Obituaries

James Harold 'Mullet' Rudeseal Sr.

Homegoing services for James Harold "Mullet" Rudeseal Sr., 85, of the Fairview Community, Demorest were held Sunday, June 13, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with the Rev. A.B. Stewart, Michael King, and Joe Jones officiating.

Roxie Helen Jordan Roberts

Roxie Helen Jordan Roberts, 83, of Carnesville, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home. An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.

Helen Kay Swanson

Helen Kay Swanson, 85, of Cornelia, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, Wednesday June 9, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be announced. Local arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest.

Edward Lee Tench

No formal services for Edward Lee Tench, 53, of Blairsville are planned at this time.    Mr. Tench passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021.      Born Jan. 8, 1968, in Demorest, he was the son of the late James L. Tench and Fannie G. Allen Tench.      Mr.

Ernesteen 'Teen' Dorsey Woods 

A celebration of life service for Ernesteen "Teen" Dorsey Woods, 89, of Clarkesville, will be held Saturday, June 12, at noon at Hillside Memorial Chapel and Gardens in Clarkesville.   Mrs. Woods went to her heavenly rewards Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Hilda Sayer Crump

Funeral services for Hilda Sayer Crump, 82, of Baldwin, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with the Rev. Saul McCoy and the Rev. Jerry Buschman officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.    Mrs.

Robert Douglas 'Doug' Trotman

Graveside services for Robert Douglas "Doug" Trotman, 79, of Habersham County, will be held at Stephens Memorial Gardens, Toccoa, Sunday, June 13, at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. David Ritchey officiating. Mr. Trotman went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Alfred Doyle Taylor

Memorial services for Alfred Doyle Taylor, 73, of Demorest, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, with the Rev. Jared Gaboriault officiating.   Mr. Taylor went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Dennis Boyd Israel

Family and friends of Dennis Boyd Israel, 68, of Demorest, will honor his memory with a graveside service at Carlisle Wesleyan Church Cemetery in Chesnee, South Carolina at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12.

Marilyn Nierenberg Oaken

Graveside services for Marilyn Nierenberg Oaken, 87, of Clarkesville, were held Thursday, June 10, at Yonah View Cemetery in Cleveland.    Mrs. Oaken passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at her residence following a brief illness.