Obituaries

Col. Craig Smith

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Our family lost its champion when Col. Craig Smith, of Ellijay, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at the age of 77, after suffering from full cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. He was born Jan.

William ‘Bill’ Miller

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Mr. William (Bill) Miller, 88, of Ellijay, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.

He was born July 1, 1932, in Springfield, Ill., to Sherel Miller and Helen Six Miller. 

Mrs. Ada Mae Sanford

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Mrs. Ada Mae Sanford, 86, of Ellijay, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.

She was born in Gilmer County July 19, 1934, to the late Anis Watkins and Mary Sluder Watkins. 

Donald Milton Davis Sr.

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Mr. Donald Milton Davis Sr., 75, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, flowing an extended illness.

Elene M. Rivers

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Elene M. Rivers, 82, of King George, Va., died Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at Mary Washington Hospital. She was the widow of Eugene P. Rivers Sr., to whom she was married for over 53 years. 

Ronnie B. Crook

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Mr. Ronnie B. Crook, 60, of Ellijay, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, following injuries received in a trucking accident in Wyteville, Va. He was born Oct.

Mrs. Alida Rodriguez

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Mrs. Alida Rodriguez was born March 3, 1925. She died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. She was the youngest of 10 siblings.