Ascension Morales Ramirez
Nov 18, 2015
ASCENSION MORALES RAMIREZ, age 101, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 following an extended illness. Mr. Ramirez was born May 20, 1914 in San Andres Enguaro, Mexico to the late Primo and Socorro Moralez Ramirez. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Refujia Garciatorres. Mr. Ramirez was a self-employed farmer. A mass celebrating his...
Betty Holcombe Crumley
Nov 18, 2015
BETTY HOLCOMBE CRUMLEY, age 84, of Demorest, GA passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Mrs. Crumley was born December 25, 1930, in Lyman, SC, to the late Walter B. and Susie Taylor Holcombe. She was a homemaker and a life member of Grant Reeves VFW Post 7720 Auxillary. Mrs. Crumley is survived by her loving husband of 65 years,...
Velza English Jones Rosetty Allison
Nov 18, 2015
Velza English Jones Rosetty Allison, age 94, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Mrs. Allison was born September 18, 1921 in Demorest, GA to the late William Hilton and Stella Smith English. She attended Return Baptist and Fairfield Baptist Churches and was a life-time Gold Star Mother of Grant-Reeves VFW Post 7720 Auxillary. Mrs. Allison was...
Douglas Gerald Parker
Nov 16, 2015
Douglas Gerald Parker, age 56, of Alto, Georgia went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 16, 2015, following an extended illness. Mr. Parker was born in Kennesaw, Georgia, on May 15, 1959. He was preceded in death by his mother, Annie Mae Gravitt Parker and brother, Ricky J. Parker. Mr. Parker was of the Christian faith. Prior to...
Frank Ruston Dyer
Nov 13, 2015
Frank Ruston Dyer, age 79 of Mt Airy, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015. Mr. Dyer was born on December 8, 1935 in White County, Georgia, to the late Ben and Leila Jackson Dyer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Sue Stringer, and his brother George Dyer. Mr. Dyer was a member...
Ruth Teal Jacobi
Nov 8, 2015
Ruth Teal Jacobi, age 76 of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Mrs. Jacobi was born on August 27, 1939 in Williamsburg, Virginia, to the late Everett A. and Olive Kiser Teal. Mrs. Jacobi was a member of First Baptist Church Gainesville, where she was a member of the choir and a member of the Seekers Sunday...
Thomas Chastain
Nov 8, 2015
THOMAS CHASTAIN, age 78, of Douglasville, Georgia, formerly of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Mr. Chastain was born in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Luke and Jessie Lee Chastain. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances Chastain; sister, Mary Baker; and brother, L. M. Chastain. Survivors include his daughter, Marsha Chastain,...
Vanhthong Tenakoun
Nov 8, 2015
Vanhthong Tenakoun, age 43, of Baldwin, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Mr. Tenakoun was born January 3, 1972 in Vientiane, Laos to Chan and the late Hong Tenakoun. He was a commercial freight truck driver, and a member of the Budhha Sattha Temple. In addition to his father, he is survived by his sisters, Soukanh Tenakoun of...
Autumn Gail Wade
Nov 6, 2015
Autumn Gail Wade, age 22, of Alto, Ga., passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at Grady Memorial Hospital as a result of injuries received in a house fire. Ms. Wade was born October 8, 1993 in Demorest, GA to Kevin Lee and Amanda Sue Ledford Wade of Alto. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Perry Ledford....
Joan Gragg Moore
Nov 5, 2015
Joan Gragg Moore, age 62 of Mt Airy, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Mrs. Moore was born on September 23, 1953 in Rabun County, Georgia, to the late Clarence and Mary Carnes Gragg. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Gary Gragg. Mrs. Moore was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving husband...
Dewey H. Tench
Oct 31, 2015
DEWEY H. TENCH, age 88, of Cornelia, GA passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Mr. Tench was born in Cornelia, GA on December 2, 1926 to the late Hezekiah and Viola Ivie Tench. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Cornelia Lodge #92 F. & A.M., was a veteran and served his country in the US Army...
Doris Mabel Martin
Oct 26, 2015
Doris Mabel Martin Doris Martin, born August 16, 1928 in Franklin, NC to Pearl and Perry Swafford, passed away peacefully October 26 at Skyland Care Center. Doris shared her life for seventy years and is survived by her husband, Andrew Davis Martin, of Tuckasegee. She was preceded in death by son James Michael Martin, sisters Grace and Annie, and brothers,...
Jerry Norris
Oct 25, 2015
Jerry Roger Norris, age 66, of Toccoa, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 25, 2015, following and extended illness. He was born in Otto, NC, on September 11, 1949, to the late Alex Neil and Beulah Rogers Norris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, L.T., Clarence, and Joseph Norris; and...
Tylor Slade Massey
Oct 24, 2015
TYLOR SLADE MASSEY, age 22, of Alto, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015. He was born in Gainesville, GA on March 2, 1993 to Brian H. and Amy Massey. Mr. Massey was a 2011 graduate of Habersham Central High School and was employed as a weaver at Mt. Vernon Mills. He was a kind-spirited, hard-working, quiet, soft-spoken person, and loved...
Luz Dary Vasquez
Oct 22, 2015
Luz Dary Vasquez, age 65 of Alto, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 22, 2015 following an extended illness. She was born June 13, 1950 in Manizales, Colombia to the late Alicia Vasquez. She was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, and homemaker. Mrs. Vasquez attended St. Mark Catholic Church. In addition to her mother, she was...
Huey David Perry
Oct 20, 2015
Dr. Huey David Perry, age 78 of Clarkesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Dr. Perry was born on December 12, 1936 in Fruithurst, Alabama, to the late Emerson L. and Lola Hogan Perry. He was also preceded in death by his brother, O. E. Perry. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Cornelia, where he was a...
Teresa Pablo Tomas
Oct 19, 2015
TERESA PABLO TOMAS, age 34, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015. Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens with Rev. Samuel Negron officiating. The family will receive friends at Prince of Peace Church, 608 W. Airport Road, Baldwin, Ga....
Joe Clarence Gomez
Oct 17, 2015
JOE CLARENCE GOMEZ, age 95, Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at a local area hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Gomez was born in Iowa on September 9, 1920. He was a member of the Clarkesville United Methodist Church, and was retired from the US Air Force with 21 years of service, having attained the rank...
Linda Ferguson Amos
Oct 17, 2015
LINDA FERGUSON AMOS, age 73, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Habersham Home West following an extended illness. Mrs. Amos was born on March 4, 1942 in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Frank and Bonnie Nicholson Ferguson. She was a self-employed designer and a member of The First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville. Survivors include...
James Otis Crocker
Oct 12, 2015
James Otis Crocker, 88, of Greenville, widower of Patricia "Patsy" Berry Crocker, died Monday, October 12, 2015. Born in Habersham County, GA, he was a son of the late William Tyson Crocker, Sr., and Artha Simmons Crocker. Otis served in the United States Army and retired from Norfolk Southern Railway. He was a member of Berea First Baptist Church and...
