Obituaries
Ronald James Hall
October 8, 2021
Mr. Ronald James Hall, 74, of Royston, GA passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home. Mr. Hall was born on June 11, 1947, in Royston, GA, son of the late Joel Chandler Hall and the late Jeanette Barton Hall. He was a United States Navy retiree having served for 21 years and a machine operator having worked...
Annie Ruth Lunsford Holmes
October 6, 2021
Mrs. Annie Ruth Lunsford Holmes, 99, of Dewy Rose, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Spring Valley Nursing Home, Elberton GA. Born on March 12, 1922 in Elberton GA, she was the daughter of the late Seab H. Lunsford and Martie Burden Lunsford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethesda United Methodist Church. She also helped...
Letha Gail Hancock Mcdonald Booth
October 5, 2021
Mrs. Letha Gail Hancock McDonald Booth, 70, of Watson Mill Road, Comer, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at her residence. She was twice married, first for 36 years to the late Henry Harmon “Honkey” McDonald and second for 16 years to Byron Pope “Bo” Booth who survives. Letha was born in Athens on April 13, 1951, daughter of...
Horace Elberthart Bradford
October 5, 2021
Mr. Horace Elberhart Bradford, 88, of Wyche Circle, Elberton, husband of 61 years to Rosa Lee Coker Bradford, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Bradford was born in Elberton on December 4, 1932, son of the late Collie Frank Bradford and Hazel Hortense Partain Bradford. He was a stone cutter in the granite industry having...
Linda Harrison Sims
October 4, 2021
Ms. Linda Faye Harrison Sims, 74, of Royston, passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. A native of Steele, Missouri, Linda was the daughter of the late Raymond and Eunice Jumper Harrison.Although she worked several jobs during her lifetime, she was first and foremost a homemaker.She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman....
Mary Margie Guest Dudley
October 3, 2021
Margie Guest Dudley, 96, of Carlton, died on October 3, 2021, at her home. Born December 20, 1924, in Madison County, Georgia, to the late E.S. "Van" Guest and Beulah Graham Guest, she was the last surviving member of a family of 14 children. A founding member of New Town Baptist Church, she and her husband were instrumental in...
Charlotte Willene Grant
October 1, 2021
Charlotte Willene Jones Grant passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Willene was a native of Gainesville and a proud graduate of Gainesville High School (Class of 1948). Determined to become a nurse, she attended North Georgia College for two years in the pre-nursing program. Willene transferred to Emory University to the Woodruff School of Nursing...
Allen Burt "Bo" Ruff
October 1, 2021
Mr. Allen Burt “Bo” Ruff, 84, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, husband of 49 years to the late Margaret Fields Ruff, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Ruff was born in Elberton on December 4, 1936, son of the late Allen Sanford Ruff and Henrietta Burt Ruff. He was a member of Falling Creek Baptist Church...
Teresa Davis
October 1, 2021
Mrs. Betty Teresa Davis, 54, of Elberton, departed this life on Friday, October 1, 2021, at her residence. Teresa was a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Elberton, GA. She attended the Elbert County Comprehensive High School. Teresa worked as a CNA for many years. She was born July 13, 1967 in Elberton, GA to L.M. and...
James Henry Moore
September 30, 2021
James Henry Moore of Athens, GA passed peacefully Thursday, September 30, 2021, with his family at his side including his loving wife of 72 years, Julie Davis Moore. James Moore, son of the late LL Moore and Pearle Scarboro, was born in Moultrie, GA on February 9, 1926. He attended The Citadel in Charleston, SC until he turned 18, then...
John Alexander "Johnny" Herndon
September 29, 2021
Mr. John Alexander “Johnny” Herndon, 73, of E. Church Street, Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Herndon was born in Elberton on October 9, 1947, son of Eugenia Mauldin Herndon and the late Fred Herndon. He retired from the United States Postal Service after 25 years of service and was a member...
Dorothy Allen "Coot" Isom
September 28, 2021
On September 28, 2021, Dorothy Allen Isom answered the Master’s call to rest, with her mother, father, sisters, brothers, daughter, and grandchildren awaiting her arrival. Dorothy to some and “Coot” to many was born on January 12, 1947, in Elberton, GA to the late Walter and Mamie Tate Allen. Dorothy was the youngest of eight children, and was the last...
Ann Greenway Richey
September 27, 2021
Anderson, SC - Ann Greenway Richey, 88, widow of Donnie Edsel Richey, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021. Born in Elbert County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Coy and Lorena Carter Greenway. She graduated from Elberton High School and Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Her nursing career began at the office of Dr. Olin Hentz and...
Robert Wayne Youngblood
September 27, 2021
Mr. Robert ‘Wayne’ Youngblood, 69, of Bobby Brown State Park Road, Elberton, husband of 50 years to Elizabeth ‘Laverne’ Wilson Youngblood, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Youngblood was born in Arnoldsville on August 16, 1952, son of Lilly Bingham Youngblood and the late Robert Hoyl Youngblood. He was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High...
Charles Dixon Saylors
September 23, 2021
Mr. Charles Dixon Saylors, 83, of Washington, husband of 59 years to the late Carolyn ‘Janette’ Coker Saylors, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Magnolia Senior Living in Loganville, where he had been lovingly cared for during the last three years. Mr. Saylors was born in Royston on June 21, 1938, son of the late William “Bill” Saylors...
Mitchell Earl "Mick" Wansley
September 20, 2021
Mr. Mitchell Earl Wansley, better known as “Mick”, passed away at his home in Elberton, Georgia on Monday, September 20, 2021, at the age of 93. Mr. Wansley was born at home on Hester Road in the Flatwoods section of Elberton on June 17, 1928, the youngest of four children of Paul Richard Wansley and Leila Irene McCall Wansley. He...
Deborah Ann Moon Kesler
September 20, 2021
Ms. Deborah Ann Moon Kesler, 67, of Royston, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Deborah was born in Royston on November 10, 1953, daughter of the late Harvey Thomas Moon and Nancy Abigail Rousey Moon. She was a graduate of Elbert County High School and was retired from the maintenance department at Dupont...
Harold Lynn Hays
September 19, 2021
Mr. Harold Lynn Hays, 73, of O.W. Adams Road, Dewy Rose, GA passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021. Mr. Hays was born September 12, 1948, in Texarkana, AK. to Frank W. Hays and Mary Curtis Hays. He is survived by his significant other, Patricia Gaines of Dewy Rose, GA; and sibling, Mary McBay. In addition to his parents, he was...
Gloria Jean Crowe
September 18, 2021
Mrs. Gloria Jean Williams Crowe, 72, of Veribest Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Crowe was born September 22, 1948 in Austell, GA to Kermit Carlton “KC” Williams and Leila Henry Williams. She was a member of Congregational Holiness Church in Arnoldsville and was a retired sales clerk from Sandy Cross Grocery. She...
Patricia Ann Bowick Tucker
September 18, 2021
Mrs. Patricia ‘Ann’ Bowick Tucker, 64, of Heardmont Road, Elberton, GA, wife of 45 years to Daniel Franklin Tucker, Sr., passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Tucker was born in McCormick, SC on July 9, 1957, daughter of the late Claude C. Bowick and Dora Lee McKinley. She completed paralegal training and worked as a...
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