Alexander E. Schuster
Aug 29, 2018
Alexander E. Schuster, age 92, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 31, 2018 at the St. Mark Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North Chapel, 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia. 706-778-1700. Those...
Hilda Mae Pruitt
Aug 23, 2018
Hilda Mae Pruitt, age 71, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Ms. Pruitt was born on May 24, 1947 in Clarkesville, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her father, Hilliard Pruitt; brothers, Gene Pruitt, Eddie Pruitt; and granddaughter, Emily Faith Thompson. Ms. Pruitt was a member of the Fisherman’s Net Worship Center. Survivors include her...
Charlie Cabe
Aug 20, 2018
Charlie Cabe, age 73, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018. Mr. Cabe was born on July 24, 1945, in Andrews, North Carolina, to the late John and Blanch Garland Cabe. He was a United States Army Veteran and a retired carpenter. Charlie loved fishing, racing, playing his guitar, and his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn...
Frances Elaine Norris
Aug 17, 2018
Frances Elaine Norris, age 67, of Toccoa, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 17, 2018, after a battle of aggressive cancer. Mrs. Norris was born on July 20, 1951, in Jackson County, Georgia, to the late Rev. Clarence and Lois Martin. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry R. Norris. Mrs. Norris...
Catherine "Kay" Allen
Aug 16, 2018
Catherine “Kay” Allen, age 96, of Commerce, Georgia, formerly of Scranton, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 16, 2018. Mrs. Allen was born on March 23, 1922, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the late William and Mary Schimelfening Kern. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Garth Allen; and eight siblings. Mrs. Allen was of...
Albert Leverett
Aug 15, 2018
Albert Leverett, age 70, of Lula, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Mr. Leverett was born on April 27, 1948 in Brockton, New York to the late Albert and Constance Loucks Leverett. He was a member of Charity Baptist Church. Mr. Leverett was retired from the United States Army with 26 years of service. Survivors include his wife,...
Marion Johnson
Aug 12, 2018
Marion Johnson, the former Marion Walsh, died on August 12th in Brooklyn, New York, after a brief illness. She was 92. Marion was born in Brooklyn, the child of Thomas Walsh and Anna Gebhardt Walsh. She was the only girl amidst six brothers: James, Francis, Eugene, Robert, Edward, and Raymond. When she was six years old, her father, a taxi...
Julian Orean Wright
Aug 9, 2018
Julian Orean Wright, age 82, of Barnesville, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Mr. Wright was born September 27, 1935 in Douglas County, Georgia to the late John Henry and Grace Brand Wright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel Turner, Myra Yeter; and brother, James A. Wright. Mr. Wright was...
Charlotte Carver
Aug 9, 2018
Charlotte McConnell Carver, age 96, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Mrs. Carver was born on May 22, 1922 in Franklin, North Carolina to the late Loren and Bessie Ledford McConnell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Norris M. Carver; son, Sherman Belford; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild; sisters, Bonnie...
Virginia Florence Goodwill Cheshire
Aug 8, 2018
Virginia Florence Goodwill Cheshire, age 95, of Alto, Georgia, formerly of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 17, 2018, at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida. Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in...
Charles Stanley Bowden
Aug 8, 2018
Charles Stanley Bowden, age 81, of Toccoa, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Mr. Bowden was born on March 30, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late William Kingsley Bowden, Sr. and Martha Louise Nunn Bowden. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Bentley Bowden; daughter, Nancy Lynn Bowden; and brother, Bill Bowden. Mr. Bowden...
Helen V. Gerrell
Aug 4, 2018
Helen V. Gerrell, age 82, of Demorest, Georgia, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, August 4, 2018, following a sudden illness. Mrs. Gerrell was born on March 4, 1936, in Demorest, Georgia, to the late Jessie Gunn and Lewis Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold L. Gerrell, Sr.; brother, Danny...
Phanhom Athakhanh
Aug 2, 2018
Phanhom Athakhanh, age 98, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Mr. Athakhanh was born on August 8, 1919 in Amnath, Thailand. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and two brothers. Mr. Athakhanh served in the Lao Armed Forces during World War II and the Laotian Civil War. He was a member of...
James Welborn
Jul 25, 2018
James David “Jim” Welborn, age 76, of Flowery Branch, Georgia formerly of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Mr. Welborn was born on November 7, 1941 in Cornelia, Georgia to the late Harold Martin and Georgia Hardy Welborn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Welborn. Mr. Welborn was a...
Mary Lou Lewis Glore
Jul 22, 2018
Mary Lou Lewis Glore, age 77, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Mrs. Glore was born on June 22, 1941, in Maysville, Georgia; a daughter of the late Sharp and Stella Wilbanks Lewis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Glore; son, Michael Stancil; and brothers: Regis, Telvia, and Jack Lewis. Mrs....
Mara Smith
Jul 21, 2018
Mara Smith, age 67, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018, following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was born on January 3, 1951, in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, to the late Dr. Louis and Sally Gilman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Michael L. Smith and sister, Brenda Rodd. Mrs. Smith was a member of Fairview...
Ronald L. Caplinger
Jul 15, 2018
Ronald L. Caplinger, age 72, of Commerce, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018, following a brief illness. Mr. Caplinger was born on August 29, 1945, in Springfield, Ohio and lived in South Vienna, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Lawrence “Cappy” and Martha Caplinger; sister, Linda Combs; brother, Charles Caplinger; and grandson, Levi...
Winnie Pearl Williams
Jul 11, 2018
Winnie Pearl Williams, age 76, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Winnie was born on April 13, 1942, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Jim and Esta Shoemake. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Randy Chamblee of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law, Alice and Bobby Stewart of Gainesville; sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and...
Robert Stanley Mcduffie
Jul 8, 2018
Robert Stanley McDuffie, age 79, of Cleveland, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Mr. McDuffie was born on August 12, 1938, in Baldwin, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mae Bell Smith McDuffie and wife, Maxine Loudermilk McDuffie. Mr. McDuffie was a United States Army Veteran and of the Baptist faith. He retired from Ethicon,...
Kathleen Downs Roberts Cingel
Jul 4, 2018
Kathleen Downs Roberts Cingel, age 55, of Cornelia, Georgia went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 following a sudden illness. Kathy was born on May 26, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late William Henry and Charlotte Jeanette Downs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Timothy Jay...
