Obituaries
Susan Roberts
January 27, 2023
Susan Roberts, age 81, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at her residence following an extended illness. Susan was raised in Elberton and was born to the late Charles E. Roberts and Frances Ridgeway Roberts. Susan loved teaching and she taught in the elementary and middle schools of Greenwood District 50. Loving to learn herself, she enjoyed reading her Bible...
Ray Howell
January 27, 2023
Kartis Ray Howell, age 89, entered into his Heavenly reward on Friday, January 27, 2023 while he was surrounded by the love and care of his devoted family.
A native of Hart County, he was the son of the late Arthur “Bud” Howell and Thelma Barfield Howell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Roy Mccannon
January 27, 2023
Mr. Roy McCannon, 66, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, husband of 21 years to the late Ruth ‘Ann’ Smith McCannon, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023, in Elbert County.
Roy was born in Oglethorpe County on December 20, 1956, son of Jeanette Moniecey Harbert McCannon and the late George Junior McCannon. He as a member of Woodlawn Methodist Church and currently...
Benjamin Herman Weick
January 25, 2023
Mr. Benjamin Herman Weick, 70, of Hutch Alley Abbeville, SC passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont Hospice House in Greenwood, SC.
Mr. Weick was born August 13, 1952 in Massillon, OH to Robert Herman Weick and Irma Catron Buckland. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired machinist and carpenter.
He is...
Lawrence Lamar Thompson
January 24, 2023
Mr. Lawrence ‘Lamar’ Thompson, born in Elberton, Georgia on September 12, 1939, finished his course in faith at his residence in Elberton, Georgia on January 24, 2023. He was 83 years old.
A lifelong resident of Elberton, Lamar was the second of third children born to Hubert Clyde Thompson and Maxine Smith Thompson. He joins his parents; his two siblings: Clyde...
Patricia Beggs Mcbrayer
January 24, 2023
Patricia B. McBrayer, age 85, of Carrollton, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on August 10, 1937 in Elberton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Robert E. Beggs and the late Aurie Dickerson Beggs. She graduated from Elbert County High School, and worked as an Administrative Secretary...
George Boles Fortson (Courtesy)
January 22, 2023
This courtesy obituary is brought by Hicks Funeral Home & Cremation Services announcing the obituary on Mr. George Fortson by request of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home:
George Boles Fortson, 89, husband of 67 years to Martha Holloman Fortson, died on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Born in Elberton, GA he was the son of the late George Haley Fortson and...
Janice Robinson Roberts
January 22, 2023
Janice Robinson Roberts, age 79, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 following an extended illness.
Janice was born in Tennessee to the late Robby Robinson and Elsie Robinson Butler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Joann Robinson Heaton and Carolyn Robinson Crews; step father, Fred Butler; and grandson, Dustin Roberts.
She loved working...
Charles Gordon Sorrow
January 20, 2023
Mr. Charles Gordon Sorrow, 59, of Whitlow Rd. Canon, GA passed away Friday, January 20, 2023.
Mr. Sorrow was born April 17, 1963 in Winder, GA to Gordon Sorrow and Rachael Rich Sorrow.
He is survived by his son: Christopher Justin Sorrow of Canon, GA; siblings: David Sorrow of Canon, GA, Dean Meads of Canon, GA, Jean Harris of Martin, GA, Andy...
Betty Taylor Poole
January 20, 2023
Mrs. Betty Taylor Poole, 91, of Atlanta, GA died at her son’s home in Arroyo Grande, CA on Friday, January 20, 2023.
A native of the Rock Branch Community of Elberton, GA, Olene Elizabeth Taylor was born on August 7, 1931, the youngest child of Steven Olin Taylor and Bessie Cornelia Turner Taylor. The Taylors were active members of the Rock...
The Rev. Jack Kirkus Mcveigh
January 18, 2023
The Reverend Jack Kirkus McVeigh, age 96, entered into the presence of the Lord he so faithfully shared about on Wednesday morning, January 18, 2023, at his residence on Millstone Church Road in Carlton, Georgia.
Jack was born in Chauncey, Dodge County, Georgia on July 2, 1926, son of the late James Bithan McVeigh and Mary Ophelia Kirkus McVeigh. He served...
Joe Franklin Leard
January 16, 2023
Mr. Joe Franklin Leard, 84, of N. Broad Street, Bowman, died on Monday morning, January 16, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Following a sudden illness, Joe passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.
He was born at home in rural Madison County on February 27, 1938, the fourth of six children born to Luther and Callie Eunice Hunter Leard, and...
Asa Mallory Brown
January 14, 2023
Asa Mallory Brown, age 67, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023.
Mallory was born to Edgar Chandler Brown, Jr. and Myrtle Terry Brown as part of a set of triplets. Extremely talented, he was an exceptional artist and he loved to sing the old time hymns. Mallory had a giving heart, and no one left his room empty-handed.
He...
James Alvin "Jimmy" Faust
January 14, 2023
Mr. James Alvin “Jimmy” Faust, 93, of Lexington, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at his residence.
Jimmy was born in Lexington, Georgia to parents Charles Witcher Faust and Louellen Landers Faust. He is predeceased by his parents and both siblings: Howard Percy Faust and Ernestine Faust Mathews.
Jimmy graduate from high school when there were only eleven grades. Subsequently,...
Shirley Guest Johnson
January 13, 2023
Shirley Guest Johnson, age 75, passed away Friday morning while she was surrounded by her loving and devoted family.
She was born in Elberton to the late Malcolm Guest and Evelyn Fleming Guest.
Shirley loved people and was always finding ways to serve others. She enjoyed putting gift baskets together for the holidays, especially Easter when she would gift...
Ellen Capps
January 13, 2023
Ms. Ellen Capps of Elberton, passed peacefully on January 13, 2023. She succumbed to complications from her lung cancer with family at her side.
Ms. Capps was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 13, 1957, the second of three children born to Raymond Jackson Brown Jr. and Betty Fay Roberts Brown. Ms. Capps served the state of Georgia for over 22...
Marion Amanda Wansley Nicholson
January 12, 2023
Marion Amanda Wansley Nicholson, age 91, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, peacefully entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Delmar Gardens.
Funeral services for Marion will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hicks Funeral Home with Reverend Jim McCollough officiating and military honors provided by the...
William Ray Rackley
January 12, 2023
Mr. William ‘Ray’ Rackley, 86, of Dewy Rose, GA, husband of Shelby Smith Rackley, passed away on Thursday evening, January 12, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville, GA.
Mr. Rackley was born in Trion, Chatooga County, GA on November 5, 1936, only child of the late Melvin Elgin Rackley and Edna Pierce Rackley. After retirement from Mead Packaging Company...
Marion Amanda Wansley Nicholson
January 12, 2023
Marion Amanda Nicholson, age 91, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, peacefully entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Delmar Gardens.
Graveside services for Marion will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Elberton with full Veteran Honors as a Air Force Nurse 2nd Lieutenant
Marion was born April...
Linda Louise Rogers Osborne
January 9, 2023
Linda Louise Rogers Osborne, age 75, of Black Mountain, NC, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.
Linda was born on May 27, 1947, in Haywood County to the late Alvin L. Rogers and Eva Mae Cook. She was a 1965 graduate of Charles D. Owen High School. Linda worked as a nurse’s aide at...
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