Faye Bleskan
Mar 11, 2015
Faye Dowdy Bleskan, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at North East GA Hospital Hospice following an extended illness. She was born and raised in Lumpkin County, spent a number of years in Chicago, IL, and returned to Dahlonega, GA for the past 11 years. She retired from Nabisco after 32 years of service, and...
Jon Tanner
Mar 4, 2015
Jonathan "Jon" Blake Tanner, age 28, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Jon was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and of the Baptist faith. He worked as a truck driver for Don Payne Trucking. He lived a short but full life, and would always say, "Keep the mud flying high." There was never a dull moment...
Hoyt J. Sullens
Mar 2, 2015
Hoyt J. Sullens, age 78, of Pendergrass, GA died Monday, March 2, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Hoyt was born August 29, 1936 in Dahlonega, GA. He was a retired truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. He was the son of the late Winslow and Annie Teal Sullens. He was the last survivor of...
Ltcol(Usaf Ret) Isabella T. Lynn
Feb 28, 2015
LtCol(USAF Ret.) Isabella T. Lynn died February 28, 2015. Col. Lynn was the daughter of Col. and Mrs. Edison A. Lynn. Raised in a military family, Col. Lynn moved wherever her father's duty took him. In 1957, Col. Lynn received a direct commission as a 1st Lt. in the USAF as part of the force expansion during the Korean War....
Rose Payne
Feb 25, 2015
Mrs. Rosa Bell Winkler Payne, age 98, of Suches, GA passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 after a long period of declining health. "Rose" as she was known by everyone, was born December 3, 1916 in Jackson County, GA to Lawson Alexander Winkler and Eva Lou Jane Ferguson Winkler. The family moved by covered wagon to Kellum Valley in White...
Marty Joe Howard
Feb 20, 2015
Marty Joe Howard, age 56, of Dawsonville, GA (Lumpkin County), died Friday February 20, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. Marty was born in Gainesville, GA January 1, 1959. He had lived in Lumpkin County for many years. Marty was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh...
Patricia Harkins Abercrombie
Feb 16, 2015
Mrs. Patricia Louise Harkins Abercrombie, age 71, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Monday February 16, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was a White County, GA native who lived most of her life in Lumpkin County. She was a dedicated member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. She loved cooking and working in her...
Jackie Brady
Feb 14, 2015
Jackie Ellen Brady, age 52, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and of the Baptist faith. She was a nurturing, loving mother. Jackie was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Payne; husband, John Brady; and daughter, Robyn Gilstrap. She is survived by her mother, Annie Lou Parks; son...
Fred Dyer
Feb 13, 2015
Frederick "Fred" Byron Dyer, age 79, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Friday, February 13, 2015. He was born and raised in Bulloch County, graduated from GA Tech where he also retired from after 40 years of service in radar research, and spent the past 17 years in Lumpkin County. He was a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church. Fred was the...
Esther Laronia Walden
Feb 11, 2015
Esther Laronia Horton Walden, age 81, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She spent most of her adult life in Lumpkin County and retired from North Georgia College. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Dawson County. Esther was the daughter of the late John Emmett and Mary Lucy Horton, and was also preceded in...
Pearl Ridley Tucker
Feb 8, 2015
Pearl Mae Ridley Tucker, age 92, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015. She was born in Lumpkin County, moved to Atlanta for 50 years, then moved back to Dahlonega in 1999. She retired after 60 years as a Master Cosmetologist and enjoyed the outdoors and gardening. She was a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church. Pearl was the...
Sharon Lanier Haynie
Feb 4, 2015
Sharon Lanier Haynie, age 64, of Dahlonega passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Since early childhood, Sharon lived with Diabetes Type I and yet in spite of her illness, Sharon enjoyed a rich, creative and happy life. She had a passion for life and the creative arts. From a very early age, she was...
Kristina Marie Mobley
Feb 3, 2015
Kristina Marie Mobley, age 48, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 following an extended illness. She spent most of her adult life in Lumpkin County and was of the Baptist faith. She was the manager at a finance company before her illness, and enjoyed reading. She had a great love for her family. Kristina is preceded in...
Lucille Kinsler
Feb 1, 2015
Lucille Kinsler, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 following an extended illness. She spent most of her adult life in Lumpkin County and was a volunteer with the Chestatee Regional Hospital Auxiliary. She was a Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 333 in Dahlonega, a member of Dahlonega Baptist Church, and...
Ila Mae Duff
Jan 31, 2015
Ila Mae Hollifield Duff, age 104, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, retired from North GA College in Dahlonega, and was a member of Enon Baptist Church in Lumpkin County Ila Mae was the daughter of the late Ben and Ella Beck Hollifield, and was also preceded in death...
Dena Justus
Jan 31, 2015
Dena Grizzle Justus, age 89, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. Dena was the daughter of the late Duffie and Elsie Lingerfelt Grizzle, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Jewell Justus; brothers,...
Zelma Jarrard
Jan 30, 2015
Mrs. Zelma Enid Jarrard, age 91, of Columbia, Tennessee died January 30, 2015. Zelma was born in Pipestem, West Virginia February 2, 1923. Zelma worked at Goodyear Aerospace during WWII as an assembly worker. After the war she married John Herbert Jarrard and raised a family. As the years followed she worked as a sales person at various department stores...
R.F. Cain
Jan 29, 2015
Rufus Franklin "R.F." Cain, age 82, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and retired from Mohawk Industries Pine Tree Plant in Dahlonega. He enjoyed Bluegrass music and was a self-taught musician of many stringed instruments. He loved many other hobbies including metal detecting, and was of the Baptist faith....
Kenneth Waters
Jan 21, 2015
Kenneth Wendell Waters, age 75, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and had worked for Mohawk Industries Pine Tree Plant in Dahlonega for 50 years. He was of the Baptist faith. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, and had a great love for his family, especially his...
Doris Burns
Jan 18, 2015
Doris A. Burns, age 68, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. She retired as a caregiver, and enjoyed traveling. She was a devoted wife and mother, and loved her church and her family very much. One of her greatest...
