George Mason
Feb 7, 2009
GEORGE MASON, age 69, of Banks County, Georgia, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Mason was born on November 12, 1939 in Homer, Georgia to the late John and Carrie Beck Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Betsy West, a son, Allen Mason, and a sister, Frances Mason, as...
Mrs. Ruth Chapman "Ma" Reepe
Feb 5, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Chapman "Ma" Reepe, age 90 of Demorest, passed away on Thursday, February 05, 2009. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on March 08, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Fields and Minnie Walls Chapman. Mrs. Reepe was retired from Clarkesville Mills with 30 years of dedicated service and was a member of the Habersham Baptist Church....
Edna Kemmish Reeves Ellard
Feb 2, 2009
EDNA KEMMISH REEVES ELLARD, age 84, of Cornelia, GA, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Ellard was born on December 5, 1924 in Rapid City, South Dakota to the late George B. Kemmish and Flora Belle Chaffe Kemmish Baatz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by, her first husband, William Reeves, her brothers,...
Inthava Bauwpeng Sithideth
Jan 31, 2009
INTHAVA SITHIDETH, age 60, of Demorest, GA, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 following an extended illness. Mrs. Sithideth was born July 6, 1948 in Laos to the late Toon and Chantha Bauwpeng. She attended Wat Laokhambouengheung and was a homemaker. Survivors include, husband, Thong Sithideth, Demorest, GA; daughters, Metta Chanthavong, Cornelia, GA and Souphaphone Rattanaxay, Mt. Airy, GA; sons, Lae...
Troy Randall Smith
Jan 30, 2009
Troy Randall Smith, age 83 of Lula, GA passed away on Friday, January 30, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. Born in Banks County, Georgia on July 25, 1925, he was a son of the late William Sheldon and Thannie Cagle Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Leece-Neville in Gainesville and was a member of the Belton Baptist...
Mae Smith Pruitt
Jan 27, 2009
MAE SMITH PRUITT, age 83 of Baldwin, GA passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Mrs. Pruitt was born in Abbeville, SC on March 28, 1925 to the late Oscar and Clara Baldwin Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul W. Pruitt, 5 brothers, and 1 sister. Mrs. Pruitt was a member of Harmony Baptist Church, was a...
Earlene Mckean
Jan 27, 2009
EARLENE MCKEAN, age 67 of Japan, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 in IKoma, Japan. Ms. McKean was born on October 22, 1941 in Louisiana to the late William and Clydie Paul McKean. She was preceded in death by her brother Raymond McKean. Ms. McKean graduated from Toccoa Falls College with a Masters degree in Education and Missions. She...
Woodrow Coffee
Jan 24, 2009
WOODROW WILSON "WOODY" COFFEE, JR., age 66, of Alto, Georgia, died Saturday, January 24, 2009 following a sudden illness. Mr. Coffee was born on August 22, 1942 in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Woodrow Wilson, Sr. and Pearl Mozill Yarber Coffee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, William Shannon Coffee. Mr. Coffee...
Nannie "Nina" Monk
Jan 19, 2009
NANNIE "NINA" MONK, age 84 of Cornelia, GA passed away on Monday, January 19, 2009. Ms. Monk was born on June 30, 1924 in Banks County, GA to the late George W. and Mary Ette Strange Osborne. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Ms. Monk was a member of Hillside Baptist...
Mel Moore
Jan 17, 2009
MEL MOORE, age 65 of Tiger formerly of Cornelia, GA passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. Mr. Moore was born in Sailsbury, NC on September 16, 1943 to the late Joe Webb and Louise Phillips Moore. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffery Michael Moore. Survivors include wife, Joan Moore, Tiger, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Nokie...
Alvin Cecil Sosebee
Jan 16, 2009
ALVIN CECIL SOSEBEE, age 54 of Lula, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009 following injuries received from an Auto Accident. Mr. Sosebee was born in Habersham County, Georgia on December 21, 1954 to the late James Edgar Sosebee. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Sosebee continued his career as a maintenance technician in the manufacturing...
Lassie Philyaw Payne
Jan 15, 2009
Lassie Philyaw Payne, age 89 of Knoxville, TN, formerly of Tate's Creek Community, passed away early Thursday morning, January 15, 2009. Mrs. Payne was born on January 10, 1920 in Winslow, Arizona to the late Arthur and Bessie Ragsdale Philyaw. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Roy M. Payne. She had a Bachelor...
Jack Russell Porter
Jan 9, 2009
Mr. Jack Russell Porter, age 70 of Cornelia passed away on Friday, January 09, 2009 at his residence. Born in Loganville, Georgia on March 02, 1938, he was a son of the late Wilkins Haynie and Bessie Minnell Hammond Porter. Mr. Porter grew up in Jefferson, Georgia graduating from Jackson County High School and also from the University of Georgia...
Frank E. Curtis
Jan 8, 2009
FRANK E. CURTIS, age 88, of Demorest, Georgia, died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the residence following an extended illness. Mr. Curtis was born on May 14, 1920 in Clay County, North Carolina to the late Clyde Worth and Flora Martha Curtis. He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran having served in England and France during World War...
Lucille Echols Greenway
Jan 7, 2009
LUCILLE ECHOLS GREENWAY, age 85, of Lula, Georgia, died Wednesday, January 07, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Greenway was born on April 27, 1923 in Jackson County, Georgia to the late Andrew Perry and Harriet Roberts Echols. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin W. Greenway, a grandson, Christopher England, a son-in-law, Bobby...
Wanda Maxine Collier
Jan 3, 2009
Wanda Maxine Collier, age 83, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, January 03, 2009. Mrs. Collier was born in Haw-Hatomka, Missouri on July 18, 1925 to the late Walter and Edith Shumate Dickerson. She was preceded in death by her brother, Harold M. Dickerson. Mrs. Collier was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, in Cornelia, GA, where she was...
Violet Webb Ballew
Jan 2, 2009
VIOLET WEBB BALLEW, age 89, of Demorest, a life long resident of Habersham County passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010. Ms. Ballew was born on November 21, 1920 in Habersham County, GA to the late David and Ella Evans Webb. She was preceded in death by her son, Tommy Lee Ballew. Ms. Ballew was a graduate of Baldwin High School...
Ellen Margaret Hill Williams
Jan 1, 2009
ELLEN MARGARET HILL WILLIAMS, age 80, of Baldwin, Georgia died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Oak Heritage Healthcare. Mrs. Williams was born on February 5, 1928 in Clarkesville, Georgia to the late Claude and Dora Lucy Sloan Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Homer L. Williams. Mrs. Williams was a member of...
Mary Ellen Allen Means
Dec 31, 2008
MARY ELLEN ALLEN MEANS, age 89, of Clarkesville, Georgia, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Habersham County Medical Center. Mrs. Means was born on March 16, 1919 in Goldsboro, NC to the late Benjamin Harrison, Sr. and Nancy Catherine Jones Allen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. (Bob) Means, two...
Michael Gailey
Dec 26, 2008
MICHAEL CARLTON GAILEY, age 40, of Baldwin, Georgia, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Gailey was born on January 5, 1968 in Stephens County, Georgia. He was a 1986 graduate of Habersham Central High School, graduated from North Georgia Technical College in electronics, and graduated from Truett-McConnell College where he earned his Associates Degree. He also attended...
