Local Obituaries

Edward Smith
Nov 21, 2010
Edward H. “Booger” Smith, age 94 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010, at Habersham Home East following an extended illness. Born in Screven County, Ga. on January 25, 1916, he was the son of the late Charles and Rebecca Smith.Mr. Smith was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, retired from Schnadig Corporation and sold peaches from his...

Rev. King
Nov 16, 2010
Rev. Neil King, age 93 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at a private healthcare facility following an extended illness. Born in White County on October 02, 1917, he was the son of the late Ernest and Mamie Batson King.Mr. King was a member and former pastor of Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church.He also pastored numerous other churches across...

Mildred Wood
Nov 13, 2010
Mildred Alice Wood, age 84 of Clarkesville, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in HabershamCounty on January 06, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Arlin and Zollie Sutherland Mize. Mrs. Wood was a homemaker, member of HazelCreekBaptistChurch and she enjoyed cooking. In addition to her parents, she was...

Joy Eller
Nov 11, 2010
Joy F. Chase Eller, age 74 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010, at NortheastGeorgiaMedicalCenter following a brief illness. Born in Los Angeles, California on August 03, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Ruth Sabo Chase. Ms. Chase was retired from Habersham County School Systems as a substitute teacher, where she was affectionately known as...

Alfred Robinson
Nov 8, 2010
Alfred Lee Robinson, age 79 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, November 08, 2010 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in StephensCounty on September 17, 1931, he was the son of the late Alfred Fain and Mamie Lee Tomlin Robinson. Mr. Robinson retired from the gas and service station industry. During his 38 years of service, he...

Christine Ivester
Nov 5, 2010
Christine Caudell Ivester, age 92 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010, at a private healthcare facility following an extended illness. Born in BanksCounty on August 21, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Pitner and Decie Coker Caudell. She was retired from Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson Company, and was a member of DamascusBaptistChurch. She enjoyed yard...

Perry Shelnutt, Sr.
Nov 4, 2010
Perry Ray Shelnutt, Sr., age 68 of Demorest, GA, passed away Thursday, November 04, 2010, at NortheastGeorgiaMedicalCenter following a brief illness. Born in HabershamCounty, on January 11, 1942 he was the son of the late William Herbert and Susie Mote Shelnutt. Mr. Shelnutt was a self-employed residential contractor. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed working, hunting and fishing....

William Dillard
Nov 4, 2010
William Cecil “Bill” Dillard, age 87 of Cornelia, GA, passed away Thursday, November 04, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, GA on June 20, 1923 he was the son of the late Cecil Newton and Grace Hardy Dillard. He was a United States Marine serving during World War II in the South...

Jeff Boisclair
Oct 31, 2010
Jeff Boisclair, age 42 of Homer, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010, following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in JacksonCounty on September 05, 1968, he was the son of Peggy Jo Ward Boisclair and the late Richard Boisclair, Jr. Jeff was employed in the maintenance department at Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce. He was of the Baptist faith and...

Gina Jenkins
Oct 18, 2010
Gina Merrifield Jenkins, age 53 of Alto, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010, at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness.Born in Demorest, Ga. on October 13, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Maxine Smith Booth. Gina was a member of the Habersham Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a homemaker. She enjoyed talking on...

Doris Hill
Oct 15, 2010
Doris Anita Edwards Hill, age 83 of Alto, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010.Born in Habersham County on April 04, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William Enoch and Eula Belle Taylor Edwards. Mrs. Hill was a homemaker and enjoyed working in her yard. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cornelia where she was active...

Frances Hill
Oct 9, 2010
Frances Scroggs Hill, 80, of Clarkesville, Georgia died Saturday October 9, 2010 in Habersham County Medical Center. She was the widow of Frank J. Hill.She was born in Rabun County,Georgia November 12, 1929, the daughter of the late Virgil and Genelia McCoy Scroggs. She was a retired cook and loved to cook, travel and do gardening. She was a member...

Joseph Savage
Sep 14, 2010
Joseph Odell “Joe” Savage, Jr., age 73 of Demorest, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on November 02, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph Odell and Clarcy Jane Whitworth Savage. Mr. Savage was a member of Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church and was retired from...

Evelyn Moss
Sep 3, 2010
Evelyn Marie Moss, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, September 03, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County on December 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Bertha Greeman Smith. Mrs. Moss was a homemaker and attended Habersham Mills Baptist Church. Surviving are husband, Bobby “Junior” Moss; daughter...

Evan Galloway
Aug 31, 2010
Evan Dee Galloway, infant son of Mark Galloway and Sheena Moody of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Hall County on the 28th day of August 2010, Evan was a borrowed angel who touched many lives before he returned to his Father. In addition to his parents, surviving...

William Burns
Aug 28, 2010
William Oscar Burns, age 81 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010, at The Oaks at Scenic View following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County on March 21, 1929, he was the son of the late William Edward and Mary Elizabeth Phillips Burns. Mr. Burns was a retired bus driver with the Habersham County School System. He served...

Edmond Dodd
Aug 27, 2010
Edmond “Cuckle” Dodd, age 67 of Maysville, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010, at BJC Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on October 21, 1942, he was the son of the late Vasco and Hazel Smith Dodd. Mr. Dodd was a self employed construction worker. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict and...

Mildred Gilbert
Aug 22, 2010
Elaine Parker “Miss Elaine” Gilbert, age 58 of Lula, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010, at her residence. Born in Banks County on February 10, 1952, she was the daughter of Dorothy Brady Parker of the Hollingsworth Community and the late Julius “J.R.” Parker. Mrs. Gilbert was a dedicated member of Wahoo Baptist Church. She had previously served as a...

Robert Aldis
Aug 22, 2010
Robert E. “Bob” Aldis, age 66 of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010, at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Kane County, Illinois on February 24, 1944, he was the son of the late William and Edna Mae Johnson Aldis. Bob was retired as a plant supervisor with Southern Switches, having served in the automotive industry for...

Eunice Cotton
Aug 22, 2010
Eunice Mae Sisk Cotton, age 86 of Lula, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010, at the residence of her daughter following an extended illness. Born in Banks County on May 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Minnie Moss Sisk. Mrs. Cotton was retired from the Cobb County School System and was of the Baptist...