Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Eunice Ann Mcbride Schuermann

Eunice Ann Mcbride Schuermann

Dec 22, 2024

Eunice Ann McBride Schuermann, age 85 of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Born on October 20, 1939, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Jesse Mallott McBride and the wife of the late Guy Schuermann. She owned and operated Oak Knoll Nursing Home in St. Louis, for a number of...

Bobby Lee Russum

Bobby Lee Russum

Dec 22, 2024

Bobby Lee Russum, age 87 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Born on January 5, 1937, in Banks County, he was a son of the late Geri Mae Alexander. Bobby was a U.S. Air Force veteran, who served during Vietnam. He went on to be a self-employed, independent truck driver for many years and also drove a...

David C. Ayers

David C. Ayers

Dec 17, 2024

David C. Ayers, age 92 of Homer, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Born on August 8, 1932, in Sylva, North Carolina, he was a son of the late John and Minda Shook Ayers. Mr. Ayers was a self-employed farmer, who was also a known mule trader. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and Pa. He...

Reece F. Simmons

Reece F. Simmons

Dec 17, 2024

Reece F. Simmons, age 86 of Baldwin, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 following a brief illness. Born in Baldwin, Georgia on October 07, 1938, he was a son of the late Garnett & Ina Eller Simmons. Reece served his country proudly in the United States Army. He retired as a truck driver...

Michael Handlon "Mike" Crawford

Michael Handlon "Mike" Crawford

Dec 15, 2024

Michael Handlon “Mike” Crawford, age 77 of Cornelia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Habersham County, born on June 23, 1947, to his late parents, Gloria Schwager Crawford and Linton Kimzey Crawford, Sr. Mike was a 1965 graduate of South Habersham High School. Following high school, he attended the University of Georgia....

Lawrence "Clinton" Gibson

Lawrence "Clinton" Gibson

Dec 12, 2024

Lawrence "Clinton" Gibson, age 83 of Toccoa, left his temporary home for Heaven on Thursday, December 12, 2024, following a brief illness. Born on July 1, 1941, in Turnerville, he was a son of the late Harrison Newt Gibson and Ethel Ivester Gibson. Clinton was a retired edger man from Hogan Lumber Company in Cleveland, and Mize Lumber Company in...

Rickie "Levi" Alexzander Benefiel

Rickie "Levi" Alexzander Benefiel

Dec 11, 2024

Rickie “Levi” Alexzander Benefiel, age 20, of Commerce, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Born on May 14, 2004, in Athens, he was a son of Amanda Sullens Benefiel. Levi was an avid skateboarder, who enjoyed the outdoors, shooting guns, and playing the guitar. He was also a fun-loving person who enjoyed laughing and making others laugh. He was...

William Lee Meeks

William Lee Meeks

Dec 11, 2024

William Lee Meeks, age 82 of Mount Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on July 25, 1942, he was a son of the late Clyde & Mary Hurt Meeks. William served his country proudly in the United States National Guard and retired from the United States Postal...

Mary Will Jackson

Mary Will Jackson

Dec 10, 2024

Mary Will Jackson, 90, of Fayetteville passed away December 10, 2024. She was born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 31, 1934, to the late William and Mary Ann Allen. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Stancil Jackson and grandchildren, Christopher Jackson and Dustin Bryan. She is survived by her children, Neva Burke (Bill), Allen Jackson (Pam),...

Anna Marie Heard

Anna Marie Heard

Dec 9, 2024

Anna Marie Heard, age 55 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024. Born in Atlanta, on July 11, 1969, she was a daughter of the late J.B. Heard and Annie Bell Bishop Heard. Anna was a former Dental Hygienist and was of the Christian faith. She is also remembered as a diehard Elvis Presley fan. In addition to...

Isaac Jamar Cherry

Isaac Jamar Cherry

Dec 8, 2024

Isaac Jamar Cherry, age 31 of Cornelia, Georgia took his Heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 08, 2024. Homegoing services are scheduled for 11:30 A.M. Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Shady Grove Baptist Church with Bishop Ernest Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Level Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Anthony Byrd "Tony" Christopher

Anthony Byrd "Tony" Christopher

Dec 8, 2024

Anthony Byrd “Tony” Christopher, age 54 of Lula, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Born on August 19, 1970, in Duluth, he was a son of the late Tommy Carl Christopher and Evelyn Louise White Christopher. Tony was a former employee of the City of Lula. In his spare time, he could be found fishing or tinkering with old...

Larry Cochran

Larry Cochran

Dec 8, 2024

Larry “Daniel” Cochran, age 50 of Mount Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 08, 2024 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 01, 1973, he was a son of Medford Larry Cochran of Lula, Georgia & the late Barbara Ann Gerrells Cochran Nix. Daniel worked for TenCate Geosynthetics for...

Mary Ellyn Williams

Mary Ellyn Williams

Dec 6, 2024

Mary Ellyn Williams, a wonderful wife, mother, and nana, passed away on December 6, 2024, in Dawsonville, Georgia, after an extended illness. Born on November 2, 1946, in Clarkesville, Georgia, Mary was the beloved daughter of the late Bob and Inez Yates. Mary pursued her passion for journalism at the University of Georgia, where she honed her skills and laid...

Johnny Dyer

Johnny Dyer

Dec 5, 2024

Johnny “John” Dyer, age 63 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 05, 2024. Born in Dahlonega, Georgia on May 27, 1961, he was a son of the late Wendell Grant & Margie Thomas Dyer. John worked for Fieldale Farms Corporation with over 42 years of dedicated service and was a member of the...

Lenoria Helton

Lenoria Helton

Dec 3, 2024

Lenoria Erwin Helton, age 78 of Cornelia, Georgia took her Heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 03, 2024. Born in Duncan, South Carolina on August 09, 1946, she was the daughter of the late James Claude & Dorothy Crowe Erwin. Lenoria graduated from South Habersham High School, Class of 1964. She was a homemaker and...

Virgle Wheeler

Virgle Wheeler

Dec 1, 2024

Virgle Miles “Tiny” Wheeler, Jr., age 65, of Demorest, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Born on June 06, 1959, in Hiawassee, Georgia, he was a son to the late Virgle Miles Wheeler, Sr. and Arlissa Green Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler worked for many years at Kubota as a security guard and he attended Clear View Baptist Church when he...

Elvia Cook Carlan

Elvia Cook Carlan

Nov 29, 2024

Elvia Cook Carlan, age 93, of Alto passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024. Born on August 17, 1931, in Alto, she was a daughter of the late Willie Cook and Daisy Faulkner Cook. Mrs. Carlan retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Yvonne Wood Berrong Olds

Yvonne Wood Berrong Olds

Nov 23, 2024

Yvonne Wood Berrong Olds, wife of the late Bomar A. Olds, Jr., went peacefully to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the age of 91 following a brief illness. Mrs. Olds was born at home on Level Grove Road on July 3, 1933, to Joseph LeRoy Berrong and Emma Jane Gibbs Berrong, the fourth of seven daughters....

Annie Mae Blair Crawford

Annie Mae Blair Crawford

Nov 23, 2024

Annie Mae Blair Crawford, age 84 of Mount Airy, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 23, 2024. A lifelong native of Habersham County, she was born on August 06, 1940 in Mount Airy, Georgia. Annie Mae worked with Flowers Bakery for over 20 years and spent the remaining years of her working...