Obituaries

Bryan Curtis Segars

Bryan Curtis Segars

July 1, 2014

Mr. Bryan Curtis Segars, 41, of Hobbs Noggle Road, Dewy Rose, husband of 10 years to Kathie Higginbotham Segars, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Segars was born in Elbert County on January 31, 1973, to J. Denney and Amy Madden Segars. He was a 1991 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High...

David Charles Chandler

David Charles Chandler

June 27, 2014

Mr. David Charles Chandler, 58, of Hartwell, Georgia passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Chandler was born in Elberton, Georgia to Caroline Mize Chandler and the late Charles Edward Chandler. David is survived by his wife, Mitzi Mills Chandler of 36 years; son, Chuck Chandler (Mimi) of Athens; brother, Paul Chandler (Sandra) of Hartwell...

Lydia Marie Coleman Ferrell

Lydia Marie Coleman Ferrell

June 27, 2014

Mrs. Lydia Marie Coleman Ferrell, 81, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ferrell was born in Durham, North Carolina to the late Luther and Lola M.Coleman.She was the wife ofRev. Arthur Kenneth Ferrell, Sr. In addition to her husband,Mrs. Ferrell is survived by two sons:Arthur Kenneth Ferrell, Jr., and Reid Ferrell and...

William Jesse Gunnells

William Jesse Gunnells

June 27, 2014

Mr. William Jesse Gunnells, 47, of Teasley Mill Road, Bowman, GA passed away Sunday, June 27, 2014 at Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mr. Gunnells was born November 25, 1966 in Augusta, GA to the late William Grady Gunnells and Mary Frances Floyd Gunnells. He was retired from Savannah Valley Egg Company where he worked in the shipping...

William James Conrad

William James Conrad

June 26, 2014

Mr. William James Conrad, Sr., 67, of Seven Forks Road, Martin, husband of Janice Perria Conrad, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at his home. Mr. Conrad was born on January 11, 1947, in Duplain, Michigan to the late Homer Franklin Conrad and Mary Audrey McHale Conrad. He was retired from Ford Motor Company where he was a bore...

John David Nigreville

John David Nigreville

June 25, 2014

Mr. John David Nigreville, 58, of 49 Birch Court, Jefferson, husband of Barbara Boutwell Nigreville, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, a Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Nigreville was born in Bousier City, Louisana, on September 7, 1955, to Mary Elizabeth Horner Nigreville and the late John Willie Nigreville. He was a Janitorial Supervisor. Left to cherish his memories...

Betty Weeks Hatcher

Betty Weeks Hatcher

June 20, 2014

Mrs. Betty Weeks Hatcher, 83, of Sharon Lane, Athens, GA passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Hatcher was born May 30, 1931 in Augusta, GA to the late Ernest R. Weeks and Lizzie Eylau Tennison Weeks. She was of the Methodist Faith and a retired housekeeper. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Nancy Anne...

Mary Ruth Cape

Mary Ruth Cape

June 18, 2014

Mrs. Mary Ruth Smith Cape, 88, of Royston, GA widow of the late Garnett William Cape passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Brown Healthcare and Rehab in Royston, GA. Mrs. Cape was born February 21, 1926 in Franklin Co., GA to the late Tommy Lee Smith and Mamie Leona Dove Smith. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her...

Caroline Rucker Bell

Caroline Rucker Bell

June 16, 2014

Mrs. Caroline Anne Rucker Bell, 85, of Elberton, Georgia and Sanibel Island, Florida,passed away Monday, June 16, 2014. Mrs. Bell was born in Gainesville, Georgia, on November 19, 1928, to the late William Albert Rucker and Caroline Augusta Green White Rucker. She was married to the late Harry Sanders Bell, Jr. Mrs. Bell attended Shorter College, the University of Georgia,...

Myrtle Waters Pless

Myrtle Waters Pless

June 14, 2014

Mrs. Myrtle Waters Pless, 68, of Cherokee Road, Elberton, wife of the late Charles Edward Pless, Sr., passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pless was born on November 26, 1945, in Calhoun Falls, SC to the late Hubert Waters and Polly Parnell Waters. She was a retired weaver. Left to cherish her memories...

James Michael Appleby

James Michael Appleby

June 11, 2014

Mr. James Michael Appleby, Sr., 71, of Nickville Rd., Elberton passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his home. Mr. Appleby was born October 10, 1942 in Neptune, New Jersey to the late James Stewart Appleby and Marie Elsie Burhans Killian. He was of the Catholic Faith, a U.S. Navy Veteran, Police Officer in Long Branch for 13 years before...

Elizabeth Ann Rice Goolsby

Elizabeth Ann Rice Goolsby

June 10, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Rice Goolsby, age 81, of Elberton, wife of 45 years to the late Fred W. Goolsby, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Goolsby was born in Hart County on March 1, 1933, to the late James Robert Rice and Mary Lee Sims Rice. She was a retired AVON...

Janice Mitchell Shirley

Janice Mitchell Shirley

June 9, 2014

Mrs. Janice Mitchell Shirley, age 69, of Lavonia, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at her home. Born October 2, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Clyde "Jimmy" and Grace Marett Mitchell. She was a graduate of Lavonia High School Class of 1962 and was a retired Administrative Assistant for the Dekalb County Department of Community Development. Mrs. Shirley...

Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Mary Elizabeth Johnson

June 7, 2014

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Holland Johnson, 75, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Ms. Johnson was born February 16, 1939 in Elberton, GA to the late Robert Holland and Elizabeth Slay Holland. Left to cherish her memories are her children Tommy Johnson of Elberton, GA; Debra East of Conyers, GA; Shirley Fleeman of...

Willie Raymond Higginbotham

Willie Raymond Higginbotham

June 6, 2014

Mr. Willie 'Raymond' Higginbotham, 78, of Willie Black Road, Elberton, longtime companion of Barbara Hammond, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Higginbotham was born in Elbert County on July 27, 1935, to the late Rufus Howard Higginbotham and Wille Jewette Mauldin Higginbotham. He was the oldest living charter member of Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Robert Harold Drane

Robert Harold Drane

June 5, 2014

Mr. Robert Harold Drane, 56, of Montevideo Road, Elberton passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at his home. Mr. Drane was born October 11, 1957 in Miami, FL to Connie Claudine William Black and the late Robert "Bob" Hart Drane. He was a retired sandblaster in the granite industry. Left to cherish his memories are his mother and step-father James...

William L. Hester

William L. Hester

June 5, 2014

Mr. William L. Hester, 63, of Lexington Road, Washington, GA passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Hester was born September 16, 1950 in Washington, GA to the late Marion Steed Hester and Laura Colbert Hester. He was of the Baptist faith. Left to cherish his memories are sisters Ann Wideman, Mary H. Wideman...

Myrtis Bradberry

Myrtis Bradberry

June 1, 2014

Mrs. Myrtis Marisue Dillashaw Bradberry, 101, of Elberton, Georgia passed away June 1, 2014 at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Bradberry was born in McCormick, South Carolina to the late Jacob Thomas and Effie Palmer Dillashaw. She was married to the late Rayford Lloyd Bradberry,and worked for many years as a caregiver for the elderly. Mrs. Bradberry was a...

Carolyn Jane Miller

Carolyn Jane Miller

June 1, 2014

Carolyn Jane Miller, resident of Hartwell Highway in Elberton, Georgia died on Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was 80. Born in Elberton on December 1, 1933, Carolyn was one of three children of the late Raymond Wilson Miller, Sr. and Corra Jane Tate Miller. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton, the Daughters of the American...

Christian Daune Higgins

Christian Daune Higgins

June 1, 2014

Christian Daune Shirley Higgins, 38, of Martin Dr., Martin, GA passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014. Mrs. Higgins was born September 2, 1975 in Augusta, GA to Russell Shirley and Jan Rowland Shirley. Left to cherish her memories are her children Evan Shirley, Eli Smith and Brooke Shirley, parents Russell Shirley of Lavonia, GA; Jan Rowland Shirley of Martin, GA;...