Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Mary Emory
Dec 27, 2009
Mary Frances Ledbetter Emory, 84, Clayton, Ga.Mary Frances Ledbetter Emory, 84, of Black Rock Road, Mountain City, Georgia died Sunday December 27, 2009 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center, Clayton, Ga.Born in Rabun County January 25, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Webb and Rosalee Alexander Ledbetter. She was a homemaker and was retired from the textile industry. She...
Genelia Cheek
Dec 26, 2009
Genelia Welch Cheek, 71, Clayton, Ga.Genelia Welch Cheek, 71, of Canton, Ga., formerly of Rabun County, and affectionately known to her family and friends as “Neil”, died Saturday evening December 26, 2009 at her home.Born in Rabun County October 16, 1938 she was the daughter of the late John Welch, Sr and Nellie Webb Welch. She was the widow of...
Helen Hart
Dec 20, 2009
Helen Beck Hart, 85, Clayton, Ga.Helen Beck Hart, 85 of Cartersville, Ga. died peacefully Sunday December 20, 2009 in Rome Ga.A native of Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Delphia Smith Beck.Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Caren and Dwight Kelley of Cartersville, Ga. Three grandsons; Steve, Chris and Scott Spivey of Atlanta. A brother,...
Jeff Tyler
Dec 19, 2009
Rev. Jeff Tyler 72, Tiger, Ga. Rev. James Jefferson Tyler, 72, of Tomahawk Lane, Tiger, Ga., better known to his family and friends as Jeff., died Saturday evening December 19, 2009 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Ga. Born in Rabun County, Ga. Jan.7, 1937, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Savannah Moore Tyler. He was a...
Mary Walp
Dec 13, 2009
Mary E. Mitchell Walp, 70, Clayton, Ga.Mary E. Mitchell Walp born November 17, 1939 at age70 passed away Sunday night December 13, 2009 at the Wuestoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. Mary was born in Charleston, SC to parents Charles T. Mitchell and Cona R. Burrell Mitchell.She was preceded in death by her parents and two children Charles and Nickie.She is...
Thomas Gordon
Dec 10, 2009
Thomas Joe Gordon 83, Clayton, Ga.Thomas Joe Gordon, 83, of Gordon Lane in the Chechero Community, RT, 3 Clayton died Thursday evening December 10, 2009 in Gainesville, Ga.Born May 29, 1926 in Clay County, North Carolina he was the son of the late Jim and Dessie Thomas Gordon. He had spent the past 65 years in Clayton.He was the widower...
David Darnell
Dec 10, 2009
David Anthony Darnell, 61, Franklin, NC.David Anthony Darnell, 61 of Franklin, NC died Thursday December 10, 2009 in Franklin, NC.David was born November 15, 1948 to John R. “Buck” and Ruth Bingham Darnell. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Virginia Darnell and by brothers, George M. Darnell and Freddie Darnell.David is survived by his loving long time...
Dorothy Ramey
Dec 8, 2009
Dorothy Louise Ramey 72, Highlands, North CarolinaDorothy Louise Ramey , 72 of Blue Valley Rd., Highlands, N.C., affectionately known as “Granny Dolly “, died Tuesday night Dec., 8 , 2009 in Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.Born March 30, 1937 in Macon County, N.C., She was the daughter of the late Spear Joe Henry and Dessie Ramey Henry. She was a Food Service Employee...
Lillie Shook
Dec 4, 2009
Lillie Jean Beck Shook, 76, Clayton, GALillie Jean Beck Shook, 76, of Clayton, GA. died Saturday December 4, 2010 in New Horizons North Nursing Home in Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, October 29, 1934, She was the daughter of the late Emory S. and Pearl Turner Beck. She was the wife of Darnce James Shook. They were married...
Coral Bivens
Nov 27, 2009
Coral Joanne Bivens, 85, Clayton, Ga.Coral Joanne Bivens, 85, of Buford, Georgia died Sunday November 27, 2009 in Buford. She was the widow of Walter A. Bivens. Mrs. Bivens spent most of her life in Tampa, Florida and her later years were spent in Rabun County, Georgia and Macon County, North Carolina.She was a tax preparer and was a member...
Jesse Welborn
Nov 24, 2009
Jesse M. Welborn, 87, Clayton, Ga.Jesse M. Welborn 87, of Tiger and affectionately known as “Paw”, died Tuesday November 24, 2009 in Mountain View Health Care Center in Clayton Ga.Born in Rabun County July 23, 1922 he was the son of the late Wiley and Bertha Coleman Welborn. He was a machinist and parts inspector with the A.I.D. Corporation for...
James Ricky
Nov 24, 2009
James Ricky 53, Clayton, Ga.James Ricky “Big Rick” Holcomb, 53, 0f Clayton, Ga. died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 in St Mary’s Hospital in Athens, Ga.Born in Rabun County June 29, 1956, he was the son of Ruth Hamilton Holcomb Grant of Clayton and the late Bobby Lee Holcomb. He was a carpenter in the building industry, a U.S. Army Veteran...
Wayne Owens
Nov 19, 2009
Wayne Lesley Owens, 82,, Clayton, Ga.Wayne Lesley Owens, 82 of Jerry Gap Rd. in the Satolah community Rt 1 Clayton, died Thursday November 19, 2009 at his residence.Born in Rabun County, Ga., October 20, 1927, he was the son of the late Arthur and Itta McCall Owens. He was the widower of Annie Sue Chastain Owens.Wayne was a carpenter in...
Irene Coalley
Nov 17, 2009
Irene Crump Coalley, 76, Clayton, Ga.Irene Crump Coalley, 76, of Tiger, Ga., died in Habersham County Medical Center Tuesday November 17, 2009.Born in Rabun County, Ga. September 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late W. Harrison Crump and Lizzie Blair Crump. She was the widow of Dexter T. Coalley. She was a beautician and was a lifetime member...
Icie Hamilton
Nov 14, 2009
Icie Gragg Hamilton 66, Tiger, GaIcie Gragg Hamilton, 66, of Rocky Top Lane Tiger, Ga., died Saturday morning November 14, 2009 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Habersham County, Georgia March 8, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Avery and Hallie Kennedy Gragg. She was elected to the Rabun County Tax Commissioners office as Tax Commissioner, and served...
Edward Giles
Nov 14, 2009
Edward Giles, 89, Clayton, Ga.Edward Giles, 89, of Cross Street, Clayton, Georgia. Died Saturday November 14, 2009 in VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC.Born in Rabun County July 31, 1920, he was the son of the late Almon and Mary Burrell Giles. He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. He was a US. Army Veteran of WW2, a...
Charles Page
Nov 13, 2009
Charles C. Page 68, Clayton, GaCharles C. Page, 68, of Woodward Lane, Clayton, Georgia, Died Friday November 13, 2009 in Habersham County Medical Center in Demorest, Georgia.Born in Wise County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Howard and Eleanor Teasley Page. He had lived most of his life in Georgia. He was employed at the Fruit of the...
Helen Page
Oct 29, 2009
Helen Page Page, 72, Deerfield Beach, Florida.Helen Page Page, 72, of Deerfield Beach, Fl., formerly of Lakemont, Ga. Died Thursday October 29, 2009 at her home.Born in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Mabel McKay Page.She was preceded in death by brothers, Glen Page and Ashley Page, and by sisters Beverly Wright and Catherine Carlton.,...
Kenneth Henry
Oct 24, 2009
Kenneth Henry Jr, 38, Clayton, Ga.Roger Henry, 38, of Ritchie Road, Tiger Georgia of the Bridge Creek Community died Saturday October 24, 2009 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Rabun County, Ga March 16, 1971, he was the son of Kenneth Roger Henry, Sr. and the late Anna Lee Chappell Henry. He was a heavy equipment operator in the Construction...
Dorothy Mason
Oct 22, 2009
Dorothy Josephine Mason, 76, Oviedo, Florida.Dorothy Josephine Mason, 76 of Oviedo, Florida, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at The Hospice of the Comforter.Born in Rabun County March 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Susie Smith Hopkins. She was a seamstress in the textile industry and caretaker of her son until March of 2005. She was...



