Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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.Â
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
October 29, 2022
Tracey Edwards Turner, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 following complications of COVID-19.Â
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mable Ann Hayes Greenway
October 23, 2022
Mrs. Mable Ann Hayes Greenway, 80, of Rock Branch Road, Elberton, GA, wife of the late Carroll Eugene Greenway, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.
Mrs. Greenway was born in Anderson, SC on June 25, 1942, daughter of the late Hugh Marvin Hayes, Sr. and Mae Bell Dickson Hayes. She worked as a Certified Nursing...
Dorothy Mae Bales
October 22, 2022
Dorothy Mae Bales, age 74, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her residence under the care of Bridgeway Hospice. Â
Dot was born in Athens to the late William Sorrow and Ida Mae Weaver Sorrow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband whom she married when she was 14; and by her sister,...
Margaret Ann Eubanks Rogers
October 21, 2022
Mrs. Margaret Ann Eubanks Rogers, age 90, resident of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Savannah Court of Lake Oconee in Greensboro.
Mrs. Rogers was born in Bedies, Texas on May 29, 1932, daughter of the late Thomas Walton Eubanks and Alpha Lewis Hurt. Following high school, she furthered her education at Lee University. Mrs. Rogers retired from...
Joe Lum Gurley
October 20, 2022
Mr. Joe Lum Gurley, 79, of Bowersville, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Madison Health & Rehab in Madison, Georgia.
He is preceded in death by his children: Bridgette Gurley Carlton, Barry Lyn Gurley, and Rebecca Gurley Rice; parents: Linton Lee Gurley and Madge Porter Whitworth Gurley; and siblings: Johnny Gurley, Frank Gurley, Dwain Gurley, Alvin “Buster” Gurley, Bobby...
Sybil Grimes Lunsford
October 19, 2022
Mrs. Sybil Grimes Lunsford, age 91, of Country Club Road, Elberton, entered into peace and the presence of her Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her home.
Mrs. Lunsford was born in Oglethorpe County on June 11, 1931, daughter of the late Rufus Syble Grimes and Ola Estelle Scoggins Grimes. She was a member of Elberton Christian Church and retired...
Nancy Lee McCray
October 17, 2022
Nancy Lee McCray, age 79, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at her residence. Â
Nancy was born in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Alfred Babb and Sarah Lee Lollis Babb. Artistically inclined, Nancy enjoyed making necklaces out of beads she colored herself. And anyone who knew Nancy would know she could be found in front of a good...
Kenneth Lyle Ward
October 16, 2022
Mr. Kenneth Lyle Ward, 63, of Tanglewood Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Mr. Ward was born November 20, 1958 in Hollywood, CA to Donald Nelson Ward and Shirley Patricia See-Ward. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and worked in the automotive tire industry.
He is survived by his wife Debra Kay Wood...
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