Obituaries

Ronald Wayne  Jones, Sr.

Ronald Wayne Jones, Sr.

December 6, 2019

Mr. Ronald Wayne Jones, Sr., 73, of Forest Road, Milledgeville, GA passed away Friday, December 6, 2019, at Eatonton Health and Rehab. Mr. Jones was born July 27, 1946, in Macon, GA, son of the late Eva Louise Strange, and was adopted at an early age by the late Lewis Jones and Esther Cheshire Jones. He attended New Elim Baptist...

Calvin  Lee Scott

Calvin Lee Scott

December 5, 2019

TRISTON LOYETTE MCCAIN SCOTT, AGE 35 CALVIN LEE SCOTT, AGE 40 Passed away late Thursday night December 5, 2019 as the result of an automobile accident near Meridian, Mississippi. The husband and wife were traveling to Calvin’s native Georgia to visit his ailing father, who later passed away Saturday evening. Triston was born May 28, 1984 in Bogalusa and was...

Donald Doyle Bates

Donald Doyle Bates

December 5, 2019

Mr. Donald "Buck" Doyle Bates, 77, of Kristy St. Bowersville, GA passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at his home. Mr. Bates was born June 12, 1942 in Franklin, NC to Ray Bates and Gertrude Hodgin Bates. He was a self-employed brickmason and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Juanita Watts Bates; siblings: Bechard Hodgin,...

Danny Malcom Stovall

Danny Malcom Stovall

December 3, 2019

Danny Malcolm Stovall, 66, of Iva, South Carolina, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at his home. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he was a son of the late Raymond Stovall and Jennie Hardy Stovall Jensen. He was a graduate of Limestone College with a BS degree in Business Administration and an Associate degree in Electrical Engineering. He was the lead instructor...

Marilyn Williams Booth

Marilyn Williams Booth

December 2, 2019

Mrs. Marilyn Joy Williams Booth, 81, of Elberton, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Helen Chanoby Williams.She was the widow of the late Jimmy Lane Booth, Sr., to whom she was married fifty three years before he passed away in 2013.Mrs....

Melether Wilder Fleming

Melether Wilder Fleming

December 2, 2019

Mrs. Margerita ‘Melether’ Wilder Fleming, 89, of Morgan Way, Colbert, wife of 62 years to the late Lt. Col. Hewell Donald Fleming, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Fleming was born in Greenwood, SC on November 13, 1930, daughter of the late Clarence Leonard Wilder and Ruby Jane Anderson Wilder. She was a member of...

Doris Lumpkin Decker

Doris Lumpkin Decker

November 29, 2019

Mrs. Doris Louise Lumpkin Decker, 89, of Winston Drive, Bowman, Georgia, wife of 50 years to the late William Miller Decker, Sr., passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, Georgia Mrs. Decker was born in Anniston, Alabama on July 10, 1930, daughter of the late Roy Leon Lumpkin and Ettie Ophelia Couch Lumpkin. She...

Marshall Edwin Leard

Marshall Edwin Leard

November 29, 2019

Mr. Marshall Edwin Leard, 65, of Harris Road, Royston, husband of 3 years to Diane Boleman Leard, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at his residence. Marshall was born in Elberton on June 4, 1954, son of Annie Bell Scarborough Leard and the late John Edward Leard. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and a Mason....

Galen Rucker Hutto

Galen Rucker Hutto

November 27, 2019

Mr. Galen Rucker Hutto passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the age of 78. Mr. Hutto is preceded in death by his parents, Lonzie L. Hutto, Jr., and Sue Rucker Hutto of Elberton and his infant daughter, Leslie Hutto. A proud mason for 50 years of the Washington and Henry Lodge, No. 344, A.F. & A.M., Mr. Hutto...

Dixie Stamey Gaddy

Dixie Stamey Gaddy

November 25, 2019

Mrs. Hilda Mae “Dixie” Stamey Gaddy, 86, of Steve Ray Drive, Dewy Rose, GA, wife of 69 years to Ralph Stanley Gaddy, passed away on Monday November 25, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Gaddy was born in Buncombe County, NC on June 8, 1933, daughter of the late Dennis Farrady Stamey and Eveline Warren Stamey. She was a...

Menford Terry Duncan

Menford Terry Duncan

November 25, 2019

Mr. Menford Terry Duncan, 65, of Parks Brown Road, Dewy Rose, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019, at his mother's residence in Anderson. Mr. Duncan was born May 25, 1954 in Anderson, SC to W.L. Duncan and Jewell Smith Duncan Kinley. He was a member of Gaines Chapel Holiness Church. He is survived by sons: Shane Duncan of Elberton,...

Thomas Allen Helton

Thomas Allen Helton

November 24, 2019

Mr. Thomas Allen Helton, 74, of Poplar Springs Extension, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Pruitt Health at Toccoa. Mr. Helton was born in Elberton on February 22, 1945, son of the late Carl James Helton and Laura Sue Dickerson Helton. He was a member of Falling Creek Baptist Church and a Vietnam Veteran having served in...

Larry Wayne King

Larry Wayne King

November 24, 2019

Mr. Larry Wayne King, Sr., 78 , of Bridges Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at his home. Mr. King was born September 8, 1941 in Madison County, GA to Henry Grady King and Lillian Estelle Kincaid King. He was a member of Vesta Baptist Church, Gideons International and the Lions Club. Mr. King was an retired...

Neva Taylor Cawthon

Neva Taylor Cawthon

November 24, 2019

Evans, Georgia—Neva Taylor Cawthon, 68, wife of Steve Cawthon, their Earth angel, received her wings on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at 12:00 noon from the chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Greg Porterfield officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Cawthon, daughter of the late Leona...

Henry  Bennett West

Henry Bennett West

November 23, 2019

Mr. Henry Bennett West, 76, of Colbert, GA passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his home. Mr. West was born November 26, 1942 in Greenwood, SC to Barney and Emma West. He was a retired self-employed carpenter. He is survived by a son Steven West of Colbert, GA and three grandchildren. In addition to his parents and siblings he...

Rita Lee Brown Baggerley

Rita Lee Brown Baggerley

November 22, 2019

Mrs. Rita Lee Brown Baggerley, 61, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019, at the Tignall House Personal Care Home. Rita is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Chastain Brown; and husband, Carvelle Hampton Baggerley, and is survived by her daughters: Rachel and Michael Hicks of Athens and Haley and Chris Efferth of Alpharetta; granddaughter, Chelsea Hicks; and sister:...

Carolyn D. Breaux

Carolyn D. Breaux

November 22, 2019

Mrs. Carolyn D. Mauldin Breaux, 57, of Athens Rd., Crawford, GA passed away Friday, November 22, 2019. Mrs. Breaux was born December 31, 1961 in Columbia, SC to Howell J. Mauldin and Eleanor Faye Hall Mauldin. She was retired from the food delivery service. She is survived by daughters: Cortney Nixon of Crawford, GA, Angel Breaux of Athens, GA; her...

Richard Lee Smith, Sr.

Richard Lee Smith, Sr.

November 19, 2019

Mr. Richard Lee Smith, Sr., 98, of Byrum Cemetery Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr. Smith was born June 6, 1921 in Atlanta, GA to J. Fred Smith and Bertie Mae Hughes Smith. He was a retired printing ink salesman and an WWII veteran having served in the U.S. Army....

Jo Anne Johnson Childs

Jo Anne Johnson Childs

November 19, 2019

Mrs. Jo Anne Johnson Childs, 83, of Brad Dixon Road, Elberton, wife of 65 years to Thomas ‘Banks’ Childs, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Childs was born in Elberton on May 25, 1936, daughter of the late Samuel Alton Johnson and Estelle Tyner Johnson. She retired from West Point Stevens in Calhoun...

Randall Bruce Parham

Randall Bruce Parham

November 17, 2019

Mr. Randall Bruce “Randy” Parham, 63, of Oak Street, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at his residence. Randy was born in Elberton on June 3, 1956, son of Polly Hendricks Parham and the late Curtis V. “Bud” Parham. He was an auto-cad operator having worked at Whitlow Electric Company and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Randy...