Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Our list of death notices includes links to arrangements and obituaries by Canton's Darby Funeral Home, Sosebee Funeral Home, and South Canton Funeral Home & Chapel.
The following funeral arrangements and/or death notices were published by Darby Funeral Home: The following funeral arrangements and/or death notices were published by Sosebee Funeral Home: The following funeral arrangements and/or death notices were published by South Canton Funeral Home & Chapel:
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dixon's family will receive friends at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors on Friday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Milton High School graduate, Justin David Dixon, 31, of Canton, died May 13. Born in Miami to David Lee and Pierrette Gingras Dixon, he was also a graduate of the Atlanta Culinary Art Institute. A U.S. Army veteran, he served two tours in Iraq. Along with his parents, he is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Michelle and Matthew Haney and their children, Conner and Brennen, asa well as his grandmother, Willa Davenport. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 18 at 11 a.m. at Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church. Dixon's family will receive friends at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors on Friday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his memory the Wounded Warriors Project www.…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Jon Bettis will be laid to rest on Sunday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Canton.
The teenager who drowned earlier this week while swimming in the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir will be laid to rest on Sunday. Funeral services for Jon Thomas Bettis, 17, will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the South Canton Funeral Home Chapel. Bettis will be buried at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery following the services. The family will continue to receive friends and condolences today between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. at South Canton. Bettis drowned on Wednesday while swimming in the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir in Canton, which opened to the public in March. Bettis' autopsy will be conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner's Office. Bettis is survived by parents Tommy and Wendy Bettis of Canton; siblings Will, Jay, Katie…
Friday, April 12, 2013
Patch allows anyone to post obituaries for free, of any length, and with as may photos as you like.
When you want your loved one to be remembered, Patch is available to make that personal story accessible to his or her many friends and relatives. Patch allows users to post obituaries for free. We've tried to make it as easy as possible to relay information about the recent death of a loved one to the community. Here is a step-by-step guide for posting a death notice. 1. Log into your Patch account. You'll need to create an account if you don't have one. All you need is an email address to do this. 2. Go to the "News" tab at the top and click on "Announcements." 3. Click on the "Add an Announcement" button. 4. Select the category "Death Notices" 5. Type in the deceased person's name and other information. You could also simply copy and …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Garovi was working for the Swiss government in Atlanta and was pursuing a degree in Homeland Security when he was killed in a car accident Sunday in Cherokee County.
The best way to sum up the life of Luca Garovi is a story his "adopted mother" Kelley Mure tells about her daughter Rachel's wedding. Once Luca found out the wedding was to be held the day before his mother's 70th birthday in Switzerland, he hopped on a plane from Phoenix to his birth country to be with his mother on her special day, then took the next flight back to Arizona to be a groomsman at his "sister's" wedding. If you asked Luca, he had family in Switzerland and family in America. "He told everyone he had six brothers and five sisters. Nico, Lorenzo, Claudio Garovi, Nick, Marcus, and Chiara Corbo, and John, Rachel, Hannah, and Sarah Mure, and Nicole Hauessler," Mure wrote in an e-mail to Patch. Luca Garovi was born in Bern, …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Zachary Rose's family is holding visitation in Canton today, and the funeral Saturday afternoon, but they need help to pay the costs.
The family of Zachary Allen Rose, a victim in a shooting in Alpharetta on Monday, Jan. 28, is struggling to cope with his death, and to find funds to pay for his funeral. "We just celebrated his birthday, he just turned 22," said his sister, Audrey Greene, as she worked on creating a video of her brother to be shown at the funeral home. "He had a lot of friends," she said. Zachary was visiting one of his friends, a former coworker, in Alpharetta when he was shot. His sister just found out that the suspect being sought by Alpharetta police was previously accused of a similar crime. He's left behind his family and those friends. "He got his mom and dad, one other brother, one other sister," Greene said. "And his big baby dog, his only 'child…
Monday, August 27, 2012
Find out what's coming up on Canton-Sixes Patch today and what you might have missed overnight.
1. The man behind a bomb threat that put Carmike locations in Canton and other parts of metro Atlanta on alert last Friday has been identified, the spokesman for the Columbus movie chain said in a one-sentence statement. 2. All this summer you've nominated and voted for your favorite local businesses and people. Click on the following link to see who you selected. 3. While Cherokee has not had any cases of West Nile virus, the state has confirmed 21 cases across Georgia. Friday, state health officials urged caution. 4. A wake will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Sosebee Funeral Home for Jemail Raymont Jones, the 29-year-old Canton man who was killed Tuesday in a head-on collision that injured four others. 5. Ball Ground now has its …
Friday, August 24, 2012
He was killed Tuesday in a crash on Bells Ferry and Butterworth roads.
Funeral arrangements for Jemail Raymont Jones, the 29-year-old Canton man who was killed Tuesday in a head-on collision that injured four others, have been announced. A wake will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Sosebee Funeral Home. The funeral will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Sosebee Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Cherokee Memorial Park. Jones was behind the wheel of a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix that traveled northbound on Bells Ferry Road "at a high rate of speed, crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado head-on," Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said. Jones' two passengers, identified by the GSP as 20-year-old Ricardo de San Pedro and 28-year-old Matthew Barron, were taken to …
Saturday, August 4, 2012
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Norrell Family Monument Fund. Donations can be made at any Bank of North Georgia.
A funeral service for Ricky, Darlene and Lindsey Norrell, whose bodies were pulled from the rubble of a July 18 fire in Ball Ground, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church. Friday, as the family received visitors at Sosebee Funeral Home, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office revealed the GBI's findings. "Facts and circumstances of the deaths lead investigators to conclude that Ricky Norrell shot his wife Darlene and daughter Lindsey before taking his own life," Lt. Jay Baker, the spokesman for the sheriff's office, said in a press release. Investigators with the sheriff’s office and the fire department are still trying to piece together the cause of the blaze, which has not been determined. When firefighters arrived at the …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Find out what's coming up on Canton-Sixes Patch today and what you might have missed overnight.
1. The body of a 27-year-old Waleska man who was arrested last month in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Clayton community was found Saturday at a campsite near Dahlonega, his family announced on Facebook. Read "Cherokee Man, 27, Found Dead" for details. 2. In light of a 6-state E. coli outbreak that has affected Cherokee, learn how you can protect yourself from food poisoning. Click here for tips from FoodSafety.gov. 3. Community gardens and a farmers’ market have become ministries for local congregations. The Cherokee Vine's Candi Hannigan has details in this week's ministry spotlight, "Growing People and Gardens." 4. Did you witness last month's fatal accident on Bascomb Carmel Road in Woodstock? The Cherokee County Sheriff's…
Andrea Grossenbacher
3:02 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
you're already gone home, in front of us all. now you know where we will meet you again. I firmly believe, to see you again, later. until then, we still live a bit further. you live in our hearts more, every day, forever .... love your cousin Andrea more ›