Local Obituaries
Pashie Towery
Jan 1, 2014
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home announces the death of Pashie Towery, age 84 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced soon. McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home (706-778-8668) of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.
William L. "Wick" Dillashaw, Jr.
Dec 29, 2013
William L. “Wick” Dillashaw, Jr., age 85 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013. Born on January 30, 1928, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late William Luther Dillashaw, Sr. and the late Florence Nix Dillashaw. Mr. Dillashaw was a retired counselor for the Georgia Department of Education. He was a member of Demorest Baptist Church....
John Wesley "Johnny" Lockman
Dec 28, 2013
John Wesley “Johnny” Lockman, age 58, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Habersham Medical Center. Born on August 12, 1955 in Fulton County, Georgia, he was a son of the late Henry Grady and Lillie Mae Standridge Lockman. Mr. Lockman was formerly employed with The Oaks at Scenic View and was of the Baptist faith....
Louise Almand
Dec 24, 2013
Louise Almand, age 91, of Good Hope, died on December 24, 2013. She was born in Morgan County on December 12, 1922 to the late Estella Adcock Malcom and the late Fred Golden Malcom. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Rev. Robert Almand, her son, the late Leon Almand, and her grandson, the late Jason Knight....
Milda Kranats
Dec 22, 2013
A memorial service for Milda K. Kranats, 94, of Polson, Mont., formerly of Demorest, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at Grace Baptist Church, Cornelia, with the Rev. Phil Yarber and Danny O'Kelly officiating. Mrs. Kranats died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at Polson Health and Rehab after a short illness of natural causes. Milda was born Jan....
Lee Gailey
Dec 12, 2013
Lee Gailey, Jr., age 66, of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his residence. Born on February 22, 1947 in Morgan County, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lee, Sr. and Arizonia Brock Gailey. Mr. Gailey was a member of New Birth Baptist Church and was a sawmiller with C & S Builders. He enjoyed...
Edward Ivester
Dec 10, 2013
Edward Lee Ivester, age 70 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at his residence. Born on June 24, 1943, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Luther and Iolar Maye Densmore Ivester. Mr. Ivester was the retired owner of Ivester Auto Sales and was a member of Clarkesville Church of God. He also was an...
Tommy Webb
Dec 10, 2013
In the early evening of December 9th the Buffalo Café in Plains was full, but no one was ordering from the menus. Friends were gathered at tables, but no one was laughing or calling out to one another. In fact, if you looked closely enough, faces showed the traces of tears and heads were shaking in disbelief. The Buffalo Café...
Pauline Tyler
Dec 9, 2013
Pauline Burrell Tyler, age 83, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, December 09, 2013 at her residence. Born on July 07, 1930 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Fathie Simmons Burrell. Mrs. Tyler was a member of Community Baptist Church. She was retired from Clarkesville Mill and was also a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and...
Bobbie Jean Crump
Dec 8, 2013
Bobbie Jean Andrews Crump, age 82 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Habersham Home West. Born on September 4, 1931, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late James Owen and Louise Cochran Andrews. Mrs. Crump was a member of Cornelia Christian Church and enjoyed crafts, sewing, and yard work. She was retired as a...
Nick Powers
Dec 2, 2013
Nick Burren Powers, Jr., age 60, of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, December 02, 2013 at his residence. Born on April 09, 1953, in Austin, Texas, he was a son of the late Nick Burren Powers, Sr. and Mary Turner Davis. Mr. Powers was a member of Harvest Christian Church and was a retired manager with SKF Bearings with 30 years...
Eleanor Grant
Nov 29, 2013
Alice Eleanor Jones Grant, age 83 of Marietta, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2013, at her residence. Born in Hall County on April 24, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Winfred Dathan and Elizabeth Rosina Morton Jones. Mrs. Grant was a graduate from the University of Georgia where she majored in distributive education. Upon, graduation she taught at...
Francis Owens
Nov 27, 2013
Francis Patrick “Pat” Owens, age 89, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 17, 1924, in New York, he was a son of the late John and Helen Kathleen Owens. Mr. Owens served in the U.S. Navy where he retired as a Chief Petty Officer with 21 years of service. He...
Hayward Mcgee
Nov 26, 2013
Hayward Vandiver McGee, age 86, of Lula, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Northridge Medical Center. Born on September 26, 1927, in Asheville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Ransom Vandiver and Fleecie Ussery McGee. Mr. McGee was formerly employed with Southeastern Highway Contractors as a heavy equipment mechanic and was of the Baptist faith. In...
Hamlin H. Callahan, Jr.
Nov 21, 2013
Hamlin H. Callahan, Jr. age 86 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 following an extended illness. Born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 26, 1927, he was a son of the late Hamlin Harwell Callahan, Sr. and Mary Bray Callahan. Mr. Callahan was retired from Stringer Lumber Company in sales and was a member of...
Clara Rudeseal
Nov 19, 2013
Clara Hulsey Rudeseal, age 97 of Mt. Airy, went Home to be with Jesus on November 19, 2013, at her residence. Born on August 05, 1916, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ezra and Eunice Perry Hulsey. Mrs. Rudeseal was a homemaker and also retired from Ethicon. She was a graduate from Young Harris College where...
Donna Jean Armour Fuller
Nov 15, 2013
Donna Jean Fuller, age 51, of Gillsville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013. Born on December 25, 1961, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of Ora Belle Martin of Gillsville and the late James William Armour. Mrs. Fuller was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by a...
William Hutchinson
Nov 14, 2013
William Henry “Hutch” Hutchinson, age 74 of Demorest, passed away November 14, 2013, at his residence. Born on July 18, 1939, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Henry Dalton and Alice London Hutchinson. He was self-employed having owned and operated The Ultimate Pro Wax Co. He was of the Christian faith, enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, and was...
Bomar Olds, Jr.
Nov 14, 2013
Bomar Amos Olds, Jr., age 86 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Dr. Bomar Amos Olds, Sr. and Gabriella Lanier Freeman Olds. Mr. Olds grew up in Atlanta, where he attended E. Rivers Elementary School. His secondary education was at Georgia Military...
James Harrelson
Nov 13, 2013
James Edward Harrelson, age 50, of Alto, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 23, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of Irma Joyce Strickland Harrelson and the late Marshall Owen Harrelson. Mr. Harrelson was formerly a self-employed painter as well as produce manager for Ingles, Kay-Way and Piggly Wiggly. He...
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