Nina Griffin Smith
Dec 12, 2012
NINA GRIFFIN SMITH, age 107 of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, before moving to Alto Mrs. Smith resided in Chicago and in Atlanta most of her life. Mrs. Smith was born in Fort Payne DeKalb County, AL, on January 7, 1905, to the late John Oscar and Christina Rains Griffin. In addition to her parents she...
John "Josh" A.C. Cragg
Dec 10, 2012
JOHN "JOSH" A.C. CRAGG, age 93, of Alto, Georgia, went home to Heaven on Monday, December 10, 2012, after an extended illness. He was born on February 19, 1919, in Gordon County, Georgia to the late Anderson and Ida Cragg. He was the youngest of 11 children. John got the nickname "Josh" at a very early age and was most...
Annie Lou Mangum Andrews
Dec 10, 2012
ANNIE LOU MANGUM ANDREWS, age 80, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012. Mrs. Andrews was born on January 27, 1932, in Franklin County, Georgia; daughter of the late Weldon and Effie Kesler Mangum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Andrews; son, Stanley Aaron; and brother, James Mangum. Mrs....
Betty Ruth Franklin
Dec 7, 2012
BETTY RUTH FRANKLIN, age 64, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Franklin was born on November 16, 1948, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late James Landon and Daisy Bramlett Franklin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Jim Franklin. Mrs. Franklin was...
Minnie Crenshaw Turner
Dec 7, 2012
MINNIE CRENSHAW TURNER, age 93, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, at her residence following a sudden illness. Mrs. Turner was born on January 8, 1919, in Banks County, Georgia, to the late Jesse and Chalcie Parson Crenshaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Turner; step-sons, William Turner, Robert Turner, and...
Louise Shannon
Dec 6, 2012
LOUISE SHANNON, age 103, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at a local care facility. Miss Shannon was born on June 14, 1909, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Melvin Fletcher and Mary Frances Gillespie Shannon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Miss Shannon...
Frances Ellison Burke
Dec 6, 2012
FRANCES ELLISON BURKE, age 94, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at a local care facility. Mrs. Burke was born on August 1, 1918, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of the late George Matthew and Susie Trotter Ellison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Coleman Burke; sisters, Catherine...
Mary Frances King Kinsey
Dec 4, 2012
MARY FRANCES KING KINSEY, age 66, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at her residence following an extended illness. Ms. Kinsey was born on November 12, 1946, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of Max and Dorothy Thomas King of Alto, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Jean King. Ms. Kinsey was a...
Katherine Sperring Strahan English
Dec 3, 2012
KATHERINE SPERRING STRAHAN ENGLISH, age 96, of Clarkesville, Georgia, and formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012. Mrs. English was born on April 6, 1916, in Adairsville, Georgia; daughter of the late William and Minnie O'Hearn Sperring. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, George Strahan and sons, Nelson Strahan and Walter Strahan....
Grady Autry
Dec 3, 2012
GRADY AUTRY, age 90, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012, at Habersham Medical Center. Mr. Autry was born on July 2, 1922, in Alto, Georgia to the late Robert Newton and Curley Beaty Autry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Harley Autry and his sister, Ruby Autry Glover....
Irene Bennett Mote
Nov 29, 2012
IRENE BENNETT MOTE, age 88, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Mrs. Mote was born on January 25, 1924, in Franklin County, Georgia; daughter of the late Harvey Jones and Mary Lou Vina Brock Bennett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Mote. Mrs. Mote was a retired employee...
Myrna Joyce Morris
Nov 29, 2012
MYRNA JOYCE MORRIS, age 69, of Gainesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Atlanta Medical Center from a sudden illness. Mrs. Morris was born in Augusta, Georgia on July 30, 1943, to the late Virgil and Louise Cranfield Morris. She was a United States Army Veteran, who served during the Vietnam Conflict. Mrs. Morris retired from the...
Lamar C. Whitmire
Nov 29, 2012
LAMAR C. WHITMIRE, age 89, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Mr. Whitmire was born in Habersham County, Georgia on May 12, 1923, to the late Carl and Ninnie Nunn Whitmire. He was a truck driver for Akers Motor Lines with many years of service. Survivors include sisters, Miriam Bentley and Carlton Blackburn, both of Cornelia,...
Chris Mccurry
Nov 26, 2012
CHRIS MCCURRY, age 40, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012. Mr. McCurry was born on January 16, 1972, in Habersham County, Georgia, to Michael D. and Wanda Tanksley McCurry of Clarkesville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charlie and Estelle Tanksley and Jack and Betty McCurry. Chris was a United States Marine Corps...
Katie Purdy
Nov 24, 2012
Westminster - Katie Palmer Purdy, 91, widow of the late B.E. Purdy, 201 La-Z Acres Road, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. Born in Leaf, GA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Stella King Palmer. Mrs. Purdy was retired from the US Postal Service and a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter,...
Monk Phom Thongdivong
Nov 24, 2012
MONK PHOM THONGDIVONG, age 96, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2012. Monk Thongdivong was born on May 3, 1916, in Laos. He was a monk for all of his adult life and was the first head of monks to serve in the United States. Survivors include his godchildren, Vichai Sarivong, Somboun Pharaphanh, Bounmy Vongphakdy, Monk Khamtanh...
Mark T. Jordan
Nov 22, 2012
MARK T. JORDAN, age 60, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012. Mr. Jordan was born on March 18, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia, to Maureen W. Jordan of Clarkesville and the late James Thomas Jordan. He was the owner of Irrigation Design Group, Inc. and of the Baptist faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his...
Myra Lee Lockee Bush
Nov 19, 2012
MYRA LEE LOCKEE BUSH, age 91, of Warrenton, GA and formerly of Thomson and Clarkesville, GA died Monday, November 19, 2012. Mrs. Bush was born August 1, 1921, in Lumberton, North Carolina to the late Lee Roy and Cora Lockee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John "Bill" Bush; her sisters, Bertha McMahan...
Rev. William "Billy" Henry Harris, Jr.
Nov 15, 2012
REV. WILLIAM "BILLY" HENRY HARRIS, JR., age 65, of Cornelia, Georgia, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Thursday afternoon, November 15, 2012, after an extended illness. In June of 1967, Billy met the most beautiful girl, Susan, with whom he married on December 17, 1967. And so began a lifetime full of adventure, joy, love, and team...
Loy N. Palmer
Nov 13, 2012
LOY N. PALMER, age 81, of Cleveland, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at his residence. Loy was born in White County, on January 26, 1931, to the late Willis F. and Susie London Palmer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Bonnie Turner, Cora Lee Pruitt, brothers, Robert, Marvin, and Jimmy...
