William Franklin Pesterfield
Sep 2, 2011
William Franklin Pesterfield, age 77, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Pesterfield was born on January 21, 1934, in Maryville, Tennessee, to the late Charles and Mae Pesterfield. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Harrelson Pesterfield; son, Alan Rowlett; daughter, Carolyn Pesterfield; and two sisters. Mr. Pesterfield worked...
Christine Smith Taylor
Sep 2, 2011
CHRISTINE SMITH TAYLOR, age 85, of Demorest, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 2, 2011, following a brief illness. Mrs. Taylor was born on October 10, 1925, in Stephens County, Georgia, to the late George W. and Betty Jean Holbrooks Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, S.A. Taylor, her five sisters,...
Barbara Jane Tench Hellard
Sep 1, 2011
Barbara Jane Tench Hellard, age 74, of Baldwin, Georgia went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, September 1, 2011, following an extended illness. Mrs. Hellard was born in Gastonia, North Carolina on November 23, 1936, to the late J.C. and Fannie Mae Elrod Tench. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert...
Wesley Glenn Martin
Sep 1, 2011
Wesley Glenn Martin, age 59, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Mr. Martin was born in Hall County, Georgia on August 11, 1952. He is the son of Dorothy Ervin Martin Garner, and the late Rufus Noah Martin. Mr. Martin was a member of Living Mission United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Dorothy...
Connice Free Ledford Wood
Aug 31, 2011
Connice Free Ledford Wood, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Wood was born on February 13, 1924, in Rabun County, Georgia, to the late Harmon Carr and Mollie T. Baker Free. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Eireth Ledford and widow of...
Edith Grace Banks
Aug 29, 2011
Edith Grace Banks, age 89, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August, 29, 2011, at the Athens Regional Medical Center. Miss Banks was born on September 3, 1921, in Franklin County, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late William Jackson and Maude Elizabeth Means Banks. Miss Banks was also preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters....
Ruth E. Hill
Aug 29, 2011
Ruth E. Hill, age 86, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of Urbana, Illinois, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2011, at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Hill was born on August 16, 1925, in Champaign, Illinois, to the late Keith R. and Wilma Creek Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Cheryl Patton. She was a...
William Kenneth "Red" Jones
Aug 28, 2011
William Kenneth "Red" Jones, age 90, of Sautee-Nacoochee, Georgia was welcomed into the presence of his Savior on Sunday morning, August 28, 2011. Mr. Jones was born in Rockingham, North Carolina on December 25, 1920, to the late Dolphas C. and Kate Gibson Jones. Red, nicknamed for the color of his hair, grew up in Bassett, Virginia. He moved to...
Van "Wesley" Dayton
Aug 28, 2011
Van "Wesley" Dayton, age 74, Cornelia, Georgia, went to our heavenly home to be with our Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the residence following an extended illness. Mr. Dayton was born in Macon County, North Carolina, on May 30, 1937, to the late Henry Grady and Carmen Ledford Dayton. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Infant Christopher Perry
Aug 25, 2011
Christopher Perry, infant son of Trent and Kassie Perry, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sisters, Hannah, Hallie, and Emily Perry; maternal grandparents, Doug and Brenda Burrell; paternal grandparents, Roy and Kathy Perry, and Harry and Dianne Barrett. A private family graveside service was held on Sunday,...
Eleanor Kimsey Crow
Aug 23, 2011
Eleanor Kimsey Crow, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Crow was born in Cornelia, at home on Christmas Day the year of 1925 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Clay Kimsey. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Harold M. Crow, brother,...
Larry Michael Branch, Sr.
Aug 22, 2011
Larry Michael Branch, Sr., age 62, of Clarkesville, Georgia went home to be with our Lord on Monday, August 22, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Branch was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on June 24, 1949, to the late Lawrence and Lou Nell Hand Branch. He was a member of Harvest Christian Church. Mr. Branch proudly served...
Wallace Harvey "Cisco" Thomley
Aug 22, 2011
HARVEY "CISCO" THOMLEY, age 82, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. Cisco was born on November 5, 1928, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Wallace Young and Lucy Eliza Rawls Thomley. Mr. Thomley was also preceded in death by his step-sons, Joe Perez and Tony Perez. He was a proud United States Army Veteran and...
Hannelore Ida Foerster
Aug 18, 2011
HANNELORE IDA FOERSTER, age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 18, 2011. Miss Foerster was born on May 18, 1927, in Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents, Karl and Maria Duennebeil Foerster and her sister, Renate Lucius. Miss Foerster was a member of the Hollywood Baptist Church in Clarkesville,...
Virginia Lewis Goble
Aug 15, 2011
VIRGINIA LEWIS GOBLE, age 88, of Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011, at her daughter's residence in Alto, Georgia. Mrs. Goble was born on May 17, 1923, in Cleveland County, North Carolina. She was a native of Gaston County, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Henry and Lillie Barrette Lewis. Mrs. Goble was...
Velma C. Black
Aug 13, 2011
Velma C. Black, age 96, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of McRae and Tucker Georgia, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, August 13, 2011, following an extended illness. Mrs. Black was born in McRae, Georgia on January 15, 1915, to the late Frank and Emma Heath Brown. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...
Bronnie Watson "Nana" Tench
Aug 12, 2011
Bronnie Watson "Nana" Tench, age 47, of Dewy Rose, Georgia, went to her heavenly home to be with our Lord on Friday, August 12, 2011, after a long hard-fought battle with breast cancer. Our precious wife and mother, was born in Doraville, Georgia on October 10, 1963. She was the daughter of the late Harvey H. and Bronnie Junita Jean...
Doris "Dot" Hewell King
Aug 11, 2011
DORIS "DOT" HEWELL KING, age 96, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Dot was born on May 9, 1915, in Dewy Rose, Georgia, to the late Olden Ornan and Josephine Adams Hewell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Grover "Jimmy" King; her brother, Ralph W. Hewell; and her sisters, Onyce Hewell May...
Sue Mcelreath Bennett
Aug 11, 2011
SUE MCELREATH BENNETT, age 84, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Mrs. Bennett was born on April 10, 1927, in Madison County, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late Fred W. and Jessie Adams McElreath. Mrs. Bennett was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Rev. Horace Bennett; her son, Royce...
John Kimsey Stephens
Aug 9, 2011
JOHN KIMSEY STEPHENS, age 89, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Mr. Stephens was born on May 21, 1922, in Hall County, Georgia, to the late Johnny K. and Florence Kimsey Stephens. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Genevieve and Jesse Duncan; his brother, Ernest Stephens; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Katie...
