Local Obituaries
Elois Florence Franklin Tench
Dec 25, 2018
Elois Florence Franklin Tench, age 93 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Born in Decatur, Georgia on March 8, 1925 to the late Elmer and Florence Benfield Franklin. Mrs. Tench was a retired librarian with Cornelia Library for many years. She enjoyed history of Habersham County, reading, sewing, painting and drawing. Mrs. Tench was a member...
Nancy Jo Hinton Dalton
Dec 21, 2018
Nancy Jo Hinton Dalton, age 71 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. Born in Habersham County on July 14, 1947, she was a daughter of Norris Hinton of Cornelia and the late Vinnie Sue Palmer Hinton. Mrs. Dalton was retired from various management positions and enjoyed reading and art. In addition to her father, surviving are children, Norris...
Laura Beasley Ramey
Dec 20, 2018
Laura Virginia Beasley Ramey, age 67 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born on August 20, 1951, in Clayton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lee Andrew and Virginia Belle Beasley Justus. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Mickey Justus; ex-husband, William Earl Ramey, Sr; son-in-law, Tim...
Claudia Mae Davis Daniels
Dec 18, 2018
CLAUDIA MAE DAVIS DANIELS, age 63 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia on December 05, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Claude King & the late Maebell Davis. Mrs. Daniels was a homemaker and a member of the Shady Grove Baptist...
Betty Jean Funk
Dec 17, 2018
Betty Jean Funk, age 89, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Born on July 6, 1929 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Godfrey Martin and Essie Pearl Hefner Funk. Mrs. Funk retired from Baldwin Garment Company after many years of service. She volunteered with the Sharing and Caring and was a local...
Sherrye Lanette Blakely Hamilton
Dec 16, 2018
Sherrye Lanette Blakely Hamilton, age 63 of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Born on May 3, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Blakely and Betty Powers Blakely Williams. Mrs. Hamilton was employed with Walmart and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed working in her yard...
Clara Sue Jachode
Dec 16, 2018
Clara Sue Rickman Jachode died December 16, 2018, at Mountain View Health Care in Clayton, Georgia. Born February 2, 1942, she was a 1959 graduate of Rabun County High School and attended Brenau College. She relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida where she pursued a career in retail at J.C. Penney Company. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Lewis Brock
Dec 16, 2018
Lewis Paul Brock, Jr., 74, of Cumming passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Lewis was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather with a fun and out-going personality. Lewis loved to make others laugh; most of all he loved his family and spending time with them; especially his great grandson, Jason. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting,...
James Hubert Marlowe
Dec 12, 2018
James Hubert Marlowe, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Born in Barrow County, Georgia on November 2, 1932 to the late Hubert Marlowe and Sara Carruth Fowler. He was a member of Clarkesville First United Methodist Church where he served as a former Sunday school teacher and Lay Leader. Mr. Marlowe received an Associate’s...
Harry "Pawpaw" Mccampbell
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Harry “Papaw” McCampbell, died peacefully at home on December 12, 2018, in Toccoa, GA at the age of 91. Harry is survived by his children Todd C. McCampbell and Ella Kay McCampbell Schoz; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; he was the last of the children of Atlee and Elizabeth McCampbell of Corpus Christi, TX. He is preceded in death...
Junior Ledford
Dec 12, 2018
Junior Ledford, age 76 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2018, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Clarkesville on August 18, 1942, he was a son of the late Eireth Taft Ledford and Connice Free Ledford. Mr. Ledford was a retired self-employed truck driver and owned J & L Trucking. He was a member of Good News Baptist...
Lester Marvin "Red" Smith
Dec 11, 2018
Lester Marvin “Red” Smith, age 85 of Lula, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his residence. Born on May 28, 1933, he was a son of the late Walter Smith and Irene Chitwood Smith. Mr. Smith was a diesel mechanic and owner and operator of Red’s Used Equipment. He served his country proudly in the United States Army after...
Danny Lloyd Umberhant
Dec 10, 2018
Danny Lloyd Umberhant, age 64 of Commerce, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018. Born in Habersham County on April 26, 1954 to the late John Otis, Sr. and Dorothy York Umberhant. He was a carpenter by trade and musically inclined. Mr. Umberhant enjoyed reading and spending time with his family. Surviving are his sons, Daniel Umberhant and Jake Umberhant...
Lois Hill Walls
Dec 10, 2018
LOIS MAE HILL WALLS, age 86 of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 10, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Demorest, Georgia in the Habersham Mills Community on October 08, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Jay Douglas Hill & Bertha Mae Dixon Hill. Mrs. Walls retired from Scoville Fasteners after...
Ralph Dalton
Dec 9, 2018
Ralph Dalton, age 87 of Alto, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at his residence. Born in Homer, Georgia on October 17, 1931, he was a son of the late John Odis and Mary Payne Dalton. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Dalton retired from Ethicon after many years of service. He was a member...
William Jonathan "Jon" Looney
Dec 9, 2018
William Jonathan “Jon” Looney, age 61 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on September 6, 1957, he was a son of Minnie Ivie Looney of Cornelia and the late William Jarrell Looney. Mr. Looney was a self-employed architect and the co-owner and operator of Precision Detailing. He graduated from Habersham Central in 1975...
Dakota Beaty
Dec 8, 2018
Dakota Cordell Beaty, age 25 of Lula, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Ocoee, Florida on July 27, 1993, he was a son of Dale Beaty of Troup, TX and the late Michele Rene Geisler Beaty. Dakota enjoyed time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed playing his X-Box, music, Harry Potter, and longboarding. In addition to...
Jackie Hughes
Dec 8, 2018
Jackie R. Hughes, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Bryson City, North Carolina on July 30, 1943, he was a son of the late Robert and Violet Mathis Hughes. Mr. Hughes was self-employed in construction and enjoyed trading automobiles and the car hobby in general. He was a member of Double Springs Baptist...
Bruce Smith
Dec 5, 2018
Bruce Smith, age 70 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 05, 2018. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 19, 1948, he was a son of the late George Edward Smith & Phyllis Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Ten Cate Nicolon of Cornelia after 20 years of dedicated service. He was a sports enthusiast and especially enjoyed playing...
Miss Adlea Jordan Smith
Dec 5, 2018
Miss Adlea Jordan Smith, Infant of Clarkesville, passed away on December 5, 2018. Born in Hall County, Georgia on December 1, 2018, she is the daughter of Kyle and Jessica Jordan Smith of Clarkesville. Miss Adlea was preceded in death by maternal great-grandparents, Namon Decosta Jordan, Reba Franklin Jordan, Lillianne Jeanine Blackwell and Charles Ernest Blackwell; paternal great-granparent, James Smith;...
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