Obituaries

John Algis Mazeika, Sr.

John Algis Mazeika, Sr.

November 13, 2022

Mr. John Algis Mazeika, Sr., 82, of Colbert, died Sunday, November 13, 2022, at his residence.

John was born in Kaunas, Lithuania on May 7, 1940. In 1944, during war time, his parents Vytautas (Vic) Mazeika and Stase Mazeika escaped into Germany with very few belongings and two small boys, John age 4 and his younger brother Tony age 2. The...

Ida Ruth Dickerson Kidd

Ida Ruth Dickerson Kidd

November 12, 2022

Mrs. Ida Ruth Dickerson Kidd, 91, of Deep Creek Road, Bowman, wife of the late Doyle Kidd, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at her residence.

Mrs. Kidd was born in Elbert County on January 4, 1931, daughter of the late Jimmie Moses and Clara Belle Moon Dickerson. She worked as a presser in the textile industry.

Survivors include her children:...

Ruby P. "Sis" Harrison

Ruby P. "Sis" Harrison

November 11, 2022

Mrs. Ruby Harrison, 100, of Vesta, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at her residence.

Ruby was born on May 31, 1922  to Robert A. Pass and Minnie Broach Pass in Vesta,  where she lived the remainder of her life.  "Mrs. Ruby" as she was known to so many of the community married Jake Harrison and had five...

Janet Carole Groover

Janet Carole Groover

November 11, 2022

Miss Janet Carole Groover, 63, of Hartwell, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Ms. Groover was born on June 20, 1959, in Marietta, GA to William Larkin "Buddy" Groover, Jr. and Melanie Hoorn Groover. She was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. 

She is survived by her father, Williams Larkin "Buddy" Groover, Jr. of Hartwell,...

Wilbur P. Evans

Wilbur P. Evans

November 9, 2022

Mr. Wilbur P. Evans, 82, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Bertie Faye Gary Evans, died Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Lincolnton, GA on May 26, 1940, son of the late Dono Evans and Janna Clarabell Walker Evans. Mr. Evans was a member of Beulah Baptist Church and a...

Marilyn Anne Wilson Summerlin

Marilyn Anne Wilson Summerlin

November 6, 2022

Mrs. Marilyn Anne Wilson Summerlin, 85, of Washington, formerly of Atlanta, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at her residence.

Marilyn was born on April 3, 1937 to Paul Stewart Wilson and Myrtle Olive Shellnutt Wilson in Atlanta, where she lived most of her life. After high school, she attended business school and worked in banking and retail sales. Soon...

Connie Reagin Sayer (Courtesy)

Connie Reagin Sayer (Courtesy)

November 4, 2022

Connie Reagin Sayer, age 75 of Clarkesville, Georgia took her heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 04, 2022 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Elberton, Georgia on January 04, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Henry Coe, Sr. & Fannie Sue Brown Reagin. Connie worked in the banking industry many years,...

Guyvin Steven "Guy" Yearwood

Guyvin Steven "Guy" Yearwood

November 4, 2022

Mr. Guyvin Steven “Guy” Yearwood, 73, of Elberton, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Elbert Memorial Hospital with his wife of 37 years, Faye Davis Yearwood, at his side.

Mr. Yearwood was born in Toccoa on January 13, 1951, son of the late Steven David Yearwood and Julia Frances Sorrells Yearwood Pritchett, and step-son of the late Calvin...

Nancy Rice Parker

Nancy Rice Parker

November 4, 2022

Nancy R. Parker, age 74, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away on November 4, 2022. She was a long time resident of Powder Springs, GA. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, Georgia. Inurnment will be held at 12:30 pm on Monday, November 28, 2022,...

Joseph Paul Kellum

Joseph Paul Kellum

November 3, 2022

Joseph was an amazing man that in his 23 short years achieved a level of maturity that most don’t in 80 - 90 years.   On March 30, 2019 he married his soul mate Johnna Leigh Kellum.  They had been together since July 8, 2015.  Even though they were young, there was an ever-present maturity that everyone that knew them appreciated. ...

Mary Frances Ward Mann

Mary Frances Ward Mann

November 3, 2022

In the early morning hours of Thursday, the 3rd of November 2022, Frances Ward Mann quietly and peacefully passed away while in the presence of her family and in the comfort of her beloved “Cogburn Hall”, her residence on Lexington Highway in Elberton, Georgia.

Mary Frances Ward was born in Thomaston, Georgia on the 9th of October 1935, the first child...

LTC Louis Beri, Ret., ARNG

LTC Louis Beri, Ret., ARNG

October 31, 2022

LTC Louis D. Beri, Ret., ARNG, 85, was met by his loving wife at the gates of Heaven on Monday, October 31, 2022- on what would have been their 63rd wedding anniversary. 

Louis lived a life of serving others.  Over a span of 42 years, he proudly served our country through the Naval Reserve, the United States Air Force,...

Tracey Edwards Turner

Tracey Edwards Turner

October 29, 2022

Tracey Edwards Turner, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 following complications of COVID-19. 

Tracey was born in Elberton where she lived all of her life.  She had a true heart of gold and used her calling as an LPN to serve many of the older residents of the community throughout her 25 year career in nursing.  Tracey...

Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters

Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters

October 29, 2022

Mrs. Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters, 81, of Elberton, wife of the late Bob Walters, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.

Carol was born in Elberton on August 6, 1941, the eldest child and only daughter of the late James Howard “Zeke”” Gunter and Mazelle Locke Gunter. She was a 1959 graduate of Elbert County High...

Ronald Benjamin Martin

Ronald Benjamin Martin

October 29, 2022

Mr. Ronald Benjamin “Ron” Martin, 78, of W. Hendricks Street, Bowman, husband of 54 years to Camilla ‘Joyce’ Jones Martin, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at his residence, following a 30 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.

Mr. Martin was born in Royston on December 11, 1943, son of the late Benjamin Jerome...

Patricia Ann Ward Stovall

Patricia Ann Ward Stovall

October 26, 2022

Mrs. Patricia Ann Ward Stovall, 84, longtime resident of the Rock Branch Community in Elberton, GA, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Manor Care Health Care Center in Marietta, GA.

Mrs. Stovall was born in Elbert County on August 22, 1938, the eldest daughter of the late Thomas Jamie Ward and Orene Gaines Ward. She...

Emory A. Jenkins

Emory A. Jenkins

October 26, 2022

Emory A. Jenkins, 83, of Savannah, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

A native of Savannah, he was born September 2, 1939, the son of the late Emory Speir Jenkins and Thelma Fields Jenkins. Serving the Savannah area for over 45 years as a pharmacist, Mr. Jenkins co-owned Don Auld’s and Windsor Pharmacy. He was a 1967 graduate of the...

Barbara R. Kelley

Barbara R. Kelley

October 24, 2022

Mrs. Barbara R. Kelley, 82, of Deep Creek Road, Dewy Rose, GA passed away Monday, October 24, 2022.

Mrs. Kelley was born October 7, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA to Sidney Ralph “Buck” Rice and Wylene Parham Rice. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church and was a retired machine shop secretary where she worked along side her husband for...

James Henry O'Dell

James Henry O'Dell

October 23, 2022

Mr. James Henry O’Dell, 74, of Deadwyler Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at his home.

Mr. O’Dell was born August 26, 1948 in Elberton, GA to Henry Bryant O’Dell and Etta Mae Burn O’Dell. He was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired stonecutter.

He is survived by his wife Linda Segars O’Dell; children:...

Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson

Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson

October 23, 2022

Ms. Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson, 88, of Bowman Highway, Bowman, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.

Ms. Anderson was born in Jasper, GA on May 22, 1934, daughter of the late Ernest Hobert Burrell and Belle Elizabeth Darnell Burrell. A longtime resident of Kennesaw, GA, Betty retired to Bowman after many years of employment...