Obituaries
William Emory Norrell
October 16, 2021
Mr. William Emory Norrell, 85, of Abbeville, SC, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. Mr. Norrell was born in Abbeville, SC on June 8, 1936, son of the late Emory Augustus Norrell and Thelma Mitchell Norrell. He worked in maintenance for most of his life. He is survived by a cousin...
Dennis Coleman Savage
October 15, 2021
Mr. Dennis Coleman Savage, 57, of Bond Ave., Canon, GA passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Savage was born April 29, 1964 in Hartwell, GA to Coleman Savage and Nelsie Virginia Brooks Savage. He was a member of Destiny Fellowship Church of Canon, GA. He is survived by his children: Kayla Marie Savage of...
Julie Lynn Mclaughlin Mcmillan
October 14, 2021
Mrs. Julie Lynn McLaughlin McMillan, 54, of Lexington, left this world far too soon on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Born on June 15, 1967, in Sussex, England, Julie was a daughter of Frances Louise Anthony Lee and the late James Edward McLaughlin. She was an optician who was currently employed with Dr. Nelms at Advanced Eyecare Optical of Oconee and...
Lynn Gene Bumgarner
October 14, 2021
Mr. Lynn Gene Bumgarner, 67, of Watkinsville, husband of 25 years to Denise Booth Bumgarner, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Lynn was born in Caldwell County, NC on September 28, 1954, son of the late Horace Gene Bumgarner and Nan Bolick Bumgarner. He obtained an associates degree from Haywood Community College in wildlife management and worked as a...
Jesse Lee Guest
October 9, 2021
Mr. Jesse Lee Guest, 80, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A native of Madison County, Mr. Guest was the son of the late Rassie and Alberta Guest.He was the husband of Linda Rowland Guest, with whom he had celebrated over 60 years of marriage.Mr. Guest was preceded in death by...
James Joseph Fields
October 9, 2021
Mr. James Joseph "JJ" Fields, 43, of S. Fifth Street, Colbert, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. JJ was born in Athens on December 7, 1977, son of Jimmy Eugene Fields and Mary Carol Coile Fields. He worked as an over the road truck driver as well as a cabinet maker. Mr. Fields was...
Mary Elizabeth Bonds Nichols
October 9, 2021
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bonds Nichols, 86, of Highway 72 W, Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of the late J. Lee Nichols, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her daughter’s residence in Abbeville, SC. Mrs. Nichols was born in the Nations Community of Abbeville County, SC on September 26, 1935, daughter of the late Sug James Bonds, Sr. and Lizzie...
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...
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