Local Obituaries
Louise Josephine Allen
Apr 18, 2019
Louise Josephine Allen, age 83 of Clarkesville, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on April 9, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Oliver G. and Maggie Wood Allen. Mrs. Allen was a payroll clerk with Scovill Mfg. with many years of service. She has been a lifelong resident of the Clarkesville area. Mrs....
Howard Fletcher Wright
Apr 17, 2019
Howard Fletcher Wright, age 87 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Born in Alto, Georgia on March 30, 1932 to the late Fletcher Monroe and Montie Reece Purdy Wright. Mr. Wright was the owner and operator of Quality Pest Control with 34 years of service. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during...
Rudolph Hubbard
Apr 16, 2019
Rudolph Hubbard, age 87 of Lula, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Born in Homer, Georgia on December 23, 1931, he was a son of the late Myrtice Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard was a carpenter in commercial construction with H.W. Ivey Construction. He traveled the United States doing construction and settled here in 1965 and became a poultry farmer. During...
Victor "Vic" Matistic
Apr 16, 2019
Victor Vincent Matistic, age 75 of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Vic was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on September 4, 1943 to the late August and Amelia Ross Matistic. Mr. Matistic proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed cooking, snow skiing, and gardening especially growing tomatoes. He was and an avid University...
Jean Mayfield
Apr 15, 2019
Jean-Marie Yanuzis Mayfield, age 68 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. Born in Riverside, New Jersey on June 14, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Dorothy Ruth Yearly Yanuzis. She was a manager at the Waffle House with 25 years of service. Mrs. Mayfield was very patriotic and loved her family, friends and...
Ruby Joyce Christopher Freeman
Apr 15, 2019
Ruby Joyce Christopher Freeman, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 29, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Cameron Harold (C.H.) and Grace Elizabeth Morrison Christopher. Mrs. Freeman worked in several capacities throughout her early life including Gold’s Department Store in Cornelia, the State of Georgia, Stamey Chevrolet...
Paul J Chapman
Apr 15, 2019
PAUL J. CHAPMAN, age 78 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. Born in Maysville, Georgia on July 03, 1940, he was a son of the late Luther Paul & Wilma Irene Durham Chapman. Mr. Chapman served his country proudly in the United States Army between the Korean Conflict & the Vietnam War. He retired as Assistant...

Margaret Simmons
Apr 12, 2019
MARGARET KAYE SMALLWOOD SIMMONS, age 66 of Baldwin, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019. Born in Roanoke, Alabama on December 11, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Handley and Cora Fowler Smallwood. Margaret was a seamstress at Academy Garment. She was an avid reader, enjoyed yard sales and loved her dogs and music. In addition to her...
Willie Loggins Loudermilk
Apr 10, 2019
WILLIE LOGGINS LOUDERMILK, age 76 of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on May 14, 1942, she was the daughter of the late William Fulton “Bill” Loggins & Etta House Loggins. Willie was a nursing graduate of the North Georgia Technical College and retired as a Med/Surg Clerk with Habersham Medical Center with 33...

Beverly Lynn Caudell Jordan
Apr 8, 2019
BEVERLY LYNN CAUDELL JORDAN, age 71 of the Rock Springs Community, Lula, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, April 8, 2019. Born in Toccoa, Georgia, on November 10, 1947, to the late James Hermit and Gladys Ayers Caudell. Mrs. Jordan was a teller with First National Bank of Habersham with over 15 years of service. After...
Donald Lee Wilson
Apr 8, 2019
Donald Lee Wilson, age 75 of Lula, Georgia passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019. Born in Lula, Georgia on July 16, 1943 to the late Howard and Kate Kilpatrick Wilson. Mr. Wilson retired from Mt. Vernon Mills with many years of service. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Wilson enjoyed working, eating hotdogs, seeing...
Alice Marjorie "Margie" Wolfrey Hunt
Apr 5, 2019
ALICE MARJORIE “MARGIE” WOLFREY HUNT, age 84 of Carnesville, Georgia went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Friday, April 05, 2019. Born in Louisa County, Virginia on February 24, 1935, she was a daughter of ten children to the late Elmer Burse & Susie Emma Seay Wolfrey. Margie was a long standing member of Nails Creek Baptist...
Doyle Milton White
Mar 31, 2019
DOYLE MILTON WHITE, SR. age 89 of the Rock Springs Community, Lula, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Born in Banks County, Georgia on January 07, 1930, he was a son of the late John & Myra Phillips White. Doyle served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict....

Lillian Masters Lee
Mar 29, 2019
Lillian Masters Lee, age 75, of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019. Born in Rockdale County, Georgia, on July 09, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Gentle Lee and Corriebel Oakes Masters. She was a self-employed caregiver and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, she was also preceded in death by a...
Robert Anthony “Tony” Sosebee
Mar 28, 2019
ROBERT ANTHONY “TONY” SOSEBEE, age 77 of Clarkesville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 1, 1941, he was a son of the late Ernest and Claudia Ione Gastley Sosebee. Tony was retired as a Vice President of United Community Bank with over 32 years of service. He...
Edith Mae London
Mar 26, 2019
Edith Mae Ivester London, age 87 of Mt. Airy, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Born in Turnerville, Georgia, on December 9, 1931 to the late William Austin Ivester and Bertha Ivester. Mrs. London was a self-employed entrepreneur. She enjoyed feeding her family and the church and was well known for her biscuits and...
Wilma Gaddis Nix
Mar 23, 2019
Wilma Gaddis Nix, age 80, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on October 11, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Verdell Leonard & Braska Cora Garner Gaddis. Mrs. Nix was retired from Scovill Manufacturing with many years of service. She was a very spiritual woman who loved the Lord, her...

Morris Ames
Mar 22, 2019
Morris Frank Ames, Jr., age 65 of Demorest, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born at Hamilton Air Force Base in Hamilton, California on November 18, 1953 to the late Morris Frank Ames, Sr. & Orila Emilie Johnas Ames. Mr. Ames was a successful realtor with Preferred Properties. He proudly served his country in Vietnam with the United States...
Edna Jennie Elrod
Mar 18, 2019
EDNA JENNIE GOWDER ELROD, age 90 of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2019. Born in Homer, Georgia on January 22, 1929, Mrs. Elrod lived most of her life in Habersham County. She was a daughter of the late William Edward Gowder & India Parsons Gowder. Mrs. Elrod was a homemaker, member of...
Carol Lovell Popham
Mar 16, 2019
Carol Lovell Popham, age 80 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Habersham Home East following an extended illness. Carol was born in Habersham County, on October 09, 1938, to the late Virgil Jackson and Irene Ellison Lovell. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarkesville. She was a retired nurse, dedicating a total of...