Obituaries

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....
Jason Eric Cox
July 30, 2021
Mr. Jason Eric Cox, 52, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, husband of Susan Maria Fernandez-Cox, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. Jason was born in Chattanooga, TN on July 29, 1969, son of the late Ronnie Wayne Cox and Brenda Gail Jordan Stowe. He was a crane operator having worked at Caterpillar and a U.S. Navy Veteran having served during...
Faye Harriet Hall West
July 30, 2021
Mrs. Faye Harriet Hall West, 85, of Rehoboth Road, Bowman, wife of Howard Eugene West, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. West was born in Elbert County on September 12, 1935, daughter of the late John Brooks Hall and Eunice Booth Hall. She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and a cow...
Alfredo Rodriguez Zavala
July 28, 2021
Mr. Alfredo Rodriguez Zavala, 42, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021.He was born in Ebano San Luis Potosi, Mexico on February 17, 1979.He was the son of Alfredo Rodriguez Torres and Juana Zavala Garcia.Mr. Zavala was a quarryman at Savannah Valley Quarry.He loved his family and his church and would sometimes host VBS in his home.He was loved by all...
Guy Roger Alabanese
July 27, 2021
Mr. Guy ‘Roger’ Albanese, 84, of Fairfax Circle, Elberton, husband of 52 years to Alice Ashworth Albanese, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Albanese was born in Elberton on August 23, 1936, son of the late Louis Albanese and Bertha Eugenia Thornton Peghiny Albanese. He was a 1954 graduate of Elberton High School and a...
Robert Eugene Hudgins
July 26, 2021
MGySgt (Ret) Robert Eugene "Gene" Hudgins, 83, of Cromer Road, Elberton, husband of 38 years to Teresa Ridgeway Hudgins, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021, at his residence. Gene was born in Anderson, SC on June 27, 1938, son of the late Robert Delapierre Hudgins and Edna Mae Hopkins Hudgins. He was a 1959 graduate of Choctawhatchee High School...
Gary Wayne Hamilton
July 24, 2021
Mr. Gary Wayne Hamilton, 76, of Parham Town Road, Bowman, husband of the late Donna Irene Greer Hamilton, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Hamilton was born in Trenton, MO on July 16, 1945, son of the late George and Darlene Clutter Hamilton. He was a Veteran having served in the US Navy and a...
John Jerrel Rice
July 23, 2021
Mr. John Jerrel Rice went to be with the Lord at the age of 73 on July 23, 2021. He was the husband of Barbara Simmons Rice. The son of Louise Ayers Rice and the late John Jefferson Rice of Royston, he was born in Royston, GA. and was a graduate of Hart County High School in 1966. He attended...
Lorene Godsey Brown
July 21, 2021
Mrs. Lorene Godsey Brown, 89, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Brown was born in Elberton, daughter of the late Floyd and Effie Haynie Godsey.She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Herndon Brown, with whom she had celebrated over 53 years of marriage.Their first “Hello” was when Tom got a glimpse...
Loretta Graham Escoe
July 21, 2021
Mrs. Loretta Graham Escoe, 60, of Highway 29 South, Hull, wife of 42 years to the late W.T. Escoe, Sr., passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at her daughter's residence in Maysville. Mrs. Escoe was born in Athens on December 2, 1960, daughter of the late Quilla Graham and Annie Ruth Allen Graham. She was a former security officer...
Sara Richardson Parsons
July 20, 2021
Mrs. Sara Blanche Richardson Parsons, 69, of Edgewood Dr. Athens, GA passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Mrs. Parsons was born September 14, 1951 in Statesboro, GA to John William Richardson and Charlie Sue Waters Richardson. She was graphic artist in the printing department of the University of Georgia. She is survived by her caregiver and former spouse: Randy Parsons...
Kenneth Brown Rice
July 19, 2021
Mr. Kenneth “Kenny” Brown Rice, 72, of N. Broad St. Bowman, GA passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at his home. Mr. Rice was born July 23, 1948 in Royston, GA to Ralph Carlis Rice, Sr. and Annie Ruth Brown Rice. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired paint and body repairman and school bus driver for the Elbert...
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