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Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Marion Edwards

Marion Edwards

Jul 11, 2013

Marion McClain Edwards, 83, of Payne Hill Drive, Clayton, Georgia., died Thursday morning July 11, 2013 in Baldwin, Georgia.Born in Tallulah Falls, Georgia., July 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Virgil L. McClain and Delia Burrell McClain. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clayton Baptist Church.Marion was preceded in death by her husband William...

Donna Hunnicutt

Donna Hunnicutt

Jul 9, 2013

Donna Norris Hunnicutt, 43, of Merrydell Lane, Clayton, Georgia., died Tuesday July 9, 2013.Born in Clayton, Georgia., April 20, 1970 she was the daughter of Donny Norris and Lorene Justus Norris. She was a real-estate sales person and was of the Baptist Faith.She is survived by her mother, Lorene Justice Thacker of Clayton and Donny Norris of Atlanta. Five brothers;...

Harrison Southards

Harrison Southards

Jun 30, 2013

Harrison “Toots” Southards, 88, of File Street Clayton, Georgia., died Sunday June 30, 2013 at his residence.He was born in Smokemont, North Carolina., to the late James Henry (Dank) Southards and Alice Payne Southards. He was the widower of Ruth Fountain Southards. He was a merchant, US. Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the DAV. He was a...

Geneva Aycock

Geneva Aycock

Jun 26, 2013

Geneva Hopper Aycock, 76, of Rabun Gap, GA died Wednesday night June 26, 2013 at Mountain View Health Care, Clayton, GA. She was the widow of Jadie Clifford Aycock.Born in Rabun Gap, GA, March 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John J. Hopper and Mary Burrell Hopper. She was a clerk in Roses Stores for a long...

Charles Green

Charles Green

Jun 24, 2013

Charles S. (Charlie) Green, 59, of Dotson Street, Mountain City, Georgia., died Monday June 24, 2013 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.He was born July 17, 1953 in Highlands North Carolina., to the late Harvey and Angela M. Wilson Green. He was a house painter by profession and was a member of Peoples Baptist Church, and a U.S. Army Veteran.He was...

Jacqueline Darnell

Jacqueline Darnell

Jun 13, 2013

Jacqueline Ann Darnell, 75, of Brye’s Place Lane Rabun Gap, GA., died Thursday June 13, 2013 in Emory University Hospital after an extended illness.Born in Rabun County May 24, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Brye Leman Darnell, Sr., and Hulda Pauline Norton Darnell. She was retired as a clerk in the insurance industry and was a member...

Margaret Chastain

Margaret Chastain

Jun 6, 2013

Margaret Talley Chastain, 82 of John Beck Dockins Road, Rabun Gap, Georgia died Thursday June 6, 2013 in Mountain Lakers Medical Center.Born in Highlands North Carolina April 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Effie Talley. She had lived most of her life in Rabun County. She was the widow of Fred Chastain. Margaret was a...

J.C.  Love

J.C. Love

Jun 3, 2013

J.C Love, 71 of Columbus Circle, Mountain City, Georgia died Monday night June 3, 2013 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Rabun County, November 20, 1941, he was the son of Allene Justus Church and the late J.D. Love. He was a retired employee of the textile industry, with Burlington. A former member of the Rabun County Coon Hunters Club,...

Howard Prater

Howard Prater

May 30, 2013

Howard Ernest Prater, 96, of Clayton died Thursday, May 30, 2013. He was born October 18, 1916 in Hayesville, North Carolina to William Isaac and Cora Matheson Prater.After teaching school in Rabun County, Howard served in the army in World War II. After the war, Howard earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Georgia. Howard and his...

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

May 29, 2013

Irene Beck Smith, 89, of Saw Mill Lane, Tiger, GA died Wednesday night May 29, 2013 at her residence. She was the widow of James Sherman Smith.Born in The Warwoman Community of Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Laura Dockins Beck. She was retired from the textile industry and was a homemaker. She was a...

Thomas Lovell

Thomas Lovell

May 25, 2013

Thomas Howell (Tommy) Lovell, 75, of Old 441 South, Tiger, GA died Saturday May 25, 2013 at his residence. He was the husband of Joyce Nichols Lovell for 56 years. Born in Rabun County, December 7, 1937, he was the son of the late Grady H. Lovell and Clifford Ramey Lovell. He was a graduate of Rabun County High School...

George Keener

George Keener

May 21, 2013

George Earl Keener, 67, of Dud Creek Road, Clayton, GA died Tuesday May 21, 2013 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Earl was the widower of Darlene Malcom Keener. Born in Rabun County November 1, 1945, he was the son of the late Robert and Drucie Keener. He was a contractor in the construction industry and was a...

George Hernlen

George Hernlen

May 17, 2013

George Frank (Jerky) Hernlen, Jr. 80, died Friday May 17, 2013 in Mtn. View Health Care. Born in Augusta, GA, June 6, 1932 he was the son of the late George Frank Hernlen, Sr. and Katie Bell Reece Hernlen. He graduated from Daytona Beach High School and reared his family there. He was retired from Florida Power and Light Company....

William Keener

William Keener

May 17, 2013

William Harry Keener, 89, of Old Mill Lane, Clayton, GA died Friday May 17, 2013 at his residence. Born in Rabun County, June 2, 1923 he was the son of the late William Marcus Keener and Martha Hopkins Keener.He was the widower of Elise Holt KeenerHarry was an employee of the textile industry for many years but was also a...

William Henderson

William Henderson

May 4, 2013

William T. (Ted) Henderson, 78, of Carnes Road, Tiger, GA. died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Toccoa, GA. September 24, 1935 and had lived most of his life in Rabun County. He was a Carpenter by trade and was a US Army Veteran of Korea and was of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in...

Mae Baker

Mae Baker

May 4, 2013

Mae Louise Baker, 62 of Marsen Knob Drive, Rabun Gap, GA. died Saturday May 4, 2013 at her home. Born in Augusta, Georgia January 19, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Marion Benson Baker. She was a nurse (LPN) and served a long time as an army nurse along with hospitals and nursing homes.

She is survived...

Elton  Smith

Elton Smith

May 2, 2013

Elton Drew Smith, 87, of Flint Mtn. Lane, Rt. 1, Tiger, GA. died Thursday May 2, 2013 at his residence. Born in Rabun County Oct 5, 1925 he was the son of the late Jiles W. and Alda Belle Smith. He was the husband of Fairy Mae Eller.

Mr. Smith was a retired textile employee with Clarkesville Mills and also...

Victor Wilborn

Victor Wilborn

Apr 9, 2013

Victor Lafayette Wilborn 67,of Tallulah Falls was called home to Heaven, Tuesday,April 9,2013 Following a brief illness. He was a Rabun County Native. And longtime resident. He was Born May,07,1945 to Ray Wilborn And Otta Jenkins Wilborn. He was proceeded in death by his parents and two granddaughters .He is survived by Daughters, Rachel Wilborn Greene of South Carolina and...

Virginia  Davis

Virginia Davis

Apr 7, 2013

Virginia Buchanan Davis, 57, of Rock Road Franklin N.C. passed away April 7, 2013 at Angel Medical Center In Franklin North Carolina.Virginia was born March 24, 1956 in Rabun County, GA., to the late Claude and Virginia Darnell Buchanan. She was a graduate of Franklin High School and a member of Newman Chapel Baptist Church.Besides her parents she was preceded...

Carl Watts

Carl Watts

Apr 5, 2013

Carl Watts Jr., 81, of Old HWY. 441 South, Clayton died Friday April 5, 2013 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of the late Ella Beck Watts.He was born March 31, 1932, in Clayton, Georgia, to the late V.L. Moore and Eula Watts Moore.He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean...

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