Obituaries

Mitchell Don Coker

Mitchell Don Coker

September 18, 2020

Mitchell Don Coker, 26, died in Athens on September 18, 2020. Mitch was a 2012 graduate of Elbert County High School and was currently working with USDA. He had a great love for cars, trucks, and anything with a motor, and had previously worked as a mechanic. Mitch was a motorcycle enthusiast who was happiest while riding his bike and...

James Scott Smith

James Scott Smith

September 17, 2020

Mr. James ‘Scott’ Smith, 49, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at his residence. Scott was born in Elberton on August 19, 1971, son of Dianne Allen Smith and the late Wilson Ray Smith, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Shane Smith. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School...

Peggy Jo Irwin Davis

Peggy Jo Irwin Davis

September 15, 2020

Peggy Irwin Davis died on Tuesday September 15th, 12:34 pm at her home in Colbert, Georgia. A memorial service will be held later. Peggy was born on January 28,1937 to Joe Irwin and Rosalind Ragan Irwin. She graduated from Albany High School in 1955 and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work at Howell House, a pediatric center and to attend...

Wayne Claude Blackwood

Wayne Claude Blackwood

September 15, 2020

Wayne Claude Blackwood, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Wayne was born in Dewy Rose, GA on January 1, 1938, to Sarah Brown, a schoolteacher, and Claude Blackwood, a decorated WWII officer in Darby’s Rangers, which evolved into the U.S. Army Rangers. He met his wife Joyce in 3rd grade and never left her side for 75...

Brenda Faye Bond Chandler

Brenda Faye Bond Chandler

September 14, 2020

Ms. Brenda Faye Bond Chandler, 63, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center. Brenda was born in Elberton, daughter of the late Robert Arlington Bond and Annette Brown Bond. In addition to her parents, Brenda was preceded in death by an infant brother, Michael Bond, and a son-in-law, Joshua Bolmon. Brenda was a...

Alvin Vernon Brady

Alvin Vernon Brady

September 14, 2020

Mr. Alvin Vernon Brady, 85, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020, at Piedmont Hospital, Athens. Mr. Brady was born in Elberton on April 3, 1935, son of the late Grant Elijah and Hazel Attaway Brady. He graduated from Elbert County High School in 1954 and moved to Atlanta where he worked with the Atlanta Transit Company and...

Albert B. Lawton, Jr.

Albert B. Lawton, Jr.

September 13, 2020

Mr. Albert B. Lawton, Jr., 90, of McFarlin Bridge Rd., Carnesville, GA passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 at his home. Mr. Lawton was born June 9, 1930 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Albert B. Lawton, Sr. and Mildred Leveque Lawton. He was a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church in Carnesville and was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran....

Deleon Hamilton Reynolds, Iii

Deleon Hamilton Reynolds, Iii

September 13, 2020

Mr. Deleon Hamilton Reynolds, III, 77, of Washington, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at Augusta University Hospital. Mr. Reynolds was born in Alabama on July 3, 1943, son of the late Deleon Hamilton Reynolds, Jr. and Helen Adair Reynolds. He was Presbyterian by faith, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and had previously worked at C & R Auto Parts...

Debra Elaine Franklin Bryant

Debra Elaine Franklin Bryant

September 12, 2020

Mrs. Debra Elaine Franklin Bryant, 67, of Bellew Drive, Bowman, wife of the late Stanley Clark Bryant, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Debra was born in Elberton on October 20, 1952, daughter of the late Joseph Dewey Franklin and Eddie Mae Walling Mitchell She was a retired Monument Draftsperson having worked at Bryant’s...

Margaret Ellen Childs Oakley

Margaret Ellen Childs Oakley

September 12, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Ellen Childs Oakley, 92, of Brad Dixon Road, Elberton, wife of 55 years to the late Cecil Odell Oakley, Sr., passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Oakley was born in Elbert County on December 4, 1927, daughter of the late William Edgar Childs, Sr. and Fannie Mae Scott Childs. She was...

Steve Crawford Roth

Steve Crawford Roth

September 10, 2020

Mr. Steve Crawford Roth, 71, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at his residence. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Roth was the son of the late Charlie and Loudell Holloman Roth.Steve was a Vietnam veteran, having served his country in the United States Army.He worked in the granite industry, and also in law enforcement. He was...

Anna Gowder Roukoski

Anna Gowder Roukoski

September 10, 2020

Mrs. Anna Gowder Roukoski, 91, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on December 16, 1928 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Glen H. Gowder andNettie Dean Gowder. Mrs. Roukoski was a retired LPN from Hart County Hospital and Heritage Inn NursingHome (Hartwell Health & Rehab), and she was...

Jerry Leon Pless

Jerry Leon Pless

September 8, 2020

Mr. Jerry Leon Pless, 67, of McGowan Avenue, Abbeville, SC, husband of 47 years to Judy Marie Gary Pless, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Self Regional Medical Center. Jerry was born in Franklin County, GA on September 27, 1952, son of the late Norman Coy Pless and Jessie Mae Helen Elizabeth Taylor Pless. He was a retired...

Ola Blackwell Heard

Ola Blackwell Heard

September 6, 2020

Ola Blackwell was born on March 21, 1925, in Elberton, Georgia to the late Joe Blackwell and Mary Rucker Blackwell. She was the youngest of the eleven children from this union. Early on Sunday morning, September 6, 2020, God sent an angel to Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital to carry his servant home. She was united in marriage to the late...

Loretta Young Charping

Loretta Young Charping

September 6, 2020

Loretta Young Charping, 75, of Lowndesville, wife of Joe Charping, died Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Elbert and Ellen Prince Young. Mrs. Charping attended Abbeville High School and was employed with the Rocky River Plant for several years. Her favorite pastimes were shopping and decorating...

Sara Nell Funderburk

Sara Nell Funderburk

September 5, 2020

Mrs. Sara “Nell” Funderburk, 72, of Winterville, passed away September 5, 2020 at home.A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Resse Mae Segars Clay.She was the widow of Robert Eugene Funderburk, to whom she was married for 38 years before his passing in 2009. In addition to her parents and husband,...

Brenda Jo Snow Wilbanks

Brenda Jo Snow Wilbanks

September 5, 2020

This obituary is being posted as a courtesy to Darren and Michelle Scarborough. The Berry Funeral Home family extends our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family. Brenda Jo Wilbanks, 76, wife of William O. Wilbanks, Sr., died Saturday, September 5, 2020. Born in Albany, GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Snow and Sara Gaines Wade. IN...

Oscar Lamar Giles

Oscar Lamar Giles

September 5, 2020

Mr. Oscar Lamar Giles, age 75, of Toccoa, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington. Lamar was born in Athens on November 6, 1944, son of the late Benjamin Giles and Mary Clark Giles. He served his country faithfully in the U.S. Army and was the owner/operator of Giles Construction Company. Survivors include his...

William "Bill" McMullan

William "Bill" McMullan

September 4, 2020

Mr. William Otis “Bill” McMullan, Jr., 97, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 with his family at his side. Born on September 4, 1923, Bill was the son of the late William Otis and Sadie Harris McMullan.He was the husband of Karma Knell McMullan, and had celebrated almost 64 years of marriage together. Bill was a veteran...

Harlen Brown

Harlen Brown

September 3, 2020

Mr. Harlen Brown, 88, Teasley Mill Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at his home. Mr. Brown was born April 28, 1932 in Chattanooga, TN to Samuel Harry Thomas Brown and Radie Vanilla Hill Brown. He was a retired hardwood floor refinisher. He is survived by his children: Rickie A. Brown of McDonald, TN, Randy Brown of...