All Obituaries

Mr. Percy Stephen Hamilton, age 73, of Hiawassee, Georgia crossed over at his home to be with Our Lord  for eternity on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 after an extended illness.  Steve was born on November 30, 1944 to the late Hugh Hamilton and Helen Ford-Smith in Freeport, Long Island, New York.  Steve enjoyed motorcycles from the tender age of 14 and piloted his airplane for many years. He had a huge heart that was bigger than life as he cherished his family and reached out to...

Mr. Robert Jeffrey Scott, age 63, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018. Mr. Scott, better known as Jeff, was born September 12, 1955 to Mr. Joseph Scott and Mrs. Joan (LaFon) Scott in Welch, West Virginia. Jeff was a member at Macedonia Baptist Church. After losing his wife Lisa in 2013, Jeff  semi-retired from his business 3D Construction Services. He continued to love his farm and had a new love for his bees from which he hoped to harvest honey. Jeff...

Mr. Ralph Edwin Grady, age 85, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Emory Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. Ralph was born on September 1, 1933 to the late Fred Cass and Nannie Katherin (Copeland) Grady in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Grady was married to the love of his life, Mrs. Jean (Knight) Grady for 67 years as of August 3, 2018 and together they had three children; daughters and son-in-laws, Melody and Kirk Elliott of Dallas, Georgia and Sheila and Bill Kendall of Dallas;...

Brenton "Brent" Ray Osborn, age 48, of Hayesville, North Carolina passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family and dear friends. Mr. Osborn was born in Hiawassee, Georgia on May 10, 1970 to the late Mr. Ray and Audrey (Rogers) Osborn. Brent was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Hiawassee. He worked for fifteen years at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC and was a Rock Mason for over 20 years. Brent was a one of a kind man, a devoted...

Mr. John “Jack” Robert Van Nus Jr., age 92, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his adoring family. Jack was born on April 2, 1926 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the late John Robert Sr. and Isabel (Zimmer) Van Nus. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served our country during World War II and was Honorably Discharged in 1946. After serving in the Navy, he married the love of his life, Barbara Smith on June 17, 1949. Jack was a hard...

James Henry Willard, age 73, of Hiawassee Georgia passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 after an extended illness. Mr Willard, better known as "Jimmy", was born on April 16, 1945 to the late Mr. Albertus and Mildred (Hawkins) Willard in Duluth, Georgia. Jimmy had an amazing gift from a very young age; where he would stand on a chair behind the pulpit and sing his heart out to his church. As he grew so did his singing ability leading to a number of years spent traveling the...

Kimberley Sue Maney, age 53, of Hayesville, NC formally of Knoxville, TN passed away on August 31, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Kimberley was born in Murphy, NC on December 17, 1964 to Clifford F. and Patricia A. (McClure) Maney. Kimberley loved her church family at Oak Forest United Methodist Church. She faithfully read her bible, highlighting and writing scriptures. She had a love for large ships and acquired a fleet of models. She also had an impressive baseball card collection....

Harry Arthur Jones passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. He was born December 21, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Arthur and Agnes Baxter Jones. His grandparents were Peter and Edith Jones of Rhyl, North Wales and Robert and Annie Flack Baxter of Belfast, Ireland. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Flora; stepsons, Paul Perkins and David Perkins (Val -Deborah); brothers, Thomas Jones and Eric Jones both of Melbourne, Florida; nephew, Sean Jones; niece, Sharon White and their...

Sharon Ruth Stetzel, age 78, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018. Sharon was born on March 20, 1940 in Huntington, Indiana to the late Mr. Gerald and Jeannette Stetzel. Sharon is preceded in death by her parents and her broth Tom Stetzel. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Pat Bengs, two nephews; Mike (Christine) Stetzel and Jeff (Cindy) Stetzel and six nieces and nephews. Sharon moved to South Florida in 1960. Sharon was a retired bookkeeper who loved working...

David Robert Dunn, age 69, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Mr. Dunn was born on August 12, 1948 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Robert Edward and Coletta Merle Dunn. He was a loving, caring, thoughtful, gentle, old soul who had a passion for music. One of his favorite songs was, “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson, which was very appropriate because he was well traveled. He loved traveling in his motor home with his devoted wife Peggy as his...