Local Obituaries
Grace Coker
Jan 20, 2013
GRACE WATSON COKER, age 92 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Habersham Medical Center. A life-long native of Habersham County, Georgia, Grace was born on December 08, 1920, a daughter of the late William Orrie and Ora Lee Brookshire Watson. She was the co-owner & operator of Coker’s Upholstry for many years and also...
Rev. Robert Magness
Jan 18, 2013
Reverend Robert L. Magness, age 67 of Alto, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 18, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in White County on August 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Fletcher and Dorothy Abernathy Magness. Rev. Magness was called into the ministry at the age of 16 and...
Charles Hill
Jan 17, 2013
Charles Winston Hill, age 83 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013. Born in Habersham County on August 17, 1929, he was a son of the late Jay Douglas and Bertha Mae Dixon Hill. Mr. Hill was retired from Clarkesville Mill and was a member of Habersham Baptist Church. He was a life-long resident of the Habersham Mills area....
Margaret Williams
Jan 15, 2013
Margaret Elizabeth Williams, age 59 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Mt. Airy, GA on October 14, 1953, she was a daughter of the late William Pulliam Gussie Shirley Williams. Ms. Williams was a native and life-long resident of Habersham County and was employed with Fieldale Farms for 25 years....
Kami Cabe
Jan 14, 2013
Kami Montez Tench Cabe, age 37 of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Stephens County on September 10, 1975, she was a daughter of Norma Templeton Maxwell and the late Charles Herbert Tench. Mrs. Cabe was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed fishing, surfing the Internet and...
Rev. Corbin Coley
Jan 12, 2013
Rev. Corbin Perzin “Cobb” Coley, age 88 of Alto, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. Born in Habersham County on June 15, 1924, he was a son of the late Charlie and Ola Cook Coley. Rev. Coley was a Baptist minister having pastored numerous churches in this area including, Unity Baptist Church, Sunset Memorial Baptist Church, Shirley Grove Baptist Church,...
Dorothy Jean Styles Horton
Jan 10, 2013
MRS. DOROTHY JEAN STYLES HORTON, age 85 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Habersham Medical Center. Born in Burnsville, North Carolina on November 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Julia Honeycutt Styles. Mrs. Horton lived in Smyrna, Georgia for many years and resided in Clarkesville, Georgia for the last...
Daryl Hoh
Jan 9, 2013
MR. DARYL LELAND HOH, age 74 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 at the Habersham Medical Center. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin on August 09, 1938, Daryl was a son of the late Leland & Gladys Glasier Hoh. He was a United States Army veteran, having proudly served his country in Military...
Moses Armour
Jan 4, 2013
Moses Lythanul Armour, age 68 of Alto, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Hall County on September 18, 1944, he was the son of the late Taft and Leler Bell Dodd Armour. Mr. Armour was a former logger and attended Lula Congregational Holiness Church. He also enjoyed fishing. In addition to his parents,...
Nancy Paralee Allen Burton
Jan 4, 2013
NANCY PARALEE ALLEN BURTON, age 74 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 04, 2013 at the home of her daughter following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia on February 27, 1938, she was a daughter of the late James Roy and Willa Eller Allen. Mrs. Burton was a loving wife, mother, granny, and was known as “Aunt...
Lillie Bentley
Jan 2, 2013
Lillie Drucilla Carter Bentley, age 95 of Cornelia, joined her Heavenly Father on January 2, 2013. Mrs. Bentley was born in Stephens County on January 23, 1917, and was the daughter of the late William David & Drucilla Friar Carter. She was the widow of Newell Grant Bentley, Sr. She was a devoted and loving mother and is survived by...
Amerest Terrell Gerrell
Dec 31, 2012
MR. AMEREST TERRELL GERRELL, age 85, of the Fairview Community, Demorest, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in White County, Georgia on May 01, 1927, Mr. Gerrell was a son of the late John Singleton & Anner Lou Nelms Gerrell. He was...
Jim Hill
Dec 30, 2012
Jim Hill, age 84 of Mt Airy, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012, at his residence. Born in Fulton County on October 02, 1928, he was the son of the late John “J. C.” and Ruth Sherwood Hill. Mr. Hill was self employed having owned and operated Jim Hill Grading. He was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church, where...
Annette Tench
Dec 28, 2012
Annette Sosebee Tench, age 77 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on March 22, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ione Gastley Sosebee. Mrs. Tench was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and was retired from HEMC with 52 years of service. She enjoyed sports,...
James Campbell
Dec 28, 2012
James Robert “Jim” Campbell, age 84 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on December 29, 1927, he was the son of the late James Robert, Sr. and Annie Marion Youngblood Campbell. Mr. Campbell was an active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday School teacher, a former deacon...
Charles Martin
Dec 27, 2012
Charles Edward Martin, age 92 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Huntington, Virginia, on December 01, 1920, he was the son of the late Chester Martin and Amy Lowrey Ford. Mr. Martin was a member and Sunday School teacher at Habersham Baptist Church. He was formerly employed with Pinellas Lumber Company...
Imogene Stewart
Dec 27, 2012
Imogene Smith Stewart, age 73 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on January 29, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Mack, Sr. and Sally Bramlett Smith. Mrs. Stewart was retired from the United States Department of Agriculture as an inspector and was of the Baptist faith. She...
John Smith
Dec 27, 2012
John Homer “J.H.” Smith, age 81 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in White County, GA on September 05, 1931, he was a son of the late Paul and Annie Rose Warwick Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of Fairfield Baptist Church where he sang in the choir. He was a retired...
Thelma Williams
Dec 27, 2012
Thelma Jean Bellamy Williams, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012. Born in Banks County on November 02, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Lon and Myrt Osborne Bellamy. Mrs. Williams was a member of Hillside Baptist Church and was formerly employed with Carwood Manufacturing for 32 years. She enjoyed sewing and WMU’s at Harmony...
Brian Chalmers
Dec 26, 2012
Brian Keith Chalmers, age 45 of Lula, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at his residence. Born in Monroe County, Michigan on March 23, 1967, he was son of Christopher and Kathleen Chalmers of Brownstown, MI. Mr. Chalmers served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps for over seven years. He was decorated having received the Good Conduct...
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