Obituaries
Bobby Ray Payton
December 27, 2021
Mr. Bobby Ray Payton, 70, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, husband of Laverne Worley Payton, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Athens. Born in Elberton on October 4, 1951, Bobby was a son of the late J.B. Payton and Edna Sanders Payton. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and a machine operator having...
Billy Ray Dye
December 25, 2021
Mr. Billy Ray “Bug Fuzz” Dye, 72, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, husband of 40 years to Kathy Young Dye, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born in Elberton on November 4, 1949, son of the late Floyd Seaborn “Punk” Dye, Jr. and Leila Celestia “Mickey” Sheridan Dye. He was of the...
Robbie Dale Ivester Wolfe
December 23, 2021
Ms. Robbie Dale Ivester Wolfe, 59, of Royston, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at her residence. Robbie was born in Hartwell on September 24, 1962, daughter of Barbara Ann Thomley Ivester and the late Claude Bromer Ivester. She worked a a phlebotomist. Survivors, in addition to her mother Barbara of Dewy Rose, include her son, James Howard “JJ”...
Mary Alice Stone Booth
December 22, 2021
Mrs. Mary Alice Stone Booth, 94, of Spring Circle, Comer, wife of the late Ernest Gipson Booth, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Comer Health and Rehab. Mrs. Booth was born in Comer on October 14, 1927, daughter of the late James Thomas Stone and Clara Sailors Stone. She was a member of Comer Baptist Church and...
Floy Clara Gilbert Fleming
December 21, 2021
Mrs. Floy Fleming, 93, passed away at St. Mary’s Health Care in Athens, GA on December 21, 2021. Born on June 16,1928 in Forsyth County Georgia, she was the 12th child of the late Elzie and Clara Blackstock Gilbert. Floy married Mr. FrankA. Fleming on February 23, 1946, with whom she celebrated 68 years of marriage. Mrs. Fleming is survived...
Ramona Gail Campbell Lyon
December 20, 2021
Mrs. Ramona ‘Gail’ Campbell Lyon, 78, of Melody Lane, Elberton, Georgia, wife of 55 years to Russell Thomas “Tommy” Lyon, Sr., passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at her residence. Gail was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on June 12, 1943, daughter of the late Parker Davis Campbell and Alma Nora Crocker Campbell. She was a 1961 graduate of...
Natalie Saxon Kendrick
December 19, 2021
Ms. Natalie Saxon Kendrick, 36, of Clayton, Georgia, passed away on December 19, 2021. Natalie was born in Elberton, daughter of Marty Thomas Saxon and Sherry Bray Saxon. She is survived by her mother, Sherry Saxon, of Comer; her father, Marty Saxon, of Elberton; and her three children.Natalie also leaves behind her grandmother, Joyce Grimes; siblings: Cory Childers, Canaan Saxon,...
Patricia English Turner
December 19, 2021
Mrs. Patricia June English Turner, 72, of Country Club Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Turner was born January 15, 1949 in Jackson, GA to John English and Kate Cornwall English. She is survived by her son: Jason Isbell, brothers: Willis English, Kenneth English and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death...
Rev. Oliver D. "Willie" Mccurry
December 19, 2021
Rev. Oliver D. ‘Willie’ McCurry, Sr., 67, of Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of Mary Allison McCurry, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Abbeville, SC to the late Charles A. McCurry and Loretta Hartsell McCurry. A graduate of Abbeville County Schools, Pastor McCurry was an ordained minister in the Pentecostal Holiness and Congregational...
Norma Jane Williams
December 19, 2021
Ms. Norma Jane Williams, 81, of Brewers Bridge Road, Elberton, went to with be her Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at her daughter’s residence. Ms. Williams was born in Atlanta on December 27, 1939, daughter of the late Norman Williams and Sylvia Ruth “Tommie” Black Smith. She was a homemaker and a seamstress having worked at Elberton Manufacturing Company....
Catherine Denise "Cathi" Smith Mcgarity
December 18, 2021
Mrs. Catherine Denise “Cathi” Smith McGarity, 57, of Stoney Creek Drive, Elberton, wife of 33 years to Thomas Glenn “Tommy” McGarity, III, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at her residence. Although extremely sudden and very unexpected, Cathi’s death was in the manner in which she would have wanted - peacefully and pain free. Born in Elberton on March...
Betty Margaret Bond Childs
December 18, 2021
Betty Margaret Bond Childs, a native of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on December 18, 2021. Betty was a Christian who served her Savior, Jesus Christ, faithfully her whole life and was a charter member of West End Baptist Church, where she was the Church Secretary for many years and sang in the choir. Betty was the baby of her family...
Marion Lee Almond Scales
December 16, 2021
Mrs. Marion Lee Almond Scales passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 16, 2021. She was 90 years young. She was the wife of the late Joseph William “Billy” Scales. John T. and Mattie Thornton were her parents, and after their deaths, she lived with her grandparents, Benjamin and Mollie Thornton. She was later adopted by Caron “Tip” and...
Edward Allen Scott
December 16, 2021
Mr. Edward Allen Scott, 66, of Bobby Brown State Park Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his home. Mr. Scott was born October 7, 1955 in Abbeville, SC to James Andrew Scott and Annie Morrow Scott. He was a retired truck driver from the granite industry. He is survived by his wife: Susan Hawthorne Scott; sons:...
Michael Lee "Mike" Simmons
December 15, 2021
Mr. Michael Lee “Mike” Simmons, 61, of Jaudon Road, Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his residence. Mike was born in Elberton on July 24, 1960, son of Annie Lee Looney Simmons and the late Willie Micier Simmons, Sr. He was a graduate of Samuel Elbert Academy and retired from Supreme Granite Granite Company. Mike was a...
Sheri Ruth Hunt Claypoole
December 13, 2021
Mrs. Sheri Ruth Hunt Claypoole went home to be with the Lord Monday, December 13,2021. Mrs. Claypoole was born on May 17,1949. She was preceded in death by both parents, Norris & Sarah Hunt; a brother, Chuck Hunt; a son, James Shook and a grandson, Caleb Shook. Survivors include two sisters, Irene Hunt and MaryJane Caldwell; and a brother, John...
Lisa Jane Floyd
December 11, 2021
Mrs. Lisa Jane Parham Floyd, 61, of Hulmes Chapel Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021. Ms. Floyd was born February 16, 1960 in Elberton, GA to Jackie Parham and Peggy Joyce Ashley Parham. She is survived by her beloved Adrian Floyd of 43 years; daughter: Adrisa Walker of Colbert, GA; son: Brandon Denny Floyd of Athens, GA;...
Ralph Peterman
December 11, 2021
Mr. Ralph Peterman, 75, of Elberton Rd. Lexington, GA passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his home. Mr. Peterman was born February 11, 1946 in Stephens, GA to Ben Peterman and Vernon Cramer Peterman. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from CertainTeed. He is survived by his son: David Peterman of Port Wentworth, GA; daughter: Julie...
Elizabeth Anne Broomfield
December 10, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Collins Broomfield, 96, of Marilyn Farmer Way, Athens, GA passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Broomfield was born April 10, 1925 in Richmond, KY to William Joel Collins and Mary Allen Deatherage Collins. She is survived by her sons: William C. Broomfield of Kentucky and John M. Broomfield of Georgia; five...
Ann Frances Cagle
December 10, 2021
Miss Ann Frances Cagle, 54, of Athens, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ann was born in Atlanta on April 22, 1967, daughter of Sarah Neal Carringer-Cagle and the late Dwain C. Cagle. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sister, Denise Cagle of Hartwell. No services will be held. Those...
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