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Ruxandra Elena Hangan
Jul 18, 2024
Ruxandra Elena Hangan, nee Badescu, passed away on July 18, 2024, surrounded by family in Hiawassee, Georgia, where she spent the final years of her life. Born on January 10, 1934, to engineer Luca, and his wife, Elena Badescu in Bucharest, Romania, Ruxandra – affectionately known as Anda – led a life marked by intelligence, grace, and family devotion.
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Linda Sue Burdette
Jul 13, 2024
Linda Sue Burdette, age 80, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 after an extended illness. She was born September 24, 1943 in Murphy, North Carolina to the late Floyd Ernest Marshall Sr and the late Edith Kay Hunter Marshall. She was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church. Linda was married to Mr. Otis Burdette before his passing. She...
Jimmy R Owenby
Jul 13, 2024
Jimmy R. Owenby, age 80 of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 14, 2024 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Jimmy was born May 14, 1944 to the late Garnett and Bonnie (Erwin) Owenby in Blairsville, Georgia. He loved his family deeply, enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, often picking them up just to go ride around. Jimmy was kind, funny,...
Daniel Miles Berrong
Jul 10, 2024
Daniel Miles Berrong, age 75 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness at Union General Hospital on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. He was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ray and Opal (Nicholson) Berrong in Hiawassee on July 11, 1948. He had three brothers and a sister. He graduated from Towns County...
Byron Grady Nicholson
Jul 7, 2024
Mr. Byron Grady Nicholson, age 92, of Otto, NC, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Byron was born to the late Herby Dillard and Gazette Pauline Rodgers Nicholson on Upper Bell Creek in Towns County, Georgia.
Byron was a proud Navy Veteran, an upstanding member of the Masonic Lodge and a Shriner. He was...
James Ireland Moreland
Jun 29, 2024
James Ireland Moreland, a native and life-long resident of Hiawassee, passed away on Saturday June 29, 2024 at the blessed age of 94 surrounded by family at his home in Lower Hightower.
James (known by many as “Arlin”) was born on October 28, 1929, the second of nine children to Dean and Dora Bell (Dayton) Moreland. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army...
Katie Ann Griffeth
Jun 21, 2024
Katrina Ann Griffeth “Katie”, 52, of Danielsville, GA laid down her earthly body and entered her eternal home on Friday, June 21, 2024, where she will never experience pain or sorrow again. She leaves behind her husband and soul mate of almost 25 years Joe Griffeth; two beautiful daughters, Kristen Carvajal (Jose) of Hiawassee, GA, and Samantha Gable (Taylor) of...
Ronald Albert Bellinger
Jun 12, 2024
Ronald A Bellinger (67) of Hiawassee Georgia formally of Marquette Heights IL passed away on Wednesday June 12th following a diagnosis of leukemia.
Born on August third 1956 to Thomas and Shelby (Walters) Bellinger, Ron retired after a long 42 year career with Caterpillar of East Peoria IL as management in maintenance engineering. As the father of an Autistic son (Drew),...
Jeanette Byers Cole
Jun 12, 2024
Jeanette Cole, age 89, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024 following a brief illness. Jeannette was born on August 18, 1934 to the late Mr. And Mrs. Stoy and Ada (Underwood) Byers in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church and loved the Lord. She was a Registered Nurse for most of her...
Kenny Eugene Walker
Jun 9, 2024
Kenny Eugene Walker, 66, of Hiawassee, passed away at home on June 9 th , 2024, surrounded byhis family after a brief but valiant battle with ampullary cancer.Kenny was born on May 29, 1958, to Bib and Kitty Walker in Madison, West Virginia, the fifthof six children. When his high school graduation was on the horizon, his father pulled him...
Lorene Jones Turpin
Jun 7, 2024
Mrs. Lorene (Jones) Turpin, age 84, passed away peacefully June 7,2024 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born August 21, 1939, in Blairsville. GA near Plott Town Road in Young Harris, GA where her parents, the late Hoyt and Ethel (Collins) Jones eventually settled. Lorene's mother, at the age of nine, was orphaned in Dalton, Ga by the
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Rebecca Ann Beal
Jun 6, 2024
Rebecca Ann Berrong "Becky" Beal, age 75 of Hiawassee, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness. Becky was the daughter of the late Clyde Berrong and Bernice Hogsed Berrong Burch. She was born and raised in the Bell Creek section of Towns County, and was a 1966 graduate of Towns County High School....
Vera May Turpin
Jun 5, 2024
Vera May Turpin, age 62, of Rabun Gap passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 after an extended illness. Vera was born on September 20, 1961 to the late Okie Vincent Fisher and Viola Marie Plaster Fisher in Baltimore, Maryland. She was known as "Bird" to many and was a very spiritual Christian. Being outdoors and riding around was how...
Charles W Land
Jun 2, 2024
Mr. Charles W. Land transitioned to be with the Lord at Brasstown Manor on June2, 2024 leaving behind a legacy of devotion and love.Charles was born on November 4, 1934 in Gainesville, GA and was the youngestof three children. He attended Hopewell Baptist church until joining the UnitedStates Army where he served in Germany and Fort Hood, Texas.He married the...
Larry Burrell
Jun 1, 2024
Larry Burrell, age 76, of Hiawassee passed away on Saturday, June 1st, 2024. Larry was born to the late Ernie and Ivalee (Barns) Burrell in Clayton, Georgia on March 4th, 1948. Larry was a member of North Mt. Zion Church of God. Larry was a free hearted, kind, give the shirt off his back kind of man. Larry's best days were...
Ruby Marie Rhinehardt
May 22, 2024
Ruby Marie Rhinehardt, age 81 of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024 after an extended illness. Ruby was born to the late William Arbra and Beulah (Shuler) Hunnicutt on April 27, 1943 in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church. She worked at Chatuge Regional Hospital for thirty years and a number of...
Joyce "Carol" Shook
May 13, 2024
Heaven gained a spirited and hard working angel on Sunday, May 12, 2024 when Joyce Carol Shook arrived there. The youngest daughter of Halen & Ruby Bell Dills was born on a snowy January 8, 1954 in Highlands, NC, the same day as her big brother and Elvis. Carol & her family moved to Warne, NC in 1959 to where...
Mildred Frances Harper
May 7, 2024
Mildred Frances Harper, age 92, of Hiawasse passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. She was born to the late Mr. Adam and HAttie (Nicholson) Foster in Hiawassee, Georgia on November 21, 1931. Mildred was a member of Lower Hightower Baptist Church. She loved caring for her flowers and working in her garden. She was independent. loved living in the country...
Mattie Olive Carlin
May 5, 2024
Mattie Carlin, 88, passed away at Hayesville House on May 5, 2024. Mattie was born to John and Ora Smith in Fairfield, Illinois, the 3rd of 8 children.She attended Monticello and Bement schools along with her sister, Effie.Following graduation from Monticello High School in 1954, she completedher training as a nurse at Roselawn Hospital in Chicago in 1958 andobtained her Registered...
Doris H. Gober
May 2, 2024
Doris H. Gober, age 86, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024. Doris was born February 11, 1938 to the late Lendon and Essie (Yancey) Higgins in Boaz, Alabama. She was a loving wife and mother who loved spending time with her family. Over the years her and her husband enjoyed square dancing and camping with her...
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