Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Charlotte Stewart

Charlotte Stewart

Feb 26, 2014

Charlotte Taylor Stewart, 57, of Joe Davis Road Tiger, Georgia., died Wednesday February 26, 2014 at her residenceShe was born in Rabun County Georgia, July 17, 1956 to the late William Alfred and Lelia Whitworth Taylor. She was a caregiver and attended the Rocky Grove Baptist Church.She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Bramlett (David) of Lakemont, GA., two brothers,...

Clint Ledford

Clint Ledford

Feb 25, 2014

Clint M. Ledford, 71, of Demorest, Georgia., died Tuesday February 25, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.Born in Hayesville, North Carolina., June 2, 1942 he was the son of the late Early and Ora Alene Prince Ledford. He was a police officer and a musician and was of the Baptist Faith.Clint was preceded in death, besides his parents, a brother, Kenneth Ralph...

Reba Stewart

Reba Stewart

Feb 24, 2014

Reba Stewart, 84, of Hunter Lane, Clayton, Georgia., died Monday February 24, 2014 at her residence.Born in Apache Junction, Arizona., September, 23, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Club Renison. She was a cook in nursing homes and was a homemaker and attended the Christian Church.Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Bibi...

Ernestine Dickerson

Ernestine Dickerson

Feb 22, 2014

Ernestine Cass McGee Dickerson, 94, joined the community of saints on February 22, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Clayton First United Methodist Church. Friends and family will gather at the church immediately following the service.Born on November 30, 1919 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ernestine was the daughter of the late...

James  Shirley

James Shirley

Feb 20, 2014

James Alfred Shirley, 81, of Shirley Grove Road, Clarkesville, Georgia., died Thursday February 20, 2014 in Highlands- Cashiers Hospital, Highlands, North Carolina.Born in Rabun County, Georgia., June 15, 1932, he was the son of the late John Alfred Shirley and Mary Lee Holcomb Shirley. He was a rock mason by trade and was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church.Alfred...

Myrtle Mccall

Myrtle Mccall

Feb 18, 2014

On February 18, 2014 God called Myrtle McCall of the Five Points Community to her Heavenly Home. Born in Clayton, Myrtle spent her life in Rabun County. She was a loving and devoted wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great- Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother. Besides being a homemaker, Myrtle worked for Burlington Industries. She then began a career as a cook, working...

Robert Marsengill

Robert Marsengill

Feb 10, 2014

Robert M. Marsengill, 79, of Clayton, Georgia., died Monday February 10, 2014 at his residence.He was born February 10, 1935 in Rabun County to Raymond and Florence Taylor Marsengill.Robert was graduated from Rabun County High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked with his father in his father’s Radio and TV Shop in Atlanta...

Daniel Lamberth

Daniel Lamberth

Feb 8, 2014

Daniel Lanier Lamberth was born on May 12th, 1949, in Dooly County, Georgia. He departed this life for a better one on Saturday, February 8th, 2014. Daniel, we always called him Danny, was the son of Grady Lamberth and Pearl (Kitchens) Lamberth, and they both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Lamberth...

Bernice Chappell

Bernice Chappell

Feb 6, 2014

Bernice Miller Zoellner Chappell, 82, of Zoellner Lane, Dillard, Georgia., died Thursday night February 6, 2014 in North East Georgia Medical Center.Born in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina., she was the daughter of the late Montgomery and Ellen Rogers Miller. She was twice married; first to the late Charlie Zoellner and then to the late Brown Chappell. She was a retired...

Robert Buchanan

Robert Buchanan

Feb 2, 2014

Robert Buchanan, 45, of Seed Tick Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Sunday February 2, 2014 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Born December 22, 1968, he was the son of Rick and Liz McCrackin Buchanan. He was a carpenter in the building industry and was a member of the Boggs Mountain Baptist Church.Surviving are his parents; Rick and Liz McCrackin Buchanan of Clayton;...

Lester Rickles

Lester Rickles

Jan 27, 2014

Lester Ray Rickles, 80, of Tampa, Florida., died Monday January 27, 2014 in Clayton, Georgia. His body had been taken to Tampa, Florida., where entombment will be on Monday February 3, 2014.Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.An on-line obituary and guest register is available at www.hunterfuneralhomega.com

Chrichelle  Holcomb

Chrichelle Holcomb

Jan 27, 2014

Chrichelle (Shelly) Holcomb, 32, of Homer, Georgia., formerly of Rabun County, died Monday January 27, 2014 in Emory University Hospital.She was born April 9, 1981 in Stephens County, Georgia., and had lived most of her life in Rabun County. She was a Rabun County High School graduate and worked at Suds and Bubbles- but had been disabled- she was a...

D.L. Whitmire

D.L. Whitmire

Jan 23, 2014

D.L. (Slim) Whitmire, 92, of North Valley Street, Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday January 23, 2014 at his residence.He was born in Rabun County July 27, 1921 to the late Andy and Ethel Speed Whitmire. He was a rancher, worked seed and feed stores and was a farmer. Slim could do most anything. He was a member of Taylor’s Chapel Baptist...

Russell Hunnicutt

Russell Hunnicutt

Jan 17, 2014

Russell C. Hunnicutt, 68, of Mountain City, Georgia., died Friday January 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Rabun County August 9, 1945 to Jable and Corrie Eller Hunnicutt. Russell was a heavy equipment operator and was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. He was of the Baptist Faith.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers;...

Robert Conner

Robert Conner

Jan 11, 2014

Robert Jackson Conner, 47, of Cecil Cannon Road, Rabun Gap, GA., affectionately known as “Robbie”,, died Saturday January 11, 2014 at his residence.He was born in Franklin, North Carolina July 14, 1966 to Clifford E. Conner and Carolyn Elizabeth Darnell. He was a heavy equipment operator and trucker, long haul and was a member of the Newman’s Chapel Baptist Church.Robbie...

Robbin Carnes

Robbin Carnes

Jan 9, 2014

On January 09, 2014, Robbin Kay Carnes peacefully left this world of suffering for her heavenly home. Born April 20, 1956 to the late Robert Dickerson and Barbara Foote Carnes, Robbin lived all but her last six years in Rabun County. Moving to long creek, South Carolina in 2007, she found a little farm with a view of the Rabun...

Karl Struck

Karl Struck

Jan 8, 2014

Karl W. Struck 05/29/1928 – 01/08/2014On January 8th, 2014 God called Karl Struck, 85, of Clayton Georgia to his Heavenly home. Born in Springfield Illinois, he married his High School sweetheart Shirley Struck and celebrated their 64th Anniversary in June. Karl began his career as an apprentice under his father as a model maker at Sangamo Electric Company. Through the...

Steve Justus

Steve Justus

Jan 2, 2014

Steve Norris Justus, 59, of the Germany Community, Clayton, Georgia., and affectionately known as “Corn Bread” died Thursday January 2, 2014 in Emory at Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.He was born in Rabun County November 14, 1954 to Norris O. Justus and Elizabeth Gragg. He was retired from the textile industry. He was a U.S. Army Veteran from the Vietnam era and...

Edmond Alexander

Edmond Alexander

Jan 1, 2014

Edmond Paul Alexander, 51, of Mountain City, Georgia, died Wednesday January 1, 2014 in VA. Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. He was the husband of Tina Farmer Alexander.He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska June 7, 1962 to Frank J. Alexander and Sigurdur Jona Magusdottur. He was an automobile mechanic in the U.S. Army and in civilian life. He was a U.S....

Teresa Mcentire

Teresa Mcentire

Dec 31, 2013

Teresa Scroggs McEntire, 54, of MaryeEllen Drive, Cleveland, Georgia., died Tuesday December 31, 2013 in Habersham County Medical Center, Demorest, Georgia., while recovering from recent surgery. She was born May 7, 1959 in Gastonia, NC, to Lewis Scroggs and Ruth Davis. She was a newspaper carrier for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was a member of Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church...