Obituaries
James Franklin King
January 2, 2020
Mr. James Franklin King, 34, of Aaron Lane, Crawford, GA passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. King was born September 14, 1985 in Athens, GA to the late James Franklin Pickelsimer and Doris Ann King Pickelsimer. He is survived by a brother Richard McCannon of Crawford, GA, aunt Teresa House of Danielsville, GA and...
Lucy Joy Carter Crowe
January 2, 2020
Mrs. Lucy Joy Carter Crowe, 88, of Wahatchee Creek Road, Elberton, wife of the late Herschel Robert Crowe, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Crowe was born in Toccoa on December 7, 1931, daughter of the late Joseph L. And Nora Ivester Carter. She was retired from JC Penney Company and a member of...
Arnold Worth Haynes
January 1, 2020
Mr. Arnold Worth Haynes, 87, of Jones Ferry Road, Elberton, husband of 61 years to the late Martha Josephine Ruff Haynes, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Haynes was born in Lincolnton on August 25, 1932, son of the late Willie Lee Haynes. He was a crane operator having retired from the construction industry...
Tammie Marie Bryant
January 1, 2020
Ms. Tammie Marie Moore Bryant, 53, of Bowman, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Tammie was born in Royston on April 29, 1966, daughter of the late Hubert Moore and Rebecca Martin Crowe. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant having worked at Comer Nursing Home. Survivors include two aunts: Rita Martin of Comer and...
Joel "Willie Bob" Segars
December 29, 2019
Mr. Joel Samuel “Willie Bob” Segars, 59, of Elberton, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at his daughter’s home. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Segars was the son of the late Joel Thomas and Leacy Bell Davis Segars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Ann Raines and brother Wayne Bonds. Mr. Segars had...
Imogene Childs Wright
December 28, 2019
Mrs. Mary Imogene Davis McCollum Childs Wright, age 92, of Commerce, GA, formerly of Elberton, GA, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Brookside. Mrs. Wright was born in Lavonia to the late Mac Authur and Ilone Brock Davis. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Commerce and was retired from Regions Bank. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Thurman Ray Myers
December 27, 2019
Mr. Thurman Ray Myers, Jr., 55, of Colbert, GA passed away on December 27, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens.Born on December 27, 1964 inMarietta, Ohio, he was the son of Thurman and Doris Ruth Dunn Myers.Mr. Myers was a millwright in Environmental Construction.He loved fishing, cooking and NASCAR. Survivors include his mother, Doris Ruth Dunn; children, Dachelle (Dusty)...
Benny Milton Yarbrough
December 26, 2019
Mr. Benny Milton “Chuck” Yarbrough, 82, of Conyers, husband of 62 years to Norma Jean Parham Yarbrough, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Piedmont Hospital Rockdale. Mr. Yarbrough was born in Oglethorpe County on May 30, 1938, son of the late William Rufus Yarbrough, Sr. and Ima Mae Gunter Yarbrough. He was retired from Ford Motor Company in...
Terry Dwight Stratton
December 26, 2019
Mr. Terry Dwight Stratton, age 57 of Griffin, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Mr. Stratton was born on November 17, 1962 in Greenville, South Carolina. He graduated from Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, SC, where he played football and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Economics,...
Julius O'Neal Aldrich, Jr.
December 26, 2019
Mr. Julius O'Neal Aldrich, Jr., 62, of Brown Dr. Lavonia, GA passed away December 26, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Aldrich was born August 11, 1957 to Julius O'Neal Aldrich, Sr. and Mary Magdeline Cole Aldrich Bullock. He was a retired truck driver for a furniture company. He is survived by a sister: Millie A. Pigott of Manning,...
Peggy Lee Sutton Denny Herndon
December 25, 2019
Mrs. Peggy Lee Sutton Denny Herndon, 96, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born December 1, 1923 in Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Lamar M. Sutton, Sr. and Minnie Lee Burton Sutton.Peggy was preceded in death by her first husband, Amos Turner Denny, and later by Dr. Charles...
Lawrence Cecchini
December 23, 2019
Mr. Lawrence Cecchini, age 100, of Lawrence Cecchini Road, Elberton, husband of 69 years to Dorothy Bridges Cecchini, finished his course in faith on Monday, December 23, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Lawrence Cecchini was born on September 14, 1919, in Barre, Vermont. He, along with his family, moved to Elberton in 1932-’33. He graduated from Elberton High School in...
James Gordon Catterton
December 23, 2019
Mr. James Gordon Catterton, 66, of Appaloosa Lane, Tryon, NC passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 in Danielsville, GA. Mr. Catterton was born December 2, 1953 in Colleton County, SC to Edward Lloyd Catterton and Martha Lavinia Hiers Catterton. He was retired from being owner/operator of Colleton Glass and Mirror for 20+ years, a U.S. Army Veteran and avid sailor....
Richard Lee Rucker
December 23, 2019
Mr. Richard Lee Rucker, 76, of S. Tusten Street, Elberton, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019, at his residence. He was twice married, first for 33 years to the late Gail Thomason Rucker and second for 20 years to Bridget Waters Rucker, who survives. Mr. Rucker was born in Elberton on May 4, 1943, son of the late James...
Brian Shirley
December 22, 2019
Mr. Matthew Brian Shirley, 28, of Ben Shirley Lane, Lavonia, GA passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. Mr. Shirley was born March 11, 1991 in Toccoa, GA to Tony Shirley and Laura Herring Beard. He worked in the automotive body shop industry. He is survived by son: Hunter Shirley, daughter: Emberlynn Shirley, father: Tony Shirley of Lavonia, GA; mother: Laura...
William Eugene Rogers
December 22, 2019
Mr. William Eugene Rogers, 75, of West Beaverdam Rd., Winterville, GA passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his home. Mr. Rogers was born March 21, 1944 in Athens, GA to William Blane Rogers and Mary Lou Martin Rogers. He was a retired Heating and Air repairman. He is survived by his wife: Susan Diana Pratt Rogers; son: Jerold Rogers...
Karen Flowers Phillips
December 21, 2019
Lynda ‘Karen’ Flowers Phillips, 70, of Elberton, GA, former longtime resident of Palm Bay, FL, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Elberton, GA on February 20, 1949, daughter of the late Frank Robinson “Bud” Flowers, Jr. and Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Moon Gulley, who preceded...
Margaret Lynch Cordell
December 19, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Lynch Cordell, 88, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 in Athens, Georgia. Mrs. Cordell, a native of Bourbon, Kentucky, was the daughter of the late William Robert and Gladys Barge Lynch.She was the widow of Barney Cordell, with whom she had celebrated 46 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2005.While living in Roswell,...
Maxine Mcdaniel Seymour
December 19, 2019
Mrs. Heleon 'Maxine' McDaniel Seymour, 74, wife of the late Russell Seymour, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Brown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Royston. Maxine was born in Miami Beach, FL on September 30, 1945, daughter of the late Leroy McDaniel and Carra Violet Benfield McDaniel. She was an x-ray technician having worked at Elbert Memorial Hospital....
Floy Anne Baker Martin
December 17, 2019
Mrs. Floy Anne Baker Martin, 77, of Elizabeth Road, Hartwell, wife of 51 years to Bobby Gene Martin, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Martin was born in Canon on August 4, 1942, daughter of the late Pete Allison Baker and May Belle Bradley Baker. She was a retired nurses aid. Survivors include her husband,...
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