Local Obituaries
Ernestine Smith
Jan 26, 2024
Ernestine “Teene” Sullens Smith, age 78 of Lula, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024. Born on January 3, 1946, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late James Cecil “Pete” Sullens and Beatrice Thomas Sullens. Mrs. Smith was a life-long member of Enon Baptist Church. She was also a retired bus driver with Gainesville City Schools, where she...
Royce Wiley
Jan 24, 2024
Royce Wiley, age 88, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born on August 20, 1935, in Hall County, he was a son of the late Albern and Maebell Woodall Wiley. Mr. Wiley was a self-employed poultry and cattle farmer for approximately 50 years. He was one of the hardest working men you’ll ever know and he enjoyed...
Donald Sosebee
Jan 24, 2024
Donald “Donnie” Eugene Sosebee, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born on June 21, 1952, in Forsyth, he was a son of the late James Eugene Sosebee and Gaynell Shockley Sosebee Hooper of Demorest. Mr. Sosebee was a truck driver for 45 years having retired from Adams Motor Express. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and...
Paschal Brown
Jan 21, 2024
Paschal Dwight Brown, age 17, of Demorest, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Born on September 5, 2006, in Gainesville, he was a son of Noel Dwight Brown and Crystal Lynn Turpen Brown of Demorest. Paschal is described by his family as an earthbound angel who was a bundle of joy that enjoyed life....
Teddie Rozier
Jan 18, 2024
Teddie Roosevelt Rozier, Jr., age 69, of Cornelia, passed away on January 18, 2024. Born on February 21, 1954, in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of the late Teddie Roosevelt Rozier, Sr. and Ella Louise Hyzer Rozier. Mr. Rozier was a United States Marine Corp Veteran. For a time, he was employed with D.W. Tench Grading and Demolition. In...
Lloyd Edward Ariail
Jan 17, 2024
Lloyd Edward “Hoss” Ariail, age 90, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Born on October 29, 1933, in Cornelia, he was the son of the late Lloyd Broughton Ariail and Pearl Stephens Ariail. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruthalene “Ruth” Denton Ariail; sisters, Nancy Gayle Humphries and Sandra...
Nelda Smith
Jan 16, 2024
Nelda Alice Ice Smith, age 86, of Maysville, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Born on August 19, 1937, in Smithfield, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Olvie Swiger Ice. Mrs. Smith worked in numerous retail stores, the last being at K-Mart and the Lula Country Store, but was most honored to be a...
David Collins Jr.
Jan 15, 2024
David Lee “Crockett” Collins, Jr., age 46, of Demorest, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024. Born on April 8, 1977, in Demorest, he was a son of David Lee Collins, Sr. and Karen Cearley Collins of Demorest. Mr. Collins was a self-employed landscaper and of the Baptist faith. He was a child-loving person and cat lover. In addition to...
Joann Ruffner
Jan 11, 2024
Joann Aretta Hysler Ruffner, age 89, of Peachtree City, formerly of the Batesville Community in Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Born on December 24, 1934, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late James and Lucille Oakes Hysler. Mrs. Ruffner worked at SunTrust for many years before retiring and enjoyed watching tv, water aerobics, and...
Fleda Daugherty
Jan 7, 2024
Fleda Earle Daugherty, age 81, of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024. Her wishes were to be cremated. No formal services will be held. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com. MCGAHEE-GRIFFIN & STEWART FUNERAL HOME OF CORNELIA, GEORGIA (706/778-8668) IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
James Burton
Jan 4, 2024
James Dallas Burton, age 79, of Alto, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Mr. Burton was born on December 3, 1944, in Gainesville, to the late Eva Mae Burton Garner. He was retired from Deep South - Winn Dixie and was a member of Friendly Mission Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, Mr. Burton was preceded in death...
Calvin Frady
Jan 2, 2024
Calvin Lloyd Frady, age 67, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Born on January 25, 1956, in Demorest, he was the son of the late Lloyd Lawrence Frady and Emma Louise Frady. Mr. Frady was a United States Army Veteran and worked at Synthetic Industries before driving a truck for Candler Concrete. He was a hard...
Grover Nelms
Jan 2, 2024
Grover Lee Nelms, age 92, of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. A private burial was held at the Nelms Family Cemetery.
Brenda Garrett
Dec 31, 2023
Brenda Faye Chitwood Garrett, age 74, of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Born on June 7, 1949, in Clarkesville, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Herman Chitwood and Wrighton MaudeLee Garner Chitwood. Mrs. Garrett worked as a cashier at Revco and CVS for many years before retiring. She enjoyed drawing, loved her family dearly, and...
Carroll Griffin
Dec 26, 2023
Carroll Thurston Griffin, age 66, of Lula, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Born on August 22, 1957, in Commerce, he was the son of the late Dan Bascomb Griffin and Thelma Mae Hill Griffin. Carroll was known by many for his humor, kindness, and love for long conversation. He spent his life looking for a way to help...
Betty Stewart
Dec 26, 2023
Mrs. Betty Ann Pierce Stewart, 93, of Alto, passed away on December 26, 2023, at the Habersham Campus, Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Stewart was born March 6, 1930, in Gainesville, GA to the late John A. and Josie Roberts Wade Pierce. She was a homemaker and a Life Member of the D.A.V. Mrs. Stewart enjoyed growing her beautiful flowers,...
William Mckie
Dec 20, 2023
William Howard McKie, Jr., age 65, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Born on September 29, 1958, in Carnesville, he was a son of the late William Howard McKie, Sr. and Sara Jordan McKie. Mr. McKie was employed with Peachtree Windows and Doors for many years, and later retired from Kubota Manufacturing. In his spare time, he...
Sara Martin
Dec 16, 2023
Sara Martin Obituary Sara Martin, age 98, of Duluth, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 surrounded by family. Raised in Homer, Sara was the daughter of the late Edna and Emory Hardy. She worked for Norfolk Southern for 40 years and retired in 1987. Sara was an avid traveler in retirement and enjoyed both short domestic trips as well as...
Mary Thompson
Dec 11, 2023
Ms. Mary Jay Thompson, age 66, of Cornelia, Passed away December 11, 2023 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Ms. Thompson was born November 16, 1957, in Toccoa, Georgia to the late R. B. and Geneva Shirley Thompson. Ms. Thompson had spent most of her life in Habersham, she was retired from American Bag and Linen, and was a...
Blondean Bennett
Dec 5, 2023
Blondean Pressley Bennett, age 86, of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Born on July 4, 1937, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Wade Sanford Pressley and Mamie Louise Presley Pressley. Mrs. Bennett was a machine operator at Coats and Clark for 15 years before becoming a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, singing, reading, grocery shopping,...
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