Mary Ruth Crumley Smith
Nov 17, 2013
MARY RUTH CRUMLEY SMITH, age 90, of Lula, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013. Mrs. Smith was born on April 26, 1923, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late William Nelson and Nora Taylor Crumley. She was also preceded in death by her Husband, Leroy Smith and son, Edgar Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Belton...
James Russell Sexton
Nov 16, 2013
JAMES RUSSELL SEXTON, age 68, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Mr. Sexton was born on January 12, 1945, in Dearborn, Michigan; son to the late Willis and Goldie Jennings Sexton. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Judy Nortman, Linda Lankford, Janet Sexton, and brother, Michael Sexton. Mr. Sexton was a member...
Riley "R.C." Clinton Purcell
Nov 15, 2013
RILEY "R.C." CLINTON PURCELL, age 76 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Purcell was born on August 29, 1937, in Baldwin, Georgia; son of the late David Riley and Gertrude Worley Purcell. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Lucille Purcell Knowling, brothers, Luther...
James E. Payne
Nov 11, 2013
James E. Payne, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013, at a local nursing home. Mr. Payne was born in Habersham County on December 30, 1927; to the late Henry and Florence Parker Payne. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Willodean Tidwell Payne. He was retired employee of...
John Burley
Nov 10, 2013
JOHN ALFRED BURLEY, age 78, Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013. Mr. Burley was born in Liverpool, England on May 10, 1935; to the late Alfred Charles and Margaret Burley. He served in the British Army and retired plasterer with New York City Housing Authority with 20 years of service. Survivors include loving wife of 48 years,...
William Amos Ferguson, Jr.
Nov 8, 2013
WILLIAM AMOS FERGUSON, JR., age 58, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013, at the home following a sudden illness. Mr. Ferguson was born in Demorest, Georgia on March 22, 1955, to the late William A. Ferguson, Sr. and Martha Sarah Harris Ferguson. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served during the Vietnam conflict. Mr....
Kay Brown Rogers
Nov 6, 2013
DR. KAY BROWN ROGERS, age 57, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 06, 2013, at the residence following a brief illness. Dr. Rogers was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on February 16, 1956. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Sam Pitts. Dr. Rogers was a retired educator having served in Habersham County, Banks County, Haralson...
Madeleine "Midge" Tench
Nov 6, 2013
MADELEINE "MIDGE" TENCH, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at her home in Damascus, Maryland. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest, Georgia. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Tench family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care...
Rex Coleman
Nov 5, 2013
REX STANLEY COLEMAN, age 59, of Mount Airy, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Mr. Coleman was born in Toccoa, Georgia on July 4, 1954; to the late Claude Lamar and Lillian Payne Coleman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sister, Janice Green, brother, Ronnie Coleman. Mr. Coleman was a retired Engineer with...
Harold Wayne Gunn
Nov 5, 2013
HAROLD WAYNE GUNN, age 59, of Demorest, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Mr. Gunn was born on October 2, 1954, in Habersham County; he was the son of the late Roy and Ola Mae Gunn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, William Gunn. Harold was a...
Jessie James "Jim" Moody
Nov 4, 2013
JESSIE JAMES "JIM" MOODY, age 70, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013. Mr. Moody was born in Waynesville, North Carolina on October 29, 1943, to the late Thomas Zach and Mollie Myers Moody. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Kennedy Moody; brother, Tommy Moody; and two grandsons, Austin...
Charles Ray Metcalf
Nov 3, 2013
CHARLES RAY METCALF, age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at a local area hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Metcalf was born on November 4, 1928, in Clayton, Georgia; son of the late Isaac Ether Metcalf and Cora Truma McCoy Metcalf. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Neugebauer; brothers, Claude Metcalf,...
Leonel A. Madrigal
Nov 3, 2013
LEONEL A. MADRIGAL, age 23, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Mr. Madrigal was born on April 18, 1990, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Adolfo Madrigal. Mr. Madrigal was of the Catholic faith and worked at Kubota Manufacturing in Gainesville, GA. Survivors include his parents, Rafael Madrigal...
Charles J. Jones
Nov 3, 2013
CHARLES J. JONES, age 70, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest, Georgia with Rev. Kenneth Taylor officiating. Everyone should meet at the cemetery by 3:15 p.m. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Jones family may do...
Lucy Belle Riggins Stephens
Oct 28, 2013
LUCY BELLE RIGGINS STEPHENS, age 97, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013. Mrs. Stephens was born in Liberty, South Carolina on October 12, 1916, to the late William Thomas and Sally Ruth Bentley Riggins. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Luther C. Stephens, son, Randy Lee Stephens, brothers, Hovie...
Joseph N. Ruark
Oct 27, 2013
JOSEPH N. RUARK, age 85, of Baldwin, formerly of Crestview Florida and Madison Georgia passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Mr. Ruark was born in Clarke County, Georgia on December 3, 1927, to the late Emory Lemuel Ruark and Ruby Eleanor Saye Ruark. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Mary Ruark; and...
Katherine Wall Powell
Oct 25, 2013
KATHERINE WALL POWELL, age 86, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013, at a local area hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Powell was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on June 2, 1927, to the late Floyd and Stella Franklin Wall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clelmer Hayes Powell;...
James Elijah "Jim" Ridley
Oct 24, 2013
James Elijah "Jim" Ridley, age 72 of Cornelia, Georgia entered into the presence of his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ on Thursday, October 24, 2013. Mr. Ridley was born in Cheswold, Delaware on November 16, 1940, to the late Joel and Hazel Hannum Ridley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Joel W. Ridley...
Terry Lee Purcell
Oct 23, 2013
TERRY LEE PURCELL, age 64, of Gainesville, Georgia formerly of Habersham County passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Mr. Purcell was born on July 8, 1949, in Stephens County, Georgia; son of Carolyn Whitfield Purcell of Mt. Airy and the late Curtis Lee Purcell. He was a 1967 graduate of South Habersham High School and a graduate of Bob...
Colleen Harrison Wheeler
Oct 19, 2013
COLLEEN HARRISON WHEELER, age 57, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Columbia, SC. on October 21, 1955, to Mrs. Nancy Kelley Harrison and the late Herbert Monroe Harrison. She was an occupational therapist assistant. Mrs. Wheeler is survived by, in addition to...
