Obituaries

Mrs. Laura M. Waddell Pettit

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Mrs. Laura M. (Waddell) Pettit, 95, of Ellijay, died Saturday, June 27, 2020.

She was born Jan. 11, 1925, in Gilmer County to the late Jonathan Clay and Annie Pearl (Morris) Waddell. 

David M. Harris

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Mr. David M. Harris,  70, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

He was born Dec. 26, 1949, in San Diego, Calif., and was raised in St. Simon’s Island by his late father Myd Harris.

Thomas McKinney

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Mr. Thomas McKinney, 65, of Ellijay, died Thursday, June 25, 2020.

He was born July 19, 1954, in Atlanta, to the late Loyd Ray and Myrtle Bush McKinney. He worked in the HVAC industry.

Mrs. Bonnie Lee Abercrombie

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Mrs. Bonnie Lee Abercrombie, 65, of Ellijay, died Friday, June 26, 2020.

She was born June 11, 1955, in Pinehurst, N.C. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. 

Walter David Johnson

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Walter David Johnson, aka Dave Johnson, 81, died Feb. 14, 2020, at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper. 

Ms. Shadia Carter Fendley

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Ms. Shadia Carter Fendley, 77, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

She was born Dec. 17, 1942, in Gilmer County, to the late Paul and Rebecca Dunn Carter. 

Tracy Posey

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Mr. Tracy Posey, 51, of Ellijay, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

He was born Oct. 17, 1968, in Gilmer County to Debra Dupree Posey and the late Dewey Posey.