Local Obituaries
Clyde Freeman
Sep 30, 2016
Clyde Lee Freeman, age 75 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on April 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Howard and Sadie Burgess Freeman. Mr. Freeman retired from Hazel Creek Orchard and enjoyed fishing, raising chickens, and deer hunting. He was a member of Chopped Oak Baptist...
Pearl Banks
Sep 27, 2016
PEARL SMITH BANKS, age 91 of the Fairview Community, Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 following an extended illness. Born in Cleveland, Georgia on October 19, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Paul F. Smith & Annie Rose Warwick Smith. Mrs. Banks was a homemaker and a member of the...
Sherrie Tomlin
Sep 25, 2016
Sherrie Diana Barnes Tomlin, age 54 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016. Born in College Park, Georgia on June 10, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Billy Dean, Sr. and Othela Cash Barnes. Mrs. Tomlin was a seamstress for Short Manufacturing with 20 years of service. In her spare time she enjoyed knitting, reading and traveling...
Sandra Morris
Sep 25, 2016
Sandra Jean Holcomb Morris age 65 of Demorest, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on April 7, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Howard Thomas and Myrtle Herbert Holcomb. Mrs. Morris was a Dietary Supervisor with Habersham County Medical Center with 29 years of service and a member of Lamar Christian Church. In her...
Philip Cody
Sep 22, 2016
Philip Gerald Cody, Sr. of Cornelia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, after 78 full years of life. By those who knew him best, he was called Phil, Papa and, more often than not, Cody. He was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on May 30, 1938, to the late Claude and Mary Bond Cody. In...
Ola Demore
Sep 21, 2016
Ola Mae James DeMore 92, life-time resident of Clarkesville, Georgia died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Habersham Home East in Demorest. Born in Turnerville, Georgia on April 9, 1924 she was a daughter of the late Garnett Ciscro and Rilla Mae Blair James. Mrs. DeMore had been a member of Fairfield Baptist Church for 64 years. She loved serving the...
Inf. Kathryn Claire Norton
Sep 20, 2016
Little Miss Kathryn Claire Norton, infant daughter of Charles David and Lisa Michele Smith Norton, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. She was preceded in death by her paternal great grandparents, Melvin & Stella Mae Norton. Surviving are her parents Charles David & Lisa Michele Smith Norton of Cornelia; sister, Sadie Mae Norton; paternal grandparents, David & Marsha Norton...
Lois Shortt
Sep 18, 2016
Lois Helen Johnson Shortt, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016. Born in Alma, Georgia on October 19, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Corinna Pirkle Johnson and Ashley Johnson. Lois graduated from Alma High School in 1942. She attended the University of Georgia and graduated with a BS in Education in Physical Education and...
Paul Allen
Sep 16, 2016
Paul S. Allen, age 92 of Demorest, passed away Friday, September 16, 2016, at a private healthcare facility. Born in Habersham County on August 17, 1924, he was a son of the late Walter Allen and Lily Sosebee Allen. Mr. Allen was retired from Clarkesville Mills as a mechanic. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during...
Haskell Morgan
Sep 16, 2016
Haskell Morgan, age 94 of Baldwin, formerly of California and Arkansas, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 following an extended illness. Born in Batesville, Arkansas on December 8, 1921, he was a son of the late Joe and Nancy Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a retired groundskeeper with Sun Lodge Colony in Palm Desert, California and was a member of...
Paul Murphy
Sep 13, 2016
PAUL GLENN MURPHY, age 66 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on July 29, 1950, he was the son of the late Howard & Monteen Suggs Murphy. Mr. Murphy enjoyed listening to Country music, especially Johnny Cash. His favorite female singer was Dolly Partin. Mr....
Crystal Toler
Sep 13, 2016
Crystal Joy Lovell Toler, age 37 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on May 19, 1979 she was the daughter of Martha Hunt Black and the late Robert Lester Lovell. Mrs. Toler was a member of Habersham Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed reading, participating in bible studies,...
Kenneth Wylie
Sep 11, 2016
Kenneth Larry Wylie, age 61 of Mt. Airy, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Buford, Georgia on December 17, 1954, he was a son of Gracie Louise Day Wylie Jones and the late Fred Marshall Wylie. Mr. Wylie was a retired correctional officer with Lee Arrendale State Prison. He proudly served...
Marsha Ann Nalley
Sep 8, 2016
MARSHA ANN MARCUS NALLEY, age 38 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her residence. Born in Stephens County, GA on October 2, 1977, she was a daughter of the late Penny Marcus Rudeseal. Ms. Nalley was a member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church. She was a soccer mom who enjoyed spending time with her family...
Evelyn Howard
Sep 7, 2016
EVELYN SOUTHERLAND SOSEBEE HOWARD, age 88 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, September 07, 2016 following an extended illness. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on August 20, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Perry & Mae Taylor Southerland. Mrs. Howard was an educator for over 29 years, teaching mostly in Kindergarten & 1st grades and retired from...
Daniel "Danny" Eller
Sep 7, 2016
Daniel Wesley “Danny” Eller, age 49 of Demorest, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on November 3, 1966, he was a son of Jeanette Eller Burch. Mr. Eller was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. Mr. Eller was preceded in death by his brother, Nicky Pietropaolo and maternal grandparents, Boyd...
Mildred Marie Kinsey Trotter
Aug 29, 2016
Mildred Marie Kinsey Trotter, age 96 of Clarkesville, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016. Born in Habersham County on March 9, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Charles Lacey and Ethel Mae Stroud Kinsey. Mrs. Trotter was retired from Habersham Mills with 20 plus years of service in the spinning department. She was a member of Victory Baptist...
Birdell Blalock Wade
Aug 28, 2016
BIRDELL BLALOCK WADE, age 90 of Alto passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Born in Habersham County on May 28, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Albert Buren and Mahala Nix Blalock. Mrs. Wade worked retail for a number of years and was recently attending Cornelia Congregational Holiness Church. She enjoyed quilting, reading, putting puzzles together, camping...
Ms. Jeri Parker Orrell
Aug 28, 2016
MS. JERI PARKER ORRELL, age 73 of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Born in Lula Georgia on August 16, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Desi Segars Parker. Mrs. Orrell was formerly employed with Golf Shots as a photographer. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Orrell was preceded in death by her husband,...
Patricia Clay Johnson
Aug 26, 2016
Patricia Clay Johnson, age 74 of Cleveland formerly of Lula, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 18, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Collier Clay, Jr. & Sally Ruth Shuford Clay. Ms. Johnson enjoyed spending time with family and...
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