Amberson C. Wade
Oct 11, 2018
Amberson C. Wade, age 93, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Mrs. Wade was born on April 11, 1925, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late John Willie and Daisy Mae Faulkner Cook. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Artis Wade; second husband, Hubert Carlyle; two brothers; and six sisters. Mrs. Wade...
Infant Tucker Gray Harris
Oct 10, 2018
Infant Tucker Gray Harris, of Homer, Georgia, son of Nicole and Lonnie Harris, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Graveside Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Hudson River Baptist Church Cemetery in Commerce, Georgia with Rev. Thurston Gray Harris III officiating. Arrangements are in care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, South Chapel,...
Fairy "Jackie" Gilliland Martin
Oct 9, 2018
Fairy “Jackie” Gilliland Martin, 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Asbury House Hospice. Jackie was born on October 8, 1928 in Belzoni, MS to James “Jim” Gilliland and Annie Bell Switzer Gilliland and was one of eight children. Jackie attended Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cornelia,...
Fred Watkins
Oct 8, 2018
Fred Watkins, age 88, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, went to his Heavenly Home on Monday, October 8, 2018, following an extended illness. Mr. Watkins was born on September 20, 1930, in Banks County, Georgia; a son of the late William and Ethel Watson Watkins. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Tom, Wilton, John, and Hubert Watkins and...
Mozelle Kelley Smith
Oct 6, 2018
Mozelle Kelley Smith, age 93, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Mrs. Smith was born on September 12, 1925 to the late Carl and Gertrude Brown Kelley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Azero H. Smith; and brother, Boyd Kelley. Mozelle worked 40 years at...
Emory Vance Morris,
Oct 6, 2018
Emory Vance Morris, Jr., age 92, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Mr. Morris was born on October 19, 1925, in Habersham County, Georgia; a son of the late Emory Vance Morris, Sr and Mary Lillie Armour Morris. He met his wife, Mary Lou Fricks Morris on the other side...
Mary Lou Fricks Morris
Oct 2, 2018
Mary Lou Fricks Morris, age 91, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Mrs. Morris was born on August 12, 1927, in Stephens County, Georgia; a daughter of the late Thomas Lamon and Ruby Beatrice Davis Fricks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jacqueline...
Virginia Dare Wood Martin
Oct 1, 2018
Virginia Dare Wood Martin, age 95, of Baldwin, passed away peacefully after an extended illness on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Scenic View Nursing Center. Born October 13, 1922 in Banks County, Georgia to the late Marion Henry and Ethel Jane Cunningham Wood, she was proud of the fact that she was named Virginia Dare Wood after Virginia Dare (born...
Kenneth Leon Ward
Oct 1, 2018
Kenneth Leon Ward, age 57, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Yonah Memorial Gardens with Mr. Kenneth L. Ward officiating and Military Honors to be provided by the United States Air Force. Arrangements are in care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North...
Delene Sharon Keller Huch
Sep 29, 2018
Delene Sharon Keller Huch, age 72, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. No formal services are planned at this time. Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia. To send a...
Roy Junior Thomas
Sep 27, 2018
Roy Junior Thomas, age 75, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018 following a brief battle with lung cancer. Mr. Thomas was born on June 23, 1943 to the late Charlie Grayson and Mellie Ward Thomas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Edward Thomas; grandparents, Fred and Winnie Ward;...
James Odell Coker (Courtesy)
Sep 26, 2018
Mr. James Odell Coker, age 83, of Aviation Drive, Toccoa, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his residence. A son of the late Earl and Lula Vaughn Coker, he was born January 31, 1935 in Banks County, GA having lived most of his life in Stephens County. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...
Thomas C. Thompson
Sep 26, 2018
Thomas Carlyle Thompson, age 87, of Homer, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Mr. Thompson was born on October 10, 1930 in Lewisburg, Tennessee to the late Henry Kay and Juanita Holley Thompson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Leon Kay Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a member of Homer United Methodist...
Christine M. Gannon
Sep 24, 2018
Christine M. Gannon, age 51, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018. No formal services will be held. Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia. To send a flower arrangement to...
Toni Watterson Herbert
Sep 23, 2018
Toni Watterson Herbert, age 59, of Gillsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Mrs. Herbert was born on September 15, 1959, in Eustis, Florida, to the late Paul and Vida Palmer Watterson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Gene Watterson and Mike Watterson. Mrs. Herbert was a 1978 graduate of Leesburg High School in Leesburg,...
Amos Ralph Brewster
Sep 21, 2018
Amos Ralph Brewster, age 84, of Mount Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. Mr. Brewster was born on August 16, 1934 in Cleveland, Georgia to the late Raleigh James and Ola Kinsey Brewster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Loudermilk Brewster; and brother, Henry James Brewster. Mr. Brewster was...
Hershel Lamar Ansley
Sep 13, 2018
Hershel L. Ansley, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Mr. Ansley was born on October 7, 1930 in Stephens County, Georgia to the late James Theodore and Alpha Blair Ansley. He was the last of 14 brothers and sisters. Mr. Ansley was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church where he was Deacon Emeritus...
Tom Ross Young
Sep 13, 2018
Tom Ross Young III, age 51, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Mr. Young was born on February 21, 1967, in Malvern, Arkansas; a son of Tom Ross Young, Jr. of Malvern, Arkansas and Anne Van Wagner Childs of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a beloved husband and a devoted father and caregiver. In addition to...
Robert "Bob" W. Ruark
Sep 13, 2018
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Bobby Lee Dreher
Sep 12, 2018
Bobby Lee Dreher, age 88, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Mr. Dreher was born on April 25, 1930, in Wrightsville, Arkansas, to the late Ben F. and Alice Imbeau Dreher. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Simmons Dreher; four brothers; and three sisters. He retired from Delta Airlines as a truck...
