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Ronnie Frye

Ronnie Frye

Jan 26, 2024

Ronnie Frye, age 75, of Canton, GA passed away Friday, January 26, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for 12:00 PM, on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Ken May officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 1:30 PM with...

William Turner Poor

William Turner Poor

Jan 25, 2024

William Turner Poor, age 92, of Holly Springs, GA passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024 at his home.

He accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior, July, 1942 at age 11 at Woodstock Baptist Church. He served as an Ordained Deacon since 1982 and served in various leadership positions in his church and community.

Mr. Poor...

J. A. Whidby

J. A. Whidby

Jan 24, 2024

J. A. Whidby, age 87, of Ball Ground, GA passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at His Residence. He was a loving husband, uncle, great uncle and friend. J.A. served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Sharp Top Masonic Lodge, a deacon & pillar of Sharp Mtn. Baptist Church, & a "God Called" Sunday School Teacher....

Marie Lewis

Marie Lewis

Jan 24, 2024

Marie Lewis, age 89, of Canton, GA passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at Northside Hospital Cherokee.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Glen Moody officiating. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery in Canton.Ga.

The family will receive friends...

Roy Harold Hogan

Roy Harold Hogan

Jan 22, 2024

Roy Harold Hogan, age 84, of Canton, GA passed away Monday, January 22, 2024 at Heritage Hospice. He served as the USMCR Toys for Tots Coordinator for Cherokee county from 1983-1992.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, on Friday, February 2, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Pastor Ken May officiating. Interment...

Trevor Weatherby

Trevor Weatherby

Jan 20, 2024

Trevor Weatherby, age 31, of Ball Ground, GA passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Pastor David Berzins, and Bishop Jerry Brooks officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery in the Clayton...

James Edward Jeans

James Edward Jeans

Jan 19, 2024

James Edward Jeans, age 74, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Friday, January 19, 2024 at St. Andrews Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Panama City, Florida.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Friday, January 26, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Tracy Welchel, and Rev. Todd Welchel officiating....

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Jan 18, 2024

Gene Morgan, age 87, of Canton, GA passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Seasons Hospice.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, on Monday, January 22, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Johnny Padgett officiating. Interment will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 11:00...

William Roy Ingram

William Roy Ingram

Jan 16, 2024

William Roy Ingram, Sr., age 91, of Murrayville, GA passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at his residence. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, & great grandfather. He served his country in both the Air Force and the U.S. Army. He served in Vietnam where he received the Bronze Star & the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He was...

Wilma Bowen

Wilma Bowen

Jan 14, 2024

Wilma Janell Bowen, age 87, of Canton, GA, left this earthly realm on

Sunday, January 14, 2024 after a long battle with COPD and Congestive

Heart Failure.

It would be wrong to say that Janell lost her battle because she never

stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was...

Jack Henry Pitts

Jack Henry Pitts

Jan 13, 2024

Jack Henry Pitts, age 91, of Jasper, GA passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, on Monday, January 15, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Sheffield, and Rev. Mike Ware officiating. Interment will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park.

The family...

Verna Gunter Dunn

Verna Gunter Dunn

Jan 13, 2024

Verna Gunter Dunn, age 54, of Fairmount, GA passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Seasons Hospice in Cumming, Ga.

Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Friday, January 19, 2024, from the Wheeler Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Gayton officiating. Interment will follow in Wheeler Cemetery on Vaughn Road in Hickory Flat, Ga.

The...

Darren Ghorley

Darren Ghorley

Jan 11, 2024

Darren Ghorley, age 54, of Ball Ground, GA passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from the Old Damascus Baptist Church with Rev. Dean Ghorley officiating. Interment will follow at Old Damascus Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends from 6:00...

Thelma Elouise Hughes

Thelma Elouise Hughes

Jan 9, 2024

Elouise, aged 76, died on Tuesday, January ninth after a short stay in a local hospital. She was known as "Grana" by her four grandchildren who miss her greatly.

Elouise was graduated from Kennesaw State University during her career as a Medical Technologist at Northside Hospital Clinical Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoyed genealogy research and had...

Michael John Murphy

Michael John Murphy

Jan 8, 2024

Michael John Murphy, age 76, of Ball Ground, GA passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at his residence. He was a loving Husband, Father, & Grandfather. Michael was a member of Sharp Mtn. Baptist Church. He served his country as an MP in the US Army in Vietnam. Following his service to his country, Michael worked as a Power...

Sandra Hitt

Sandra Hitt

Jan 8, 2024

Sandra Hitt, age 81, of Canton, GA passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at Piedmont Hospital. She was a long time member of Free Hope Baptist Church in

Pickens County. Sandra loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, from the Free...

Guynell Creighton

Guynell Creighton

Jan 7, 2024

Guynell Creighton, age 87, of Canton, GA passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 at her home.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 PM, on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from Georgia National Cemetery with Pastor Ken May officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia National Cemetery.

She was preceded in death by:

Father: Guy Wilbanks...

Melba Miller Brugh

Melba Miller Brugh

Jan 6, 2024

Melba Miller Brugh, age 88, of Canton, GA passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 at her residence. She was a member of Vinton Baptist Church. Melba loved her family, her pets, flowers, gardening and traveling.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from the Chapel of South Canton Funeral Home with Bishop...

Jorge Anibal Garcia Morales

Jorge Anibal Garcia Morales

Jan 5, 2024

Jorge Garcia passed away at his home in Canton, Georgia on Friday, 1/5/2024.

A loving Husband, Son, Father, Brother, and Friend. He was the epitome of a great man.

Honest, humble, and always jovial, he possessed an uncanny ability to make people smile. His laugh was infectious. Jorge was known for his ferocious work ethic....

Roza Poyasova

Roza Poyasova

Jan 4, 2024

Roza Vasylievna Poyasova, age 89, of Canton, GA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Northside Cherokee Hospital.

Roza was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved music, reading and the outdoors. Born in Mologa, Russia, she survived WWII, Stalinism and the collapse of the Soviet Union. She was a bride at 18, a...

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