Obituaries

Ronald Howard Moses

Ronald Howard Moses, age 71, of Mountain City, passed away on Oct. 22, 2021. Beck Funeral Home, in Clayton, Ga., is in charge of the arrangements. If there are any questions, please call (706) 782-9599. An online Memorial Register Book is available at www.beckfuneralhome.com

Elaine York Carpenter

Elaine York Carpenter, 80, of Clayton, Ga., passed away Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton,. Born Feb. 11, 1941 in Rabun County, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Sylvester York and Laura Bell Brooks. She lived her life in Rabun County and was a housewife.

Richard Hope Vail

Richard Hope Vail, 78, of Clayton, passed away Oct. 19, 2021. Richard was born the third child of seven to the late Benners Brassfield Vail Jr. and the late Charlotte Elizabeth Mimms Vail on Aug. 20, 1943, in Alabama.

Katherine Holt Barnes

Katherine Holt Barnes passed away peacefully in Tiger, Oct. 10, 2021, at the age of 80. She was born in West Hartford, Connecticut to Guy and Helen Holt. Kathy and her twin sister Penny were the youngest of five children.

Rev. Dr. Jack Martin Beaver

The Rev. Dr. Jack Martin Beaver, 82, slipped into eternity after a brief illness Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at Solace Hospice Center in Asheville, N.C. Jack was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1939. He graduated from King University, Bristol, Tenn.

Shannon Alley

On Oct. 22, 2021, the most beautiful chapter of the Alley family came to a close when our beloved mother passed from this life to the next. Though she died at the home of her daughter, Lisa, in Senoia Ga.

Olivia Jane Jackson Stevens

Olivia Jane Jackson Stevens — beloved wife, mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend to so many — went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. She was born to S.H. Jackson, Sr., and Louise Moye Jackson on March 12, 1940, in Donovan, Ga. She was married Sept.

Barbara Lynn Delano Brangiforte

Barbara Lynn Delano Brangiforte, 72, of Sky Valley, passed away Oct. 16, 2021. Barbara was born the daughter of the late Robert Delano and the late Nancy Foss Delano on Oct. 31, 1948. In her professional life she worked as a nurse, doing outpatient care and building relationships with her patients.

Lorene Frances Thacker

Lorene Frances Thacker, 90, of Clayton, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Mountain View Health and Rehab in Clayton. Born Aug. 28, 1931, in Macon County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ike Justice and Magnolia Bradshaw.

Jerry Lee Kell

Jerry Lee Kell, 68, of Toccoa passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 at Habersham County Medical Center. Born in Franklin, N.C., on Aug. 12, 1953, he was the son of the late Donald Kell and Grace Chastain. He spent his life in Georgia where he was a self-employed carpenter.