Obituaries
Eugene "Gene" Talmadge Palmer
Nov 21, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Talmadge Palmer, age 76, of Dahlonega, GA died Friday, November 21, 2014. He was born and raised in White County, but spent most of his adult life in Lumpkin County. He worked for Standard Telephone, and was known for his love for his animals and his fine leather craftsmanship. The son of the late Will and Stella Gearin...
Fannie Mae Ross Weidner
Nov 20, 2014
Fannie Mae Ross Weidner, age 67, of Dahlonega, GA died Thursday, November 20, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, and a member of Hilltop Tabernacle Church in Dawson County. She was like a second mother to all of her nieces and nephews, and always showed the positive side of life. She gave more than she ever got...
Harry Byron Cronan
Nov 14, 2014
Harry Byron Cronan born February 18, 1955 was a life long resident of Lumpkin County peacefully passed away on November 14, 2014, after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Harry's wish to be at home and surrounded by family and friends was fulfilled. Harry was a loving husband, father and grandfather and took great pride in sharing family traditions with...
Harold Louis Dupuy
Nov 12, 2014
Mr. Harold Louis Dupuy, age 87, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014. He was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, but spent most of his adult life in Georgia. He served his country in the United States Navy, and retired from Amoco Oil Company. He was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church in Dahlonega. Harold...
Cona Belle Grizzle
Nov 8, 2014
Cona Belle Grizzle, age 93, of Dahlonega, GA died Saturday, November 8, 2014 following an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Yahoola Baptist Church. She retired from the dining hall at North GA College. She was an exceptional, Godly mother and grandmother. Cona Belle was the daughter of the late Ben and...
Linda Merritt
Nov 8, 2014
Linda Merritt, age 75, of Dahlonega, GA died Saturday, November 8, 2014 following an extended illness. Linda was born February 22, 1939 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gibbs of Greenwood, AR. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Dawsonville, GA, where she loved singing bass with the choir, teaching Vacation Bible School, and...
Lucille Anderson
Nov 7, 2014
Lucille Sullens Anderson, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA died Friday, November 7, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church #2. She retired from the Lumpkin County School System with over 25 years of service. She started as an educator in what was then a one room schoolhouse. Lucille was the...
Margaret Gravley
Oct 27, 2014
Margaret Aline Gravley, age 71, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Monday, October 27, 2014 following an extended illness. Margaret was born and raised in Marietta, GA, and had spent the past 25 years in Lumpkin County. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Thurman and...
Rick Wood
Oct 23, 2014
Charles "Rick" Richard Wood, age 58, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014. Rick was born in Washington DC and had lived in Dahlonega for the past 30 years. He graduated from Lumpkin County High School and proudly served his country for a period of three years in the United States Army. Mr. Wood is preceded in death...
Fred Turner
Oct 23, 2014
Fred W. Turner, age 76, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 following a period of declining health. Mr. Turner was born in Sparks, GA, but had spent the past 16 years in Lumpkin County after spending some time in Rome, GA. He retired as a carpenter, and was a loving, devoted husband, brother, uncle, and friend. The...
Jc "Boss" Moss
Oct 19, 2014
JC "Boss" Moss, age 89, of Dahlonega, GA died Sunday, October 19, 2014 following a period of declining health. JC was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Nimblewill Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. He retired from Standard Telephone Company after 43 years of service, was a member of Blue Mountain Lodge # 38 F & AM...
Conley Lunsford
Oct 15, 2014
Conley Watson Lunsford, age 87, of Suches, GA, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA following a brief illness. Conley was a native and lifelong resident of Suches, GA. He was a man of many talents. He was a farmer, excellent carpenter and automotive mechanic. Conley lived an honorable life as a devoted...
Rosie Martin
Oct 15, 2014
Rosie Lorene Martin, age 96, of Dawsonville, GA passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Rosie was a resident of Lumpkin County for the past several years after moving from Alpharetta, GA. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late John and Essie Ramey Summers, and is also preceded in death by...
Roy Towe
Oct 10, 2014
Mr. Roy Towe, age 87, Dahlonega, GA died Friday, October 10, 2014 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Roy was born in Suches, GA March 1, 1927. He lived most of his life in Lumpkin County. He retired from Owens Hatchery in Dahlonega and was of the Christian faith. Roy was the son of the late Henry Tow...
Anthony Waters
Oct 3, 2014
. Mr. Anthony Waters, age 55, of Dahlonega, GA died Friday, October 3, 2014. Anthony was born in Forsyth County, GA and grew up in Dawson County. He had lived in Lumpkin County for the past 34 years. He was a landscape contractor and was of the Baptist faith. Anthony was the son of the late Dewey and Floriede Cox...
Lois Ellen Gilstrap Miller
Oct 2, 2014
Lois Ellen Gilstrap Miller, age 83, of Dahlonega, GA passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at her home following an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a homemaker. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and a sweet, gentle soul to all who knew her. She was of the Baptist Faith. Lois was the daughter...
Dennis Abercrombie
Sep 29, 2014
Dennis Abercrombie, age 59, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014. He was born and raised in Lumpkin County to the late Charles Griffin "C.G." Abercrombie and Irma Woodward and James Jackson, spent a number of years traveling the world with the military, and had been living back in Lumpkin County for the past 10 years. He served...
Addie Smith
Sep 28, 2014
Addie C. West Smith, age 81, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014. She was born and raised in Canton, NC, and had spent the past 25 years in Lumpkin County. She was a homemaker and a great "Mama" and "Memaw." She was a member of Rocky Face Baptist Church in Canton, NC. Addie was the daughter of...
Maria Taylor
Sep 19, 2014
Lillian "Maria" Crane Taylor, age 53, of Murrayville, Georgia, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014. The daughter of the late Thermon and Bobbie Jean Sosebee Crane, Maria was born in Germany and spent the past 35 years in Lumpkin County. She worked for Village Nursing Care and was a member of Bethel Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. She had...
Zane Grey Whelchel
Sep 18, 2014
Zane Grey Whelchel, age 86, of Dawsonville, GA passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014. Zane was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and attended Etowah Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. He was the owner of Deerfield Ranch Swan Lake in Lumpkin County, and was a self-employed real estate and investment agent. He was the son of the late Russell and...
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