Jamenell Doris Phillips
Aug 5, 2013
Mrs. Jamenell Doris Phillips, age 88, of Pelion, South Carolina beloved wife of the late Nelson Lee Phillips, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013. Born in Cornelia, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe Collins and Sallie Carolyn Spencer Collins. She was a member of Beulah United Methodist Church. A memorial service for Jamenell Doris Phillips,...
Ricky Joe "R.J." Welborn
Aug 4, 2013
RICKY JOE "R.J." WELBORN, age 58, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Welborn was born on November 6, 1954, in Kokomo, Indiana; son of the late Joseph L. and Pernell Taylor Welborn. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Donnie Joe Welborn and Stanley Welborn. Mr....
Lillie Mae Standridge Lockman
Aug 4, 2013
LILLIE MAE STANDRIDGE LOCKMAN, age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2013. Mrs. Lockman was born in White County, Georgia on July 4, 1929 to the late Joseph and Mary Thomas Standridge. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grady Lockman, daughter, Linda Lockman Hardman, son-in-law, John Howard Hardman...
Brenda Crow Sosebee
Aug 3, 2013
BRENDA CROW SOSEBEE, age 65, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Mrs. Sosebee was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on September 4, 1947. She was preceded in death by her father, J.D. Crow. Mrs. Sosebee was a member of Cool Springs United Methodist Church. She was a loving, devoted wife, mother, sister, and "Nana". Mrs. Sosebee will...
Harold Burns Smith
Aug 1, 2013
HAROLD BURNS SMITH, age 71, of Homer, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013. Mr. Smith was born in Lilburn, Georgia on December 19, 1941, to the late Weyman and Mary Burns Smith. He was a member of Homer United Methodist Church. Mr. Smith was a Mason and a member of Sweetwater Lodge #421 F&AM, Lilburn. He was a...
Monika F. Lynch
Jul 29, 2013
MONIKA F. LYNCH, age 81, Athens, Georgia, passed away on July 29, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Lynch was born in Dresden, Germany on July 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Rudolf and Antonie Fehrmann. Mrs. Lynch was of the Lutheran faith. She came to the United States in 1955. Mrs. Lynch married J....
Bessie Joan Johnson
Jul 29, 2013
BESSIE JOAN JOHNSON, age 76, of Marshall, NC formerly of Habersham County passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013. Survivors include sister, Willie Ruth York, Clarkesville, two nieces Bessie York and Linda Franklin. No funeral services will be held. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia.
Guy Willard England
Jul 25, 2013
GUY WILLARD ENGLAND, age 78, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his residence. Mr. England was born on June 6, 1935, in Hoschton, Georgia, to the late Joseph and Clara Mae Wade England. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Annette Wehunt and Drucilla Lynn. Mr. England was a retired truck driver and...
Eugene Talmadge Pruitt
Jul 22, 2013
EUGENE TALMADGE PRUITT, age 80, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Pruitt was born on August 12, 1932, in Banks County, to the late Noah Lee and Flora Smith Pruitt. He was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Pruitt was a...
Annease Mcduffie
Jul 22, 2013
ANNEASE MCDUFFIE, age 59, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. McDuffie was born on December 9, 1953, in Commerce, Georgia; daughter of the late Jack and Catherine Broome McDuffie. She was the widow of Pete Lawrence. Mrs. McDuffie was formerly employed with Baldwin Garment Company for a number of...
Winford Lewis Popphan, Sr.
Jul 21, 2013
WINFORD LEWIS POPPHAN, SR., age 69, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Popphan was born on September 3, 1943, in Heard County, Georgia; son of the late Harrison Oliver and Lena Steele Popphan. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara Popphan Daniel; brothers, Harlan and Terry Popphan; and sisters,...
Donald Dorsey Galloway
Jul 19, 2013
DONALD DORSEY GALLOWAY, age 79, Cleveland, Georgia, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Galloway was born on March 21, 1934, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Hershel and Elsie Norton Galloway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill, Talmadge, Alford, and Dwain Galloway. Mr. Galloway...
Mildred "Sally" Cathey Rayner
Jul 15, 2013
MILDRED "SALLY" CATHEY RAYNER, age 78, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of Alpharetta, Georgia, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 15, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Rayner was born on October 24, 1934, in Clarkesville, Georgia; daughter of the late Robert Hershel and Leatha Jones Cathey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Jack...
Charles Boyd Church
Jul 10, 2013
CHARLES BOYD CHURCH, age 72, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 8, 1941, in Gastonia, North Carolina; he was the son of the late Henry Grady Church and Eula Elrod Church, both formerly of Habersham Mills, Georgia. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law and...
Selma Benfield Watkins
Jul 10, 2013
SELMA BENFIELD WATKINS, age 88, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, following an extended illness at a local facility. Mrs. Watkins was born in Habersham County, Georgia on February 22, 1925, to the late Marlor and Sally Ivester Benfield. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Edward Watkins and...
Joseph A. "Joe" Pontes
Jul 2, 2013
JOSEPH A. "JOE" PONTES, age 71, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Mr. Pontes was born on April 20, 1942, in Fall River, Massachusetts; son of the late Joseph A. and Florence Gaspar Pontes. He was also preceded in death by one infant brother and his mother-in-law, Serobia Gerrin. Joe was a Veteran of the United...
Martha Sarah Harris Ferguson
Jun 29, 2013
MARTHA SARAH HARRIS FERGUSON, age 82, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013, following an extended illness. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on May 25, 1931, to late the Roscoe and Bertha Senkbeil Harris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William Amos Ferguson, Sr. and a brother, George...
Mary Frances Smith "Granny" Green
Jun 27, 2013
MARY FRANCES SMITH "GRANNY" GREEN, age 89, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Green was born on January 14, 1924, in Toccoa, Georgia; daughter of the late John A. and Arizona Hicks Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Harrison...
James Wesley Howard
Jun 26, 2013
JAMES WESLEY HOWARD, age 74 of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Mr. Howard was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on July 31, 1938; to the late Chester and Virginia Reynolds Howard. He was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Howard was a veteran of the United States Air Force and Army National Guard....
Earl Lee Anderson, Sr.
Jun 25, 2013
EARL LEE ANDERSON, SR. , age 57, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Mr. Anderson was born in Demorest, Georgia on August 22, 1955; he was the son of the late Homer Anderson and was also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles and David Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors...
