Local Obituaries
Mary Greenway
Apr 18, 2023
Mary Louise Greenway, age 79, of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Born on December 6, 1943 in Salinas, California, she was a daughter of the late Earl Gray and Jerrie Lewis Hillen. Mrs. Greenway was the owner of a janitorial service. In her spare time, Mary enjoyed sewing, cooking, eating, reading her Bible, most of all she...
Garnett Burrell
Apr 15, 2023
Garnett Lamon Burrell, age 96, of Demorest, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 15, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 20, 1926, in Mt. Airy, he was a son of the late Jesse Johnathan Burrell and Frances Maybell Loudermilk Burrell. Mr. Burrell was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country during World...
Christine Evans
Apr 13, 2023
Christine Lawson Evans, age 76, of Cleveland, GA, entered into rest, on April 13, 2023. Born on June 28, 1946, in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Artist Henry Lawson and Mayzena Helton Lawson. Mrs. Evans was retired from Habersham Bank and in past years worked in the library at Piedmont College, First National Bank, Community Bank &...
Daniel Carroll
Apr 5, 2023
Daniel Lee Carroll, age 44, of Clarkesville, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Born on December 21, 1978, he was a son of Edith Gertrude Hooper Carroll and the late Jerry Lamar Carroll. Mr. Carroll was employed as an electrician’s helper and in previous years had worked as a carpenter, did yard maintenance, and had worked at North Georgia...
Lana Murray
Mar 29, 2023
Lana Louise Murray, age 60, of Taylor, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Born on May 30, 1962, in Dearborn, Michigan, she was a daughter of James Murray and Louise Cottenham Murray Dillman. Mrs. Murray was employed as a clerk in the food service industry and in earlier years was weaver at Mount Vernon Mills. In her spare...
Ruby Gailey
Mar 22, 2023
Ruby Ann Gailey, age 83, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Born on December 8, 1939, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Henry Youngblood and Anna Sosebee Youngblood. Mrs. Gailey was self-employed, she owned a daycare center. In her spare time, Ruby enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, crocheting, shopping, watching movies, and...
Larry Sain
Mar 21, 2023
Larry J. Sain, age 71, of Homer, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Private 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.
Mary Lois Bentley Cook
Mar 16, 2023
Mary Lois Bentley Cook, age 97, of Alto, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Born on August 16, 1925, in the Leaf Community of White County, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Lee Bentley and Daisy Mae Humphries Bentley. Mrs. Cook retired from Chicopee/Ethicon, and was a member of Mud Creek Baptist Church. In her spare time,...
John Davis
Mar 15, 2023
John Walton Davis, age 79 of Baldwin, passed away on March 15, 2023. Born on October 10, 1943, he was the son of the late Thomas Walton Davis and Christine Lolly Motes Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from Henkel Chemical Company, where he was a customer service supervisor for 20 years, and previously worked at American Hospital Supply for 12...
James Dalton
Mar 13, 2023
James “Richard” Dalton age 87, of Demorest, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023. Born on April 13, 1935, in Baldwin, he was the son of the late Buford Dalton and Stella Duckett Dalton. Mr. Dalton attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and was a retired flight test engineer with Lockheed and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. He was a member of...
Brady Haney
Mar 1, 2023
Brady Lee Haney, age 83 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Born on July 21, 1939 in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Hubert Haney and Effie Hamilton Haney. Mr. Haney served in the Army during the Korean War. He was owner/operator of Haney’s Garage for over 43 years. During his spare time Brady enjoyed...
Joan Saville
Feb 28, 2023
Joan Ellenburg Saville, age 67 of Cornelia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Born on April 29, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Roy Lee Ellenburg and Mary Ann Thompson Ellenburg. Mrs. Saville is retired from Advantage Contracting Services. Joan was a member of New Birth Baptist Church where she served...
Trudy Cook
Feb 27, 2023
Trudy Cook, age 89, of Baldwin, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023. Born on July 25, 1933, in Sophia, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late John C. Mills and Elsie Woods. Mrs. Cook was a retired secretary for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She was known by all for her kind and loving personality, and...
Linda Herrin
Feb 25, 2023
Linda Kay Herrin, age 69 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at her home, surrounded by family. Born on January 24, 1954, she was a daughter of Stella Smith Cleveland and the late Talmadge Watson Herrin. Ms. Herrin worked in accounting and bookkeeping for 25 years. At the age of 63, she received her Bachelors degree in...
Susan Duckett
Feb 23, 2023
Susan Farmer Duckett, age 73, of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Born on December 22, 1949, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Bill Farmer and Bonnie Sullens Farmer. Mrs. Duckett worked as a school teacher in the Hall County School System for 24 years and was an all-around great person. She was of the...
Robert Jordan
Feb 22, 2023
Robert Howard Jordan, age 90, of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Born on October 13, 1932, in Alto, he was a son of the late Chalmers Howard Jordan and Willie Pearl Segars Jordan. Mr. Jordan was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. For 37 years he was in the fur trade...
David Porter
Feb 20, 2023
David Earnest Porter, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023. Born on August 24, 1950, in Cornelia, he was a son of the late James Thomas Porter and Dorothy Hogsed Porter. Mr. Porter was a U.S. Army veteran, and was a retired Coach, Assistant Principal, Physical Education teacher. During his career in education, he was employed...
Jean Franklin
Feb 19, 2023
Jean Franklin, age 76, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Born on March 24, 1946, in Alto, she was the daughter of the late William Sanford Thompson and Cora Puckett Thompson Whiteside. Mrs. Franklin was a homemaker who was of the Holiness faith. In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren,...
Rita Burton
Feb 19, 2023
Rita “Mama Rita” Rena Burton, age 57, of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Born on January 4, 1966, in Gainesville, she was a daughter of Phyllis Pruitt Burton and the late Arnold Burton. Mama Rita’s life-long passion was children, and she worked for many years in childcare, most recently with Foundation Academy. So, naturally she loved her...
J. B. Addis
Feb 16, 2023
J.B. Addis, age 99, of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Born on October 8, 1923, he was a son of the late Arthur James Addis and Frances Lola Allison Addis. Mr. Addis was retired from Ethicon, where he worked as a supply clerk, he was also retired from Habersham County school system where he worked as a...
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