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Cindy Carlstrom
Mar 3, 2026
Cindy Carlstrom, age 73, of Ellijay, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Manor Lake Assisted Living - Hickory Flat.
Memorial Services are scheduled for 12:00 PM on Friday, March 6, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Pastor Ken May officiating.
There will be no public visitation before the Memorial Service.
Preceded in death by: Parents: Charles and...
Chuck Abernathy
Mar 3, 2026
Chuck Abernathy, age 77, of Canton, GA passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Seasons Hospice.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 5, 2026 at South Canton Funeral Home.
Interment will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park.
He was preceded in death by:
Father - Mathew Abernathy
Mother - Irene Abernathy
Brothers Allen Abernathy and James Abernathy
Step Daughter - Mellisa...
Tommy Mulkey
Feb 27, 2026
Tommy Lee Mulkey, age 72, of Canton, GA, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026, at Northside Hospital Cherokee.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Samples and Rev. Terry Caylor officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM...
Paul Stover
Feb 27, 2026
Paul Wayne Stover, age 92, of Canton, GA, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026, at Northside Hospital Cherokee. He enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, and camping.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM on Monday, March 2, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Ken May officiating. Interment will follow at Little River Methodist Church in Woodstock.
The...
James Michael Fink
Feb 26, 2026
James Michael Fink, age 57, of Canton, GA, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at his residence.
Memorial Services are to be scheduled at a later date.
Preceded in death by: Brother: Greg Fink
Survivors include:
Wife - Jill Fink
Parents - Jim and Karen Fink
Son - Tommy Fink and wife Catalyn
Daughter - Megan Fink
Grandson - Mason James Fink
South Canton Funeral Home, dedicated to the...
Brenda Fowler
Feb 26, 2026
Brenda Fowler, age 82, of Canton, GA, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at her residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Monday, March 2, 2026, from the McHelen Baptist Church with Bro. Brian Cain officiating. Interment will follow at the McHelen Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2026,...
Jerry Richardson
Feb 23, 2026
Jerry Richardson, age 83, of Canton, GA, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026, at his residence.
Memorial services are scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Pastor Lance Halick officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Memorial Park in Kennesaw, Georgia.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to...
Russell Nations
Feb 21, 2026
Russell Nations, age 79, of Canton, GA passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026 at his residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, from the Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. Jeremy Mullinax, Rev. Tim McFarland and Bro. Greg Cagle officiating. Interment will follow at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in the Clayton Community.
The family will receive friends...
Ronald Jackson Payne
Feb 20, 2026
Ronald Jackson Payne of Canton, Georgia passed away peacefully at Northside Hospital Cherokee on February 20th, 2026 at the age of 69.
A celebration of life will take place at the Olde Oak Barn in Canton on March 22 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.
Born in Canton, GA in 1957 to Glenn and Marjorie Payne, Ron graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree...
John Watkins
Feb 18, 2026
Mr. John William Watkins, age 84 of Panama City Beach, Florida, formerly of Marietta, passed away on February 18, 2026.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 2 P.M. from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Hamilton officiating.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. Internment will follow in Cherokee...
Phyllis H. Pool
Feb 15, 2026
Phyllis H. Pool, age 76, of Ball Ground, GA, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at her residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Hightower Baptist Church, with Rev. Ronnie McCormick officiating. Interment will follow in the Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, February 19,...
Mary "Jewel" Rollins
Feb 13, 2026
Mary "Jewel" Rollins, age 83, of Jasper, GA, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at her residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Canton, GA.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Saturday, February...
Rev. Leonard R. Perry, Jr.
Feb 12, 2026
Rev. Leonard R. Perry Jr., age 95, of Jasper, GA, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026, at his residence.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Monday, February 16, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Wigington officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 10:30 AM with Military...
Scott Garris
Feb 10, 2026
Scott Lee Garris, age 59, of Ellijay, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at his residence.
A Graveside Service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Georgia National Cemetery with Pastor Alan Sinclair officiating.
Survivors include:
Mother - Joan Garris
Father - Dexter Garris
Son - Josh Garris
Brother & Sister-in-law - Mark (Angela) Garris
Brother - Todd Garris
South Canton Funeral...
Jean C. Jones
Feb 10, 2026
Jean C. Jones, age 84, of Canton, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at The Phoenix at Union Hill.
Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Pastor Ken May officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery on February 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM.
The family will...
Marie Sloan
Feb 9, 2026
Barbara Marie Sloan, age 91, of Talking Rock, GA passed away Monday, February 9, 2026 at Wildwood Health Care. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, & friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from the Fain Cemetery in Calhoun.
The family will receive friends...
Bobby Ghorley
Jan 28, 2026
Bobby Ghorley, age 88, of Canton, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at his residence. Bobby was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and a 58+ years Past Master of the Sharptop Lodge #680. He enjoyed many years of being a Yaarab Shriner.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM on Friday, January 30, 2026, from the Chapel...
Tommy Kelley
Jan 27, 2026
*OBITUARY UPDATED*
Tommy Kelley, age 68, of Jasper, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at his residence.
Due to current weather conditions, the Funeral services are now scheduled for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Ware officiating. Interment will follow at Chalcedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
The...
Gene Gammill
Jan 25, 2026
Gene Gammill, age 83, of Canton, GA passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Northside Hospital Cherokee.
Otto Gene Gammill Jr., known to all as Gene, was born on January 27, 1942, in El Dorado, Arkansas, the eldest of three children born to O.G. and Mary Purdue Gammill. Growing up alongside his brother John and sister Susan, Gene displayed an early...
Mildred Eugenia Robinson
Jan 22, 2026
Mildred Eugenia Robinson
Mildred entered into the presence of her Saviour on January 22, 2026, in Grand Junction, Colorado, at the age of 92. Mildred was born on September 6, 1933, in Alpharetta, Georgia, to Zenas and Frances Dodd.
Mildred was the loving wife to her husband, Ernest Cecil Robinson, whom she married on December 19, 1953. She was predeceased by Cecil...
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