Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Mary Ward

Mary Ward

Oct 21, 2013

Mary Frances Ward, 90, affectionately known as Fran of Sterrett Road, Tiger, Georgia., died Monday October 21, 2013 at Cannonwood Village Assisted Living Facility, Tiger, Georgia. She was the widow of Russell Raymond Ward.Born in Meridian, Mississippi, December 27, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Guy and Mary Grace Hicks. She was owner/operator of Ward Hardware Company in...

Allen Fleming

Allen Fleming

Oct 19, 2013

Allen Elbert Fleming, 71, of Mountain City, Georgia., died Saturday October 19, 2013 in Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, Georgia.Born in Brasstown, North Carolina., April 10, 1942, he was the son of the late Rance E. Fleming and Susie York Fleming. He was a machine mechanic for Burlington Industries and Fruit of The Loom in the textile industry. He was...

Marie Nichols

Marie Nichols

Oct 19, 2013

Marie Eller Nichols, 89, of Highway 76 East, Clayton, Georgia. died Saturday October 19, 2013 in the Oaks at Scenic View Nursing Home in Baldwin, Georgia. She was the widow of Vaughn Nichols.Born in Clayton, Georgia., April 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Harvey P. Eller and Margaret Many Eller. She was a homemaker and was a...

Violet Thompson

Violet Thompson

Oct 18, 2013

Violet LeFay Thompson, daughter of the late Ora and Charles Cannon and the late Roy L. Justus passed away October 18 2013 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was born in the Persimmon Community of Rabun County on 11/20/1934. She was preceded in death by one child, Penny Gay Thompson, one brother Ray L. Justus, and one niece Paula Ann...

Karen Argoe

Karen Argoe

Oct 18, 2013

Karen Crawford Argoe, 52, of Old Chechero Road, Clayton, Georgia., died October 18, 2013, in Highlands, North Carolina.Born in Monmouth County, New Jersey, October 2, 1961 she was the daughter of the late Allen Eastman Crawford, Jr., and Charlotte Merita Hopper Crawford. She was a clerk in a convenience store before she became disabled. She was a member of Liberty...

Rosemary  Dodgins

Rosemary Dodgins

Oct 16, 2013

Rosemary Million Dodgins, 59, of North Valley Street, Clayton, Georgia., died Wednesday October 16, 2013 at her residence.Born in Lexington, VA., July 15, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Doris Miller Million. She was the wife of Lewis Dodgins of Clayton. Rosemary was a former employee of Gordon Mills Shoe MFG. Company and was a homemaker....

Wylene Wall

Wylene Wall

Oct 6, 2013

Wylene Ramey Wall, 83, of Otto, North Carolina, formerly of Clayton, Georgia and widow of William David Wall (best known as W.D.) died peacefully at Angel Medical Center in Franklin, North Carolina, Sunday October 6, 2013 with her family and loved ones by her side.She was a matriarch and dearly loved by all who knew her and especially her children...

Margaret Wood

Margaret Wood

Sep 28, 2013

Margaret Versell (Wood) Wood, 89, of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, and Widow of Rev. Vernon Wood, died Saturday September 28, 2013 in Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, North Carolina.Born in Piedmont, South Carolina, June 7, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George Tillman Wood and Bessie Collins Wood. She was a Seamstress in the textile industry, a homemaker and...

Peter  Foster

Peter Foster

Sep 26, 2013

Peter Anthony “Pete” Foster, 54, of the Otto Community, went to sleep in the arms of the Lord in the early morning of September 26, 2013 after a brief illness.Pete was preceded in his passing by his mother, Estella. He is survived by his wife and soul mate, Jean, daughter Jodi, sons Michael and Dakota and granddaughter Elizabeth. His father,...

Wanda Pittman

Wanda Pittman

Sep 22, 2013

Wanda Maxine Ledford Pittman, 69, of Woodstock, Georgia., died Sunday September 22, 2013 in Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia.Born in Rabun County August 7, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Howard L. Ledford and Eva Mae Hooper Ledford. She was a teacher’s aid in the Cobb County School System and a homemaker. She was a member of the...

Harry Queen

Harry Queen

Sep 5, 2013

Harry “Dean” Queen, 62, of Mountain City Georgia died Thursday September 5, 2013 in VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina.Born in Rabun County, August 14, 1951, he was the son of the late Claude and Gladys Holcomb Queen. Dean was a rock mason in the construction industry and was a US. Army Veteran of Vietnam, and was commander of...

Eddine Fields

Eddine Fields

Sep 3, 2013

Eddine Scott (Scottie) Fields, 52, of Shadyside Drive, Clayton, died Tuesday September 3, 2013 at her residence.Born October 23, 1960 she was the daughter of the late Robert Pierce Fields and Elise Donaldson Fields. She was a respiratory therapist and pharmacy technician. And was of the Baptist Faith.Scottie is survived by one son, Trevor James of Alabama; two sisters, Bobbie...

Shirley Struck

Shirley Struck

Aug 26, 2013

Shirley I. Struck, January 15, 1928 – August 26, 2013On August 26, 2013 God called Shirley Struck, 85, of Clayton, Georgia to her Heavenly home. Born in West Frankfort, Illinois, then raised in Springfield, Illinois she married her high school sweet heart Karl Struck and celebrated their 64 th Anniversary in June. Shirley was a cook in the Sangamon County...

Gladys Shirley

Gladys Shirley

Aug 23, 2013

Gladys Shirley 98, ClaytonGladys Shirley went to be with her Lord on August 23, 2013. She was born May 5, 1915, in Rabun County GA., to the late Lewis Neal Shirley and Sibbie Bynum Shirley. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers Sutton, Frank and S.T. Shirley,...

Ceicil Huff

Ceicil Huff

Aug 23, 2013

Cecil Jackson (Jackie) Huff, 63, of Auburn, Georgia., formerly of Rabun County died Friday August 23, 2013 in VA Hospital in Decatur, Georgia.Born in Americus, Georgia., September 25, 1949 He was the son of the late Charlie N. Huff, Sr., and Neva Harbuck Huff. Jackie was a US. Army Veteran of Vietnam, and a member of the American Legion. He...

Susie Smith

Susie Smith

Aug 23, 2013

Susie Belle Smith, 96, of the Wolf Creek Community RT. 1, Tiger, Georgia., died Friday August 23, 2013 in Mountain View Health Care, Clayton, Georgia.Born in Rabun County February 26, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Marvin H. Smith and Julia West Smith. She was a registered nurse (RN) and was a nurse at Georgia Baptist Hospital in...

Glenn Taylor

Glenn Taylor

Aug 18, 2013

Glenn Jamison Taylor, 95, of Worley Creek Road., Wiley, Georgia. died Sunday August, 18, 2013 in Eastview Nursing Home in Macon, Georgia.Born in Rabun County, Georgia March 31, 1918, He was the son of the late Crampton and Illa Turpin Taylor. He was the widower of Lucille Cannon Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a service mechanic with Macon Transit Authority, employed...

Roy  Fisher

Roy Fisher

Aug 14, 2013

Roy Vincent Fisher, 58, of Walhalla, South Carolina., formerly of Rabun County, Georgia., died Wednesday August 14, 2013 at his residence in Walhalla.Born in Baltimore, Maryland May 18, 1955, he was the son of the late Okie V. Fisher and Viola Plaster Fisher. He was a dry wall hanger and finisher in the construction industry and was of the Baptist...

Sarah Gravley

Sarah Gravley

Aug 3, 2013

Sarah Louise Gravley, 83, of John Houck Road Clayton, Georgia., died Saturday August 3, 2013 in Habersham Medical Center.Louise was the widow of Roy Craig Gravely, and was the daughter of the late John and Maude Wilbanks Houck. She spent her life in Rabun County, Georgia., and Claymont, Delaware. She was a homemaker and a member of Battle Branch Baptist...

Angela  Diane  Sharp

Angela Diane Sharp

Aug 2, 2013

Angela Diane Skipper Sharp, 57, of Tallulah River Road, Clayton, GA died Friday August 2, 2013 at her residence.

She was born in Atlanta, GA, May 23, 1956 and lived most of her life in Cumming, GA and Clayton, GA. She was a cosmetologist and was a member of the order of Eastern Star (OES) Chapter 522 in Hampton, GA. She...