Local Obituaries
Chad Tanksley
Feb 15, 2017
Chad Douglas Tanksley, age 43 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on September 2, 1973, he was a son of the late Charlie Douglas Tanksley. Chad worked for a number of years at Cody Road Workshop and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time he enjoyed reading,...
Miriam Shore
Feb 13, 2017
MIRIAM GILLESPIE SHORE, age 92 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on June 29, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Ed “C.E.” Gillespie & Cornelia Britts Davison Gillespie. Miriam was retired from Belk Department Store after 33 years of dedicated service. She loved her family most of all, spending...
Willie C. Dodd
Feb 13, 2017
WILLIE C. MASTERS DODD, age 95 of Homer, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017. Born in ¬¬¬ Alto, Georgia, on December 24, 1921 she was a daughter of the late Clyde Masters and Maude Roberts Masters Dodd. Mrs. Dodd was a homemaker and attended Yonah Congregational Holiness Church. She enjoyed playing the guitar and the piano and shared her...
Jo Ann Forrester
Feb 10, 2017
Jo Ann Smith Forrester, age 62 of Demorest, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017. Born in Habersham County on June 18, 1954, she was a daughter of the late John Ferd Smith and Lois Colston Smith. Mrs. Forrester recently retired from the Georgia DNR as a secretary and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. In her spare time...
Hoyt Tench
Feb 7, 2017
Hoyt D. Tench, age 84 of Cornelia, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on January 4, 1933, he was a son of the late Hezekiah and Viola Ivie Tench. Mr. Tench served his country proudly in the United States Army, having been stationed at Ft. Hood in Texas during the Korean Conflict working as a...
Mark Ivester
Feb 6, 2017
Mark Taylor Ivester, age 61 of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, February 06, 2017. Born in Stephens County on April 9, 1955, he was a son of Avanelle Taylor Ivester of Clarkesville and the late Junior Ivester. Mr. Ivester was a self-employed grading contractor and also a poultry farmer. He enjoyed spending time with his family and fishing. Mr. Ivester was...
Rodney "R.J." Howard
Feb 5, 2017
Rodney Rodrigues “RJ” Howard, Jr., age 19 of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on April 27, 1997 he was the son of Jessica Carswell Howard of Clarkesville and the late Rodney Rodrigues Howard, Sr. RJ was currently a resident of Tangu, Inc., a rehabilitation facility and a member of Shady Grove Baptist...
Inez Kimsey
Feb 4, 2017
NELLIE INEZ ELROD KIMSEY, age 101 of Clarkesville passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Born in Habersham County on January 13, 1916, she was a daughter of the late James “Jim” and Anna Chapman Elrod. Mrs. Kimsey worked as a secretary and office manager for Cleveland Sports Wear and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing...
Roxana Black
Feb 4, 2017
ROXANA BARRETT BLACK , age 63 of Cornelia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 04, 2017 at her residence. Born in Topeka, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Dorene McMillian Barrett. Mrs. Black was a loving wife, Mama, Nana, and sister. She enjoyed traveling to car shows in Pigeon Forge, dinners with...
Margie Lawson
Feb 3, 2017
Margie Kimsey Lawson, age 85 of Cornelia, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida on June 11, 1931, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Savannah English Kimsey. Mrs. Lawson was the owner and operator of Habersham County Credit Bureau for over 30 years. She was a member of Cornelia United Methodist...
Donald Andrew Mcclure
Jan 29, 2017
Donald Andrew McClure, age 75 of Lula, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at his residence. Born in Gillsville, Georgia on July 11, 1941, he was a son of the late Otis McClain and Lillie Parr McClure. Mr. McClure was a retired supervisor with AMF – Potter & Brumfield and was also retired from SKF TRW Bearings Division. He...
Louise Oliver
Jan 29, 2017
LOUISE GRAHAM OLIVER, age 82 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born in Jacksonville, Georgia on October 14, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Dave & Lottie Lee Clements Graham. Mrs. Oliver was retired with Southern Bell after 37 years of dedicated service and in later years enjoyed helping her daughter, Louann, with her...
Marvin Wade
Jan 29, 2017
MARVIN DEWEY WADE, JR. age 69 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on August 28, 1947, he was a son of the late Marvin Dewey Wade, Sr. and Lessie Dean Wade. Marvin served his country proudly in the United States Army in active combat during Vietnam. He was a retired carpenter and...
Alene Ponder Pence
Jan 23, 2017
ALENE PONDER PENCE, age 93 of Melbourne, Florida and Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017. Born in Sidell, Kentucky on December 22, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Roy & Nancy Margaret Reid Ponder. Alene married Herschel Pence in 1944. They moved to Melbourne, Florida in 1950 where they co-owned Pence Septic Tank & Land...
Billy Mealor
Jan 21, 2017
Billy General Mealor, age 79 of Lula, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his residence. Born in Maysville, Georgia on April 28, 1937, he was a son of the late Evan and Pratt Burke Mealor. Mr. Mealor was a former member and deacon of Lula Baptist Church and currently a member of Maysville Baptist Church. He was a United...
Timothy Strait
Jan 20, 2017
Timothy Shawn “Tim” Strait, age 52 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on September 26, 1964 he was a son of Regina Bacon Strait of Clarkesville and the late Ronald E. Strait. Mr. Strait was a self employed truck driver and enjoyed fishing and drawing. He served his country proudly in the United States...
Arthur Wade
Jan 19, 2017
Arthur Joseph Wade, age 78 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017. Born in Habersham County on December 11, 1938, he was a son of the late Rever Wade and Maebelle Thompson Wade. Mr. Wade was formerly a handyman and he was of the Holiness faith. He enjoyed restoring lamps and giving them away to people and reading his...
Tori Dodd
Jan 19, 2017
TORI PAIGE DODD, age 22 of the Hollywood Community, Clarkesville, Georgia. Our beautiful, talented, and loving Tori Paige Dodd was born March 9, 1994 in Stephens County Hospital at 315 p.m. From that day forward, she became the center of our world. Tori was in Laguna Beach, California, when she received her call to be an angel on January 19,...
George Miller
Jan 19, 2017
George R. Miller, age 72 of Cumming, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017. Born in Chicago, IL on January 30, 1944, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mae Kiss Miller. Mr. Miller was a retired mechanical design manager for Process Control. He enjoyed fishing, watching football, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He...
Betty Smallwood Nix
Jan 17, 2017
Betty Ann Smallwood Nix, age 70 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Roanoke, Alabama on April 11, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Handley Smallwood and Cora Lee Fowler Smallwood. Mrs. Nix retired from Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. She loved animals, especially dogs....
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