Local Obituaries
Brenda Mae White Heath
Mar 17, 2022
Brenda M. White Heath, age 80, of Gainesville, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2022, after an extended illness. Born on August 24, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late James Arnold White and Mae Dean White Ellison. Brenda grew up in Habersham County, and it was there that she...
W. C. Cawthon
Mar 15, 2022
W. C. Cawthon, age 91, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born on May 11, 1930, in Martin, Georgia, he was a son of the late Jefferson P. Cawthon and Evie Mae Wright Cawthon. Mr. Cawthon was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Habersham Mills after 38 years...
Norma Jean Perry Partain
Mar 13, 2022
Norma Jean Perry Partain, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Born on March 9, 1942, in Mount Airy, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Perry and Kathryn Riggins Perry. Norma Jean worked in the field of office administration until her retirement and was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church. She was...
Genevieve "Gyp" Haynie
Mar 10, 2022
Genevieve “Gyp” Haynie Genevieve “Gyp” Lou Green Haynie, 83, of Cornelia, GA, passed away on March 10 after a brave two-year battle with lung cancer. Born in Forest Park, GA, on Dec. 4, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Elmo Dunn and Adelaide Estelle Hill Green. Gyp, as she was known to friends and family, was married for...
Stacy Lee Stephens
Mar 9, 2022
Stacy Lee Stephens, age 58, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Born on September 24, 1963, he was a son of the late Homer James Stephens and Hazel Conrad Stephens. Stacy worked with his father for many years in septic installation, and also drove a tow truck with Cantrell Towing for some time. In his spare time,...
Dawson Zachary Ansley
Mar 8, 2022
Dawson Zachary Ansley, age 16, of Baldwin, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Born on August 14, 2005, in Gainesville, he was a son of Katrina Canup Whitfield and Jamie Whitfield of Cornelia and David and Maria Ansley of Alto. Dawson attended Mountain Education Charter High School. He enjoyed coon hunting and fishing, and was full of life. Mr. Ansley...
Walter Avery Camargo
Mar 8, 2022
Walter Avery Camargo, born on July 18, 2005, in Demorest, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Amanda D. Camargo of Clarkesville and Pedro Camargo of Demorest and grandparents, Joel and Josaphina Camargo of Demorest. He left behind many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Avery was an amazing son who...
Joseph Earl Treadway
Mar 6, 2022
Joseph Earl Treadway, Jr., of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Born on January 16, 1947, in Atlanta, Georgia he was the son of the late Joseph Earl Treadway, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Milligan Treadway. Mr. Treadway, a veteran helicopter pilot, served in the United States Army in Vietnam. He was a self-employed Numismatist and Philatelist. He...
Doris Wilson
Mar 5, 2022
Doris Ellen Ivie Wilson, age 92, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born on December 10, 1929, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Warner and Vassie Free Ivie. Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. She loved her family dearly and was the last surviving member of her immediate...
Sandra Allen
Mar 3, 2022
Sandra Lynn Allen, age 72, of Cornelia passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born on May 14, 1949, in Gainesville, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late James Cleveland Allen and Florene McDonald Allen. Sandra was retired from Northeast Georgia Medical Center and was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church. She was a member of the Clarkesville Writers...
Betty Jane Haff Davidson
Feb 27, 2022
Betty Jane Haff Davidson, age 82, of Lula, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Born in Tallulah Falls, Georgia on September 15, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Mansfield Haff and Ethel Katherine Harvey Haff. Mrs. Davidson was an LPN at Northeast Georgia Medical Center for many years. Betty enjoyed collecting antique dolls and was a...
Grady "Archie" Browning, Sr.
Feb 25, 2022
Grady “Archie” Browning, Sr., age 68, of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Browning was born December 7, 1953 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Barney H. and Frances David Browning. Mr. Browning had lived in Habersham for the past thirty years. He was retired from Fieldale Corporation, was a mason and a member...
Jimmy Lee "Red" Thomas
Feb 23, 2022
Jimmy Lee “Red” Thomas, age 55, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on February 11, 1967, he was a son of the late Tally Ree Thomas and Linda Gravitt Thomas. Jimmy was a volunteer fireman, was of the Baptist faith, liked to haul junk and scrap metal. Surviving are his paternal grandmother, Frida...
Laura Bizzarro Russo
Feb 22, 2022
Laura Bizzarro Russo, age 82 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born on March 23, 1939 in Paduli, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Rocco Bizzarro and Clementina Dellavalle Bizzarro. Laura was a loving mother. She attended St. Marks Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband...
Brenda Sisk
Feb 20, 2022
Brenda Alice Sisk, age 62 of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. Born on August 6, 1959 at Clark Air Force Base in the Philipines, she was the daughter of the late Harold David Johnson and Lily Sengson Johnson. Brenda worked many years in telecommunications at Midland Communication, was a Wellness Advocate for DoTerra Essential Oils, served on...
James Edward "Skip" Orsborn
Feb 15, 2022
Life Reflections A Time to be Born James Edward "Skip" Orsborn born on April 16, 1950 to the Late William Fitz Orsborn and in the home Mrs. Martha Bell Orsborn. A Time to Depart On Tuesday February 15, 2022 James "Skip" Graciously answered his call of riding that "White Horse". Through his struggles and his fight he has now surrendered...
Virginia "Jean" Mae Nelms Loudermilk
Feb 15, 2022
Virginia “Jean” Mae Nelms Loudermilk, age 83, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Born on June 7, 1938 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lessie Ferguson Nelms. Virginia worked most of her life in the sewing industry, she was an at home seamstress and did work for many people in Habersham...
Teresa Mccoy Kelley
Feb 13, 2022
Teresa McCoy Kelley, age 62, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Born on May 29, 1959, in Commerce, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. “Bob” McCoy and Barbara McElhannon McCoy. Teresa was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church, a homemaker and seamstress. She was known for cooking amazing deserts, she could make...
Ray Junior Arwood
Feb 12, 2022
Ray Junior Arwood, age 92, of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Born on April 14, 1929, in Hiawassee, he was a son of the late Glen Mayberry Arrowood and Zora Bell Arrowood. He was also preceded in death by son, Curtis Arrowood. Mr. Arwood was a sawmiller at Church’s Sawmill. He was a “jack of all trades”,...
William "Duncan" Holbrook
Feb 11, 2022
William “Duncan” Holbrook, age 24, of Toccoa, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022. Born on October 8, 1997, in Atlanta, he was the youngest of a set of quadruplets that included his identical twin brother, fraternal twin brother, and fraternal twin sister. He was a son of Lorie Brigmond Holbrook McGovern of Toccoa and the late Tim Holbrook, Jr....
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
