Local Obituaries

Grace Christopher
Mar 12, 2011
Grace Elizabeth Morrison Christopher, age 94, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Saturday March 12, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born on February 13, 1917, in Banks County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ben T. and Ida M. Harris Morrison.Mrs. Christopher was a life-long resident of Hall County and was a member of...

Willene Harris
Mar 8, 2011
Willene Landers Harris, age 87, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 10, 1923, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar Landers and Wealtha Elizabeth “Bessie” Loudermilk Landers.Mrs. Harris was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church and was retired from the Habersham County...

Donald Defoor
Mar 8, 2011
Donald Doyle DeFoor, also known by his friends asDonnie “Duck” DeFoor, age 57, of Clarkesville, GA, Passed away Tuesday March 8, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born on April 7, 1953, in Stephens County, GA, he was a son of the late Doyle and Texie Leonard DeFoor.Mr. DeFoor was a life-long resident of Habersham County...

Lovadia Gerrin
Mar 3, 2011
Lovadia Etta Chastain Gerrin, age 83, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Thursday, March 03, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on August 22, 1927, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lester Chastain and Julie Holcomb Chastain.Mrs. Gerrin was a life-long resident of Habersham County and was of the Baptist faith.She was a member of...

Grace Hodgens
Mar 2, 2011
Arrangements for Mrs. Hodgens are incomplete, at this time, but will be announced soon.

Scott Mclaughlin
Mar 2, 2011
Scott Lamar McLaughlin, age 40, of Martin, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 02, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on November 20, 1970, in Stephens County, he was the son of William Paul McLaughlin and Sarah Anne Maye McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin was a member of Revelation Chapel and had been employed with Stovall Building Supply. Survivors include loving wife,...

W.T. Crocker, Jr.
Feb 21, 2011
W. T. Crocker Jr. also known as “Junior Crocker”, age 85, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born on June 07, 1925, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late William Tyson Crocker Sr. and the late Artha Simmons Crocker.Mr. Crocker was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church and was...

Louise Brown
Feb 17, 2011
Louise Smith Dover Brown, age 84, of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Thursday, February17, 2011 at Habersham Home West. Born on May 07, 1926, in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Jesse James and Cleo Pearl Heaton Smith.Mrs. Brown was a member of New Liberty Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star – Clarkesville Lodge.She was also...

William Announcement)
Feb 11, 2011
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:00p.m. Sunday February 13 in the Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel for William Luther Corn Jr., age 80 of Gainesville. The Rev. Larry Dyer, Rev. Charles Stanger and Rev. Jacob Armour will officiate. Interment will follow in Alta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Friday & Saturday at the funeral home....

Billy Westbrook
Feb 9, 2011
Billy Joe “Bill” Westbrook, age 77, of Baldwin, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Habersham County Medical Center. Born on May 4, 1933, in Banks County, he was the son of Bernice Osborne Westbrook and the late John Rueben Westbrook.Mr. Westbrook was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church and was an automobile detailer.In addition to his father he...

Randall Brown
Feb 9, 2011
Randall Bruce Brown, age 83, of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Born on February 11, 1927, in Habersham County, he was the son of the late Randol and Lonie Lawrence Brown.Mr. Brown was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church and attended Mt. Airy Baptist Church.He had previously been...

Rebecca Simmons
Feb 8, 2011
Rebecca Lynne “Becky” Hodges Simmons age 38, of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at her residence. Born in Hall County on June 04, 1972, she was the daughter of Robert and Jan Gullic Hodges.Mrs. Simmons was a member of Mossy Creek United Methodist Church and was a 1989 graduate of White County High School.She attended North Georgia College,...

Margaret Mcduffie
Feb 6, 2011
Margaret Elmina McCoy McDuffie, age 76, of Homer, GA, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 06, 2011, at her residence following a sudden illness. Born October 22, 1934 in Jackson County she was a daughter of the late Willie Thomas and Lizzie Lucille Crane McCoy.She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a former employee of Carwood Manufacturing.In recent years...

Fred Blackburn
Feb 5, 2011
Fred Wilton Blackburn, age 83 of Alto, GA. passed away February 05, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Habersham County on November 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Tyre Sidney and Lillie Mae Shirley Blackburn.Mr. Blackburn was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon Emeritus,...

Annie Touchton
Jan 27, 2011
Annie Ruth Smith Touchton, 81, of Tifton, GA, formerly of Banks County, died Thursday January 27, 2011 in Tifton, GA following an extended illness. Born June 17, 1929 in Banks County she was the daughter of the late Clarence A. and Bessie Mealor Smith.She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Touchton was...

James Crunkleton
Jan 24, 2011
James “Jim” Crunkleton, Jr., age 68 of Mt. Airy, passed away Monday, January 24, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Born in Toccoa, GA on August 06, 1942, he was the son of Jeanette Moore Childs of Kennesaw and the late James Murlon Crunkleton, Sr. He was retired from Shaw Industries as a supervisor and served his country...

Anna Byrd
Jan 22, 2011
Anna Stewart Byrd, 62, of Cornelia, GA, died Saturday January 22, 2011 at the Habersham County Medical Center following a brief illness. Born May 3, 1948 in Banks County she was a daughter of the late Walter Allen and Ila Mae Leachman Stewart.She was a member of the Lord’s Vineyard and enjoyed traveling, collecting angels, and watching Christian broadcasts on...

Mary Ruark
Jan 17, 2011
Mary Lou Dixon Ruark of Clarkesville, GA. died Monday, January 17, 2011, in Commerce, Georgia where she was lovingly cared for by the staff of the Alzheimer’s Care Center. Mrs. Ruark was born in Habersham County on January 31, 1921, to the late Marlor York Dixon and Violet Adeline Humphries Dixon. She grew up in Habersham County and attended school...