All Obituaries

Obituary Pending; Private Family services at a later date. Cards may be mailed to Sandi Bearden In Care Of Banister Funeral Home PO Box 70, Hiawassee, GA 30546. At this time no flowers for services please. Information will be updated promptly when received from family! 

Cecil C. Sanders “JR” age 88 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on September 22, 2019, following an extended illness. JR is survived by his loving and faithful wife of 63 years, Estelle, three children and spouses; Marty (Jane), Mitchell (Debra), Melanie Messer (Jim); five grandchildren, Katie Sanders Cannon (Steven), Cecil Sanders (Anne), Jonathan Messer (Brittany), Adam Sanders (Stephanie), and Ethan Sanders;...

Mr. Ralph Marshall, age 91 of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Friday, September 20, 2019. Ralph was born in Ducktown, Tennessee in 1927 to the late Mr. and Mrs. William and Hettie (Emerson) Marshall. He was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church which he loved dearly. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Ralph married the love of his life, Elizabeth Burch in 1955 who he absolutely adored and patiently cared for during her illness. He was a hard worker, a ...

Mrs. Phyllis Lena Garrett, age 69, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019. Phyllis was born on October 13, 1949 to the late Andrew and Annie (McCracken) Welborn in Rabun County, Georgia. She was a good hearted woman and a loving wife. She would help anyone in their time of need. Phyllis leaves behind her husband of 32 years, Mr. David Garrett of Hiawassee, Georgia; daughters, Jolena Nichols of Hiawassee, Georgia and Maria Garrett of Miami, Florida; son, Paris Nichols of...

Mr. John Noel “Mousey” Nicholson, age 80, passed away on August 24, 2019 following an extended illness. Noel was born in Hiawassee, Georgia on December 8, 1938 to the late Boyd and Montree (Garrett) Nicholson. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of Enotah Baptist Church for 30 years. Noel, better know as “Mousey”, was a great outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing with his loving wife Joyce and they would often take a picnic to the lake. He also took Joyce along on his...

Jerold (Jerry) Jeffery Katzer, age 74, of Tavares, FL was called to his eternal home Thursday, August 22, 2019. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 6, 1945 and preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Dorothy (Rady) Katzer, and his brother, Bruce. He was a member at St. Patricks Catholic Church of Mt. Dora, Florida. Jerold was a fun-loving, kind, caring and all around amazing husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He loved his family dearly. He enjoyed making people laugh and...

Mr. Jean (John) Louis Drouault, age 74, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 following an extended illness. John was born on July 13, 1945 to the late Henri and Eileen (Mulford) Drouault in Portuguese, East Africa. When asked where he was from, John would simply reply the “third planet from the sun”. He lived in many places throughout his life from Africa to Canada. He was a hardworking, gentle and kind man. A man that once people met him, they would...

Mr. Randy Barnes, Sr., age 59, of Hiawassee, GA passed away August 14, 2019. Randy was born February 14, 1960 to Lula Bell (Arrowood) Barnes and the late Van Barnes. Randy is what most would call a "Salt of the Earth Man". You rarely saw him without his cowboy boots, hat, cellphone and his sunglasses.  He loved his family including his dog Ella; he and his wife, Lorene were happily married for 39 years, raised two children who then blessed them with grandchildren. He...

Mr. Matthew Sean Eggley 41, of Hayesville,NC passed away to soon, on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019. He was the most amazing husband, father, friend, and he loved his God, Jehovah. Matt never met a stranger, and always saw the good in people. Matt loved people so much that he dedicated his life to Jehovah God on July 8th, 1995, so that he could tell people about the loving God he served. He loved telling people about Jehovah so much that he reached one of his goals of pursing his ministry full...

Mr. Jackie Lee Keys, age 67, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at his home. Jackie was born February 27, 1952 in Young Harris, Georgia. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. James and Ida (Shook) Keys and his older brother, Junior Keys. He was the beloved father of daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Russell Fleming from Jacksonville, Florida and son, Daniel Keys of Young Harris. He is also survived by...