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George "Ike" Ree Waldroup Jr
Oct 22, 2025
George "Ike" Ree Waldroup Jr, age 77, of Hiawassee, GA passed peacefully on October 22, 2025. George was born on June 7, 1948, to George Sr. and Katie (Hedden) Waldroup in Clayton GA. George was a man of faith and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He also enjoyed attending First Freewill Church in Hayesville, NC. George worked on...
Ronald Gene Schott
Oct 17, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Schott was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 1, 1942, to Gene and Hazel Schott. He went to be with the Lord after an extended illness on October 17, 2025, in Hiawassee, Georgia.
Ron grew up in Tampa, Florida, and graduated from Chamberlain High School before proudly serving in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He...
Susan Marie Philips
Oct 16, 2025
Susan Marie Phillips, age 71, of Hiawassee, GA passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025. Susan was born on February 13, 1954, to Benjamin and Juanita (Barton) Williford in Cordele, GA. Susan worked as a human resource officer for Dekalb County for a number of years. Susan was a kind and caring woman who focused her passions on working as...
Ruby "Vicki" Victoria DiVona
Oct 8, 2025
Born on April 1, 1957, to O.J. Underhill and Gladys Cadle in Starke, Florida, passed away surrounded by family on October 8, 2025.
Vicki lived a full and meaningful life marked by hard work, devotion, and family. For more than 20 years, she built a successful career as a real estate broker with Adams Homes in Jacksonville, Florida, where her dedication...
Joseph Benovich
Oct 6, 2025
Joseph Benovich, age 78, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on Monday, October 6, 2025 following an extended illness. Joseph was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 1, 1947 to the late Mr and Mrs. John and Elizabeth (Buynak) Benovich.
Joseph was an English teacher and football coach for thirty years at John Hay Highschool in Cleveland, Ohio. He enjoyed reading and...
Earl Levan Lewis
Sep 29, 2025
Earl “Levan” Lewis, age 90, of Hiawassee, GA, passed away on September 29, 2025.
Levan was born on August 21, 1935, to Earl and Sybil Lewis in Cumberland, KY. He is survived by his brother, Gary Lewis, and his sister, Patricia Handly.
A devoted husband, Levan shared 67 loving years of marriage with his wife, Betty. He was also a dedicated father...
Grover Milton Shook
Sep 24, 2025
Mr. Grover Shook, age 91, passed away peacefully at Chatuge Regional Hospital on the morning of Wednesday, September, 24th. He was born on January 4th, 1934 in Young Harris GA, to the late Arvel and Inez (Hooper) Shook. Grover was of Baptist faith and believed in and loved his Lord and savior. He often told me stories of his daddy...
Jacquelyn Marie Hassel
Sep 23, 2025
Jacquelyn Marie Hassel, age 74 of Hayesville, North Carolina passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Jacquelyn was born May 16, 1951 to the late Jack Burroughs and Mary Willene (Allen) Burgess in Savannah, Georgia. She was in the 283rd Georgia Air National Guard. She was an avid history reader. She loved artwork, loved to dance, skate, music, and also loved...
Phyllis Drummond Christine
Sep 23, 2025
Phyllis (Drummond) Christine born June 22, 1945. To the late William Robert Drummond Sr(d1998) and Jeanne Neumuller(d2000)of Phillipsburg, New Jersey left us on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.She is preceded in death also by her beloved grandfather William “Pop” Rexford Drummond(d1983), her brother, William Robert “Bobby” Drummond, Jr. (d. 2001) and by her nephew, Robert Rex Drummond "RR" (d. 2020). She...
Jann Carol Holub
Sep 21, 2025
Jann Holub of Hiawassee, GA, born 01/10/1952 in Columbus Ohio passed away peacefully at home with her loving family. Jann led a full and interesting life. She was featured in the Orlando Sentinel for waterskiing at the age of 4 y. o. She is in the Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale FL. She attended FSU. She worked at...
Donald Jerald Joyner
Sep 16, 2025
Donald J. “Don” Joyner, 82, of Hayesville, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
Born on August 7, 1943, in Gulfport, Mississippi, Don proudly served his country in the United States Navy, carrying forward the values of honor and duty throughout his life. After his military service, he enjoyed a long and respected career as a proud member of...
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...
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