Donald Ralph Ellison
Feb 21, 2013
DONALD R. ELLISON, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah passed away early Thursday, February 21, 2013, morning at his residence. Mr. Ellison was born on December 20, 1927, in American Fork, Utah, the son of the late Edmond Ralph and Lucille Thatcher Ellison. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...
Charles E. O'Farrell
Feb 21, 2013
CHARLES E. O'FARRELL, age 82, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. O'Farrell was born on February 12, 1931, in Fulton County, Georgia, to the late John Mason and Lula West O'Farrell. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Allen O'Farrell and eight brothers and sisters. Mr. O'Farrell proudly served...
Jim H. Goss
Feb 17, 2013
JIM H. GOSS, age 87, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at a private care facility following an extended illness. Mr. Goss was born on May 28, 1925, in White County, Georgia; son of the late Jessie James and Omie Bell Black Goss. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Lee Goss and...
Betty Jo Slater Byrd
Feb 15, 2013
BETTY JO SLATER BYRD, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013, following a brief diagnosis of cancer. Ms. Byrd was born on April 5, 1933, in Carnesville, Georgia; daughter of the late Hobart and Flora Lee Elrod Slater. She was also preceded in death by the father of her children, Jones Wiley Byrd. Ms. Byrd...
William David "Bill" Watson
Feb 14, 2013
WILLIAM DAVID "BILL" WATSON, age 59, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away quietly in his sleep on Thursday, February 14, 2013, at his residence. Bill was born on January 1, 1954, in Demorest, Georgia, to Rev. Robert W. "Bob" Watson, Sr. and Peggy Larkins Watson of Demorest. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Watson and...
Ella Mae Merritt
Feb 12, 2013
ELLA MAE MERRITT, age 58, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. No formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia.
Irene Sutton Land
Feb 11, 2013
IRENE SUTTON LAND, age 92, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Land was born on December 20, 1920, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Vaughn and Susie Smith Sutton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W. Quinton Land and her brothers, James, Edgar, Lawerence, and Lester Sutton. She...
W. Scot Damroze
Feb 11, 2013
W. SCOT DAMROZE, age 46, of Flowery Branch, formerly of Banks County, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013. Mr. Damroze was born on December 31, 1966, in Gwinnett County, Georgia; son of Joan Lewallen and Kenneth Ray Puckett of Baldwin and Vilnis Damroze of Lavonia. Scot was a Paramedic with Puckett EMS in Cobb County. He was formerly employed...
Elizabeth Joann Baker
Feb 6, 2013
ELIZABETH JOANN BAKER, age 51, of Maysville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, following an extended illness. Mrs. Baker was born in Dallas, Texas on September 20, 1961, to the late Al and Annie Lavon Thompson Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert Foster and Ricky Baker. Mrs. Baker was...
Doris Wofford Armenaki
Feb 5, 2013
DORIS WOFFORD ARMENAKI, age 89, of Greensboro, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Memorial graveside services will be held in the spring of 2013, at Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest, Georgia. A private interment was held earlier. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia.
Bessie Mae Martin Dooley
Feb 5, 2013
BESSIE MAE MARTIN DOOLEY, age 89, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at a local care facility. Mrs. Dooley was born on October 29, 1923, in Banks County, Georgia, where she lived all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Burie D. and Mae Reems Martin. In addition to her parents, she was...
Gregory "Greg" Martin Baker
Jan 31, 2013
GREGORY "GREG" MARTIN BAKER, age 38 of Lula, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013, following an extended illness at a local area hospital. Greg was born in Gainesville, Georgia on March 9, 1974. He was a member of Silver Shoals Baptist Church. Before becoming disabled 15 years ago, Greg was a security guard with EKG Security. Survivors include...
Bruce Brown
Jan 30, 2013
BRUCE BROWN, age 87, passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Born in Cornelia he was the last surviving son of J.M Brown and Flora Bradley Brown. He was a United States Navy Veteran and a Master Mason. He traveled the state working for the Georgia Department of Corrections. Upon retirement, he returned to his farm...
Thelma L. Turk Berg
Jan 28, 2013
THELMA L. TURK BERG, age 84, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Mrs. Berg was born on February 26, 1928, in Apopka, Florida; daughter of the late William Guy Turk, II and Katie Wilson Turk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Albert Edward Berg; son Charles Berg; sisters, Jeanette...
Frances "Fran" Moore Tanner
Jan 27, 2013
FRANCES "FRAN" MOORE TANNER, age 65, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Mrs. Tanner was born in Habersham County, Georgia on July 13, 1947, to the late John Ferry and Esther Tatham Moore. She received her RN Degree from South Georgia College and was employed as a Registered Nurse for 22 years. Mrs. Tanner was a...
Christine Sosebee Spivey
Jan 25, 2013
CHRISTINE SOSEBEE SPIVEY, age 89, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Mrs. Spivey was born on May 10, 1923, in Clarkesville, Georgia; daughter of the late Ernest and Claudia Ione Gastley Sosebee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Cosby Spivey; brothers, Dewey Sosebee and...
Lewis Eugene "Gene" Blackburn, Jr.
Jan 24, 2013
LEWIS EUGENE "GENE" BLACKBURN, JR., age 58, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Mr. Blackburn was born on December 14, 1954, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to the late Lewis Eugene Blackburn, Sr. and DeLoris Cherry Blackburn. He was a member of Blackshear Place Baptist Church and loved playing with his grandsons. Survivors include his loving wife...
Marjorie Althea Coe
Jan 23, 2013
MARJORIE ALTHEA COE, age 84, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on January 23, 2013 at home following an extended illness. Born December 9, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Oscar C. Palmer and Ethel L. Palmer. In addition to her parents MS Coe was preceded in death by her husband, Elmo Coe; sisters, Doris Yuidck and Myrtis Brooks...
Lucille Mccoy Wheeler
Jan 23, 2013
MRS. LUCILLE MCCOY WHEELER, age 85, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Banks County, on November 21, 1927 to the late Archie Broadus and Lillie Mae Eubanks McCoy. She was the widow of Charles P. Wheeler. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her brothers,...
James "Jimmy" E. Cochran
Jan 21, 2013
JAMES "JIMMY" E. COCHRAN, age 69, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013, at home surrounded by family and friends followed by an extended illness. Mr. Cochran was born on November 17, 1943, in Dillsboro, North Carolina; son of the late Ernest Cochran and Helen Shane Jones Cochran Warren. He was also preceded in death by his...
