Marlow "Shorty" Crocker
Dec 29, 2012
MARLOW "SHORTY" CROCKER, age 89, of Cornelia passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012. Mr. Crocker was born in Jackson County, on January 11, 1923, to the late Will and Annie Jordan Crocker. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Dodd Crocker. He was a member of Mount Sinai Congregational Holiness Church. Mr....
Albert A. "Alb" Coley
Dec 29, 2012
ALBERT A. "ALB" COLEY, age 82 of Alto, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012. Mr. Coley was born in Habersham County, on May 17, 1930, to the late Charlie and Ola Cook Coley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Richard and Billy Coley, sisters, Hazel Jones and Ruth Shore, brothers, Haskell and...
Ona Mae Benfiel Lamb
Dec 29, 2012
ONA MAE BENFIEL LAMB, age 89, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Rockdale Healthcare Center in Conyers. Ms. Lamb was born on December 29, 1923, in Alto, Georgia; daughter of the late Jobe and Bertha Carson Benfiel. She was a homemaker and formerly a dental assistant. Ms. Lamb was a member of the Cornelia United...
Viola Worley Pitts
Dec 28, 2012
Viola Worley Pitts, age 88, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012. Mrs. Pitts was born in Habersham County, on April 4, 1924, to the late William and Sally Evans Worley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett E. Pitts, son, Earl Pitts, grandson, William Pitts, granddaughter, Tina Pitts,...
Barbara Jean Schick
Dec 27, 2012
BARBARA JEAN SCHICK, age 78, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Miss Schick was born on August 4, 1934, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; daughter of the late Earl W. and Anna Maurer Schick. Miss Schick served in the medical profession with several facilities. She was a medical technology instructor at North Georgia...
Burch Simmons
Dec 26, 2012
Burch Simmons, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Simmons was born in Banks County, Georgia on April 25, 1925, to the late Johnny and Dosha Broome Simmons. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Lovenie Erwin Simmons, six brothers and five sisters. He was...
Barbara Cook Stewart
Dec 23, 2012
BARBARA COOK STEWART, age 75, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Stewart was born on January 20, 1937, to the late Clinton I. and Nellie Dalton Cook. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, David Cook and L.T. Cook. Ms. Stewart was a retired employee of Mt. Vernon...
Serobia Ayers Gerrin
Dec 19, 2012
SEROBIA AYERS GERRIN, age 84, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at a local care facility. Mrs. Gerrin was born on April 27, 1928, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Theo and Belle Chitwood Ayers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Courtney Herod. Mrs. Gerrin was formerly employed...
Gladys Dalton Poole
Dec 18, 2012
GLADYS DALTON POOLE, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at Habersham Medical Center. Mrs. Poole was born on January 14, 1927, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Archie Bishop and Mary Jane Brock Dalton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Poole; sisters, Ethel Morris...
Zettie Ann Bond
Dec 14, 2012
ZETTIE ANN BOND, age 77, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012. Mrs. Bond was born in Habersham County, Georgia on April 19, 1935, to the late Charlie and Sylvia Ragsdale Wilson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Frank Bond. Mrs. Bond was a homemaker and a member of...
Rev. Donald Campbell, Sr.
Dec 12, 2012
REV. DONALD CAMPBELL, SR., age 82, of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 12, 2012, peacefully at home. Mr. Campbell was born in Jackson County, on December 2, 1930, to the late Rev. Garnett Clifton Campbell, Sr., and Ruth Mauldin Campbell. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Nathalie...
Leslie Thomas
Dec 12, 2012
LESLIE THOMAS, age 65, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Thomas was born on December 13, 1946, in Banks County, Georgia; son of the late Ray and Dessie Merle White Thomas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Letha Dodd and his brothers, Elois,...
Nina Griffin Smith
Dec 12, 2012
NINA GRIFFIN SMITH, age 107 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, before moving to Alto Mrs. Smith resided in Chicago and in Atlanta most of her life. Mrs. Smith was born in Fort Payne DeKalb County, AL, on January 7, 1905, to the late John Oscar and Christina Rains Griffin. In addition to her parents she...
John "Josh" A.C. Cragg
Dec 10, 2012
JOHN "JOSH" A.C. CRAGG, age 93, of Alto, Georgia, went home to Heaven on Monday, December 10, 2012, after an extended illness. He was born on February 19, 1919, in Gordon County, Georgia to the late Anderson and Ida Cragg. He was the youngest of 11 children. John got the nickname "Josh" at a very early age and was most...
Annie Lou Mangum Andrews
Dec 10, 2012
ANNIE LOU MANGUM ANDREWS, age 80, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012. Mrs. Andrews was born on January 27, 1932, in Franklin County, Georgia; daughter of the late Weldon and Effie Kesler Mangum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Andrews; son, Stanley Aaron; and brother, James Mangum. Mrs....
Betty Ruth Franklin
Dec 7, 2012
BETTY RUTH FRANKLIN, age 64, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Franklin was born on November 16, 1948, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late James Landon and Daisy Bramlett Franklin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Jim Franklin. Mrs. Franklin was...
Minnie Crenshaw Turner
Dec 7, 2012
MINNIE CRENSHAW TURNER, age 93, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, at her residence following a sudden illness. Mrs. Turner was born on January 8, 1919, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Jesse and Chalcie Parson Crenshaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Turner; step-sons, William Turner, Robert Turner, and...
Louise Shannon
Dec 6, 2012
LOUISE SHANNON, age 103, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at a local care facility. Miss Shannon was born on June 14, 1909, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Melvin Fletcher and Mary Frances Gillespie Shannon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Miss Shannon...
Frances Ellison Burke
Dec 6, 2012
FRANCES ELLISON BURKE, age 94, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at a local care facility. Mrs. Burke was born on August 1, 1918, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of the late George Matthew and Susie Trotter Ellison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Coleman Burke; sisters, Catherine...
Mary Frances King Kinsey
Dec 4, 2012
MARY FRANCES KING KINSEY, age 66, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at her residence following an extended illness. Ms. Kinsey was born on November 12, 1946, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of Max and Dorothy Thomas King of Alto, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Jean King. Ms. Kinsey was a...
