Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Cemetery and Cremations

Zeporah "Sophie" Walley Obituary
Mrs. Zeporah “Sophie” Walley, age 78, of Hoschton passed away Friday, July 26, 2024, surrounded by her family.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. Rev. Dave Channell will officiate. The family will receive friends 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2024 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Born July 2, 1946 to the late Dewitt & Dell Dove in Madison County, Georgia, Mrs. Walley was the owner/operator of Hancock Fabrics and member of Christ Place Church.

Mrs. Walley is survived by her daughter, Tammy Mettenberger of Hoschton; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Wesley Dove and Rita Sorrow; and numerous nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Walley; and siblings, Lucille Sexton, Neal Dove, John Dove, twins, Waymon & Wyman Dove; and Betty Craig.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2565 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite 114, Gainesville, GA 30501, www.cancer.org

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements.

Wilma Claborn Obituary | July 23, 2024 | Flowery Branch, GA Share memories & support the family

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Corey Comperatore Obituary | July 13, 2024 | Freeport, PA Share memories & support the family

Flowery Branch is located in Hall County,
The town, incorporated in 1903, is forty-five miles from Atlanta and twelve miles from Gainesville, the seat of Hall County. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Flowery Branch was 9,391 an increase from the 2010 population of 5,679.
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier
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Once the site of an early Indian trading post, Flowery Branch was originally called Anaguluskee, a Cherokee word that translates as “flowers on the branch [stream].” A few white settlers lived in the area before 1874, the year the town was officially founded as a railroad stop on the newly completed Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina, section of the Atlanta and Richmond Air Line (later Norfolk Southern). The town became the center of the northeast Georgia cotton market, and as it grew, it attracted new businesses, including the furniture and leather industries. By the turn of the twentieth century, the town’s most prosperous years, thousands of bales of cotton and crates full of locally manufactured furniture were shipped annually from the Flowery Branch Depot. The decline of the cotton market in the 1920s signaled the end of the town’s importance in the region, and Flowery Branch went into a period of decline. The town’s fortunes began shifting around the turn of the millennium, as the residents of Flowery Branch developed events and facilities meant to encourage tourism.
In 1985 Flowery Branch’s Main Street was listed on the national and state registers for historic places, due to its many nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century buildings, including the historic train depot. The depot was rehabilitated through federal and city funding and is now used as a community center, welcome center, and museum.

Leland Maddox Obituary | July 13, 2024 | Flowery Branch, GA Share memories & support the family

Mrs. Vernell Sullens Gooch, age 83, of Braselton passed away Friday, June 28, 2024 at her residence, surrounded by family.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. Rev. Leroy Gooch and Rev. Calvin Gooch will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2024 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gooch was born December 11, 1940 to the late J.C. & Lula Anderson Sullens in Lumpkin County. She was of the Baptist faith.

Mrs. Gooch is survived by her children, Stanley & Kelley Gooch of Talmo, Danny & Crystal Gooch of Gainesville, Donna Gooch of Braselton and Carolyn & Wayne Knight of Flowery Branch; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 11 great great-grandchildren; brother, Eugene Sullens of Lula; sister, Glenda Garner of Dahlonega; sister-in-law, Jerri Sullens of Homer; and several nieces & nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Billy Gooch; brothers, Clifton Sullens and Grover Sullens; and sister, Cora Lee Boggs.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

Mr. Billy Sisk, age 71, of Flowery Branch passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville, surrounded by his family.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Worley will officiate.

Mr. Sisk was born March 13, 1953, to Myrtle Elliott Sisk and the late A.L. Sisk in Clermont. He was retired from Habersham Medical Center, where he worked in nursing, a profession he loved and gave his heart to for 40 years. He loved spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren, and had served in the Army Reserve.

Mr. Sisk is survived by his wife of 29 years, Laurie Sisk; children, Daniel and Heather Sisk, Christi and Mike Marks, and Angel Sisk; mother, Myrtle Elliott Sisk; grandchildren, Nick Toler, Bethany Delvalle, Isaac Jones, Cecilia Sisk, and Jocelyn Sisk; great-grandchildren Laina Tostenson and one on the way; siblings, Ricky Sisk, Randy Sisk, Bonnell and Joe Clark, Virginia Brooks, Gale and David Truelove, and Sandy and Andy Campbell; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Marietta, Georgia 30067, www.heart.org.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Mable Lee Sutton, age 92, of Flowery Branch passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Funeral Services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery. Dr. Emerson Ross will officiate. The family will receive friends 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the church.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences

Mr. Richard Badran Kennedy, age 76, of Braselton passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024 .

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 in the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. The family will receive friends 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

Mable Sutton Obituary
Mrs. Mable Lee Sutton, age 92, of Flowery Branch passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Funeral Services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery. Dr. Emerson Ross will officiate. The family will receive friends 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the church.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Independence Day!

Jerry Lynn Smith, age 65, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at the funeral home. Celebration of life will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Memorial Park Riverside Chapel.

Jerry was born July 26, 1958 in Canton, Georgia. He was the son of the late Leon Smith and Martha Jane (Mulkey) Smith. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Lee (Harbin) Smith

Jerry moved to Gainesville in 1977. He and Nancy were married for 33 years before her passing in 2011. He was a 1976 graduate of Cherokee High School. Jerry began his funeral service career in 1974, while in high school. And served in Funeral Service for 48 years. He was a 1979 graduate of Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1980. He loved golf, fishing and hunting, especially with Cody and Dwayne. He enjoyed watching them start their love for the outdoors and began fishing in their boats bigger than the ones we started out in. He loved watching his grandchildren grow up and his daughters grow into women that were so much like their mother. Jerry loved watching Cody grow into a great young man, husband and father.

He is survived by his children, Lindsay Smith, Haley and Dwayne Lee and Cody and Hana Smith; grandchildren, Maggie, Hunter, Brigs and Millie; sister and brother-in-law, Deborah and Mallory Smith; nephew, Devin Porter

A special thank you to all the Doctors and staff of Longstreet Cancer Center and Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Northeast Georgia Hospice.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the Gainesville/Hall County American Cancer Society 2565 Thompson Bridge Road Suite 114 Gainesville, Georgia 30501.

Funeral home employee’s and co-workers will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Memorial Park Riverside Chapel 989 Riverside Drive Gainesville, Georgia is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com . For viewing on livestream www.facebook.com/MemRiversideNorth

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Congratulations to Sparks Bowers, Manager of Memorial Park South, on being recognized by the Georgia Funeral Directors Association for his 40 years of dedicated service. This man has been my mentor and my friend and challenged me to become the funeral director that I am today. The knowledge he instilled in me will carry his legacy into future generations.

A new scam has been targeting families in mourning. The scammers pretend to be a funeral home employee and attempt to get the bereaved family to pay money for services provided. Please do not give any information or money.

We will NEVER call and ask you for money.

If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to call us directly and speak with our staff.

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The storms this morning might have forced the cancellation of the Memorial Day parade, but after a delay, we were still able to hold the ceremony at Memorial Park South Funeral Home and Cemetery. Barring any further storms, the vigil will continue until 7 tonight. Please join us in the Veterans Area of the cemetery.

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