Alice Hilton
Feb 4, 2019
Alice Waldroup Hilton, age 95, passed away on February 4, 2019. Mrs. Hilton had been living with her daughter and son-in-law in Lawrenceville, GA for the last five years due to failing health. Prior to that, she resided at her home of more than 70 years in Sautee, GA, which was where she truly longed to be.  Mrs. Hilton was...
Buford Lester Baker
Feb 1, 2019
Buford Lester Baker, age 89, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019.  Mr. Baker was born on May 12, 1929 to the late Lester and Myrtle Edwards Baker. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Louise Cantrell Baker; granddaughter, Betty London Fortner; brothers, Frank Baker, James Baker, and Corbett Baker; sisters, Ruth Hopkins, Lula...
Rev. George Donald Sexton
Jan 30, 2019
Rev. George Donald Sexton formerly of White and Stephens Counties. Rev Sexton passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 following a period of declining health. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00am, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Old Nacoochee Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Clifford Allen officiating. Rev. Sexton is survived by his loving wife, Minnie Sexton as well as a sister,...
Laverne Homer Holeman
Jan 29, 2019
Laverne Homer Holeman, age 88 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Â Mr. Holeman was born on March 6, 1930, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Homer H. and Bertha Wheeler Holeman. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the White County Honor Guard. Laverne was also a member of Norcross Masonic...
Ralph Newell
Jan 29, 2019
Mr. Walter Ralph Newell, age 75, of Gainesville, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019.  Mr. Newell was born in Hall County to the late James and Charlotte Brookshire Newell. He was preceded in death by parents, and brother, Eddie Newell.  Ralph was President of Newell Investigative Services from 1982 until his retirement in 2016. He was a forensic fire analyst...
Rev. Leon Carter
Jan 29, 2019
Rev. Leon Carter, age 89, Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Jesse Leon Carter was born January 19, 1930 in White County to the late David Fred and Hattie Mae Black Carter. He was preceded in death by his son, Rondal Perry Carter, brother, Samuel Carter and sisters, Mary Elizabeth Pruitt, Christine Coleman. He was the last remaining member...
Gerald Christopher Hooper
Jan 28, 2019
Gerald Christopher Hooper, age 81 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019. Â Gerald was born February 9, 1937 in Habersham County to the late Daniel and Hazel Woods Hooper. He worked for Clarkesville Mill for 20 years, spent 10 years with North Georgia Technical College and retired in 1997. Gerald was a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church. In...
Janette West Palmer
Jan 28, 2019
Janette West Palmer, age 76 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019. Â Mrs. Palmer was born October 11, 1941 in White County to the late Wilbun and Bertha West. Janette was the Co-Owner of Palmer Trucking and was retired from Talon and later Babyland General. She was a lifelong member of Cleveland Congregational Holiness Church and had recently been...
Christopher Crane
Jan 27, 2019
Christopher Crane, age 50, of Clarkesville, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019.  Mr. Crane was born in Hall County to the late Charles and Margaret Aikens Crane. He was a farmer and worked in a chicken plant.  Survivors include sister, Mary Jane Frady, Clarkesville; sister and brother-in-law, Jacky Denton and Dean Walker, Pendergrass, and Lisa and Chuck Watkins, Clermont; brother,...
Jayme Bohne
Jan 27, 2019
Jayme Bohne, age 20, of Athens, formerly of Augusta, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019.  Jayme was born February 12, 1998 in Augusta to Michael Paul Bohne and Kim Adams Bohne. She attended Augusta Christian School most of life where she was a cheerleader. Jayme was also a competition cheerleader for Hayden’s Gym in Augusta. She was currently attending the...
Hubert James
Jan 27, 2019
Hubert Monroe James, 91, of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019. Â Hubert was born on July 7, 1927, to Martin Luther James and Cora Martin James. He was the youngest and last survivor of 6 children. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 69 years, Oma Lee James, and his teenage son, Dennis James. Â Hubert...
Kenneth Wayne Beard
Jan 23, 2019
Kenneth Wayne Beard, age 83 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.  Mr. Beard was born on November 1, 1935, in Bearden, Arkansas, to the late Roscoe and Margaret Beard. Kenneth was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He and Judy McIlveene were married on June 6, 1958 and celebrated 60 years of marriage. Mr. Beard...
Margie Garrett Helton
Jan 21, 2019
Margie Garrett Helton, age 86 of Dahlonega, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019.  Mrs. Helton was born September 10, 1932 in Murphy, NC to the late Williams and Edith Rose Garrett. Margie was a homemaker and  joined Town Creek Baptist Church on September 1, 1946. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Helton;...
Marcia Crowley Price
Jan 20, 2019
Marcia Crowley Price, age 78, died peacefully at home with family on January 20, 2019. She was born May 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Atlanta by parents John J. and Elizabeth Crowley. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her sister, Audrey Crowley Hancock. While in high school at Christ the King HS...
Glenda Jo Hunt
Jan 19, 2019
Mrs. Glenda Jo Hunt, age 57 of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019. Â Glenda was born in Glendale, California to Charles and Kathleen Cloer and lived most of her adult life in Cleveland. She was employed with the White County Library for 26 years as a librarian and was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. Â Mrs. Hunt is...
Marie Myers
Jan 18, 2019
Mrs. Marie Jett Myers, age 69, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019. Mrs. Myers was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Adam Jett and Virginia Wagner Jett. She was preceded in death by husband, Grady Joseph Stell; and sister, Virginia Jett. Survivors include brother and sister-in-law, Adam and Harriet Jett; sister, Susan Jett; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Michelle and...
Lois Payne Johnson
Jan 16, 2019
Lois Payne Johnson, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.  Mrs. Johnson was born on May 16, 1938, in McDowell County, West Virginia, to the late Ballard and Rodie Matney Payne. She was retired from DeKalb County School System and later worked for Fred’s Peanuts and Ginny’s Fudge. Lois was a member of White Creek Baptist...
Gregory Kelvin Wills
Jan 13, 2019
Gregory Kelvin Wills, age 48 of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. Mr. Wills was born in Savannah, Ga to Tom and Cynthia Wills. He was a member at Mossy Creek United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his father Tom Wills. Mr. Wills is survived by his wife Renee Wills, his mother Cynthia Wills and his...
Julian Esco Cantrell
Jan 13, 2019
Mr. Julian E. Cantrell, age 75, of Sautee-Nacoochee, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019.  Mr. Cantrell was born in Helen to the late Esco Gordon and Virginia Caudell Cantrell. He was preceded in death by wife, Joyce Ann Cantrell; son, Steven Cantrell; brothers, Roger Cantrell and Richard Cantrell; and sister, Janice Cantrell Nelms. Mr. Cantrell was a carpenter and a...
Charles Barrett
Jan 11, 2019
Mr. Charles Ralph Barrett, age 80 of Cleveland, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019. Â Charles was born February 27, 1938 in Cleveland, GA to the late Carl and Cleo Todd Barrett. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ray Barrett. Mr. Barrett was a member of Chattahoochee Baptist Church and was the owner and operator of Barrett Used Cars....
