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....
Mary Lee Ivester Turpin
Jan 28, 2011
MARY LEE IVESTER TURPIN, age 89, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011, at her residence, following an extended illness. Mrs. Turpin was born on February 28, 1921, in Stephens County, Georgia to the late Moses and Mary Fry Ivester. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Jefferson Turpin, daughter, Betty Sue Turpin, brothers,...
Mary Caroline Cargill
Jan 26, 2011
Mary Caroline Cargill, age 85, passed away peacefully in Demorest, Georgia on January 26, 2011. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on June 21, 1925 to the late Walter Hurt Cargill, Sr. and Mary Love Burts Cargill. Mary was educated in the public schools of Muscogee County, attending Sixteenth Street Elementary School and Columbus High School. She graduated from Agnes...
William L. Fain
Jan 22, 2011
WILLIAM L. FAIN, age 67, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Fain was born on December 19, 1943, in White County, Georgia, to the late Thomas and Louvine Adams Fain. He proudly served his country for 6 years in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was the...
Elizabeth Irvin Griffin
Jan 20, 2011
ELIZABETH IRVIN GRIFFIN, age 84, of Royston and formerly of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011. Mrs. Griffin was born on May 5, 1926, in Jackson County, Georgia to the late James and Ida Tanner Irvin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marlin D. Griffin, son, James Ralph Griffin, and daughter, June Patton. Mrs....
Arzo Newsome
Jan 18, 2011
WILLIAM ARZO NEWSOME, age 89, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Mr. Newsome was born on April 14, 1921 in Banks Co., GA to the late Albert E. Newsome, Sr. and Minnie Brady Newsome. He was preceded in death by his wife Estelle Wilbanks Newsome, two daughters Brenda Whitfield and Barbara Ann Newsome; his sisters Monteen...
Ms. Corrie Mae Thompson
Jan 17, 2011
MS. CORRIE MAE THOMPSON, age 93, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of Honea Path, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011, following an extended illness. Ms. Thompson was born on October 16, 1917, in Honea Path, South Carolina, to the late Brady and Corrie Stallings Thompson. Ms. Thompson was a retired supervisor at Her Majesty Clothing Company. Survivors include...
Helen L. Purdy Vinson
Jan 17, 2011
HELEN L. PURDY VINSON, age 82, of Buford, Georgia, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Vinson was born on March 26, 1928, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Roy Atlas and Lillian Shirley Purdy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John...
Dorothea Shore Taylor
Jan 17, 2011
Dorothea Celeste Taylor, age 90, of Largo, Florida, and longtime resident of St. Pete Beach Florida, passed away January 17, 2011. Mrs. Taylor was born on November 27, 1920, Gainesville, Georgia to the late Australia and Luther Shore, Baldwin, GA. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth P. Taylor, her son, Kenneth L....
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...
