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Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas

William Mcclure

William Mcclure

Feb 15, 2019

William Glenn “Bill” McClureWilliam Glenn “Bill” McClure, 88 of Tiger, Georgia passed away in the early hours of Friday, February 15, 2019. Visitation will be held at Hunter Funeral Home in Clayton from 6 to 8 PM on Monday, February 18. Funeral Services will be held at The Hunter Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, February 19 at 11 am. All...

Alice Welch

Alice Welch

Feb 13, 2019

Alice Collins Welch, 76, of Mountain City, GA passed away Wednesday February 13, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of John H. Welch.Born in Duval County, Florida on February 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Jack Collins and Ellie Justus Collins. She worked as a bookkeeper for Claiborne Manufacturing Company and was of the Baptist...

Doris Hooper

Doris Hooper

Feb 8, 2019

Doris Allen Hooper, 72 of Clarkesville, Georgia., died in Landmark Hospital in Athens, Georgia., Friday February 8, 2019. Born in Clarkesville, Georgia April 29, 1946,she was the daughter of the late Clyde C. Allen and Bonnie Lockman Allen. She was the widow of J.C. Hooper ., Doris was a homemaker and a member of the Cool Springs United Methodist Church...

Francis Miller

Francis Miller

Feb 6, 2019

Francis Alexander "Fritz" Miller, age 103, of Melbourne, FL, passed away in Palm Bay, FL, Wednesday February 6, 2019. Born in Hyattsville, Maryland March 29, 1915, he was the son of the late Lewis Thomas Miller, Sr. and Henrietta Marie Reichmann Miller. He was a retired chief budget officer at Patrick Air Force Base. He was an active member for...

Lurlene Stephens

Lurlene Stephens

Jan 29, 2019

Lurlene Wilbanks Stephens, 71, of Tiger, GA died Tuesday January 29, 2019 at her home. Born December 21, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Marlor Wilbanks and Wilda Nations Wilbanks. She worked as a clerk for Handy Hardware and was a member of Joy Baptist Church.She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, Marlor and Wilda...

Dorothy Brown Nix

Dorothy Brown Nix

Jan 29, 2019

Dorothy Willis Brown Nix, 85, of Boggs Mountain Road., Tiger, GA., died at the home of her daughter, Jerlene Lawrence Tuesday January 29, 2019.Born in Bryson City North Carolina May 7, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Garland Willis and Rita Lowe Willis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Flats of Middle Creek Baptist Church...

Carol Nix

Carol Nix

Jan 26, 2019

Carol Dene Evitt Nix 74, of Hale Ridge Road Scaly Mountain,, North Carolina., died Saturday January 26, 2019 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. She was the wife of James Earl Nix.Born in Macon County North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Harley and Doris Seay Evitt. She was a waitress in the restaurant business and...

Anna Alexander

Anna Alexander

Jan 24, 2019

Anna Lou Free Alexander, 75, of Old Ridge Rd, Demorest, GA, died Thursday afternoon January 24, 2019 at her home. Born in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Manonie Gragg Free and was the widow of Emanuel Craig Alexander. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stonepile Baptist Church. Mrs. Alexander was preceded...

George Henry

George Henry

Jan 24, 2019

George Ellis Henry, 84, of the Persimmon Community, Clayton, GA died Thursday January 24,2019 in Murphy, NC. Born in Rabun County November 24,1934 he was the son of the late Carl Sherdon Henry and Roxie Burel Moore Henry. He was retired from the Rabun County School system as a bus driver and was also a heavy machine mechanic and was...

Troy Smith

Troy Smith

Jan 22, 2019

Troy was born in Mount Airy GA on September 6th, 1941 to John Hoyt Smith and Stella Weaver Smith. He attended Rabun County High School and joined the United States Army in 1958. After serving for six years, he was honorably discharged in 1964. An avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, camping and the outdoors, he enjoyed mostly spending time with...

Debra Little

Debra Little

Jan 20, 2019

Mrs. Debra 'Gail' Gragg Little, 66, of W. Ginn Street, Bowman, wife of James Mark Little, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at her residence. Surrounded by her loving family by her side.Gail was born in Toccoa on November 26, 1952, daughter of the late Rev. Donald Phillip Gragg and Dovie Duckett Gragg. She lived most of her live...

Willard Welch

Willard Welch

Jan 20, 2019

Willard D. Welch, 75, of Clayton, GA died Sunday January 20, 2019 at his home. Born in Franklin, NC March 12, 1943, he was the son of the late Floyd A. Welch and Birdell McGaha. He was the owner of C & W Excavating and Hauling and a member of Carvers Chapel Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his...

Patricia Watts

Patricia Watts

Jan 14, 2019

Patricia Ann (Lornie) Watts, 67, of Clayton, GA, affectionately known as "Lornie", died January 14, 2019 at her home on Shadyside Drive, Clayton. Born March 27, 1951 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Crone and Irene Ramey Crone. She was a homemaker and a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witness. "Lornie" was preceded in death...

Kelly Williams

Kelly Williams

Jan 13, 2019

Kelly Michelle Grizzle Williams, 41, of Auburn, Georgia, died Sunday January 13, 2019 in Auburn, GA. She was the wife of Timothy Wayne Williams. Born in Decatur, GA, February 21, 1977, she was the daughter of Maria Williams Grizzle and the late Kenneth Grizzle. She had lived the greater part of her life in Gwinnett County. She was a secretary...

Samuel Mitchell

Samuel Mitchell

Jan 11, 2019

Samuel Douglas “Doug” Mitchell, 75, of Clayton, GA., died Friday January 11, 2019 in Cleveland, Georgia., Born in Clayton, Georgia., April 3, 1943 he was the son, of the late Rockaway and Elzia McCall Mitchell. He was retired from Fruit of the Loom and was of the Baptist Faith., Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Rockaway and Elzia...

Rebecca  Welch

Rebecca Welch

Jan 11, 2019

Rebecca Kimberly Welch, 53, of Lakemont, GA, affectionately known as Kim, died Friday January 11, 2019 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Rabun County December 22, 1965 she was the daughter of Janice Kell Welch of Lakemont, GA and the late Theodore Welch. She was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith. Kim was preceded in death...

Johnny Dixon

Johnny Dixon

Jan 9, 2019

Johnny Dale Dixon, 59, of Clayton, GA passed away to his heavenly home in glory on January 8, 2019. Born in Demorest, GA on October 21, 1959, he was a precious son of Rosemary Turpin Dixon.,  and the late Billy Haven Dixon.He is also survived by his mother, Rosemary Turpin Dixon by his sister Donna E. Dixon, a brother Donnie...

Nellie Henslee

Nellie Henslee

Jan 5, 2019

Nellie Mae Beasley Henslee, 87, of Lilburn, GA., died Saturday January 05, 2019 at Pruitt Brookhaven Nursing Home in Atlanta. She had lived most of of her life in Clayton. She was the widow of Randall Otis Henslee.Born June 27, 1931 in Franklin, North Carolina., she was the daughter of the late George and Alexis Maney Beasley. She was a...

Jewell Lovell

Jewell Lovell

Dec 31, 2018

Jewell Dickerson Lovell, 75, of Tiger, GA died Monday December 31, 2018 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton, GA. Born November 17, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Dickerson and Stella Shirley Dickerson. She retired as a nurse (LPN), and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Jewell was preceded in death by her parents, Wiley...

Bobby Frady

Bobby Frady

Dec 27, 2018

Bobby Lamar Frady, 55, of Toccoa, GA died Thursday December 27, 2018 at his home in Toccoa,GA.Born October 24, 1963 he was the son of Pauline Callenback Frady and the late Lewis L. Frady. He was a self-employed carpenter and served in the US Navy during peace time and is of the Baptist faith.He was preceded in death by his...

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