Local Obituaries

Mabel Fry
May 7, 2011
Mabel Novella Ray Fry, age 93 of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Saturday, May 07, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Cumberland County, NC on January 30, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Mittie Victoria Grimes Ray and John Gregor Ray.Mrs. Fry was a member of Nacoochee Presbyterian Church.Mrs. Fry and her daughter Rhea restored and operated...

Joshua Moody
May 7, 2011
Joshua Ernest Moody age 25, of Demorest, passed away Saturday, May 07, 2011 at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Hall County, GA on January 04, 1986, he was the son of Carolyn Collins Moody and Ernest Moody.Mr. Moody was a graduate of Habersham Central High School.Mr. Moody was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Henry and Alda Moody;...

Frankie Sosby
May 6, 2011
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home announces the death of Frankie Sosby, age 92 of Baldwin, who passed away Friday, May 06, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced soon.

Geraldine Justice
May 3, 2011
Geraldine Hardy Justice age 86, of Gainesville, passed away Tuesday, May 03, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Cornelia, GA on March 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Broadus and Callie Almond Hardy.Mrs. Justice attended Highlands United Methodist Church and was a former DAR member in Habersham County.She was also a homemaker. In addition to...

Bernice Cantrell
May 2, 2011
Bernice Verdell Cantrell, age 77, of Gainesville, GA, who passed away Monday May 02, 2011 at The Oaks at Limestone. Born on February 07, 1934, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Clara Mae Elrod Cantrell.Miss Cantrell was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Joseph Roy, Sr.
May 1, 2011
Joseph Armand Roy, Sr., age 82, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Sunday, May 01, 2011 at the residence of his son. Mr. Roy was born on April 12, 1929, in Worcester, MA. He was retired from residential construction where he worked as a carpenter and plumber.He was a member of the Catholic Church and attended Alto Congregational Holiness Church.While living...

Lattrella Scott
Apr 30, 2011
Mrs. Lattrella Mattox Scott was born May 17, 1935 to the late James Pope and Gertrude Mattox in Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia. She had five siblings, one of whom preceded her in death (Georgia W. Mattox). She was united in marriage to the late John Ervin Scott, and they continued to live in Cornelia where they raised one son, Victor...

Janie Phillips
Apr 26, 2011
Janie Lee Dill Phillips, age 51, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her residence. Born on August 15, 1959, in Habersham County, GA. Mrs. Phillips was of the Baptist faith and was employed by Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Enviromental Services. She was preceded in death by her father Omer Dill. Survivors include husband, Danny Phillips...

Sylvan Grier
Apr 21, 2011
Sylvan “Van” Grier, age 76, of Alto, GA, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011. Born on April 1, 1936, in Hall County, GA, he was a son of the late Alvin and Belle Armour Grier.Mr. Grier was a member of Yonah Congregational Holiness Church and was retired from Gold Kist Inc. He enjoyed making canes and reading his Bible. In...

Stanley Allen
Apr 11, 2011
Stanley Archer Allen, age 62, of Baldwin, GA, passed away Monday April 11, 2011. Born on November 18, 1948, in Habersham County, GA, he was a son of the late Edward Carroll and Anne Davis Allen.Mr. Allen was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia and was a United States Marine Corp veteran.He served during the Vietnam War...

Richard Wade
Apr 10, 2011
Richard Talmadge Wade, age 74 of Demorest, GA, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his residence, following an extended illness. Born April 12, 1936, he was the son of the late Margie Crenshaw Wade and Cleveland Wade.Mr. Wade was a member of Bethesda Fellowship Congregational Holiness Church. He was retired as a supervisor with Fieldale Farms. In addition to...

Garnett Hardeman
Apr 8, 2011
Garnett Lee “Sonny” Hardeman, Jr., age 68, of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Friday, April 08, 2011 at Stephens County Hospital. Born on October 19, 1942, in Oglethorpe County, GA, he was a son of the late Garnett Lee, Sr. and Ruena Young Hardeman.Mr. Hardeman was of the Christian faith and was retired from the United States Army with the...

William Churchwell
Apr 7, 2011
William Grover Churchwell, age 92, of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Thursday April 07, 2011 at his residence. Born on April 03, 1919, in Demorest, GA, he was a son of the late Amos and Sally Grant Churchwell.Mr. Churchwell was a surveyor by trade.In addition to his parents Mr. Churchwell was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Griggs Churchwell;...

Ruby Armour
Apr 4, 2011
Ruby Wiley Armour, age 89, of Lula, GA, passed away Monday, April 04, 2011 at Gateway Health Care. Born on January 08, 1922 in Hall County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Buford and Ora Wiley.Mrs. Armour was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.She enjoyed gardening, flowers, quilting and cooking.In addition to her parents Mrs. Armour...

Teresa Martin
Apr 3, 2011
Teresa Ann Martin, age 52, of Cleveland, GA, passed away Sunday, April 03, 2011 at her residence. Born on July 29, 1958 in Demorest, GA, she was the daughter of the late Alton Gene Martin and Jewell Julaine Pendley Elliott.Mrs. Martin was a member of Alto C. H. Church and was homemaker.She lived most of her life in Habersham County....

Laverne Hurt
Apr 1, 2011
Laverne Stephens Hurt affectionately known by family and friends as “Me-Ma”, age 86 of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Friday, April 01, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Hurt was a native and life long resident of Habersham County. She was born in Habersham County on July 24, 1924, to the late Bernice Payne Stephens and Buren Stephens.Mrs. Hurt...

Carvin Wright
Mar 30, 2011
Carvin Thomas “C.T.” Wright, age 91 of Alto, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at The Oaks at Limestone, following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Vallie Jane Patton and William Luther Wright.Mr. Wright was a native and life long resident of Habersham County. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church where he served...

Dale Waters
Mar 29, 2011
Dale Clark Waters, age 47 of Cornelia, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Atlanta, GA on August 20, 1963, he was the son of Gyann Stover Kent and Douglas Kent and the late Delton Waters.Mr. Waters was a native of Northeast Georgia and of the Baptist faith, he was a...

Arthur Fry
Mar 15, 2011
Arthur Freeman Fry, age 85 of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on June 17, 1925, he was the son of the late George Kytle and Wilda McClellan Fry.Mr. Fry was a retired Chef supervisor with North Georgia Technical School with 34 years of service. He was WWII U.S. Army veteran...

Ruth & Lewis Scroggs
Mar 13, 2011
Ruth Benalee Scroggs, age 73, of Cornelia,passed away Sunday March 13, 2011 and her husbandLewis Albert Scroggs, age 76, of Cornelia,passed away Tuesday March 15, 2011. Both died at home peacefully following brief illness’s. Mrs. Scroggs was born in Virginia, a daughter of the late Avery Davis and Bessie Hardin Davis of Gastonia NC., and was preceded in death by...