Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Adrienne  Martin

Adrienne Martin

Mar 11, 2013

Adrienne J. Martin, age 88 of Demorest, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on May 18, 1924, in Antwerp, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Basilius and Maria Rosiers VanMiegham. She retired from North Georgia Technical College with 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed cooking and...

Lillie Amerson

Lillie Amerson

Mar 10, 2013

Lillie Belle Miller Amerson, age 65 of Lula, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at her residence. Born in Hall County on June 23, 1947, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillie Gilbert Miller. Mrs. Amerson was a lifelong resident of Hall County, a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include sons, Mack Armour, Alan...

Thelma Jones

Thelma Jones

Mar 5, 2013

Thelma Bloodworth Jones, age 83 of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Jackson County on April 28, 1929, she was a daughter of the late William Elmer and Daisy Gee Bloodworth. Mrs. Jones was retired as a cashier with K-Way for 25 years and was of the Methodist faith. In her spare...

Shirley Washington

Shirley Washington

Mar 1, 2013

Shirley Jean Tankersley Washington, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, March 01, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Cherokee, NC on August 01, 1942, she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Jeanette Ballew Tankersley. Mrs. Washington was a member of Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her...

Marjorie Campbell

Marjorie Campbell

Feb 28, 2013

MARJORIE F. CAMPBELL, age 87 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, February 28, 2013, at her residence. Born in Atmore Alabama, on August 08, 1925 she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Thelma Myrtis Ward Forte. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she taught Senior Adult Sunday School Class and was active in mission...

Joyce Norton

Joyce Norton

Feb 26, 2013

Joyce Mote Norton, age 79 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on January 05, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Odus and Fannie Tomlin Mote. Mrs. Norton was a member of Community Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed canning, flower gardening and traveling in...

Nolan Eaton

Nolan Eaton

Feb 20, 2013

Nolan Michael Eaton, infant of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Born Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of Michael Eaton and Stefanie Turner Eaton. In addition to his parents, Nolan is also survived by grandparents, Susan Eaton of Cumming, Kathy Turner of Cleveland...

Herbert D. Tench

Herbert D. Tench

Feb 19, 2013

HERBERT D. TENCH, age 92 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February, 19, 2013 at Gateway Health & Rehab in Cleveland following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 16, 1920, he was a son of the late Jesse D. & Tallulah Eliza Williams Tench. Mr. Tench served his country proudly in the United States Army...

Valerie Galloway

Valerie Galloway

Feb 16, 2013

Valerie Lathan Galloway, age 74 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at her residence. Born in Habersham County on June 29, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Dawson and Dorothy Cash Lathan. Ms. Galloway was a machine operator and housekeeper having worked at Carwood Manufacturing and Global Tech. She was a member of Hazel Creek...

Rowe Hart

Rowe Hart

Feb 15, 2013

Rowe Truman Hart, age 89 of Alto, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Banks County on November 1, 1923, he was a son of the late Will T. and Josephine Dodd Hart. Mr. Hart was retired as a carpenter from Worley Construction and was of the Holiness faith. In his spare time, he...

Pat Pealor

Pat Pealor

Feb 13, 2013

Mrs. Pat Pealor of Sharpsburg, Georgia passed away February 13, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Vickie Turner and her husband Richard of Mt. Airy, GA; sons, Mike Pealor and his wife Diane of St. Augustine, FL; Terry Pealor and his wife Sandi of Newnan; sister, Flossie Dooley of Cornelia, GA; grandchildren, Heath Webb, Ashley Clouatre; six additional grandchildren...

Deborah Ramey

Deborah Ramey

Feb 6, 2013

Deborah Ayers Ramey, age 57 of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on June 6, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Will and Mary Etta Addison Ayers. Mrs. Ramey was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed singing in the church choir and spending time with her family, especially...

Hugh Whitner

Hugh Whitner

Feb 5, 2013

Hugh E. Whitner, age 78 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, February 05, 2013, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Franklin, North Carolina on October 26, 1934, he was a son of the late Virgina Nell Cabe Whitener. Mr. Whitner was a retired deputy with Habersham County Sheriff’s Department with 26 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran,...

Gladys Pitts

Gladys Pitts

Feb 4, 2013

Gladys Davis Pitts, age 85 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013, at the Oaks at Scenic View, following a period of declining health. Born in Madison County, North Carolina on November 23, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Dorsey and Georgey Roberts Davis. Mrs. Pitts was a retired seamstress having been employed with International Outerwear....

William Arthur Chastain

William Arthur Chastain

Feb 2, 2013

William Arthur Chastain, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in White County on December 22, 1942, he was the son of the late Barnett and Dora Mae Adams Chastain. Mr. Chastain was retired from Schnadig with 20 years of service as a truck driver and was a member of Good...

Bruce Laut

Bruce Laut

Feb 1, 2013

Bruce Victor Laut, age 81 of Cleveland, passed on Friday, February 1, 2013, at his residence. Born in Deerborn, Michigan on August 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Victor James and Lillian Mae Burnham Laut. Mr. Laut was a Chef and was employed by the Hofbrau Haus in Helen for over 20 years. He served his country...

Melvin Boring

Melvin Boring

Jan 29, 2013

Melvin John Boring, age 78 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at his residence. Born in San Francisco, California on January 28, 1935, he was a son of the late James H. Boring and Evelyn Ruth Clark Boring. Mr. Boring was retired from Lee Arrendale Correction Institute and was a U.S. Navy veteran where he served two years...

Hazel Loudermilk Lacount

Hazel Loudermilk Lacount

Jan 27, 2013

Hazel Loudermilk LaCount, age 71 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on June 24, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Walter, Sr. and Lola Avans Loudermilk. Mrs. LaCount was a homemaker, who enjoyed cooking, and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she...

Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams

Jan 23, 2013

Jessie Mae Williams, age 95 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Habersham Home. Born in Green County, Georgia on February 27, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Tolbert and Lula Smith Bramlett. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, especially her roses which received several awards. She was a member of Clarkesville Baptist Church...

Elizabeth Nichols

Elizabeth Nichols

Jan 20, 2013

Elizabeth Nichols, age 98 of Suwannee and formerly of Habersham Mills, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013. Born in Habersham County on April 18, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Christopher Manley and Vicie Burton Jones. Mrs. Nichols spent most of her life in Habersham County until 1982, when she relocated to Suwannee. She was retired from Habersham...