Obituaries
Annie Ruth Harris Richardson
July 3, 2021
Mrs. Annie Ruth Harris Richardson, 85, of Athens Highway, Elberton, wife of Charles Woodford Richardson, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Richardson was born in Elberton on September 16, 1935, daughter of the late William Ogburn Harris and Mary Lou Sorrow Harris. She was retired from the Elbert County School System Food Service Department...
Lara Alaina Carey
July 2, 2021
Miss Lara Alaina Carey, 40, of Milton Street, Lavonia, passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Miss Carey was born in Athens on November 16, 1980, daughter of Sandra Elizabeth Berryman Graybill and the late Stanley Drew Carey. She worked as a caretaker for the elderly and in the restaurant industry. Survivors, in addition...
Barry Leland Phillips
July 1, 2021
Mr. Barry Leland Phillips, 72, of Elberton, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital. following a sudden illness. Mr. Phillips was born in Elberton on June 3, 1949, son of the late Haskell Phillips and Sarah Nell “Sabie” Anderson Philips. He was a retired welder having worked for Flour Daniel in Greenville, SC. Survivors include his...
Reese "Pete" Grover Porterfield
July 1, 2021
Mr. Reese Grover "Pete" Porterfield, 86, of Moores Lane, Comer, GA passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Porterfield was born August 24, 1934, in Danielsville, GA to Richard D. Porterfield and Audie Eberhardt Porterfield. He was a member of Comer United Methodist Church, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, and was a retired mail carrier...
Edna 'Scheryl' Oglesby Ray
July 1, 2021
Mrs. Edna ‘Scheryl’ Oglesby Ray, 77, of Woodyard Road, Elberton, wife of 53 years to the late Billy Douglas Ray, entered into rest suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Ray was born in Royston on December 17, 1943, daughter of the late Ed and Charlene Dickerson Oglesby. “MIss Scheryl”, as she was affectionately known,...
Daryl Lynn Sims
July 1, 2021
Mr. Daryl Lynn "Meathead" Sims, 62, of Andrew Dr. Washington, GA passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Sims was born September 18, 1958 in Atlanta, GA to Ernie Hartfield Sims and Gracie Mae Jordan Sims. He worked with Hertz Rental Car since the age 18. He is survived by daughter: Karnetta J. Sims of...
Earnest Lee "Jack" Rucker
June 28, 2021
Mr. Earnest Lee “Jack” Rucker, 90, of Whites Chapel Road, Elberton, husband of the late Sallie Gibbs Rucker, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Rucker was born in Dewy Rose on March 10, 1931, son of the late Dillard Rucker and Leola Rucker, and served his country in the U.S. Army. He was employed at...
Dorothy Lee Tucker
June 27, 2021
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Broome Tucker, 93, of Bowman, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Tucker was the daughter of the late Robert and Lula Thompson Broome.She was married to the late Charles H. Tucker, with whom she had celebrated over 50 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her...
James "Jim" Marshall Griggs, Jr.
June 27, 2021
Mr. James “Jim” Marshall Griggs, Jr., 75, of Lincolnton Rd., Washington, GA died peacefully at his home, Sunday, June 27, 2021. Mr. Griggs was born July 14, 1945 in Montgomery, AL to James Marshall Griggs, Sr. and Margaret Reese Griggs. He grew up in Washington and graduated from WWCHS in 1963. He attended North GA College and graduated from the...
Edna George Rayle Parham
June 25, 2021
Ms. Edna George Rayle Parham, 86, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Parham was born in Elberton on January 27, 1935, daughter of the late Boozer Rayle and Clyde Dixon Pounds Rayle. Edna had lived happily at Park Place Nursing Facility in Monroe for the last four years, where she had...
Claude Vernon Brown
June 24, 2021
Mr. Claude ‘Vernon’ Brown, 89, of Highway 72 West, Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Imogene Segars Brown, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Self Regional Medical Center. Mr. Brown was born in Calhoun Falls on July 29, 1931, son of the late Larry Brooks Brown and Rebecca Clyde Mattox Brown. He was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High...
Vivian Geraldine "Gerry" Lane Rowland
June 20, 2021
Mrs. Vivian Geraldine “Gerry” Lane Rowland, 79, of Thirteen Forks Road, Dewy Rose, wife of the late Royce Jessie Lee Rowland, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Rowland was born in Oklahoma City, OK on January 13, 1942, daughter of the late Earl Elmo Lane and Voleta Ruth Summers Lane Reese. She was retired from...
Faye Smith
June 18, 2021
Mrs. Faye Smith, 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021. Born December 1,1946 in Manilla, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Jose Victa Flores and Marta Atienza Flores. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Chief Leon Smith; children: Sharon, Sybil, Arnold, and Samantha; and grandchildren: Natasha, Keizer, Kays, Giavonni, John Allen, Nicholas, Evan, and...
Betty Jo Higginbotham Adams
June 17, 2021
Mrs. Betty Jo Higginbotham Adams, 91, of Elberton, wife of 74 years to Horace Smith Adams, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Magnolia Estates. Mrs. Adams was born in Elberton on July 8, 1929, daughter of the late Larry Benson Higginbotham and Annie Florie Goss Higginbotham. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where she was a...
James Thomas Garrett
June 14, 2021
Mr. James Thomas Garrett, 80, of Athens, Georgia died Monday, June 14, 2021 at University Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Garrett was born in Danielsville, Georgia on April 28, 1941. He was the son of the late Jason Marshall and Annie Mae Garrett.Mr. Garrett worked at the Madison County Road Department and was a heavy equipment operator. In addition to...
Robert Watson Cason
June 13, 2021
Robert Watson Cason, age 98, of Powder Springs, Georgia passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 18, 2021, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with Chaplain David Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta. The family will receive friends for one hour...
Howard Keelin Brown
June 13, 2021
Mr. Howard ‘Keelin’ Brown left this life way too soon on Sunday, June 13, 2021. He was 44. Born in Stephens County on July 11, 1976, Keelin was raised in Elberton where he graduated Elbert County High School in 1994. He worked as an electrician all of his life, and had most recently worked as a Project Manager at Prolectric...
Hugh Walter Payton
June 11, 2021
Mr. Hugh Walter Payton, 65, of Gainesville, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021, at Heardmont Nursing Home. A native of Carrollton, he was a son of the late William Lynell Payton and Mary Lynnette Word Payton. Private services will be held at the nursing home. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is in charge of arrangements for Mr....
Lucia Castaneda-Garcia
June 6, 2021
Lucia Castaneda-Garcia, 42, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, wife of Isaias Sanchez, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at her residence. She was born June 25, 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico to Jose Castaneda and Sorro Garcia. She is survived by her husband Isaias Sanchez, son: Sebastian Sanchez of Dover, DE; daughter: Elizbeth Sanchez of Memphis, TN and a great...
Glen Dora Dubose
June 6, 2021
Glen Dora Dubose was born on February 20, 1959, to the late Marshall Dubose and Carrie Ann Harper Dubose. She departed this life on June 6, 2021. She was employed at Keystone Granite Company and was a dedicated mother, grandmother, and friend. She leaves behind two children: Treta (Torrey) Curry of Hartwell and Felix (Destini) Jackson of Athens; one sister,...
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