All Obituaries

Mrs. Lois Rogers, age 93, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 in Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Mrs. Rogers was born on May 7, 1925 in Young Harris, Georgia to the late William Perry Sampson and Cora Howell Sampson. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church for over 70 years. She served as the head of hospitality for Macedonia and used her amazing cooking skills to take food to community members. She was a very hard-working...

Mrs. Debra Darlene Sofield, age 56, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Sofield was born on June 10, 1961 in New Jersey to Andrew Jackson Parks and the late Edna Lorraine (Cranner) Parks. She was a member of Hiawassee United Methodist Church. Her hobbies included going to car shows, boating, and music. She had a passion for gardening and flowers. She adored her grandsons Logan and Jaden. She was preceded in death by...

Mr. Martin Eugene Skiver, age 66, of Dahlonega, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Skiver was born on July 27, 1951 in Ohio to the late Earl Weldon and Edna Earl (Martin) Skiver. He was of the Baptist faith. Martin better known as “Marty” provided for his family building custom barns, under his business Georgia Barns, LLC for over 30 years. He enjoyed hunting or should we say napping under a tree but his favorite hobby was...

Charles Lawrence Cross, age 63 of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Mr. Cross was the son of the late C.L. and Catherine (Long) Cross. He was born October 19, 1954 in Cleveland, Tennessee but grew up in Crystal River, Florida. In his early adulthood he moved to the Atlanta area for many years before making Young Harris his home for the last four years. Charles enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf. He was a hard worker and never met a stranger but his true love was for...

Norman Tommy Shook went to heaven on April 27, 2018 at age 84. He was born in Hiawassee, Ga. December 13, 1934 to Thomas Henry and Stella Eller Shook. He was the youngest  of 8 children raised on Upper Hightower. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Linda Nell Thompson Shook.(died Nov 30,2017) They had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June 2017. He will be buried in Macedonia Cemetery in Hiawassee beside his loving wife. Norman had moved back to Hiawassee and...

Mrs. Maggie Esta Dover, age 89, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on April 25, 2018 following a brief illness. Maggie was born in Tate City, Georgia on March 18, 1929 to the late Grover and Arka (Nichols) Rogers. Mrs. Dover was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Maggie was a loving mother, sister and aunt. She was a seamstress and owned the only  Drapery and Bedspread shop in Hiawassee for many years. She also worked at the Georgia Mountain Fair. She collected dolls and...

Mr. John Robert Troy, age 73, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Blue Ridge, Georgia.  Mr. Troy was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 9, 1944 to the late David Sterling and Loda (Wilson) Troy.  He had been a resident of Hiawassee for the past seven years.  John was in the United States Army from 1964 to 1968 during which time he served a tour in Korea.  He was a devoted husband, a loving father and a proud grand and great...

June Beatty Gifford, age 95, passed away of natural causes in her home surrounded by her family. June was born in Pennsylvania, she graduated nursing school and joined the Navy as a Navy nurse during World War II. June moved to Florida where she met her now deceased husband Richard L. Gifford. They had four children and lived in the Hiawassee area for the last 50 plus years. June was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist church and was a contributor to the Blairsville Seventh Day...

Alice Lucille Jones, age 96, of Blairsville, Georgia passed away on April 2, 2018. She was born on December 6, 1921 in Koshkonong Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of John Lysser and Anna Altmann. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1940. Alice Lucille Lysser married Cecil Edward Jones on September 26, 1941 at St. Johns United Church of Christ, Monroe. She worked at Production Credit Association until December 1983 in Monroe.  She was a member...