Obituaries

Feb 24, 2018

Mr. Raymond Lamar Stanford, age 41, of Dahlonega passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 following a sudden illness.

Raymond was born in Griffin, GA on November 9, 1976. He is preceded in death by his daughter Rebecca Steele, father Franklin Stanford, and sister Penny Proctor. Raymond loved to take...

Feb 19, 2018

Mrs. Mattie Blondene Bryan, age 78 of Dahlonega passed away Monday, February 19, 2018.

Mrs. Bryan was born in Suches on June 25, 1939 to the late Homer and Mabell Wilkins Gooch. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Bryan and by...

Feb 16, 2018

Mr. Jack Herbert Willis, age 90, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, February 16, 2018.

Mr. Willis was born on June 8, 1927 to the late Dewey Willis and Margaret Mae Tillery Skipper. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served three tours in Vietnam.  Mr. Willis...

Feb 15, 2018

Mr. Philip "Phil" Harold Aubertine, age 76, of Dawsonville passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Mr. Aubertine was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on June 28, 1941 to the late Harold Roy and Dorothy Mae Bourne Aubertine. A proud veteran of the United States Navy, he served 2 tours...

Feb 13, 2018

Mr. Oscar Newton Davis, age 82, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

Oscar was born in Lumpkin County on May 17, 1935 to the late Austell Newton and Sydney Louise Roberts Davis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Donald Newton...

Feb 13, 2018

James Nick Carusos passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM at his home in Dahlonega, GA.

Jim was born in Atlanta, GA to Mary and Nichols Carusos.  He was an alumnus of Georgia State University.  He attended Grady High School in Atlanta and...

Feb 9, 2018

Mrs. Frances Deane Harms, age 92, of Dahlonega, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018.

Mrs. Harms was born on March 2, 1925 to the late Oscar and Annie Mae Thurmond New. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles James Harms Sr. and...

Feb 6, 2018

Grace Janice Foster Journigan, age 63, went to be in the arms of her Lord Tuesday, February 6, 2018 after a courageous battle against cancer. Janice was born October 17, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama to Norma Jewell Williams Foster and Owen Lavern Foster. She lived in Danville, Virginia the majority of her adolescent and young adult years. This is where...

Feb 2, 2018

Mrs. Virginia Lee Greenway, age 91, of Dahlonega passed away Friday, February 2, 2018.

Mrs. Greenway was born in White County on June 28, 1926 to the late Lee and Vicie Martin Truelove. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Reid Greenway; brothers...

Jan 30, 2018

Mr. J.D. Whelchel, age 85, of Dahlonega passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018.

Mr. Whelchel was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was born on March 28, 1932 to the late Adolphus and Flora Alston Whelchel. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Jan 27, 2018

Elizabeth (Liz) Hampton Cornelius, 80, died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of January 27, 2018 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Calhoun, Georgia after an extended illness.  Mrs. Cornelius was a native of Gainesville, Georgia who was raised in Oglethorpe County by her Grandparents and the Fleming family.

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Jan 25, 2018

Mr. Charlie Earl Self, age 74, of Dahlonega, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. Charlie was born in Suches on October 7, 1943 to the late George and Lillie Towe Self. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Alvin Self and granddaughter Emily Gibson. Charlie loved his work as a master carpenter. His work...

Jan 23, 2018

Mr. Robert "Bob" Stringer, age 91, of Dahlonega, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

Bob was born in Akron, Ohio on November 4, 1926 to the late Colonel Henry and Catherine Rickenbach Stringer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother and sister in...

Jan 22, 2018

Mr. Micheal "Yogi" Tritt, age 60, of Dahlonega passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Oaks at Hampton in Cumming, GA with his family by his side.

Yogi was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was born on June 14, 1957 to the late Hoyt...

Jan 18, 2018

Mr. Donald Hugh Wells, age 56, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018.

Mr. Wells was born in Leesburg, FL on August 24, 1961. He was preceded in death by his mother Gloria Jean Smith Dowdy; brother Chuck Wells; grandparents Hugh Sinclair and Ruby Wells; uncle Roger Smith...

Jan 18, 2018

Mrs. Mary Alice Seabolt, age 82, of Dahlonega, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018.

Mrs. Seabolt was born in Jackson County on June 1, 1935 to the late George and Dovie Hunsinger Patton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Seabolt; daughters...

Jan 18, 2018

Marty Colby Howard, age 29, of Dahlonega passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 following a sudden illness.

Colby was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was born on September 11, 1988.  Colby was preceded in death by his father Marty Howard; maternal grandfather Jewell Crane; and...

Jan 13, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Jo Smith Sanford, age 77, of Jackson, GA, formerly of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018.

Mrs. Sanford was born in Murrayville on March 18, 1940 to the late Robert and Moreen Ladd Hughes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Jan 12, 2018

Mrs. Mary Inez West, age 81, of Dahlonega, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018.

Mrs. West was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. She was born on September 1, 1936 to the late Doc T. and Alma Cochran Grizzle.  In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Jan 3, 2018

Mr. Larry Lane Cates, age 67, of Dahlonega passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

Larry was born in Atlanta, GA on February 22, 1950 to the late Robert Carlton and Katherine Garmon Cates. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his grandsons Christopher Dover and Jason Anthony Richardson; sisters Patsy O'Kelly...