Local Obituaries
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...
Phillip "Phil" Garrison
Jan 11, 2016
Phillip Lewis “Phil” Garrison, age 74 of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and formerly of Cornelia, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Born in Habersham County on April 2, 1941, he was a son of the late Rev. Clyde and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rebecca Poole Garrison. Mr. Garrison was retired from Ethicon with 35 years of service. He also was owner and operator...
Emory Odell Irvin
Jan 10, 2016
Emory Odell Irvin, age 88 of Demorest, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. Born in Habersham County on February 28, 1927, he was a son of the late Samuel Palmer and Mary Minnie Adline McAllister Irvin. Mr. Irvin was a U.S. Navy WWII veteran and was a member of Fairfield Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Odell’s...
Peggy Anne Ayers
Jan 9, 2016
Peggy Anne Ayers, age 58 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016. Born in Habersham County on March 19, 1957, she was a daughter of Theron and the late Mildred Pitts Ayers. Ms. Ayers was a member of Mt. Airy Baptist Church. In addition to her father, she is survived by Bobby Ayers, Jimmy Ayers (DeAnn Downer), and Daniel...
Bonnie Rose Gilliam
Jan 7, 2016
Bonnie Rose Gilliam, age 74 of Clarkesville, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born in Habersham County on March 17, 1941, she was a daughter of the late L.C. and Myrtle Smalls Gilliam. Miss Gilliam was formerly employed with Clarkesville Mill and Burger King and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Clarkesville. She enjoyed cooking, fishing and...
Eugene Louis "Gene" Frady
Jan 7, 2016
Eugene Louis “Gene” Frady, age 86 of Mt. Airy, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born in Mt. Airy, Georgia on March 2, 1929, he was a son of the late Cana Albert and Girlie Marie Dodd Frady. Mr. Frady served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict where he was in combat on the front lines. He was...
Jessica Dawn Spivey
Dec 31, 2015
Jessica Dawn Spivey, age 39 of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015. Born in Stephens County on June 18, 1976, she was a daughter of the late Joan Mille Meeks Spivey and Jerry Lamar Spivey of Homer. In addition to her father, survivors also include brothers and sisters-in-law, Jeremy & Sherry Spivey of Baldwin and Jason & Sharon Spivey...
Ray E. Todd
Dec 23, 2015
RAY E. TODD, age 91 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 following an extended illness. Born in Madison County, Georgia on March 26, 1924, he was a son of the late DeWitt Talmadge & Willa Camp Todd. Mr. Todd served his country proudly in the United States Army during WWII. He worked with Lumite for...
Wanda Kay Mcmahan Mcclure
Dec 23, 2015
Wanda Kay McMahan McClure, age 67 of Cornelia, Georgia formerly of Gastonia, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her residence following a period of declining health. Born in McAdenville, North Carolina on November 20, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Paul & Doris Watts McMahan. Wanda was a member...
Thomas Hudson Echols
Dec 23, 2015
Thomas Hudson Echols, age 79 of Alto, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at his residence. Born in Lula, Georgia on October 20, 1936, he was a son of the late Henry Harrison Echols and Eunice Elouise Kimsey Echols. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son in law, Alvin Cecil Sosebee; brother, Howard...
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