Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Roger D Thrift
Aug 26, 2022
Roger D. Thrift, of Rabun Gap, GA passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022, at the age of 56 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta.Born on July 27, 1966, in Rabun County he was the son of the late Rance John Thrift and Mary Jane Gilstrip. Roger spent his life in Rabun County where he worked as a truck driver for...
Hannah Diane Cheek
Aug 26, 2022
Hannah Diane Cheek, age 36 of Clayton, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Hannah was born March 21, 1986 in Gainesville, Georgia. In her professional career she had worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Hannah was a Christian and was of the Methodist faith. She attended Macedonia United Methodist Church. Hannah...
Martha Ann Hazel
Aug 22, 2022
Martha Ann Ledford Hazle, age 83, of Clarkesville, went home to be with her Lord and savior on Monday, August 22, 2022. Born on February 26, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Howard Ledford and Eva May Hooper Ledford. Mrs. Hazle worked at Piedmont Automotive. She loved her family, enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls, reading her Bible and loved...
Rev. Mitchell Woods
Aug 22, 2022
Rev. Mitchell “Mickey” Woods, 74, of Tiger, GA passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was born on October 19, 1947, to Gernell and Grace Woods.Mickey received his Bachelor’s degree in religious education from Trinity Bible College in 1983 and then received his Master’s from Trinity Seminary in 1984, which led to him to earn his Doctor of Pastoral...
Curtis Eugene Henslee
Aug 22, 2022
Curtis Eugene Henslee, 76, of Clarkesville, GA passed away on August 22, 2022, at his residence. Born on July 12, 1946, he is the son of the late, Roy and Grace Eugene Watts Henslee. Curtis is survived by his wife Ellie Henslee. He was a family man and loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing. In addition to his wife, he...
Edward Charles Kildey
Aug 8, 2022
Edward Charles Kildey, 87, of Mountain City, GA passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022. Born in Manhattan, NY on March 16, 1935, he was the son of the late James Kildey and Helen Wehner Kildey. Edward is survived by his wife Frances Groboski Kildey and he was the last surviving member of his immediate family.No services are planned at...
Melissa Mae Awalt
Aug 1, 2022
Melissa Mae Awalt, 31, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022. She was born on March 12, 1991, to Tammy Riggs and the late Roy Awalt Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by three children, Payden Kay Skelton, Kallie Mae Skelton and Chandler Ryan Skelton; two sisters, Christin Awalt of Alcester, SD, and Ashlee Awalt of Gainesville,...
Ted Smith
Jul 4, 2022
Ted Smith, of Tiger, Georgia, passed away on July 4, 2022 at the age of 94. Ted was born June 28, 1928 in Weaverville, NC to Jesse Theodore Smith and Novelle Blankenship Smith and raised in and around the Asheville, NC area.In 1946 he left home for Berea College in Berea, KY, where he met his future wife Mae Watts....
Levern Dye
Jul 3, 2022
Levern Villard Dye, age 92, of Clayton, GA passed away July 3, 2022. Born on June 1, 1930, he is the son of the late Emory Dye and Dovie Hancock Dye. He is survived by his loving wife Zuma Bowers Dye. Levern loved to fish and quail hunt. He was also a long-time member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and also...
Talmadge Marlor Frady
Jul 1, 2022
Talmadge Marlor Frady, age 88, of Clayton, GA, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022. Born on May 26, 1934, he is the son of the late Malor Freeman Frady and Cora Dixon Frady. He is survived by his loving wife Shelby Payne Frady. Talmadge drove a bus for the Rabun County Senior Center for more than 20 years, worked...
Allene Phillips
Jun 30, 2022
Allene Queen Phillips, 96, of Stekoa Falls Road Clayton, Georgia., died June 30, 2022 at her home. She was the widow of Henry Phillips.Born in Clayton, GA, November 8, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Ernest Queen and Allah Moseley Queen. She was owner and operator of Henry’s Restaurant for over 51 years and a member of the...
Jimmy Edmond Webb
Jun 29, 2022
Jimmy Edmond Webb, age 74, of Tiger, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Born on July 29, 1947, he was the son of the late Edmond Pike Webb and Nancy Ella (Swafford) Webb. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley (Queen) Webb. Jimmy was a wonderful husband, daddy, grandpa, and great grandpa. He was a member of...
Thelma Lou Saunders
Jun 26, 2022
Thelma Lou Carver Saunders, of Clayton, GA passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Born on December 25, 1925, she is the daughter of the late Paul Washington Carver and Lillian Wilburn Carver. Thelma was the neighborhood's mother. All of her children's friends used to hang out at her house when they were young, and she always invited them to...
Wilma "Ruth" Billingsley
Jun 24, 2022
Wilma Ruth Holt Billingsley, 78, of Scaly Mountain, NC passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022. Born on July 5, 1943, she is the daughter of the late Claude Wesley Holt and Mary Ethel Cantrell Holt. She was preceded by her husband of 54 years Homer Lee Billingsley. Ruth was a faithful woman who loved to spend time with her...
Christopher Lee Ashby
Jun 21, 2022
Christopher Lee Ashby, age 52, of Tiger, GA formerly of Michigan, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Born on October 6, 1969, he is the son of Vernon L Ashby and Vera Maxwell Ashby. Christopher moved to Tiger a year and a half ago and he loved being here in the mountains. He was a decorated combat veteran, serving in...
John Welch
Jun 20, 2022
John Welch Jr, age 76, of Clayton, GA passed away Monday, June 20, 2022. Born on May 26, 1946, he is the son of the late John Welch and Nellie Webb Welch. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years Carolyn Wines Welch. For more than 20 years, John owned John’s Gun and Pawn. He was of the...
Mildred Godshall
Jun 20, 2022
Mildred Hinshaw Godshall, age 85, of Clayton, GA passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022. Born on September 22, 1936, to the late Henry and Lillie Dixon Hinshaw. She is preceded by her husband Robert Ellis Godshall. Mildred worked for Delta Airlines where she was an administrative assistant, and she was of the Christian faith. She is survived by her...
Tina Duncan
Jun 19, 2022
Tina Wall Duncan, age 59, of Clayton, GA passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022.Born on March 19, 1963, she is the daughter of the late William David (W.D.) Wall and Wylene Ramey Wall. She was a caregiver as well as a masonry worker for Willie Fortson.She is survived by two sons, Alton Owens Jr. (Gwen) of Lakemont, GA and...
Sandra Jean Lawson
Jun 16, 2022
Sandra Jean Lawson, 80, of Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap, GA passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.Born in Plainview, Nebraska on May 11, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Osborne J. Bartling and Eva Dale Armstrong. She lived her life in Rabun County where she was a teacher for...
Jeana Henslee Ramey
Jun 3, 2022
Jeana Henslee Ramey, 57, of Tiger, GA passed away Friday, June 3, 2022. She was born on August 8, 1964 to the late Janie Evelyn Henslee. Jeana was a member of Blue Heights Baptist Church, and she was very artistic and loved to crochet and sew. She is survived by two children, Ashleigh Ramey, and Brandon Ramey and wife Courtney;...
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