Local Obituaries
Nannie Lou "Nan" Marrett Gunn
Jun 8, 2014
Nannie Lou “Nan” Marrett Gunn, age 98, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 9, 1915, she was a daughter of the late James Marrett and Etta Brown Marrett. Mrs. Gunn was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She previously owned a restaurant in Clarkesville and enjoyed quilt making and sewing....
Sarah Maxine Ayer Williams
Jun 7, 2014
Sarah Maxine Ayer Williams, age 88, left this world to spend eternity with her loving Lord on June 7, 2014. She was born on April 22, 1926, the eighth child of Winnie Justine Kinard and Halcott Benjamin Ayer of the St. John's Church Community near Ehrhardt, SC. Maxine was proceeded in death by her husband Hugh Dixon Williams. She is...
Linda Louise Gravitt Butler
May 31, 2014
Linda Louise Gravitt Butler, age 66 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at her residence. Born in Forsyth County, on June 9, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Luther Gravitt and Fannie Mae Williamson Gravitt. Mrs. Butler was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia and enjoyed making crafts. She was also a volunteer...
Frances Maria Elrod Mote
May 29, 2014
Frances Maria Morris Elrod Mote, age 81 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on May 23, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Ruben Morris and Delia Gibbs Morris. Mrs. Mote was retired from Ethicon as a braider operator with 25 years of service. She was of the...
Jacqueline Tammy Morris Barrett
May 29, 2014
Jacqueline Tammy Morris Barrett, age 51, of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014. Born in Demorest, Georgia on August 23, 1962, she was a daughter of Elizabeth Stancil Morris of Cornelia and the late Jackie Curtis Morris. Mrs. Barrett loved her children and grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. Survivors include husband, Jerry Barrett of Alto; sons and...
James Tyler
May 29, 2014
James Pearson Tyler, age 86 of Alto, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his residence. Born in Rabun County on September 16, 1927, he was a son of the late Harve Tyler and Martha Smith Tyler. Mr. Tyler was a self-employed saw miler and a member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Harold Theodore Eide
May 29, 2014
Harold Theodore Eide, age 79, of Demorest, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 29, 1935, he was a son of the late Anton Eide and Ella Enger Eide. Mr. Eide was owner and operator of Harold Eide Trucking and was of the Lutheran faith. He enjoyed drag racing motorcycles and was nominated to the...
Amos King
May 24, 2014
Amos King, age 87 of Alto, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on October 23, 1926, he was a son of the late Peter L. King and Recie Martin King. Mr. King was a logger and of the Christian faith. He was a hard worker who enjoyed his animals and gardening. In...
Christa Joy Joyce
May 22, 2014
Christa Joy Joyce, age 28, of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Stephens County, on April 4, 1986, she was a daughter of Bruce Joyce and Carolyn Webb Joyce of Maysville. Miss Joyce was a 2004 graduate of Habersham Central High School and proudly served...
Rubye Colston Batson
May 20, 2014
Rubye Colston Batson, age 86, of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County on May 21, 1927, she was a daughter of the late C.R. Colston and Zelma Brewer Colston. Mrs. Batson devoted her life to her home and her family and loved to garden, fish, and...
Gilbert "Wayne" Davidson
May 17, 2014
GILBERT WAYNE DAVIDSON, age 67 of Baldwin, formerly of Buford, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Habersham Home East following an extended illness. Born in Jackson County, Alabama on September 30, 1946, he was the son of the late Chalmer Leo and Opal Lee Simpson Davidson. Mr. Davidson worked in the construction industry for many years...
Barbara Williams
May 11, 2014
Barbara Allen Williams, age 69 of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday May 11, 2014, at Emory University Hospital. Born in Habersham County on September 25, 1944, she was the daughter of Waring Allen and Addie Franklin Allen. Mrs. Williams was a retired Machine Operator from Piedmont Automotive and attended Mud Creek Baptist Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping, sewing,...
Jimmie Lou Hendrixson
May 9, 2014
JIMMIE LOU HEFNER HENDRIXSON, age 73 of Ft. Worth, Texas and formerly of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014. Born on November 23, 1940, in Habersham County, she was a daughter Edward L. “Dick” Hefner and Emma Lou Harris Hefner. Ms. Hendrixson was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and...
Stella Mae Norton
May 7, 2014
Stella Mae Burrell Norton, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on January 21, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Johnathan “John” Burrell and Frances Maybelle Loudermilk Burrell. Mrs. Norton retired from Clarkesville Mill with 27 years of service. She was an active member...
Grace Simons
May 7, 2014
GRACE COVERT SIMONS, age 90 of Murphy, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at her residence. Born in Ingleside, New York on November 8, 1923, she was a daughter of the late George and Sarah Drake Covert. Mrs. Simons was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Clarkesville and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents,...
James Loyd "J.L." Smith
May 6, 2014
James Loyd “J. L.” Smith, age 75 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on April 10, 1939, he was the son of the late Henry Loyd Smith and Geneva Sue Weaver Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired Captain with the City of Cornelia Police Department, where he served Cornelia...
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....
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...
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...
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