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Elizabeth Blair Long
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Long's final place of rest is located at Sunset Hill I, H-1A, Space 1. Elizabeth (Beth) Blair Telford Long, age 69, passed away in Griffin, GA on Monday, July 10, 2017. Born on June 28, 1948, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late George Dean Telford. Mrs. Long was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother....
Anna Marie Schuster
Jul 9, 2017
Ms. Schuster's final place of rest is located at Garden of Remembrance 1, F-13, Space 1. Anna Marie Schuster, age 94, of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the St. Mark Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in...
Sarah Fenner
Jul 6, 2017
Mrs. Fenner's final place of rest is located at Sunset Hill I, J-7, Space 1. Sarah Gillespie Fenner, age 93, of Demorest, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Mrs. Fenner was born on November 15, 1923, in Helen, Georgia; a daughter of the late John Marvin and Ione White Gillespie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Varon Virgil Philyaw
Jun 26, 2017
Mr. Philyaw's final place of rest is located at Garden of Remembrance II, I-16, Space 2. Varon V. Philyaw, age 90, of Anderson, South Carolina, formerly of Clarkesville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017. Mr. Philyaw was born on July 27, 1926 in Cornelia, Georgia to the late Leamon S. and Sallie Mae Burrell Philyaw. In addition to...
Louise Burrell
Jun 25, 2017
Mrs. Burrell's final place of rest is located at Garden of Yonah I, D-11, Space 1. LOUISE PASCHAL BURRELL, age 95 of Clarkesville, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born in Harris County, Georgia on August 24, 1921, she was a daughter of the late William and Estelle Moore Paschal. She was a member of...
Hoyt Bryson
Jun 15, 2017
Mr. Bryson's final place of rest is located at Garden of Prayer, E-2 Left. Hoyt B. Bryson, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Mr. Bryson was born on November 16, 1929, in Franklin, North Carolina; a son of the late Joseph Purnell and Arphia Raby Bryson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Christine Dyer
Jun 5, 2017
Mrs. Dyer's final place of rest is located at Garden of Honor, I-13, Space 3. CHRISTINE WHITLOCK DYER, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 05, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on November 9, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Steve & Bertha Barrett Whitlock. Mrs. Dyer retired from both Chicopee and Nicolon/Baycor as...
Olivia Elizabeth Christopherson
May 24, 2017
Mrs. Christopherson's final place of rest is located at Sunset Hill I, J-2, Space 1. Rev. Olivia Elizabeth Patrick Christopherson, age 77, of Demorest, Georgia went to her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 following a sudden illness. Rev. Christopherson was born on March 13, 1940 in Hoschton, Georgia to the late Carl and Nellie Payne Patrick. In addition...
Betty Skelton
May 21, 2017
Mrs. Skelton's final place of rest is located at Garden of Yonah I, I-13, Space 3. Betty Warren Skelton, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 21, 2017 following a brief illness .Mrs. Skelton was born on May 5, 1932 in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Cleve and Rilla Wilson Warren. In...
Ricky Allen Wilson
May 20, 2017
Mr. Wilson's final place of rest is located at Garden of Remembrance IV, F-11, Space 2. Ricky Allen Wilson, age 56 of Cleveland, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Demorest, Georgia on March 03, 1961, he was the son of Geraldine Mealer Wilson of Lula, Georgia & the late Iris...
J.B. Heard
May 19, 2017
J.B. Heard's final place of rest is located at Garden of Devotion II, D-1, Space 3. Cemetery Arrangements have been entrusted to the Yonah Memorial Gardens at 255 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-8599.
Vera Ellison
May 15, 2017
Ms. Vera Ellison's final place of rest is located at Garden of Remembrance I,E-10, Space 2. Cemetery Arrangements have been entrusted to the Yonah Memorial Gardens at 255 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-8599.
Bunice Smith
May 2, 2017
Mrs. Smith's final place of rest is located at Sunset Hill IV, A-2, Space 1. Bunice Lewallen Smith, age 93, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Mrs. Smith was born on February 18, 1924, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Felton and Ora Bolden Lewallen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James W....
Douglas Joseph Wheeler
Apr 25, 2017
Mr. Wheeler's final place of rest is located at Garden of Yonah I, H-11, Space 1. Douglas Joseph Wheeler, age 86 of Demorest, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017. Born on December 3, 1930, he was a son of the late David Charles “Dee” Wheeler, Sr. and Cora Lee Waldrep Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a carpenter by trade and of...
Talmadge Whitmire
Apr 14, 2017
Mr. Whitmire's final place of rest is located at Garden of Remembrance I, G-2, Space 4. Talmadge Whitmire, age 84, of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017. Mr. Whitmire was born on March 12, 1933 in Dawsonville, Georgia to the late William McKinley and Lula Carnes Whitmire. In addition to his parents he is preceded in...
John Jack Boozer
Apr 6, 2017
Mr. Boozer's final place of rest is located at Garden of Prayer, Niche', E-1. John "Jack" Ware Boozer Local artist, John "Jack " Boozer, passed away at his home on April 6, 2017, following a short illness. Born in Wilmore, Kentucky on March 26, 1933, he was the son of the late Rev. Claud Dow Boozer and the late Ruth...
Mary Merritt
Apr 1, 2017
Ms. Mary Merritt's final place of rest is located at Garden of Yonah I, A-23, Space 3. Cemetery Arrangements have been entrusted to the Yonah Memorial Gardens at 255 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-8599.
Idus Leonard Herrin
Mar 28, 2017
Mr. Herrin's final place of rest is located at Garden of Calvary, L-9, Space 4. Idus Leonard Herrin, age 75 of Cornelia, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at his residence on the Herrin Family Farm. Born in Habersham County on June 20, 1941, he was a son of the late Leonard Lawson and Mary Parthenia Smith Herrin. Mr. Herrin...
Garnett William Yearwood
Mar 25, 2017
Mr. Yearwood's final place of rest is located at Sunset Hill IV, D-2, Space 4. Garnett William Yearwood, age 79, of Demorest, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2017.Mr. Yearwood was born on June 4, 1937, in Cornelia, Georgia; a son of the late Clyde and Stella Yearwood. He was also preceded in death by...
Oland Garrison
Mar 21, 2017
Dr. Garrison's final place of rest is located at Garden of Yonah I, F-10, Space 2. Dr. Oland Garrison of Cornelia passed away March 21 in Atlanta with Mary, his devoted wife of 67 years, at his side. He lived most of his life in Habersham County, where he cared for many families for decades. Dr. Garrison was widely recognized...
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