Carl W. Lathan
Nov 9, 2012
CARL W. LATHAN, age 80, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Lathan was born on November 28, 1931, in Habersham County, Georgia; son of the late Dawson and Dorothy Cash Lathan. Mr. Lathan was a retired employee of Habersham Metal Products with 39 years of service. He was a member...
Virlyn Kinsey
Nov 9, 2012
REV. VIRLYN KINSEY, age 87, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2012, following an extended illness. Rev. Kinsey was born on March 27, 1925, in Hall County, Georgia; son of the late Roscoe Hershel and Ester Altonia Smith Kinsey. He was employed at New Holland Mill with 20 years of service and Chicopee Mill with 21...
Beatrice Norton Simmons
Nov 5, 2012
BEATRICE NORTON SIMMONS, age 87, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012. Mrs. Simmons was born on September 6, 1925, in Banks County, Georgia; daughter of the late Noah and Daisy Simmons Norton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William W. Simmons; sons, Glenn Simmons, Jr. and Dwayne Simmons; step-mother, Belle Savage Norton; brothers,...
Alfred Staples
Nov 5, 2012
REV. ALFRED A. STAPLES, age 96, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012. Rev. Staples was born in Bath, Maine on January 24, 1916, to the late William Alfred and Annie P. Adams Staples. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Eloise Yott Staples. Rev. Staples served in the United...
Vickie Simmons
Nov 3, 2012
VICKIE SIMMONS, age 39, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2012, following an extended illness. Vickie was born in Commerce, Georgia on May 25, 1973. She was preceded in death by grandparents, James and Fannie Simmons, and Evelyn Gibbs, a nephew, Davey Reese. Vickie attended Bethesda Fellowship Congregational Holiness Church. Survivors include parents, David M. and Joyce...
S.T. Goss, Sr.
Nov 1, 2012
S.T. GOSS, SR., age 84, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at a private care facility in Hiawassee, Georgia. Mr. Goss was born on February 28, 1928, in Habersham County, Georgia; son of the late Burns and Lila Bell Goss. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Lorene Collins...
Aaron C. "Bud" Bryson
Oct 30, 2012
AARON C. "BUD" BRYSON, age 88, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Mr. Bryson was born in Towns County, Georgia, on April 25, 1924, to the late Orville and Maude McConnell Bryson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Della Bryson. He was a retired truck driver with Motor Convoy...
Mr. Carroll Edward Carver
Oct 29, 2012
CARROLL EDWARD CARVER, age 78, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2012, following an extended illness. Mr. Carver was born on October 17, 1934, in Oconee County, South Carolina; son of the late Carley and Maggie Carroll Carver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Campbell Carver; daughter, Carolyn Carver;...
Helen Gragg Barrs
Oct 28, 2012
Helen Gragg Barrs, age 80, of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 28, 2012, at the residence. Mrs. Barrs was born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 21, 1932, to the late Marvin T. and Mamie Chambers Gragg. In addition to her parents she was preceded by her husband, Benny Thomas Barrs, infant son and...
David Allan Kacker
Oct 25, 2012
DAVID ALLAN KACKER of Clarkesville, Georgia, born April 19, 1960, in Fullerton, California, died on October 25, 2012. David grew up in Hoover, Alabama and in 1999 he moved to Georgia, where he remained until his death. Survived by his wife, Carole Briones Kacker, Clarkesville, GA; parents, Barbara Landmon Kacker and James Kenneth Kacker, Sr.; brother, Kenneth Kacker, Jr., John...
Mary Ruth Duckett Welborn
Oct 23, 2012
MARY RUTH DUCKETT WELBORN, age 96, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Mrs. Welborn was born on May 27, 1916, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of the late Plumer C. and Cara Shore Duckett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pope Welborn. Mrs. Welborn was a graduate of Cornelia...
Addie Lee Parker Jordan
Oct 21, 2012
ADDIE LEE PARKER JORDAN, age 92, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012. Mrs. Jordan was born in White County, Georgia on November 9, 1919, to the late Joseph Brown and Ada Mildred Gailey Parker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde W. Scott and second husband, Homer Jordan,...
Edward Brady
Oct 13, 2012
EDWARD BRADY, age 57, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Mr. Brady was born on June 20, 1955, in Stephens County, Georgia; son of the late Boyce and Mary Sue Bennett Brady. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Erik Edward Brady and his brother, Everage Brady. Mr. Brady was...
Carolyn Rebecca Rogers Coalley
Oct 13, 2012
CAROLYN REBECCA ROGERS COALLEY, age 71, of Alto, Georgia, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 13, 2012, after several years of declining health. Mrs. Coalley was born on November 29, 1940, in Habersham County, Georgia; daughter of the late Wiley and Dora Hightower Rogers. She was a widow of John Henry Lewallen, Willie Slater, and...
Kimberly Ann Davidson
Oct 13, 2012
KIMBERLY ANN DAVIDSON, age 31, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Miss Davidson was born on October 8, 1981, in Stephens County, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Dean Rogers and Olin Reed Davidson and her step-grandfather, Eugene Loudermilk. Miss Davidson was a member of River Point Community Church. Survivors include her mother,...
Edith Marie Sellers Welch
Oct 11, 2012
EDITH MARIE SELLERS WELCH, age 89, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Welch was born on May 1, 1923, in Franklin, North Carolina; daughter of the late Samuel Oscar and Gladys Marie Waldroop Sellers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Odell Welch;...
Vesta Charles Shirley
Oct 9, 2012
VESTA CHARLES SHIRLEY, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. Ms. Shirley was born on August 25, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Edna Taylor Charles. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher Shirley. Ms. Shirley was an artist and displayed many of her paintings at...
Wiley Smith
Oct 8, 2012
WILEY SMITH, age 90, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012, at a private care facility. Mr. Smith was born on October 11, 1921, in Walhalla, South Carolina, to the late Harley A. and Edna McKinney Smith. He was a United States Army combat veteran of World War II, landing in the Normandy Invasion in 1944. Mr....
Alisa Dolores Aycock Thomas
Oct 5, 2012
ALISA DOLORES AYCOCK THOMAS, age 42, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012, following a sudden illness. Mrs. Thomas was born in Gainesville, Georgia on April 22, 1970. She attended Alto Baptist Church and was a dedicated wife and mother. Survivors include her husband, Tim Thomas, Alto, GA; parents, George and Verna Aycock, Alto, GA; son, Rylee Thomas, Alto, GA;...
Lee Martin
Oct 3, 2012
LEE MARTIN, age 74 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, following an extended illness at his residence. Mr. Martin was born in Clarkesville, Georgia on November 5, 1937 to the late Walter Lee and Pauline Jarrell Martin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Eddie Lee Martin, sister, Betty Smith,...
