Obituaries
Iris Anne Frazier Ward
November 28, 2020
“Loving wife, mother of two, teacher of many…” Iris Anne Frazier was born in Bonifay, Florida on September 27, 1932, the second of four children of Eddie Martin Frazier, Sr. and Orabel Johnson Frazier. Soon after birth, the family moved to the hometown of her parents, Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia where she was raised on the family farm. Her...
Janice Marie Myers
November 28, 2020
Mrs. Janice Marie Myers, 62, of Yancey Rd., Arnoldsville, GA passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Myers was born January 18, 1958 in Sanford, NC to Mawsa Burleen Walls. She is survived by her mother: Mawsa Burleen Walls of Crawford, GA, siblings: Dale Murchison of Cameron, NC, Donna Brogdan of Danielsville, GA, Shirley Walls...
Mary Frances Bryan
November 27, 2020
Mrs. Mary Frances Thomas Bryan, 96, of Rhodes Dr., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mrs. Bryan as born January 20, 1924 in Hartwell, GA to Ernest Henry Thomas and Nell Walters Thomas. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons: Christopher Fulton Bryan of Lenexa, KS, Jonathan Bryan of Ocala, FL....
Jimmy Evans
November 26, 2020
Mr. Jimmy D. Evans, 83, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital.A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Evans was the son of the late Alice T.Evans.He was also preceded in death by a sister, Juanita E.Roberson, and a brother, E. Samuel Evans. Jim was the husband of Mary Lynn Eavenson Evans, with whom he...
William Lanier "Boots" Oglesby
November 24, 2020
Mr. William Lanier Oglesby, better known as “Boots,” passed away peacefully at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, with his daughter by his side. He was a lifelong resident of Elberton and was 78 years old. Boots was born in Elberton on March 1, 1942, son of the late Joe and Lucille Helen Moon Oglesby. After high...
Paul Matthew Read O'Rourke
November 23, 2020
Mr. Paul Matthew Read O'Rourke of Royston passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at his residence. Matt was born in Vancouver, Washington on December 27, 1961, son of the late Thomas William O'Rourke and Mary Cornelia Morrison Holmgren. Prior to becoming disabled, he worked at Trust Lumber Company. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Gassaway O'Rourke of Athens; daughter, Bailey...
Thomas Walton Howell
November 22, 2020
Mr. Thomas Walton Howell, 92, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020. A native of Hart County, he was the son of the late Thomas Judson and Ada Brown Howell.Mr. Howell retired from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.He was a faithful member of Rock Branch Baptist Church. One week before Mr. Howell’s passing, June Richardson Howell, his beloved wife of 68...
James M. Thomason
November 21, 2020
Mr. James Manson Thomason, 87, of Elberton, passed away on November 21, 2020 at Athens Piedmont Hospital. The son of the late Harley Milton Thomason and Alice Darnell Thomason, Mr. Thomason was born in Jasper, Georgia, but moved to Elberton with his parents at a young age. He was a 1950 graduate of Elberton High School and attended Emory at...
Rhonda Hill Fortson
November 20, 2020
Mrs. Rhonda Hill Fortson, 66, of Jones Circle, Royston, wife of Fred Fortson, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest. Rhonda was born in Royston on January 25, 1954, daughter of the late Robert Monroe Hill and Janell Gray Hill. She was retired from RiteAid. Survivors include her husband, Fred Fortson; children: Roger Wade...
Billy Ray Brown
November 19, 2020
Billy Ray Brown, 89, of the Forstonia Community, husband of Helen Scarborough Brown, completed his journey of faith on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by members of his beloved family. He married Helen Scarborough on March 16, 1951. He is survived by three sons: Mike (Karen), Barry (Pam), Kyle (Sandra); and seven grandchildren: Laura, Michael, Jake (Sunny),...
Holman Saddler
November 18, 2020
Mr. Holman Saddler, 89, of Campbell Street Ext., Elberton, husband of the late Corine Fortson Saddler, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at his residence. He was born on December 10, 1930, to the late Holman Fleming and Eula Gaines. Holman worked at Rucker Trucking for thirty years. He gave his life to Christ at an early age, and...
Jimmie Cole Nash
November 17, 2020
Mrs. Jimmie Cole Nash, 99, was born in Franklin County on March 24, 1921, and passed away at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Reppard C and Lula Brawner Cole; her husband of 66 years, Charlie F. Nash; two brothers, Benson Cole and Grady Roberts; and three sisters, Irene...
June Richardson Howell
November 16, 2020
Mrs. June Eleanor Richardson Howell, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Howell was a native of Elberton, daughter of the late Inman and Ella Greenway Richardson.She was the beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Walton Howell, with whom she had celebrated 68 years of marriage together.In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Ozzie Jean Driver Seymour
November 14, 2020
Ozzie Jean Driver Seymour, 102, of Elberton, died peacefully on Saturday morning, November 14, 2020, with her daughter by her side. Born in Elbert County to the late Farris Alexander Driver and Myrtice Sanders Driver on August 31, 1918, she was the last surviving member of her family of brothers and sisters: Audrey Driver, Effie Coker, Dorothy Pulliam, and Gaines...
Sandra Jo Rucker Bolton
November 13, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Jo Rucker Bolton, 70, of Elberton, wife of the late Zorias Randall Bolton, Jr., went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Sandra was born in Elberton on June 25, 1950, daughter of the late Louvilla Rucker and Ruby Jo Oliver Rucker. She worked at Bluebell Sewing Plant in Comer...
Charles Payne
November 13, 2020
Mr. Charles Payne, 81, of Powers Road, Lavonia, husband of Judy Clark Payne, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Payne was born in Toccoa on June 14, 1939, son of the late William Payne and Ruby Moore Payne Williams. He was the former owner/operator of Tastee Freeze in Royston. Survivors include his wife,...
Louise Lovinggood Smith
November 12, 2020
Mrs. Louise Lovinggood Smith, 89, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her home. A native of Elberton, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late George and Louise Turner Lovinggood.She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. J. A. Smith, Sr.; a brother, Elmer Lovinggood; two sisters, Kathleen Reed and JoNell McIntosh; two sons, J.A....
Gary Jimmy Bennett
November 11, 2020
Mr. Gary Jimmy Bennett, age 60, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, husband of Barbara Ann Burry Bennett, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Royston on October 5, 1960, son of Malvine Jordan Bennett and the late Jimmy Odell Bennett. He was a truck driver in...
Theodora Bowman Allen
November 10, 2020
We find great comfort and consolation in the words "Death cannot harm a Christian, for it is a passageway for those enslaved in life, into a palace of eternity, out of the sea of trouble, into a haven of rest" "Death is a joyful messenger of peace, whose kind hand opens to the weary crusader the gate of eternal life,...
Bobby Lee "BL" Pitts
November 9, 2020
Bobby Lee “BL” Pitts, of Elbert and Oglethorpe Counties, passed away peacefully from complications related to the Covid-19 virus on Monday, November 9, 2020, surrounded by loved ones, at the Pitts family farm. He was 92 years old. Bobby was born on September 24, 1928 in Point Peter, Georgia, to Lillian Chastain and William Cary Pitts. He grew up working...
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