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Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Janice Pooley

Janice Pooley

Dec 2, 2012

Janice Butler Pooley 60, Clayton, Georgia.Janice Butler Pooley, 60, of Eastern Cross Lane, Clayton, Georgia, died Sunday December 2, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.Born in Detroit, Michigan, January 21, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. Butler and Jeanete Webster Butler. She was a homemaker and was of the Lutheran Faith. She had a relationship with the American...

Richard Ferrarini

Richard Ferrarini

Nov 30, 2012

Richard Ferrarini 83, Franklin, NC.Richard Ferrarini, 83, of Franklin, NC., died Friday November 30, 2012 in Rabun Gap, Georgia. He was the widower of Marie Antonette Girgenti Ferrarini.Born in Brooklyn, New York November 24, 1929 He was the son of the late Daniel L. Ferrarini and Josephine Calabrese Ferrarini. He was an electrical contractor, having worked for Lowes in Franklin,...

Prudence Smith

Prudence Smith

Nov 30, 2012

Prudence Dotson Smith 80, Tiger, Georgia.Prudence Dotson Smith, 80, of Tiger, Georgia., died Friday night November 30, 2012 in Habersham County Medical Center. She was the widow of William David (Dick) Smith.Born in Rabun county February 22, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Charlie B. Dotson and Minnie Craig Dotson. She was a nurse (LPN) and attended the...

Ernest Taylor

Ernest Taylor

Nov 23, 2012

Ernest Taylor 60, Rabun Gap, Georgia.Ernest Taylor, 60, of Rabun Gap, Georgia, affectionately known as E.T., died Friday November 23, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of Bessie Dowdle Taylor.Born in Rabun County, December 26, 1951, he was the son of the late Jim and Cleo McConnell Taylor. He was retired from Fruit of the Loom and Burlington...

Joyce L.  Maples

Joyce L. Maples

Nov 21, 2012

Joyce L. Maples of Clayton, GA died November 21, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Habersham County, GA to Dewitt and Violet Eubanks Cheek and lived her growing up years in Rabun County. She has spent most of her adult years in Lavonia, Michigan. She was a graduate of Rabun County High School. She was...

Joyce Maples

Joyce Maples

Nov 21, 2012

Joyce Cheek Maples 77, Clayton, Georgia.Joyce Cheek Maples, 77, of Clayton, Georgia., wife of Clyde Maples, died Wednesday November 21, 2012 She was the daughter of the late DeWitt and Violet Cheek Her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.Hunter Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. An on-line obituary and register...

Joyce Maples

Joyce Maples

Nov 21, 2012

Joyce L. Maples of Clayton, GA died November 21, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Habersham County, GA to Dewitt and Violet Eubanks Cheek and lived her growing up years in Rabun County. She has spent most of her adult years in Lavonia, Michigan. She was a graduate of Rabun County High School. She was...

Bessie Bell

Bessie Bell

Oct 26, 2012

Bessie Watts Bell 82, Tiger, GABessie Watts Bell, 82, of Bell View Drive in the Bridge Creek Community, Tiger, Georgia died Friday evening, October 26, 2012 at the Mountain View Health Care in Clayton. She was the widow of Donald E. Bell who died in 1998.Born in Rabun County March 3, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John...

Johnnie Hunt

Johnnie Hunt

Oct 26, 2012

Johnnie Hunt 90, Clayton, GAJohnnie Hunt, 90, of Clayton, died October 26, 2012 at his residence.He was born October 2, 1922 in Clayton to the late Charley and Lona Addis Hunt. He was the widower of Bernice Hooper Hunt. Johnnie was retired from the Georgia Game and Fish Commission and was a member of Clayton Presbyterian Church. He was a...

Lillie Benfield

Lillie Benfield

Oct 19, 2012

Lillie Jane Watts Benfield 69, Clayton, Georgia.Lillie Jane Watts Benfield, 69, of East Wolf Creek Road Clayton and affectionately known as “Janie” died Friday October 19, 2012 at her residence.Born in Clayton, Georgia January 21, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Watts. She was the wife of Bill Benfield. Janie was retired from the textile...

Thomas Hoofnagle

Thomas Hoofnagle

Oct 17, 2012

Thomas Lee Hoofnagle, 80, Sky Valley, Georgia.Thomas Lee Hoofnagle, 80, of Sky Valley, GA 22 July 1932 – 17 October 2012 Died 17 October 2012 Memorial service, Saturday, 27 October at 3PM at the Chapel at Sky ValleyThomas Lee Hoofnagle, born in Pittsburgh, PA Lived most of his life in Georgia (Atlanta, Marietta, and Sky Valley) He attended Central Catholic...

Mary Beaty

Mary Beaty

Oct 15, 2012

Mary Frances Carter Beaty 81, Clayton, Georgia.Mary Frances Carter Beaty, 81, of the Warwoman Community, Clayton, affectionately known as “Miss Mary” went to be with the Lord on Monday October 15, 2012, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. “Miss Mary” had many friends and she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.Born in Asheville, NC., October 28,...

Samuel Coover

Samuel Coover

Oct 8, 2012

Samuel Lewis Coover Jr. 69, Rabun Gap, GASamuel Lewis Coover Jr., 69, of Little River Lane, Rabun Gap, GA, died Sunday night October 8th, 2012 at his home.Born in Loraine, Ohio, May 28th,1943, he was the son of the late Samuel Lewis Coover Sr. and Jean Coover. He was a carpenter and was a US Air Force veteran of Viet...

Corbett Church

Corbett Church

Oct 7, 2012

Corbett Jarrett Church 90, Clarkesville, GA.Corbett Jarrett “Stub” Church, 90, of Tiger, GA., formerly of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord Sunday October 07, 2012 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA.Born in Clarkesville GA., March 2, 1922, he was the son of the late George Thomas Church and Essie Emma Whitworth Church. He was preceded in death...

Theda Carpenter

Theda Carpenter

Oct 3, 2012

Theda Nichols Carpenter 55, Clayton, GATheda Nichols Carpenter, 55, of Phillips Lane Clayton, GA, died Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 at her home.She was born December 22nd, 1956 in Macon County, North Carolina to the late Henry C. Nichols and Merrill Crone Nichols. She was a nurse’s aide and was a member of the Persimmon Baptist Church.She was preceded in death...

Patricia Bussiere

Patricia Bussiere

Oct 1, 2012

Patricia Janice Smith Bussiere 63, Clayton, GAPatricia Janice Smith Bussiere, 63, of Poole Creek Road, Clayton died Monday October 1, 2012 at her home.Born in Eureka, Kansas December 15, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Walter Joseph Smith and Theresa Myra Magee Smith. She was a member of a Baptist Church and was a member of the American...

Devin Marcus

Devin Marcus

Sep 30, 2012

Devin Marcus 37, Tiger, Georgia.Devin Dewayne Marcus, 37, of Marcus Circle, Tiger GA, died Sunday, September 30th, 2012, at Mountain View Health Care, Clayton GA.Born in Stephens County, February 7th, 1975, he was the son of Hastel Dave Marcus of Tiger, GA, and Minnie Lou Green Marcus of Clayton, GA. He was an inspector in the Textile Industry with Parkdale...

Sarah Turpen

Sarah Turpen

Sep 29, 2012

Sarah Jane Stancil Turpen 68, Atlanta, Georgia.Sarah Jane Stancil Turpen, age 68, of Atlanta, GA., passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012.Sarah was born in Rabun County, April 9, 1944, to the late Carl and Louise Stancil. She was the widow of the late Victor H. Turpen.She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law: Vicki and Terry Tyler of Mountain City,...

Glenda Baker

Glenda Baker

Sep 27, 2012

Glenda Youngblood Baker 64, Canton, Notrh Carolina.Glenda Youngblood Baker, 64, of Canton, NC, formerly of Rabun County, GA, died Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at her home in Canton.Born in Rabun County, September 30th, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Vaughn and Christine Ramey Youngblood. She was a seamstress at the Clayburne Manufacturing Co. and was also the manager...

Ann Justus

Ann Justus

Sep 23, 2012

Ann Justus 52, Clayton, Georgia.Ann Justus, 52, of Ramey Road, Wiley, Georgia, died Sunday September 23, 2012 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia.Born October 1, 1959 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Elsie Ledford Justus. She was a member of the Camp Creek Baptist Church. She was a cashier in the restaurant industry...

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