiness Church and was a retired transfer officer with Lee Arrendale State Prison. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, auctions...

Emory Chambers

Emory Chambers

Mar 22, 2014

Emory D. Chambers, age 77 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at his residence. Born on July 11, 1936 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Jim Chambers and Minnie Skelton Chambers. Mr. Chambers was a member of Return Baptist Church and retired from Shnadig Furniture Company. He enjoyed woodworking, southern gospel music, building swings...

Patsy Elaine Bellamy Trotter

Patsy Elaine Bellamy Trotter

Mar 21, 2014

Patsy Elaine Bellamy Trotter, age 66, of Alto, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on November 16, 1947 in Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Emmitt Pierce Bellamy and Gladys McDuffie Bellamy. Mrs. Trotter was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Cornelia. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, yard...

Lillie Shiflett

Lillie Shiflett

Mar 20, 2014

Lillie Etrulia Shiflett, age 84 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Born on October 28, 1929 in Anderson, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Alpha Geneva Farr Davis. Ms. Shiflett was a retired machine operator for Glen Raven Inc. In her spare time, she enjoyed cooking and was of the Baptist faith. She was affectionately...

M.J. Crocker

M.J. Crocker

Mar 18, 2014

M.J. Crocker, age 92, of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Habersham Medical Center. Born on April 18, 1921 in Banks County, he was a son of the late William Tyson Crocker Sr. and Artha Simmons Crocker. Mr. Crocker was a member of First Baptist Church of Cornelia, where he served as Deacon Emeritus. He was a Master...

Mary Armour

Mary Armour

Mar 15, 2014

Mary Frank “Frankie” Jackson Armour, age 69, of Cornelia (formerly of Gainesville), passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born on July 11, 1944 in Hall County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Arlington and Birtie Mae Little Jackson. Mrs. Armour graduated from East Hall High School and then North...

Harmon Armour

Harmon Armour

Mar 15, 2014

Harmon Armour, age 92, of Lula, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Cleveland, GA. Born in Hall County on February 6, 1922, he was a son of the late Hancil and Beulah Leach Armour. Mr. Armour was a farmer, logger and he attended Holly Springs Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Armour was also preceded in death...

Bobbie Sue Brock

Bobbie Sue Brock

Mar 12, 2014

Bobbie Sue Brock, age 80, of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Born on April 19, 1933, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Ben David and Lizzie Carlan Nunnally. Mrs. Brock was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Baldwin. She worked as a seamstress with Blue Bell Manufacturing in Homer for many years,...

Ruby Garrison

Ruby Garrison

Mar 9, 2014

Ruby Dodd Garrison, 86, of Kennesaw died Sunday, March 9, 2014. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Rev. Mark Barbour officiating. Graveside services will be held 3:00 pm Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Nails Creek Baptist Church cemetery in Homer, GA. Survivors are two daughters, Debra Garrison...

Laverne Delk

Laverne Delk

Mar 9, 2014

Laverne Wilbanks Delk, age 82 of Stockbridge, passed away March 9, 2014. Born on December 5, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Marlor and Maggie Meeks Wilbanks. Mrs. Delk lived most of her life in Habersham County and the remainder in Stockbridge, Ga. after marrying her late husband, Mr. James Delk. "Granny" as she was called by everyone...

Rev. Phillip Eugene "Gene" Batson

Rev. Phillip Eugene "Gene" Batson

Mar 6, 2014

Rev. Phillip Eugene “Gene” Batson, age 88, of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. Born on November 18, 1925 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Walter G. “Bobe” and Tabitha Woodall Batson. Before being called into the ministry, Rev. Batson was one of the first walking mailmen in the Cornelia area. Rev. Batson was called...

Bobby Joe Caudell

Bobby Joe Caudell

Mar 2, 2014

Bobby Joe Caudell, age 76, of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his residence. Born on December 13, 1937, in Banks County, he was a son of the late Lee and Myrtle Ausburn Caudell. Mr. Caudell was the owner and operator of The Steak House in Baldwin for 43 years and was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church....

Margie Rogers Martin

Margie Rogers Martin

Feb 26, 2014

Margie Rogers Martin, age 78, of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Born on July 1, 1935 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Annie Harkins Rogers. Mrs. Martin attended Clarkesville Church of God and was a homemaker. She was family oriented and in her spare time enjoyed collecting antique Avon bottles. In addition...

Thelma Fry Nix

Thelma Fry Nix

Feb 20, 2014

THELMA FRY NIX, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014, at Habersham Home East. Born in the Macedonia Community of Habersham County, Georgia on August 5, 1923, she was a daughter of the late George Kytle & Wilda McClellan Fry. Mrs. Nix worked for many years with Scovill Manufacturing, retired from Clarkesville Mill, and was a former...

Mary  Hopper

Mary Hopper

Feb 18, 2014

Mary Dianne “Ann” Hopper, age 65, of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 23, 1948, in Rabun County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Juanita Justus Hopper. Ms. Hopper was a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church and was employed with North Fulton Water Treatment. She had...

Robert Goodson

Robert Goodson

Feb 16, 2014

Robert Allen Goodson, age 89, of Alto, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 21, 1924 in Habersham County, Georgia, he was a son of the late Rev. E.C. and Lela Roberts Goodson. Mr. Goodson was a member of Mt. Sinai Congregational Holiness Church and was the owner and operator of Northeast Georgia...

John Neal Cornell

John Neal Cornell

Feb 16, 2014

John Neal Cornell, age 81, of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014 at The Oaks at Scenic View. Born on January 24, 1933 in Parkspring, North Carolina, he was a son of the late John W. and Fannie Walker Cornell. Mr. Cornell was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Demorest and enjoyed reading, gardening, woodworking and being...

Debra Ann Gable

Debra Ann Gable

Feb 16, 2014

DEBRA ANN GABLE, age 51 of Carnesville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Young Harris, Georgia on June 26, 1962, she was a daughter of Buddy King of Blairsville, Georgia & the late Betty Pain King. Debra was a homemaker, but most of all enjoyed caring for...

Charles William "Chuck" Forbes

Charles William "Chuck" Forbes

Feb 14, 2014

Charles William “Chuck” Forbes, III, age 60, of Cornelia, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014. Born on December 14, 1953 in Logan County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Charles William, Sr. and Emojean Workman Forbes. Mr. Forbes was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church and attended The Torch Worship Center. He works as a team...

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