Obituaries
The Rev. Herschel Robert Atkinson
August 20, 2021
The Reverend Herschel Robert Atkinson, age 95, son of Earnest B. Malott and Mary F. Atkinson, departed this life at his home in Elberton, Georgia, on Friday, August 20, 2021. He was born November 1, 1925, in Lebanon, Ohio. He was raised by his single mother, who worked as a laundress. In the fall of 1943, he enrolled as a...
Mabel Conwell Vaughn
August 17, 2021
Mrs. Mabel Conwell Vaughn, 68, of Goldmine Community, Royston, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at her home. Born on January 5, 1953 Elberton GA, she was the daughter of the late James Willie Conwell and Inez Dunbar Conwell Dickerson. Mrs. Vaughn was a retired poultry and cattle farmer, co-owner of K & M Farms. She was a member of...
Judy Clark Payne
August 16, 2021
Mrs. Judith "Judy" Clark Payne, 75, of Akins Bridge Rd., Eastanollee, GA passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Payne was born January 12, 1946 in Franklin County, GA to Billy Clark and Gwendolyn Hicks Clark. She was retired from the automotive industry where she worked with Kautex. She is survived by her daughter: Sherry Peeples and...
Charles Raymond Desidero
August 16, 2021
Mr. Charles Raymond Desiderio, 86, of Royston, GA passed away Monday, August 16, 2021. Mr. Desiderio was born February 6, 1935 in Bradenton, FL to Carmine James Desiderio and Jessie Louellen Sumner Desiderio. He was an attorney for more than 50 years. Mr. Desiderio wishes were to be cremated and no services will be held at this time due to...
George Wesley Brownlee, Jr.
August 15, 2021
Mr. George Wesley Brownlee, Jr., 66, of Elberton, GA passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at High Shoals Health & Rehab in Bishop, GA. Mr. Brownlee was born on September 8, 1954, in Elberton, GA to George Wesley Brownlee, Sr. and Marie Olga Wise Brownlee. He was a member of Bowman Church of God and was retired from the...
Dewey Malcolm Bowers
August 15, 2021
Mr. Dewey ‘Malcolm’ Bowers, 68, of Sand Hill Road, Bowman, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Malcolm was born in Royston on February 17, 1953, son of the late Bunyan Gordon Bowers and Frances Inez Vollrath Bowers. He worked in the textile industry in Calhoun Falls, SC prior to becoming...
Junie Lee Pesola Nash
August 13, 2021
Mrs. Junie Lee Pesola Nash, 88, of Hillendale Drive, Hartwell, wife of 67 years to Benjamin Franklin Nash, Jr., passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Hartwell Health and Rehab. Mrs. Nash was born in Riverside, California on November 13, 1932, daughter of the late William and Erma Butcher Pesola. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith...
Charles Lindy Willis
August 13, 2021
Mr. Charles Lindy Willis, 93, of Deadwyler Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, August 13, 2021. Mr. Willis was born April 26, 1928 in Elberton, GA to Thomas Willis and Zelma Dunbar Willis. He was a member of Doves Creek Baptist Church, a retired top polisher in the granite industry and was an U.S. Navy Veteran. He is survived by...
Julia Smith Dixon
August 12, 2021
Mrs. Julia Smith Dixon, of Elberton, Georgia passed away at the age of 102 on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Dixon was born in Elberton, daughter of the late John Duncan Smith and Elizabeth Thornton Smith.She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of almost 54 years, Henry Howard Dixon, in 1989.Mrs. Julia worked in the...
Mildred Randall
August 11, 2021
Mrs. Mildred Brittain Randall, 81, peacefully entered into rest on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at her private residence in Washington. Mildred Randall was born and raised in Wilkes County. She was a wife, mother and homemaker to a very large family. Her faith was a driving force in her life. She will be greatly missed by dedicated family and friends....
Amos Johnson
August 10, 2021
Mr. Amos "Pete" Johnson, 79, of Ohio St. Elberton, GA was born March 9, 1942 in Wilkes County, GA to Otis and Gracie Glaze Johnson. He entered into rest on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. He was a loving Dad, Husband, Grand-dad, and Great-grandson. He was a member of Mt. Zion Church of God Holiness and retired from the granite industry....
Betty Kelly Beri
August 8, 2021
Mrs. Betty Jean Kelly Beri, 82, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 at her home. A native of Elberton, Betty was the daughter of the late Mack Gordon and Ruth Fields Kelly.She was the beloved wife of Louis Beri, with whom she had celebrated 61 years of marriage.Betty worked throughout her years as a technician at Prestolite...
Janet Kellee Rice
August 8, 2021
Ms. Janet Kellee Rice, 49, of South 5th St. Colbert, GA passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 at her home. Ms. Rice was born October 16, 1971 in Anderson, SC to William Mack Rice and Janice Carnes Loggins. Kellee loved music, art, animals, cooking and kids but her greatest love was her family. She is survived by a son: Noah...
John "Billy" Price, Jr.
August 7, 2021
Mr. John “Billy” William Price, Jr., 74 of Centerville Rd., Lexington, GA passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA. Mr. Price was born October 19, 1946 in Athens, GA to John William Price, Sr. and Mary Belle Sword Price. He was a member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Colbert, GA , a retired electrician...
Guy Paul Moore
August 7, 2021
Mr. Guy Paul Moore, 51, of Stephens Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home. Mr. Moore was born March 12, 1970 in Orlando, FL to Paul Lee Moore and Brenda Rowland Moore. He was a former chemical engineer with the sewer plant with the City of Winter Garden, FL before moving to Georgia. After moving...
Homer Coy Turner, Jr.
August 6, 2021
Mr. Homer Coy Turner, Jr., 75, of Martin Turner Dr., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, August 6, 2021. Mr. Turner was born February 20, 1946 in Elberton, GA to Homer Coy Turner, Sr. and Amy Elizabeth Bond Turner. He was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church and owner-operator of Turner Granite Interiors. He is survived by his wife of...
Ludell Junior Murray, Jr.
August 4, 2021
Mr. Ludell Junior Murray, Jr., 57, of Pine Street, Elberton, husband of Sharon Hudson Murray, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Murray was born in Elberton on December 16, 1963, son of the late Ludell Junior Murray, Sr. and Ledonia Wall Murray. He was a crane operator having worked in the shipping department...
Harry A. Dunbrack
August 3, 2021
Mr. Harry Alexander Dunbrack, Jr., 75, of Bowman, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at his residence. Born in Ft. Benning, Georgia, Mr. Dunbrack was the son of the late Harry Alexander and Della Swacker Dunbrack.He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 44 years, Ann Erwin Dunbrack.Mr. Dunbrack was a veteran of the United States Army...
Bert Coleman Stroud
July 30, 2021
Mr. Bert Coleman Stroud, Jr., 72, of Elberton, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 at his home, surrounded by family.A native of Aransas Pass, Texas, he was the son of the late, Bert Coleman and Pearl Viola Everett Stroud. Mr. Stroud proudly served his country in the United States Army and had worked in the oil industry as a master...
Earnest Truitt Parham
July 30, 2021
Mr. Earnest Truitt “Earnie” Parham, 84, husband of Brenda Rachel Brooks Parham, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at his residence following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Elberton on January 17, 1937, to Omer Sanford Parham, Sr. and Jewell Frances Hall Parham. Mr. Parham retired from Bellsouth and AT&T after 30 years of service....
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