Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Tommy Cash

Tommy Cash

May 18, 2016

Tommy Cash, age 82 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at his residence. Born in Habersham County on December 3, 1933, he was a son of the late Thomas Ameal Cash and Birdie Greenman Cash. Mr. Cash was retired from The Saddle Shop and a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church. He enjoyed all aspects of farming,...

Tommy Thurston Parker

Tommy Thurston Parker

May 18, 2016

Tommy Thurston Parker, age 69 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Born in Rabun County on January 12, 1947, he was a son of the late Thomas Brown Parker and Ruby Nell Wall Parker. Mr. Parker was retired from Windstream Communications with 42 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith and served his country proudly in...

Louise Ann Broome

Louise Ann Broome

May 12, 2016

Louise Ann Broome, 69 of Ruskin, Florida formerly of Banks County, passed May 12, 2016, peacefully at home. Louise was a retired school bus driver for the Hillsborough County School District. She was preceded in death by her son, Dwayne Broome. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Clois Broome, their children; Pamela, Johnny, Ronny, and Cassie,...

Marvin Cantrell

Marvin Cantrell

May 4, 2016

Marvin Lee Cantrell, age 79 of Mt. Airy, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born in Turnerville, Georgia on July 11, 1936, he was a son of the late Harley Cantrell and Mary Ivester Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell loved the Lord and was an avid musician playing lead guitar and bass. He spent over thirty years as an instrument technician with...

Ella Wade

Ella Wade

May 2, 2016

Ella Lou Wade, age 57 of Alto, passed away Monday, May 02, 2016. Born on April 12, 1959 in Habersham County, she was a daughter of the late Ruben and Louella Williams Krockun. Ms. Wade was a homemaker. Ms. Wade loved to spend time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Some of her hobbies include gardening, drawing, making crafts, and...

Katherine Parks

Katherine Parks

May 1, 2016

Katherine Smith Parks, age 87 of Demorest, passed away Sunday, May 01, 2016, at her residence. Born in Pierson, Florida on September 26, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Leona Stedweiser Smith. Mrs. Parks attended Level Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Parks was also preceded in death by her son, John Robert Parks, a son-in-law, Kenneth Orear,...

Steve Mcduffie

Steve Mcduffie

Apr 26, 2016

Steve Marshall McDuffie, age 69 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 02, 1946, Mr. McDuffie was the son of Vera Lynch McDuffie of Baldwin, Georgia and the late Grady McDuffie. He was a field supervisor with Caldwell Insulation and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church, and Asbestos Local...

Olga Jimenez Johnson

Olga Jimenez Johnson

Apr 26, 2016

Olga Jimenez Johnson, age 60 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Born in San Antonio, Texas on April 8, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Jose M. Jimenez and Maria Magdalena Arteaga Jimenez. In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, cooking, and gardening. In addition to her parents, she...

Greg Jenkins

Greg Jenkins

Apr 23, 2016

Greg Jenkins, age 70 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. Born in Dayton, Ohio on October 8, 1945, he was a son of the late Jack and Ruth Schuyler Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was retired from United Parcel Service (UPS), where he was a driver and later became a supervisor. He was also currently employed as a courier...

James Lewis Moss

James Lewis Moss

Apr 23, 2016

James Lewis Moss, age 73 of Canton, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016. Born in Banks County, Georgia on April 25, 1942, he was a son of the late Gladys Marie White Wood. Mr. Moss was raised by Paul and Lucille Moss White. He was self employed and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include friend, Marianne Forrester of Canton; daughters...

Thomas David Smith

Thomas David Smith

Apr 22, 2016

Thomas David Smith, age 69 of Cornelia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 22, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Clayton, Georgia on October 23, 1946, he was a son of the late Grady and Annie Mae Shirley Smith. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Marine Vietnam veteran and was retired as a plant operator from...

Willie Brock

Willie Brock

Apr 21, 2016

Willie Brock, age 72 of Cornelia, went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Born in Cornelia, Georgia on September 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Crawford and Emma Dover Brock. Mr. Brock was a retired food service supervisor with Lee Arrendale State Prison and attended The Torch Worship Center. He enjoyed cooking,...

Rachel Moon Hooper

Rachel Moon Hooper

Apr 21, 2016

Rachel Moon Hooper, age 78 of Alto, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Born in Burlington, North Carolina, on April 3, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Rev. R.C. and Kathleen Dalton Moon. Ms. Hooper was a member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church and had been active in several area churches...

Betty Marie Maney Moore

Betty Marie Maney Moore

Apr 18, 2016

Betty Marie Maney Moore, age 63 of Demorest, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at her residence. Born in Habersham County on May 18, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Voice and Ruby Mae Franklin Maney. Mrs. Moore was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed reading, especially about history. She also loved her cats, historical homes, genealogy, and...

Nancy Allen  Sewell

Nancy Allen Sewell

Apr 15, 2016

NANCY ALLEN SEWELL, age 88 of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2016 following a period of declining health. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina on March 19, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison & Nancy Catherine Jones Allen. Mrs. Sewell was retired from Mountain Resources now known as Avita...

Danny Gosnell

Danny Gosnell

Apr 11, 2016

Danny Gosnell, age 63 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at his residence. Born in Logansport, Indiana on March 27, 1953, he was a son of the late Raymond D. and Laura Jane Morris Gosnell. Mr. Gosnell was a retired trucker and of the Southern Baptist faith. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and antique automobiles. In...

Lois Edwards

Lois Edwards

Apr 8, 2016

Lois Eleanor Abney Edwards, age 97 of Cornelia, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016. Born in Haralson County, Georgia on July 8, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Abney and Margaret Eleanor McRae Abney. Mrs. Edwards was a homemaker and member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church. In her spare time she enjoyed traveling. In addition to...

Harold J.  Welborn

Harold J. Welborn

Apr 7, 2016

Harold J. Welborn, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away April 7, 2016. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on April 11, 1944, he was a son of the late Joseph Lawrence Welborn and Harriett Worley Welborn. Mr. Welborn was a member of Stonepile Baptist Church. He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting, fishing, tinkering, gardening, especially growing tomatoes. In addition to his parents, he...

Debra Annette Shirley Hoff

Debra Annette Shirley Hoff

Apr 7, 2016

Debra Annette Shirley Hoff, age 56 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at her residence. Born in Habersham County on January 4, 1960, she was a daughter of Homer Shirley of Baldwin and Holline Whitworth Shirley of Demorest. Mrs. Hoff was employed as a scale operator with the Habersham County Landfill. She was of the Baptist faith...

Phyllis Jean Gary

Phyllis Jean Gary

Apr 7, 2016

Phyllis Jean Gary, 77, of Colorado Springs, CO, beloved mother, wife, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 7, 2016, from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Phyllis was born January 24, 1939, in Cornelia, GA, to Joseph LeRoy Berrong and Emma Jane (Gibbs) Berrong. She attended Montreat College in Montreat, NC for two years, then married the love of her...