Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Ethel Runion

Ethel Runion

Feb 5, 2012

Ethel Vavalee Runion, 76, Morganton, NC.Ethel Runion 76, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Magnolia Lane in Morganton. She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Runion, a son Wally Runion, her father Jim Campbell, and sister Evelyn Poteat.She is survived by her mother Ruth Campbell, two daughters Alice Olin and her friend Randall Deal, Ruthie Webb and...

Vivian Tatum

Vivian Tatum

Feb 4, 2012

Vivian Virginia Matthews Tatum 94, Walhalla, SCVivian Virginia Matthews Tatum, 94, of Walhalla, SC, formerly of Rabun Gap, GA and Cornelia, GA died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Lila Doyle Nursing Facility in Seneca, SC. She was married to the late Wilmer Reginald Tatum, Sr. for 59 years. She was the daughter of the late Jay Brayton and Monnie Scarborough...

Elbert Sullivan

Elbert Sullivan

Feb 2, 2012

Elbert L. Sullivan, Jr. 70, Clayton, Georgia.Elbert L. Sullivan, Jr. 70, of Rabun Gap, Georgia., affectionately known as “Sulley”, died Thursday February 2, 2012 at his residence.Born in Poplarville, Mississippi., July 8, 1941 he was the son of the late Elbert and Louise Parker Sullivan, Sr. He was a member of the Battle Branch Baptist Church, Clayton, GA; a member...

Clarence Carpenter

Clarence Carpenter

Feb 1, 2012

Clarence C. (MOE) Carpenter, 73, Clayton, Georgia.Clarence C. (MOE) Carpenter, 73, of Ponderosa Road Rabun Gap, Georgia died Wednesday February 1, 2012 in Mountain View Health Care, Clayton, Georgia.Born in Macon County, North Carolina., April 22, 1938 he was the son of the late Henry and Florence Webb Carpenter. He had spent most of his life in Rabun County. He...

Margie Smith

Margie Smith

Jan 28, 2012

Margie Odena Rogers Smith, 75, Flowery Branch, Georgia.Margie Odena Rogers Smith, 75, of Flowery Branch, Georgia., Formerly of Rabun County, died Saturday January 28, 2012 in Tucker, GA.,Born September 5, 1936 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin w. and Flora Mae Wilburn Rogers. She had spent most of her life in Gwinnett County, Georgia.She was...

Thomas Garner

Thomas Garner

Jan 22, 2012

Thomas Buford Garner, 82, Clayton, Georgia.Thomas Buford Garner, 82, of Athens, Georgia., died Sunday night January 22, 2012 in ST. Mary’s Hospital Athens, Georgia.Born in Franklin County, Georgia., October 12, 1929. He was the son of the late Thomas Barner Garner and Essie Marie Adams Garner. He was a member of Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia. He was a...

Darlene Keener

Darlene Keener

Jan 18, 2012

Darlene Malcom Keener, 63, Clayton, Georgia.Darlene Malcom Keener, 63 of Dud Creek Road in the Chechero Community, Clayton, Georgia., died Wednesday January 18, 2012 at her residence.Born in Morgan County, Georgia., January 17, 1949, she was the daughter of Willie Sue Dye Malcom of Clayton and the late Rev. George Robert Malcom. She was the wife of Earl Keener of...

Joan Veal

Joan Veal

Jan 13, 2012

Joan Crawford Veal, 67, Clayton, Georgia.Joan Crawford Veal, 67, of Bradford Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Friday January 13, 2012 at her residence.Born in Rabun County December 25, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Mart and Eva English Crawford. She was a member of the Tiger United Methodist Church. She was a teacher’s aid in the Rabun County School...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Jan 6, 2012

Mary Elizabeth DeHart Williams 83, Dillard, Georgia.Mary Elizabeth DeHart Williams, 83, of Dillard, Georgia., died Friday night January 6, 2012 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.Elizabeth was born February 14, 1928 in Sylva, North Carolina to the late John and Iona Hurst DeHart. She was the widow of James Edward Williams, Sr. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse...

Buck Beaty

Buck Beaty

Dec 26, 2011

Buck Beaty, 63, Clayton, GeorigaBuck Beaty, 63, of Antioch Church Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Monday December, 26, 2011 at his home.Born in Rabun County, November 25, 1948, he was the son of Mary Carter Beaty of Clayton and the late George Beaty. He was a member of Battle Branch Baptist Church and was a logger in the timber industry, and...

Judith Hurley

Judith Hurley

Dec 23, 2011

Judith Babcock Hurley, 66, Clayton, Georgia.Judith Babcock Hurley, 66, of Chiggerchaw Ridge Road, RT, Clarkesville, Georgia (Rabun County) died Thursday evening December 22, 2011 at her home.Born in Richmond, Virginia, July 31, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Melba Rigdon Babcock. She was retired as a registered nurse (RN.) She was preceded in death by her...

William Stancil

William Stancil

Dec 19, 2011

William 73, Clayton, Georgia.William “Doyle” Stancil, 73 of Clayton, Georgia, Journeyed to his heavenly home on December 19, 2011. Born on September 13, 1938, he was the son of the late Jable and Rosa Watts Stancil.He is survived by his wife of 40 years Brenda English Stancil, one son, Trampes Stancil, one grandson, Trevon Stancil, and a brother George Stancil....

J.C. Maney

J.C. Maney

Dec 16, 2011

J.C. Maney, 68, Clayton, Georgia.J.C. Maney, 68, of Strawberry Lane, Tiger, Georgia., died Friday December 16, 2011 at his residence.Born December 25, 1942 in Hayesville, North Carolina, He was the son of the late Don and Fannie Mae Bingham Maney. He was the husband of Peggy Patton Maney. He was retired from golf course maintenance and was of Church of...

Denver Taylor

Denver Taylor

Dec 16, 2011

Denver Clarence Taylor, 74, Clayton, Georgia.Denver Clarence Taylor, 74, of Camp Creek Road., Lakemont, Georgia., died Friday December 16, 2011 in Athens, Georgia.Born in Rabun County October 14, 1937, he was the son of the late Jesse and Jessie Garland Taylor. He was a forklift operator in the textile industry and worked in the construction industry for a number of...

Schley Sr

Schley Sr

Dec 15, 2011

Schley H. Burrell, Sr, 87, Clayton, Georgia.Schley H. Burrell, Sr., 87, of Warwoman Road, Clayton, Georgia died Thursday December 15, 2011 at his home.Schley was born May 11, 1924 in Cornelia, Georgia to Carl and Jura Foster Burrell. He was the widower of Eloise Chapman Burrell. Schley was a retired D.O.T. Regional Engineer with the State of Georgia. He was...

Stanley Arrendale

Stanley Arrendale

Dec 7, 2011

Stanley Arrendale 81, Athens, GaStanley Arrendale, 81 of Sandy Springs Road Athens.Ga, formerly of Rabun County, died Wednesday, December 07,2011 at his residence. Stan was born in Batesville Ga, September 11,1930. He was the son of the late Edwin and Allie Bradshaw Arrendale. Stan was the widower of Ida Mae Cantrell Arrendale. He was a retired automotive painter, veteran of...

Burma Patterson

Burma Patterson

Nov 27, 2011

Burma Lou Patterson, 93, Clayton, GeorgiaBurma Lou Dickerson Patterson, 93, of Shady Side Drive, Clayton, GA., died Sunday November 27, 2011 in Mountain View Health Care in Clayton. She was the widow of John Lee Patterson.Born in Rabun County March 11, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Dock and Effie Welborn Dickerson. She was a homemaker and was...

Martha Zimmerman

Martha Zimmerman

Nov 16, 2011

Martha McKay Zimmerman 79, CLayton, GAMartha McKay Zimmerman, 79, of Respberry Drive Clayton, Georgia, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Rabun County December 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Maury B. McKay and Oma Woodall McKay. She was the widow of Augustus Zimerman. She was a waitress in the...

Edna Wall

Edna Wall

Nov 14, 2011

Edna Faye Lyons Wall, 89, Clayton, Georgia.Edna Faye Lyons Wall, 89, of Highway 76 West, Clayton, Georgia., died Monday November 14, 2011 at her residence.Born in Hallett, Oklahoma. August 25, 1922, she had lived in Rabun County for the last thirty years, plus. She had retired as a grocery clerk in super markets and attended the Clayton Church of God....

John Lunsford

John Lunsford

Nov 14, 2011

John Rollin (J.R.) Lunsford 88, Clayton, GeorgiaJohn Rollin (J.R.) Lunsford, 88, of Clayton, Georgia died Monday night November 14, 2011 in Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Georgia.Born in Rabun County September 25, 1923 he was the son of the late Millard and Jean Holcomb Lunsford. He was a boiler technician with Burlington Industries and was a Deputy for Rabun County...