Local Obituaries
James Cantrell
May 24, 2013
James Rondald Cantrell, age 68 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013, at his residence. Born in White County on April 6, 1945, he was a son of the late Samuel Claude and Blanche Wilson Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was the owner and operator of Cantrell and Sons Logging for over 50 years. He was a member of Amy’s Creek...
Mary Edna Maney Chandler
May 23, 2013
Mary Edna Maney Chandler, age 89 of Alto, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Banks County on November 19, 1923, she was a daughter of the late William McKinley and Pauline Chambers Maney. Mrs. Chandler was retired from Fieldale and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed...
Clyde Powell
May 23, 2013
Clyde Grayson Powell, age 71 of Homer, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his residence. Born on July 2, 1941, in Pickens, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Charlie and Edith Brown Powell. Mr. Powell was a saw miller with Davis-Washington Lumber Company and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Gainesville. In addition to...
Sharon Stewart
May 22, 2013
Sharon L. Coker Stewart, age 67 of Macon and formerly of Habersham County, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at her residence. Born in Habersham County on June 27, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Ford and Grace Watson Coker. Mrs. Stewart was retired from the banking industry with 42 years of service. She was of the Christian...
Lulah Savage
May 17, 2013
Lulah Jones Savage, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at her residence. Born on July 31, 1921, in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Violet Byrd Jones. Mrs. Savage was a homemaker and a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church. She was also a former nursing assistant with Stephens County...
Lola Maney
May 16, 2013
Lola Mae Moss Maney, age 97 of Homer, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013. Born in Banks County on February 16, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Ida Payne Moss. She was a homemaker who enjoyed farming, gardening, quilting, and crocheting. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Maney was preceded in death by her husband, William...
Johnny Wilbanks
May 15, 2013
Johnny Wilbanks, age 67 of Lula, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on December 06, 1945, he was a son of the late Ellene Loudermilk Perry and Roy Winslow Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks was retired as a weaver from TenCate Nicolon. He enjoyed dirt track racing, gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. He was...
Doris Davis
May 15, 2013
Doris Faith Davis, age 93, of Tyler, passed away in the late evening hours of Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born on January 4, 1920 in Georgetown, Texas to Martin Luther and Martha Florence Taylor Cates; they preceded her in death. She married the love of her...
Belinda Dowdy Miller
May 14, 2013
BELINDA D. MILLER, age 63 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Quitman, Georgia on June 29, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Bill Olen Dowdy, Sr. and Lessie Mae Register Dowdy. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and attended The River Church in Alto. In addition to...
Grace Blackwell
May 14, 2013
Grace Sigers Blackwell, age 81 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 04, 1931, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Knox and Mattie Lee Stowe Sigers. Mrs. Blackwell was a homemaker and a member of Hollywood Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blackwell was...
John Dill
May 8, 2013
John Henry Dill, age 76 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, May 08, 2013, at The Oaks at Scenic View. Born on September 20, 1936, he was a son of the late Hershell and Estelle Mote Dill. Mr. Dill was a self employed logger and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time he enjoyed being outdoors and working on...
Royce Gunter
May 7, 2013
Royce Allen Gunter, age 75 of Athens, GA passed away Wednesday, May 07, 2013. Born on February 13, 1938, he was a son of the late Ray and Grovie Frady Gunter. Mr. Gunter was a manager with Days Inn in Athens, GA and was of the Christian faith. In his spare time he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and...
Rev. Warren Glenn "Butch" Nichols
May 4, 2013
The Good Shepherd called his Under Shepherd, REV. WARREN GLENN “BUTCH” NICHOLS, age 66 of Alto, Georgia, home to be with Him on Saturday, May 04, 2013 following an extended illness. Born in Hannibal, Missouri on August 20, 1946, he was a son of the late Virgil Elmer and Gertrude Salmon Nichols. Butch graduated from Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Missouri...
Karen Parson
May 3, 2013
KAREN RUPPERT PARSON, age 50 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Friday, May 03, 2013. Born in Queens, New York on May 09, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Arthur John and Frances Veronica Chippendale Ruppert. Mrs. Parson was avidly involved in the organization for the last seven years with the Board for the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair and...
Arnold Burton
Apr 30, 2013
Arnold Franklin Burton, age 67 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at his residence. Born on August 21, 1945 in Hall County, he was a son of the late Grant and Dora York Burton. Mr. Burton was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Piedmont College with 28 years of service. In his spare time he enjoyed...
Betty Kimbrell
Apr 30, 2013
Betty Jo Kimbrell, age 72 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Habersham Home. Born on July 23, 1940 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Alonza and Lucy Nix Moore. Mrs. Kimbrell was formerly employed with Regal Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening, swimming, and spending...
Elma Brown
Apr 27, 2013
Elma Dodd Brown, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born January 20, 1923, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Silas and Lonie Standridge Dodd. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and attended Bible Landmark Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with family, friends, farming, cooking,...
Frank Dotson
Apr 23, 2013
Frank Dotson, age 82 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his daughter’s residence. Born on May 25, 1930 in Towns County, he was a son of the late Loy and Euna Sams Dotson. Mr. Dotson was a retired truck driver and of the Holiness faith. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the...
Joseph Downer
Apr 23, 2013
Joseph Tillman Downer, age 80 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his residence. Born November 30, 1932, he was a son of the late Joseph Wilson and Maggie Bailey Downer. Mr. Downer was retired from Chicopee Manufacturing and attended Crossroads Baptist Church. He served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and...
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