Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Harvie Free
Sep 25, 2018
Harvie Daniel Free, 96, of Tiger, GA., died Tuesday morning September September 25, 2018 in Baldwin, GA. Born in Habersham County August19, 1922, he was the son of the late Simmie Lester Free and Annie Coalley Free. He lived most of his life in Rabun County. He loved his family and his community and served them well. He was a...
Doris Gibson
Sep 17, 2018
Doris Maree Gibson, 83, of Mountain City, GA died Monday , September 17, 2018 at her home. Born October 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Webb Justus and Sophia Jiles. She lived most of her life in Rabun County and was a time clerk at Fruit of the Loom and a member of Battle Branch Baptist Church. ...
Stephen Keener
Sep 5, 2018
Stephen Jamie Keener, 25, of Dave Wall Drive, Clayton, GA, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at his residence.Born in Habersham County, October 23, 1992, he was the son of Yvonne Dione Keener and the late Eddie McGahee. Jamie graduated in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA with Honors and was a self-employed cabinet maker and a member of Joy Baptist Church. ...
Harry Jones
Aug 30, 2018
Harry Lee "Red" Jones, 74, of Clayton, GA passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born March 2, 1944, he was the son of the late Thomas Jones and Nora Chastain. He was a heavy equipment operator for the Rabun County Road Department and was a member of the Clayton Church of God. In addition...
Lucille English
Aug 26, 2018
Clayton, GA. 30525 Lucille McCall English, 68, of the Persimmon Community, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at her home. She was the wife of, Edward Kay Vernon English, Sr.Born December 14, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Turner McCall and Mattie Perry McCall. She worked at the Bank of Clayton and also at Rabun County Bank and...
Janice English
Aug 22, 2018
Janice Ann Kell English, 65, of Clayton, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born August 27, 1952, she was the daughter of the late George W. Kell and Jeanette Moseley Kell, she was a member of Battle Branch Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Keith English of the home and two daughters,...
Robert Levins
Aug 12, 2018
Robert John Levins, lovingly referred to as “Shag” or “Bob.”, went to be with his Lord on the evening of August 12th, 2018. He put up a great fight, against all odds, to stay here with his loving wife and family, but God called him home. He was able to stay in their home during his illness and was always...
Glenn Chastain
Jul 27, 2018
Glenn Robert Chastain, 61 passed away peacefully at his home in Clayton, Ga on July 27, 2018. He was born on March 10, 1957 to Burley Lee Chastain and Dorothy Naomi Watkins Chastain in Rabun County GA.Glenn served a short time in the United States Air Force and received the National Defense Service Medal. He was skilled at everything he...
Russell Cannon
Jul 26, 2018
Russell Ellis Cannon ,IV 64, of Auburn, GA., formerly of Clayton, GA., died Thursday July 26, 2018 in Winder Health Care after an extended illness.He was born April 21, 1954 in Rabun County to Effie Jane Patterson Cannon and the late John Manning Cannon. He was an electrician and was of the Baptist Faith.Russell is preceded in death-by his father,...
Jefferson Bleckley
Jul 22, 2018
Jefferson Jurue (Jeff) Bleckley 75, of Shadyside Drive Clayton, GA., died Sunday July 22, 2018 at his residence. Jeff was born in Clayton, Georgia., July 29, 1942 he was the son of the late Howell Bleckley and Cora Speed Bleckley. Jeff worked in the construction industry as a laborer and was a member of the North Clayton Baptist Church. He...
James Curtis, Jr.
Jul 18, 2018
James William (Bill) Curtis, Sr., 72, of Bridge Creek Road Tiger, GA., died July 18, 2018 at the home of his special cousins and caregivers Jackie and Joann Watts Tiger, GA.Bill was born in Rabun County Georgia., September 25, 1945 he was the son of the late Ed Curtis and Mary Ramey Curtis. He worked construction and maintenance and was...
Doris Baker
Jul 16, 2018
DORIS BARKER Westminster – Doris Ann Owens Barker, 75, widow of the late Charles Howard “Wormy” Barker, of 100 Manor Road Apt. B, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at Oconee Medical Center. Born in Rabun County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Verlon and Margaret Dendy Owens. Mrs. Barker formerly worked for West Point Stevens and was...
Marie Embry
Jul 14, 2018
Marie Sanders Embry 97, of Prime Hill Drive Clayton, GA., died Saturday July 14, 2018 at her residence. She was the widow of James Bud Embry married for over 37 years. And was the last member of her immediate family. Born in Washington Georgia. January 14, 1921 ,she was the daughter of the late David Edgar Sanders and Mattie Ethel...
Helen Garland
Jul 13, 2018
Helen Garland, 74, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 13, 2018. Helen was born on May 18, 1944 in Clayton, Ga. to Fred and Ruth Childers. She married Rick Garland in September 1964 and they had four children. From those four children she gained 15 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was a very talented florist, interior decorator,...
Rachel Turner
Jul 11, 2018
Rachel Bernice Crane Turner, 87, of Hwy. 76 West Clayton, died Wednesday July 11, 2018 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was the widow of E.C. Turner. They were married for over 45 years.Born in Rabun County Georgia., October 4, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Dan Louis Crane, Sr., and Lucy Jane...
Margaret Dowdle
Jul 8, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth Dowdle, 78 of Clayton, GA., died Sunday July 8, 2018 in Highlands Cashier Hospital in Highlands, NC. The arrangements are incomplete at this time .
Glenn Watts
Jul 6, 2018
Glenn Jackson Watts, 72, of Tiger, GA died Friday July 6, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.Born September 5, 1945 in Clayton, GA, he was the son of the late Roy and Myrtice Cragg Watts. He worked as a supervisor with Burlington Industries and was a Baptist by faith.He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy...
Virgil Kilby
Jul 6, 2018
Virgil Lee Kilby passed away July 6, 2018. Virgil was born , November 28, 1928 in Rabun County Georgia he was the son, of the late Marvin and Ellen Parker Kilby. He was preceded in death besides his parents, by his wife of 69 years Jessie Faye Ritchie Kilby., one sister, Jeannette Mullinburg and is survived by two sons, Dale...
Peggy Tatum
Jul 2, 2018
Peggy Gail Tatum, 76, of Walhalla, SC died Monday July 2, 2018 at the home of her daughter-in-law in Liberty, SC. Born June 18, 1942, in Clarkeville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Westbrook and Ethel Sorrells Westbrook. She was a former clerk at Heads Superette store and was a member of Chicopee United Methodist Church and...
Wallie West
Jun 17, 2018
Wallie Ann Wilbanks West, 84, of Buford, GA, formerly of Rabun County, GA, died Sunday June 17, 2018 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, GA. Born in Rabun County September 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Artemus S. Willbanks and Oma McCrackin Wilbanks. She had lived the greater time of her life in Gillsville, GA. She...
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