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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...
Nancy Jane Wilk
Jun 19, 2025
Nancy Jane Wilk, age 85, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 19, 2025, after a brief illness. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 6, 1940, she was the beloved daughter of the late Keith and Jane Davis.
Nancy, known affectionately as “Nan,” lived a vibrant life filled with love for her family and animals. Together with her husband...
Estie Ann Henson
Jun 11, 2025
Mrs. Estie Ann Henson, 86, of Columbia, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Born in Young Harris, GA, on April 1, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Saul Henry Nichols and Dessie Mae Nichols.
Mrs. Estie was a down-to-earth lady who appreciated the simple things in life. She enjoyed spending time “getting her hands dirty” while gardening...
Billie Lynn McConnell
Jun 8, 2025
Billie Lynn McConnell, age 65, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy marked by resilience, creativity, and deep compassion. She was born on November 12, 1959, in Moline, Illinois, to the late Willis Paul “Bill” McConnell and Barbara Nell (Burch) McConnell.
Ms. McConnell was known for her skilled craftsmanship. Gifted with a natural ability to fix, build, and...
James Lee Melton II
Jun 7, 2025
James Lee Melton II, 52, of Hiawassee, Ga. passed away suddenly on June 7, 2025.
Jim was born on July 18, 1972 to James Melton and Martha Kelley Melton in Marietta, Georgia. After graduating Towns County High School in 1990, Jim went on to Young Harris College and then transferred to the University of Georgia. He graduated with a degree in...
Nancy Elizabeth Fueston
Jun 2, 2025
Nancy Elizabeth Fueston of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away peacefully on June 2, 2025. Born on May 29, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts she grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and was baptized as Nancy Elizabeth Auskelis in the Catholic Church. Nancy attended the University of New Hampshire, where she earned a BS in Nursing. She worked at Egleston Hospital (Children's Healthcare of...
Edwin Don Arrowood
Jun 1, 2025
Edwin Don Arrowood passed away peacefully on June 1, 2025 at the age of 87 within his hometown of Hiawassee, Georgia. Edwin was born June 15, 1937 to the late Earl and Elizabeth Arrowood in Hiawassee, Georgia. Edwin was a godly man and a devoted member of Mt. Pleasant Church of God. Edwin worked as a contractor for over twenty...
Doreen London
May 31, 2025
Doreen Christine London of Hiawassee, Ga passed away peacefully on May 31, 2025 at the age of 77. Doreen was born August 13, 1947 to the late Wilbur and Doris Lundberg. Doreen is preceded in death by her father and mother, Wilbur and Doris Lundberg; husband David London; brothers, Hartley Billard, Dennis Lundberg, and Norman Lundberg. Doreen is survived by...
Christie Ann Powers
May 25, 2025
Christie A Powers of Young Harris, Ga passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday May 25, 2025. Christie was the oldest daughter of Theodore and Elma Kuhnle (deceased) of Vassar, Mi and was born on May 27, 1938. She is survived by her husband James, her son David Powers of Hollywood, Florida, Jeffrey Powers of Janesville, WI, her younger...
Michael Charles Gerschefski
May 25, 2025
Michael Charles “Mike” Gerschefski was born to Edwin Otto Gerschefski and Ina Magnuson Gerschefski in Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg, South Carolina on March 8, 1945. He spent most of his childhood years in Spartanburg before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico for one year, then finished his high school and college years in Athens, Georgia. At the University of Georgia, Mike...
Merle Eudora Wright
May 19, 2025
Merle Eudora Wright, age 91, of Young Harris, Georgia, passed away on May 19, 2025. Born on September 4, 1933, in College Park, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Ruth Hart.
A devoted servant of the Lord, Merle lived a remarkable 91 years filled with purpose, adventure, and unwavering faith. She was known for her independence, work...
Carolyn Ledford Sutton
May 17, 2025
Carolyn Ledford Sutton, age 79, of Hiawassee passed away May 17, 2025 peacefully at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after a brief illness. Carolyn was born to parents Erith and Connice (Free) Ledford in Clarksville, Georgia on February 17, 1946.
She is preceded in death by her above mentioned parents; husband, Bon Sutton; son, Bradley Jeremy Sutton; and brothers, Junior Ledford and Ronald...
Marilyn Yvonne Kaiser
May 16, 2025
Marilyn Yvonne Kaiser, age 89 formerly of Hiawassee, Georgia passed peacefully on May 16, 2025 in Madison, Alabama. Yvonne was born on August 28, 1935 to the late Lloyd E. Hadaway and Cora Mae Taylor. Yvonne lived within Madison, Alabama since the 1980s, but she always maintained close ties with her Georgia family. Growing up, Yvonne attended Towns County schools...
Alton Neil Higgins
May 13, 2025
Alton Neil Higgins, 88, passed away on May 13, 2025, in the mountains of Hiawassee, GA. Born on May 22, 1936, in Fort Meade, FL, Alton was the son of Jim and Effie Fae Higgins.
Alton was a true renaissance man with a myriad of talents, including photography (he owned his own portrait studio), diving, caving, aviation, cars and motorcycles, music,...
Lady Kate Bryant
May 10, 2025
Lady Kate Davis Bryant passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the age of 86 in Hiawassee, Georgia.
Lady Kate was born February 6, 1939 in Cleveland, Tennessee. She attended Alabama Christian College where she met and married the love of her life. She worked alongside her husband in the food industry for most of her life, most notably at Young...
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