Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Gerald Salzman
Apr 2, 2017
Gerald Lawrence Salzman. passed away at the age of 79 on April 2, 2017.Gerald was born in Silver Creek, NY, on April 28, 1937, to Kermit and Trudy Salzman. He graduated from Forestville High School. He attended Buffalo Bible Institute, where he met the love of his life Carole. He Graduated with a B.A. from Barrington College, RI., He is...
Martha Mullis
Mar 22, 2017
Martha Annabelle Fountain Turpin Mullis, 75, of the Warwoman Community in Clayton, Georgia passed away at the family residence Wednesday morning March 22, 2017.Born in Rabun County Georgia, April 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John Fort Fountain and Lois Cunningham Fountain. She was a home maker and a member of the Blue Heights Baptist Church.Martha was...
Sue Lightsey
Mar 16, 2017
Sue Justus Lightsey, 80, of Lawrenceville, Georgia., died Thursday March 16, 2017 in Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA.Born in Rabun County, GA., October 16, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Noel Justus and Louellen Gordon Justus. She was a clerical administrative assistant in the Sioux Acres Company. She was a member of the Collins Hill Baptist Church....
Truie Miller
Mar 12, 2017
Truie H. Miller, 77, of Dillard, Georgia., died Sunday March 12, 2017 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center. Born in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina., July 20, 1939, he was the son of the late William D. Miller and Frances Mason Miller. He was a retired Law Enforcement Officer. He was trained in Law Enforcement at the Police Center in Athens, GA.,...
Leonard Cross
Mar 6, 2017
Leonard G. Cross, 70, of Stonewall Estates Drive, Tiger GA. died Monday March 6, 2017 in the VA Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Tiger, GA. February 23, 1947, he was the son of the late James S. Cross and Ethel Wall Cross. He retired as a school bus driver with the Rabun County School System. He was a U.S....
Ray Thrift
Feb 27, 2017
Ray Thrift, 62, of Wallace Circle, Otto, NC., died Monday February 27, 2017 at Angel Medical Center Franklin, NC. Born in Rabun County, Georgia., November 29, 1954 he was the son of the late Rance John Thrift and Mary Jane Gilstrap Thrift. He was a Truck Driver and a member of the Blue Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in...
Madeleine Ferland
Feb 23, 2017
Madeleine Irene Ferland, 82, of Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday afternoon February 23, 2017 at her residence. She was the widow of Hank Dearborn Born in Hyde Park, Vermont., she was the daughter of the late Novat Ferland and Jeanne Audet Ferland. She was a retired College Teacher when she moved to Rabun County she taught special classes in the Rabun...
Robert Buchanan
Feb 22, 2017
Robert Franklin (Frank) Buchanan, 69, of Holden Cove Lane Rabun Gap, GA., died February 22, 2017 in Atlanta, GA., Born in Rabun County, Georgia., May 20, 1947 he was the son of the late Claude T. Buchanan and Virginia Darnell Buchanan. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a carpenter and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in...
Kate King
Feb 19, 2017
Mrs. Kate Stiles King of Clayton, Georgia passed away peacefully at home on February 19, 2017. Born on December 21st, 1917 she was the eldest of 7 children born to Tom and Dell Rogers Stiles of Franklin, NC. After graduating from Franklin High School and attending Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, she married Gerald G. King in October 1939. They made...
Ronald Woodall
Feb 17, 2017
Ronald Hoyt Woodall, 69, of West Wolf Creek Road, Lakemont Georgia., died February 17, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA.Born in Rabun County, Georgia., May 28, 1947 he was the son, of the late Charles Hoyt Woodall and Ethel Inez Manley Woodall. He was an Air National Guard Veteran and a U.S. Army Veteran, Vietnam era. And was...
John Mitchell
Feb 16, 2017
John Edward Mitchell, 78, of Stekoa Falls Road died February 16, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. He was the husband of Frances Holbrook Mitchell.Born in Charleston, South Carolina., March 4, 1933 he was the son, of the late John T. Mitchell and Cona Burrell Mitchell. He was a Truck Driver for Atlanta Motor Lines and was...
Wayne Moore
Feb 16, 2017
Wayne Charles Moore, 55, of Wolffork Road, Rabun Gap, GA. died February 16, 2017 at his residence.Born in Pontiac, Michigan., November 14, 1961 he is the son of Virgie Fulk Moore and the late Paul Allen Moore. He was an Electrician and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Allen Moore., and is...
Michael Brown
Feb 15, 2017
Michael Rabun Brown, 68, of Connector Road, Lakemont, GA., died February 15, 2017 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Rabun County Georgia June 05, 1948 he was the son of the late Lee A. Brown and Beatrice Billingsley Brown. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist Faith.He was preceded in death besides his parents, by two...
James Hastings
Feb 15, 2017
James Howard Hastings, 61, of Lakey Creek Road Franklin, NC., died February 15, 2017 at his residence. He was the husband of Kathy Chastain Hastings.Born in Macon County, North Carolina., he was the son of the late Howard Hastings and Katherine Kell Hastings. He was a self-employed House Painter and was of the Church of God Faith. He was preceded...
Lassie Lawrence
Feb 15, 2017
Lassie Thompson Lawrence, 98, of Mt. Airy, GA., died Wednesday February 15, 2017 in Habersham Medical Center Demorest, GA.Born in Rabun County, GA., May 14, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Luther J. Thompson and Ollie Belle English Thompson. She was the widow of Buren V. Lawrence., and was the last member of her immediate family. She was...
Thomas Ramey
Feb 14, 2017
Thomas Jefferson (Tommy) Ramey, 79, of Sand Pump Lane Lakemont, GA., died Tuesday night February 14, 2017 at his residence. He was the widower of Eileen Hipps Ramey.Born in Rabun County Georgia, June 24, 1937 he was the son of the late Ada Crone. He was self-employed as a sand pumper and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church....
Calvin Cannon
Feb 12, 2017
Calvin Jefferson Cannon, 68, of Joe Jones Road., Wiley, GA., died Sunday February 12, 2017 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Rabun County September 12, 1948, he was the son of the late Frank G. Cannon and Lucy Galloway Cannon. And was a life long resident of Rabun County. He was a member of the Chechero Baptist ChurchCalvin was preceded...
Ruth Thurmond
Feb 9, 2017
Ruth Wall Thurmond, 94, of Wolffork Road Rabun Gap, GA. Died Thursday Night February 9, 2017 in Mountain View Health Care after a long illness.Born in Clarkesville, GA., December 1, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Stella Beard Wall. She was a homemaker and was a nurse’s aid for 17 years. Ruth was a member of...
Leona Tyler
Feb 6, 2017
Leona Bradshaw Tyler, 85, of Pinacle Drive Clayton, Georgia., died February 6, 2017 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was the widow of Hubert L. Tyler. Born in Towns County Georgia., June 28, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Carrie Eller Bradshaw. She was a homemaker and was of the Church...
Deborah Wright
Feb 3, 2017
Deborah Elizabeth Wright, age 58, of Murphy NC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by daughters, and grandchildren on February 3rd 2017. Deborah is a graduate of Rabun County High School, class of 1976. She was an Army Veteran who served 4 years active duty. She enjoyed time with her grand-babies, watching her shows, eating junk food, and online shopping....
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