Local Obituaries
Fredeva Broome Poole
Oct 14, 2024
Fredeva Broome Poole, age 91 of Danielsville, formerly of the Habersham Mills Community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2024 following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Henry Hershel and Josephine Edge Broome, she was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She loved and enjoyed spending time with her family....
June Marsha Bensten Swan
Oct 14, 2024
June Marsha Bensten Swan, age 81, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on Monday, October 14, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 3, 1943, June was the daughter of the late Marshall Edgar Bensten and Helen Beatrice Nichols Bensten. She had an idyllic childhood in Brooklyn wandering in Prospect Park, attending Dodgers games,...
Rodney "Trent" Garrison
Oct 13, 2024
Rodney “Trent” Garrison, age 60 of Cornelia, Georgia took his heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 13, 2024 following a recent decline in health. Born in Demorest, Georgia on April 7, 1964 at the Habersham County Hospital, he was the son of Linda English Garrison & the late Phil Garrison. Trent attended Macon Academy for...
Ronnie Elden Elliott
Oct 9, 2024
Ronnie Elden Elliott, age 64 of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Born on October 26, 1959, in Clayton, he was a son of the late R.E. and Alice Waters Elliott. Ronnie was retired from Fieldale Farms and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid race car fan, who also enjoyed deer hunting and fishing in...
Daniel Clyde Carpenter
Oct 9, 2024
Daniel Clyde Carpenter, age 77 of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Born on June 13, 1947, in Lula, he was a son of Bobbie Jordan Carpenter of Baldwin and the late Ulysses Richard Carpenter. Daniel graduated from Banks County High School in 1965. Soon after, he was drafted into the military and served honorably in the U.S....
Hoyt Wade
Oct 5, 2024
Hoyt Wade, age 91 of Alto, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 05, 2024. Born in Alto, Georgia on January 18, 1933, he was a son of the late CLC Wade, Sr. & Emma Dodd Wade. Hoyt graduated from South Habersham High School, Class of 1951 and served his country proudly in the United States...
Vionie Saxton Irvin
Oct 5, 2024
Vionie Saxton Irvin, age 95 of Demorest, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 05, 2024. Born in Ila, Georgia on February 14, 1929, she was a daughter of the late George Saxton & Cora Lee Loggins. Vionie was the co-owner of Odell’s Self-Service Station for over 21 years. Most importantly, she loved...
Lanell Hubbard Headen
Oct 5, 2024
Lanell Hubbard Headen, age 88 of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Born on November 22, 1935, in Homer, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Guy and Clara Scales Hubbard. Mrs. Headen was a resident of Cedartown for the past 49 years. She was a seamstress and homemaker, and was of the Baptist faith. She...
Cornelis "Cees" De Waart
Oct 1, 2024
Cornelis “Cees” de Waart, age 87 of Gainesville, formerly of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Born on November 29, 1936, in Marken, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Pieter and Neeltje Kaars-de Waart. Cees worked for Stork Food Machinery for 44 years. He relocated to the U.S. from the Netherlands for his job. He traveled...
Jerry Lee Smith
Sep 30, 2024
Jerry Lee Smith, age 91 of Maysville, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024. Born on September 6, 1933, in Freeport, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Robert Smith and Virginia Cunningham Smith. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army veteran, who served during the Korean Conflict. Later, he became an educator and went on to work for Morongo...
Rhonda Miranda Ray Resendiz
Sep 30, 2024
Rhonda Miranda Ray Resendiz, age 35 of Demorest, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024. Born on November 1, 1988, in Demorest, she was a daughter of Anita Bradshaw of Demorest. In addition to her mother, survivors include sister and brother-in-law, Christy and Chris Chitwood of Clarkesville; and several cousins. No formal services are planned at this time. An online...
William Mitchell "Mike" Mize, Jr.
Sep 28, 2024
William Mitchell “Mike” Mize, Jr., age 63, of Alto, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Born on January 24, 1961, in Athens, he was a son of William Mitchell “Mickey” Mize, Sr. and Martha W. Mize of Commerce. Mike was a 1979 graduate of Commerce High School, who worked for Mt. Vernon Mills for a number of years. He...
Barbara Jean Shuler Cantrell
Sep 28, 2024
Barbara Jean Shuler Cantrell, age 79 of Sautee, Georgia, took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on June 06, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Armer Dyer McClure & the late Albert McClure. Barbara worked for Habersham Bank for many years and retired from Habersham Electric...
Una Evelyn Haynes
Sep 27, 2024
Una Evelyn Haynes, age 82 of Commerce, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2024. Born in Robbinsville, North Carolina on July 16, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Arthur Smith & Stella Roulette Smith. Mrs. Haynes was a homemaker. Mrs. Haynes was of the Christian Faith. She was the...
Mary Ann Caudell Jones
Sep 25, 2024
Mary Ann Caudell Jones, age 92 of Cornelia, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Born in Miami, Florida on November 2, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Lester James Caudell & Agnes Irene Neely Caudell Ramsey. Ms. Mary Ann attended Grove Level Baptist Church in Maysville, Georgia. Ms....
Joyce Lynn Mcentire
Sep 23, 2024
Lynn “Lynnie” McEntire Biegeleisen, age 61 of Demorest, Georgia took her heavenly flight home on Monday, September 23, 2024 following an extended illness. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on January 05, 1963, she was a daughter of Gary Benton McEntire of Demorest, Georgia & the late Linda Joyce Adams McEntire. Lynn was a graduate of Habersham Central High School, Class...
Raymond Addis
Sep 21, 2024
Raymond Furman Addis, age 86 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Franklin North Carolina, on September 23, 1937, He was the son of the late Roy Monroe Addis and Della Rogers Addis. Mr. Addis worked 40 years as a school bus driver for the Rabun County School System...
Lt. Col. Clarence Roland Duncan "Pop"
Sep 21, 2024
Lt. Col. Clarence Roland Duncan, affectionately known as “Pop”, age 84 of Baldwin, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2024. A native of Alabama, he was born in Talladega on November 25, 1939 to the late Mack Duncan & the late Aileen Holmes Gaither. Clarence was a United States Army veteran, having proudly served...
Dorothy Merle Echols Turner
Sep 20, 2024
Dorothy Merle Echols Turner, age 89 of Lula, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 20, 2024. Born in the city of Bellton, now known as Lula, Georgia on March 13, 1935 she was a daughter of the late Henry Harrison & Eunice Eloise Kimsey Echols. Dorothy Merle was a graduate of Lula...
Alma Lynn Savage
Sep 19, 2024
Alma Lynn Savage, age 79, of Clarkesville, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born on April 4, 1945, in Salina Utah, he was the son of the late Don Henry Savage and Lillie Anderson Savage. Alma Lynn was small in size but large in love and acceptance. He especially loved his family. On August...
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