Obituaries
William Edward Johnson, Sr.
October 11, 2023
Mr. William Edward Johnson, Sr., 72 of Skeeter Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Mr. Johnson was born March 27, 1951 in Savannah, GA to William Harris Johnson and Sorilla Janie Edwards Johnson. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran and retired wrecker driver.
He is survived by his children: William Edward Johnson, Jr., Tammy Wrezorick; two grandchildren...
Sandra "Sandy" Brown Andrew
October 10, 2023
Sandra Brown Andrew was born in Elberton, GA, in 1944 to Curtis and Alleen Adams Brown. Sandra was a joyful, fun-loving, one-of-a-kindchild. She was one of four children whom she loved playing with daily. She loved being outside and playing with their family pets. Sandra was diagnosed at a young age with Retinitis Pigmentosa, an eye disease that in time...
Brian Kent Deakin
October 9, 2023
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Mr. Brian Kent Deakin, 56, of Colbert, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 9, 2023, at his residence.
2 Timothy 4:7 says: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Brian embodied this verse. He kept the faith...
Timothy Aaron Bo Talley
October 7, 2023
Mr. Timothy Aaron Bo Talley, 43, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Tampa, FL on June 24, 1980, son of Timothy Dale Talley and Deborah Lynn Conley Talley. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing and farm life. He especially enjoyed his time working at Rose Hill Farms....
Jim Blake Lloyd
October 6, 2023
Mr. Jim Blake Lloyd, 85, of Elberton, husband of the late Martha Sue Hayes Lloyd for 62 years, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Arbor Terrace of Athens.
Jim was born in Gale, Upshur County, West Virginia. Following his parents’ divorce he was raised by his maternal grandparents, the late Ira B. and Verma Hornbeck Coberly, in Elkins,...
Angela Faye Maxwell
October 5, 2023
Ms. Angela Faye Maxwell, 58, of Hamp Brown Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Thursday October 5, 2023 at her home.
Ms. Maxwell was born November 15, 1964 in Elberton, GA to Fred Maxwell and Linda Faye Burney Maxwell.
She is survived by her daughter: Jamie Bowen (Donnie Fleming) of Elberton, GA; mother: Linda Faye Burney Maxwell of Elberton; her significant...
Lois Ineata Ruff Thomas King
October 3, 2023
Mrs. Lois ‘Ineata’ Ruff Thomas King, age 87, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Magnolia Estates.
Ineata was born in Elberton on April 7, 1936, the only child of the late Charlie Carl Ruff and Lois Melissa Ayers Ruff. She was a proud 1954 graduate of Elbert County High School, and worked at Harper Motor Lines...
Rev. Bob Keely
October 2, 2023
Rev. Bob Keely, 71, of Fountain Inn, husband of Celeste Cooke Keely, fought the good fight and finished his race on Monday, October 2, 2023 while at home surrounded by his family.
Bob graduated from Western Illinois University with post-graduate work at Indiana University. He spent 30+ years with Dixie Drivers Service , as Corporate Director of Marketing. After a...
Bobbie Sue Martin Kidd
September 30, 2023
Mrs. Bobbie Sue Martin Kidd entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at her residence in Elberton, just two days prior to her 91st birthday. Her last days were spent surrounded by family and friends that she loved so dearly.
She was born in Elberton on October 2, 1932, the oldest of two children of Robert Lee Martin and...
Tom Henry Gilbert, Jr.
September 29, 2023
Conway, SC - Tom Henry Gilbert Jr., 79, passed away Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Medical University of South Carolina surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Gilbert was born in Elberton, GA, a son of the late Tom H. Gilbert Sr. and Frances Wansley Gilbert. He graduated from Clemson University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Christopher Elijah Yarbrough
September 25, 2023
Christopher Elijah Yarbrough, infant son of Evan Yarbrough and Nikki Willis Yarbrough, was born into Heaven on Monday, September 25, 2023.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Kevin and Jennifer Willis, and Crystal and Ashley Yarbrough; great grandparents, Marie Johnson, Judy Hulsey, Patsy Hill, Roy Graham, and Billie Yarbrough; and aunts and uncles, Dusty and...
Janet Kent Bonner
September 25, 2023
Janet Kent Bonner, age 76, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023.
Janet was born in Athens to the late Harvey Lee Kent and Marjorie "Peggy" Bone Kent. She was a dedicated homemaker whose world revolved around the lives of her children. Janet loved music, especially soul. Â
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister,...
Bonnie Laurel MacKenzie Ridley
September 23, 2023
Mrs. Bonnie Laurel MacKenzie Ridley, age 64, of Bowman, GA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. The oldest of three children, Bonnie was born to Phillip Lawrence MacKenzie and Cynthia McGowan MacKenzie in Quincy, MA on September 4, 1959. She was a 1977 graduate of Marshfield High School, a...
Gloria Annette Fleming Slay
September 22, 2023
Gloria Annette Fleming Slay, 75, of Lee County, GA, died Friday, September 22, 2023, at The Miller County Hospital after a prolonged illness of Neuro Myelitis Optica and Transverse Myelitis.
Gloria was born in Elberton, GA on December 5, 1947, to the late Joseph and Audrey Fleming and grew up in the Centerville Community. She adored her granddaddy, Otto Fleming...
Joel Thomas Howell
September 22, 2023
Mr. Joel Thomas Howell, 88, of Glendale Drive, Hartwell, formerly of Jackson, husband of Patricia Ann Wallace Bryant Howell, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Howell was born in Hartwell on May 14, 1935, son of the late Marvin Thomas Howell and Lorene Eavenson Howell. He was a...
Billy Ray Scoggins
September 21, 2023
DEWY ROSE – Billy Ray “Bird” Scoggins, 79, died Sept. 21, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, with his family by his side. Born July 4, 1944, in Dewy Rose, he was a son of the late Curlyss and Irene Mann Scoggins. He attended school in Dewy Rose and Bowman. He worked at the Monroe plant...
Margaret Elizabeth Kurtz
September 19, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Hubbard Kurtz, 100, of Elberton, wife of 67 years to the late Charles Dayton Kurtz, Sr., passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023 at her residence of Magnolia Estates. Mrs. Kurtz was born in Bergenfield, New Jersey on August 5, 1923, daughter of the late Harold and Theresa Hubbard. She worked as a homemaker and she loved being...
Carl Walter Higgins
September 19, 2023
Mr. Carl Walter Higgins, 64, of Five Forks Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Mr. Higgins was born November 23, 1958 in Elbert County, GA to Swain Higgins and Betty Williams Parker. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and worked in construction.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law:...
Danny Leon Reynolds
September 19, 2023
Mr. Danny Leon Reynolds, 59, of Cromer Road, Elberton, husband of 29 years to Kimberly Dawn Scarborough Reynolds, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at his residence.
Affectionately known as “Slow Poke”, Danny was born in Elberton on January 13, 1964, the second of three children of Johnnie Lois Wilder Reynolds and the late Dallas Gerald Reynolds. He was a...
Brian Michael Ingram
September 17, 2023
Mr. Brian Michael Ingram, 52, of Boyce Guin Rd. Tignall, GA passed way Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Mr. Ingram was born April 21, 1971 in Athens, GA to Johnny Michael "Mike" Ingram and Reatha Wilkes Ingram.
He is survived by his wife: Malena Catherine "Mollie" West Ingram; daughters and son-in-law: Lindsey Ingram of Danielsville, GA, Jordan and Tyler Gary of...
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