Obituaries

Ray Junior Arwood

Funeral services for Ray Junior Arwood, 92, of Clarkesville, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with the Rev. Clarence Reynolds, the Rev. George Dean,  and the Rev. Terry Benfield officiating.

Henry ‘Leroy’ Brock

Funeral services for Henry "Leroy" Brock, 90, of Monroe, formerly of Habersham County, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with the Rev. Terry Rice and Mr. Larry Whitfield officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Mr.

Freddie B. Seabolt

Funeral services for Freddie B. Seabolt, 86, of Cleveland, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at New Bridge Baptist Church.  The Rev. W.A. Jenkins, the Rev. Edward Hood, and the Rev. Robert Brundage will officiate. Interment will follow in the New Bridge Baptist Church cemetery. Mr.

William ‘Duncan’ Holbrook

Memorial services for William "Duncan" Holbrook, 24, of Toccoa, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with Dr. Jay Hughes officiating. Duncan passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Born Oct.

John Lumpkin Foster, Jr.

A Celebration of Life service and a party to honor John Lumpkin Foster, Jr., remarkable son, husband, father, grandfather, friend, and community servant, will be held in the spring. Date and time to be announced later. John's ashes will be interred next to Emylie.

Melvin E. Anderson

Funeral services for Melvin E. Anderson, 77, of Alto, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with Pastor Chris Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. Mr. Anderson passed away Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Born Dec.

William ‘Billy’ H. Pitts, Jr.

A Celebration of Life for William "Billy" H. Pitts, Jr., 60, of Cornelia, will be held at a later date and will be announced here and on the families' Facebook pages. Mr. Pitts died Feb. 7, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville of complications from COVID.

Ruby Lee Thomas Wade

Ruby Lee Thomas Wade, 74, of Alto, passed away Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11.

Clara Shirley Tanksley

Clara Shirley Tanksley, 93, of Alto, passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. Interment will follow in the BC Grant Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m.

Nancy (Sellers) Lawson

Nancy (Sellers) Lawson, 54, of Lakeside, Arizona, formerly of Cornelia, passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.  Memorials may be made to Navajo County Friends of CASA, P.O Box 1774, Show Low, AZ 85902 or navajocountyfriendsofcasa.com.