Obituaries

Peggy Virginia Hill Taylor

Funeral services for Peggy Virginia Hill Taylor, 88, were held Monday, March 1, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Phil Demore officiating. Interment followed the service in Clarkesville Cemetery.   Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Habersham Home East in Demorest.    Born Jan.

Brinkley Leona Elizabeth Laws McNeal

Graveside services for Brinkley Leona Elizabeth Laws McNeal, 84, of Valdosta, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, at Sunset Hill Cemetery with the Rev. David Tart officiating.   Mrs. McNeal passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at her home.

Yaneli Lara-Zavala

A funeral mass for Yaneli Lara-Zavala, 21, of Alto, was held Saturday, Feb. 27, at St. Marks Catholic Church with Pastor José Luis Hernandez-A officiating. Interment was held Sunday, Feb. 28, at Level Grove Cemetery.    Ms. Lara-Zavala passed away Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.

Daniel E. Barden

Burial services for Daniel E. Barden, 90, of Orville, Ohio, will take place later this summer at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio where military rites will be observed.     Mr. Barden passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Justin T.

T.L. Maxwell

Funeral services for T.L. Maxwell, 76, of Mt. Airy, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home with the Rev. John Graham, the Rev. David Rudeseal, the Rev. Terry Benfield, and the Rev. Clarence Reynolds officiating.

Alfred Tyson Martin

Memorial services for Alfred Tyson Martin, 73, of Lilburn, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. Interment will follow in Baldwin City Cemetery.    Mr. Martin went to be with the Lord Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.

Walter Marion Ferguson

Memorial services for Walter Ferguson, 56, of Liberty, South Carolina, will be held at a later date locally in Habersham County.  Mr. Ferguson passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Born Sept.

Sidney Brooks Neville

Sidney Brooks Neville, 85, of Rabun Gap, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Born in Rabun County, he was the son of the late Walter E. and Kate H. Neville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Martha C. Neville.

Fredda "Jo" Todd Blankenship

The family of Fredda "Jo" Todd Blankenship, 77, of Kennesaw, will gather for a celebration of her life at a later date. As per her request, Mrs.

Michael ‘Wild Bill’ Burke

Michael ‘Wild Bill’ Burke, 66, of Baldwin, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.