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Walter Raymond Elam Jr
Sep 13, 2025
Walter Raymond Elam Jr, age 84, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025. He was born in Hickory, Mississippi on November 28, 1940 to the late Walter Raymond Elam Sr. and Mattie Mozelle Trest Elam. Raymond was a member of Woods Grove Baptist Church.
As a kid, Raymond enjoyed fishing and hunting with his father. During high school and college, he was...
Dorothy "Dottie" Sue Kelley
Sep 13, 2025
Dorothy "Dottie" Sue Kelley, age 77 of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025. Dottie was born to the late Cecil and Maebell (Kirby) Grooms on August 10, 1948 in Hiawassee, Georgia. She was a member of Mt Zion Baptist Church and of the Baptist faith. Dottie was the wife of Colin Kelley, mother to Brian Kelley and Stacey...
Christine Shook Allen
Sep 6, 2025
Christine Shook Allen entered into eternal rest while surrounded by her children on September 6th, 2025. She was born in Hiawassee, Georgia, on July 31st, 1936, surprising her parents as the second of a set of twin girls. After graduating from Towns County High School, she moved to Gainesville, Georgia, where she met the love of her life, George "Red"...
Christopher Michael Cornett
Aug 30, 2025
Christopher Michael Cornett, 42, passed away on August 30, 2025 in Hiawassee, GA. Born on November 3, 1982, at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia, Chris was the youngest of four siblings in the Cornett family. Chris spent his early life in Marietta, Georgia, where he attended Hickory Hills Elementary School, Marietta Middle School and Marietta High School. He was a...
Muriel Marie Moody
Aug 29, 2025
Muriel Moody, age 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 29, 2025 at home. Born on March 30, 1928, in the Hiawassee River community of Towns County, Muriel was the beloved daughter of the late Andrew Jackson (Jack) Noblet and Della Kastner Noblet. As the eldest daughter in a large and loving family, she began caring for her younger siblings...
Jamie Lynn Bailey
Aug 16, 2025
Jamie Lynn Bailey, age 40 of Hiawassee, Georgia (formerly of Gainesville, Florida) passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025 after an extended illness.Jamie was born at Alachua General Hospital in Gainesville, FL. She was raised in Melrose and Keystone Heights, FL. Jamie attended Melrose Elementary and Keystone Heights Middle and Senior High Schools, where she graduated in 2003.Jamie was a kind...
Howard V. Smrz
Aug 13, 2025
Howard V. Smrz, age 83 of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away peacefully at home after an extended kidney illness. Howard was the proud son of Howard V. and Dorothy Smrz, born in Oak Park, Illinois on January 28, 1942. He served in the Air Force for five years as a flight mechanic at the rank of Staff Sargent during early Vietnam...
Charles Ray Stroud
Aug 10, 2025
Charles Ray Stroud of Hiawassee, Ga passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025 at the age of 59. He was born May 17, 1966 to Rose Marie and the late Ray Stroud in Young Harris. Charlie was a devoted member of Friendship Baptist Church. He worked for the county road department for 20 years, and he was a dedicated hard...
Olivia Gail Centaur
Aug 8, 2025
Sunrise: 04/01/1950 Sunset: 08/08/2025
Olivia "Gail" Centaur, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on August 08, 2025, surrounded by the quiet comfort of her faith and the love of her family.
Gail was a resilient and deeply faithful woman, known for her strong will, generous heart, and independent spirit. A long-standing member of Macedonia Baptist Church, she found joy and purpose...
Margaret Hay Shattles
Aug 3, 2025
Margaret Hay Shattles
November 8, 1942 - August 03, 2025
Margaret Hay Shattles, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025, at the age of 82. Born on November 8, 1942, in Macon, Georgia, to William Jesse Hay, Sr. and Doris Hay, Margaret lived a life full of faith, family, love, and creativity.
A devoted member of the Baptist faith, Margaret...
Lisa Stockton Munger
Jul 25, 2025
Lisa Stockton Munger, age 62, of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025. Lisa was born on April 15, 1963, in Thomasville, North Carolina, to the late Harold and LuAnne (Queen) Stockton.
Lisa grew up in Franklin, NC and spent much of her career working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), where she cared deeply for others. Artistically...
Karsten Erik Dalaker
Jul 24, 2025
My daughter, Erika, and I would like to use this space to extend our sincere thanks to those of the Hiawassee-Young Harris-Hayesville community who embraced and supported us while our beloved Dad and Morfar (mother’s father in Norwegian) was being cared for by the amazing staff at Chatuge Regional Hospital during the last days of his life. We would like...
Edward Eddie Gant
Jul 20, 2025
Edward "Eddie" Gant, age 68, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025. Eddie was born to the late Hattie Marie Smith Gant Bell and Rufus Gant on February 14,1957. He was an auctioneer for forty years at A to Z Auction. He was a salesman at heart with many saying he could sell ice to an Eskimo....
Robert Warren Thompson
Jul 20, 2025
Robert W. Thompson (Bob), Lt. Col-USAF (retired), passed away on July 20th on his 93rd birthday. Serving 22years as a US Air Force and private pilot, he flew US Special Forces low level to the middle-east and eastern Europe during the Cold War. As a private pilot for the Civil Air Patrol in Alaska, he ferried indigenous passengers to seek...
Joann McCranie
Jul 7, 2025
JoAnn McCranie, age 89, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025 after an extended illness. JoAnn was born to the late Moses and Phoebe (Kelly) Watts on October 18, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and a nurse for many years. JoAnn enjoyed traveling, cross stitching, jewel art and painting. She...
Richard Owen Griffin
Jul 2, 2025
Richard Owen Griffin, age 75 of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Richard was born August 30, 1949 in Carrol County, Georgia to the late Thomas and Clarice (Miles) Griffin. He was a deacon at Mount Hebron church and an ordained minister for many years. He loved serving people, especially his wife and most of all loved spending...
Cecil Douglas Grooms
Jun 29, 2025
He was born in Habersham County in Clarkesville, GA. His mother was Maybell Grooms (Kirby) and his father was Cecil William Grooms. He lived in Hiawassee, GA. He was a Vietnam War Veteran who was drafted into the army at a young age during high school. He was honorably discharged from Fort Ritchie Maryland in 1978 after serving as a...
Donald Monroe Davenport
Jun 25, 2025
Donald M. Davenport, age 89 of Shooting Creek, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025 after an extended illness. Donald was born June 16, 1936 to the late Floyd and Flora (Spivey) Davenport in Hayesville, North Carolina. He was a good storyteller and always kept people laughing. He loved to garden, go camping or anything to be outside, but...
Ray Lawrence Henson
Jun 22, 2025
Ray Lawrence Henson, age 88 of Columbia, South Carolina passed away June 22, 2025 after an extended illness. Ray was born April 15, 1937 to the late William and Georgia Mae (Hunter) Henson in Hiawassee, Georgia. He was of Baptist Faith. He served his country for thirty years and also worked in law enforcement for twenty years. He was the...
Frances Stroud Eller
Jun 21, 2025
Frances Stroud Eller, age 88, of Young Harris, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025 after an extended illness. Frances was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Will and Mattie (Cothren) Stroud in Hayesville, North Carolina on January 3, 1937. Frances was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of God. Being a mother and grandmother was her biggest...
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