Local Obituaries

Guy Mullinax
Nov 8, 2013
Guy Howard Mullinax, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in the Habersham Mills community on April 30, 1933, he was the son of the late Melvin Riley and Leota Brookshire Mullinax. Mr. Mullinax was retired from Schnadig and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are wife of 61 years, Emma...

Victor Gomez
Nov 2, 2013
Victor Adrian Gomez, age 21, of Demorest, passed away Saturday, November 02, 2013 at his residence. Born on August 05, 1992, in Salinas, California, he is a son of Jose and Maria Pineda Gomez both of Demorest. Mr. Gomez was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Daniel Edwards
Nov 1, 2013
Daniel Clyde Edwards, age 63, of Martin, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 01, 2013 at Stephens County Hospital. Born on July 02, 1950 in Gwinnett County, he was the son of the late Marshall and Bonnie Freeman Edwards. Mr. Edwards was retired from Teal Tile and Carpet in Florida as a tile setter. Survivors include wife of 29 years, Shirley...

Sara Howard
Oct 31, 2013
SARA JANE STANDRIDGE HOWARD, age 73 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Jackson County, Georgia on February 05, 1940, she was a daughter of Inez Wier Standridge of Loganville, Georgia and the late Summie Standridge. Mrs. Howard was retired after many years of service with McDonalds Restaurant...

Gladys Woods
Oct 29, 2013
Gladys Marie White Woods, age 93, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Doctors Hospice of Georgia. Born on November 07, 1919 in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Lucy Moss White. Mrs. Woods was a member of Line Baptist Church and was a retired homemaker. In her spare time she enjoyed...

Joel Darrell Hewell
Oct 23, 2013
Joel Darrell Hewell, Sr., age 67, of Alto, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his residence. Born on November 02, 1945 in Clinton, South Carolina, he was a son of the late George F. and Eliza Marie Crumley Hewell. Mr. Hewell was a member and a deacon of Antioch Holiness Church. He was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and...

Paul Dennis Allen
Oct 23, 2013
Paul Dennis Allen, age 62 of Hollywood, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on May 23, 1951, he was the son of Paul S. Allen of Demorest and the late Emma Belle Williams Allen. Mr. Allen was currently employed in maintenance with North Georgia Technical College where he had 10 years...

Patricia Goodwin
Oct 22, 2013
Patricia Goodwin, age 75 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her residence. Born on July 31, 1938, in Brundidge, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Charlie, “C.F.” and Wannie Mae Bowden Carter. Mrs. Goodwin was the salutatorian of her high school graduating class. She was an active member of Harvest Christian Church, where she served...

Doris Burrell
Oct 21, 2013
Doris Elaine Tomlin Burrell, age 85, of Evans, Georgia formerly of Cornelia, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Born on February 28, 1928, in Cleveland, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Benton and Clifford Emma Spencer Tomlin. Her primary careers were with the First National Bank of Cornelia and the North Georgia...

Charles Black
Oct 17, 2013
Charles Clifton “Buck” Black, age 86, of Cleveland and formerly of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 22, 1926 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Florence English Black. Mr. Black was retired from Ethicon with 51 years of service and was a member and...

Sandra Sanders
Oct 17, 2013
Sandra Carol Loggins Sanders, age 67, of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at her residence. Born on February 06, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Lucille Smallwood Loggins. Mrs. Sanders was a seamstress with KenBar Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Rev. Paris Whitworth
Oct 17, 2013
Rev. Paris Whitworth, age 88, of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at his residence. Born on March 13, 1925 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Edward Coleman and Mary Elizabeth Eller Whitworth. Rev. Whitworth spent 52 years in the ministry having pastored churches in North Carolina and Georgia. For the past several years, he...

George Telford
Oct 16, 2013
George Dean Telford, age 92, of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Born on November 25, 1920, in White County, he was a son of the late James Harvey and Neil Kenimer Telford. Mr. Telford was retired as Vice President of Community Bank & Trust with many years of service and was also a 50 year member of the...

Ellen Dalton
Oct 3, 2013
Ellen Payne Dalton, age 78 of Sandy Springs, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at her residence. Born in Banks County on September 8, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Mozelle Norton Payne. Mrs. Dalton was retired from the Internal Revenue Service as a manager where she had 38 years of service. She was a member...

Darlene Hill
Oct 3, 2013
Darlene Roberts Hill, age 79 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, October 03, 2013. Born in Habersham County on September 20, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Flossie Mae Lane Roberts. Mrs. Hill was retired from Piedmont Automotive and attended Cool Springs United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Eva Green
Sep 29, 2013
Eva Johnson Green, age 98 of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Born in Munson, Florida, on August 02, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Rev. A.C. Johnson and Virginia Richardson Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon T. Green, along with eight brothers and sisters. Mrs. Green was the last surviving...

David Jarrell
Sep 27, 2013
David Jarrell, age 62, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on May 3, 1951, he is a son of Kenneth and Evelyn Palmer Jarrell of Clarkesville. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robin Jarrell. Mr. Jarrell was an avid horseman and loved training and raising his horses....

Berma Henry Poole
Sep 23, 2013
BERMA HENRY POOLE, 75, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the Stephens County Hospital following a brief illness. Born on June 26, 1938, in Rabun County, Georgia she was daughter of the late Rev. Carl S. Henry and Burel Moore Henry. Mrs. Poole attended B.C. Grant Baptist Church. She enjoyed attending the AARP meetings as well...

Eunice Bell Ferguson
Sep 21, 2013
EUNICE BELL FERGUSON, age 78 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Born in Banks County, Georgia on October 18, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Norman J. Ferguson and Dovie Wade Ferguson. Eunice was a magna cum laude graduate of Piedmont College, where she was also a member of the Torch Club. Ms. Ferguson...

Roxie Shope Lee
Sep 18, 2013
Roxie Lucille Beck Shope Lee, age 90, of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa. Born on September 22, 1922, in Cornelia, GA, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Clara Beck. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...