Local Obituaries
Ronald Boswell
Mar 28, 2015
Ronald David Boswell, age 61 of Cornelia, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. Born in Jackson County on January 28, 1954, he was a son of the late Harry and Hattie Mae Echols Boswell. Mr. Boswell was retired from Fieldale Farms and was a member Baldwin Baptist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed watching movies and country music. He...
Albert A. Blalock
Mar 26, 2015
Albert A. Blalock, age 83, of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015. Born on August 21, 1931 in Alto, Georgia, he was a son of the late Albert B. and Mahala Nix Blalock. Mr. Blalock was retired from Coca Cola and American Business and was a member of Bible Landmark Church. He enjoyed listening to Southern Gospel Music. In...
William Kim "Porky" English
Mar 26, 2015
William Kim “Porky” English, age 51, of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Born on January 11, 1964, in Stephens County, Georgia, he was a son of Vivian Hill English of Demorest and the late Harold David English. Mr. English was employed with his father at English Sawmill for many years. He enjoyed working on cars, cooking, making...
Brandi Lashun Browner
Mar 24, 2015
BRANDI LASHUN BROWNER, age 35 of Baldwin, passed away into the arms of our Lord on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Born in Demorest, Georgia on July 16, 1979, she was the daughter of J.L. & Betty King Browner of Baldwin. Ms. Browner was a 1997 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was a Correctional Officer with the Lee Arrendale...
Lucille "Lucy" Davis Martin
Mar 20, 2015
Lucille “Lucy” Davis Martin, age 68, of Demorest, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015. Born on August 6, 1946, in Demorest, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Norman, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Blair Davis. Mrs. Martin was employed with USA Shop Convenience Stores and was a member of Community Baptist Church. She loved people and enjoyed racing,...
Mary Mcclellan Carmichael
Mar 19, 2015
Mary McClellan Carmichael, age 86 of Clarkesville, passed away March 19, 2015. Born in Wauchula, Florida on October 20, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Moses Lamb McClellan and Mary Clifford Underhill McClellan. Mrs. Carmichael was a retired registered nurse and a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church, where she was active in the Walk-In Sunday School Class....
Michael Thurston Dodd
Mar 18, 2015
Michael Thurston Dodd, age 57, of Lula, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Born on February 6, 1958, in Hall County, Georgia, he was the son of Thurston Dodd of Lula and the late Mary Alice Smith Dodd. Mr. Dodd was employed with Thurston Dodd Welding Shop for many years and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting,...
Johnny Ricketson, Jr.
Mar 15, 2015
William Jonathan “Johnny” Ricketson, Jr, age 68 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Habersham County on February 5, 1947, he was a son of the late William Jonathan Ricketson, Sr. and Doris Smith Ricketson. Mr. Ricketson was a lifelong resident of Habersham County and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed...
Luther Wiley
Mar 14, 2015
Luther Wiley, age 91 of Alto, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his residence. Born in Hall County on October 14, 1923, he was a son of the late Frank Wiley and Blanche Davidson Wiley. Mr. Wiley was worked in heating and air at Mt. Vernon Mills. He was a member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church and enjoyed gardening...
Betty Jean London Fortner
Mar 10, 2015
Betty Jean London Fortner, age 46, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Born on November 6, 1968, in Buncam County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Ronnie and Eloise Baker London of Cleveland. Mrs. Fortner was a homemaker and a member of New Bridge Baptist Church of Cleveland. She enjoyed milking cows, gardening, singing, cooking, reading...
William Erskine "Bill" Smith, Jr.
Mar 8, 2015
William Erskine “Bill” Smith, Jr., age 74, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Born on June 17, 1940, in Walton County, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Erskine, Sr. and Lois Jane Gibson Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired trucker with Ryder Trucking Company and was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid...
Bill Fred Hawkins
Mar 7, 2015
BILL FRED HAWKINS, age 78 of Oakwood, Georgia passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, March 07, 2015. Born in Jackson County, Tennessee on March 22, 1936, he was a son of the late James Dillard & Lillie V. Gentry Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the Cuban...
Dorothy Chapman Henderson
Mar 6, 2015
Dorothy Chapman Henderson, age 84, of Clarkesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015. Born on February 23, 1931 in Blairsville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Louis Napolean and Queen Ester Henson Chapman. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Chopped Oak Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
John Dante Barrett
Mar 4, 2015
John Dante Barrett, age 72 of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Born in Vallejo, California on July 28, 1942, he was the son of the late Rose Lento Barrett and Danny Mangione. Mr. Barrett was retired from the aviation industry and attended Mossy Creek United Methodist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing. In addition to his...
Dorothy Thomas King
Mar 2, 2015
Dorothy Thomas King, age 91, of Alto, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015. Born on February 14, 1924 in Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Gertrude Weaver Thomas. Mrs. King was retired from Fieldale Farms and was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. She enjoyed flowers, canning and traveling to the mountains....
Telford Junior "Peanut" Hilland
Mar 2, 2015
Telford Junior “Peanut” Hilland, age 61, of Alto, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Born on February 13, 1954, in Hall County, he was the son of the late Olin and Annie Wilson Hilland. Mr. Hilland was retired from Scovill Manufacturing with 36 years of service. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, camping, NASCAR and model cars. He was of the...
Randy Keller
Feb 27, 2015
Randy Keller, age 54, of Clarkesville, passed away on February 27, 2015. Born on September 8, 1960, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of the late Rogers and Vera Mae Phillips Keller. Mr. Keller enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, cooking and especially baking. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in...
Terry E. Brand
Feb 23, 2015
Terry E. “Bubba” Brand, 60 of Cornelia, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, at Habersham Medical Center. Born in DeKalb County on October 1, 1954, he was the son of Jerry Eugene Brand of Demorest and the late Imogene Cain Brand. Mr. Brand was a subcontractor and of the Baptist faith. He was also an avid NASCAR fan. Surviving are...
Heather Lynn Turner
Feb 22, 2015
HEATHER LYNN TURNER, age 27, of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Born in Hall County, Georgia on January 06, 1988, she was a daughter of Stevie L.C. Turner & Lisa Kay Helton Turner of Cornelia. Heather was a 2009 graduate of Habersham Central High...
Kathy N. Smith
Feb 22, 2015
Kathy N. Smith, 40 of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Stephens County on July 24, 1974, she was a daughter of Richard and Anita Smith Ferguson of Demorest. Kathy was an office manager at Dr. Ken Weldon’s Dentist office in Clarkesville and attended The Torch Worship Center. She was a loving and devoted mother, daughter, sister,...
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