Bascom H. Scroggs
Jun 8, 2013
BASCOM H. SCROGGS, age 91, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Scroggs was born on November 30, 1921, in Cornelia, Georgia; son of the late S.D. and Dell Martin Scroggs. He was the last surviving member of the S.D. Scroggs family. Mr. Scroggs was a Veteran of the United States...
Mike Walker
Jun 6, 2013
MIKE WALKER, age 66, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Walker was born on April 7, 1947, in Gainesville, Georgia; son of the late Breman and Daisy Ivie Walker. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ivie Walker. Mike was a graduate of North Georgia College. He was a...
David Cornthwaite
Jun 4, 2013
DAVID CORNTHWAITE, age 91, of St. Simons Island, Georgia formerly of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Mr. Cornthwaite was born in Middlesex, England on May 30, 1922, to the late Herbert and Annie Pyles Cornthwaite. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Vera Ellen Jones Cornthwaite, sister, Elsie Cornthwaite...
Crawford Randy Caudell
Jun 3, 2013
CRAWFORD RANDY CAUDELL, age 56, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Caudell was born on March 15, 1957, in Clarkesville, Georgia; son of the late Crawford Neal and Nelda Lou Underwood Caudell. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Shelia Kendrix. Mr. Caudell was a United States Navy Veteran having...
Christopher L. Cathey
May 31, 2013
CHRISTOPHER L. CATHEY, age 28, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013. Christopher was born on July 8, 1984, in Demorest, Georgia; son of Donald and Sherry Cathey of Clarkesville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Marvin Cathey and Lois Ann Pruitt and his sister, Amy L. Cathey. Christopher was a member of...
Margaret H. Macgregor
May 29, 2013
MARGARET H. MACGREGOR, age 80, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Ms. MacGregor was born on October 31, 1932, in Halifax County, North Carolina; daughter of the late John David and Mabel Jordan Hazelwood. She was also preceded in death by her son, Sherwood Reed Jenkins, III. Ms. MacGregor received her Master's Degree in Nursing and...
Nora Patrick Ward
May 26, 2013
NORA PATRICK WARD, age 50, of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013, following a sudden illness. Mrs. Ward was born on February 11, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Morris C. Patrick, Sr. and Jean Smith Patrick of Cornelia, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lucinda L. Patrick Rogowski; maternal...
Neal Waters
May 25, 2013
NEAL WATERS, age 91, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013, after several years of declining health. Mr. Waters was born on November 25, 1921, in Orlando, Florida, to the late Lawrence and Donnie Brazell Waters. He retired from the Drummond Lumber Company and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his beloved wife, Frances Avent Waters,...
Albert Denny
May 23, 2013
ALBERT DENNY, age 66, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013, of a sudden illness at his residence. Mr. Denny was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 4, 1946. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Carol Sampson Pokorny and Robert Pokorny. He attended Harmony Baptist Church. He was a Veteran of the United...
Nancy Elizabeth Edenfield
May 20, 2013
NANCY ELIZABETH EDENFIELD, age 82, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013, at a local care facility following an extended illness. Mrs. Edenfield was born on July 10, 1930, in Cleveland, Georgia; daughter of the late James Wesley and Evie Elizabeth Moose Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Lillie...
Alma Frye Church
May 19, 2013
ALMA FRYE CHURCH, age 93, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Mrs. Church was born in Habersham County, on July 23, 1919, to the late William R. and Brondella Franklin Frye. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Reeves E. Church, sisters, Wilma Elder, Gwendolyn Trotter and Eva King, brothers,...
Joseph Alfred Webb, Sr.
May 17, 2013
JOSEPH ALFRED WEBB, SR., age 88, of 1126 Thames Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013. Mr. Webb was born on January 10, 1925, in Clarkesville, Georgia, to the late Allie and Mae Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Locke Webb; daughter, Joan Webb; sister, Allie Mae...
Eva Lucile Wilson Propes
May 16, 2013
EVA LUCILE WILSON PROPES, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center after a period of declining health. Mrs. Propes was born in Hall County on March 6, 1926, to the late Clyde "Bill" Wilson and Mary Ella Shope Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years,...
Frances S. Phillips
May 16, 2013
FRANCES S. PHILLIPS, age 81, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at a local area hospital following a sudden illness. Mrs. Phillips was born on March 20, 1932, in Anderson County, South Carolina; daughter of the late Bennie Thomas and Essie Durham Seigler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law,...
Terry Powers
May 15, 2013
Terry Knowles Powers, age 71 of Demorest passed away on May 15, 2013. A memorial service will be held at a later date in New Hampshire. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced soon by the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia. (706)778-1700
Joan Henson Owenby
May 15, 2013
JOAN HENSON OWENBY, age 79, of Mount Airy, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at a local private care facility following an extended illness. Mrs. Owenby was born on October 20, 1933, in Franklin County, Georgia; daughter of the late Ponce de Leon and Fannie Arthur Henson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Ruby Garner Tench
May 12, 2013
RUBY GARNER TENCH, age 66, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Tench was born on October 11, 1946, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of the late Rufus and Isabelle Eller Garner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jeanette Burson and her brothers, Marvin Garner and...
Leigh Betts
May 9, 2013
LEIGH BETTS, age 60, of Demorest, Georgia, formerly of Washington, D.C., passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Leigh was born on February 2, 1953, in Washington, D.C. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas W. Betts. Leigh was a dedicated production manager for 22 years. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. Survivors include...
Py Thongkhamlot
May 5, 2013
PY THONGKHAMLOT, age 75, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Mrs. Thongkhamlot was born in Laos, on May 4, 1938. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kanh and La Xayyaphone and her husband, Nouane Thongkamlot. Mrs. Thongkhamlot was a member of the Habersham Lao Families Association and a homemaker. Survivors include her sons,...
Lurlene Ward Payne
May 1, 2013
LURLENE WARD PAYNE, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Mrs. Payne was born on February 4, 1928, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Silas and Grace Caudell Ward. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Payne; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Joe White; granddaughter, Melissa...
