Obituaries

Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Doris Forester

Doris Forester

Nov 9, 2011

Doris Forester, 82, Clayton, Georgia.Doris Ann Queen Forester, 82, of Stekoa Falls Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Wednesday morning November 9, 2011 at her residence. Born in Rabun County July 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Ernest Queen and Allah Moseley Queen (Ramey). She was the widow of William Harris Forester. Doris was a bookkeeper (Retired) with...

Doris Miller

Doris Miller

Nov 4, 2011

Doris Stancil Miller, 70, Clayton, Georgia.Doris Stancil Miller, 70, of Stecoa Falls Road, Clayton, Georgia., died Friday November 4, 2011 in Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa, Georgia. She was the wife of Don Miller.Born in Rabun County September 26, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Bessie Smith Stancil. She was a seamstress in the textile industry...

Glen Jones

Glen Jones

Nov 1, 2011

Glen C. Jones, 55, Clayton, Georgia.Glen C. Jones, 55, of Colchester Lane, Mountain City, Georgia., died Tuesday November 1, 2011 at his residence.Born in Greenville, Kentucky April 2, 1956, he was the son of the late Odell and Dolly King Jones. He was a press operator in metal parts and a construction worker. He was a Baptist by Faith.Mr. Jones...

David Taylor

David Taylor

Oct 30, 2011

David Franklin Taylor, 65, Clayton, Georgia.David Franklin Taylor, 65, of Prime Hill Drive, Clayton, Georgia died Sunday October 30, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Habersham County September 1, 1946, he was the son of the late Fred H. and Inez Savage Taylor. He was a US Marine Corps. Veteran of Vietnam and was employed in the...

Mildred Rogers

Mildred Rogers

Oct 26, 2011

Mildred Marie Rogers 85, Clayton GeorgiaMildred Marie Rogers, 85, of Ponderosa Road, Rabun Gap, Georgia died Wednesday October 26, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Bryson City, North Carolina May 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Bud and Sally Burns Warren. She was the widow of Jasper Carl Rogers. She was a homemaker and...

Donald Moore

Donald Moore

Oct 23, 2011

Donald S. Moore, 61, Clayton, Georgia.Donald S. Moore, 61 of Tiger, Georgia died Sunday evening October 23, 2011 in Mountain Lakes Medical Center.Born in Clayton, GA., December 5, 1949, He was the son of the late Lindsey C. and Louise Blair Moore. He was a member and a captain in the Rabun County Rescue Squad and was employed at Burlington...

Linda Mcleroy

Linda Mcleroy

Oct 20, 2011

Linda McLeroy, 61, Clayton, Georgia.Linda McLeroy, 61, of Sky Valley, Georgia., died Thursday October 20, 2011 at her residence.Born in Baltimore, Maryland., October 26, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Jack and Stella Marie Maggio Smith. She was a realtor and was a Catholic, but attended the Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church.She is survived by her husband, Allen N....

Richard Speed

Richard Speed

Oct 15, 2011

Richard A. Speed 85, Clayton, GARichard A. Speed, 85, of the Warwoman Community, Clayton, GA., died Saturday October 15, 2011 at Mtn. View Health Care.Born May 24, 1926 in Rabun County, he was the son of the late Judson A. and Josie Goble Speed. He was a saw miller in the lumber industry and was employed in the textile industry...

Jessie Jones

Jessie Jones

Oct 11, 2011

Jessie Leon Jones, 78, Clayton, GeorgiaJessie Leon Jones, 78, of Emerald Lane, Lakemont, Georgia died Tuesday October 11, 2011 at his residence.Born in Alamo, Tennessee, September 5, 1933 he was the son of the late Governor Odell Jones and Ola Bell Stephenson Jones. He was retired as an automobile mechanic with General Motors he was a US. Army Veteran of...

Mildred Stancil

Mildred Stancil

Oct 4, 2011

Mildred Keener Stancil 77, Clayton, GAMildred Keener Stancil, 77, of Dud Creek Spur, in the Chechero Community, Clayton, GA., died Tuesday October 4, 2011 at her residence. She was the widow of Frank J. Stancil, Sr.Born in Rabun County, November 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Drucie Smith Keener. She was a supervisor with...

Stephen Gipson

Stephen Gipson

Oct 3, 2011

Stephen (Steve) Gipson, 61, Clayton, Georgia.Stephen (Steve) Gipson, 61, of Victory Lane, in the five points community, Clayton, Georgia. died Monday evening October 3, 2011 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA.Born in Rabun County, June 22, 1950, He was the son of Fred Gipson and Irene Queen. He was employed at Sangamo – Weston for several years and at...

Kenneth Justus

Kenneth Justus

Oct 1, 2011

Kenneth Jesse Justus 69, Clayton, GAKenneth Jesse Justus, 69, of Clayton, GA. died Saturday evening October 1, 2011 in Alto, GA.Born in Rabun County, GA., October 17, 1941, he was the son of the late William Noel Justus and Louella Gordon Justus. He was a commercial printer, including Georgia Bulldog posters. He was a member of Mountain Grove Baptist Church...

Dover Henson

Dover Henson

Sep 30, 2011

Dover W. Henson, Sr. 88, Clayton, GADover W. Henson, Sr. 88, of Clayton died September 30, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Macon County, North Carolina, February 26, 1923, he was the son of the late Claude A. Henson, Sr. and Ornessie Miller Henson. He was a supervisor for Burlington Industries for many years. He was a...

Brabson Burrell

Brabson Burrell

Sep 24, 2011

Brabson C. Burrell 90, Clayton, GABrabson C. Burrell, age 90, passed away early Saturday, September 24. he grew up in Clayton; and graduated from Rabun County High School. He was Principal of Persimmon School prioe to entering the Army during WWII. He was honorably discharged early due to a leg injury and joined the Department of Energy in their quest...

William Crone

William Crone

Sep 24, 2011

William 58, Pontiac, MichiganWilliam “Tiny” Crone, 58,of Gwinnett County GA., formerly of Clayton, died Thursday, September 22, 2011.Born in Pontiac, Michigan, March 23, 1953, he was the son of the late Lawrence William and Naomi Irene Ramey Crone. He was Jehovah Witness by faith and loved working on cars.He is survived by three brothers, Larry Crone and his wife Sherry...

Peggy Mccrackin

Peggy Mccrackin

Sep 24, 2011

Peggy Ruth McCrackin 75, Lakemont, GaPeggy Ruth McCrackin, 75 of HWY 441 S. Lakemont, Georgia, died Saturday September 24, 2011 at the residence of her daughter, Cindy Davis on Lilac Lane, off Wolf Creek Road, Tiger, GA.Born in Rabun County, GA October 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. McCrackin, Sr. and Lola Shirley McCrackin. She...

Iris Patterson

Iris Patterson

Sep 11, 2011

Iris Holt Patterson, 84, Clayton, Georgia.Iris Holt Patterson , 84, of Scott’s Creek Lane, Clayton, Georgia died Sunday September 11, 2011 in Mountain View Health Care.Born in Rabun County April 8, 1927, She was the daughter of the late John M. and Ethel Hunnicutt Holt. She was a homemaker and was a member of MT. Calvary Baptist Church. She was...

Bettie Carnes

Bettie Carnes

Sep 5, 2011

Bettie Adiline Carnes, 63, Clayton, GA.Bettie Adiline Carnes, 63, of Hollywood, Georgia., died Monday September 5, 2011 in North East Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia.Born in Habersham County, Georgia., April 29,1948 she was the daughter of the late Milton and Millie Nations Moore. She had lived the greater part of her life in Habersham County. She was a homemaker and...

Lawrence Wylie

Lawrence Wylie

Sep 2, 2011

Lawrence Lee Wylie, Jr. 80, ClaytonLawrence Lee Wylie, Jr. 80, of Hwy 76 West, Clayton, GA. known to his friends as Larry, died Friday, September 2, 2011 at his residence. His many friends knew him (and his wife) as Larry and Gerry.Born in Cisco, Texas, October 31, 1930, he was the son of the late Lawrence Wylie, Sr. and Audrey...

Charlotte Wheeler

Charlotte Wheeler

Sep 2, 2011

Charlotte Wheeler 74, ClaytonCharlotte Laverne Wheeler, 74, of Dunlap Street of Clayton, GA. died Friday September 2, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Fulton County, GA, July 8, 1937 and had lived in Rabun County for the last twenty years. She was a retired Legal Secretary for the government and was a member of the Lakemont Baptist Church...