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Shirley Joan Shell McNeely

Shirley Joan Shell McNeely

Nov 30, 2024

Mrs. Shirley Joan Shell McNeely, 89, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024. 

Wife of the late Walter Boone McNeely, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Louis Tyler of Elberton. 

The family will receive friends on Friday, December 6, from 1:00-1:45p.m. at Berry Funeral Home. 

Memorial services celebrating Shirley's life will be conducted on Friday, December 6,...

Scott Eugene Bassett

Scott Eugene Bassett

Nov 29, 2024

Mr. Scott Eugene Bassett, 51, of Adams Duncan Road, Hull, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at his residence. 

Mr. Bassett was born in Athens on February 28, 1973, son of Deborah Anne Epps Bassett Ledford and the late Larry Gene Bassett. He was a self-employed plumber. 

Surviving, in addition to his mother of the home, are his brothers: Timothy James...

Martha Joann "Jo" Farr Swindell

Martha Joann "Jo" Farr Swindell

Nov 29, 2024

Mrs. Martha Joann "Jo" Farr Swindell, 88, of Edgewater, FL, wife of the late William H. Swindell, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Avery Village in Winterville, GA. 

Mrs. Swindell was born in Rossville, GA on May 1, 1936, daughter of the late Fred Henderson Farr and Leta Bert Collins Farr. She was a homemaker and a retired bookkeeper. 

Surviving...

AzaLee Faith Dawson

AzaLee Faith Dawson

Nov 26, 2024

Miss AzaLee Faith Dawson, 18, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

Born in Athens on December 26, 2005, AzaLee was the only child and beloved daughter of Steven Christopher Dawson and Rachael Lyn Callaghan. She was a 2024 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School where she was First Battalion Command Sergeant Major of the Blue Devil Brigade...

Shawn Sorensen

Shawn Sorensen

Nov 26, 2024

Mr. Shawn Sorensen, 50, of Chapel Drive, Elberton, husband of Emily Sorensen, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in automobile accident. 

Mr. Sorensen was born on January 7, 1974, in Daytona, FL to Lloyd Sorensen and Barbara Ann Browning Sanders. He was a master plumber and was the owner of S&S Drain Cleaning and...

Lynda Charlotte Denney Phillips

Lynda Charlotte Denney Phillips

Nov 25, 2024

Mrs. Lynda Charlotte Denney Phillips, 83, of JW Kelley Road, Dewy Rose, wife of the late Jimmy Frank Phillips, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Comer Health & Rehab. 

Born in Elbert on October 27, 1941, Lynda was the oldest of two daughters of Raymond Eldridge Denney and Mary Elizabeth Cordell Denney. She worked as...

James Kenneth Whitlow

James Kenneth Whitlow

Nov 25, 2024

Mr. James ‘Kenneth’ Whitlow, 84, of Sherwood Drive, Elberton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, November 25, 2024, at his residence, following several years of declining health.

Kenneth will lie in state on Friday, November 29, from 9:00a.m.-8:00p.m. at Berry Funeral Home for those wishing to pay their respects and sign the guestbook. Graveside services will be private on...

Kelly Jean Williamson Mastromarino

Kelly Jean Williamson Mastromarino

Nov 24, 2024

Ms. Kelly Jean Williamson Mastromarino, 64, of Highway 106 South, Hull, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at her daughter's home in Bowman.

Ms. Mastromarino was born in Atlanta on January 10, 1960, daughter of Larry Williamson and Jean Hickox Williamson. She was a homemaker. 

Surviving are her parents; children: Matthew Ray Burson, William Michael Burson, and Karen Elizabeth Morales; siblings:...

Miriam Norman Clark

Miriam Norman Clark

Nov 24, 2024

Mrs. Miriam Norman Clark, 90, of Stinchcomb Road, Dewy Rose, wife of 72 years to Herman Edward Clark, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at her residence. 

Mrs. Clark was born in Elberton on October 14, 1934, daughter of the late George Washington Norman and Alice Ayers Norman. She was of the Methodist faith and a retired office worker. Miriam...

Douglas Burke Bond, Jr.

Douglas Burke Bond, Jr.

Nov 24, 2024

Mr. Douglas Burke Bond, Jr., 57, of West Tate Street, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital following a ten year battle with chronic myelocytic leukemia. 

A memorial service celebrating his life is being planned and will be held after the holidays. Those details will be announced as soon as they become available.

Those wishing...

Hazel Elaine Scott Hall

Hazel Elaine Scott Hall

Nov 21, 2024

Mrs. Hazel ‘Elaine’ Scott Hall, 75, of Bobby Brown Park Road, Elberton, wife of 42 years to the late Donald Julian Hall, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley, where she had been a resident since suffering a stroke in January. 

Born in Abbeville, SC on October 1, 1949, Elaine and her twin brother Gene...

Harvey Ottis Peurifoy

Harvey Ottis Peurifoy

Nov 19, 2024

Harvey Ottis Peurifoy, 100, of Greenwood, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Palmetto Patriots Home in Gaffney.

Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Brooks Peurifoy and Sarah Proctor Peurifoy Childs. Harvey worked for Mathews Mills at the age of 16 as a loom fixer. He met his first wife Trudy McKee and...

Jimmy Allen Seymour

Jimmy Allen Seymour

Nov 19, 2024

Mr. Jimmy Allen Seymour, 83, of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

Born on January 23, 1941, in Elberton, GA, he is the son of the late Jesse Luther and Ozzie (Driver) Seymour. A truck driver for 60+ years, he retired from Crane Transport. In addition to his parents, Mr. Seymour was preceded in death by his brother, Joel...

Sheila Ann Millsaps Martin

Sheila Ann Millsaps Martin

Nov 18, 2024

Ms. Sheila Ann Millsaps Martin, 64, of Bowersville, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at her residence. 

Sheila was born in Robinsville, NC on September 4, 1960, daughter of the late Carl Thomas Millsaps, Sr. and Nellie Geraldine Riddles Millsaps. She enjoyed arts and crafts. 

She is survived by her longtime companion, James Autry “Jimmy” Brown, Jr. of the home; sons:...

Jeffrey Wayne Childers

Jeffrey Wayne Childers

Nov 18, 2024

Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Childers, of Hillcrest Avenue, Elberton, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 18, 2024, with his wife of 47 years, Janice Pope Childers, at his side. 

Jeffrey was born in Elberton on May 14, 1956, son of the late Walter Alvin Childers and Zula Elizabeth Moon Childers Helton. He was a retired truck driver of over...

Thomas Randal Shirley

Thomas Randal Shirley

Nov 13, 2024

Mr. Thomas ‘Randal’ Shirley, 60, of S. Broad Street, Bowman, husband of Debbie Vickery Shirley, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at his residence, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. 

Born in Royston on June 12, 1964, Randal was the third of six children born to Billy Samuel Shirley and Novil Cobb Shirley, and was a 1982 graduate of...

Jack Terrell Vickery

Jack Terrell Vickery

Nov 13, 2024

Mr. Jack Terrell Vickery, 74, of Myrtle Street, Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Avery Village in Winterville following a brief illness. 

The only child of the late Jack Gipson Vickery and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Vickery, Jack was born on January 18, 1950 in Elberton, where he lived all of his life. He was a 1968 graduate of...

Leonard Hoyt Martin, Jr.

Leonard Hoyt Martin, Jr.

Nov 11, 2024

Mr. Leonard Hoyt Martin, Jr., 65, of Royston, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Brown Health & Rehab. 

Born on May 12, 1959, Mr. Martin was a son of the late Leonard Hoyt Martin, Sr. and Margaret Imojene Casey Martin. He was a retired machine operator. 

Surviving are his one daughter, Stephanie Goodwin; two brothers: Eddie Flemming and Jeff Martin;...

Joanna Leigh Hughes Stowe

Joanna Leigh Hughes Stowe

Nov 11, 2024

Mrs. Joanna Leigh Stowe, 44, of Bermuda Street, Royston, wife of 20 years to Michael Dexter Stowe, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. 

Mrs. Stowe was born in Royston on January 17, 1980, daughter of Timothy Hughes and the late Joan Brooks Jordan. She was a homemaker. 

In addition to her husband and father, she...

Woodrow Harris Woodson

Woodrow Harris Woodson

Nov 10, 2024

Mr. Woodrow Harris Woodson, 86, of Westminster, SC, husband of 64 to Joan Wilkins Woodson, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, SC.

Mr. Woodson was born in Washington, DC on August 24, 1938, son of the late Hamilton B. Woodson, Jr. and Florence Sewell Woodson. He was a retired hardware products salesman. 

Surviving, in addition...

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