Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Alexandre "Alex" Beth Giovino
May 15, 2023
Alexandre (Alex) Beth Giovino, age 79, of Lakemont, Georgia passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on Monday May 15, 2023.
Alex was born on October 5, 1943, in Bronx, NY to the late Robert and Rose (Constantine) Wallace. At a young age, Alix and her family moved to Amityville, NY where she met her husband of 60yrs Albert...
Vivian H. Davis
May 14, 2023
Vivian H. Davis, age 82, of Dillard, Georgia, entered her heavenly home on Sunday, May 14th, 2023.Vivian was born December 29th, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Carl S. Henry and Burel Moore Henry. She was married to Jack Davis for over 60 years. Vivian served as postmaster for Dillard, Georgia for over 25 years. She was...
Betty Simmons
May 11, 2023
Betty Ann Emory Simmons, age 73, passes away on May 11, 2023. Betty was born on December 7, 1949, in Rabun County to the late Jess Emory and Mary Frances Ledbetter Emory. She is survived by her loving fiancé Davis Green whom she spent the last 23 years with. Betty and Davis loved each other dearly and they treasured every...
Wanda Blalock
May 1, 2023
Wanda Taylor Blalock, age 70, of Toccoa, Georgia formerly of Clayton, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 surrounded by her family after an extended illness.Wanda was born June 13, 1952 in Habersham County and was raised in Rabun County. She was the daughter of John B. Taylor and Odessa Breedlove Taylor. She was married to her soul mate, Ernest Jackson...
Kenneth George Hillman
Apr 27, 2023
Kenneth George Hillman, age 89, of Clayton, Georgia, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at his home.Kenneth was born June 25, 1933 in Milford, Illinois, he was the son of George and Edith Hillman. Kenneth had a passion for music which he learned from his uncle Ray. He was a cornet player by trade, he composed and arranged shows, acted...
Margaret Merle Kilby
Apr 15, 2023
Merle Brown Kilby, age 78, of Rabun Gap, Georgia, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023 at her home in Rabun Gap, Georgia.Merle was born March 03, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Ransom and Pearle Brown. She was married to her husband for over 60 years, Jerry Kilby who passed away on January 6, 2019. She was a...
Geneva Ruth Kelly
Apr 5, 2023
Geneva "Ruth" Kelly, age 91, of Rabun Gap, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023Ruth was born November 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Edward Whitaker Sr. and Myrtle Thomason Whitaker. She was married to Howard Kelly who passed away in 1976. Ruth spent her entire life playing music. She adored music, and she especially enjoyed playing...
Dale Eugene Betts
Apr 4, 2023
Dale Eugene Betts, 70, of Mountain City, GA passed away on April 04, 2023 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.Dale was born on October 25, 1952 to Daniel and Geraldine Betts in Poniac, Michigan. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara Mallory Betts.Dale was a generous and loving person who would go above and beyond to help...
Janie Parker
Apr 3, 2023
Janie Parker, age 93, of Clayton, GA, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023, at Mountain View Health and Rehab in Clayton, GA.
Janie was born August 14, 1929, in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of Clarence and Lavonia Phillips. She was married to the love of her life, Homer Parker. Janie was a member of Timpson Presbyterian Church. Janie...
Jerry Lee Wilson
Mar 31, 2023
Jerry Lee Wilson, 79, of Una, SC passed away on March 31, 2023 at his residence.Jerry was a proud veteran who retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service. He served during the Vietnam Conflict where he worked in telecommunications. Jerry loved his country and was proud of the time he had served. He is survived by...
Easter Brewer
Mar 22, 2023
Easter Brewer, age 70, of Clayton, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at her home in Clayton, Georgia.Easter was born April 10, 1952 in Clayton, GA she was the daughter of late J.W. Grant and Magnolia Bradshaw. She married the love of her life, Jesse Ronald Brewer who passed away on October 26, 2021.She is survived by four children,...
Amelia Justus
Mar 21, 2023
Amelia "Milly" Justus, age 36, of Clayton, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023.
Born on July 10, 1986, in Orlando, FL she is the daughter of Denny and Cathy Little. She was married to her husband of 13 years, Michael Lee Justus. Milly had a passion for wrestling that was undeniable. She was head of security for the Old...
Lou Jean Watts
Mar 16, 2023
Lou Jean Watts, 89, passed away on March 16th, 2023. She was born on April 30,1933 in Rabun County to the late Hugh and Virginia Cantrell. Lou is survived by one daughter, Lesia Dooley and husband David; sister, Edith Watts and several nieces and nephews also survive. She is preceded in death by one son, Anthony Watts, siblings, Hedy Watts...
Tiny Jean Nessmith
Mar 10, 2023
Tiny Jean Nessmith, 89, of Valrico, FL, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023. A native of Savannah, GA, she had resided here since 1963 coming from Jacksonville, FL. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Brandon, a member of Southside Baptist Church and Flat Creek Baptist Church, Lakemont, GA.
She had been on the Woman's...
Ruby Lee Wall
Mar 9, 2023
Ruby Lee Wall, 92, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023.
Ruby was born on July 18, 1930, to the late Marion Ingram and Addie Lawing Ingram. She was preceded in death by her husband Ellison Wall who passed away on December 24, 1985. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and she enjoyed cooking and getting to spend time...
Mamie Llewellyn Thompson
Feb 25, 2023
Hunter Funeral Home posts this obituary as a courtesy for the Thompson family.
Mamie Llewellyn Thompson, age 79, of Ball Ground, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Northside Hospital Cherokee.
Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Sosebee Memorial Chapel with Bro. Marty Graham officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park Cemetery. The...
Kenneth Stanley Keener
Feb 20, 2023
Kenneth Stanley Keener, 80, of Clayton, GA passed away on Monday, February 20th, 2023.
Born on July 6th, 1942 on Warwoman Road to the late Karl and Alice Farmer Keener. Kenneth was the last member of his immediate family. He was one of the original members of the Clayton Fire Department where he served for over 30 years. He retired from...
Carolyn Marie Wallace
Feb 13, 2023
Carolyn was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on September 25, 1939, to Dr. Robert and Melverda Smith. Brother Bobby was born five years later in Columbus, Ohio. The family moved to New York City where Dr. Smith was a surgeon, and then to Washington, DC where Carolyn studied to be a registered nurse. She stayed in the Bethesda, Maryland area and...
Estella Ward Callenback
Feb 11, 2023
Estella Ward Callenback, 81 of Clayton, GA passed away February 11, 2023.
She was born on June 12, 1941 and was the daughter of the late Tolvin Ward and Birdell Potts Ward. She is survived by her loving husband Vaughn Callenback.
Estella had a spunky personality and had a great love for live. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is...
Alice Marie Franklin
Feb 10, 2023
Alice Marie Franklin, age 81, of Clayton, GA, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at Traces of Tiger in Tiger, GA.
Alice was born October 07, 1941, in Clayton, GA, a daughter of Samuel Tyler and Ginnie Belle Moore Tyler. She was married to the late, William "Bill" Paris Franklin. Alice was a member of Boggs Mountain Baptist Church. She worked...
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