Obituaries

Scott Webb

Scott Webb

March 17, 2022

Scott Webb, age 57, entered his eternal home on Thursday, March 17, 2022- the day before his 33rd wedding anniversary. Scott was born in Macon to the late Frank Webb and Rose Boyd Webb. He was a proud graduate of “Goosepond University,” of which he loved to tell stories about. Most everyone also knows he loved to tell any story...

James Donald Avery

James Donald Avery

March 17, 2022

Mr. James Donald “Don” Avery, 87, of Athens Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Linda Bishop Avery, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Manor Lake Assisted Living in Athens. Mr. Avery was born in Ball Ground on January 28, 1935, son of the late Hope and Selma Avery Boston. He was a graduate of Cherokee County High School...

Sharion Evett Stribbling Tate

Sharion Evett Stribbling Tate

March 16, 2022

Mrs. Sharion Evett "Peaches" Stribbling Tate, 60, of Rice Circle, Elberton, wife of Bobby K. Tate, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Tate was born in Elberton on August 5, 1961, daughter of the late McKinley Stribbling and Azalaee Downer Stribbling. She had worked at Elberton Manufacturing and Pilgrims Pride. Survivors, in addition to her...

Mary Sue Peeples Strickland

Mary Sue Peeples Strickland

March 14, 2022

Mrs. Mary Sue Peeples Strickland, 76, of Rice Creek Road, Canon, wife of the late Walter Strickland, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Strickland was born in Hartwell on June 26, 1945, daughter of the late Doyle Ray Peeples and Daisy Mae Woods Peeples. She was a seamstress having retired from Oxford Manufacturing and enjoyed...

Michael Allen Miller

Michael Allen Miller

March 13, 2022

Mr. Michael Allen Miller passed away on March 13, 2022 at his residence. Michael was born August 25, 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Joe and Mary Miller. He humbly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985-1989. He worked as a truck driver and enjoyed getting to drive his eighteen-wheeler. Michael was a fan of the...

Jimmy Jeffrey Queen

Jimmy Jeffrey Queen

March 11, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Jeffrey Queen, 61, of Adam King Rd., Winterville, GA passed away Friday, March 11, 2022 at his home. Mr. Queen was born September 15, 1960 in Athens, GA to Jimmy Stewart Queen and Sandra Rose Edmondson Queen. He was a tile installer. He is survived by his children: John Paul Queen of Athens, GA, Jimmy Ray Queen of...

Regina Ray Toppin

Regina Ray Toppin

March 10, 2022

Regina Ray Toppin, 60, of Iva SC, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the Rainey Hospice House. Regina was born on March 13, 1961, in Paris, France to Shirley Toppin and the late Haurice Toppin. In addition to her mother, Regina is survived by her husband, Fred Anderson Sr; her stepchildren: Fred Anderson (Tina), Martha Gentry (Harold Ellis),...

Keith Dennis Willis

Keith Dennis Willis

March 10, 2022

Mr. Keith Dennis Willis, age 67, reported to Heaven for his last watch on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Keith and his twin sister Kay were born in Elberton on July 6, 1954, to James Ennis Willis and Mildred Lucille Carlan Willis. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; only son, Brian Keith Willis; sister, Dale Willis McCurley; and...

Regina Ann Vickery Nicholson Thomas

Regina Ann Vickery Nicholson Thomas

March 10, 2022

Mrs. Regina Ann Vickery Nicholson Thomas, 51, of Gregg Shoals Road, Elberton, wife of James Ray “Jimmy” Thomas, Jr., passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Augusta University Medical Center. Regina was born in Elberton on September 18, 1970, daughter of James Steven Vickery and Martha Ann Crump Vickery. She was a 1988 graduate of Elbert County High School...

Betty Jean Bobo Sayer

Betty Jean Bobo Sayer

March 9, 2022

Mrs. Betty ‘Jean’ Bobo Sayer, 73, of Thaxton Wynne Road, Rayle, wife of 53 years to James ‘Edwin’ Sayer, Sr., entered into rest on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Mrs. Sayer was born in Washington on April 13, 1948, daughter of the late Ralph Graydon Bobo, Sr. and Sara Amanda Darracott Bobo. She was a 1966...

Suzanne Mary Bauch

Suzanne Mary Bauch

March 9, 2022

Suzanne Petersen Bauch, age 76 of Greensboro, Georgia, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2022, at the Glen at Lake Oconee Village. Her Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 2 o’clock PM at the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge (1116 Greensboro Road, Eatonton, Georgia 31024). Born September 1945, in Chicago, Illinois, Suzanne Mary Petersen (Suzi) was...

Robert Cary Seymour

Robert Cary Seymour

March 9, 2022

Mr. Robert ‘Cary’ Seymour, age 58, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Cary was born in Athens on November 17, 1963, the eldest child born to Robert Alfred Ackerman, Jr. and Carol Lee Greiner. Most of his childhood was spent in Elberton where he was an acolyte and a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a...

Donia Mae Davis

Donia Mae Davis

March 8, 2022

Miss Donia Mae Davis, 90, of Jones Street, Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Miss Davis was born in Elberton on July 23, 1931, daughter of the late George Davis and Paralee Daniel Davis. She was a member of Bethel Grove Baptist Church and a domestic worker having worked at Todd’s Cleaners and...

Kenny Charles Floyd

Kenny Charles Floyd

March 8, 2022

Mr. Kenny Charles Floyd, 27, of Yancey Rd. Arnoldsville, GA passed away Thursday, March 8, 2022. Mr. Floyd was born January 19, 1995 in Athens, GA to Bobby Gene Floyd and Debra Black Floyd. He was a self-employed mechanic handyman. He is survived by his mother Debra Black Floyd, wife Ashley Herring Floyd, and siblings Janet Compton and Amy Ogle....

Audrey Lea Kelley Karpinsky

Audrey Lea Kelley Karpinsky

March 6, 2022

Mrs. Audrey Lea Kelley Karpinsky, 73, of Cromer Road, Dewy Rose, GA, wife of Joseph Ronald Karpinsky, Sr., passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. Mrs. Karpinsky was born in Union Town, PA on October 14, 1948, daughter of the late Aubrey Clayton Kelley and Pauline Zaydel Kelley. She was a retired beautician having...

James Lee Beale, Jr.

James Lee Beale, Jr.

March 6, 2022

Mr. James Lee Beale, Jr., 68, of College Avenue, Elberton, husband of 27 years to Susan Elizabeth Beale, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at her home. Mr. Beale was born in Murfreesboro, NC on July 20, 1953, son of the late James Lee Beale, Sr. and Curly Mae Vaughn Beale. He was a member of Greater Heights in...

William Troy Youngblood

William Troy Youngblood

March 5, 2022

Mr. William Troy Youngblood, 88, of Kurt Anderson Road, Elberton, GA, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, at his home. Mr. Youngblood was born November 17, 1933, in Carnesville, GA to Plumer D. Youngblood and Minnie Magdalene Jordan Youngblood. He was of the Christian Faith and was retired from the State of Georgia's Advantage Behavior Health where he oversaw the...

Henry Webster Chambless, Sr.

Henry Webster Chambless, Sr.

March 4, 2022

Henry Webster Chambless, Sr., 93, of Elberton, formerly of Camilla, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, March 4, 2022. Born November 12, 1928 in Pelham, GA, Mr. Chambless was the son of the late Eugene Franklin Chambless and Etta Harriett Lee Chambless. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War. He married...

Joseph Howard Longdin, Sr.

Joseph Howard Longdin, Sr.

March 4, 2022

Joseph “Howard” Longdin, Sr. (90) of Powder Springs, GA passed away peacefully at home on March 4, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born to parents Harry W. & Susie K. Longdin on May 26, 1931 in Atlanta, GA. Howard graduated from North Fulton High School and then joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 613. Soon after,...

John Timothy "Jack" Doherty, Jr.

John Timothy "Jack" Doherty, Jr.

March 4, 2022

Mr. John Timothy “Jack” Doherty, salt of the earth and all-around good guy, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 4, 2022. Jack was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, son, and friend. A long-time resident of Stephens, Georgia, Jack loved his family and friends, the Georgia bulldogs, babies, his cook shed, and his truck. On the...