Local Obituaries
Frank James Bell
Dec 4, 2018
Frank James Bell, age 65 of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 19, 1953 to the late Frank & Lorene Voyles Lee Bell. Mr. Bell retired from Ethicon as a Control Systems Technician after many years of service. He was a sports enthusiast, especially golf and enjoyed farming. Surviving are his...
Ethelyn Savage Brock
Dec 3, 2018
Ethelyn Savage Brock, age 82 of Baldwin, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. Born in Baldwin, Georgia on September 13, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Martha Ann Segars Savage. Mrs. Brock was a 1954 graduate of South Habersham High School. She was a homemaker and member of Leatherwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Brock enjoyed spending...
Helmut Paul Feller
Dec 2, 2018
Helmut Paul Feller, age 84 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Berlin, Germany on January 02, 1934, he was a son of the late Helmut Wilhelm Feller & the late Friedel Pock Marein. Mr. Feller was a Holocaust survivor who served his country proudly in the United States Army during...
Alan George Swan
Dec 1, 2018
Alan George Swan, 75, a resident of The Orchard for the past four years, died on December 1 at Habersham Medical Center, following a heroic battle with cancer and pneumonia. Alan was born in Buffalo, New York on May 8, 1943. He attended Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, with a...
Rev. John Humphries
Nov 30, 2018
Rev. John Humphries, age 91 of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 30, 2018. Born on July 15, 1927, in White County, he was the son of the late Aaron and Maude Crow Humphries. As a young man, Brother John was saved and born again in September of 1947. A few years following, he was...
Paul Newton Garner
Nov 29, 2018
Paul Newton Garner, age 90 of Alto, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Born in Canton, Georgia on March 26, 1928, he was a son of the late George Thomas Garner and Nora Kemp Bolden. Mr. Garner retired from Fieldale as a supervisor in the processing plant. He was the former Mayor of Alto for 12 years. Mr. Garner...
Keith Church
Nov 25, 2018
Keith Church age 58 of Turnerville passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on March 28, 1960 to Christine Gosnell Church of Demorest and the late Red Church. Mr. Church was a retired maintenance supervisor with Fieldale Farms Feed Mill with over 30 years of service. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, watching football and spending time...
Ricky Keith Jenkins
Nov 24, 2018
Ricky Keith Jenkins, age 66 of Clarkesville, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Born on September 4, 1952, he was a son of the late Rupert and Lucy Nicholson Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was a self-employed brick mason and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. In addition to his parents, Mr. Jenkins...
Rebecca "Becky" Jarrard Phillips
Nov 24, 2018
Rebecca “Becky” Jarrard Phillips, age 73 of Toccoa, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Born on December 10, 1944, in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Lloyd and Alice Harris Jarrard. Mrs. Phillips was a 1963 graduate of North Habersham High School and was later a graduate of North Georgia Technical College with a degree...
Miles Victor Wilbanks
Nov 23, 2018
Miles Victor Wilbanks, age 70 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. Born on May 4, 1948, in Clarkesville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Jewell and Ruth Smith Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks founded Habersham Insulation in 1977 which he continued to operate until retiring in 2006. He was a member of Hillside Baptist Church and enjoyed...
Clarence Ernest "Ernie" Smith
Nov 23, 2018
Clarence Ernest “Ernie” Smith, age 64 of Alto, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. Born on July 18, 1954, in Gainesville, he was a son of the late Clarence and Hazel McClung Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Wrigley/Mars Manufacturing and was a member of New Vision Worship Center. Mr. Smith served his country proudly in the United States...
Lillian (Lil) Campbell Reed
Nov 19, 2018
Lillian (Lil) Campbell Reed, age 91 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, K.P. and Edith Jones Campbell; husband, James Jackson Reed, Sr.; brothers, Kenneth, Lowell and Edward Campbell. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, David (Debbie) of Cumming, Mark (Denise) of Cornelia, and Jay (Kim) of Mt. Airy; brother,...
Dionisio Contreras Duran
Nov 19, 2018
Dionisio Contreras Duran, age 47 of Charlotte, North Carolina passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico on December 26, 1970, he was the son of Manuel Conreras and Enedina Duran. Mr. Contreras Duran was a construction worker. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Maria Fernandez Lopez; son, Juan Contreras; daughters, Bianca...
Joe Lee Banks, Sr.
Nov 17, 2018
Joe Lee Banks, Sr., age 74 of Mt. Airy, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 17, 2018. Mr. Banks was born on January 7, 1944 to Estee and Daisy Dunn Banks of Mt. Airy, Georgia. He was employed by Georgia Power from June 1963 until his retirement and acted as a humanitarian of the community,...
Cole Edward Kraft
Nov 16, 2018
COLE EDWARD KRAFT, age 20 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018. Born in Eustis, Florida on June 27, 1998, he was a son of Michelle Marsh Kraft of Mt. Airy, Georgia & the late Edwin “Boze” Kraft. Cole was a 2017 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was currently a student at North Georgia...
Nikola Jeane Preusser
Nov 16, 2018
Nikola Jeane Preusser, age 54, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 after a two-year battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents Monta “Mike” and Winifred Munson Preusser. She leaves behind devoted partner and friend Tammy Allen, her loving sisters Michele Preusser Riedel (Chuck) and Kelly Preusser Eddy (Greg), niece Krista Riedel and nephew Michael Riedel....
William Clay Strange
Nov 14, 2018
WILLIAM CLAY STRANGE, age 87 of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born on July 30, 1931 and raised in Habersham County, he was a son of the late Clarence & Naomi Murphy Strange. Mr. Strange served in the United States Army for two years, having served in the Korean War, and nearly getting shot on several occasions....
Levis Ivie
Nov 12, 2018
Levis Ivie, age 90 of Commerce, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on July 8, 1928, he was a son of the late Taft and Maybelle Erwin Ivie. Mr. Ivie retired from maintenance with Fieldale Farm Corp. after many years of service. He enjoyed farming, especially his Tuff Bilt Tractors, loved woodworking, and was a...
William Clifford "Bill" Minton
Nov 7, 2018
William Clifford “Bill” Minton, age 68 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Born in Decatur, Georgia on January 7, 1950, he was a son of the late Julian and Evelyn Holliday Minton. Mr. Minton was a retired Industrial Engineer with Habersham Metal. Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Margaret W. Minton; daughters and sons-in-law, Melissa...
Alan Milton Dalton
Nov 3, 2018
ALAN MILTON DALTON, age 56 of the Hollingsworth Community, Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on February 11, 1962, he was a son of Chris & Joe Walker of Cornelia and the late Milton Dalton. Mr. Dalton was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation with 34 years of dedicated service. He was...
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