Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Andrew Bleckley
Jul 7, 2015
Andrew Judson Bleckley Sr. 81, of Dunlap Street, Clayton, Ga. died Tuesday July 7, 2015in Northridge Medical Center in Commerce, Ga. Born in Clayton, Ga. April 8, 1934 he was the son of the late Hal and Cora Speed Bleckley he had spent most of his life in Michigan. He was a Landscaper and was a member of the North...
Teresa Davis
Jul 6, 2015
Teresa Lynne Davis, 52, of East Boggs Mountain Road Tiger, Georgia., died Monday night July 6, 2015 at her home in the Boggs Mountain Community.Born in Clayton, Georgia., March 30, 1963, she was the daughter of the late J.C. Elliott and Lillian Taylor Elliott. She was a Baptist and was employed in the furniture manufacturing industry for many years.In addition...
Billy Benfield
Jun 24, 2015
Billy Marion Benfield, 79, of E. Wolf Creek Rd. Clayton, Ga. and affectionately known as Bill, died Wednesday June 24, 2015 at Mtn. Lakes Medical Center. Bill was the widower of Janey Watts Benfield.Born in Clayton, Ga Feb. 26, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Polly Wilborn Benfield. He was a retired machinist and was of...
Doris Grant
Jun 24, 2015
Doris Ruth Grant, 78, of Clayton, Georgia., died Friday July 24, 2015 at her home.Born in Habersham County October 3, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George A. Hamilton and Hetty Shook Hamilton. She had lived the past sixty six years in Rabun County.Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, by her first husband, Bobby Lee Holcomb,...
Lamar Holcomb
Jun 23, 2015
Lamar Gordon Holcomb, 83, of Mtn. City, Ga. died Tuesday June 23, 2015 at his home. Born in Tiger, Ga., Oct. 17, 1931 he was the son of the late Gordon J. Holcomb and Effie A. Marcus Holcomb. He was retired from maintenance and housekeeping in Hospitals & Nursing Homes. He was a member of the Rabun County Coon Hunters...
Carolyn Cannon
Jun 13, 2015
Carolyn Gunter Cannon, 87, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, June 13, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lamar J. Cannon.She worked for Center of Disease Control (CDC) for many years and retired there. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born to the late Tarpley and Verna Conway Gunter. She met her...
Shirley Moses
Jun 12, 2015
Shirley Moses, 65 of Wolffork Road, Rabun Gap, Ga. Died Friday June 12, 2015 at Mtn. View Health Care in Clayton, Ga. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, September 9, 1949, She was the daughter of Ruby Nell Pedigo Bailey of Stuart, Fl. and the late Ralph Bailey. She was employed at Fruit of the Loom and also a nursing home. She...
Hiram Emory
Jun 7, 2015
Hiram A. Emory, 78, of Clayton, Ga. died Sunday June 7, 2015 at Mtn. Lakes Medical Center, Clayton, Ga. Born in Rabun County, December 31, 1936 he was the son of the late Thomas W. and Della Giles Emory. He was the widower of Betty Alley Emory.Hiram was retired from Burlington Industries & Fruit of the Loom and was a...
Carmella Henslee
Jun 6, 2015
Carmella Rose Watts Henslee, 53, of Clayton, Ga. Died Saturday June 6, 2015 at her home. Born in Habersham County, Ga. April 15, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Claude & Margie Cagle Sanders.Carmella was a seamstress at the Empire Mfg. Company and was a member of Carver’s Chapel Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband, Brian K....
Betty Moore
May 27, 2015
Betty Ann Watts Moore, 70 of Clayton, Ga. died Wednesday May 27, 2015 at Mtn. Lakes Medical Center. Born in Talmo, Ga. August 10, 1944, She was the daughter of the late Fred Richard Watts and Annie Ruth Marsengill Watts. She was the widow of Wayne Kelly Moore.Betty Ann was a domestic in the house cleaning industry and was a...
Denver Keener
May 22, 2015
Denver Bruce Keener, 91, of Wolffork Road, Rabun Gap, Ga., died at his home, Friday May 22, 2015. Born in Rabun County, Ga. February 28, 1924 he was the son of the late Rockaway and Cleliar Johnson Keener.Bruce was a farmer and had retired from the Textile Industry after thirty three years. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW2...
Gerry Simmons
May 21, 2015
Gerry Lee Simmons, 49, of Mtn. City, Ga. Died Thursday night, May 21, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident minutes before.Born in Clayton, Ga., July 12, 1965 he was the son of the late Carlton and Evelyn Stancil Simmons. He was a Rock Mason by trade and was a Baptist.Gerry was preceded in death, besides his parents, by...
Furman Cobb
May 16, 2015
Furman Deal Cobb Jr. 54, of 101 Cobb Lane Clayton, Ga died Saturday May 16, 2015 at his home. Born in Oconee County, SC Jan. 3, 1961, he was the son of Furman D. Cobb Sr. of Clayton and the late Hazel Towe Cobb. He moved to Rabun County and lived in Rabun since 1978. He was a painter by...
Cora English
May 12, 2015
Cora Mae Patton English, 78, of Clayton, Georgia, died Tuesday May 12, 2015 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Greenville, South Carolina., July 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William (Bill) Patton and Laura Parker Patton. She was a kitchen staff employee in the restaurant industry and a homemaker. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist...
Harold Quast
May 10, 2015
Hunter Funeral Home Licensed Embalmers and Funeral DirectorsP.O. Box 653 Clayton, GA. 30525 Phone (706- 782-4243) Fax (706-782-2546)www.info@hunterfuneralhomega.comHarold R. Quast Jr., 84, of Nichols Branch Rd, Clayton, GA. died Sunday May 10, 2015 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Born in Long Island, New York May 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Mr.& Mrs. Harold R. Quast Sr. He...
Pamela Webb
May 8, 2015
Pamela Michelle Webb, 45 of Dunlap Street, Clayton, Georgia., and affectionately known as Pam died Friday May 8, 2015.Born in Hahira, Georgia., in Lowndes County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bonnie Cain Haley. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.Pam is survived by a daughter, Alicia Webb of Clayton, GA., a son, Matthew Webb of Clayton,...
Willie Shedd
May 6, 2015
Willie Oris Shedd, 84, of Warwoman Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Wednesday Night May 6, 2015 at his home.Born in Rabun County, Georgia., September 17, 1930, he was the son of the late Emory and Lena Watts Shedd. He was the widower of Mary Elizabeth Burrell Shedd. Mr. Shedd was a retired electrician with Rabun Mills and was a Baptist. He...
Knox Gragg
Apr 30, 2015
Knox L. Gragg, 63, of The Bridge Creek Community, Tiger, Georgia., died unexpectedly Thursday night April 30, 2015.Born in Habersham County, Georgia., July 27, 1951, he was the son of the late Avery and Hallie Kennedy Gragg. He was retired from the State of Georgia as a maintenance engineer. He was of the Baptist Faith.Knox was preceded in death, besides...
Hannon Mashburn
Apr 29, 2015
Hannon Mashburn, 76, of Seed Tick Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Mountain View Health Care.Born in Rabun County, June 6, 1938 He was the son of the late Harley and Ada Dills Mashburn. He was a caretaker of a hog farm and was of the Baptist Faith.Hannon was preceded in death, besides his parents, by two...
Doris Cannon
Apr 29, 2015
Doris Hollifield Cannon, 92, of Hudson Street Tiger, Georgia., died Wednesday morning April 29, 2015., at Mountain View Health Care Clayton, Georgia. She was the widow of J.D. Cannon.Born in Rabun County, Georgia., July 6, 1922., she was the daughter of the late John D. Hollifield, Sr., and Nora Keener Hollifield. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
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