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Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Dever  Lee

Dever Lee

Feb 3, 2013

Dever Strickland Lee, 80, of the Chechero Community Clayton, Georgia., died Sunday February 3, 2013 in the North East Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia. He was the widower of Hazel Dixon Lee.Born in Long Creek South Carolina May 22, 1932, he was the son of the late Dowis and Ollie Rholetter Lee. He was the owner and operator of an...

Paulette Ritchie

Paulette Ritchie

Jan 28, 2013

Paulette Keener Ritchie, 92, of Mountain City, Georgia., widow of Willis E. Ritchie, died Monday January 28, 2013 at her residence, Born in Macon County, NC. March14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Nell Jacobs. Paulette was an inspector with Claburne MFG. Company and a homemaker. She was a Baptist and faithfully attended Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in...

Roy Conner

Roy Conner

Jan 26, 2013

Roy Martin Conner, 50, of Rabun Gap, Georgia, affectionaly known as “Marty” died Saturday January 26, 2013 at his residence.He was born in Franklin, North Carolina May 24, 1962 to Clifford E. Conner and Carolyn Darnell Conner. He was a Chef and a member of Newman Chapel Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyn Darnell Conner Hicks...

Robert  Weaver

Robert Weaver

Jan 23, 2013

Robert B. Weaver, 54, of Dillard, Georgia, known to his friends as Bruce, died Wednesday January 23, 2013 in North East Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia,Born October 20, 1958 in Valpariso, Florida, he was the son of Willie Mae McDonald Weaver of Dillard and the late Bob Weaver. He was a cook at the Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia., and...

Edgar Teague

Edgar Teague

Jan 19, 2013

Edgar Houston Teague, 85, of Lavonia, Georgia, Formerly of Rabun County Georgia, and affectionately known as “Ed” died Saturday January 19, 2013 at his residence.Born May 28, 1927 in Mountain City, Georgia, he was the son of the late Louie and Lula Gibson Teague. He was a retired truck driver and a great musician. He was a WW II Army...

Thomas Parker

Thomas Parker

Jan 13, 2013

Thomas Andrew Parker, 55, of Red Fox Lane, Clayton, Georgia, affectionately known as “Tommy” died, suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday afternoon January 13, 2013.Born in Rabun County December 30, 1957, he was the son of James Andrew Parker of Franklin, North Carolina., and the late Peggy Ann Martin Parker. He was employed for several years in the Textile Industry with Fruit...

Fred Mccoy

Fred Mccoy

Jan 8, 2013

Fred Lee McCoy 85, of Carnes road in the Liberty Community, Tiger, Georgia died Tuesday January 8, 2013 at his residence.Born in Rabun County, January 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Ulyses and Alice Deal McCoy. He was a carpenter by trade and was a member of the Taylor’s Chapel Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army...

Robert Plott

Robert Plott

Jan 5, 2013

Robert Quinn Plott, 89, of Clayton, Georgia. died Saturday January 5, 2013 in Mountain. View Health Care in Clayton.Born in Cohutto, GA. July 25, 1923, he was the son of Arthur and Evie Watts Plott. He had lived the greater part of his life in Rabun County. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist Faith.He was preceded in...

Frances Norton

Frances Norton

Jan 1, 2013

Frances Rose Burrell Norton… Born April 23, 1914. Died January 1, 2013. She grew up in Rabun County on the family farm near Dillard. She married Jay Norton in 1934 and in 1937 moved to Wyoming with her husband and toddler child. After 40 years in Wyoming, she and her husband moved back to the Betty’s Creek where they spent...

Guy Fisher

Guy Fisher

Dec 26, 2012

Guy Oliver Fisher, 88 of Clayton, and Oceanside, California, passed away Wednesday December 26, 2012He is survived by: his daughter, Jennifer Fisher Chinn of Atlanta; son, Robin Guy Fisher and wife Anne Taylor Fisher of Atlanta; daughter, Holly Fisher Cantrell and husband James C. Cantrell III of Snellville; son, Perry Scott Fisher and wife Julie Fisher of Dallas, GA.; grandchildren,...

Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas

Dec 25, 2012

Charles Lindbergh Thomas 84, of Mountain City, Georgia., died Tuesday December 25 2012 in Cannonwood Village, Tiger, Georgia.Mr. Thomas was born on August 5, 1928 in Chambers County Alabama and was a resident of Tampa, Florida and Rabun County Georgia., for most of his life.He served his country honorably in the US Navy and the US Army being discharged in...

Karron Carpenter

Karron Carpenter

Dec 18, 2012

Karron Clarene Marcus Carpenter, 72, of Chatham, Lane Clayton, Georgia., died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Robert Lee Carpenter.Born in Tiger, Georgia., March 31, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Numerous and Grace Lovell Marcus. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Liberty...

Bobby Conner

Bobby Conner

Dec 16, 2012

Bobby Edwin Conner, 54, Dillard, Georgia.Bobby Edwin Conner, 54, of Dillard, Georgia, affectionaly known as “Bird” died Sunday December 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Liberty County, Georgia, October 26, 1958 to Clifford E. Conner and Carolyn Darnell Conner. He was a chef and a member of Newman Chapel Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by his...

Paul Ward

Paul Ward

Dec 15, 2012

Paul Henry Ward 84, Rabun Gap, GeorgiaPaul Henry Ward, 84, of Ward Lane, Rabun Gap, Georgia, died Saturday December 15, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of Darlene Burke Ward.Born in Linwood, Pennsylvania. April 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Ervin Norman Ward and Margaret White Ward. He was a hospital engineer and served in...

Jason Speed

Jason Speed

Dec 14, 2012

Jason Dee Speed 29, Clayton, Georgia.Jason Dee Speed, 29, of Germany Road, Clayton, Georgia. died Friday December 14, 2012.Born in Stephens County, November 13, 1983, he was the son of John D. Speed, Jr., and Billie Ann Harmon. Jason was a shipping clerk at AID Corporation and owned and operated PWR Wrestling at the Georgia Mountain Flea Market. He was...

Irene Barnes

Irene Barnes

Dec 8, 2012

Irene Grabowski Barnes 91, Tiger, Georgia.Irene Grabowski Barnes, 91, of Kaolin Lane, Tiger, Georgia, died Saturday night December 8, 2012 at the Traces of Tiger.Born in Chicago, Illinois., January 27, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ophelia Grabowski. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in ST. Petersburg, Florida.She...

Willard Hawks

Willard Hawks

Dec 6, 2012

Willard DeCosta Hawks, 86, Otto, North Carolina.Willard DeCosta Hawks, known to family & friends as "Bill", was born on Jan. 1, 1926, in Galax, VA, to Yancey E. Hawks and Bertha E. Stoneman Hawks. He entered eternal rest on Dec. 6, 2012, in the Mountain View Nursing Home in Clayton, GA.He was preceded in death by his brothers - Paul,...

Vickie Moss

Vickie Moss

Dec 6, 2012

Vickie Coalley Moss 48, Mountain City, Georgia.Vickie Coalley Moss, 48, of Hitching Post Lane, Mountain City, Georgia., died Thursday December 6, 2012 at her residence.Born June 25 1964 she was the daughter of Gene Coalley of Tiger and the late Mary Ida Welborn Coalley. She was a professional house cleaner and was a member of the Wolffork Christian Fellowship Church.She...

Karen Lee

Karen Lee

Dec 3, 2012

Karen Anita Lee 62, Clayton, Georgia.Karen Anita Lee, 62, of Clayton, died Monday December 3, 2012 in Mountain View Health Care, following a lengthy illness. Born in Anderson County, SC January 26, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Carroll Sanford Lee, Sr. and Grace Elizabeth Smith Lee. She was a graduate of Rabun County High School, Clayton, GA.,...

Rose Barnes

Rose Barnes

Dec 3, 2012

Rose Shirley Barnes 90, Clayton, Georgia.Rose Shirley Barnes, 90 of Clayburne Street Clayton, Georgia., died Monday night December 3, 2012 at her residence.Born June 10, 1922 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Maggie Hollifield Holcomb. Rose was twice married; first to the late M.J. Shirley and after his death she married the late Calvin...

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