Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas

Leonard Cross

Leonard Cross

Mar 6, 2017

Leonard G. Cross, 70, of Stonewall Estates Drive, Tiger GA. died Monday March 6, 2017 in the VA Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Tiger, GA. February 23, 1947, he was the son of the late James S. Cross and Ethel Wall Cross. He retired as a school bus driver with the Rabun County School System. He was a U.S....

Ray Thrift

Ray Thrift

Feb 27, 2017

Ray Thrift, 62, of Wallace Circle, Otto, NC., died Monday February 27, 2017 at Angel Medical Center Franklin, NC. Born in Rabun County, Georgia., November 29, 1954 he was the son of the late Rance John Thrift and Mary Jane Gilstrap Thrift. He was a Truck Driver and a member of the Blue Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

Madeleine   Ferland

Madeleine Ferland

Feb 23, 2017

Madeleine Irene Ferland, 82, of Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday afternoon February 23, 2017 at her residence. She was the widow of Hank Dearborn Born in Hyde Park, Vermont., she was the daughter of the late Novat Ferland and Jeanne Audet Ferland. She was a retired College Teacher when she moved to Rabun County she taught special classes in the Rabun...

Robert Buchanan

Robert Buchanan

Feb 22, 2017

Robert Franklin (Frank) Buchanan, 69, of Holden Cove Lane Rabun Gap, GA., died February 22, 2017 in Atlanta, GA., Born in Rabun County, Georgia., May 20, 1947 he was the son of the late Claude T. Buchanan and Virginia Darnell Buchanan. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a carpenter and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in...

Kate King

Kate King

Feb 19, 2017

Mrs. Kate Stiles King of Clayton, Georgia passed away peacefully at home on February 19, 2017. Born on December 21st, 1917 she was the eldest of 7 children born to Tom and Dell Rogers Stiles of Franklin, NC. After graduating from Franklin High School and attending Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, she married Gerald G. King in October 1939. They made...

Ronald Woodall

Ronald Woodall

Feb 17, 2017

Ronald Hoyt Woodall, 69, of West Wolf Creek Road, Lakemont Georgia., died February 17, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA.Born in Rabun County, Georgia., May 28, 1947 he was the son, of the late Charles Hoyt Woodall and Ethel Inez Manley Woodall. He was an Air National Guard Veteran and a U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam era. And was...

John Mitchell

John Mitchell

Feb 16, 2017

John Edward Mitchell, 78, of Stekoa Falls Road died February 16, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. He was the husband of Frances Holbrook Mitchell.Born in Charleston, South Carolina., March 4, 1933 he was the son, of the late John T. Mitchell and Cona Burrell Mitchell. He was a Truck Driver for Atlanta Motor Lines and was...

Wayne Moore

Wayne Moore

Feb 16, 2017

Wayne Charles Moore, 55, of Wolffork Road, Rabun Gap, GA. died February 16, 2017 at his residence.Born in Pontiac, Michigan., November 14, 1961 he is the son of Virgie Fulk Moore and the late Paul Allen Moore. He was an Electrician and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Allen Moore., and is...

Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Feb 15, 2017

Michael Rabun Brown, 68, of Connector Road, Lakemont, GA., died February 15, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Rabun County Georgia June 05, 1948 he was the son of the late Lee A. Brown and Beatrice Billingsley Brown. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist Faith.He was preceded in death besides his parents, by two...

James Hastings

James Hastings

Feb 15, 2017

James Howard Hastings, 61, of Lakey Creek Road Franklin, NC., died February 15, 2017 at his residence. He was the husband of Kathy Chastain Hastings.Born in Macon County, North Carolina., he was the son of the late Howard Hastings and Katherine Kell Hastings. He was a self-employed House Painter and was of the Church of God Faith. He was preceded...

Lassie Lawrence

Lassie Lawrence

Feb 15, 2017

Lassie Thompson Lawrence, 98, of Mt. Airy, GA., died Wednesday February 15, 2017 in Habersham Medical Center Demorest, GA.Born in Rabun County, GA., May 14, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Luther J. Thompson and Ollie Belle English Thompson. She was the widow of Buren V. Lawrence., and was the last member of her immediate family. She was...

Thomas Ramey

Thomas Ramey

Feb 14, 2017

Thomas Jefferson (Tommy) Ramey, 79, of Sand Pump Lane Lakemont, GA., died Tuesday night February 14, 2017 at his residence. He was the widower of Eileen Hipps Ramey.Born in Rabun County Georgia, June 24, 1937 he was the son of the late Ada Crone. He was self-employed as a sand pumper and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church....

Calvin Cannon

Calvin Cannon

Feb 12, 2017

Calvin Jefferson Cannon, 68, of Joe Jones Road., Wiley, GA., died Sunday February 12, 2017 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Rabun County September 12, 1948, he was the son of the late Frank G. Cannon and Lucy Galloway Cannon. And was a life long resident of Rabun County. He was a member of the Chechero Baptist ChurchCalvin was preceded...

Ruth Thurmond

Ruth Thurmond

Feb 9, 2017

Ruth Wall Thurmond, 94, of Wolffork Road Rabun Gap, GA. Died Thursday Night February 9, 2017 in Mountain View Health Care after a long illness.Born in Clarkesville, GA., December 1, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Stella Beard Wall. She was a homemaker and was a nurse’s aid for 17 years. Ruth was a member of...

Leona  Tyler

Leona Tyler

Feb 6, 2017

Leona Bradshaw Tyler, 85, of Pinacle Drive Clayton, Georgia., died February 6, 2017 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was the widow of Hubert L. Tyler. Born in Towns County Georgia., June 28, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Carrie Eller Bradshaw. She was a homemaker and was of the Church...

Deborah Wright

Deborah Wright

Feb 3, 2017

Deborah Elizabeth Wright, age 58, of Murphy NC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by daughters, and grandchildren on February 3rd 2017. Deborah is a graduate of Rabun County High School, class of 1976. She was an Army Veteran who served 4 years active duty. She enjoyed time with her grand-babies, watching her shows, eating junk food, and online shopping....

Katie Justus

Katie Justus

Jan 29, 2017

Katie Ann Justus, 26, of Bluegrass Lane, Clayton, GA., died Sunday January 29, 2017 at her home. Born in Seneca, SC., April 5, 1990, she was the daughter of Scott and Rhonda Jordon Justus. She was a CNA. And was formerly employed at Mountain View Health Care in Clayton. She was a member of the Mountain Grove Baptist Church.Katie was...

Vera Moore

Vera Moore

Jan 26, 2017

Vera Kelly Moore, 93, of Rabun Gap, GA., died Thursday January 26, 2017 at her home. She was the widow of Wallace R. Moore. Born in Rabun County June 23, 1923., she was the daughter of the late Frank A. Kelly and Dorothy Gregory Kelly. She was a shipping clerk for the Rogers House Company in Mountain City and a...

Donna Mcclure

Donna Mcclure

Jan 24, 2017

Donna Deloach Shaw McClure, 81 of Tiger, Georgia. died Tuesday January 24, 2017 at the home of her son, Jay Shaw in Statham, GA. She was the wife of William G. (Bill) McClure.Born in San Diego California, April 17, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Carolyn and Anna Rea Hodges Deloach. She was a realtor and was of...

John Holbrook

John Holbrook

Jan 22, 2017

John (Johnny, Jonboi) Louis Holbrook, 35 of Lakemont, Georgia, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. Born in Goldsboro, NC at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, he is the son of Bobby and Shirley Hoglen Key of Lakemont, Georgia and the late John E. Holbrook. In addition to his father he was predceded in death by his maternal grandfather RL Hoglen...