Beatrice White
Jun 16, 2011
BEATRICE WHITE, age 94, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2011, at a local nursing home facility. No formal services will be held at this time. Those wishing to express online condolences to the White family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia. (706) 778-1700
Eli Petitt
Jun 15, 2011
Mr. Eli Petitt, age 84, of Demorest, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at a private care facility following an extended illness. Mr. Petitt was born on December 26, 1926, in White County, Georgia. He was the son of the late, James Harbert and Loucinda Thomas Petitt. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his...
James Dorsey Wright
Jun 15, 2011
James Wright, age 74, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. No formal services will be held at this time. Those wishing to express condolences to the Wright family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, GA.
Sarah Linette Anspach
Jun 14, 2011
Mrs. Sarah Payne Anspach, better known as "Big Nanny", went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was 82. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on September 03, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Lemuel and Tressie Morris Payne. Mrs. Anspach was retired after 15...
Helen Katherine Nix
Jun 13, 2011
MRS. HELEN KATHERINE NIX, age 82 of Dawsonville, Georgia, and better known as "Granny" to her family, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 13, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Murphy, North Carolina on June 25, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Ottis and Ora Townson Turner. Mrs. Nix was...
Elvadean Hall Gunn
Jun 12, 2011
ELVADEAN HALL GUNN, age 75, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Gunn was born on November 18, 1935, in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was a daughter of the late Earl and Vennie McNabb Ledford. Mrs. Gunn was also preceded in death by her sister, Eulene Ledford...
Benny Thomas Barrs
Jun 11, 2011
BENNY THOMAS BARRS, age 82, of Clarkesville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Mr. Barrs was born on December 28, 1928, in Coffee County, Georgia. He was a son of the late William Thomas and Alif Raper Barrs. Mr. Barrs loved handcrafting and woodworking. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to...
Albert Bradley Thomason
Jun 10, 2011
ALBERT BRADLEY THOMASON, age 74, of Jackson, Georgia, became one of God's angels in the early morning hours of Friday, June 10, 2011. Mr. Thomason was born on October 23, 1936, to the late Albert B. and Fannie Grace Poole Thomason. He was a United States Veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Thomason will be missed greatly....
Robert James Derrick
Jun 9, 2011
ROBERT JAMES DERRICK, age 84, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center. Mr. Derrick was born on November 15, 1926, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a son of the late Lyman Gladstone Derrick and Nell Long Derrick. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon T. Dick. Mr. Derrick...
Carolyn Lewis Hodges
Jun 9, 2011
Mrs. Carolyn Lewis Hodges, age 85 of Clarkesville, Georgia entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 09, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 01, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Dr. George Truman Lewis and Dorothy Wright Lewis. Carolyn moved to Georgia...
Charles Munroe
Jun 7, 2011
CHARLES MUNROE, age 72, of Cornelia, Georgia, formerly of Oakwood, Georgia and Massachusetts, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Munroe was born on July 16, 1938, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late C. Ralph and Marjorie Aldrich Munroe. He was also preceded in death by his brother,...
Zell Rogers Sims
Jun 6, 2011
ZELL ROGERS SIMS, age 94, of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011, at Habersham Home West in Demorest, Georgia. Mrs. Sims was born on January 8, 1917, in Towns County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Bessie Berrong Rogers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sims and her son,...
Dorothy Crow Erwin
Jun 6, 2011
DOROTHY CROW ERWIN, age 86, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center. Mrs. Erwin was born on February 23, 1925, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Marion and Pauline Woodall Crow. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claud Erwin; son, Steve Erwin; and grandson, Matthew Erwin. Mrs. Erwin...
Josephine Taylor
Jun 2, 2011
JOSEPHINE TAYLOR, age 78, of Baldwin, Georgia, formerly of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Habersham County Medical Center, following a brief illness. Mrs. Taylor was born on March 19, 1933, in Durham, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Ruth Street Long. Josephine enjoyed making latch hook rugs, doing word...
Jo Ann Tench Russell Meloy
Jun 1, 2011
Jo Ann Tench Russell Meloy, 76, resident of Spring Valley Health Care Center, died Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, at the Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Meloy was born in Habersham County, February 19, 1935, daughter of the late George W. and Dora Eliza Erwin Tench. She was a member of the Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church and was retired from Majestic...
Pamela Gail Ferguson
May 29, 2011
Pamela Gail Ferguson, age 52, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 201, at the residence following an extended illness. Ms. Ferguson was born in Habersham County, GA on June 12, 1958, to the late Robert Rodell Ferguson, and Jeffie Leigh Parker Ferguson. She was preceded in death by grandson, Lance Ballew. Ms. Ferguson was of the Holiness...
Ardell Waldman Pace
May 29, 2011
Ardell Waldman Pace, age 79, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on May 29, 2011. Mrs. Pace was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1931 to the late Warren Charles and Dorothy Mabel Gundy Waldman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Pace. Survived by one brother, Roger C. Waldman , Reading, Pennsylvania....
Irma J. Teague
May 27, 2011
IRMA HUNT TEAGUE, age 90, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011. Mrs. Teague was born in Clayton County, Georgia on March 23, 1921, to the late Elijah A. and Emma Belle Cooper Hunt. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Teague, and a son,...
Ella Potts Peal
May 26, 2011
ELLA "SISTER" POTTS PEAL, age 82, of Georgetown, Kentucky, formerly of Turnerville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011. Mrs. Peal was born on March 16, 1929, in White County, Georgia to the late Will and Dolly Hester Potts. She was an avid and loving fan of Alan Jackson and his music, enjoyed gardening, and was an Atlanta Braves...
Nancy "Marlene" Ramey Kruse Armstrong
May 26, 2011
NANCY "MARLENE" RAMEY KRUSE ARMSTRONG, age 47, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Marlene was born on June 2, 1963, in Toccoa, Georgia to the late David Augustine and Mary Ann Frady Ramey. She was also preceded in death by infant brother, Danny Ramey, niece, Sherry Ramey,...
