Local Obituaries
Barbara Dill
Sep 19, 2021
Barbara LaJune Mealor Dill, age 71 of Homer, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021. Born in Homer, Georgia on June 25, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Warren Mealor and Bertha Caudell Mealor. Mrs. Dill worked for Fieldale Farms for many years. She loved her family and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...
Edna Black
Sep 17, 2021
In Loving Memory Edna Lois Allen Black July 7, 1933 – September 17, 2021 Edna Lois Allen Black, of Gainesville, formerly of Demorest, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at the age of 88 after a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Arvel West and Nell Power Allen. Edna was also preceded in death...
Geraldine Hart
Sep 17, 2021
Geraldine Rebecca McElhannon Hart, age 78, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021. Born in Athens, on November 23, 1942, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Minnie Bell Stephens McElhannon. Mrs. Hart was formerly employed with Alto Grocery as night manager for over 12 years. She was a member of Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church...
Geralene Hicks
Sep 15, 2021
Geralene Tomlin Hicks, age 94 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Born in Cleveland, Georgia on April 27, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Hoke Tomlin and Cora Lee Bowen Tomlin. Mrs. Hicks was a retired Poultry Farmer and a member of Good News Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hicks was also...
Jean Bieder
Sep 15, 2021
Jean Green Bieder, age 93 of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Born in Tampa, Florida on February 18, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Elmo Dunn Green and Adelaide Hill Green. Mrs. Bieder worked for Habersham Bank for 25 years. She loved feeding and watching birds. Surviving are her husband, Richard H. Bieder of Cornelia;...
Tony Maxwell
Sep 11, 2021
Tony Kirk Maxwell, age 55, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Born on June 10, 1966, in Springfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Walter Brown and Shirley McKee Howard. Mr. Maxwell spent most of his life in North Georgia. He loved his children and in-laws and enjoyed fishing and spending time with his father-in-law....
Alice Templeton
Sep 9, 2021
Alice Kay Templeton, age 59 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 17, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Bob Lee Templeton and Betty Louise Greemon Templeton. Ms. Templeton was a special needs para-pro with Fairview Elementary. She was a care giver for most of her life and loved...
Richard Grier
Sep 8, 2021
Richard Dale Grier, Sr., age 67 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on January 17, 1954, he was a son of the late Dillard “Bud” Grier and Dorothy King Grier Peters. Mr. Grier was the owner and operator of Grier Unique Concrete for a number of years and prior to that he worked...
James Nicholson
Sep 5, 2021
James Scottie Nicholson, age 61 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. Born in Demorest, Georgia on June 10, 1960, he was a son of the late Homer Nicholson and Virginia Franklin Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson was an auto mechanic with Clarkesville Motor Company. In his spare time, he enjoyed camping, traveling, going to the mountains, especially the Pigeon...
Jayne England
Sep 4, 2021
Jayne Louise Fry England, age 51, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born on July 23, 1970, in York, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late William Ambrose and Helen Louise Sprenkle Fry. Ms. England was a licensed cosmetologist and worked with the Habersham County Clerk of Court. She...
Kathy Sosebee
Sep 3, 2021
Kathy Jean Gerrin Sosebee, age 61, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021. Born on July 28, 1960, in Demorest, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Lovadia Chastain Gerrin. Mrs. Sosebee was a loving, hardworking and sometimes strong-willed individual who especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...
Wesley Avery "Wes" Dodd, Jr.
Sep 1, 2021
Wesley Avery “Wes” Dodd, Jr., age 56, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born on January 9, 1965, in Demorest, he was the son of the late Wesley Avery Dodd, Sr. and Frances Baldwin Purvis Dodd Robinson of Tignall. As a child, he grew up going to...
Tiffany Moss
Sep 1, 2021
Tiffany Ann Medlin Moss, age 41, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Born on June 3, 1980, in Habersham County, Georgia, she was the daughter of Charles Medlin and Gloria Jenkins Medlin. Ms. Moss was a 1998 graduate of Habersham Central High School. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia Southern University...
Geraldleen "Jeri" Rhyne
Aug 31, 2021
Geraldleen Simpson “Jeri” Rhyne, age 92 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Born in Darlington, South Carolina on December 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Roy William Simpson and Lula Lillian Bacot Simpson. Mrs. Rhyne was an accountant with AT&T with 40 years of service. She was an active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church...
Mary Geraldene Cash
Aug 28, 2021
Mary Geraldene Long Cash, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Born on September 6, 1935, in Cornelia, she was a daughter of the late Newman and Theo Rose Bell Fincher Long. Mrs. Cash was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...
Ruby Jean Osborne
Aug 26, 2021
Ruby Jean Myers Osborne, age 86 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Born in Cleveland, Georgia on September 20, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Abner Byrd Myers and Margie Nell Garner Myers. Jean was a graduate of White County High School and retired from Ethicon in Cornelia, Georgia. Jean was introduced to the love...
Patricia "Pat" Wilkes
Aug 25, 2021
Patricia “Pat” Edwards Wilkes, age 61 of Demorest, went to glory on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Born in Milledgeville, Georgia on May 12, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Howard Alton and Mary Louiza Batchelor Edwards. Mrs. Wilkes loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She was a graduate of Baldwin High School, Bob Jones University,...
Eula Kimbrell
Aug 23, 2021
Eula Mae Richard Kimbrell, age 87 of Sparta formerly of Moulton, Alabama, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on January 4, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Lynard Richard and Clara Bessie Whitmore Brock. Mrs. Kimbrell worked for Lake City Healthcare for many years. In her spare time, she enjoyed knitting, sewing...
Karen Hoh
Aug 21, 2021
Karen Marie Toncre Hoh, age 79 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio on April 3, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Emma Baltrunat Toncre. Karen never missed an opportunity to seize the day. She recognized that life was a treasured gift from God. A graduate of West Texas University...
Carolyn Simmons Mullinax
Aug 21, 2021
Carolyn Simmons Mullinax, age 79 of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Born in Banks County, on August 31, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Bud Curtis and Mona V. Mealor Simmons. She was of the Holiness faith and attended the Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church. Carolyn loved collecting angels, spending time with her family and was...
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