Obituaries

Bessie Lou Stancil

Bessie Lou Stancil

Sep 17, 2015

Bessie Lou Stancil, age 78, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at her home with her loving family at her bedside. Bessie was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, a retired seamstress, and was a member of Dewberry Baptist Church #2 in Hall County. She was the daughter of the late Robert Clyde Brown and...

Lila Kathleen Carter

Lila Kathleen Carter

Sep 17, 2015

Mrs. Lila Kathleen Carter, age 84, of Dawsonville, GA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 in her daughter's home, where she was living, following a year of declining health due to her COPD. Mrs. Carter was born in Atlanta, GA December 8, 1930 and had lived in Dawson County since the mid 1970's. She was a retired secretary and was...

Hazel Christopher

Hazel Christopher

Sep 11, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Leslie Gilreath Butler Christopher, age 84, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Friday, September 11, 2015. Hazel was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. She was retired from Harris Calorific. Hazel was the daughter of the late Marion and Golia Blackwell Gilreath and was also preceded...

Thurmon W. Cochran

Thurmon W. Cochran

Sep 9, 2015

Thurmon W. Cochran, age 70, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Gold City Convalescent Center in Dahlonega, GA. Thurmon was born in Gainesville, GA September 10, 1944 and had lived most of his life in the Lumpkin County area. He was an automotive body and paint technician and was of the Baptist faith. He was the...

Beatrice Seabolt Grizzle

Beatrice Seabolt Grizzle

Sep 7, 2015

Mrs. Beatrice Seabolt Grizzle, age 91, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Monday, September 7, 2015. Beatrice was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. She is a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Lumpkin County and worked at the Burlington Pinetree Plant for a number of years. She was the daughter of the late Henry Seabolt and Molly Anderson...

Joyce Cain

Joyce Cain

Sep 5, 2015

Mrs. Joyce Cain, age 75, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega. Joyce was born in Bennettsville, SC and had lived in Dahlonega since 1979. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was employed at the Burlington Pinetree Plant in Dahlonega for a number of years. She is survived by her...

Thomas James Williams

Thomas James Williams

Sep 2, 2015

Thomas James Williams, age 61, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Thomas was born in Ashburn, GA November 5, 1953 and had lived in Dahlonega for the past 20 years. He was a cabinet maker and was of the Baptist faith. Thomas was the son of the late Marvin...

John Robert Day

John Robert Day

Sep 1, 2015

John Robert "Robby" Day, age 43, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away on September 1, 2015. Robby was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was a building contractor and was a member of Mill Creek Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. Robby is survived by his wife, Lucy Day, Dahlonega, GA; children Ben Day, Delana Day, and Tiffany Carlisle;...

Harry Raptis

Harry Raptis

Aug 31, 2015

Harry Raptis, age 85, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at his home following an extended illness. Harry was born in Atlanta, GA July 14, 1930. He had lived in Lumpkin County for the past 13 years. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dahlonega. Harry began barbering in 1950 and was a...

David C. Grizzle

David C. Grizzle

Aug 31, 2015

David C. Grizzle, age 69, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. David was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was retired from North Georgia College and was a member of Nimblewill Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. David was the son of the late Doc Tate...

Joyce Bunker

Joyce Bunker

Aug 30, 2015

Joyce Bunker, age 61, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at her residence with her loving family at her bedside. Joyce was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Joyce was the daughter of the late Newt and Mandie Cantrell Thompson and was also preceded in...

Mark Anthony Littleton

Mark Anthony Littleton

Aug 26, 2015

Mark Anthony Littleton, age 51, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his home in Dahlonega. Mark was a native of Lumpkin County and except for his time in the U.S. Navy he was a lifelong resident. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of honorable service to his country. Mark was the son of...

Erma Janette Crow

Erma Janette Crow

Aug 22, 2015

Mrs. Erma Janette Crow, 90, of Dahlonega, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Crow was a native of Buffton, Indiana who had lived in Lumpkin County for the past twenty-five years. She was a former resident of Tampa, Florida. She was a retired Registered Nurse and was a member of Berea Baptist Church in Dahlonega....

Jerry Brance Radford

Jerry Brance Radford

Aug 18, 2015

Jerry Brance Radford, age 71, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, GA following a brief illness. Jerry was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was a self-employed carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam War....

Marie Minola Gerspacher

Marie Minola Gerspacher

Aug 11, 2015

Marie Minola Gerspacher, 102, died August 11, 2015 in Gainesville, GA. Marie was born to the late Charles and Mabel Clark, August 13, 1912, in Doyle, NY. She lived in Eden then Buffalo, NY. She later moved to Dahlonega, GA to be near her children then moved to Gainesville, GA. Marie is survived by three children: Bob Gerspacher and wife,...

Sherri Arlene Kinsler

Sherri Arlene Kinsler

Aug 9, 2015

Sherri Arlene Kinsler, age 55, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at her home following a lengthy illness. Sherri was born June 27, 1960 in Syracuse, NY. She lived most of her life in Dahlonega and was a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Teddy Eugene Kinsler and Lucille Smith Kinsler...

August B. Turner, Md

August B. Turner, Md

Aug 7, 2015

Dr. August Baldwin Turner died in Suches, Ga. at age 94, after a full life filled with good works and fun. He was predeceased by his parents, Augusta and Dr. John W. Turner; brother, John W. Turner, Jr.; and sister, Olga Duffey. Born and raised in Atlanta, he attended Spring Street School, Marist College on to University of Georgia, where...

Brenda Lee Bruce

Brenda Lee Bruce

Aug 2, 2015

Brenda Lee Bruce, age 49, of Cumming, GA passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Northside-Forsyth Hospital. Brenda was born in Cumming, GA July 1, 1966 and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late James Willard Bruce and Patsy Beck Bruce. Brenda is...

Carlene King Kimmel

Carlene King Kimmel

Jul 28, 2015

Carlene King Kimmel, age 73, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega. Carlene was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and was a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church. She worked at Timken in Dahlonega for a number of years. Carlene was the daughter of the late Henry Carlton King Sr....

Bobby Lee Brown

Bobby Lee Brown

Jul 23, 2015

Bobby Lee Brown, age 35, of Clarkesville, GA passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015. Bobby was born March 27, 1980 in Dahlonega, GA. He was the owner/operator of S & B Construction. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lonnie Mike Brown; niece, Emily Brooks; grandmother, Bonnie Summerour; Great Granny, Lilly Sane; and father-in-law, Doug Hendrick. Bobby is survived...

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