Paulino Fontanilla
Mar 26, 2016
Paulino Fontanilla, age 78, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016. No Funeral Services will be held. Arrangements are in care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, South Chapel, 1370 Industrial Blvd. Baldwin, Georgia. 706-778-7123 Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.
Aline Gibbs Evans
Mar 24, 2016
ALINE G. EVANS, age 76, Lula, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Evans was born on July 26, 1939 in Toccoa, Georgia to the late T.C. and Lizzie Griffin Gibbs. She was of the Messianic Jewish Faith. Mrs. Evans was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. In addition to her...
Justin Bishop Poole
Mar 23, 2016
Justin Bishop Poole, age 31, of Commerce, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Mr. Poole was born on November 5, 1984 in Stephens County, Georgia. He was a 2003 Graduate of Banks County High School, and then received his bachelors' degree in Mass Communications from Piedmont College in 2007. Mr. Poole was a member of Line Baptist Church,...
Homer M. Colston
Mar 20, 2016
HOMER MONROE COLSTON, age 89, of Demorest, Georgia, went to be with The Lord on Sunday, March 20, 2016 following an extended illness. Mr. Colston was born on July 24, 1926 in Demorest, Georgia to the late William Monroe and Violet Forrester Colston. He attended New Bridge Baptist Church. Mr. Colston was a United States Army World War II Veteran...
Jessie Wheeler Smith
Mar 18, 2016
Jessie Wheeler Smith, age 86, of Lula, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016. Mrs. Smith was born on November 27, 1929 in Banks County, Georgia to the late Duke and Dona Poston Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Troy Randall Smith and daughter-in-law, Judy Wilson Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Belton Baptist...
Jose Ruiz Navarro
Mar 16, 2016
Jose Ruiz Navarro, age 48, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with The Lord on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016 at St. Mark Catholic Church with Father Jose Luis Hernandez-Ayala officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in Abasolo Guanajuato, Mexico. A Funeral Wake will begin at 11:00...
Ethel Kimbrell
Mar 15, 2016
Ethel Skelton Kimbrell, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with The Lord on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Mrs. Kimbrell was born on July, 30, 1930 in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Everett F. and Callie Shedd Skelton. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Before her retirement, Mrs. Kimbrell was employed with Habersham Medical Center...
Cranford W. Powell
Mar 15, 2016
CRANFORD W. POWELL, age 83, of Westminster, Colorado, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Funeral Services were held in Westminster, Colorado. Courtesy announcement by Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, 706-778-7123 & 706-778-1700. Those wishing to express inline condolences to the family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com
Winfred "Freddy" Stinespring
Mar 15, 2016
Winfred "Freddy" Franklin Stinespring, Sr., age 74, of Mt. Airy, GA, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Stinespring was born November 3, 1941 in Cornelia, GA to the late Curtis Stinespring, Jr. and Carolyn Burrell Stinespring. He attended Cornelia United Methodist Church and was a retired heat, air, and electrical...
Edward Keith Minter
Mar 15, 2016
Edward Keith Minter, age 57, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Mr. Minter was born on July 6, 1958 in West Virginia. He was of the Catholic Faith. Mr. Minter was a retired truck driver with Thomas Concrete Company. He was a loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather. He is preceded in death by his parents, Argle...
Charlotte Fonda
Mar 13, 2016
Charlotte Fonda, age 89, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, went to be with The Lord Sunday, March 13, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Fonda was born April 15, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late George J. and Mamie Wren Schmidt. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cornelia and was a dedicated Christian wife, mother, grandmother and...
Eugene Williams
Mar 13, 2016
Eugene Williams, age 81, of Demorest, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016. Mr. Williams was born on September 14, 1934 in Homer, Georgia to the late A. D., Sr. and Allie Payne Williams. He was also preceded in death by his brother, A. D. Williams, Jr. Mr. Williams attended Community Baptist Church. He was...
Reba Brown
Mar 7, 2016
Reba Nell Clark Brown, age 73, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Brown was born September 17, 1942 in Banks County, GA to the late Winford Dewey and Eva Mae Wade Clark. She was a 1960 graduate of Banks County High School and was a retired employee with Mt. Vernon...
Elizabeth Phillips
Mar 4, 2016
Elizabeth Phillips, age 93, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016. Mrs. Phillips was born on December 12, 1922 in Newburg, New York to the late Charles and Dora Lindley Stotesbury. She was also preceded in death by sons, Bobby Phillips and Gary Phillips; and brothers, Jack Stotesbury, Eddy Stotesbury and Bill Stotesbury. Mrs. Phillips was a...
Elaine W. Black
Mar 3, 2016
Elaine Worthy Black, age 75, of Demorest, went to be with The Lord Thursday March 3, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Black was born January 11, 1941, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the late Herbert and Louise Worthy. She was a member of The Torch and was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to...
Tanya Brown
Mar 2, 2016
Tanya Faye Brown, age 42, of Alto, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Mrs. Brown was born February 3, 1974 in Stephens County, Georgia. She was a dedicated member of Alto Congregational Holiness Church where she served as Sunday School secretary. Mrs. Brown was a dedicated wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Rhoda and...
Dorothy (Dot) Griffin Westmoreland
Feb 29, 2016
Dorothy "Dot" Griffin Westmoreland, age 84, of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016. Mrs. Westmoreland was born May 6, 1931 in Demorest, GA to the late J.B. Griffin and Bessie York Mize. She was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church, and was a retired Food Service Technician with the Habersham County Board of Education with 28 years...
Susie Irene Gilbert
Feb 29, 2016
Susie Irene Gilbert, 98, wife of the late Rev. Wyatt M. Gilbert, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016. Born in Stockbridge, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Carl Anderson and Annie Louie Hightower. Rev. Gilbert served as pastor of churches in Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. Clarkesville, Georgia was their home for many years. She resided in the Magnolia...
Ray Clark
Feb 28, 2016
Ray Clark, age 70, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Mr. Clark was born on February 6, 1946 in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Verner and Grace Dill Clark. He was a United States Army Vietnam Conflict Veteran where he received a bronze star. Mr. Clark was a retired Maintenance Supervisor with Habersham County...
Cathryn "Beth" Medlock Martin
Feb 28, 2016
Cathryn "Beth" Medlock Martin, age 55, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Mrs. Martin was born in Demorest, GA on October 28, 1960. She was a member of Alto Baptist Church, and was currently employed with Mt. Vernon Mills with 37 years of loyal and dedicated service. Mrs. Martin enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren...
