Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Roy Dickerson
Aug 28, 2019
Roy Dean Dickerson, age 63 passed away on August 28,2019. Roy was born in Rabun County and livedmost of his life in Clayton. He was the Son of Edward Wayne Dickerson And Mary Jane Dickerson, whopreceded him in death. He was a Member of Wolffork Baptist Church. Surviving are his son Wayne,daughter, Katherine, brothers Ronnie and David, sisters Donna and...
Roger Thompson
Aug 27, 2019
Roger Harold Thompson, 81, of the Betty’s Creek Community in Rabun Gap, Ga passed away early Tuesday morning August 27, 2019 at his home with his family. The world lost an incredible man who cared so deeply for his family and others. He was born in Clayton, Ga on November 8, 1937. He was the son of the late Chester...
Betty Bissell
Aug 26, 2019
Betty Lou Bissell, 95, passed peacefully and into the presence of the Lord, on Monday, August 26th, 2019. Although Betty was a resident of Peachtree City, Georgia, since 1997, she would always say that Vienna, West Virginia was her true home, with her beloved and belated husband, Ronald “Ed” Bissell, for 50 years. Betty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to...
Kate Justice
Aug 19, 2019
Kate Bleckley Justice, 67, of the Warwoman Community, Clayton, GA died Monday morning August 19, 2019 at her home with her family around her. Born in Rabun County, January 20, 1952, she was the daughter of the late B.C. Bleckley and Margie Page Bleckley. She was the widow of Wayne Martin Justice. Kate was retired from Rabun Gap Nacoochee School...
Dale Fountain
Aug 13, 2019
Dale Roland Fountain, 59, of Pinnacle Road Clayton, GA., died Tuesday night August 13, 2019 in Fulton County, Georgia. Dale was born in Franklin, NC., April 2, 1960, he was the son of the late Martha Mullis. He was of the Methodist Faith. He was employed by PSSI in the Transportation Industry. Dale was preceded in death by his mother,...
Naomi Mcclain
Aug 10, 2019
Naomi Welborn McClain, 86, of the Betty’s Creek Community Rabun Gap, GA., died Saturday August 10, 2019 at her home. Born August 16, 1932 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Lex and Bertha Holcomb Welborn. Naomi was the widow of Jack L. McClain. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Betty’s Creek Baptist...
Lorene Tyler James
Aug 10, 2019
Lorene Brown (Tyler) James passed peacefully Saturday Morning, August 10th at 12:55 AM at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.Lorene was a lifelong member of “The Flats of Middle Creek Missionary Baptist Church” in Scaly, NC.Lorene is preceded in death by her Husband (Marcel Tyler), Mother (Pearl Brown), Father (Ransom Brown), Brother and Sister-In-Law (Ulyss and Dorthey Brown),...
Jessie Shirley
Aug 8, 2019
Jessie Faye Eller Shirley, 87, of Tiger, GA died Thursday morning at Mtn. Lakes Medical Center Clayton, Georgia. She was the widow of Sam Shirley.Jessie was born in Hiawassee, GA on May 1, 1932, the daughter of the late Benjamin R. Eller and Rosa Eller Eller. She had lived most of her life in Rabun County. She was a homemaker...
Mary Suddeth
Aug 5, 2019
Mary Cathryn White Suddeth died August 5, 2019, at home in Clayton, Georgia, at the grand ol’ age of 89.She was predeceased by her husband Robert “Bob” Minter Suddeth in 2007, and by her daughter Susan Ayers in 1995 and son Randy (Jewel) in 2015. She is survived by her son Rick (Catherine), daughter Lisa Buchanan, and son Jim. She...
Mary Watts
Aug 1, 2019
Mary Ellen Watts 77, of Clayton, died Thursday morning August 1, 2019 at Mountain View Health Care Clayton, GA., She was the widow of Jack Watts.Born in Natrona County Wyoming October 29, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Anna Katherine Hartl Walters She was the owner and Operator of Jack and Mary's Cafe and was a...
Ida Garland
Jul 30, 2019
Ida Mae Wall Garland, 95,“Affectionately know as Mamaw” died Tuesday July 30, 2019 at her home in Mountain City, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Earl Garland. Born in Rabun County Georgia., September 15, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Dave Wall and Betty Giles Wall. She was a seamstress for Claybourne M.F.G. and...
Marc Whitmire
Jul 26, 2019
Marc Shane Whitmire, 53, of Tiger, GA died Friday, July 26, 2019 in Lakemont, GA. Born September 8, 1965 in Forsyth County, GA, he was the son of The late Charles Leslie Whitmire and Shirley Jean Martin. Whitmire He lived most of his life in Rabun County. He was a self-employed painter and a Baptist by faith. He is survived...
Julia Speed
Jul 25, 2019
Julie Bleckley Speed, 80, of Homer, GA, died Thursday night July 25, 2019 at the home of her daughter, Kay Mayo in Dacula, GA. She was the widow of John Lewis "Bud" Speed. Julie was born March 3, 1939 in Rabun County, GA to the late Howell Bleckley and Cora Speed Bleckley. She was a homemaker and was a member...
Lillian Welborn
Jul 23, 2019
Lillian Fay Welborn, 88, of Welborn Lane, Clayton, GA., died Tuesday July 23, 2019in Habersham Home in Demorest, Georgia.She was born in Rabun County November 3, 1930. The daughter of the late Wiley Welborn and Bertha Coleman Welborn and by midwife Lizzie Keason and lived her entire life in Rabun taking care of others and especially her “Mommy” and “Daddy”She...
Louise Ramey
Jul 20, 2019
Louise Holt Ramey, 87, of Clayton, affectionately known as “Mamaw”, died July 20,2019 at her home. She was the widow of Vernice RameyBorn in Rabun Gap, GA, June 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Earl Holt and Leila Mae Holt. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clayton Church of God. Louise was preceded in...
John Gibson
Jul 14, 2019
John Grady Gibson, 76, of Hartwell, GA, died Sunday, July 14, 2019 in an Athens, GA hospital. Born in Rabun County, January 23, 1943, he was the son of the late John Gurley Gibson and Mary Magdalene Ramey Gibson. He was a heavy equipment operator and has retired from the Rabun County Road Department. He was a Baptist by faith....
Julie Cunningham
Jul 14, 2019
Julie Cunningham, 62, of Cornelia, GA died Sunday July 14, 2019 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Rabun County, April 6, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Floyd M. Finley and Bessie Ramey Finley. She was a homemaker and was a member of Carvers Chapel Baptist Church. Julie was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and...
Ellie Henslee
Jul 8, 2019
Ellie Ramey Henslee of Clayton, GA, born August 28, 1936, joined her beloved husband of 34 years, Cecil, in Heaven on July 8th, 2019, after an extended illness. Born to Leo and Maebelle Wall Ramey, she was a retired cashier by trade. Ellie was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother and was survived by children Billy Henslee and wife Lynda of...
Joe Jones
Jul 3, 2019
Joe Harris Jones, 69, of Warwoman Rd. Clayton, GA, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Joe died at Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kate Collins. Survived by his companion, Judy Justus, her daughters: Shannon McCrackin, Kristy Ramey, and grandkids, all of Clayton, GA, half-sister, Kathy Williams of Franklin, NC, and many...
Ola Mcree
Jun 24, 2019
Ola Jane Patterson McRee, 84, of Charlie Mountain Rd, Clayton, GA, died Monday June 24, 2019 at her home. Born in Rabun County, August 3, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William Albert Patterson and Willie Crane Patterson. She was the wife of Jimmy Ford McRee. She was a manager of a restaurant in the food service industry...
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