Doris Blair
Jan 16, 2011
DORIS BLAIR, age 88, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Ms. Blair was born on October 22, 1922, in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late James Ernest and Naomi Free Blair. Ms. Blair was also preceded in death by her brother, Ernest Erford Blair. She attended Southern Business University and was in...
Rev. Robert "Bob" L. Ramsey
Jan 16, 2011
Rev. Robert "Bob" L. Ramsey, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Mountain View Health Care in Clayton. Rev. Ramsey was born in Harlem, Georgia on August 17, 1931, to the late Gilbert G. and Mamie Burton Ramsey. He was also preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Shackleford Ramsey, his second wife, Jane...
Emory Garrison
Jan 15, 2011
EMORY GARRISON, age 67, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Mr. Garrison was born on February 8, 1943, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Vandiver C. and Sula Adderholdt Garrison. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Calvin Garrison. Mr. Garrison was a United States Air Force Veteran having proudly served in the...
Connie Poole
Jan 12, 2011
Connie McCall Poole, age 99, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Mrs. Poole was born in Bacon County, GA on January 28, 1911, to the late James Berry and Georgia Mae O'Quinn McCall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Fletcher J. Poole, son, Henry Poole and son-in-law, Henry "Nub"...
Dora L. Woody
Jan 11, 2011
DORA L. WOODY, age 67, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Ms. Woody was born on June 27, 1943, in Union County, Georgia to the late Fred and Liller Helton Woody. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, Curtis Jones and her brother, Bill Woody. Ms. Woody was a retired employee of Fieldale...
Rev. L.R. "Lee Roy" Chastain
Jan 11, 2011
Rev. L.R. "Lee Roy" Chastain, age 99, of Demorest, GA went home to be with his Lord and Master on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Rev. Chastain was born in Pickens County, SC on November 23, 1911, to the late Madison A. and Rosie Posey Chastain. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill, Lonnie,...
Rev. V. William "Bill" Humphries
Jan 10, 2011
REV. V. WILLIAM "BILL" HUMPHRIES, age 81, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011, at a private care facility following an extended illness. Rev. Humphries was born on July 4, 1929, in Cleveland, Georgia to the late Aaron and Maude Crowe Humphries. He was also preceded in death by his son, Mitchell "Mitch" Eugene Humphries; brothers, Hershel...
Lovenie Erwin Simmons
Jan 9, 2011
LOVENIE ERWIN SIMMONS, age 85, of Cornelia, GA, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011. Mrs. Simmons was born on March 3, 1925, in Habersham County, GA to the late John Candler and Margie Morris Erwin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers, Earnest, Coleman, Ray, Lewis and Homer "Skinny" Erwin, sisters, Maybelle Ivie, Caroline...
Betty Jo Boggs Lewallen
Jan 8, 2011
BETTY JO BOGGS LEWALLEN, age 68, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mrs. Lewallen was born on July 25, 1942, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Joe and Cora Lea Barnes Boggs. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Talmadge Lewallen, sister, Helen Ivie,...
Elzora Perkins O'Connell
Jan 6, 2011
ELZORA PERKINS O'CONNELL, age 90, a resident of Prattville, Alabama passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Mrs. O'Connell was born in Habersham County, Georgia, on April 6, 1920, to the late Vance and Sallie Duckett Perkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John J. O'Connell Jr., sisters, Rachel Perkins, Serena Turk, Margie...
William Vance Thompson, Sr.
Jan 4, 2011
WILLIAM VANCE THOMPSON, SR., age 91, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Mr. Thompson was born on March 7, 1919, in Alto, Georgia to the late Samuel Tilton and Flora Gailey Thompson. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Janice Priscilla Thompson, grandson, Christopher Lee Scroggs, sister, Cara Lou Fitzgerald, and brothers, James Howard...
Bernice Sutton Warren
Jan 4, 2011
BERNICE SUTTON WARREN, age 86, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Mrs. Warren was born on December 9, 1924, in White County, Georgia to the late John L. and Jennie Elder Sutton. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Lorene Martin and brothers, J.L., Bobby, and Earl Sutton. Mrs. Warren was a retired employee...
Mildred Willis Bow
Jan 3, 2011
MILDRED WILLIS BOW, age 91, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011. Mrs. Bow was born on February 1, 1919, in Westminister, South Carolina to the late Clarence E. and Susanna Dorn Willis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leslie L. Bow. Mrs. Bow was an active member of Level Grove Baptist Church for...
Frances Chapman Reid
Dec 31, 2010
FRANCES Chapman REID, age 89, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Reid was born on October 17, 1921, in Gainesville, GA to the late Arthur J. and Ethel Mabel Parson Chapman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar "Edd" L. Reid,...
Jimmy Lee Allen
Dec 31, 2010
JIMMY LEE ALLEN, age 61, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010. Mr. Allen was born on May 28, 1949, in Habersham County, Georgia to Martha Sosebee Allen of Clarkesville, Georgia and to the late Frank Allen. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Jean Burton and Brenda Lee Sweeten. Mr. Allen was self...
Bertha Watkins Mcduffie
Dec 27, 2010
BERTHA WATKINS MCDUFFIE, age 91, of Batesburg, South Carolina, formerly of Habersham County, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2010. Mrs. McDuffie was born in Habersham County, Georgia on April 15, 1919, to the late Jim and Icie Scroggs Watkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Obie Isac McDuffie. Mrs. McDuffie was a homemaker and attended...
Jesse Collice "J.C." Swilley
Dec 25, 2010
JESSE COLLICE "J.C." SWILLEY, age 77, of Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mr. Swilley was born on March 19, 1933, in High Springs, Florida to the late Collice C. and Versie O. Weeks Swilley. He was also preceded in death by one...
Larry Gene Dodd
Dec 25, 2010
LARRY GENE DODD, age 58, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Dodd was born on April 8, 1952, in Fulton County, Georgia to the late Morris Gene and Virginia Louise McGee Dodd. Before becoming disabled, Mr. Dodd was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of...
Ruth Hembree Turner
Dec 23, 2010
RUTH HEMBREE TURNER, age 96, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 Mrs. Turner was born on December 16, 1914, in Easley, South Carolina to the late James Anthony and Serena Beatrice Whitworth Hembree. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Guy Turner and her son, Rev. Bo Turner. Mrs. Turner was a retired textile worker...
Christine "Tine" Norton Chitwood
Dec 21, 2010
CHRISTINE "TINE" NORTON CHITWOOD, age 66, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Mrs. Chitwood was born on December 22, 1943, in Banks County, Georgia to the late Noah and Nora Bell Savage Norton. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kevin Dale Hubbard, brother, R.C. Savage, and sister, Susie Jane Roach. Mrs. Chitwood retired...
