Obituaries

Nov 24, 2019

Mrs. Ella Garrett, age 88, of Dahlonega passed away peacefully Sunday, November 24, 2019.

Mrs. Garrett was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County.  She was born on January 5, 1931 to the late Willie and Hannah Grizzle Berry.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Loyd Hoyt Garrett; son-in-law...

Nov 24, 2019

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Hutcheson, age 79, of Dahlonega passed away November 24, 2019 surrounded by family and friends.

Mrs. Hutcheson was born in Lumpkin County on July 17, 1940 to the late Jimmy Trammell and Johnny and Isabelle Trammell.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harold Hutcheson; brothers Clayton Trammell...

Nov 24, 2019

Mrs. Shelby Smith Fields, age 79, of Dahlonega passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019.

Mrs. Fields was born in Dalton on February 22, 1940 to the late Rev. J.C. and Lovenia Smith.  She was also preceded in death nineteen years ago by her beloved husband David R. Fields, who she was married to for forty-two years, and...

Nov 23, 2019

Announcing as a courtesy for:

Roswell Funeral Home

950 Mansell Road

Roswell, GA 30076

William George Roughead, 88, of Roswell, GA. for 34 years, passedaway on November 23, 2019.

William loved traveling, gardening and had an abiding interest in mathematics. With his colleague Mac Wicht, he was instrumental in...

Nov 23, 2019

Mrs. Eda Christine Ragsdale, age 86, of Dahlonega passed away on November 23, 2019.

Eda was born August 28, 1933 in Selma, Alabama to the late Rudolph and Blanche Lawhon.  She grew up in Laurel, Mississippi, and graduated from George S. Gardner High School in 1950.  Eda studied at MS State College for Women and the University...

Nov 23, 2019

John "Jack" Campbell Hunt was born Dec 19, 1921 in Sault Ste Marie, MI and died Nov 23, 2019 at the age of 97. He was predeceased by his parents Elmer and Ruby Hunt, his siblings Virginia Arthur, Betty Haugh, and Marshall Hunt, his wives Evelyn Hunt and Fran Johnson, and his great-granddaughter Adelaide Cervantes.

He is...

Nov 22, 2019

Mr. James "Jimmy" Patrick Rushford, age 51, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, November 22, 2019.

Jimmy was born in Norwich, CT on February 1, 1968.  He has lived in Dahlonega the last five years.  Jimmy was preceded in death by his father Rex Eugene Rushford.  He graduated from Teacher's Memorial High School in Norwich, CT.  Jimmy was...

Nov 22, 2019

Mrs. Kayla Howard McCormick, age 25, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, November 22, 2019.

Kayla was born on November 2, 1994 in Lumpkin County. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Marylynn Jean Michaels and Colbort Dorton, and paternal grandparents Clyde and Elaine Howard. Kayla was a graduate of Lumpkin County High School and Brenau...

Nov 19, 2019

A celebration of life service to honor Mrs. Jimmie Chandler will be held Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home.  The Rev. Lyman Caldwell, the Rev. Marty Murphy, and the Rev. Danny Spur will officiate.  Interment will follow in Dahlonega Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12:00...

Nov 15, 2019

Mr. Edward Aaron Pritchett, Sr., age 72, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Ed was born in Cleveland, Georgia on January 21, 1947 to the late J.C. and Thelma Humphries Pritchett.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Pritchett, Jr.  Ed...

Nov 9, 2019

Mr. Larry Eugene Floyd, Sr., age 83, of Dahlonega passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Mr. Floyd was born in Canton on July 19, 1936 to the late L. Eugene and Hallie Hudson Floyd.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Larry Eugene Floyd, Jr.  Mr. Floyd attended college at the...

Nov 8, 2019

Mr. Bascom Junior Martin, age 68, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, November 8, 2019.

Mr. Martin was born in Hall County on July 18, 1951 to the late Willie Bascom, Sr. and Sarah Ethel Martin.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers Cecil Morrison and Joseph "J.D." Martin, and sisters Alice...

Nov 2, 2019

George Luther Weatherby, age 89, of Canton, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Canton Nursing Center.

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 4, 2019 at Hopewell Baptist Church (Clayton Community) with Rev. Daryl Bailey and Rev. Michael McPherson officiating. Mr. Weatherby will lie-in-state at the church on Monday from 2 p.m. until...

Oct 24, 2019

Mr. John Sanford, age 68, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Mr. Sanford was born in Lumpkin County on October 31, 1950 to the late Earl and Edna Wood Sanford.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Jo Sanford, brother Earl Sanford, sister Earline Hicks, brother-in-law Woodrow Hicks,...

Oct 18, 2019

Mrs. Ginette Cohen Jones, age 95, of Dahlonega, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019.

Mrs. Jones was born in Algiers, North Africa on June 10, 1924 to the late Liaou Cohen and Suzanne Esther Ben Kemoun.  She was also preceded in death by her sisters Germaine and Odette.  Mrs. Jones lived all of her...

Oct 17, 2019

Mr. James Barney "J.B." Davis, age 78, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019.

Mr. Davis was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County.  He was born on November 14, 1940 to the late James Wesley and Eva Mae Moose Davis.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Margaret...

Oct 16, 2019

Mrs. Ruthie "Mama Ruthie" Holland Robertson, age 81, of Dahlonega passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Mrs. Robertson was born in Lumpkin County on September 22, 1938 to the late Leon and Mary Sullens.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Marvin Fields and Robert Robertson and brother Willie Dee Sullens. ...

Oct 10, 2019

Mr. Danny Ray Edwards, age 65, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019.

Mr. Edwards was born in Cumming, GA on August 11, 1954.  He was preceded in death by his father Homer Ray Edwards, uncles and aunts Nellie Fay Edwards, Clellan and Hershel Crow, Ethel Lou and Johnny P. Jones, Annie Kate and Allen Wigley,...

Oct 7, 2019

Mrs. Laura Lee Cleo Adams, age 54, of Dahlonega passed away Monday, October 7, 2019.

Mrs. Adams was born in California on October 29, 1964.  She was preceded in death by her father Earl Adams and brother Lewis Adams.

Survivors include her mother Nancy Emery Adams, Dahlonega; sons and daughters-in-laws Joshua and Ashley Adams, Dahlonega,...

Oct 6, 2019

Mr. Harold Dorsey Martin, age 85, of Dahlonega passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019.

Mr. Martin was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County.  He was born on June 16, 1934 to the late Lonnie and Hattie Lee Martin.  In addition to his parents Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his wife Jeanette Tolbert Martin,...