Nezzie Free Strange
Nov 9, 2011
Nezzie Free Strange, age 81, of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 09, 2011, at Limestone Heritage, Gainesville, Georgia following an extended illness. Mrs. Strange was born in Habersham County, Georgia on January 2, 1930, a daughter of the late, Martin and Vadie Woodall Free. In addition to her parents she was...
Ruth Gerrin Jones
Nov 6, 2011
Mrs. Ruth Gerrin Jones, age 94, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Habersham Homes following an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was born on April 20, 1917; she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Evie Payne Gerrin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raliegh Jones, daughter, Wanda...
Karle Maxwell
Nov 3, 2011
Karle Fredrick Maxwell, age 51, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Maxwell was born in Tampa, Florida on June 20, 1960. He was preceded in death by his wife Melody Burrell Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell graduated at Bob Jones University and received his master's degree from Clemson University. He was Minister of...
Ada Mae Glaze Watkins
Oct 31, 2011
ADA MAE GLAZE WATKINS, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011. Mrs. Watkins was born on September 5, 1932, in White County, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late Lester C. and Nezzie Mae House Glaze. Mrs. Watkins was also preceded in death by her husband, James Vernon Watkins; her brothers, Vernon, Rondall, B.L.,...
Watt Brady
Oct 29, 2011
Watt Brady, age 86, of Demorest, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Mr. Brady was born in Habersham County, Georgia on November 28, 1924; he was the son of the late Claude William and Sallie Caudell Brady. Mr. Brady was a member of the National Heights Baptist Church, in Fayetteville, GA. He was a life member of Sinclair Masonic...
Bobby Ray
Oct 29, 2011
Bobby Ray, age 63, of Commerce, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Mr. Ray was born in Jackson County on July 6, 1948; he was the son of the late Fred Ray and Sybil Carter Wood. Mr. Ray was a carpenter. Survivors include his brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Gwen Wood, Alto, GA; and a daughter, Kerbi Lindsey...
Coleman Allen
Oct 29, 2011
Mr. Coleman Allen, age 77 of Clarkesville went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following a brief illness. A life-long native of Habersham County, Mr. Allen was born on June 28, 1934, the son of the late Rev. Percy and Tannie Roberts Allen. Mr. Allen...
Anne Gibson Wofford
Oct 28, 2011
Mrs. Ann Gibson Wofford, age 75, of Hiawassee, Georgia, formerly of Demorest and Gainesville, Georgia. Mrs. Wofford passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mrs. Wofford was a native of Douglas and attended Coffee County High School and Brenau University. She volunteered for many years at Habersham Hospital and Chatuge General Hospital. Survivors include...
Loy Franklin Johnson
Oct 27, 2011
Loy Franklin Johnson, a Habersham county native who served in World War II and saw the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, has died at the age of 89 from a stroke, according to his son, Thomas Johnson. Loy Johnson's life constituted a very American story. He was born outside of Clarkesville in 1922 to the late Jessie Lee Lloyd...
Mary Sue Merck Allison
Oct 26, 2011
Mary Sue Merck Allison, age 85, of Cornelia Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Mrs. Allison was born in Hall County on January 16, 1926; she was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Mary Jane Garrish Merck. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Griff Allison, Jr., and her son,...
Katherine Hawthorne Cooper
Oct 24, 2011
Katherine Hawthorne Cooper, age 82, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011. Mrs. Cooper was born on May 23, 1929, in Rome, Georgia, to the late Charlie C. and Laura Waits Hawthorne. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harry Duke; second husband, Charles Cooper; step-daughter, Diane Dennis; and her sister, Lois Pigg. Mrs....
Lillie Glover Land
Oct 20, 2011
Lillie Glover Land, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia, and formerly of Columbus Mississippi, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at a local medical center. Mrs. Land was born in Columbus Mississippi, on October 13, 1926, to the late Thomas J. and Lillie Brandon Glover. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Glover...
Monk Ngohn "Venthong Hongsavady"
Oct 19, 2011
Monk Ngonh "Venthong Hongsavady", age 61, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Monk Hongsavady was born in Laos on July 20, 1950. He traveled countless miles around the world preaching Buddhism to many Temples without cost from 1983-2011. One of many venerable recognized nationally and internationally....
Mary Virginia Hudgins Lamb
Oct 7, 2011
MARY VIRGINIA HUDGINS LAMB, age 68, of Alto, Georgia, formerly of Decatur, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Lamb was born on September 16, 1943, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late James Phillip and Mary Bethel Jones Hudgins. Mrs. Lamb taught history in the DeKalb County School System. She...
William R. "Bill" Burton, Jr.
Oct 7, 2011
WILLIAM ROY "BILL" BURTON, JR., age 81, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011, surrounded by his family, following an extended illness. Mr. Burton was born in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania on December 4, 1929, to the late William Roy Burton, Sr. and Bertha Burton. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Sabrae Burton and Audrey...
Mrs. Long Vongsydanone
Oct 6, 2011
MRS. LONG VONGSYDANONE, age 54, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at her residence, following an extended illness. Mrs. Vongsydanone was born on March 1, 1957, in Muang Kong, Laos. She was the daughter of Nouk Khammanh of Muang Kong, Laos and the late Kao Khammanh. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...
Andrew J. Boatwright
Oct 5, 2011
Andrew J. Boatwright, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Boatwright was born on January 23, 1924, in Schuyler, Virginia. He was a son of the late Samuel and Dorothy Allen Boatwright. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Norma Jean Boatwright and Vera Boatwright; daughter,...
Charles E. "Chad" Moser, Jr.
Oct 5, 2011
Charles E. "Chad" Moser, Jr., age 76, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Decatur, Georgia, after a short illness. Mr. Moser was born in Glen Cove, New York on June 20, 1935; he was the son of the late Charles E. Moser, Sr. and Frances Purtell Nolan. In addition to his...
Helen Myers Mcduffie
Oct 3, 2011
HELEN MYERS MCDUFFIE, age 92, of Baldwin, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Oaks at Scenic View Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mrs. McDuffie was born on September 4, 1919, in Cherokee, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Leasie Hogsed Myers. In addition to her...
Frederick J. Waugh, Jr.
Oct 3, 2011
FREDERICK J. WAUGH, JR., age 97, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011, at the Habersham County Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mr. Waugh was born on July 22, 1914, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to the late Frederick J. Waugh, Sr. and Ruby Belle Reed Waugh. He was also preceded in death by his twin brothers, Richard...
