Local Obituaries
Amanda Ann Kelley
Nov 26, 2021
Amanda Ann Jones Kelley, age 81, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021. Born on November 12, 1940, in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late Jess C. and Agnes Faye Hembree Jones. She enjoyed gardening, being with family, her puzzle books, the Senior Center, and donating to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Mrs. Kelley was a...
John B. "J.B." Stephens
Nov 24, 2021
John B. “J.B.” Stephens, age 90, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Born on September 27, 1931, in Bogart, he was a son of the late Gaynell Stephens Bailey. Mr. Stephens worked at Propes Furniture for several years where he was a piano technician that tuned and rebuilt pianos. He also worked with Fieldale Farms and later...
Erskine Parks, Jr.
Nov 24, 2021
Erskine Ellis Parks, Jr., age 96, of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Born on July 12, 1925, in Ocala, Florida, he was the son of the late Erskine Ellis Parks, Sr. and Rubye Mae Aylward Parks. Mr. Parks was a self-employed carpenter. He was a United States Merchant Marine and Veteran of World War II. Mr. Parks...
Cameron Storms
Nov 23, 2021
Cameron Hunter Storms, age 22, of Buford, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Cameron was born on March 5, 1999, in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the age of 16, he began his own social media empire by starting up and selling web pages all while working in the family business. He was loved by many and cared for more, especially...
Margie Thomas
Nov 15, 2021
Margie Nell Taylor Thomas, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021. Born on February 13, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Blondine Leckie Taylor. Mrs. Thomas loved her family especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Thomas. Surviving are her sons...
Velma Wiley
Nov 14, 2021
Velma Evelyn McClure Wiley, age 86 of Alto, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Born in Ellijay, Georgia on October 9, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Morgan and Della Lance McClure. Mrs. Wiley and her husband were in the farming industry for 42 years. She loved flowers and spending time with her family especially her children...
Kenneth Joshua Wright
Nov 14, 2021
Kenneth Joshua Wright, age 36 of Maysville, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Born in Commerce, Georgia on August 2, 1985, he was a son of Patricia Parson Wright of Maysville and the late Kenneth Scott Wright. He loved his family especially his mom. Mr. Wright was a carpenter by trade and enjoyed woodworking, hunting and fishing. In addition...
Jerry King
Nov 9, 2021
Jerry Lee King, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Born in Homer, Georgia on March 12, 1951 to the late J.C. and Beauty Helen Trimiar King. Mr. King worked in maintenance for Fieldale Farms Corp. for many years. He was a loving husband and father and enjoyed hunting, fishing and sports. In addition to...
Peyton Griffin
Nov 9, 2021
Peyton Reed Griffin, age 47, of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Born on November 28, 1973, in Athens, he was the son of the late James Ralph and Sharolyn Reed Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a painter with Girlsters, LLC and a Celebrate Recovery Leader. He served in many different roles at the church as a member of...
Dale Marsh
Nov 7, 2021
Dale Patrick Marsh, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. Born in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 1948, he was a son of the late Dale Leon and Virginia Trippy Marsh. Mr. Marsh was a Vietnam Veteran and proudly served his country in the United States Army. Surviving are his wife, Mary Helen Lemay Marsh...
Charley Worley
Nov 1, 2021
Charley “Gordon” Worley, age 79 of Lula, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 1, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on November 14, 1941, in Banks County, he was a son of the late Lee and Ola Simmons Worley. Mr. Worley was a great man that touched the hearts of his family and all who...
Leonard Burrell
Oct 31, 2021
Leonard Roscoe Burrell, age 96 of Cornelia, went home to Glory on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Born on December 13, 1924 in Clarkesville, Georgia he was a son of the late Robert Glenn and Effie Trotter Burrell. Mr. Burrell was a self-employed building contractor. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Burrell was the...
Cynthenia Wade
Oct 29, 2021
Cynthenia Larissa Wade, age 29 of Alto, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Demorest, Georgia on May 12, 1992, she was a daughter of Kevin Lee and Amanda Ledford Wade of Alto. Cynthenia loved helping others and would often volunteer with DFAC’s on holiday drives delivering food and Toys for Tots. Cynthenia is preceded in death by...
Lincoln Burgess
Oct 29, 2021
Lincoln Malcom Burgess, age 5 of Alto, passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021. Born in Athens, Georgia on October 19, 2016, he was a son of Jeffery and Jessica Wade Burgess of Alto. Lincoln never met a stranger and enjoyed making people happy. He loved spending time with his family and being outdoors. Lincoln is preceded in death by...
Vicaro Nappo
Oct 29, 2021
Vicaro Nappo, 22, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away with peace, honor and grace on the 29th of October 2021. Never a more beautiful soul walked this earth. Vicaro's wisdom, compassion, capacity to understand, and ability to love fully and without question, not only mirrored a true testament to his Faith, but just as with all great Faith, tremendously affected more...
Cassandra Whisnant
Oct 25, 2021
Cassandra Shea “Cassie” Whisnant, age 28 of Lula, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. Cassie was born on May 3, 1993 in Gainesville, to the late Kimberly Lynn “Kim” Whisnant. She was the program director at Georgia Mountains YMCA. She previously worked in the NICU at Northeast Georgia Health System, was a former 4-H Summer Camp Counselor at Fortson...
Carol Martin
Oct 25, 2021
Carol Ann Cox Martin, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. Heaven gained a special angel. She is rejoicing on the streets of gold in Heaven. Born in Douglasville, Georgia on June 18, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Elie and Annie Mae Nix Cox. Mrs. Martin was a great loving mom and nanny...
James Wright
Oct 19, 2021
James L. “JL” Wright, age 80 of Cornelia, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. James was born on September 11, 1941 in Alto, Georgia to the late Carvin Thomas and Lucy Mae Kimsey Wright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wilburn Wright; first wife, Beverly Page...
Dorothy Turner
Oct 14, 2021
Dorothy Lou Dodd Turner, age 89 of Alto, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021. Born July 4, 1932, in Banks County, she was a daughter of the late Silas and Lonnie Standridge Dodd. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time and having fun with her family. She especially enjoyed listening to her family sing...
Ruby Free
Oct 8, 2021
Ruby Goldie Thomason Free, age 79 of Nicholson, formerly of Habersham County, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021. Born on April 3, 1942, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Terry E. and Perna Tench Thomason. Mrs. Free was retired from ConAgra Foods with 27 years of service and was a member of Mud Creek Baptist Church....
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