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Recent Rabun County, GA Obituaries

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

Grover Welch

Grover Welch

May 10, 2011

Grover (Red) Welch, 71, Clayton, GeorgiaGrover (Red) Welch, 71, of Jiles Drive, Clayton, Georgia died Tuesday evening May 10, 2011 at his home.Born in Clayton, Georgia May 5, 1940 he was the son of the late Bill and Irene McCloud Welch. He was a carpenter by trade and was a U.S. army veteran of the Korean War era. He was...

Shirley Andrews

Shirley Andrews

May 4, 2011

Shirley Burrell Andrews, 54, Clayton, GeorgiaShirley Bernice Burrell Andrews, 54, of Clayton, Georgia died Wednesday May 4, 2011 at her residence.Born in Rabun County April 13, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Lula Mae Green Burrell. She was a domestic caregiver and was active in the Special Olympics program. She was a member of the Liberty...

Jerry Elliott

Jerry Elliott

May 2, 2011

Jerry Charles Elliott, 56, Royston, GeorgiaMr. Jerry Charles Elliott, age 56, of Royston, Georgia died Monday, May 2, 2011, at his home.Born December 8, 1954 in Clayton, Georgia, he was a son of the late J.C. and Lillian Taylor Elliott. Jerry was a truck driver with Bear Creek Grading Company and attended MT. Holiness Church in Lula, Georgia. He also...

Betty Welborn

Betty Welborn

Apr 24, 2011

Betty Ruth Welborn, 71, Clayton, GA.Betty Ruth Welborn, 71, of M.J. Shirley Drive, Clayton, Georgia died Sunday April 24, 2011 at her residence.Born June 4, 1939 in Rabun County, She was the daughter of the late Logue and Alberta Allgary Welborn. She was a retired seamstress at Claburne MFG. Company and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in...

Ellen Watts Clevenger

Ellen Watts Clevenger

Apr 23, 2011

Ellen watts Clevenger, 83, Clayton, Georgia.Ellen Watts Clevenger, 83, of Tiger, Georgia, daughter of the late Hubert and Ethel Baker Watts, died April 23, 2011. A Memorial Service will be at 2:30 P.M. Sunday July 24, 2011 at the Rocky Grove Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Kyle Watts.Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.An online obituary and register is...

Ellen Lea Clevenger

Ellen Lea Clevenger

Apr 23, 2011

Ellen Lea (Watts) Clevenger, 83, Clayton, GA.Ellen Watts Clevenger, 83, of the Bridge Creek Community, Tiger, Georgia, died Saturday night April 23, 2011 in Heritage Health Care of Toccoa in Toccoa, Georgia.Born in Crabtree, North Carolina March 18, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Ethel Baker Watts, and had lived the greater part of her life...

Joseph Jones

Joseph Jones

Apr 14, 2011

Joseph Reid Jones, 66, Clayton, GeorgiaJoseph Reid Jones 66, of North Valley Street Clayton, Georgia, died at his residence Thursday morning April 14, 2011Born in Rabun County May 17, 1944, He was the son of the late Joe and Ruth Lovell Jones. He was employed in the construction industry for many years.He was a U.S. Marine Corps. veteran of Vietnam,...

Jimmy Nix

Jimmy Nix

Apr 12, 2011

Jimmy Allen Nix, 73, Scaly Mountain, North CarolinaJimmy Allen Nix, 73 of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, died Tuesday April 12, 2011 at his residence.Born in Macon County, North Carolina November 9, 1937 he was the son of the late George W. and Lillie Billingsley Nix. He owned and operated a Nursery, growing various shrubs and Plants, for many years. He...

Gene Dotson

Gene Dotson

Apr 10, 2011

Gene Dotson, 70, Clayton, GeorgiaGene Dotson, 70, of Mountain City, GA, died, April 10, 2011 at his residence.Gene was a carpenter by trade and a member of Blue Heights Baptist Church.Gene was born September 11, 1940 to the late Jesse Henry Dotson and Cenna Belle Blair Dotson.He was the husband of Reba Ramey Dotson formerly of Wiley, GA.He is preceded...

Timothy Owens

Timothy Owens

Apr 4, 2011

Timothy Owens 57, Clayton, GeorgiaMemorial services for Timothy “Honky” Owens, age 57, of Clayton will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Moccasin Creek State Park with the Rev. Robin Welborn, Rev. Michael Rogers, Rev. Doyle Patterson, and Mr. Tony Owens officiating. Mr. Owens passed away April 4, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an...

Larry Crone

Larry Crone

Mar 29, 2011

Larry (Reese) Crone, Jr. 43, Clayton, GeorgiaLarry (Reese) Crone, Jr. 43, of Clayton, Georgia died Tuesday March 29, 2011 at Athens, Regional Medical Center Athens, Georgia.Born in Detroit, Michigan August 29,1967 to Larry Crone and Linda Slaton Speed;he was a mechanic by trade, and loved cars and riding four-wheelers, and was a Baptist by faith.He is survived by his loving...

William Porterfield

William Porterfield

Mar 26, 2011

William Douglas Porterfield, 61, Martin, GA.PORTERFIELD Graveside services for William Douglas Porterfield, age 61, of Martin, will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 2:00 PM from the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ricky Alexander officiating.Mr. Porterfield passed away March 26, 2011.Born February 13, 1950 in Athens, Georgia, Mr. Porterfield was the son of the late Earnest and...

Louise Carter

Louise Carter

Mar 26, 2011

Louise Jones Carter, 68, Clayton, GeorgiaLouise Jones Carter, 68, of Wiley Georgia died Saturday March 26, 2011 at Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, Georgia.Born in Rabun County Georgia August 28, 1942 to the late Joe Jones and Ruth Sutton Jones. She was the widow of AV. Carter. She was a homemaker and was Baptist by Faith.She was also preceded in death...

Ernest Blalock

Ernest Blalock

Mar 25, 2011

Ernest Jackson Blalock, 65, Toccoa, GeorgiaErnest Jackson Blalock, 65, of Toccoa, Georgia, formerly of Rabun County, died March 25, 2011 at Stephens County Hospital.He was born in Rabun County, Georgia, to the late Aaron and Sallie Welborn Blalock. He was a member of the JC’s and the Lions Club, and was Baptist by denomination and Christian by Faith.He is survived...

William Nichols

William Nichols

Mar 21, 2011

William (Billy) Virgil Nichols 38, Habersham County, GA. William (Billy) Virgil Nichols, 38, of Habersham County, Georgia, died Monday March 21, 2011 at his residence.Born in Rabun County, Georgia, June 10, 1972 to Rev. Joe Nichols, and the late Ann Gardner Nichols. He was a Medical Instructor and teacher at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He also was a fireman,...

Douglas Moseley

Douglas Moseley

Mar 20, 2011

Douglas Moseley, 59, Clayton, GeorgiaDouglas Moseley, 59, of Clayton, Georgia died Sunday March 20, 2011 in Mountain View Health Care Clayton, Georgia.Born in Rabun County Georgia August 31, 1951 to the late James Harold and Coralee Wall Mosley, Doug was Baptist by Faith and loved by his family and friends very much.He is survived by one brother and sister-in-law Timothy...

Cecil Tyler

Cecil Tyler

Mar 18, 2011

Cecil Harold Tyler, 80, Mountain City, GACecil Harold Tyler, 80, of Mountain City, Georgia, he died March 18, 2011 at his residence.Born in Rabun, Georgia June 18, 1930, he was the son of the late Harvey Tyler and Martha Smith. He was the owner of Mountain City screw products and a Baptist by Faith. He was a Veteran who served...

Joyce Weizer

Joyce Weizer

Mar 17, 2011

Joyce Brooker Weizer, 84, Scaly Mountain, North CarolinaJoyce Brooker Weizer, 84, of Scaly Mountain North Carolina, she died March 17, 2011 at her residence.Born in Lake Worth, Florida August 21, 1926. She was the daughter of the late William Brooker and Dora Barfield. She was the owner of SouthEastern Door, and was Baptist by Faith. She enjoyed gardening, spending time...

Dorothy Henslee

Dorothy Henslee

Mar 17, 2011

Dorothy S. Henslee, 66, Rabun Gap, GeorgiaDorothy S. Henslee, 66, of Po Folks, Lane Rabun Gap, Georgia., died Thursday March 17, 2011, in at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia.Born in Barnesville, Georgia, November 13, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Catharine Darnell Spillers. She was the widow of Harold Joseph Henslee, She worked at...

Sallie Nichols

Sallie Nichols

Mar 15, 2011

Sallie Stancil Nichols, 80, Clayton, GeorgiaSallie Stancil Nichols, 80, of Sword Lane, Clayton, Georgia., died Tuesday March 15, 2011 at her residence with her loving family by her side.Born in Rabun County Georgia August 9, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Bessie Smith Stancil. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mountain City Church...

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