Obituaries

Fred Dyer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Cleo Moss

Cleo Moss

Jan 16, 2015

Miss Cleo Moss, age 89, of Dahlonega, GA died Friday, January 16, 2015 following a period of declining health. Cleo was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and the owner of Moss Grocery for many years in the Hightower Community. She was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Major and Floye Rider Moss, and was...

Jill Ann Tolbert

Jill Ann Tolbert

Jan 4, 2015

Jill Ann Tolbert, age 35, of Alto, GA passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015. She spent most of her life in Lumpkin County, and had lived the past 7 years in Habersham County. She was very outgoing and never met a stranger. She enjoyed the outdoors and was of the Baptist faith. Jill was preceded in death by her son,...

Robert Lee Brown

Robert Lee Brown

Jan 4, 2015

Robert Lee Brown, age 68, of Dahlonega, GA died Sunday, January 4, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and of the Baptist faith. He retired from Fieldale Farms and loved gardening. He spent his life helping others. Robert was the son of the late Benjamin and Emma Ray Brown, and was also preceded in death by his...

Lucille Sosebee

Lucille Sosebee

Jan 3, 2015

Lucille Mincey Sosebee, age 89, of Dahlonega, GA died Saturday, January 3, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and retired after 40 years of service at Burlington Industries Pine Tree Plant in Dahlonega. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, and a founding member of the St. Paul Goodwill Circle. She loved gardening, canning,...

Johnny Lee Brown

Johnny Lee Brown

Jan 3, 2015

Johnny Lee Brown, age 68, of Dahlonega, GA died Saturday, January 3, 2015 following a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and retired from Cargill in Gainesville, GA. He was a friend to everyone, always there to help others, and of the Baptist faith. Johnny was the son of the late Robert and Leila Brown, and...

Thelma Tow

Thelma Tow

Jan 3, 2015

Thelma Faye Tate Tow, age 93, of Dahlonega, GA died Saturday, January 3, 2015 following a period of declining health. Thelma spent most of her life in Lumpkin County and retired from Gold City Convalescent Center. She was a faithful and active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and spent many years ministering to the elderly in a variety of ways....

Lorraine Edge

Lorraine Edge

Jan 1, 2015

Miss Lorraine Edge, age 82, of Dahlonega, GA died Thursday, January 1, 2015. Lorraine was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County and a member of Philippi Baptist Church. She retired from Folger's Hatchery where she worked as a lab tech. She loved her family and they loved her. Lorraine was the daughter of the late Homer Edge and Bessie Grindle...

Ruth E. Botts

Ruth E. Botts

Dec 28, 2014

Mrs. Ruth Elrod Botts, age 81, of Gainesville, GA, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014. She spent most of her life in Lumpkin County and was a retired LPN. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. Ruth was the daughter of the late Wash and Mary Duff Elrod, and was also preceded in death by her...

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