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Kerwin "Lawson" Herrin
Jan 11, 2014
KERWIN "LAWSON" HERRIN, age 32, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 in an automobile accident. Mr. Herrin was born on December 11, 1981 in Demorest Georgia. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Charles and Sallie Barrett. Mr. Herrin was of the Baptist faith and was the owner and operator of "Lawson's Refrigeration". Survivors...
Johnny R. O'Kelley
Jan 11, 2014
JOHNNY R. O'KELLEY, age 84, of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Mr. O'Kelley was born on December 28, 1929 in Toccoa, Georgia; son of the late Jake and Hattie Adams O'Kelley. He was also preceded in death by two infant brothers; sisters, Hazel Scott and Lemmie Vaughn; and brother, Bruce O'Kelley. Mr. O'Kelley was a member...
Ruth Snyder Bramlett
Jan 11, 2014
RUTH SNYDER BRAMLETT, age 88, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, following an extended illness. Mrs. Bramlett was born on December 23, 1925 in Franklin, North Carolina; daughter of the late Odell and Cora Phillips Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Tolbert Bramlett, Sr.; she was the last surviving member of...
Alma Harrison Browning
Jan 11, 2014
ALMA HARRISON BROWNING, ALSO KNOWN AS " MRS. WOODY", age 90, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Mrs. Browning was born on December 20, 1923 in Grady County, Georgia; daughter of the late Charlie and Lille Mae Johnson Harrison. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Browning, two brothers, one sister, three grandchildren...
Ethel Grant Payne
Jan 9, 2014
ETHEL GRANT PAYNE, age 87, of Winder, Georgia and formerly of Lilburn, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014. Mrs. Payne was born on December 26, 1926 in Baldwin, Georgia; daughter of the late Alexander Peter and Sudie Chambers Grant. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hershel Alex Payne. Mrs. Payne was a member of Northside...
Ethel Davis Meaders
Jan 7, 2014
ETHEL DAVIS MEADERS, age 76, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Mrs. Meaders was born on February 23, 1937 in Macon County, North Carolina; daughter of the late Fred Davis and Lillie Pendergrass Davis. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Juanita McElrath, Eloise Davis, Blanch Pendergrass, and Lucy White; brothers, Colen, Clint, and...
Albert Wesley Gary
Jan 6, 2014
ALBERT WESLEY GARY, age 82, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2014. Mr. Gary was born on December 28, 1931 in Jackson County, Georgia; son of the late Andrew Webb and Sallie Epps Gary. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, William Vann Gary, Alfred Gary, Theo Gary, Willie Gary; sisters, Mazelle Davis, Marjorie Chambers,...
Steven Ray Fattig Sr.
Jan 5, 2014
STEVEN RAY FATTIG SR., age 60, of Gillsville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014. Mr. Fattig was born on July 16, 1953 in Ohio; son of Dorothy Price, of Ohio and the late Raymond Fattig. He is also preceded in death by his son, Steven Ray Fattig Jr., and step-son, Raymond Standridge. Mr. Fattig was a United States...
Henry Luther Stonecypher
Jan 4, 2014
HENRY LUTHER STONECYPHER, age 85, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Mr. Stonecypher was born on January 20, 1928 in Clarkesville, Georgia; son of the late George and Lila Mae Funk Stonecypher. Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother Ottis Stonecypher. Mr. Stonecypher was a member of Hills Crossing Baptist...
Phyllis Lawrence
Jan 3, 2014
PHYLLIS LAWRENCE, age 50, of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014. Mrs. Lawrence was born on June 9, 1963, in Atlanta Georgia. She was of the Baptist faith and was a pre-school teacher with The Hayes Barton Baptist Church Pre-School. Survivors include her husband, Keith Lawrence, Fuquay-Varina, NC; mother, Carolyn Mercer, Tucker; daughter, Miranda Noel Rivera,...
Ruth Elizabeth Blacker Thompson
Jan 2, 2014
RUTH ELIZABETH BLACKER THOMPSON, age 87, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Thompson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, July 2, 1926 to the late Robert V. Blacker, Sr. and Laura Hettlinger Blacker. She married her beloved husband, the late John Francis Thompson in September 1945. Eleven years later...
Thomas Gordon Nester
Dec 30, 2013
THOMAS GORDON NESTER, age 82, of Cornelia, Georgia, formerly of Hampton, Virginia passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013. No formal services will be held. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Nester family may do so by visitingwww.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia. (706) 778-7123
J.D. Durham
Dec 30, 2013
J.D. DURHAM, age 77, Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013. Mr. Durham was born on July 31, 1936, in Homer Georgia. He was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church and was a Veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Durham was a retired teacher, coach and principal in the Habersham County School System. Survivors include...
Veron "Zeke" Masters
Dec 30, 2013
VERNON "ZEKE" MASTERS, age 85, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013, at a local area hospital following a sudden illness. Mr. Masters was born in Banks County, Georgia on April 5, 1928, to the late Clyde and Maude Roberts Masters. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sisters, Avis Watkins and...
Vera B. Steele
Dec 29, 2013
VERA B. STEELE, age 90, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013. Mrs. Steele was born in Moultrie, Georgia on May 30, 1923, to the late Thadeus P. and Judie Bryan Green. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Wendell Hill, Baldwin; son and daughter-in-law, Sam...
Cora Puckett Thompson Whiteside
Dec 28, 2013
CORA PUCKETT THOMPSON WHITESIDE, age 88, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013. Mrs. Whiteside was born on November 25, 1925 in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Robert and Martha Brown Puckett. She was the widow of Frankie Whiteside and was also preceded in death by her first husband, William Sanford Thompson; sons, William James...
Ven Somphone Symongkhonh
Dec 27, 2013
VEN SOMPHONE SYMONGKHONH, age 55, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013. Ven Somphone Symongkhonh was born on May 1, 1958 in Laos; son of the late Praseuth and Dy Symongkhonh. Ven Somphone Symongkhonh was a abbot of Wat Lao Khambunneheuang "Temple" and he was a middle school teacher. Survivors include sisters, Oudom Symongkhonh, Laos, Kaysone Symongkhonh,...
Gladys Ward Holland
Dec 25, 2013
GLADYS WARD HOLLAND, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at the residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Holland was born on January 9, 1934 in Homer, Georgia; daughter of the late John Hugh Dorsey and Bertie Carter Ward. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Emerson Parker,...
Gary Edward Gunter
Dec 24, 2013
GARY EDWARD GUNTER, age 57, of Lula, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Mr. Gunter was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on June 16, 1956, to Mary Sue Bradley Gunter, of Lula and the late Ralph Edward Gunter. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his brother, Gregory Scott Gunter. Mr. Gunter was a...
Shirley Ann Pugh Maney
Dec 23, 2013
SHIRLEY ANN PUGH MANEY, age 65, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013. Mrs. Maney was born on March 14, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia; daughter of the late Marvin "Billy" Edward and Ruby Bell Robinson Pugh. She was of the Baptist faith; along with her husband she was the co/owner of Mon's Catering in Atlanta, Georgia....
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