Earl Gober
Mar 20, 2017
Earl Gober, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 pm on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Level Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Level Grove Cemetery. Mr. Gober will lie in state from 11:00 am until the funeral hour on Thursday at the church. Courtesy announcement of Whitfield Funeral Home...
Celia Catherine Hunter Wallace
Mar 20, 2017
Celia Catherine Hunter Wallace, age 96, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went to her Heavenly Home on Monday, March 20, 2017, following an extended illness. Mrs. Wallace was born on November 24, 1920, in Rabun County, Georgia, to the late Frank and Araunah Lovell. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, William Herbert Hunter; second husband, S.H. Wallace; brothers:...
Susan Tressie Lomax
Mar 16, 2017
Susan Tressie Lomax, age 66, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Ms. Lomax was born on January 25, 1951, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Mary Payne Lomax of Toccoa and the late Crawford Lomax. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Lavon Caudell. Susan was a homemaker and member of Crossroads Baptist Church. In addition...
Kitty Caudell
Mar 15, 2017
Kitty Caudell, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the residence of Bobby and Ann Smith. Ms. Caudell was born on January 26, 1932, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Luther C. and Mary Etta Caudell. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Broadus, Buford, and Dewey Caudell and sisters, Annese...
Myrtle Martin
Mar 13, 2017
Myrtle Martin, age 86, of Alto, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2017. Mrs. Martin was born on June 4, 1930, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Grady and Cleo Smith Raines. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Coleman Martin; son, Michael Martin; sister, Grace Free; and brother, Cecil Raines. Mrs. Martin...
David M. Martin, Sr.
Mar 11, 2017
David M. Martin Sr., age 88, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Mr. Martin was born on November 27, 1928 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Andrew P. and Edith Marshall Martin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Cindy Martin. Mr. Martin was a member of Habersham Church of...
Dorothy C. Hames
Mar 9, 2017
Dorothy C. Hames, age 84, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Mrs. Hames was born on April 9, 1932, in Maysville, Georgia; a daughter of the late C.S. and Octavia Collins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, C.D. Hames, Jr. Mrs. Hames was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was...
Donald Ferguson
Mar 1, 2017
Donald Ferguson, age 88, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Mr. Ferguson was born on March 29, 1928, in Cornelia, Georgia, to the late Logan and Ethel King Ferguson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Louise Mote Ferguson; sister, Ruth Roper; brothers: Luther, Carl, Roy, Howard, Alva, Amos, Benard, and Julian Ferguson;...
Charles Morrison, Jr.
Mar 1, 2017
Charles C. Morrison, Jr., age 79, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Mr. Morrison was born on August 26, 1937 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Charles C. Morrison, Sr. and Nancy Odum Morrison. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian "Pat" McGraw Morrison; sister, Patricia Ann Holberg; and great-grandson, Kameron Todd. Mr. Morrison...
Rev. Lester Haynes
Feb 26, 2017
Rev. Lester Haynes, age 75, of Baldwin, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2017 following an extended illness. Rev. Haynes was born on October 5, 1941 in Baldwin, Georgia to the late Sam and Annie Mae Thomas Haynes. He was preceded in death by twin great-grandchildren, Aiden and Ava Stokes; twin brother, Vester Haynes; sisters,...
Marjorie White Meeks
Feb 26, 2017
Marjorie White Meeks, age 91, of Lula, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2017, following an extended illness. Ms. Meeks was born on July 13, 1925, in Stanton, Kentucky, to the late Carl Jack White, Sr. and Ottie Demple Asburry White. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Allene Montgomery, Esther Ford, and...
Denzer Bill Taylor
Feb 25, 2017
Denzer Bill Taylor, age 95, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Mr. Taylor was born on November 1, 1921, in Clarkesville, Georgia; a son of the late Tatum Hubert and Myrtle Elizabeth Alley Taylor. Denzer was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Irene Harper Taylor and sisters, Estelle Gailey. Callie Morrison, Hester Acree, and...
Bounma Sisamouth-P
Feb 21, 2017
Bounma Sisamouth-P, age 72, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Mrs. Sisamouth-P was born on August 5, 1944, in Laos. She was a daughter of the late Somsanouk Sonanikone and Noy Vong Phachanh. Mrs. Sisamouth-P was also preceded in death by her husband, Nousing Sisamouth-P and sister, Khampha Kongkeo. She was a member of Lao Temple...
Bernice Zuverink Dokter
Feb 17, 2017
Bernice Zuverink Dokter, age 99, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to her Heavenly home on Friday, February 17, 2017. Mrs. Dokter was born on May 23, 1917 in Holland, Michigan to the late George and Jennie Zuverink . In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Henry Dokter; sisters, Anne Norman, Alyce...
Dr. Johnny "Butch" Jett, Jr.
Feb 16, 2017
Dr. Johnny "Butch" Jett, Jr., age 69, of Clarkesville, Georgia, graduated to Heaven on Thursday, February 16, 2017. Dr. Jett was born on February 11, 1948, in Chamblee, Georgia; a son of the late Johnny William Jett, Sr. and Louise Caldwell Jett. He was a United States Army Veteran having proudly served his country. Dr. Jett was Missionary Chaplain at...
Clay Maney
Feb 15, 2017
Clay Maney, age 83, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Mr. Maney was born on May 8, 1933, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late George Dewey and Mary Maxwell Maney. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mae Hill Maney; sisters: Christine Marlow, Callie S. Maney, and Mozelle Cunningham; and brother, Vernon Maney....
Lessie Wilkinson Caudell
Feb 14, 2017
Lessie Wilkinson Caudell, age 79, of the Hollingsworth Community, Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. Mrs. Caudell was born on January 23, 1938, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Rogers and Lucille Nunnally Wilkinson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Caudell; son, Hugh Clifton Caudell; and aunt, Mozelle Carlan. Lessie was a...
Mozelle Blair
Feb 9, 2017
Mozelle Blair, age 101, of Atlanta, Georgia, died on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at King's Bridge Retirement Community. She was born on November 6, 1915, in Habersham County, Georgia; a daughter of the late Ernest and Naomi Blair. Mozelle attended Young Harris College, Piedmont College, and Atlanta Business Machines School. She retired from the Coca-Cola Company with 36 years of...
Frances Avent Waters
Feb 8, 2017
Frances Avent Waters, age 93, of Homer, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Mrs. Waters was born on February 9, 1923, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to the late Joseph and Helen Martin Avent. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neal Waters and two granddaughters, Dana Hollingsworth and Lisa A. Mills. Mrs. Waters...
George K. Parker
Feb 7, 2017
George K. Parker, age 80, of Alto, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Mr. Parker was born on February 22, 1936, in Alto, Georgia, to the late Juluis and Dorothy May Parker. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Annie Mae Gravitt Parker; sons, Ricky J. Parker and Douglas Parker; daughter, Martha...
