Our Experienced Staff

Our Experienced Staff

Robbie Cook
Owner

Email: care@mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
Office Phone: (706) 778-8668
Fax: (706) 776-9257
  • Read More about Robbie

    Robbie is a native of Habersham County and a graduate of Habersham Central High School.  She has been involved in the funeral business for over 30 years.  She is the owner/operator of the business and assists in doing the cosmetics, along with playing the piano for funerals as needed.  She is the mother of two children, Zane Stewart and Alyson Stewart Wellborn.  Robbie enjoys cooking, gardening, fishing, hunting and playing the piano.  She resides in Baldwin with her husband Stanley.  Together they have 11 grandchildren. They are active members of The Torch Worship Center.


Allen Addis
Manager
Funeral Director/Embalmer

Email: care@mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
Office Phone: (706) 778-8668
Fax: (706) 776-9257
  • Read More about Allen

    Allen was born and raised in Rabun County, Georgia with family roots that run deep here in Habersham. He has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1992.



Jonathan Corn
Assistant Manager
Apprentice Funeral Director & Embalmer

Email: care@mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
Office Phone: (706) 778-8668
Fax: (706) 776-9257
  • Read More about Jonathan

    Jonathan has been with McGahee-Griffin & Stewart since January of 2005. He is married to Megan Griffin Corn and they reside in Lula. They have one son, Elijah and one daughter, Abigail.  His parents are Roger and Linda Corn and he has one brother, Joshua Corn. Jonathan attends Pine Grove Holiness Church in Alto. Jonathan began working in the funeral industry in 2002.  


Sara Nicholson Lee
Funeral Director/Embalmer/Receptionist

Email: care@mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
Office Phone: (706) 778-8668
Fax: (706) 776-9257 
  • Read More about Sara

    Sara has been employed with McGahee-Griffin & Stewart since July 2019. She has over seven years experience in the funeral service industry. She is a 2010 graduate of Habersham Central High School. She received her Associate Degree in Business Administrative Technology from North Georgia Technical College and her Associate in Mortuary Science from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science. She resides in Cornelia with her husband, David and they attend Level Grove Baptist Church. She is the daughter of Roy Nicholson and the late Patricia Wilkes and has one sister, Acie, as well as several nieces and nephews. She enjoys spending time with her family, golfing, fishing, the beach, and her pets.


J. Michael Shirley
Funeral Associate/Funeral Director/Embalmer


  • Read more about Michael

    McGahee Griffin and Stewart Funeral Home is pleased to welcome J. Michael Shirley as he re-joins the firm as a part-time Funeral Service Consultant.


    Michael grew up in Habersham County Georgia, the son of the late James A. and Eloise Cochran Shirley. He attended public school in Habersham County and graduated from South Habersham High School. He is a graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta and was licensed as a Funeral Service Professional in 1974. He worked in the funeral service in Commerce and Athens prior to relocating to Cornelia to join McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home in 1978. He has worked in the funeral service profession in some capacity for nearly 50 years. In the early 1980s, upon the retirement of Thomas J. McGahee, he became a partner with Weymon O. Griffin until discerning a need to broaden his professional horizons and make a career change.


    In 1995, he began his career in public education. He was employed by Banks County Schools as a teacher in middle and high school, Pioneer Regional Service Agency as a school improvement consultant in Northeast Georgia, and he retired from public school work as an administrator at the elementary level. He taught as adjunct professor at the college level for ten years while a public educator, then became a full-time Professor with the School of Education at Piedmont College where he taught novice and veteran teachers from all around the state as they worked to complete undergraduate degrees as well as masters, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. He retired from Piedmont in 2020 with ten years of service.


    He is married to Donna Dill-Shirley, a Mount Airy native. Donna is recently retired from the Hall County Schools. His two daughters, Marisa S. Whittington (Stan) and Rachelle S. Woodruff (Ricky), are both teachers in the Habersham County. He and Donna have five grandchildren; Riya, Ryte, Maley, Zeke, and Rennon.


    Michael is a graduate Truett-McConnell College and Piedmont College. He earned a M.Ed. at the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. at Georgia State University. More recently, he studied Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur.


    His education background, paired with the funeral service career work, now come together in a unique opportunity to serve the community. His years of experience in the funeral service field serves as a foundation for sharing knowledge with others and in helping families in this area in the practical issues of making funeral arrangements, carrying out those plans according to their wishes.

Kyle Webb


Josh Hazle


R.J. Roberts


Jack Broome


Rev. John Umberhant


Joann Umberhant


Ronny Trotman


Willie Mae Crocker


Stanley Cook


Billy Joe Jenkins


Cynseria Jenkins


Steve Elrod


Walter Crowder


Eugene Franklin

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    Eugene has been employed with MGS since 1999. He is married to Joyce Wade Franklin of 55 years. They have two children, Ronnie Franklin and Latise Marcus, two grandchildren and one great grandson. He previously worked for Carwood Manufacturing for 23 years and also at Lee Arrendale State Prison for 25 years. He is a member and deacon at Mud Creek Baptist Church and enjoys the outdoors, hunting and gardening.


Lanny Meeks
Funeral Associate/Funeral Director/Embalmer


Bishop Kevin Magness


Michael R. Smith
Preneed Consultant

Email: care@mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com
Office Phone: (706) 778-8668
Fax: (706) 776-9257
  • Read More about Michael

    Michael is a graduate of Gilmer High School, Class of 2003; a graduate of Jefferson State Community College with a degree in Mortuary Science, Class of 2012. He is a licensed life agent, funeral director, and embalmer.  Michael specializes in helping families to make funeral arrangements in advance.  Michael and his wife Kirbi live in Ellijay and are members of River Hill Baptist Church.


In Honor of Our Retirees
Ray Stewart, Melvin King, Sue King


In Loving Memory of Fred Reid
November 18, 1934 - March 12, 2021


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