Local Obituaries
Sheldon Ellis Baum
Mar 8, 2016
Sheldon Ellis Baum, Shelley, 79, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. He was embraced in love by his wife and children as he let go of their hands and took the hands of those that preceded him in death; father and mother, Dr. Louis and Dorothy Baum, brother,...
Inez Mantooth Long
Mar 7, 2016
Inez Mantooth Long, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016. Born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 15, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Martha Williams Mantooth. Mrs. Long was retired from Fieldale Farms and was a member of Demorest Baptist Church. She worked at the Senior Center for many years and was...
Grover Lee Addis
Mar 5, 2016
Grover Lee Addis, age 60 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016. Born in Seneca, South Carolina on November 28, 1955, he was the son of the late Lewis Addis and Frances Alexander Addis Davis. Mr. Addis was a retired police officer with Cornelia Police Department with 28 years in law enforcement. He was a Christian who enjoyed...
Norris Free
Mar 1, 2016
Norris Free, age 79 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Born in Clarkesville, on June 10, 1936, he was a son of the late Vance Adrian and Minnie Dean Free. Mr. Free was currently employed with the Habersham County Board of Education as a school bus driver with 31 years of service. He was member of Macedonia Baptist...
Donald Lee "Don" Elrod
Feb 23, 2016
Donald Lee "Don" Elrod, age 74 of Mt. Airy, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Born in Greer, South Carolina on June 6, 1941, he was a son of the late Robert Lee “Bob” and Pernell Kinney Elrod. Mr. Elrod was retired as a supervisor from Piedmont Automotive with over 30 years of service and was of the Baptist faith....
Mildred Jeanette Westbrook Massey
Feb 18, 2016
Mildred Jeanette Westbrook Massey, age 95 of Homer, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Born in Banks County, on December 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Loredo and Elizabeth Hill Westbrook. Mrs. Massey was a homemaker and was also retired from the Banks County Extension Office. She was a member of Homer United Methodist Church and enjoyed...
Thomas Lee Owenby, Jr.
Feb 13, 2016
Thomas Lee Owenby, Jr., age 45 of Mt. Airy, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016. Born in Demorest, Georgia on May 13, 1970, he was a son of Thomas Lee, Sr. and Judy LaCount Owenby of Mt. Airy. Mr. Owenby was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking, camping and being outdoors. In addition to his parents,...
Allen Nicely
Feb 5, 2016
Allen Nicely, age 74 of Cornelia, departed this life on February 5, 2016. Mr. Nicely was born January 27, 1942 in Hayesville, NC to the late William and Estella Moore Nicely. He retired from TenCate in November of 2012, where he had 30 plus years of service. Mr. Nicely was an active member of the High Rock Masonic Lodge #683,...
Minnie Ruth Burton Trotter Turner
Feb 3, 2016
Minnie Ruth Burton Trotter Turner, age 86 of Lula, passed away Wednesday, February 03, 2016, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on December 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Grant Burton and Dora York Burton. Mrs. Turner was retired from Fieldale and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She was described by her family...
Larry Glenn "Zippo" Zimmerman
Feb 2, 2016
Larry Glenn “Zippo” Zimmerman, age 64 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Born in Habersham County on August 17, 1951, he was a son of the late James Daniel “Dan” and Alice Payne Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman was retired from the United States Army, with 20 years of dedicated service, having served during the Vietnam Era. He also was...
Melvin Martin
Feb 1, 2016
Melvin Martin, age 96 of Demorest, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016. Born in Madison County, Georgia on March 19, 1919, he was a son of the late Loris and Pammie Lewallen Martin. Mr. Martin was retired from Habersham Mills and was a member of Clarkesville Church of God. He enjoyed gardening and bird watching. In addition to his parents,...
Joann Yvonne Ivester
Jan 27, 2016
Joann Yvonne Ivester, age 58 of Turnerville, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Born in Stephens County on October 29, 1957, she was a daughter of Mary Lucille Wall Ivester of Turnerville and the late Henry A. Ivester, Jr. She was a former supervisor with Fieldale Farms for a number of years and was a member of Turnerville Church of...
Tammy Sue Reynolds Greenway
Jan 26, 2016
Tammy Sue Reynolds Greenway, age 47 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Born in Athens, Georgia on October 7, 1968, she was a daughter of the late J.B. and Norma Jean Crenshaw Reynolds. Mrs. Greenway was a homemaker and was of the Holiness faith. She was full of life and enjoyed traveling, especially to Myrtle Beach. She also...
Wayde Patrick Hoose
Jan 25, 2016
Wayde Patrick Hoose, age 42 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. Born in Utica, New York on August 13, 1973, he was a son of Eugene Walter and Celeste Chesebro Hoose of Cornelia. Mr. Hoose was employed as a server with Pizza Hut for 12 years combined and was of the Pentecostal faith. He was an artist who...
Lloyd Edward "Pa" Harrison
Jan 24, 2016
Lloyd Edward “PA” Harrison, age 87 of Gainesville, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016. Born in Habersham County on February 29, 1928, he was a son of the late Samuel “Sam” Idus and Pearl Morrison Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a retired vocational instructor, having taught industrial electricity at Lanier Tech for over 30 years. He was a U.S. Army Korea...
Eunice Burns Shirley
Jan 20, 2016
EUNICE BURNS SHIRLEY, age 69 of the Hollingsworth Community, Alto, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 following an extended illness. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia on February 06, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Willie Edward & Lizzie Phillips Burns. Mrs. Shirley was a retired food service manager from the Habersham County School...
J.H. "Earl" Gibson
Jan 15, 2016
J.H. “EARL” GIBSON, age 71 of Clarkesville, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016, at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on October 5, 1944, he was a son of the late Robert and Donnie Nations Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a construction worker, enjoyed fishing and hunting, and was of the Baptist faith. He was a US Army...
Dr. Charles Austin Mcgahee
Jan 12, 2016
Dr. Charles Austin McGahee, age 87 of Clarkesville, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Born in Dunwoody, Georgia on February 26, 1928, he was a son of the late Cupian Forest and Mildred Lorain Blankenship McGahee. Mr. McGahee served in the United States Army as a paratrooper. He was self employed as a chiropractor in the White County area where...
Nancy Blanche Stephens
Jan 12, 2016
Nancy Blanche Williams Stephens, age 75 of Alto and formerly of Gainesville, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in Gainesville on August 12, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Grover Williams and Verbie Millwood Williams. Mrs. Stephens was retired from the poultry industry and was of the Baptist faith. In her spare time,...
Barbara Jo Mcentire
Jan 11, 2016
Barbara Jo McEntire, age 74 of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 11, 2016. Born in Hall County on September 23, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Helen Poole Hawkins. Mrs. McEntire was a 1959 graduate of North Habersham High School. She retired from the Habersham Mills Corporation where she was a winder operator...
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