Obituaries

Chase Garrett

Chase Garrett

Sep 6, 2021

Mr. Chase Garrett, age 23, of Dahlonega passed away Monday, September 6, 2021. He was born on August 13, 1998, in Gainesville, Georgia to Gary Garrett and Crystal Brown. Chase was a self-employed landscape artist and worked day in and day out with his uncle Richie. Chase attended Lumpkin County High School and was a member of Salem Baptist...

Wanda Self

Wanda Self

Sep 5, 2021

Mrs. Wanda Self, age 56, of Dahlonega passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Wanda was born in Hall County on November 4, 1964. She was preceded in death by her father Jimmy Grizzle; paternal grandmother Cona Bell Grizzle; father-in-law and mother-in-law Charlie and Sue Self; and nephew Tucker Grizzle. Wanda deeply loved her family. All throughout her...

Guy Odom

Guy Odom

Sep 5, 2021

Mr. Guy Odom, age 88, of Powder Springs, Georgia, formerly of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021.

Mr. Odom was born in Dahlonega on March 5, 1933, to the late Talmadge Odom and Blanch Viola Brackett. Guy was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy. He loved gardening, including all of the beautiful flowers,...

Matthew Randolph Hair

Matthew Randolph Hair

Sep 3, 2021

Matthew Randolph Hair, 32, of Dahlonega, entered into eternal life September 3, 2021 at North Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville from complications due to COVID. He was born May 1, 1989 in Charleston, South Carolina to Randy and Laureen Hair. The family moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina in 2001. Throughout his life Matthew exemplified what it meant to...

Sarah "Bea" Elizabeth Marr Woody

Sarah "Bea" Elizabeth Marr Woody

Sep 3, 2021

Mrs. Sarah "Bea" Elizabeth Marr Woody, age 80, of Canton passed away Friday, September 3, 2021.

Mrs. Woody was born in Isabella, TN on February 28, 1941, to the late Eley and Bertha Cantrell Marr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters Rosa Lou Tritt and Agnes Parker. She loved watching...

Lawrence Harrell

Lawrence Harrell

Sep 2, 2021

Mr. Lawrence Wayne Harrell, age 73, of Cleveland, GA passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021.  He was born in Live Oak, FL on March 14, 1948, to the late James and Beulah Williams Harrell.

Mr. Harrell's wishes were to be cremated.  The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. To share a memory...

Shane Gable

Shane Gable

Sep 2, 2021

Mr. Shane Gable, age 49, of Dahlonega was set free on Thursday, September 2, 2021. He was born on January 9, 1972, in Hall County to Linda Cane and the late Bobby Gable. Shane was a very skilled welder and took much pride in the projects that he worked on. He was always the protector of his family. One...

Connie Dean Thompson

Connie Dean Thompson

Sep 1, 2021

Mrs. Connie Dean Thompson, age 72, of Dahlonega, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 22, 1949, to the late Curtis Dean and the late Virginia Morton Dean. Connie was the loving wife of the late Clark "Jack" Thompson, whom she adored. She was very active in her community...

Shirley Faye Pless

Shirley Faye Pless

Aug 30, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Pless, age 61, of Cleveland, Georgia passed away on August 30, 2021. She was born on September 13, 1959, in Walhalla, South Carolina to the late Ned Webb and the late Lucille Buchanan. Shirley lived for her grandchildren and her family, who knew her as "Nana" and "Gammie". They were the axis on which her world revolved...

Sharon Anita Martin

Sharon Anita Martin

Aug 29, 2021

Mrs. Sharon Anita Martin, age 62, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, formally of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away on August 29, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born in Fulton County, Georgia on December 11, 1958, to the late Arnold Benjamin Dyer and the late Cona Grizzle Dyer. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving...

Joyce Tow Roper

Joyce Tow Roper

Aug 28, 2021

Ms. Joyce Tow Roper, age 68, of Suches, Georgia, passed away August 28, 2021, peacefully in her sleep. She was born in Lumpkin County, Georgia on September 10, 1952, to the late Aaron Lafayette "Fate" Tow and the late Fannie Holloway Tow.

She is survived by her daughter Stephanie Roper; son-in-law Neel Pender; and grandchildren Faith Carlisle, Autumn...

Baylor Alvino Cruz Granados

Baylor Alvino Cruz Granados

Aug 25, 2021

Baylor Alvino Cruz Granados was born in the arms of Jesus on August 25, 2021.

He was met in Heaven by his maternal great-grandfather Don Calhoun and paternal great-grandmother Ann Sims.

Those missing him here are his parents Emily Sims and Alvino Granados; brothers Beckett Hoyt Sims and Kamden Granados; sister Kaydence Granados; maternal grandmother...

Ottie Lee Stringer

Ottie Lee Stringer

Aug 24, 2021

Mr. Ottie Lee Stringer, age 75, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Mr. Stringer was born on May 19, 1946, in Dahlonega, GA. He was preceded in death by his sons, Rodney Ottie Stringer and Keith Stringer. Mr. Stringer served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He was a Marine Surveyor for 45 years. He is survived...

Janice Cantrell

Janice Cantrell

Aug 23, 2021

Mrs. Janice Cantrell, age 73, of Dahlonega, Georgia passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021. She was born on October 18, 1947, in Roanoke, Alabama to the late Oliver Quintal and the late Catherine Jackson. She was a member of Dahlonega Church of God. Janice spent the majority of her life loving others and caring for them, extending her...

Wesley Fields, Jr.

Wesley Fields, Jr.

Aug 23, 2021

Mr. James Wesley Fields, Jr., age 44, of Dahlonega passed away Monday, August 23, 2021.

Wesley was born in Hall County on April 24, 1977, to the late James Wesley, Sr. and Dorothy Passmore Fields. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Lucy Fields, brother Wayne Fields, and mother-in-law Sally McElduff....

Bertha Grizzle Gooch

Bertha Grizzle Gooch

Aug 20, 2021

Mrs. Bertha Grizzle Gooch, age 85, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, August 20, 2021.

Mrs. Gooch was born on July 2, 1936, to the late Raleigh and Annie Moose Grizzle. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings Edgar Grizzle, Charlie Grizzle, Ellie Calhoun, Larry Grizzle, and Paul Grizzle. Mrs. Gooch worked...

Rickey Gene Willingham

Rickey Gene Willingham

Aug 19, 2021

Mr. Rickey Gene Willingham, age 71, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021.

Mr. Willingham was born on August 16, 1950, to the late J.D. and Ruth Peck Willingham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Roger Willingham and Steve Willingham.

Survivors include daughter Melissa Willingham Wilkins of...

Matthew Graeme Bartils

Matthew Graeme Bartils

Aug 17, 2021

Matthew Graeme Bartils, age 33, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Matthew was very proud of being a true "Nugget", being born and raised in Dahlonega. He was a graduate of Lumpkin County High School and the University of North Georgia. Matthew loved to work "hands on". He worked in his dad's shop, North Georgia...

Junior Dock Grizzle

Junior Dock Grizzle

Aug 17, 2021

Mr. Junior Dock Grizzle, age 83, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Mr. Grizzle was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was born on March 3, 1938, to the late Dock Verlon and Beatrice Seabolt Grizzle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Grizzle, son...

Bertha Mae Sanford

Bertha Mae Sanford

Aug 17, 2021

Mrs. Bertha Mae Sanford, age 79, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

Bertha was born on May 12, 1942, to the late David and Bessie Bowen Peck. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings John Peck, Elmer Peck, Norman Peck, Donald Peck, Leoma Evans, and Eva Peck. Bertha worked...

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