L. Pat Howard Bryson
Nov 27, 2013
L. PAT HOWARD BRYSON, age 77, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Mrs. Bryson was born on July 18, 1936 in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Bryson and mother, Lassie Kendall Howard. Mrs. Bryson was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church. She was a retired Branch Manager at United...
William O. West
Nov 27, 2013
WILLIAM O. WEST, age 69, of Cornelia, Georgia, formerly of Lincoln Park, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. West was born on September 7, 1944 in Dora, Alabama; son to the late John H. and Edith Attins West. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his...
John H. Crump
Nov 27, 2013
JOHN H. CRUMP, age 74, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Mr. Crump was born in Banks County, on December 29, 1938, to the late Dock Fulton and Stella Fagan Crump. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Plumer Crump. Mr. Crump was a member of Baldwin Baptist Church. He...
Roy Leon Pilgrim
Nov 27, 2013
ROY LEON PILGRIM, age 74, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Mr. Pilgrim was born in Cleveland, Georgia on March 26, 1939; he was the son of Alma Wade Pilgrim and the late John Pilgrim. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Ed Pilgrim and sister, Melba Smith. Mr. Pilgrim...
Catherine Virginia Crawford Wall
Nov 21, 2013
CATHERINE VIRGINIA CRAWFORD WALL, age 76, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Mrs. Wall was born in Rabun County on May 19, 1937, to the late Prince and Roselee Holcomb Crawford. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Wall, and sister, Thelma Crawford. She was a member of Antioch...
Paul Hix
Nov 19, 2013
PAUL HIX, age 80, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Mr. Hix was born on August 20, 1933, in Gainesville, Georgia; son of the late Tom and Clara Loggins Hix. He was also preceded in death by his wife Betty Wade Hix; brothers, Woodrow Hix, Guy Hix and Cohen Hix. Mr. Hix was of the Methodist...
Carol Tipton Bowden
Nov 19, 2013
CAROL TIPTON BOWDEN, age 53, of Gainesville, Georgia, formerly of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at her residence. Ms. Bowden was born on November 7, 1960, in Corpus Christi, Texas; daughter to the late Frank Tipton and Elizabeth Kratzer Tipton, of Mt. Airy. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Robert Tipton and...
Clay Lewallen
Nov 19, 2013
CLAY LEWALLEN, age 73, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Mr. Lewallen was born on July 26, 1940 in Banks County, Georgia; son to the late Jim and Madge Coffee Lewallen. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Jeanette Watkins, brothers, Owen Lewallen, Nelson Lewallen and Swayne Lewallen. Mr. Lewallen was a 1958 Graduate...
Mary Ruth Crumley Smith
Nov 17, 2013
MARY RUTH CRUMLEY SMITH, age 90, of Lula, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013. Mrs. Smith was born on April 26, 1923, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late William Nelson and Nora Taylor Crumley. She was also preceded in death by her Husband, Leroy Smith and son, Edgar Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Belton...
James Russell Sexton
Nov 16, 2013
JAMES RUSSELL SEXTON, age 68, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Mr. Sexton was born on January 12, 1945, in Dearborn, Michigan; son to the late Willis and Goldie Jennings Sexton. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Judy Nortman, Linda Lankford, Janet Sexton, and brother, Michael Sexton. Mr. Sexton was a member...
Riley "R.C." Clinton Purcell
Nov 15, 2013
RILEY "R.C." CLINTON PURCELL, age 76 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Purcell was born on August 29, 1937, in Baldwin, Georgia; son of the late David Riley and Gertrude Worley Purcell. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Lucille Purcell Knowling, brothers, Luther...
James E. Payne
Nov 11, 2013
James E. Payne, age 85, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013, at a local nursing home. Mr. Payne was born in Habersham County on December 30, 1927; to the late Henry and Florence Parker Payne. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Willodean Tidwell Payne. He was retired employee of...
John Burley
Nov 10, 2013
JOHN ALFRED BURLEY, age 78, Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013. Mr. Burley was born in Liverpool, England on May 10, 1935; to the late Alfred Charles and Margaret Burley. He served in the British Army and retired plasterer with New York City Housing Authority with 20 years of service. Survivors include loving wife of 48 years,...
William Amos Ferguson, Jr.
Nov 8, 2013
WILLIAM AMOS FERGUSON, JR., age 58, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013, at the home following a sudden illness. Mr. Ferguson was born in Demorest, Georgia on March 22, 1955, to the late William A. Ferguson, Sr. and Martha Sarah Harris Ferguson. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served during the Vietnam conflict. Mr....
Kay Brown Rogers
Nov 6, 2013
DR. KAY BROWN ROGERS, age 57, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 06, 2013, at the residence following a brief illness. Dr. Rogers was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on February 16, 1956. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Sam Pitts. Dr. Rogers was a retired educator having served in Habersham County, Banks County, Haralson...
Madeleine "Midge" Tench
Nov 6, 2013
MADELEINE "MIDGE" TENCH, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at her home in Damascus, Maryland. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at Yonah Memorial Gardens, Demorest, Georgia. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Tench family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care...
Rex Coleman
Nov 5, 2013
REX STANLEY COLEMAN, age 59, of Mount Airy, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Mr. Coleman was born in Toccoa, Georgia on July 4, 1954; to the late Claude Lamar and Lillian Payne Coleman. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sister, Janice Green, brother, Ronnie Coleman. Mr. Coleman was a retired Engineer with...
Harold Wayne Gunn
Nov 5, 2013
HAROLD WAYNE GUNN, age 59, of Demorest, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Mr. Gunn was born on October 2, 1954, in Habersham County; he was the son of the late Roy and Ola Mae Gunn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, William Gunn. Harold was a...
Jessie James "Jim" Moody
Nov 4, 2013
JESSIE JAMES "JIM" MOODY, age 70, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013. Mr. Moody was born in Waynesville, North Carolina on October 29, 1943, to the late Thomas Zach and Mollie Myers Moody. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Kennedy Moody; brother, Tommy Moody; and two grandsons, Austin...
Charles Ray Metcalf
Nov 3, 2013
CHARLES RAY METCALF, age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at a local area hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Metcalf was born on November 4, 1928, in Clayton, Georgia; son of the late Isaac Ether Metcalf and Cora Truma McCoy Metcalf. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Neugebauer; brothers, Claude Metcalf,...
