Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Clayton, Rabun County, GA & Surrounding Areas
Helmut Wales
Nov 20, 2014
Helmut Paul Wales, 86, of Cat Gap Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday November 20, 2014 in Habersham Home West Demorest Georgia.Born in Germany April 3, 1928, he was the son of the late Alexander and Elfrieda Caula Bywaletz . He came to the U.S.A. in 1958.He was preceded in death by a son, Roy Wales and by a grandson, Brandon...
Shelia Delp
Nov 17, 2014
Sheila Dianne DelpSheila was born in Bibb County Georgia on May 14, 1946 and died on November 17, 2014. She was a resident of Jacksonville Florida for forty years and worked for King Edward Cigar for thirty of those. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was married to the late Richard Delp, Sr., for thirty years. Survivors...
Ronnie Keener
Nov 15, 2014
Ronnie Keener, 66, of Elberton, Georgia., formerly of Rabun County Georgia., died Saturday November 15, 2014 at his home in Elberton.Born in Rabun County January 19, 1948, he was the son of the late Ed Keener and Kate Curtis Green Keener. He was a meat cutter for several meat markets and was a member of North Clayton Baptist Church.Besides his...
Savannah Welborn
Nov 12, 2014
Savannah Justus Welborn, 90, of Tiger, Georgia., died Wednesday evening November 12, 2014 at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was the widow of the late Buster Brown Welborn.Savannah was born June 15, 1924 in Clayton, Georgia., to the late Issac Benson Justus and Mary Ellen McDowell Justus. She worked for Claybourne MFG. and Burlington Industries...
Fred Turpin
Nov 6, 2014
Fred Turpin, Jr. 75, of the Warwoman Community Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday morning, November 6, 2014 at Mountain View Health Care.Born December 25, 1938 in Rabun County, he was the son of the late Fred Turpin, Sr., and Rosa Beck Turpin. He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry and had served in law enforcement, both as a...
Sara Gipson
Oct 31, 2014
Sara Ruth Shirley Gipson, 88, of Lakemont, Georgia., died at her residence Friday night October 31, 2014. She was the widow of Jesse Carlton Gipson.Born in Rabun County June 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Amanda Taylor Shirley. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Wiley Presbyterian Church.Besides her Parents and her...
Denver Shirley
Oct 27, 2014
Denver R. Shirley, 70, of Cat Gap Road, in the Persimmon Community, Rt. 2 Clayton, died suddenly and unexpectedly Monday afternoon October 27, 2014 at his home.He was born February 9, 1944 in Wiley, Georgia., to the late Fred E. Shirley and Bertha Welborn Shirley. He was employed for many years with Rabun Mills and worked in the Timber Industry...
William Mcclanahan
Oct 25, 2014
William Robert (Bob) McClanahan, 88, of Clayton, Georgia., died Saturday October 25, 2014 in Clayton.Born September 15, 1926 in Centerville, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Revo Jones McClanahan and Mary Lottie Sheppard McClanahan. He lived most of his life in Hapeville, Georgia. He was a builder with his brothers in McClanahan Enterprises and was a member of...
Milo Cabaniss
Oct 12, 2014
Milo Clason CabanissAugust 29, 1922****October 12, 2014Milo Clason Cabaniss of Clayton, GA and Stockbridge, GA, died peacefully at her home in Clayton, GA on Sunday, October 12, 2014. Mrs. Cabaniss was born and raised in Columbus, GA and was the daughter of the late Thomas Sidney Clason and Mary Frances Wells of Columbus, GA. She is preceded in death by...
Daisy Justice
Oct 9, 2014
Daisy Martin JusticeDaisy Martin Justice, better known to her family and many others as, "Mama Daisy" went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 9, 2014.Mama Daisy was born January 19, 1918 in Habersham County, Georgia to Oscar and Pearl Hopper Martin. Her family moved to the Betty’s Creek Community when she was a young child and she became...
Hubert Phillips
Oct 1, 2014
Hubert J. Phillips, Sr., 77, of Westminster, South Carolina., died Wednesday October 1, 2014 at home in Westminster. He was the widower of Wilhelmina Justus Phillips, who died May 28, 2014. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina., January 31, 1937 he was the son of the late George Johnson Phillips and Mandy Lee Phillips. He was a logger in the...
Susie Dockins
Sep 24, 2014
Susie H. DockinsSusie Hembree Dockins, 64, of Clayton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday September 24, 2014 after a short stay at Athens Regional Hospital.Susie was born December 21, 1949, in Macon County North Carolina, to Arthur and Rheda Hembree. Susie leaves behind five sisters, Barbara Bramblett (Floyd), Katie Moore, Melinda Matheson (Bud), Carlene Dills (Horace) Joann Chappell...
Harrison Collins
Sep 13, 2014
Harrison W. Collins, 96, of Demorest, Georgia., died Saturday September 13, 2014 at Oakes at Scenic View Nursing Home Baldwin, Georgia.He was born in Union County Georgia., June 18, 1918 to the late Jesse and Margaret Bingham Collins. He was a lumberman in the sawmilling industry and a U.S. Army Veteran Serving in WWII and was a member of Mt....
Gail Peeples
Sep 12, 2014
Gail McKay Peeples, 62, of Clayton, Georgia., died Friday night at Mountain Lakes Medical Center., Clayton, Georgia. She was the widow of William Michael Peeples, Sr.Born in Lakemont, Georgia., August 29, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Martha Smith McKay. She was a social worker and a member of New Hope Methodist Church.She was preceded in...
Haskel Hopkins
Sep 10, 2014
Haskel Lee “Hop” Hopkins, 75, of W. Wolf Creek Road Lakemont, Georgia., died Wednesday September 10, 2014., at his residence. He was the husband of Linda Henry Hopkins. Born in Rabun County, Georgia., April 12, 1939., he was the son of the late Robert H. and Susie Smith Hopkins. He was an inspector in textile at Burlington Industries and was...
Paul Owens
Sep 5, 2014
Paul Stanley Owens, age 59, of Gilbert, South Carolina., formerly of Clayton, Georgia., entered into eternal rest with his Heavenly Father on Friday September 5, 2014 after a short illness.Born in Alexandria, Va. On March 9, 1955, his heart resided in the beautiful mountains of Clayton, Ga where he spent a great deal of his life.Mr. Owens is survived by...
Christine Gragg
Sep 2, 2014
Christine Forester Gragg, 88, of Tame Turkey Road Lakemont, Georgia. died Tuesday September 2, 2014 at her residence.Born in Rabun County August 31, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Tate and Elsie Coleman Forester. She was the widow of Buck Gragg. She was retired from Burlington in the textile industry and was a homemaker. Christine was twice married;...
Gerald Keener
Aug 31, 2014
Gerald Dean “Gerry” Keener, 70 of North Valley Street, Clayton, Georgia., died Sunday August 31, 2014 at his residence.Born in Rabun County March 4, 1944, he was the son of the late Ed M. Keener and Kate Green Keener. He was the widower of Mary Messer Keener. Gerry was a carpenter by trade and was a member of Joy Baptist...
Esther Hill
Aug 31, 2014
Esther Miller Hill, 77, of Clayton, Georgia., died Sunday August 31, 2014 at her home.Born in Scaly Mountain North Carolina., she was the daughter of the late Rev. Frank and Cora Moore Miller. She was twice married; first to the late Bill Garrett and later to the late Ben Hill, Jr.Esther was retired from Burlington Industries and served Rabun County...
Logan Rogers
Aug 29, 2014
Logan Jeffery Rogers, 46, of Westminster, South Carolina., died Friday August 29, 2014 at his residence.Born in Greenville, South Carolina January 14, 1968 he was the son of Logan F. Rogers, and the late Glenna Wilson Rogers. He was a machine operator in the textile industry and was of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his mother,...
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