Obituaries

John Sewell

John Sewell

Jan 15, 2020

Mr. John Glenn Sewell, age 55 of Falls Road, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Northeast Georgia Medical Center.A son of the late Guy and Marie Ferris Sewell, he was born May 31, 1964 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived all his life in Stephens County. Prior to his illness, he was employed with Mega Motor Sports. He loved...

Clint Jordan

Clint Jordan

Jan 14, 2020

Clint Allen Jordan, 34, of Canon, GA passed away Tuesday morning, January 14, 2020, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.Born March 11, 1985, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Mary Ann Jordan and the late Dallas Allen Jordan. He was the brother of the late Dallas Warren Jordan. He worked for Assemblers IncHe is survived by his...

Loy Payne

Loy Payne

Jan 10, 2020

Loy Branson Payne, 93, of Forest Park, GA, passed away January 10, 2020, at the Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge, GA.Born January 16, 1926, in Carnesville, GA, he was the son of the late Leondious Lewis Payne and the late Ozzie Lee Taylor Payne. He was the brother of the late Marjorie Brown, Erlene May, and Dorothy Couch. He was retired...

Billie Jean Thompson

Billie Jean Thompson

Jan 2, 2020

Billie Jean Manley Thompson, 90, of the Red Hill community, passed away Wednesday evening, January 1, 2020, at the Stephens County Hospital.Born May 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Harrison and Annie Laura Ussery Manley. She was the wife of the late James Wiley Thompson of 64 years. She was the sister of the late Freeman...

Ron Gillespie

Ron Gillespie

Dec 24, 2019

Ronald Douglas Gillespie, 72, of Blue Ridge, Georgia, passed away, Sunday, December 22, 2019.Born October 7, 1947, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Mildred Bellamy Gillespie. He was a member of FCHS class of 1965, and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a pharmacist with Fannin Drugs in Blue Ridge for over 40...

Dorothy Brawner

Dorothy Brawner

Dec 15, 2019

Dorothy Nettie Ann Whitsel Brawner, 90, of the Bold Spring Community, passed away Sunday morning, December 15, 2019, at her home.Born September 8, 1929, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late William Albert and Maggie Louise Hanley Whitsel.  She was the widow of the late Roy Thomas Brawner, mother of the late James T. Brawer, and grandmother...

Jimmy Callahan

Jimmy Callahan

Dec 11, 2019

Jimmy Ray Callahan, 82, of Carnesville, passed way Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center, Athens, GA.Born January 1, 1937, in Belton, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Vincent O. and Nellie Poore Callahan. He was a graduate of Belton High School and Athens Tech. He was an electronics technician with Westinghouse/ABB of Athens....

CoraLynn Niel

CoraLynn Niel

Dec 10, 2019

CoraLynn Inez Niel, infant daughter of Nic and Jessica Niel, passed away Sunday afternoon December 8, 2019 at the St Mary's Hospital in Athens Georgia.CoraLynn is survived by her parents; maternal grandmother, Tammy Walker; paternal grandparents, Josh & Tonya Gaydon, Gene & Gigi Whitaker; great-grandparents,  Jerry & Shirley Walker Kenneth Garrison, Tommy Gaydon, Gene Sr. & Tracy Whitaker; Aunts &...

Alberta Santmyres

Alberta Santmyres

Dec 5, 2019

Alberta Virginia Owens Santmyres, 90, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday afternoon December 4, 2019.Born July 2, 1929 in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Adger Howard and Ana Payne Owens. She was the widow of the late Clarence Richard “Jack” Santmyres and sister of the late  Harold Owens, Troy Owens, Susie Sumner, and Bill Owens.  She taught elementary...

Tommy Corn

Tommy Corn

Dec 5, 2019

Thomas “Tommy” Lee Corn, 74, of Red Hill passed away Thursday morning, December 5, 2019, at his home.Born November 25, 1945, in Red Hill, he was the son of the late Fred and Dallas Sue Floyd Corn. The last member of his immediate family he was predeceased by his sister Barbara, and his brothers, Richard, Frank, Billy, and Phil. He...

Roger Roper

Roger Roper

Dec 2, 2019

Roger Roper, 61, of Canon, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2019, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.Born April 28, 1958, in Royston Georgia he was the son of the late Carl Samuel and Sarah Ruth Spears Roper. He was the brother of the late Morris Adams.  He was a graduate of Emanuel College and received a BBA...

Dr John R Benson

Dr John R Benson

Nov 20, 2019

Dr. John Ronald Benson, 82, of Martin, passed away Tuesday morning, November 19, 2019, at the Hope Memory Care Center, in Dacula, GA.Born June 6, 1937, in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late James Snowden and Mamie Maybell Miller Benson.  He was the husband of the late Carol Annette Blanton Benson, whom he married December 26, 1959...

Frances Craft

Frances Craft

Nov 13, 2019

Sarah Frances Macomson Craft, 92, of Carnesville passed away Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019, at the home of her daughter.Born September 13, 1927, in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late John and Radie Hall Macomson. She was the widow of the late Fred Craft. He was the sister of the late Genitta Busby and Geneva Brooks, and...

David "Squirrel" Floyd

David "Squirrel" Floyd

Nov 6, 2019

William David "Squirrel" Floyd, 68, of Carnesville passed away Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019 at the Brown Health and Rehab Center in Royston.Born October 17, 1951, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Keith and Helen Jane Morgan Floyd.    He was the brother of the late Robert Floyd and Randy Floyd, and brother-in-law to the late...

Wanda Segars Stanton

Wanda Segars Stanton

Oct 24, 2019

Wanda Jean Segars Stanton, 65, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday morning October 23, 2019.Born March 13, 1954, in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Betty King Segars. She was a 1972 graduate of Franklin County High School and was a home health caretaker.  She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.She is survived by...

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Oct 21, 2019

Pauline Hill Martin passed away October 21, 2019, in her home where she had lived from the time she married the late Esscott Martin.Born November 15, 1923, she was the daughter of Bertie Stowe Hill and Lee Lon Hill.  She was the widow of the late Esscott Martin and was the mother of the late Christopher Martin.  She was the...

Craig Worley

Craig Worley

Oct 20, 2019

Charles Craig Worley, 77, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday morning October 20, 2019 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.Born November 2, 1942 he was the son of the late Charles Dewitt “C D” and Mary Louise Craig Worley. He was the husband of the late Kathryn Elizabeth McConnell Worley.  He was retired from Lawson Trucking Company.  He served in...

Tim Lewallen

Tim Lewallen

Oct 15, 2019

Timothy Scott “Tim” Lewallen, 59, of the Nail’s Creek Community, passed away, Monday, October 14, 2019.Born July 31, 1960, in Athens Georgia, he was the son of Jeannette Bellamy Lewallen and the late Max Jackson Lewallen. He was a self-employed surveyor and draftsman.   He was a graduate of Gainesville College and a member of Nails Creek Baptist Church.He is survived...

Charles Street

Charles Street

Oct 10, 2019

Charles Lee "Chuck" Street, 57, of Commerce, passed away Sunday morning, October 6, 2019, at his home after an extended illness.Born February 6, 1962, in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Bill Dean and Irene Davis Street. He was a broadcast installation engineer with TIHe is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Darlene and Travis Thomas,...

Moyce McFarlin

Moyce McFarlin

Oct 1, 2019

Moyce Keith McFarlin, 58, of the New Bethel Community of Carnesville, passed away at his home, October 1, 2019.Born December 10, 1960,  in Stephens County,  he was the son of the late Lloyd  Dessau “Deck” and Elise Elizabeth Andrews McFarlin. He was the brother of the late Shirley McFarlin and Melvin Lee McFarlin. He was a graduate of Franklin County...

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