Eddie Dale Canup
Sep 10, 2016
Eddie Dale Canup, age 54, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Mr. Canup was born on November 18, 1961 in Stephens County, Georgia. He was a member of Double Springs Church where he served as deacon and was church clerk. Mr. Canup served on the Board of Advisors for the Salvation Army for the Northeast...
Edward E. Allison
Sep 8, 2016
EDWARD E. ALLISON, age 53, of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016. Mr. Allison was born on August 3, 1963, in Habersham County, GA, to Jimmie and Lynette Mason Allison, of Cornelia, GA. He was preceded in death by a son, Edward Blake Allison, and grandparents, Junior and Sue Allison and Harold and Irene Mason. Mr. Allison was...
Phyllis Sutton Drury
Sep 5, 2016
Phyllis Sutton Drury, age 75, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 5, 2016, following an extended illness. 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 Home & Crematory, North Chapel, 245...
Jordan Dakoda Frankum Rineheart
Sep 4, 2016
Jordan Dakoda Frankum Rineheart, age 28, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Mrs. Rineheart was born on August 2, 1988, in Gainesville, Georgia, to Scott and Jill Frankum of Clarkesville. She was employed with Habersham Medical Center and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband: David...
Willard Kayo Kemppainen
Sep 3, 2016
Willard Kayo Kemppainen, age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2016, following a sudden illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Toccoa, Georgia. All family and friends should meet at the church by 10:55 am. Those wishing to...
Roger Gordon Buford
Sep 3, 2016
ROGER GORDON BUFORD, age 76, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016. A Complete Obituary Announcement will be announced at a later date by Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia. 706-778-1700 Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Roger S. Dayton
Sep 2, 2016
Roger S. Dayton, age 71, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016. Mr. Dayton was born on April 29, 1945 in Franklin, North Carolina. He is preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Carmen Ledford Dayton; daughter, Karen Dayton Broome; sister, Momma Jean Hulsey; brother, Wesley Dayton. Mr. Dayton was a life member of the...
Clyde V. Harper
Sep 1, 2016
Clyde V. Harper Jr., son of Clyde and Ruth Harper, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2016. A devoted father and husband, he is survived by his loving wife Lee, his children, Janet, Steve and Jonmikel, three grandchildren, Christopher, Quinton and Ava, and siblings, Marilyn, Margaret, Gary, Charley and Wayne. Harper, as he was known to most, was born...
Alice Smith Chapman
Aug 28, 2016
Alice Smith Chapman, age 84, of Alto, Georgia, passed away, Sunday, August 28, 2016. Mrs. Chapman was born on September 18, 1931 in Habersham County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ranzy and Edna Walls Smith; brothers, Carlton "Peanut" Smith, Hoyt Smith; sisters, Janie Segars, and Hazel Peyton. Mrs. Chapman was a member of Hills Crossing Baptist...
Phillip Allen
Aug 25, 2016
Phillip Allen, age 70, of Demorest, Georgia, went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Mr. Allen was born on August 14, 1946, to the late Frank Allen and Martha Savannah Sosebee Allen. Phillip joins siblings who have preceded him in death: Dorothy Burton, Brenda Sweetin, Jimmy Allen, and Elaine Burton. Mr. Allen was loved very much by...
Mary Elda Mcfarlin Hallford
Aug 22, 2016
Mrs. Mary Elda McFarlin Hallford, age 83 of 424 Law House Road, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at her residence. A daughter of the late Fitzugh L. and Flossie Caudell McFarlin, she was born February 8, 1933 in the New Bethel Community of Franklin County. She lived many years in the Friendship Community of Seneca, South Carolina...
James Simmemon
Aug 22, 2016
James Simmemon, age 56, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016. Mr. Simmemon was born on June 25, 1960 in Habersham County, Georgia. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray and Grace Simmemon; and J.B. and Omie Ferguson. Mr. Simmemon was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church and was also a member of The...
Regina Shirley Eller Sumpter
Aug 21, 2016
Regina Shirley Eller Sumpter, age 53 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Sumpter was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 31, 1963 to Shirley Newkirk Eller of Demorest, Georgia and the late Charles Eller. She was also preceded in death by one sister: Rita Eller. She was employed as a caregiver...
Paul Douglas"Doug" Forester
Aug 20, 2016
Paul Douglas "Doug" Forester, age 71, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Mr. Forester was born on November 20, 1944 in Gainesville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pauline N. Tanner; brothers, Winford Simmemon; Larry Simmemin; mother-in-law, Mollie Nicholson Sisk. He was a member of Alto Baptist Church. Mr. Forester was A United...
James "Jim" Neely
Aug 19, 2016
James "Jim" Neely, age 78, of Cornelia, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2016, following an extended illness. Jim was born on August 5, 1938, in Allred, Tennessee, to the late Minnis W. and Alberta Looper Neely. He was a United States Army veteran and retired self-employed car dealer. Mr. Neely was a member...
Mageline Chapman Taylor
Aug 18, 2016
Mageline Chapman Taylor, age 97, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016. Mrs. Taylor was born on October 3, 1918, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late William Alvister and Ada Allen Chapman. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Charlie Taylor and son: William Fay Taylor. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and of the...
Lois Hicks Tench
Aug 16, 2016
LOIS HICKS TENCH, age 83, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Mrs. Tench was born on July 6, 1933 in White County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Grace Autry Hicks; and brother, Gordon Odell Hicks. Mrs. Tench was a member of Habersham Baptist Church. She was a retired Inspector from...
Jeanette Velvet Sanchez
Aug 12, 2016
Jeanette Velvet Sanchez, age 49, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went home to be with The Lord on Friday, August 12, 2016, following an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Mud Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Turpin officiating. Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by...
Cassandra Leigh Russell
Aug 12, 2016
Cassandra Leigh Russell, age 66, of Baldwin, Georgia, formerly of Cleveland, Georgia went to be with The Lord on Friday, August 12, 2016. Memorial Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Rev. Bo Morrison officiating. The Family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to the Memorial Service hour at the...
Marty Ray Black
Aug 10, 2016
Marty Ray Black, age 52, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, following a sudden illness. Mr. Black was born on September 20, 1963, in Gastonia, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Elaine Worthy Black and brother, Kenneth Todd Black. Survivors include father: Clarence Kenneth Black, Demorest, GA; mother: Wanda Biggerstaff, Cramerton, NC;...
