Local Obituaries
Peggy Nelson
Jul 6, 2017
Peggy Martin Nelson, age 57 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017. Born in Smyrna, Georgia on December 22, 1959, she was a daughter of Carol Ann Cox Martin of Clarkesville and the late Jack Martin. Mrs. Nelson retired from Fieldale Farms as an Administrative Assistant with 20 years of service. She enjoyed flowers, sports, drag racing and car...
N.U. Turpen
Jul 2, 2017
N.U. TURPEN, JR., age 90 of Cleveland, Georgia formerly of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, July 02, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Tallulah Falls, Georgia on September 06, 1926, he was a son of the late N.U. Turpen, Sr. & Drucilla Williams Turpen. Mr. Turpen served his country proudly in the United...
Linda Adams Mcentire
Jun 30, 2017
LINDA ADAMS MCENTIRE, age 71 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Habersham Medical Center. Born in Hall County, Georgia on August 25, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Helen Poole Hawkins. Linda grew up in the Habersham Mills Community and would often post her fond memories of...
Kennedy Ruthann "Smurf" Wright
Jun 30, 2017
KENNEDY RUTHANN “SMURF” WRIGHT, age 16 of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Stephens County, Georgia on August 03, 2000, Kennedy was an up and coming Junior at Habersham Central High School. She was a member of the Lady Raider Basketball Team and loved spending countless hours on the...
Linda Lee Woods Whitlock
Jun 30, 2017
Linda Lee Woods Whitlock, age 61 of Baldwin, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017. Born on January 18, 1956 in Decatur, Georgia, she was a daughter of Louise Hudson Harris and the late William Meredith Woods. Ms. Whitlock served in the U.S. Forest Service and was a retired educator, having worked for Banks, Hall, and Habersham Counties as a...
Louise Burrell
Jun 25, 2017
LOUISE PASCHAL BURRELL, age 95 of Clarkesville, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born in Harris County, Georgia on August 24, 1921, she was a daughter of the late William and Estelle Moore Paschal. She was a member of Clarkesville Baptist Church. She had worked at Clarkesville Mill, and after becoming an LPN, worked at...
Lavada Warren
Jun 22, 2017
Lavada English Warren, age 77, of Demorest, passed away on June 22, 2017 at home following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, GA, on May 24, 1940, she attended North Habersham High School. She graduated with her LPN license from North Georgia Technical College and received her RN license from Darton Colllege in Albany, GA in 1977. She was...
Douglas Harold "Doug" Franklin
Jun 21, 2017
DOUGLAS HAROLD “DOUG” FRANKLIN, age 69 of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on December 28, 1947, he was a son of the late Arlin John Franklin & Cleo Jameson Franklin. Doug was a co-owner of Franklin Brother’s Plumbing & Electric and was a...
Graciela M. Martinez
Jun 17, 2017
Graciela M. Martinez, age 61 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on January 15, 1956, she was a daughter of the late J. Carmen Mares & Ysidra Palomares Mares. Mrs. Martinez was a retired poultry worker with Fieldale Farms Corporation with many years of service. She was a...
Margie Tucker Mulvihill
Jun 17, 2017
Margie Marie Tucker Mulvihill, age 65 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Born in Christian County, Kentucky on September 22, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Kirby and Essie Overton Tucker. Mrs. Mulvihill retired as a food service director from Unicoi State Park. She enjoyed flowers, helping others and was of the Baptist faith....
Jay Mcnabb
Jun 14, 2017
Jay McNabb, age 92 of Baldwin, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina on January 9, 1925, he was a son of the late Olen and Mae Smith McNabb. Mr. McNabb was a retired farmer and owner and operator of McNabb Grocery and Service Station. He also retired from Fieldale Farms. He...
Claudia Beck
Jun 14, 2017
Claudia McConnell Beck, age 80 of Cornelia, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on May 29, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Zelma Elberta English McConnell. Mrs. Beck retired from Ethicon in 2004 as a Suture Thread Waxer with 32 years of service. She enjoyed watching TV, especially wrestling and...
Mgysgt. Usmc Retired, Scott Woodall
Jun 10, 2017
Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant, Scott Woodall, age 81 of Demorest, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at a private healthcare facility. Born in Lumpkin County on August 14, 1935, he was a son of the late Carl Woodall and Ruby Chastain Woodall. MSgt Woodall was retired from the United States Marine Corps with 23 ½ years of service to his...
Carl Flury
Jun 8, 2017
Carl S. Flury, age 89 of Demorest, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, South Carolina on July 5, 1927, he was a son of the late Albert L. Flury and Cora Robertson Flury. Carl retired as Vice President with Independent Insurance Company in Jacksonville, Florida at 62. As a young man, he served...
Joyce Tomanek
Jun 7, 2017
JOYCE E. TOMANEK, age 81 of Clarkesville passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Born in Detroit, MI on November 3, 1935, was the daughter of the late Butch and Bernice Traverse Fehner. Mrs. Tomanek was a woman of many talents and her children refer to her as Superwoman. She was an artist, author and outdoor enthusiast. As a ham...
Lucille Gibson
Jun 7, 2017
Lucille Jackson Gibson, age 85 of Homer, passed away Wednesday, June 07, 2017. Born in Banks County on May 1, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Claude Jackson and Mittie Asborn Jackson. Mrs. Gibson was a homemaker and in her younger years was an active member of Damascus Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Avien Gober
Jun 7, 2017
Avien Derez Gober, age 23 of Gainesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. He was born on March 15, 1994 in Gainesville, GA, the son of Crystal K. Gober. He attended East Hall High School and graduated in 2012, where he was a member of the marching band, drum major, symphonic band, yearbook club, beta club and various other...
Preston B. Thompson
Jun 6, 2017
PRESTON B. THOMPSON, age 90 of Demorest, Georgia formerly of Fredericksburg, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 06, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Tazewell County, West Virginia on April 17, 1927, he was a son of the late Greever & Sylvia Smith Thompson. Mr. Thompson proudly served his country in the United States Army, United States Navy, and...
Christine Dyer
Jun 5, 2017
CHRISTINE WHITLOCK DYER, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 05, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on November 9, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Steve & Bertha Barrett Whitlock. Mrs. Dyer retired from both Chicopee and Nicolon/Baycor as a weaver. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, monogramming, cooking, and spending time with her family. Mrs....
Ray Smith
Jun 5, 2017
RAY L. SMITH, age 80 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 05, 2017. Ray was born in Cleveland, Georgia on October 9, 1936. He was a son of the late Paul & Annie Rose Warwick Smith. Mr. Smith retired as a store manager with Pence Feed and Farm Supply in Clarkesville. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. Ray...
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