2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, February 8,2023
Obituaries
David Lawton
Baggs
February 5, 2023
David Lawton Baggs, 88,
of Jasper died Feb. 5,
2023, after an extended ill
ness.Born in Blackshear,
Ga.,in 1934, he was the
son of Ralph and Cleo
Baggs and the eldest of
nine children. He was pre
deceased by his parents,
his wife Maxine Baggs, to
whom he was married for
56 years, and siblings
Emory Baggs, Marion
Baggs, Stanford Baggs
and Melba Baggs Walters.
As a youngster, Mr. Baggs
lived in McIntosh, Liberty,
Wayne and Pierce coun
ties. After spending his
youth working on farms
and in tobacco fields, he
graduated from Blackshear
High School and attended
Young Harris College, from
which he earned a teach
ing degree. He would later
earn multiple advanced
graduate degrees in edu
cation from the University
of Georgia. After graduat
ing from Young Harris, Mr.
Baggs began a career in
public education that
spanned 50 years and
included working as both a
classroom teacher and a
school administrator. He
worked in school systems
in Pierce, Lumpkin,
Forsyth, Pickens and
Cherokee counties. He
was a former principal of
Pickens County High
School and a former
Cherokee County Teacher
of the Year. He was instru
mental in developing one
of the early career educa
tion curriculums for the
state in the late 1960s and
was among the first group
of teachers for P.E.C.E
(Program for Educational
Career Exploration). His
career in education
touched the lives of thou
sands of people. Mr. Baggs
moved to the Pickens
County area in 1973 and
became active in many
community events and
worthy causes. He was an
ardent supporter of the
Marble Valley Friends and
was honored with induction
into that group’s Hall of
Fame in 2017. He was
active in the Jasper Lions
Club for many years, and
was one of the founding
members of the Pickens
County Service Club. He
was an active member of
the Tater Patch players for
several years, and once
wrote a play about the
founding of Ball Ground
which was performed as
part of a historic celebra
tion. He also served as a
member of the county’s
library board. And on more
than one occasion he
entertained those in atten
dance at Jasper’s annual
Christmas celebration by
reading “T’was the Night
Before Christmas" to the
crowd. A passionate believ
er in volunteering, he
helped raise money for
dozens of worthy causes,
sold thousands of charity
raffle tickets, manned con
cession stands, volun
teered for traffic control,
helped at food pantries,
sold and delivered onions,
collected used eyeglasses,
worked with youth groups,
and gave of his time in
dozens of additional ways
for the betterment of the
community. He served as a
deacon, Sunday School
teacher and Benevolence
Committee member at
Cool Springs Church. He
loved to feed people, and
often was found directing
the efforts of those cooking
for fundraising efforts, as
well as hosting an annual
community barbecue at his
home for more than 40
years in conjunction with
neighbor Ed Stephens.
More than anything, he rel
ished time spent with fami
ly, from huge family
reunions to simple “Sunday
lunches with Pa," he
savored every minute
spent with those he loved.
He is survived by sons,
Norman (Brennice) Baggs
of Sugar Hill, and Kenton
(Stephanie) Baggs of
Jasper; a brother, Gerald
Baggs, of Brunswick; sis
ters Joyce Waters of
Brunswick, Glenda Baggs
of Blackshear, and Barbara
(Doug) Maple of Cedar
Key, Fla.; mother-in-law
Marie D. Holt of Ellijay;
grandchildren Thor Baggs,
Karina Haney and Alexa
Baggs of Jasper; step-
grandchildren Jamie Hall of
Jersey, and Cansey Cash
Contreras of Flowery
Branch; great-grandchil
dren Cydney Haney and
TK Haney of Jasper, and
Kasey Jackson, Hannah
Cash and Lucia Cash of
Sugar Hill; great-great
grandchildren Kennedy
Jackson and Conrad
Jackson of Sugar Hill.
Sisters-in-law and broth-
ers-in-law also survive. The
family will host visitors at
Roper Funeral Home in
Jasper on Wednesday,
Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m.
Services will be at the
funeral home on Thursday,
Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be
made to the Marble Valley
Friends or Cool Springs
Baptist Church in Tate.
Horace Dewey
Trammel
February 3,1932
February 5, 2023
Horace Dewey Trammel,
91, passed away on
Sunday, February 5, 2023,
at a hospital in north
Georgia following a period
of declining health. Born
Feb. 3, 1932, in
Dawsonville, Georgia,
Horace never left the
Georgia mountains and
lived in Dawson, Forsyth,
and Gilmer counties. He
grew up plowing fields on a
sharecropper’s farm, and
his family was poor like
most in north Georgia.
Horace was the first
Trammel in his family to
graduate from high school,
which he did in 1948.
Horace worked for the
Georgia Department of
Transportation, and later
became a developer and
builder. He and his brother,
Bobby, built one of the first,
large subdivisions in
Forsyth County. Later in
life, Horace was appointed
or elected to a number of
positions in the county and
state. He was elected
chairman of the Forsyth
County Democratic Party
and served 12 years during
the 1970s-80s — back
then, the party was conser
vative. When Zell Miller ran
for governor, Horace sup
ported him and he won.
Afterwards, local politicians
sought Horace’s advice
and support. Horace volun
teered and served as
President of the Forsyth
County Little League,
Chairman of the Athletic
Association, Chairman of
the Forsyth County Water
and Sewer Authority, and
he was a member of the
boards of Forsyth County
Planning and Zoning, Tax
Equalization, and Tax
Assessors. In addition, for
13 years, he served on the
Forsyth County
Department of Family and
Children’s Services.
Horace had a servant’s
heart filled with kindness
for family, friends, and
strangers. His word was
his bond. In January 2002,
Horace was appointed a
member of Governor Roy
Barnes’ Advisory Council
for Mental Health, Mental
Retardation, and
Substance Abuse. Horace
accepted Jesus as his Lord
and Savior on the 3rd
Thursday night of August
1954, at Haw Creek Baptist
Church in Forsyth. He
received his license to be a
Baptist minister on January
2, 1971, and he comforted
many along their life’s jour
ney. Horace belonged to
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
in Dawsonville. Horace
was preceded in death by
his wife of 63 years,
Bernice Tolbert-Trammel,
his daughter Joan
Trammel-Tinsley, and son
Tommy Trammel. He is
survived by his sister,
ShirleyAnn; brothers, J.W.
and Bobby; grandchildren,
Tiffany Marie, D.C. and
Zachary; great-grandchil
dren, Destiny, Devyn, and
Zane, and those special
people who became his
loving family: Linda and
Steve Brown, Shelly
Brown, Kelly Webster,
Cody and Amanda
Grayton, Alan Dover, and
Kimberly Boim.
Graveside services will be
held Saturday, February
11,2023, at 2:00 p.m. at
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
with Rev. Max Padgett offi
ciating. The family will
receive friends at the funer
al home on Saturday from
11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Ingram Funeral Home &
Crematory, Cumming,
Georgia is in charge of
arrangements.
Condolences may be made
at www.ingramfuneral-
home.com.
Maryian “Kellie”
McAlister
July 22, 1961
January 25, 2023
Maryian “Kellie" McAlister,
age 61, of Dahlonega,
Georgia passed away on
Wednesday, January 25,
2023. She was born on
July 22, 1961 in Atlanta,
Georgia to the late Joe
McAlister and the late
Elizabeth Saphire
McAlister. In addition to her
parents, she is preceded in
death by her son, Sean
McAlister. She is survived
by her son and daughter-
in-law, Brandon and Laura
Snellgrove; sister Cathy
Wood; grandchildren Ellie
And Emily Snellgrove;
nephew Adam Aniballi and
niece Cheyenne Wood.
It was Kellie’s wish to be
cremated. The family will
receive friends at the funer
al home on Saturday,
February 4, 2023 from 4:00
PM - 6:00 PM. To share a
memory or a condolence
with the family visit ander-
sonunderwood.com.
Anderson-Underwood
Funeral Home, 2068
Highway 19 North
Dahlonega, GA 30533
eath Notices
Beverly Miers
February 3, 2023
Beverly Miers, 95, of
Dawsonville died Friday,
February 3rd. Graveside
service, Monday, February
6th, 12 noon, Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta.
Bearden Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, GA.
Burdette Ashton
January 31, 2023
Burdette Ashton, 80, of
Dahlonega died Tuesday,
January 31st. Funeral,
Saturday, February 4th at 1
p.m., Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden
Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, GA.
Ethel Elliott Smith
February 5, 2023
Ethel Elliott Smith, 87, of
Dawsonville died Sunday,
February 5th. Funeral ser
vice, Wednesday, February
8th at 1 o’clock, Bearden
Funeral Home Chapel.
Bearden Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, GA.
H. B. Waters
January 30, 2023
H. B. Waters, 86, of
Dawsonville died Monday,
January 30th. Funeral ser
vice, Friday, February 3rd 2
o’clock, Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden
Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, GA.
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