Obituaries
Peggy Callaway Milford
May 16, 2020
Peggy Callaway Milford, 85, of Rockledge, Florida finished her course in life on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Mrs. Milford was born on April 9, 1935, in Elbert County to the late Gladys Cornelia Wall Callaway and Otis Henry Callaway, Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick C. Milford and daughter, Lisa Allison Florence Brown. Mrs. Milford lived...
James Randall Powell
May 15, 2020
Mr. James Randall “Randy” Powell, 62, of Clairmont Avenue, Elberton, husband of 30 years to Tibitha Ann Conn Powell, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Select Speciality Hospital in Augusta. Randy was born in Tifton on June 11, 1957, son of the late Frank Powell and Sara LaVaughn Walker Powell Parker. He was employed by the City of...
Linda Brazille Marable
May 15, 2020
Mrs. Linda Brazille Marable, 72, of Buena Vista, Street, Winder, wife of the late Clifford Neal Marable, passed away on Friday May 15, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Marable was born in Columbus on November 12, 1947, daughter of the late Joe Brazille and Willine Cole Brazille. She was a retired accountant. Survivors include her children: Charles and...
Francis Jack Bell
May 14, 2020
Mr. Francis Jackson Bell, 95, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late George Newton and Mary Mann Bell.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Martha Louise Taylor Bell, brother and sister-in-law, George and Marjorie Bell and sisters-in-law, Jo Bell and...
Kristie Rondale Wicker
May 14, 2020
Ms. Kristie Rondale Wicker, 48, of Milltown Road, Hartwell, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson. Kristie was born in Hartwell on March 13, 1972, daughter of Ronnie Dale Wicker and the late Patsy Delores Hill Wicker. She was a member of Reed Creek Baptist Church and especially enjoyed her role as “Mimi”....
Velma Hulme Stovall
May 13, 2020
Mrs. Velma Hulme Stovall, 92, of Elberton, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at her home. A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Osborn Hulme and Janie Warren Hulme. Mrs. Stovall retired from the City of Elberton, where she had worked in the Water Purification Department. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stovall was preceded...
Ruth Matilda Templeman Bennett
May 11, 2020
Ruth Matilda Templeman Bennett Ruth Matilda Templeman was born March 12, 1920 in Laurens, SC. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Huntington Templeman and his wife Inez Gertrude Barnes. Her father was a Baptist minister so the family moved several times, first to Elizabeth City, NC and finally to Winston-Salem, NC, where Dr. Templeman was the minister...
Douglas Junior Sorrow
May 9, 2020
Mr. Douglas Junior Sorrow, 66, of Bond Kelley Rd. Canon, GA passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his home.Mr. Sorrow was born September 10, 1953 in Franklin County, GA to Joe Sorrow and Mildred Alewine Sorrow. He was a chicken hatchery foreman and member of the Gospel Barn in Danielsville, GA.He is survived by his wife: Mary Carolyn Harris...
William Hilton Baker
May 8, 2020
We are sad to announce that on May 8, 2020 we had to say goodbye to William Hilton Baker, 81, of Washington, Georgia.
He was born in Augusta, Georgia. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of William Hilton Baker.
He was loved and cherished by...
Karen Beth Mcfarland Speer
May 8, 2020
Mrs. Karen Beth Speer, 66, wife of 49 years to David Roy Speer, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020, at her residence in Sharpsburg surrounded by her family.Born in Atlanta on February 9, 1954, Karen was the daughter of the late James Henry McFarland and Elizabeth Sara Cole McFarland. She attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA...
Kathy Ann Howell Coley
May 7, 2020
Ms. Kathy Ann Howell Coley, 49, of Jim Gurley Road, Hartwell, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Kathy was born in Commerce on April 22, 1971, daughter of the late Sarah Ann Pace, and was a homemaker. Survivors include a special friend and caretaker, Herbert N. Massey of the home; children: Chris and Tori...
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke
May 5, 2020
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke, 65, of Iva, SC, returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 5, 2020. A Registered Nurse for 43 years, Linda devoted her life to the art and science of medicine and caretaking. She was an oncology nurse at AnMed Hospital and spent much of her career as a charge nurse and director of nursing for...
Lillie Marie Coogler
May 4, 2020
Miss Lillie Marie Coogler, 80, of Elberton, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at her home.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late John Bunyon and Inez Johnson Coogler.Miss Coogler retired from the Southeastern Power Company, where she had worked as an accountant.She was a very faithful member of Elberton First United Methodist Church, where she sang...
Elmer Van Herrington
May 2, 2020
Mr. Elmer Van Herrington, 74, of East Main Street, Royston, GA passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. Mr. Herrington was born February 28, 1946 in Washington, GA to the late Elmer Herrington and Ruth Wray Herrington. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a retired truck driver. Survivors include his sons: James, Scott, and David Herrington;...
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis
May 2, 2020
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis, age 101, of Elberton, widow of James Robert “Nope” Bettis, died on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Gordon Gunter and Ruby Elizabeth Fleming Gunter. She went to work at the age of 16 at Arnall Manufacturing Company as a spinner....
Mary Haley Rathbun
May 2, 2020
Mary Haley Rathbun passed away on May 2, 2020, at the age of 100. She was born in Hart County, Georgia to Ira Sereno Haley and Minnie Gaines Haley, and grew up in Elbert County.Mary was a resident of Macon, Georgia for sixty years. She was employed at Robins Air Force base and was a faithful member of Glenwood Hills...
Jane Godsey Lunceford
April 30, 2020
Mrs. Jane Godsey Lunceford, 83, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Floyd C. and Effie Haynie Godsey.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bud Godsey and an infant brother Raymond Godsey.She married Eugene Franklin Lunceford...
Barry Wayne Wood
April 30, 2020
Mr. Barry Wayne Wood, 63, Lavonia, GA died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home. Mr. Wood was born October 4, 1956 in Seneca, SC to the late Dorsey and Maggie Cope Wood. He was a retired machine operator from J.M. Huber Corporation in Commerce, GA. He is survived by his daughter Megan Wood and her mother Ann Wood, sister...
Rebecca Irene Smith Butler
April 29, 2020
Mrs. Rebecca ‘Irene’ Smith Butler, 87, of Hudson Road, Elberton, wife of 59 years to the late Gaines ‘Copelan’ Butler, Sr., died on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. A lifelong resident of the Fortsonia Community, Mrs. Butler was born on July 22, 1932, daughter of the late Christopher Thomas “Tabor” Smith and Winnie Davis Snellings Smith. She was an active member...
Carolyn Elizabeth Hodges
April 26, 2020
Mrs. Carolyn Elizabeth Buford Hodges, wife ofHon. Thomas L. Hodges, III, passed away April 26, 2020. Beth was born in Augusta on January 14, 1949 to Carolyn Harrell Buford (Mosteller) and William Hal Buford, Jr., of Ellenton, South Carolina.She grew up in North Augusta, SC with her mother and her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. H.P. Harrell, Sr.She was an only...
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