Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Lillie Benfield

Lillie Benfield

Oct 19, 2012

Lillie Jane Watts Benfield 69, Clayton, Georgia.Lillie Jane Watts Benfield, 69, of East Wolf Creek Road Clayton and affectionately known as “Janie” died Friday October 19, 2012 at her residence.Born in Clayton, Georgia January 21, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Watts. She was the wife of Bill Benfield. Janie was retired from the textile...

Thomas Hoofnagle

Thomas Hoofnagle

Oct 17, 2012

Thomas Lee Hoofnagle, 80, Sky Valley, Georgia.Thomas Lee Hoofnagle, 80, of Sky Valley, GA 22 July 1932 – 17 October 2012 Died 17 October 2012 Memorial service, Saturday, 27 October at 3PM at the Chapel at Sky ValleyThomas Lee Hoofnagle, born in Pittsburgh, PA Lived most of his life in Georgia (Atlanta, Marietta, and Sky Valley) He attended Central Catholic...

Mary Beaty

Mary Beaty

Oct 15, 2012

Mary Frances Carter Beaty 81, Clayton, Georgia.Mary Frances Carter Beaty, 81, of the Warwoman Community, Clayton, affectionately known as “Miss Mary” went to be with the Lord on Monday October 15, 2012, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. “Miss Mary” had many friends and she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.Born in Asheville, NC., October 28,...

Samuel Coover

Samuel Coover

Oct 8, 2012

Samuel Lewis Coover Jr. 69, Rabun Gap, GASamuel Lewis Coover Jr., 69, of Little River Lane, Rabun Gap, GA, died Sunday night October 8th, 2012 at his home.Born in Loraine, Ohio, May 28th,1943, he was the son of the late Samuel Lewis Coover Sr. and Jean Coover. He was a carpenter and was a US Air Force veteran of Viet...

Corbett Church

Corbett Church

Oct 7, 2012

Corbett Jarrett Church 90, Clarkesville, GA.Corbett Jarrett “Stub” Church, 90, of Tiger, GA., formerly of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord Sunday October 07, 2012 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA.Born in Clarkesville GA., March 2, 1922, he was the son of the late George Thomas Church and Essie Emma Whitworth Church. He was preceded in death...

Theda Carpenter

Theda Carpenter

Oct 3, 2012

Theda Nichols Carpenter 55, Clayton, GATheda Nichols Carpenter, 55, of Phillips Lane Clayton, GA, died Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 at her home.She was born December 22nd, 1956 in Macon County, North Carolina to the late Henry C. Nichols and Merrill Crone Nichols. She was a nurse’s aide and was a member of the Persimmon Baptist Church.She was preceded in death...

Patricia Bussiere

Patricia Bussiere

Oct 1, 2012

Patricia Janice Smith Bussiere 63, Clayton, GAPatricia Janice Smith Bussiere, 63, of Poole Creek Road, Clayton died Monday October 1, 2012 at her home.Born in Eureka, Kansas December 15, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph Smith and Theresa Myra Magee Smith. She was a member of a Baptist Church and was a member of the American...

Devin Marcus

Devin Marcus

Sep 30, 2012

Devin Marcus 37, Tiger, Georgia.Devin Dewayne Marcus, 37, of Marcus Circle, Tiger GA, died Sunday, September 30th, 2012, at Mountain View Health Care, Clayton GA.Born in Stephens County, February 7th, 1975, he was the son of Hastel Dave Marcus of Tiger, GA, and Minnie Lou Green Marcus of Clayton, GA. He was an inspector in the Textile Industry with Parkdale...

Sarah Turpen

Sarah Turpen

Sep 29, 2012

Sarah Jane Stancil Turpen 68, Atlanta, Georgia.Sarah Jane Stancil Turpen, age 68, of Atlanta, GA., passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012.Sarah was born in Rabun County, April 9, 1944, to the late Carl and Louise Stancil. She was the widow of the late Victor H. Turpen.She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law: Vicki and Terry Tyler of Mountain City,...

Glenda Baker

Glenda Baker

Sep 27, 2012

Glenda Youngblood Baker 64, Canton, Notrh Carolina.Glenda Youngblood Baker, 64, of Canton, NC, formerly of Rabun County, GA, died Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at her home in Canton.Born in Rabun County, September 30th, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Vaughn and Christine Ramey Youngblood. She was a seamstress at the Clayburne Manufacturing Co. and was also the manager...

Ann Justus

Ann Justus

Sep 23, 2012

Ann Justus 52, Clayton, Georgia.Ann Justus, 52, of Ramey Road, Wiley, Georgia, died Sunday September 23, 2012 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia.Born October 1, 1959 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Elsie Ledford Justus. She was a member of the Camp Creek Baptist Church. She was a cashier in the restaurant industry...

Adilene Penland

Adilene Penland

Sep 11, 2012

Adilene McCall Penland 89, Clayton, Georgia.Adilene McCall Penland, 89, of Clayton, Georgia., affectionately known as “Addie” died Tuesday morning September 11, 2012 at her residence.Born in Macon County, North Carolina, April 15, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Elijah McCall and Sarah Jane Owens McCall. She was the widow of Claude Penland who died in 1980. She...

Ray Owens

Ray Owens

Sep 6, 2012

Ray Alvin (Randy) Owens 55, Clayton, Georgia.Ray Alvin (Randy) Owens, 55, of HWY 76 East, Clayton, Georgia died Thursday September 6, 2012 at his residence.Born January 31, 1957 in Rabun County, he was the son of Jane Patterson of Clayton and the late Calvin Owens. He was a construction worker and attended the Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by...

Theresa Padget

Theresa Padget

Sep 3, 2012

Theresa Amanda Padget 73, Clayton, Georiga.Theresa Amanda Padget, ,73, of the Persimmon Community, Clayton, Georgia died Monday September 3, 2012 at her residence.Born in Oakwood County, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Roy Michael ST. John and Pearl Amanda Ayotte ST. JohnShe is survived by a daughter, Peggy Lee of Clayton and two grandchildren, Kirk Lee of Livingston,...

Anna Baber

Anna Baber

Sep 3, 2012

Anna Mae Baber 86, Dillard, Georgia.Anna Mae Baber, 86 of of Harr Browny Lane, Dillard, Georgia. Died Monday September 3, 2012 at her residence.Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania November 22 1926 she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Tomecko Gustas. She had lived most of her life in Buffalo, NY. She was a seamstress –she worked in...

Raymond Craig

Raymond Craig

Aug 16, 2012

Raymond Craig 57, Clayton, GA.Raymond Craig, 57, of Shady side Drive, Clayton died Thursday August 16, 2012 at his residence.Born in Rabun county June 7, 1955, he was the son of the late L.E. and Vera Hunter Craig. He was employed in the textile industry for a number of years and at the time of his death was employed at...

Coyt English

Coyt English

Aug 15, 2012

Coyt M. English 77, Clayton, GeorgiaCoyt M. English, 77, of Persimmon Road, Clayton, Georgia died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1935 in Rabun County, Georgia, the son of the late Marvin and Della Nichols English.He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry and was of the Baptist faith.He was...

Cynthia Edge

Cynthia Edge

Jul 31, 2012

Cynthia Laverne Edge 68, Clayton, Georgia.Laverne Edge, 68, Lula, Georgia., formerly of Rabun County died Tuesday July 31, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Rabun County, Georgia, March 20, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Clara Holcomb English. She was a public school bus driver for the Gwinnett County School System for several...

Franklin Beacham

Franklin Beacham

Jul 30, 2012

Franklin Walter Beacham 75, Tiger, Georgia.Franklin Walter Beacham, 75, of Hollifeld Conn. Tiger, GA., died Monday July 30, 2012 at Mountain View Health Care in Clayton.Born in Gaston, Tennessee November 22, 1936, he was the son of the late Walter and Anna Louise MacCrosson Beacham. He was a nature photographer. He served in the U.S. Navy between Korea and Vietnam...

Toni Swager

Toni Swager

Jul 23, 2012

Toni M. Swager 56, Walhalla, SC.Toni M. Swager, 56, of Walhalla, South Carolina died Monday night July 23, 2012 in Mountain View Health Care in Clayton, Georgia.Born in Oconee County, South Carolina March 11, 1956 she was the daughter of the late R.W. and Jean Patterson Donnan. She had spent most of her life in Rochester, PA. She was a...