Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Nancy Green

Nancy Green

Dec 29, 2020

Nancy Lynn Burrell Green, age 64 of Demorest, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Born in Habersham County on August 15, 1956 she was a daughter of Leonard “Roscoe” Burrell of Cornelia and the late Mary Helen James Burrell. Ms. Nancy loved the Lord and spent her life spreading his love to others through...

Roy Turner

Roy Turner

Dec 28, 2020

Roy Junior Turner, age 91 of Lula, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. Born in Lula, Georgia on January 21, 1929, he was a son of the late Claude Turner and Raider Dodd Turner. He retired from Allied Printing and was formerly employed with Riegel Manufacturing. Mr. Turner proudly served his country in United States Navy and the United...

Doris Evelyn Arrowood Hewell

Doris Evelyn Arrowood Hewell

Dec 28, 2020

Doris Evelyn Arrowood Hewell, age 78 of Alto, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. Born in Cleveland, Georgia on June 6, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Gart Arrowood and Mary Lou Hogan Arrowood. She retired from Fieldale Farms after many years of service. Mrs. Hewell was a loving caretaker and enjoyed sewing, flowers and collecting antiques....

Becky Ferguson

Becky Ferguson

Dec 28, 2020

Becky Addis Ferguson, age 64 of Alto, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on June 27, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Junior Addis and Mogene Gibson Addis. Mrs. Ferguson worked in the Sutures department at Ethicon and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Andrew & April Ferguson...

Tom Walker

Tom Walker

Dec 26, 2020

Tom James Walker, age 75, of Alto, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born on October 28, 1945, in Rabun County, he was the son of the late Porter and Dora Dell Emory Walker and Stepfather Carl Robinson. Mr. Walker served his country in the United States Army and was a truck driver. He was a member of the...

Billy Wayne "Bill" Gerrells

Billy Wayne "Bill" Gerrells

Dec 25, 2020

Billy Wayne “Bill” Gerrells, age 62, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020. Born on December 2, 1958, in Demorest, he was a son of the late Herman Lamar and Bessie Lou Pilgrim Gerrells. Mr. Gerrells enjoyed hunting, fishing, NASCAR, and sports, especially football and baseball. He not only loved his nieces and nephews, but also enjoyed spending...

Fannie Mae Tullis

Fannie Mae Tullis

Dec 24, 2020

Fannie Mae Burgess Tullis, age 93, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born on May 24, 1927, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Walt and Mary Burgess. Mrs. Tullis was a seamstress and attended Mt. Airy Baptist Church. She loved her animals and her family, especially the kids. In addition to her...

Leroy Williams

Leroy Williams

Dec 24, 2020

Mr. Lee Roy Williams, age 81 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24, 2020. Mr. Williams was born on April 30, 1939 to the late Doyle and Gertrude Williams in Franklin County, Georgia. He was retired from Cornelia Verneer Company and loved his family, hunting and fishing. In addition to his...

Melvin Tullis

Melvin Tullis

Dec 24, 2020

Melvin Harlan Tullis, age 75, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born on March 5, 1945, in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Harlan Tullis and Fannie Mae Burgess Tullis. Mr. Tullis was owner and operator of Mt. Airy Pawn. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the...

Joey Ramey

Joey Ramey

Dec 22, 2020

Joey Richard Ramey, age 59, of Baldwin, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Born on September 6, 1961, in Toccoa, he was a son of the late David Augustine and Mary Ann Frady Ramey. Mr. Ramey worked at Mt. Vernon Mills, was of the Baptist faith, and loved the outdoors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Betty Joyce Cook Batson

Betty Joyce Cook Batson

Dec 17, 2020

Betty Joyce Cook Batson, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 16, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Williams C. Cook and Clara Feltman Cook. Mrs. Batson was a foster parent for 25 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with...

Patricia Hill

Patricia Hill

Dec 16, 2020

Patricia Payne Hill, age 69, of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born on July 5, 1951, in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Reverend John D. and Mildred Cook Payne. Mrs. Hill was a 1969 graduate of South Habersham High School. She was a devoted wife, mother,...

Eunice Allene Garner Stovall

Eunice Allene Garner Stovall

Dec 14, 2020

EUNICE ALLENE GARNER STOVALL, AGE 92, FORMERLY OF GAINESVILLE AND CLEVELAND, PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020. BORN ON FEBRUARY 06, 1928, IN CLEVELAND, SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ERNEST AND LESSIE DALTON GARNER. MRS. STOVALL WAS FIRST A HOMEMAKER BUT SHE ALSO WAS RETIRED FROM TALON AND AMES TEXTILE. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF MT. YONAH...

James Tatum

James Tatum

Dec 13, 2020

James Hugh Tatum, age 93 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 surrounded by love and family. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on February 14, 1927, he was a son of the late Frank M. Tatum and Ruth Church Tatum. Mr. Tatum served Habersham County for 38 years as the flight base operator for Habersham County Airport. He owned...

Dorothy "Dot" Poole

Dorothy "Dot" Poole

Dec 11, 2020

Dorothy “Dot” Beaty Poole, age 92, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. Born on May 18, 1928, in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late Cornel Hampton and Alma Kelly Beaty. Mrs. Poole assisted her husband with watch making at Time Service. She enjoyed flowers, spending time with her family, and was a member of...

Leeola Worley

Leeola Worley

Dec 10, 2020

Leeola Smith Worley, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Born in Mount Airy, Georgia on March 15, 1940, she was a daughter of the late John Ezekiel Smith and Edith Lee Eller Smith. Mrs. Worley worked in housekeeping and was a nursing home attendant with Habersham County Medical Center for many years. She was of...

David Dorsey "Sonny" Saxon

David Dorsey "Sonny" Saxon

Dec 9, 2020

David Dorsey “Sonny” Saxon, age 83 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Born in Lula, Georgia on February 6, 1937, he was a son of the late Grady Price Saxon and Idell Smith Saxon. Mr. Saxon served his country in the National Guard and founded David Saxon Construction in 1964. Mr. Saxon was an active and hardworking...

Lisa Gail Wertz

Lisa Gail Wertz

Dec 7, 2020

Lisa Gail Bland Wertz, age 48 of Toccoa, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. Born in Tampa, Florida on August 17, 1972, she was a daughter of Verna Howard Adams of Tampa, Florida and the late James Bland. She was employed with Bed, Bath and Beyond. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Thomas Frederick "Fred" King

Thomas Frederick "Fred" King

Dec 6, 2020

Thomas Frederick “Fred” King, age 85, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. Born on May 20, 1935, in Clarkesville, he was a son of the late Thomas Murray and Hallie Johnson King. In 1990, Mr. King retired from Dolco Packaging Company, Lawrenceville. After retirement, he came back to the place he loved,...

James "Jimmy" Acrey

James "Jimmy" Acrey

Dec 5, 2020

James “Jimmy” Randy Acrey, age 63 of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Born in Demorest, Georgia on January 25, 1957, he was the son of the late James Robert Acrey and Havis Louise Gerrin Acrey. Surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy Acrey Crocker (Ronnie) of Alto; nieces, Christy Goss of Alto and Angela Catchings of Decatur....