Maude Inez King
Apr 18, 2011
MAUDE INEZ KING, age 100, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011. Ms. King was born on May 21, 1910, in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Rullis and Martha Grant King. Ms. King was also preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Lou Free, Viola Gunn, Bertie Elrod, Elsie King, and Alice...
Gerald Douglas Whitmire
Apr 16, 2011
Gerald Douglas Whitmire, age 68, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Mr. Whitmire was born in Dawson County, Georgia on May 28, 1942, to the late McKinley and Lula Carnes Whitmire. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in by his daughter Teri Usher, sisters, Opal Hammond, Betty Cahill, Lillian Whitmire, and Martha...
Verta Seay
Apr 15, 2011
MRS. VERTA SEAY, age 95, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Yonah Memorial Gardens with Mr. Clyde Ivester officiating. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Seay family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield...
Patricia Ann Kusick Estep
Apr 15, 2011
Patricia Ann Kusick Estep, age 75, of Cornelia, GA passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011. Mrs. Estep was born in Minersville, PA on March 1, 1936, to the late Albert and Catherine Morasky Kusick. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brother Joseph Kusick. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church....
Odell William Wade
Apr 14, 2011
Odell William Wade, age 90, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Wade was born in Alto, Georgia on July 7, 1920, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and Ola Gailey Wade. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Zinebell "Bell"...
Charles Eugene "Charlie Brown" Foster
Apr 14, 2011
CHARLES EUGENE "CHARLIE BROWN" FOSTER, age 54, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the residence following an extended illness. Mr. Foster was born on December 22, 1956, in Habersham County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Mark Nelson and Jennie Estelle Parker Foster. Mr. Foster was also preceded in death by sons, Scott...
Mary Ophelia "Trixie" Ivester
Apr 11, 2011
MARY OPHELIA "TRIXIE" IVESTER, age 82, of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011, at the residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Ivester was born on April 17, 1928, in Hall County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Egbert and Bessie Langford. Mrs. Ivester was also preceded in death by her husband, John Arthur Ivester, 4...
Eugene Free
Apr 9, 2011
EUGENE FREE, age 74, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia, following an extended illness. Mr. Free was born on April 27, 1936, in Clarkesville, Georgia. He was the son of the late Albert B. Potts and Gladys Elaine Free. Mr. Free was also preceded in death by his...
Betty Batson Bell
Apr 6, 2011
Betty Batson Bell, age 79, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, formerly of Demorest, GA, passed away on April 6, 2011. She was born in Habersham County, GA to the late Walter Grady and Tabitha Batson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers. Survivors include two brothers, Philip Batson, Cleveland, GA and...
David Thongthip Khamvilay
Apr 6, 2011
DAVID THONGTHIP KHAMVILAY, age 54, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Mr. Khamvilay was born on February 12, 1957, in Laos, to the late Lee and Khai Khamvilay. He was employed with Mt. Vernon Mills with 26 years of service. Mr. Khamvilay was a member of the Wat Lao Buddha Sattha Temple and a member of...
Winona Holcomb Amos
Apr 4, 2011
WINONA HOLCOMB AMOS, age 94, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011. Mrs. Amos was born on October 21, 1916, in Habersham County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late George Burton and Cora Lee Trotter Holcomb. Mrs. Amos was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Amos; daughter, Cheryl Raines; son Jerry Harper;...
Kenneth Steven Martin
Apr 2, 2011
KENNETH STEVEN MARTIN, age 52, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Emory University Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Martin was born on June 25, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Curtis and Patricia Martin of Cornelia, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Martin then went on to be...
Flossie Tench Harris
Mar 30, 2011
FLOSSIE TENCH HARRIS, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at a local private care facility. Mrs. Harris was born on October 8, 1925, in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Walter Baxter and Willie Lorena Faulkner Tench. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John William Harris, her brother, Jack Tench, and...
Garland James "Zeke" Brookshire
Mar 26, 2011
Garlin James "Zeke" Brookshire, age 74, of Demorest, GA passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, following an extended illness. Mr. Brookshire was born on December 6, 1936, in Habersham County to the late Frank James and Carrie Burrell Brookshire. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Rev. William "Bill" Humphries, Blanton Kimbrell, Curtis...
Charles Henry Hawkins, Sr.
Mar 22, 2011
CHARLES HENRY HAWKINS, SR., age 94, passed away due to natural causes on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Habersham Home, Demorest, GA. He was born on September 25, 1916, in Covington, TN, to Henry L. Hawkins and Pearl Cross Hawkins. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, the former Mary Ruth Walker, his daughter, Patricia Ann...
Joseph Reed Clayton
Mar 22, 2011
JOSEPH REED CLAYTON, age 84, of Rockmart, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Yonah Memorial Gardens in Demorest, Georgia with Mr. Don Edmonds officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Whitfield Funeral...
Donald J. Ivie, Jr.
Mar 21, 2011
DONALD J. IVIE, JR., age 53, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011. Mr. Ivie was born on May 30, 1957, in Ft. Benning, Georgia, to Donald J. Ivie, Sr. of Baldwin, Georgia and to the late Helen Boggs Ivie. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Jane Ivie. Mr. Ivie was a supervisor...
Ricky Wayne Goodman
Mar 16, 2011
RICKY WAYNE GOODMAN, age 48 of Homer, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Goodman was born in Marietta, Georgia on January 14, 1963, a son of Harley W. and Frances A. Goodman of Toccoa, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army for 19 ½ years and proudly...
Edwin James "Eddie" Haskell
Mar 14, 2011
EDWIN JAMES "EDDIE" HASKELL, age 78, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest, Georgia with Rev. Wayne Fowler officiating. Those wishing to express online condolences to the Haskell family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are...
Marshall L. Wilson
Mar 12, 2011
MARSHALL L. WILSON, age 96 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Habersham Home East following an extended illness. Born in Batesville, Georgia on March 03, 1915, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Orphan Woods Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a WWII Veteran having proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp...
