Honorable Judge Steven Charles Adams
Mar 4, 2011
HONORABLE JUDGE STEVEN C. ADAMS, age 61, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011. Mr. Adams was born on March 13, 1949, in Clarke County, Georgia to the late Honorable Judge F. Jack Adams and Joye Hipps Adams. He attended Habersham County Schools and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. Mr. Adams then, graduated from Vanderbilt with a...
Wansa Whitfield Purcell
Feb 28, 2011
WANSA WHITFIELD PURCELL, age 78, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011. Mrs. Purcell was born to the late James Hubert and Ruby Gertrude Caudell Whitfield on December 20, 1932, in Banks County, Georgia. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Purcell; her sister, Sue Moore; and one grandchild, Christopher Purcell. Mrs. Purcell...
Oree Gailey Clark
Feb 26, 2011
Oree Gailey Clark, age 94 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Mrs. Clark was born in Habersham County, on December 12, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Gailey and Savannah Myers Gailey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Walter M. Clark. Mrs. Clark was a...
George R. Farel
Feb 25, 2011
George R. Farel, age 73, of Demorest, GA passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011, following an sudden illness. Memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, GA. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until the memorial hour on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the South Chapel....
Rose Gosnell Standridge
Feb 23, 2011
Mrs. Rose Gosnell Standridge, age 53 of Gillsville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Kokomo, Indiana on January 17, 1958, she was a daughter of Laura Jane Morris Gosnell of Cornelia, Georgia and the late Raymond Douglas Gosnell. Mrs. Standridge was a poultry worker and of...
Irma Bazemore Gailey
Feb 23, 2011
MRS. IRMA BAZEMORE GAILEY, age 91 of Cornelia passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Gailey was born in Screven County, Georgia on September 24, 1919, one of 12 children, to the late Jesse S. and Jenny Scott Bazemore. She was a graduate of the Georgia State College for Women in Millegeville,...
James William Wade
Feb 21, 2011
JAMES WILLIAM WADE, age 83, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Wade was born on June 22, 1927, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Randell and Ida Stamey Wade. He was a United States Army Veteran, having proudly served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Wade was a retired mechanic...
Thomas Bush Martin
Feb 20, 2011
Mr. Thomas Bush Martin, age 87 of 4243 Prospect Road, Toccoa, Georgia and father of Oliver Martin, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at his residence. A son of the late Oliver Parks and Emma Catherine Purcell Martin, he was born February 21, 1923 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived in Franklin County all his life. He was a U.S....
Arthur Guy Unbehant
Feb 19, 2011
ARTHUR GUY UNBEHANT, age 65, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Unbehant was born on June 8, 1945, in Madison, South Carolina, to Mary Whitfield Standridge of Pickens, South Carolina and to the late Arthur Andrew Unbehant. He was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served during the...
Nelson Lee Phillips
Feb 18, 2011
Nelson Lee Phillips, 87, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 of natural causes. Nelson grew up in Elbert County, GA and was a graduate of Elberton High School. Interment will be Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2 PM in the Level Grove Cemetery, 157 Old Level Grove Road, Cornelia, GA. Arrangements are in the care of the Whitfield Funeral Home,...
W.C. "Bill" Meeks
Feb 18, 2011
MR. W.C. "BILL" MEEKS, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center. Mr. Meeks was born on June 2, 1923, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late William Burton and Clara Whitfield Meeks. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Christell Lawrence Meeks and sisters, Jewel Ayers and Irene...
Lucille Daisy Smith
Feb 15, 2011
LUCILLE DAISY SMITH, age 87, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Mrs. Smith was born on April 12, 1923, in Hall County, Georgia, to the late William "Bill" and Thannie Lou Cagle Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Smith. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Smith...
Ora Lee Tench Nicholson
Feb 15, 2011
ORA LEE TENCH NICHOLSON, age 94, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Mrs. Nicholson was born in Habersham County, Georgia, on July 24, 1916, to the late George and Dora Erwin Tench. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Hoke Nicholson; sisters, Cleo West, Mildred Smith, and Marie Ledford; brothers, Ted Tench, Hoyt Tench,...
Dr. Shashikant Patel
Feb 13, 2011
Dr. Shashikant Patel, age 63, of Salisbury, North Carolina, formerly of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011. Dr. Patel was born on October 19, 1947, in Tanzania, Africa. He was a medical doctor. Survivors include his daughter, Anuradha Saha, Canada; son, Vipul Patel, Toccoa, GA; and brothers, C.M. Patel, Anderson, SC and A.M. Patel, Toccoa, GA. Funeral...
Dora Gerrin Brown
Feb 10, 2011
DORA GERRIN BROWN, age 93, of Gainesville, Georgia, formerly of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011, following an extended illness. Mrs. Brown was born on July 21, 1917, to the late Tom and Roxie Erwin Gerrin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Brown; son, Tommy Brown; sisters, Violet Kelley, Hazel Brown, and...
Jimmy Jordan
Feb 7, 2011
JIMMY JORDAN, age 75, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2011, at Landmark Hospital, Athens, Georgia. Mr. Jordan was born on September 20, 1935, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Hershel H. and Emma Bell Crocker Jordan. He was a proud United States Army veteran. Mr. Jordan was a retired employee of Ethicon with 20 years...
John C. Herrin
Feb 4, 2011
JOHN C. HERRIN, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2011, following an extended illness. Mr. Herrin was born on June 14, 1931, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Leonard Lawson and Mary Parthenia Smith Herrin. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Gene Herrin and his sister, Sarah "Sallie" Herrin Barrett. Mr....
Robert Swayne Mason
Feb 1, 2011
ROBERT SWAYNE MASON, age 80, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Stephens County Hospital, following an extended illness. Mr. Mason was born in Banks County, Georgia on November 21, 1930, to the late John H. and Carrie Beck Mason. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, John Harold Mason, Roger Mason, and...
Lefty Rogers
Jan 29, 2011
LEFTY ROGERS, age 58, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Rogers was born on January 9, 1953, in Clayton, Georgia, to Thelma Rogers of Cornelia, Georgia and to the late D.L. Rogers. He was employed with Versacold in Gainesville, Georgia, before becoming disabled. Mr. Rogers was of the...
Mrs. Merle Baxa Brake
Jan 28, 2011
MERLE BAXA BRAKE, age 98, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011. Mrs. Brake was born on September 26, 1912, in Eden, West Virginia to the late James Edwards and Icie Charlotte "Lottie" Smith Baxa. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Doncel Brake; one brother and four sisters; a niece, Leonora Talboth Stracles....
