All Obituaries

James W. Mooney, 77 of Gainesville passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27 2019 at Northlake Baptist Church.  Rev. Matthew T. Williams, Rev. Corbin R. Smith, and Dr. Tony Smith will officiate.  Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, April 26, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and...

Barbara Joyce Hilgenberg Cotton, age 83, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 after an extended illness.  She was born Oct. 18, 1935 in Lincoln, Illinois to Lester J. and Beulah Guseman Hilgenberg. She attended school in Lincoln, Illinois.  After graduation, she worked for Illinois Bell as an operator.  In 1962 she moved to Gainesville, Georgia where she continued working for Southern Bell. She later became a “Frame Dame” and retired after 30 + years of...

Benny Reed, 67 of Hawkinsville, Ga. formerly of Gainesville passed away Sunday April 21, 2019. Born in Hall County, Mr. Reed had lived in Hawkinsville for a number of years.  He was the son of the late Hubert B. "H.B." Reed, Sr., and Geraldine Reed.  Mr. Reed's love of baseball was passed along to his sons through coaching them in Park and Rec ball, leading one team to the state tournament in 1991.  He was a graduate of South Hall High School Class of 1969,...

Edwin “Ed” L. O’Rourke, 80, of Gainesville, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his residence. Ed was born in Warfordsburg PA to the late Thurman M. and Rosalie L. O’Rourke.  He grew up in Maryland where he was active in the Civil Air Patrol. He was State Commander and awarded jet training while attending the University of Maryland. After he joined the United States Air Force, he had the joy of becoming a helicopter pilot. Ed married his high school...

Judy Presnell of Gainesville passed away Tuesday April 16, 2019 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in the chapel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home.  Rev. Adrian Niles will officiate.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday April 22, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.   Born in Richland, Washington, Mrs. Presnell had lived in Hall County from 1968 until 1984,  when she moved to Cleveland,...

Mrs. Vera Nell Casey Fletcher, age 81, of Gainesville passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Cedartown, GA on March 30, 1938. She attended college at the University of West Georgia where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education. Most of her career was spent teaching first and second graders at Sardis Elementary in Gainesville, GA. Retiring after teaching for 27 years, she enjoyed spending time with her family in Gainesville, Birmingham, Cedartown, and...

Betty Ann Hanes, 86 of Oakwood, GA, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Waterford Assisted Living in Oakwood. Betty was born on August 16, 1932 in Gainesville, GA to the late Zenos and Angie Collins.  She is preceded in death by her siblings, Wilma Collins, Dorothy Morris, Joyce Wilson, Patsy Bagley, Ray Collins and Bunyan Collins.  She is survived by her sister, Geneva Godfrey of Alabama, and a number of nieces and nephews. Betty retired from Johnson and Johnson in...

Marguerite Stringer Judson passed away on April 14, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was 83 years old. Born in Gainesville on February 28, 1936 to Charles Clinton Stringer and Annie Mae Hardy Stringer, Marguerite was a long-time educator in Hall County and active in a number of community organizations in Gainesville. Marguerite graduated from Gainesville High School in 1954. She attended the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and served as her...

Anne Bussey Seigler Fuller, 95, of Gainesville, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at New Horizons- Lanier Park.  Born February 7, 1924 in Augusta, Georgia, Anne Bussey was the daughter of Essie B. and James W. Seigler of McCormick, South Carolina.  Only seven short weeks ago she was preceded in death by her beloved younger sister Mary Louise Hanvey of Anderson, South Carolina. Anne Bussey graduated from McCormick High School in 1941.  Receiving scholarship and math...

Laura Kohlman Barré, age 87, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2019, surrounded by her family at her home in Dunwoody, Georgia.  A celebration of her life will be held at Dunagan Chapel United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, on April 16, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Barré was born on September 13, 1931, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband of  65 years, Kenneth Marc Barré, who passed away in 2017. Laura Barré is...