Full Obituary Pending  Family will receive friends Wednesday, March 3, 2021 6:00-8:00P at Banister-Cooper Funeral Home  Memorial Service: Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:00P in the chapel of Banister-Cooper Funeral Home   

Sharon Ditmore Gray went home to be with Jesus on February 21, 2021. Sharon was born August 31, 1962, in Denver, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Helen Ditmore; her husband, James Gray; step-son, Air Force Major Walter David Gray; step-son Ronnie Gray; and brother, David Ditmore. She is survived by her daughter, Amber (Contrel) Neal; grandchildren, Judah Neal, Noah Neal, Micah Neal, Eden Grace Neal, Owen Gray, Cooper Gray, Nyah Gray, Garrett Gray, and Ava Gray; two...

Sonja K. Main, 93, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Hayesville House Memory Care Home. She was born to Karl and Freida Kattengell on September 29, 1927, in Buffalo, New York, and was their only child. Sonja, better known as Sunny, grew up and resided in the Buffalo area, marrying fellow New Yorker Reuben Austin Main in August of 1947. They spent many years in the Hamburg, NY area raising their son, developing and maintaining rental properties,...

Betty Gail Sisum, age 58, of Young Harris passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021. Gail was born to the late Harve and Betty (Maney) Lance September 26, 1962 in Young Harris, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her above mentioned parents and her daughter, Cassey Carter. She is survived in death by her spouse, Greg Carter; sons and daughters-in-law Randall and Leah Johnson, Bobby and Candice Johnson; step-daughters, Misty Carter, Casey Guerro; step-son, Sheldon Carter; grandchildren,...

Frances Lee Floyd, age 80 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on February 16, 2021. She was born on September 15, 1940 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow and Ada (Parton) Hogsed in Hiawassee where she has resided her entire life. Frances was of the Baptist faith and the loving mother of five children. Frances bought and sold antiques at Deckers Flea Market for about 15 years and owned a cleaning service for 20 years.  She was an avid book and art collector, enjoyed hunting for interesting...

Mr. Curtis Lee Dearing, age 89, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Friday, February 12, 2021. Curtis was born on December 29, 1931 to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas and Ammie (Worthy) Dearing in Sand Hill Alabama. Curtis was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Palmetto Georgia and served his country while stationed in Germany in the US Army. Curtis was a devout family man, often repeating "I love my family” or “I am blessed to have my family". To his family, he was...

Jennie Brown Tallman Burrell passed away late in the evening of February 4, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia. She was in the care of her daughter Alice Burrell James and granddaughter Rebba James Cooper.  Jennie Burrell was the wife of Martin O. Burrell (deceased 2014) and has resided on Sunnyside Drive in Towns County since June, 1975. Jennie Burrell was born as Jennie Brown Tallman on March 3, 1921, in Long Branch, New Jersey to James Henry Tallman and Phoebe Penn Tallman.  Jennie was...

Harvard Carroll Miller, 82, of Young Harris, Georgia, died Thursday, February 4, 2021, at his residence. No services are planned at this time due to pandemic restrictions.  Mr. Miller was born in Miller County, Georgia, on January 12, 1939 to the late William Harvard Miller and Clara Lee Mock Miller.  Graduated from Miller County High School, Carroll Miller furthered his studies in the education field by attaining degrees from Berry College, Rome, Georgia; Troy University, Troy,...

    On January 31st, 2021, Terry Lee Thompson of Young Harris, GA left this world to be with our Heavenly Father. After a long, heroic, and brave battle against COVID-19, his body ultimately succumbed to the damage brought on by the illness. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, father and grandfather. His grandchildren affectionally called him “Pappy” and “Pop”. Terry leaves behind grieving parents, Russell and Mary Thompson of Young Harris, his siblings,...

David Randolph Ely, CRNA EdD, age 80, of Young Harris, GA. David leaves his wife, Sharon Ely; daughter, Elizabeth; son, Matthew; step daughter, Tamara; four grandchildren, Jonah, Amelia, Kathleen, and Zachary. Dave was a two tour decorated Vietnam Veteran with the U.S. Army. He held a pilots license and jump wings. He taught graduate level Nurse Anesthesia for 35 years in Michigan, Texas, Tennessee, and Florida, before retiring to Young Harris in 2006. He loved sailing and motorcycling all...