Loy Franklin Johnson
Oct 27, 2011
Loy Franklin Johnson, a Habersham county native who served in World War II and saw the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, has died at the age of 89 from a stroke, according to his son, Thomas Johnson. Loy Johnson's life constituted a very American story. He was born outside of Clarkesville in 1922 to the late Jessie Lee Lloyd...
Mary Sue Merck Allison
Oct 26, 2011
Mary Sue Merck Allison, age 85, of Cornelia Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Mrs. Allison was born in Hall County on January 16, 1926; she was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Mary Jane Garrish Merck. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Griff Allison, Jr., and her son,...
Katherine Hawthorne Cooper
Oct 24, 2011
Katherine Hawthorne Cooper, age 82, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011. Mrs. Cooper was born on May 23, 1929, in Rome, Georgia, to the late Charlie C. and Laura Waits Hawthorne. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harry Duke; second husband, Charles Cooper; step-daughter, Diane Dennis; and her sister, Lois Pigg. Mrs....
Lillie Glover Land
Oct 20, 2011
Lillie Glover Land, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia, and formerly of Columbus Mississippi, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at a local medical center. Mrs. Land was born in Columbus Mississippi, on October 13, 1926, to the late Thomas J. and Lillie Brandon Glover. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Glover...
Monk Ngohn "Venthong Hongsavady"
Oct 19, 2011
Monk Ngonh "Venthong Hongsavady", age 61, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Monk Hongsavady was born in Laos on July 20, 1950. He traveled countless miles around the world preaching Buddhism to many Temples without cost from 1983-2011. One of many venerable recognized nationally and internationally....
Mary Virginia Hudgins Lamb
Oct 7, 2011
MARY VIRGINIA HUDGINS LAMB, age 68, of Alto, Georgia, formerly of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Lamb was born on September 16, 1943, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late James Phillip and Mary Bethel Jones Hudgins. Mrs. Lamb taught history in the DeKalb County School System. She...
William R. "Bill" Burton, Jr.
Oct 7, 2011
WILLIAM ROY "BILL" BURTON, JR., age 81, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011, surrounded by his family, following an extended illness. Mr. Burton was born in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania on December 4, 1929, to the late William Roy Burton, Sr. and Bertha Burton. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Sabrae Burton and Audrey...
Mrs. Long Vongsydanone
Oct 6, 2011
MRS. LONG VONGSYDANONE, age 54, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at her residence, following an extended illness. Mrs. Vongsydanone was born on March 1, 1957, in Muang Kong, Laos. She was the daughter of Nouk Khammanh of Muang Kong, Laos and the late Kao Khammanh. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...
Andrew J. Boatwright
Oct 5, 2011
Andrew J. Boatwright, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Boatwright was born on January 23, 1924, in Schuyler, Virginia. He was a son of the late Samuel and Dorothy Allen Boatwright. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Norma Jean Boatwright and Vera Boatwright; daughter,...
Charles E. "Chad" Moser, Jr.
Oct 5, 2011
Charles E. "Chad" Moser, Jr., age 76, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Decatur, Georgia, after a short illness. Mr. Moser was born in Glen Cove, New York on June 20, 1935; he was the son of the late Charles E. Moser, Sr. and Frances Purtell Nolan. In addition to his...
Helen Myers Mcduffie
Oct 3, 2011
HELEN MYERS MCDUFFIE, age 92, of Baldwin, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Oaks at Scenic View Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. McDuffie was born on September 4, 1919, in Cherokee, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Leasie Hogsed Myers. In addition to her...
Frederick J. Waugh, Jr.
Oct 3, 2011
FREDERICK J. WAUGH, JR., age 97, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mr. Waugh was born on July 22, 1914, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to the late Frederick J. Waugh, Sr. and Ruby Belle Reed Waugh. He was also preceded in death by his twin brothers, Richard...
Lucille Bond Browning
Sep 30, 2011
LUCILLE BOND BROWNING, age 86, of St. George, West Virginia, formerly of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2011. Mrs. Browning was born on April 17, 1925, in Crawfordville, Georgia to the late Oscar and Leona York Bond. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Browning and one grandchild, Kevin Bingham. Mrs. Browning was...
Billie V. Andeerson
Sep 24, 2011
Billie V. Anderson, age 82, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011, a local hospital. Mrs. Anderson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 3, 1929, to the late Jacob F. and Virgie Sissom VonSchaaf. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Anderson, Sr.; sisters, Gloria Roberts, and Anne VonSchaaf....
Claudette Grove
Sep 23, 2011
Claudette Massie Grove, age75, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2011. Mrs. Grove was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia, on June 24, 1936, to the late Claud E. Massie and Virginia Turner Massie Auxier. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Grove, Sr., grandson, William Brent Grove and her...
Idus Sosebee
Sep 20, 2011
Idus G. Sosebee, age 74, of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2011, at Stephens County Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Sosebee was born in Habersham County on July 5, 1937, to the late Edgar and Myrtle Sisk Sosebee. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife...
George A. "G.A." Palmer
Sep 20, 2011
MR. GEORGE A. "G.A." PALMER, age 91 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. George known to most as G.A. was born March 13, 1920 in Clarkesville, Georgia to the late Thomas Jefferson and Beulah Stamey Palmer. G.A. was a U.S. Army veteran serving in WWII from January 26, 1942...
Hazel Lewallen Smith
Sep 20, 2011
HAZEL LEWALLEN SMITH, age 83, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born on September 28, 1927, in Banks County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Bertie Creasmon Lewallen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John H....
Mildred Cochran
Sep 9, 2011
Mildred Aaron Cochran, age 85, of Homer, Georgia, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, September 9, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Cochran was born in Banks County, on November 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Gladys Satterfield Aaron. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julian...
Edna Chambers Davis Carpenter
Sep 9, 2011
Edna Chambers (Davis) Carpenter, 94, died peacefully, Friday, September 9, 2011, in Cartersville, GA. Born May 27, 1917, in Homer, Georgia, the daughter of the late George M. and Mary Tucker Chambers. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Spurgeon Davis in 1945; her second husband, of 26 years, John L. Carpenter in 1997, a sister,...
