Obituaries

Charles Winfred Seigler

Charles Winfred Seigler

March 25, 2013

Mr. Charles Winfred Seigler, 83, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, Georgia with his family at his side. Mr. Seigler was the son of the late Charles J. Seigler and Maude Christian Seigler.He was married for over 62 years to his bride, Juanita Dickerson Seigler. Mr. Seigler was a veteran, having...

Roy Valentine Suttles

Roy Valentine Suttles

March 23, 2013

Roy Valentine Suttles, 86, of 2265 Suttles Road, Elberton, husband of Joyce Ann Tate Suttles and the late Dorothy Suttles, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Suttles was born in South Carolina, July 25, 1926, to the late George Dorsey Suttles and Lizzie T. Clamp Suttles. He was a self-employed plumber, a U.S. Navy Veteran,...

Jack Russell Haynie

Jack Russell Haynie

March 23, 2013

Jack Russell Haynie, 77, of 2241 Turner HIll Road, Rock Branch Community, Elberton, husband of the late Ima Nell Stratton Haynie, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Haynie was born in Stephens County, July 19, 1935, to the late Thomas Cunningham Haynie and Julia Williams Haynie. He was a retired tile setter and a U.S. Army...

Andrew Sylvania Guest

Andrew Sylvania Guest

March 22, 2013

Mr. Andrew S. Guest, Sr., 81, widower of Rosie Brown Guest passed away on March 22, in Athens Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Rassie Guest and Alberta Mcaree Guest. He was a plumber and produce operator by trade. Left to cherish his memories are children, Andy Guest and Bronson Guest of Elberton, Kenneth Guest of...

Margaret Julia Thornton Swicker

Margaret Julia Thornton Swicker

March 21, 2013

PITTSFIELD Margaret Julia Thornton Swicker, 97, passed away March 21, 2013, at Sweetbrook of Williamstown Rehab & Nursing Center. Born Aug.3, 1915, in Dewy Rose, Ga., she was the daughter of Thomas and Martha Holme Thornton. Margaret's parents were cotton farmers on 200 acres of land that also grew corn and beans. When the government stopped her parents from growing...

Herman Monroe Wilder

Herman Monroe Wilder

March 20, 2013

Mr. Herman Monroe Wilder, 85, of Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. You may express condolences to the family at www.hicksfuneral.com. Arrangements for Mr. Herman Monroe Wilder were in the care of Hicks Funeral Home of Elberton.

Edna Mills Bond

Edna Mills Bond

March 20, 2013

Mrs. Edna Mills Bond, 101, widow of Milton Bond passed away on March 20, in Elbert Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Ed and Mary Scarborough Mills. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memories are two sisters, Marietta Gaines Bailey and Florence Alexander, and many nieces and nephews;...

Sally Ann Steele

Sally Ann Steele

March 20, 2013

Sally Ann Kelley Steele, 63, of 721 Ivy Creek Road, Nicholson, Georgia widow of the late Edward James Steele passed away Wednesday March 20, 2013. Born in Alabama January 26, 1950 to James Rufus Kelley and Willie Mae Goss Kelley. Memorial services to celebrate her life are incomplete and will be announced by Berry Funeral Home. Share your stories and...

William Kent Shultz

William Kent Shultz

March 15, 2013

William Kent Shultz, 65, of 884 Gene Smith Road, Carlton, husband of Marcia Schenk Shultz, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Shultz was born in Syracuse, New York, September 3, 1947, to the late William Shultz and Jean Brown Shultz. He was a truck salesman having worked at Interstate Truck Sales and was a U.S. Army...

Jerry Norman Neal

Jerry Norman Neal

March 14, 2013

Mr. Jerry Norman Neal, age 65 of Toccoa, GA, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at the Vista Care Hospice in Atlanta, GA. Son of the late Martin and Elsie Ariail Neal formerly of Royston, GA he was born August 27, 1947 in Royston, GA where he lived his early years. Jerry was a graduate of...

Samuel "Buddy" Jackson Bell, Jr.

Samuel "Buddy" Jackson Bell, Jr.

March 13, 2013

Samuel Jackson "Buddy" Bell, Jr., 68, of 500 Millstone Church Road, Carlton, husband of Wanda Payton Bell, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Emory University Hospital. Born in St. Andrews, Florida June 18, 1944 to the late Samuel Jackson Bell, Sr. and Marie Lathan Bell. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of Millstone Baptist Church and was...

Beatrice Christine White

Beatrice Christine White

March 12, 2013

Beatrice Christine Hudgins White, 62, of 1465 Highway 29N Athens, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Born December 10, 1950 in Mathews, Virginia to Elmer Howard Hudgins and Charlotte Alberta Small Hudgins. Left to cherish her memories are her children Kimberly Moreland of Athens, Georgia; Sherri Rodriguez of Athens, Georgia and Jeffrey Moreland of...

Lorelle Wilhite Fortson

Lorelle Wilhite Fortson

March 9, 2013

Frances Lorelle Wilhite Fortson, 96, of 1407 Athens Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Thomas Wilton Fortson, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fortson was born in Elbert County, October 24, 1916, to the late Carl Clarence and Amanda Dobbs Fortson Wilhite. She was a homemaker and the oldest member of Doves Creek Baptist Church....

T. Eugene Maxwell

T. Eugene Maxwell

March 8, 2013

Travis Eugene Maxwell, 79, of 1400 Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Rebecca Lovinggood Maxwell, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Maxwell was born in Elbert County, September 30, 1933, to the late Jasper Thomas and Lessie Vaughn Maxwell. He was a retired truck driver, U.S. Army Veteran, and a member of Elberton Christian Church....

Larry Oglesby

Larry Oglesby

March 8, 2013

Lawrence Wilhite “Larry” Oglesby, 71, husband of Brenda Moore Oglesby for 41 years, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 8, 2013. Mr. Oglesby was born April 23, 1941 in Elberton, GA, to the late William Howard Oglesby and Georgia Wilhite Oglesby. He retired as the owner and operator of Oglesby Trucking Company. He was a member of...

Jimmy A. Smith

Jimmy A. Smith

March 7, 2013

Mr. Jimmy A. Smith, 60, of Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. You may express condolences to the family at www.hicksfuneral.com. Arrangements for Mr. Jimmy A. Smith were in the care of Hicks Funeral Home of Elberton.

D. Lanier Anderson

D. Lanier Anderson

March 6, 2013

Davis ‘Lanier’ Anderson, 69, of 4 Peachtree Street, formerly of Athens Highway, Elberton, husband of Annie Way Kirby Anderson and the late Diane Moore Anderson, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Anderson was born in Elbert County, March 23, 1943, to the late Harry Herbert and Addie Louise Field Anderson. Lanier was a retired owner of...

Jane Rousey Bearden

Jane Rousey Bearden

March 5, 2013

Martha Jane Rousey Bearden, 61, of 1977 Tanglewood Drive, Elberton, wife of Eugene Bearden, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at her residence. Born January 7, 1952 in Franklin County to the late Alvin W. Rousey and Java Lou Parham Rousey. She was a member of Solid Rock Church of God and was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories...

B. Frank Coggins, Jr.

B. Frank Coggins, Jr.

March 4, 2013

ELBERTON, GA - B. Frank Coggins, Jr., passed away Monday, March 4, 2013. Born in Atlanta on July 14, 1927, Frank was the son of the late Burton F. Coggins and Lollie Kimble Coggins. He is survived by three loving daughters, Mary Aillene Coggins of Atlanta, Nancy and Joel Seymour of Elberton, and Sarah and Matthew Williams of Athens; three...

Linda Carmen

Linda Carmen

March 3, 2013

Linda Carmen, 83, of 45 Walnut Street, Hartwell, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. Memorial services to celebrate her life are incomplete and will be announced by Berry Funeral Home. Share your stories and pictures in Mrs. Carmen's Book of Memories online at www.berryfh.com. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton is respectfully in charge of the arrangements for Linda...