Local Obituaries
Victor B. Dodd
Mar 11, 2018
VICTOR B. “VIC” DODD, age 77 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on November 04, 1940, he was a son of the late Henry Lewis Dodd & Bertha Franklin Dodd. Mr. Dodd served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps. and was retired from Patterson Pump with many...
Juanita Loudermilk Davis
Mar 10, 2018
Juanita Loudermilk Davis passed away on March 10, peacefully in her sleep. She was 90 years old. Juanita, the daughter of Fred and Daisy Loudermilk, grew up in Cornelia Georgia. After graduating from high school, she attended secretarial school in Atlanta and worked for Southern Railways. She was married to Norman Davis and resided in Auburn, Alabama, where she raised...
Rev. Roy Lee Mitchell
Mar 7, 2018
Rev. Roy Lee Mitchell, age 88 of Cornelia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Born in Carnesville, Georgia on February 12, 1930, he was a son of the late Cleo & Maggie Payne Mitchell. Rev. Mitchell was the owner/operator of Mitchell’s Body Shop and minister of the Gospel. During his 54 years of ministry,...
Rev. James Harvey Franklin
Mar 7, 2018
Rev. James Harvey Franklin passed away on March 7, 2018 at his home in Clarkesville, GA. James was born in Bessemer, Alabama to the late Harvey and Jeannie Franklin on April 28, 1932. He went to Lee College in Cleveland, TN and married Mary Lou Stover on December 26, 1952. He leaves a legacy of 66 years of marriage and...
Betty Sisk
Mar 3, 2018
Betty Sisk of Mt. Airy was given a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, March 3, 2018. Mrs. Sisk was a daughter of the late Larkin E. and Effie Turpin Loudermilk. She taught first grade at Hazel Grove Elementary School for most of her 30 year career. In addition to her parents, she...
Mary Elizabeth Stephens Strickland
Mar 2, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Stephens Strickland, age 75 of Alto, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018. Born in Mecklinburg County, North Carolina on December 27, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Arthur A. and Margaret Ball Stephens. Mrs. Strickland was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lula. In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with...
Frances Wilson Lumsden
Mar 1, 2018
Frances Wilson Lumsden, age 56 of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 01, 2018. Born in Demorest, Georgia on April 12, 1961, she was a daughter of the late Hoyt Daniel Wilson & Ella Marie Underwood Wilson. Frances loved life, enjoyed trips to the beach, and was an avid collector of ink pens. She...
William Xavier Maleke Carter
Feb 20, 2018
WILLIAM XAVIER MALEKE CARTER, age 2 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia following injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on November 01, 2015, he was the son of Katie Haun of Baldwin, Georgia & Will Carter of Cornelia, Georgia. William was a...
Jodi Lane Williams Gerrell
Feb 17, 2018
Jodi Lane Williams Gerrell, age 42 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on October 7, 1975, she was a daughter of Billy Joe and Brenda Shirley Williams of Cornelia. Ms. Gerrell was of the Holiness faith and enjoyed spending time with her family, shopping and her dogs. She was preceded in death by...
Alice Faye Caudell Wilbanks
Feb 16, 2018
Alice Faye Caudell Wilbanks, age 74 of Hoschton, Georgia and formerly of Banks County, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Homer, Georgia on August 17, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Lizzie Myrlene Newsome Caudell. Mrs. Wilbanks was retired from Ethicon and also worked on the family chicken farm with her husband. In...
Thurston Dodd
Feb 16, 2018
Thurston Dodd, age 79 of Lula, Georgia passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Alto, Georgia on October 6, 1938, he was a son of the late Travis and Esther Coley Dodd. Mr. Dodd owned and operated Thurston Dodd Welding Shop from 1961-2017. During that time his business allowed him to travel around the world and hold four...
Ronald Edward Jones
Feb 11, 2018
Ronald Edward Jones, age 70 of Homer, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Northridge Medical Center. Born in Gwinnett County on March 24, 1947, he was a son of the late Harold Jones and Elvira Rawlins Jones. Mr. Jones was a retired electrician who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
James Ralph "Jim" Galloway
Feb 11, 2018
JAMES RALPH “JIM” GALLOWAY, age 73 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Blairsville, Georgia on February 27, 1944, he was a son of the late James Weldon Galloway & Angie Lee Odom Galloway. Mr. Galloway was a retired machine operator with Hormel Foods after 25 years of...
Macklen Joy Whatley Cummings
Feb 11, 2018
Macklen Joy Whatley Cummings, age 87 of Lula, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at her residence. Born in Holly Pond, Alabama on November 2, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Talmadge Whatley and Eunice Hulsey Whatley. Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker and a retired secretary, bookkeeper and bank teller. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed...
Jeremy Spivey
Feb 6, 2018
JEREMY MICHAEL SPIVEY, age 37 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 06, 2018. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on June 06, 1980, Jeremy was a life-long resident of Banks County. He was a son of Jerry Lamar Spivey of Homer, Georgia & the late Joan Millie Meeks Spivey. Jeremy worked for Milliken at New Holland Mill for many years....
Maxie Skinner
Jan 31, 2018
Coach Maxie Skinner, age 83 of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Born on July 19, 1934, he was a son of the late Roscoe E. Skinner and Gertrude Magness Skinner. Coach Skinner was an exceptional athlete having been known by his family and friends as “The Living Legend”. During his collegiate career, Maxie was an All American...
Louis Edward Tyler
Jan 30, 2018
EDWARD TYLER, age 54 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on March 26, 1963, he was a son of the late James Pearson Tyler & Mary Dalton Tyler. Edward was a self-employed carpenter for many years. He loved fishing and traveling to the mountains. Edward also enjoyed...
Donnie Shaw
Jan 29, 2018
Donnie Shaw, age 55 of Lula, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on October 11, 1962, he was a son of the late William Merlin and Beulah Mae Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a 1979 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was employed in electronic sales with Wal-Mart. He was known as...
Ralph Wade Lacount
Jan 28, 2018
RALPH WADE LACOUNT, age 60 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on October 01, 1957, he was a son of the late Arthur LaCount & the late Emma Page LaCount Brumbaugh. Ralph was a 1974 graduate of Habersham Central High School and attended Lanier Technical...
Margarita Gavina Zavala
Jan 23, 2018
Margarita Zavala, age 72 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at her residence. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico on January 4, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Zavala and Rosa Gavina. Mrs. Zavala was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Medina; son, Jose Martin Medina; grandson,...
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