Category: Obituaries

Rhondal Diane Stephens Kastner, age 56 of Demorest, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  Born on January 30, 1965 in Demorest, Georgia, she was the daughter of Diane Stewart Johnson of Demorest and the late Charles Guy...

Coach Shane Dover, age 52, of Demorest, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.   Coach Dover was born on October 7, 1969, in Stephens County, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry...

Mr. Harold Hooper, age 89, of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Mr. Hooper was born in White County to the late Grant and Fannie Dorsey Hooper. In addition to parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Fred...

Janice Chapman Bennett, age 85 of Summerville, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022.  Born in Demorest, Georgia on December 25, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Chapman and June Wiggins Chapman Hicks. Mrs....

Rev. Edward Eugene “Gene” Poole, age 94, of Cornelia, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Born on June 3, 1927 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was the son of the late Garnet Harlon and Edna Gillespie Poole. Mr. Poole was a...

Charles “Chuck” Scott McCarl, age 85, of Dawsonville Georgia passed away on the morning of Wednesday, December 22, 2021 peacefully at his home with sons Scott McCarl and John McCarl, as well as wife Marianne by his side.  Chuck...

Ralph K. Montgomery, 75, of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Ralph’s wishes were to be cremated and no formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield...

The Rev. Otis Lavay McCullough, 92, formerly of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away January 4, 2022, following a short illness. A retired Southern Baptist minister, Lavay had served as full-time senior pastor from 1959 to 2003 for...

Robert “Robi” Lee Wilkins III, age 55, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022. Mr. Wilkins was born on October 4, 1966, in Clayton County, to Robert Lee Wilkins, Jr. and Dee Shubert Holcomb. He was a self-employed...

Douglas Wayne O’Neal, age 77 of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his home on January 2, 2022, following a period of declining health. Doug was born September 5, 1944, in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Odella Williams...