Clarence Jerome Hamm
Sep 1, 2024
The Reverend Clarence Jerome Hamm, affectionately known as “Hambone,” of Tiger, GA, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 5:45 AM. The celebration of life service will be held on October 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Nacoochee Presbyterian Church located at 260 GA Highway 255 North Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571 (706) 878-2226
Jerome was born on June...
Tom Hubert Owenby
Aug 31, 2024
Tom Hubert Owenby, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 31, 2024. He was surrounded by members of his loving family at the Tranquility Hospice Center in Kennesaw, GA.
Tom was born on November 20, 1931, at home, in Fannin County, GA. His parents were the late Roy Owenby and Jesse (Trammel) Owenby. Tom graduated from Fannin County High School...
Sylvia Head
Aug 6, 2024
Sylvia Head, 91, of Suwanee, GA, entered into Heaven on August 6, 2024. She was preceded in death by Claude Head, her husband of 60 years. She is survived by her daughters Debra Scott and Donna Tyner, 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Sylvia served the Lord faithfully as a Sunday school teacher for 40 years. She enjoyed singing in the...
Christopher Cunningham Herod
Aug 4, 2024
Chris Herod, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 4th, 2024, in Dunwoody, GA. Born on September 29th, 1964, in Grove Hill, AL, Chris spent his childhood in Stone Mountain, GA, and attended Tucker High School.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and built a diverse career as a mechanical engineer across various industries....
Julio Louis Diaz-Perna
Aug 2, 2024
Julio was born in Havana, Cuba where he met his future wife, Isabel at a very young age of 19. He studied and graduated from Medicine and veterinary. Julio had a passion for fencing, and became a very renowned teacher of the sport, passing such knowledge to his children.
He came to the United States in 60’s with his wife...
Saundra Diane Rubinstein
Jul 22, 2024
“I would like to be remembered as a person who is honest, compassionate and generous.” — Sandy
Sandy Rubinstein was born in the coal mining town of Galloway, WV on September 15, 1943. Living in a coal mining community taught Sandy a sense of family, community, tenacity, hard work, and perseverance. She spoke quite fondly of her experiences in Galloway,...
Edgar John Ardell
Jul 14, 2024
Edgar John Ardell (Eddy), 56 years of age, of Atlanta, Georgia, died on July 14, 2024. Born on January 10, 1968.
Eddy’s early schooling was at the American Cooperative School of La Paz, Bolivia. He graduated high school from Riverside Military Academy. Eddy got his Bachelor of Science degree from Emory University in 1991. Eddy was the son of John...
Nancy Scott Rogers
Jul 14, 2024
Nancy Scott Rogers died July 14. 2024 in Tucker, Georgia. Nancy, daughter of John Wesley Rogers and Mary Burton Hines, was born June 28, 1946 in Charleston South Carolina. Her family moved to Miami, Florida when Nancy was a child and then to Atlanta, Georgia. Nancy graduated from Grady High School in 1964. She received her Bachelor of Science in...
Bette Clunen
Jul 8, 2024
Bette Clunen – born Bette Volpe on July 22, 1941 – departed for her heavenly residence on July 8th, 2024. She was happily married for 60 years to her beloved husband, John “Jack” Francis Clunen (1941 – 2023). Bette is survived by her children, Linda (Doug) Hughes, Ree (Tony) Aguirre; 5 grandchildren: Denise (Dereck) Heim, Ryan (Michelle) Wood, Taylor (Sara)...
Elaine Saunders Hughes Jape
Jul 6, 2024
Elaine Saunders Hughes Jape died peacefully on July 6, 2024. She was born November 28, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia to Annie Laurie Smith Saunders and Keeton G. Saunders.
An Atlanta girl through and through, Elaine grew up in Virginia Highlands and later Sherwood Forest. As a girl, she loved taking the trolley to Rich’s downtown to shop and later have...
Julia Yapell
Jul 5, 2024
Our beloved friend, daughter and mother, Julia Yapell, passed away at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. Julia was the only child of Irma Yapell and Albert Yapell (deceased). She was born in Cuba and came to the United States with her parents as a child. She was fiercely proud of her Cuban and Jewish heritage.
Julia...
Helen Marie Deason Smith
Jul 4, 2024
Helen Deason Smith of Rome, GA passed away peacefully on July 4, 2024.
Helen was born in Nauvoo, Alabama on September 26, 1929, daughter of the late John Powell Deason and Berniece Moore Deason. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert Harold Smith and her brother, John Deason. She is survived by her children Connie Hyde (Dennis), Anne Snyder...
Shirley Anne Vick
Jun 26, 2024
Shirley Anne Crawford was born on February 1, 1935 in the Buckhead community of Atlanta. She attended Garden Hills grammar school and graduated from North Fulton High School. Following courses at the Atlanta division of the University of Georgia, she became employed as a secretary at Coastal States Life Insurance Company. She met her future husband, Shirley Lee Vick, Jr.,...
Morgan Quarles Payne
Jun 18, 2024
Morgan was born in Rome, GA, on April 4, 1943, and passed away June 18, 2024. His parents were the late Mather McCormick Payne and Eleanor Morgan Payne. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Cynthia Webb Payne, sons Christopher (Christy), Andrew (Stacy), Matthew (Clare), and daughter Jennifer Duffy (Joe); grandchildren Anne Carter, Emily, Morgan Jr., Carolyn,...
Carla Evalynne Chandler
Jun 16, 2024
Carla Evalynne Chandler of Dacula, Georgia passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Carla is survived by Christina Howell (daughter); Gray Gurkin (son) and his wife, Christy Gurkin; and Carey Estes (daughter). In addition, she is survived by her grandchildren: Nicholas Perry, Katherine Perry, Ellieblue Gurkin, Zane Gurkin, Andrew Estes, Charlie Estes, and Jacob Estes.
Carla was the daughter of...
Zachary Chaffin Jones
Jun 8, 2024
Zachary Chaffin Jones died unexpectedly on the afternoon of Saturday, June 8, 2024 after falling ill in Bozeman, Montana on the way to a hiking trip in Yellowstone National Park.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years Elizabeth Boyd Jones, his beloved sons Jordan Boyd Jones (Ashley), Grant Chaffin Jones (Sydney), William Turner Jones (fiancée Mallory), and granddaughters...
Mary G. Ampola
Jun 8, 2024
Mary Ampola’s life story is a testament to resilience, dedication, and compassion that touched countless lives. For those who knew her, no words are necessary; for those who didn’t, no words are sufficient. Born to Italian immigrants, Filomena and Mariangelo Giambattista, Mary defied the constraints of childhood poverty and patriarchy to blaze trails as a pioneering, award-winning physician and loving...
Lisa Kaye Broyles
Jun 3, 2024
Lisa Kaye (Miller) Broyles passed away on June 3, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born to Jerry and Carolyn Miller on January 26, 1967, in Rockford, IL. She graduated from West High, Rockford, IL (1984), and Grace College, Winona Lake, IN (1988) with a BS in elementary education. She was married on June 20, 1987,...
