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...
Michael Cameron
Jan 18, 2013
MICHAEL CAMERON, age 22, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013. A private service will be held for Mr. Cameron. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Gideons International, Habersham South Camp, P.O. Box 195, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Cameron family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com....
Jimmy Lynn "Jim" Holmes
Jan 17, 2013
JIMMY LYNN "JIM" HOLMES, age 76, of Demorest, Georgia formerly of Los Angeles, California passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013. Jim was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on March 2, 1936, to the late Lynn H. and Verna B. Watson Holmes. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served in the Vietnam Conflict. Jim was...
John A. Anderson
Jan 16, 2013
JOHN A. ANDERSON, age 77, of Eastanollee, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Stephens County Hospital. Mr. Anderson was born on January 5, 1936, in Habersham County, Georgia; son of the late Clarence E. and Ruby Lee Dickerson Anderson. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Sue Hicks, Martha Mannikko, and Kathlean Anderson. Mr. Anderson...
Ethel P. Free Luthi
Jan 15, 2013
Ethel P. Free Luthi, age 93, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at a private care facility. Mrs. Luthi was born in Habersham County, Georgia on December 3, 1919, to the late Poke Osborn and Molly York Pruitt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Clyde Free and...
Tim Perkins
Jan 14, 2013
TIM PERKINS, age 60, of Mount Airy, Georgia, formerly of Ardmore, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Perkins was born on January 3, 1953, in Greenville, South Carolina, to Doris W. Perkins of Idabel, Oklahoma and the late Edgar R. Perkins. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State University Institute of...
Beverly Elaine Evans Williams
Jan 9, 2013
BEVERLY ELAINE EVANS WILLIAMS, age 72, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, following a sudden illness. Mrs. Williams was born on November 24, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Carl LeRoy and Callie Lillie Reeves Evans. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raphel "Ray" Williams and brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Ginny...
Ronald Umberhandt
Jan 7, 2013
RONALD UMBERHANDT, age 64, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Umberhandt was born on May 10, 1948, in Habersham County, Georgia; son of the late Lewis and Evelyn Carpenter Umberhandt. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Linda Umberhandt. Mr. Umberhandt was a United States Army Veteran having...
Dorothy Maxine Bell Kesler
Jan 6, 2013
DOROTHY MAXINE BELL KESLER, age 83, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Ms. Kesler was born on September 30, 1929, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Hubert and Laura Etta Durham Bell. She was also preceded in death by her son, Tony Kesler and her brother, Gordon Bell. Ms. Kesler...
Emma Marie Cox
Jan 5, 2013
EMMA MARIE COX, age 73, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at a local area hospital following an extended illness. Miss Cox was born on February 1, 1939, in Madison, North Carolina; daughter of the late John and Bessie Mae Robertson Cox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William...
Winnie Lomax Crocker
Jan 4, 2013
WINNIE LOMAX CROCKER, age 71, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Crocker was born on May 15, 1941, in Hall County, Georgia, to the late Slim and Geneva Brewster Lomax. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, Donald Smith and Danny Smith and her...
Walter Bea Loudermilk
Jan 3, 2013
MRS. WALTER BEA LOUDERMILK, age 82, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Mrs. Loudermilk was born on March 21, 1930, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Albert and Mendie Dalton Gunnells. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe H. Loudermilk and her sister, Ethel Loudermilk. Mrs. Loudermilk was formerly employed...
J.L. Martin
Jan 3, 2013
J.L. MARTIN, age 88, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Martin was born on September 5, 1924, in Carnesville, Georgia, to the late J.L. Martin, Sr. and Ethel Henderson Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ruth Smith Martin and his son, Zachary...
