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Roger Roper

Roger Roper

Dec 2, 2019

Roger Roper, 61, of Canon, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2019, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.Born April 28, 1958, in Royston Georgia he was the son of the late Carl Samuel and Sarah Ruth Spears Roper. He was the brother of the late Morris Adams.  He was a graduate of Emanuel College and received a BBA...

Dr John R Benson

Dr John R Benson

Nov 20, 2019

Dr. John Ronald Benson, 82, of Martin, passed away Tuesday morning, November 19, 2019, at the Hope Memory Care Center, in Dacula, GA.Born June 6, 1937, in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late James Snowden and Mamie Maybell Miller Benson.  He was the husband of the late Carol Annette Blanton Benson, whom he married December 26, 1959...

Frances Craft

Frances Craft

Nov 13, 2019

Sarah Frances Macomson Craft, 92, of Carnesville passed away Tuesday evening, November 12, 2019, at the home of her daughter.Born September 13, 1927, in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late John and Radie Hall Macomson. She was the widow of the late Fred Craft. He was the sister of the late Genitta Busby and Geneva Brooks, and...

David "Squirrel" Floyd

David "Squirrel" Floyd

Nov 6, 2019

William David "Squirrel" Floyd, 68, of Carnesville passed away Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019 at the Brown Health and Rehab Center in Royston.Born October 17, 1951, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Keith and Helen Jane Morgan Floyd.    He was the brother of the late Robert Floyd and Randy Floyd, and brother-in-law to the late...

Wanda Segars Stanton

Wanda Segars Stanton

Oct 24, 2019

Wanda Jean Segars Stanton, 65, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday morning October 23, 2019.Born March 13, 1954, in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Betty King Segars. She was a 1972 graduate of Franklin County High School and was a home health caretaker.  She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.She is survived by...

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Oct 21, 2019

Pauline Hill Martin passed away October 21, 2019, in her home where she had lived from the time she married the late Esscott Martin.Born November 15, 1923, she was the daughter of Bertie Stowe Hill and Lee Lon Hill.  She was the widow of the late Esscott Martin and was the mother of the late Christopher Martin.  She was the...

Craig Worley

Craig Worley

Oct 20, 2019

Charles Craig Worley, 77, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday morning October 20, 2019 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.Born November 2, 1942 he was the son of the late Charles Dewitt “C D” and Mary Louise Craig Worley. He was the husband of the late Kathryn Elizabeth McConnell Worley.  He was retired from Lawson Trucking Company.  He served in...

Tim Lewallen

Tim Lewallen

Oct 15, 2019

Timothy Scott “Tim” Lewallen, 59, of the Nail’s Creek Community, passed away, Monday, October 14, 2019.Born July 31, 1960, in Athens Georgia, he was the son of Jeannette Bellamy Lewallen and the late Max Jackson Lewallen. He was a self-employed surveyor and draftsman.   He was a graduate of Gainesville College and a member of Nails Creek Baptist Church.He is survived...

Charles Street

Charles Street

Oct 10, 2019

Charles Lee "Chuck" Street, 57, of Commerce, passed away Sunday morning, October 6, 2019, at his home after an extended illness.Born February 6, 1962, in Johnson City, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Bill Dean and Irene Davis Street. He was a broadcast installation engineer with TIHe is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Darlene and Travis Thomas,...

Moyce McFarlin

Moyce McFarlin

Oct 1, 2019

Moyce Keith McFarlin, 58, of the New Bethel Community of Carnesville, passed away at his home, October 1, 2019.Born December 10, 1960,  in Stephens County,  he was the son of the late Lloyd  Dessau “Deck” and Elise Elizabeth Andrews McFarlin. He was the brother of the late Shirley McFarlin and Melvin Lee McFarlin. He was a graduate of Franklin County...

Deborah Sewell Bowman

Deborah Sewell Bowman

Sep 25, 2019

Deborah Bowman Toccoa, Georgia

Mrs. Deborah Sewell Bowman, age 63 of West Whitman Street, Toccoa passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at her residence.A daughter of the late Guy and Marie Ferris Sewell, she was born April 1, 1956 in Greenville, South Carolina having lived most of her life in Toccoa. She was employed with the Toccoa Nursing Center for a...

Hubert Nix

Hubert Nix

Sep 15, 2019

Hubert Luther Nix, 94, Double Churches Community, passed away Sunday morning, August 15, 2019, at the Pruitt Healthcare Center of Toccoa.Born January 17, 1925, in Clarkesville, GA, he was the son of the late Ernie and Omie Robinson Nix.  He was the husband of the late Oria Lucille Pitts Nix; father of the late Bobbie Jo Nix, Johnny Lee Nix...

Dorothy Williams

Dorothy Williams

Sep 9, 2019

Dorothy Burnette Williams, 76, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday evening, September 8, 2019.Born February 14, 1943, in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Winnie Sue Clardy Burnette. She was the grandmother of  the late Elyse Anderson, and sister of the late Thomas Burnette and Donald Burnette. She was a retired title clerk with Richard...

Melissa Alexander

Melissa Alexander

Aug 30, 2019

Melissa “Lisa” Smith Alexander, 56, of the Sandy Cross Community, passed away Wednesday morning at her residence on Brays lake Road.Born July 26, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Doyle “Butch” Smith & step-father Thomas William “Tommy” Andrews & Barbara Milford Smith Andrews. She is the wife of Charles “Allison” Alexander and sister of Dannah & Gene Hagerty...

Johnny Brewer

Johnny Brewer

Aug 23, 2019

Johnny Ray Brewer, 54, of Lavonia, passed away Friday morning August 23, 2019 at his residence.Born September 21, 1964, in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Raymond Mitchell Brewer and the late Joyce Sheriff Brewer Henderson. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School.  He was employed by Auto-Zone and was a self-employed carpenter. He was...

Harold Fowler

Harold Fowler

Aug 22, 2019

Harold Leonard Fowler, Sr., of the Clark’s Creek Community passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2019, at his home.Born July 5, 1932, in Forsyth County, GA, he was the son of the late Troy A. and Bertha Phadora Dangar Fowler. He was the grandfather of the late Kyle Dean and Wesley Terry, and brother of the late Jane Ridings and...

Audie Watts

Audie Watts

Aug 20, 2019

Audie Wayne Watts, 66, of the Middle River Community, passed away Thursday evening August 15, 2019, at his residence.Born March 11, 1953, in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of Evelyn Marie Chaney Watts Fincher, and the late Frankie Watts. He had retired as a horticulture supervisor with the City of Birmingham. He was the brother of the late Gary...

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan

Aug 16, 2019

Johnny Duncan 54, of Eastanollee, passed away Sunday morning, August 11, 2019.Born November 19, 1964, in Buford Georgia he was the son of Robert Verner and Peggy Sue Montgomery Duncan.  He was a construction worker with Trimco Builders of Winder.Survivors include his children, Amanda Palmer, Gainesville, Dana Stoker, Carnesville, Jenny Davis, Eastanollee, and Joseph Crum, Cherryville, NC; 14 grandchildren; 2...

Johnny Hill

Johnny Hill

Aug 9, 2019

Johnny Lawrence Hill, 62, of Canon, passed away Friday morning, August 9, 2019, at his residence.Born May 30, 1957, in Royston, GA, he was the son of Dwain and Sue Corn Hill. He was a retired truck driver and was a veteran of the United States Navy.Survivors include his parents, Dwain and Sue of Carnesville; brother and sister-in-law Troy and...

Roy Brookshire

Roy Brookshire

Aug 7, 2019

Roy Lee Brookshire, 82, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday morning, August 7, 2019 at the Veranda of Carnesville.He was born September 5, 1936, in Ellijay Georgia. He was the son of the late Luther and Vinnie Stamey Brookshire and the brother of the late Ruby Boatwright, Roscoe Brookshire, and Jimmy Brookshire. He served in the National Guard and was retired...

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