Local Obituaries

Ray Porterfield
Jul 25, 2013
Ray Walter Porterfield, age 61, of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on July 20, 1952, in Clarke County, he was a son of the late Ernest and Doris Hill Porterfield. Mr. Porterfield was a US Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his spare...

Frank Mcconnell
Jul 20, 2013
Frank James McConnell, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on February 03, 1927, he was a son of the late Paul, Sr. and Emma Cash McConnell. He was retired from Carwood Manufacturing with over 40 years of service and a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church. In his...

Ethel Wiley
Jul 20, 2013
Ethel B. Wiley, age 85 of Alto, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at her residence. Born on March 24, 1928, in Hall County, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Bonnie Lynn Armour Thomas. Mrs. Wiley was a homemaker and member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed quilting, listening to gospel music,...

Deane Ferguson
Jul 18, 2013
Mrs. Deane Ellen Richard Ferguson, age 62 of Alto, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Mobile, Alabama on September 18, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Douglas Mims (Doug) and Alla Darcey Richard. Mrs. Ferguson lived and was raised in the Atlanta area. After relocating to Norcross, she moved to Alto...

Rev. James Holden
Jul 16, 2013
REV. JAMES WILLIAM HOLDEN, age 61 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his residence. Born in Rabun County on June 01, 1952, he was a son of the late Sam L. and Irene Tyler Holden. Rev. Holden was a school bus driver with the Habersham County School System and a member of New Birth Baptist Church. He...

Evelyn Woodall
Jul 15, 2013
Evelyn Marie “Granny” Ferguson Woodall, age 83 of Baldwin, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013. Born on November 25, 1929, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Jack Bowden and Ollie Marie Miller Ferguson. Mrs. Woodall was a retired seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing and was a member of Baldwin Congregational Holiness Church. She was a lifelong resident...

Harriett Memel
Jul 14, 2013
Harriet Pund Hudson Memel, died July 14, 2013 in Gainesville, Georgia. She would have been 89 on August 24, 2013. Harriet was a native of Augusta, Georgia and lived the majority of her life in Augusta. She was a lifelong member of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. She served her community in many ways. She was a Red...

Robbin Chitwood
Jul 12, 2013
Robbin Lynn Davis Chitwood, 57, of Lula, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013. She was born December 20, 1955 in Commerce, GA. Robbin graduated from Banks County High School. She was married to Douglas Chitwood on September 9, 1972 and recently celebrated their 40 years of marriage. Robbin had many roles in her family – daughter, sister, wife, mother,...

Jeff "Bob" Cummings
Jun 28, 2013
MR. JEFF "BOB" CUMMINGS, of Lula, Georgia formerly of Oxford, Alabama passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 01, 2013 from the Chapel of Miller Funeral Home in Oxford, Alabama. Interment will follow in the Lincoln City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Miller Funeral Home on Monday from...

Lee Worley
Jun 27, 2013
Lee Harlen Worley, Jr., age 76, of Gainesville, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 11, 1937, in Hall County, he was a son of the late Lee Harlen, Sr. and Ola Simmons Worley. Mr. Worley was retired from Nu-Air of Georgia as a shipping manager, as well as Chicopee Manufacturing. In his...

Harold Otis Jenkins
Jun 26, 2013
HAROLD OTIS JENKINS, age 62 of Demorest, Georgia formerly of Robbinsville, North Carolina passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Born in Robbinsville, North Carolina on May 25, 1951, he was a son of the late Bill & Edna Farley Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was retired after many years as a sales representative with Sherwin Williams. He was of the Baptist...

Rose Jamison
Jun 25, 2013
Rose Buchanan Jamison, age 89 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at her residence. Born in Cashiers, North Carolina on January 2, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Danial & Minnie Greggory Buchanan. Mrs. Jamison was a retired textile worker with Burlington Industries and was a member of the Gethsemane Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening,...

Chad Brown
Jun 21, 2013
Chad Grant Brown 37, of Demorest, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at his residence. Born on July 14, 1975, in Habersham County, He was self employed in the trucking industry and attended Refuge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by grandparents, aunts and uncles. Survivors include; mother and step father, Patricia Burton Kranats and Arnold of Demorest; wife,...

Joseph Stephens
Jun 9, 2013
Joseph Norton Stephens, Sr., age 87 of Baldwin, passed away Sunday, June 09, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on March 27, 1926, in Hawkinsville, GA, he was a son of the late Clarence Paul and Lettie Cheek Stephens. Mr. Stephens was the owner and operator of Stephens Television and was a member of First Baptist Church in Cornelia....

Mary Greemon
Jun 6, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Loudermilk Greemon, age 78 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, June 06, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on July 18, 1934, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Amanda Cash Loudermilk. Mrs. Greemon was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and spending time...

Donald Estelle
Jun 5, 2013
Donald Patrick “Don” Estelle, age 72 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at his residence. Born on October 31, 1940, he was the son of the late Everett Patrick and Martha Rose King Estelle. Mr. Estelle was retired from the City of Clarkesville as an assistant water plant superintendent. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church and...

Harold Pearson
Jun 1, 2013
Retired Master Sergeant, Harold “Hal” Langton Pearson, Sr., age 73 of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, June 01, 2013 at his residence. Born on December 24, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold Gross and Marion Langton Pearson. Mr. Pearson was a retired Master Sergeant with the Marine Corps after 21 years of service. During his...

Bernice Dailey
May 30, 2013
Bernice Broome Savage Dailey, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on September 10, 1941, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Zadie Smith Broome. Mrs. Dailey was retired with T.C. Baycor and was a member of Glade Creek Baptist Church. In her spare time,...

Felton Shook
May 28, 2013
Felton Cline Shook, Jr., age 66 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on October 09, 1946, in Clarkesville, he was the son of Ellene Trotter Shook and the late Felton Cline Shook, Sr. Mr. Shook was previously employed with Coats and Clark and was of the Holiness faith. In his spare time...

Robert Carey
May 26, 2013
Robert Leo Carey, Jr., age 49 of Douglas, Wyoming passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013. Born on January 03, 1964, he was a son of the late Robert Leo, Sr. and Anne McFee Carey. Mr. Carey was a truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Carey’s wishes were to be cremated and no formal services are planned. An online...