Obituaries

Elise (Pomy) Gissendanner

Celebration of life for Elise (Pomy) Gissendanner, 95, of Clarkesville, is being held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Clarkesville Baptist Church, 1287 Washington St., Clarkesville. Mrs. Gissendanner passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 9, 2021.

Alice Kay Templeton

Funeral services for Alice Kay Templeton, 59, of Demorest, were held Sunday, Sept. 12, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with Pastor Mike Franklin officiating. Interment followed in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery in Baldwin. Ms. Templeton passed away Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

Donna Marie Webb Lewallen

Memorial services for Donna Marie Webb Lewallen, 63, of Clarkesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tony Goss, officiating. Mrs. Lewallen passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Born Sept.

Joan E. Sutton

Joan E. Sutton (nee Holland), 88, resident of Naperville, Illinois since 1969, formerly of Joliet, Illinois, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at The Spring at Monarch Landing in Naperville, Illinois. She was born Oct. 16, 1932, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Visitation was held Friday, Sept.

Lynne Susan Schwab

Dr. Lynne Susan Schwab died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 4, 2021, after living with Parkinson’s disease for 13 years. She was born Aug. 15, 1944, in Los Angeles, California to the late Harold Norman Schwab and Edith Marjorie White Schwab.

Jack G. Lavender

Funeral services for Jack G. Lavender, 85, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Barrett Funeral Home in Cleveland. A family graveside service will be held in Nolensville, Tennessee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.5.   Mr. Lavender passed away Aug.

Geraldleen Simpson 'Jeri' Rhyne

Funeral services for Geraldleen Simpson "Jeri" Rhyne, 92, of Clarkesville, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with the Rev. Dr. Adam Erwin officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens cemetery.     Mrs.

JoAnn Knight Thomas

A memorial service for JoAnn Knight Thomas, 79, of Clarkesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Hillside Memorial Chapel in Clarkesville with the Rev. Kenneth McEntire, Ms. Sarah Hooper, and Ms. Barbara Blackwell officiating.   Mrs. Thomas went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Sept.

Wesley Avery “Wes” Dodd Jr.

Wesley Avery “Wes” Dodd Jr., 56, of Cornelia, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced soon. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.

Donald Raymond Kimbrell

Donald Raymond Kimbrell, 62, of Baldwin, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. A visitation service will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.