Obituaries

Asta Jensen Moore

Asta Jensen Moore

December 17, 2019

Asta Roseanne Jensen Moore July 18, 1938 – December 17, 2019 Asta Roseanne Jensen Moore, age 81, of Johns Creek, GA, peacefully passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Northside Gwinnett surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services for Asta will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, GA. Family...

Michael Eugene Beavers

Michael Eugene Beavers

December 17, 2019

Mr. Michael Eugene Beavers, 67, of Elm Street, Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mike was born in Stone Mountain on September 18, 1952, son of the late Curry Eugene Beavers and Lorene Ruth Shead Beavers. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include his children: Kimberly Reese and Joshua Beavers; and grandson,...

Patsy Mccannon Pierce

Patsy Mccannon Pierce

December 16, 2019

Patsy McCannon Pierce, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the age of 72. A lifelong resident of the Colbert area, Patsy owned and operated her own beauty shop for years. She loved gardening and working in her flowerbeds. She also enjoyed traveling and Facebooking but most importantly, she thrived on time spent...

Lillian Baker Hunter

Lillian Baker Hunter

December 16, 2019

Mrs. Lillian Cordelia Baker Hunter, 90, of Shoal Creek Church Road, Lavonia, wife of the late Robert Vernard Hunter, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hunter was born in Atlanta on July 7, 1929, daughter of the late Edgar and Ivy Watler Baker. She was a retired LPN. Survivors include her daughters: Barbara...

Ronnie Frost Mooney

Ronnie Frost Mooney

December 16, 2019

Mr. Ronnie Frost Mooney, 64, of Bond Drive, Elberton, husband of 12 years to Brenda Gail Bond Mooney, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at his residence. Ronnie was born in Augusta on March 13, 1955, son of the late John Uriah Mooney, Sr. and Margie Louise Smith Mooney. He was a polisher in the granite industry having worked...

Jerry Louis Blackwell

Jerry Louis Blackwell

December 16, 2019

Mr. Jerry Louis Blackwell, 53, of Deerhaven Drive, Bowman, husband of 12 years to Doris Natasha Hood Blackwell, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at his residence. Jerry was born in Hart County on September 24, 1966, son of the late John Junior Blackwell and Lady B. McIntosh Blackwell. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and...

Grady Ray Cotner

Grady Ray Cotner

December 16, 2019

Mr. Grady Ray Cotner, 70, of Pine Grove Road, Arnoldsville, husband of the late Donna Huff Cotner, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Cotner was born in Monroe on June 17, 1949, son of the late James Everett Cotner and Mary Lou McDaniel Cotner. Survivors include his daughters: Christy Dorfman and Kimberlee Hogan,...

Laura Banks Lewis

Laura Banks Lewis

December 16, 2019

Laura Murph Banks Lewis, resident of Elberton, Georgia, peacefully left this life on Monday, December 16, 2019, after a sudden illness. She was 70. Laura was born and raised in Newnan, Georgia, daughter of the late Samuel Murph Banks and Mildred Overton Banks. She was a graduate of Newnan High School, furthered her education at West Georgia College, and graduated...

Tommy Joe Anderson

Tommy Joe Anderson

December 14, 2019

Mr. Tommy Joe Anderson, 60, of Hwy 145, Royston, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. Mr. Anderson in Blairsville on December 24, 1958, son of the late William Frank Anderson and Ruby Estelle Bingham Anderson. He worked in the construction industry and as a mechanic. Survivors include his siblings: Patricia Teems of...

Dennis Dewayne Harrell

Dennis Dewayne Harrell

December 13, 2019

Mr. Dennis Dewayne Harrell, 47, of S. Jackson Street, Hartwell, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Dennis was born in Pahokee, Florida on December 2, 1972, son of James Richard Harrell, Sr. and Rhonda Diane Hall Foster. He was a welder by trade and of the Pentecostal faith. Dennis enjoyed hunting and wishing...

Alex Gaines Nelms, Jr.

Alex Gaines Nelms, Jr.

December 13, 2019

Mr. Alex Gaines Nelms, Jr., 85, of Kathwood Drive, Elberton, husband of 52 years to the late Patsy Jean Sanders Nelms, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Nelms was born in Bowman on October 27, 1934, son of the late Alex Gaines Nelms, Sr. and Lula Scoggins Nelms. He was a diamond saw operator having...

Jay Green

Jay Green

December 10, 2019

Mr. John Franklin "Jay" Green, Jr., 82, of Reed Brawner Road, Royston, husband of 62 years to Audrey Mae Pullian Green, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital with his children at his side. Mr. Green was born in Tarpon Springs, FL on June 17, 1937, son of the late John Franklin Green, Sr. and...

Jerry Lamar Johnson

Jerry Lamar Johnson

December 10, 2019

Mr. Jerry Lamar Johnson, 73, of Pine Hill Drive, Elberton, husband of the late Carolyn Christine Rousey Johnson, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Elberton on August 25, 1946, son of the late John Thomas Johnson and France Louise Thornton Johnson. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served in Vietnam...

Michael Edwin Sottile, Ii

Michael Edwin Sottile, Ii

December 9, 2019

Mr. Michael Edwin Sottile, II, 55, of Pace Drive, Nicholson, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Sottile was born in St. Albans West, Virginia on May 17, 1964, son of the late Michael Edwin Sottile, I and Mary Catherine Chisolm Sottile. Survivors include his sister, Susan Sottile Baker of Hendersonville, TN. No services will be...

Anita Willis Boyd

Anita Willis Boyd

December 8, 2019

Mrs. Anita Willis Boyd, 48, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Boyd was born in Lincolnton, Georgia to the late Gerald and Virginia Willis.She was the widow of Gary Johnson, and had worked throughout her life as a nurse. Mrs. Boyd is survived by a son, Stephen Seymour, Jr. of Laurens, SC, and...

Derrick Keith Mckern

Derrick Keith Mckern

December 8, 2019

Mr. Derrick 'Keith' McKern, 60, of Jackson Bridge Road, Carnesville, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. He was born in Hartwell on November 20, 1959, son of the late Robert Warren McKern and Betty Ruth Bennett McKern. He was a talented musician who enjoyed playing drums. Survivors include his son, Derrick 'Brandon' McKern of...

Alvin Scott

Alvin Scott

December 7, 2019

Alvin Scott, 73, of Statham, formerly of Elberton, died December 7, 2019. He was born September 23, 1946 in Elberton to Thomas Orr Scott and Grace Mae Dunn Scott. He served in the U.S. Army, having been stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. Mr. Scott retired from Veteran’s Administration. He was a long-time member of Rutledge Baptist Church. He...

Allen  R. Drake

Allen R. Drake

December 7, 2019

Mr. Allen R. Drake, 83, of Hartwell Hwy. Elberton, GA passed away Saturday December 7, 2019 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Drake was born December 16, 1935 in Madison County, GA to Hoyt Drake and Jewel Mitchell Drake. He was a retired watch and clock repairman. He was a past president of the Dixie Drifters Camping Club. He loved camping,...

Lois Alewine Hammond

Lois Alewine Hammond

December 6, 2019

Mrs. Lois Alewine Hammond, of Elberton, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at the age of 102 in North Carolina. Mrs. Hammond was a native of Abbeville, South Carolina, daughter of the late James Arthur and Ethel Williams Alewine.She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carlisle Hammond, and a brother, Marshall Alewine.Mrs. Hammond worked as a nurse at...

Roger Lee Thomason

Roger Lee Thomason

December 6, 2019

Mr. Roger Lee Thomason, 70, of Ruby Lane, Royston, GA passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home. Mr. Thomason was born July 26, 1949 in Hartwell, GA to Junior Thomason and Sarah Elrod Thomason. He was a member of Price Chapel Church of God in Lavonia, a retired drywall worker and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived...