Local Obituaries
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,...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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