Local Obituaries
John King
Mar 26, 2017
John Clinton King, age 47 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born in Gwinnett County, Georgia on August 27, 1969, he was a son of Fred and Brenda King of Mt. Airy. Mr. King served his country with the United States Marine Corp. He enjoyed playing video games and reading comic books. Mr. King was of...
Brenda Nicely
Mar 25, 2017
This phenomenal woman, Brenda T. Nicely, graced this world on the twenty-ninth day of December in the year nineteen hundred and fifty. She was truly the mother and friend to so many and was known for opening her home and heart to the countless masses. Time truly waits on no man. Brenda T. Nicely transitioned from this life on March...
Dr. Oland Garrison
Mar 21, 2017
Dr. Oland Garrison of Cornelia passed away March 21 in Atlanta with Mary, his devoted wife of 67 years, at his side. He lived most of his life in Habersham County, where he cared for many families for decades. Dr. Garrison was widely recognized for his diagnostic skills. In an era before specialists were common, he performed procedures and surgeries...
Herdus Arrington
Mar 19, 2017
Herdus C. Arrington, Jr. age 85 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Vallejo, California on November 01, 1931, he was a son of the late Herdus Coffey Arrington, Sr. & Grace Thelma Miller Arrington. Mr. Arrington served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict as...
Mack B. Caudell
Mar 19, 2017
Mack B. Caudell, 84, of Baldwin, passed away Sunday morning, March 19, 2017 after an extended illness. Born May 30th, 1932, to Lee and Myrtle Caudell in Baldwin, Mack was a lifelong resident of Banks and Habersham Counties. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Marian, who passed to the Lord in 2014. An avid outdoorsman...
Frank Gordon
Mar 18, 2017
Frank A. Gordon, age 79 of Gillsville, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born in Walton County on February 1, 1938, he was a son of the late A. F. Gordon and Drucilla Garrison Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a graduate from Walton County High School, ABAC, and the University of Georgia. He retired in 1969 as an agricultural school teacher...
Vernita Malone
Mar 18, 2017
Vernita Malone, age 63 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 22, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Carl Malone and Gracie L. Banks. Vernita was full of life and loved spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Ms. Malone was preceded in death by three siblings, Michael...
Karen Gilstrap
Mar 16, 2017
KAREN ROGERS GILSTRAP , age 65 of Lula passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on June 1, 1951 she was a daughter of the late Sam & Gladys Hogan Rogers. Mrs. Gilstrap graduated from Banks County High School in 1969, was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed helping with the family...
Annie Tatum
Mar 16, 2017
ANNIE LOU KINSEY TATUM, age 83 of Demorest passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Born in White County on May 27, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Georgia Freeman Kinsey. Mrs. Tatum was a homemaker and was recently attending Fairfield Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.. In addition to her...
Larry Autry
Mar 14, 2017
Larry Lee Autry, age 62 of Baldwin, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 following a brief illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on April 9, 1954 he was the son of the late Leroy & Beatrice Goss Autry. He enjoyed fellowshipping and joking with others, word puzzles, drawing and coloring. Mr. Autry was known for living life like he...
Nadine Alexander Childs
Mar 12, 2017
Nadine Alexander Childs, age 82 of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Born in the Chicopee Community of Hall County, Georgia on October 04, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Frank Alexander & Inez Shockley Alexander. Mrs. Childs was a retired decorative artist and was a member of the Torch...
Larry Carnes
Mar 11, 2017
Rev. Larry D. Carnes, age 69 of Mt. Airy, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Born in Athens, Georgia on July 5, 1947, he was a son of the late N. B. Carnes and Florine Howington Carnes. Rev. Carnes was an ordained minister for 18 years having pastored several area churches. His passion was serving...
Orlando Gonzalez-Lopez
Mar 10, 2017
Orlando Gonzalez-Lopez, age 38 of Alto, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Guanajuato on October 7, 1978, he was a son of Serafin Gonzalez and Honorina Lopez. In addition to his parents, Orlando is survived by his wife, Rosalva Martinez-Villagomez of Alto; children, Jesus Gonzalez, Eric Gonzalez, and Sofia Gonzalez all...
Jeanette Oliver
Mar 6, 2017
Jeanette Louise Lathan Oliver, age 64 of Mt. Airy, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on January 15, 1953, she was the daughter of Louise Lathan Allen of Mt. Airy and the late Eugene Carlton Allen. She was a retired deputy clerk with Habersham County Clerk of Court and a...
Pastor Gerald Lee
Feb 28, 2017
Pastor Gerald Maurice Lee, age 77 of Turnerville, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at his residence. Born in Florence, South Carolina on February 20, 1940, he was a son of the late Henry and Christine Melton Lee. Pastor Lee was a member of Turnerville Church of God, where he served his congregation as Pastor for over 30 years. He...
Nancy Watkins
Feb 28, 2017
Nancy Lee Watkins, age 87 of Cleveland and formerly of Mt. Airy passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on February 26, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John Monroe and Jane Lee Dalton Carlan. Mrs. Watkins enjoyed life and riding around. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Charles Alexander
Feb 23, 2017
Rev. Charles Crawford Alexander, age 88 of Baldwin, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at North East Georgia Medical Center. Born in Barberton Ohio on July 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Roy Reed Alexander and Mary Roquemore Alexander. Rev Alexander graduated from Athens High School in 1946. He served in the US Army in Germany...
Diane Witherspoon
Feb 22, 2017
Diane Beck Witherspoon, age 65 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on April 21, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Clay Beck. Mrs. Witherspoon was an office manager with Herrin Communities and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Diane was a very loving wife, mother,...
Peggy Vinson
Feb 22, 2017
Peggy Cawthon Vinson, age 82 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at her residence. Born in Fulton County on Ocotber 26, 1934, she was a daughter of the late William Bailey Cawthon and Ivey Lou Brown Cawthon. Mrs. Vinson was a retired retail associate. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Junior Davis
Feb 17, 2017
Norman “Junior” Davis, Jr., age 77 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on December 19, 1939, he was a son of the late Norman Davis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Blair Davis. Mr. Davis was an active and devoted member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church and he was retired from both...
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