Obituaries

Donald Jean Stewart

Donald Jean Stewart

Donald Jean Stewart

Mr. Donald Jean Stewart, 88, of Ellijay, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.  He was born Sept. 17, 1932, to the late Homer Edward and Nora Estell Bradley Stewart, in Gainesville. He was a member of the Ellijay Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Mrs. Tommie Ellen Howland Stephens

Mrs. Tommie Ellen Howland Stephens

Mrs. Tommie Ellen Howland Stephens

Mrs. Tommie Ellen Howland Stephens, 78, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. She was born in Ducktown, Tenn., April 28, 1942, to the late Edward Kimber Russell Howland and Geneva Vivian McArthur Howland. Mrs. Stephens was a homemaker and was a member of Ellijay Church of Christ.
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Crump Kincaid

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Crump Kincaid

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Crump Kincaid

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Crump Kincaid, 87, of East Ellijay, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. She was born in Gilmer County Aug. 25, 1933, to the late Steve Crump and Willie Bell Pruett Crump. She was employed by the Gilmer County Board of Education, and was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church.
Eugene G. Burrell

Eugene G. Burrell

Eugene G. Burrell

Mr. Eugene G. Burrell, 89, of Hendersonville, N.C., died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. A native of Ellijay, he lived in Palm Harbor, Fla., prior to moving to Hendersonville in 2004. He is the son of the late Hill and Vera Burrell, of Ellijay. He is preceded in death by brothers, Harry G.
Mark Damon Watkins

Mark Damon Watkins

Mark Damon Watkins

Mr. Mark Damon Watkins, 57, of Gordon, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.  He was born June 6, 1963, in Atlanta, to the late H.L (Buddy) Watkins and Charlotte Tanner Davis.  He graduated from Tattnall Square Academy, Macon, in 1981. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 170.
Kenneth Weldon Ledford

Kenneth Weldon Ledford

Kenneth Weldon Ledford

Mr. Kenneth Weldon Ledford, 66, of Ellijay died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. He was born in Pickens County Oct. 2, 1954, to the late Wilson Ledford and Ovaline McArthur Ledford Smith.  He was a graduate of Pickens High School, class of 1972. He graduated from Pickens Tech.
David L. Kincaid

David L. Kincaid

David L. Kincaid

Mr. David L. Kincaid, 70, of Ellijay, died Saturday, Feb. 20,  2021. He was born in Gilmer County Sept. 24, 1950, to the late Robert Kincaid and Bertha West Kincaid. He was a graduate of Gilmer High School, class of 1968.  He graduated Reinhardt AA-73, North Georgia College in 1975, B.S.
Marilyn Arlen May

Marilyn Arlen May

Marilyn Arlen May

Marilyn Arlen May was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta Aug. 3, 1936, to Louise Cecilia White May and Joseph Edwin May. She grew up on Francis Street near Atlantic Steel where her father was an engineer.
Bradley Roger Burgess

Bradley Roger Burgess

Bradley Roger Burgess

Mr. Bradley Roger Burgess, 45, of Ellijay died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. He was born Feb. 7, 1976, in Gainesville, to the Rev. Roger Burgess and Linda Ralston Burgess.  He graduated from Gilmer High School, class of 1994.
In loving memory

In loving memory

Mrs. Gail Beard Moody

Mrs. Gail Beard Moody, 76, of Ellijay, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. She was born in Coral Gables, Fla., Feb. 28, 1944. She was a homemaker. She is survived by husband, Reese Moody, of Ellijay; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Barbara Tarr, of Sevierville, Tenn.