Obituaries

Ronnie Scales

Ronnie Scales

September 25, 2011

Roy Cornelus "Ronnie" Scales, 61, of 437 Elm Street, Elberton, passed away Sunday morning, September 25, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Scales was born in Elbert County, August 25, 1950, son of Addie Lou Pace Scales and the late Robert J. "Bobby" Scales. He was of the Pentecostal faith, a salesman and top polisher in the granite industry,...

Maxcine Mcnair Edwards

Maxcine Mcnair Edwards

September 22, 2011

Dorothy Maxcine McNair Edwards, 66 of 852 Paoli Road, Carlton, GA wife of Franklin Edwards passed away Thursday September 22, 2011 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Abbeville County, SC April 10, 1945 to the late B.S. McNair and Sara Frost McNair. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of God of Prophecy in Calhoun Falls, SC. Left...

Bonnie Logan Kinney

Bonnie Logan Kinney

September 21, 2011

Mrs. Bonnie Kathleen Logan Kinney, age 60 of Rockmart passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Mrs. Kinney was born on July 11, 1951 in Newnan GA, daughter of James Logan and the late Bobbie Logan.Her sister, Sue Ellen was born in 1956.While in Newnan, she and her family attended the First Baptist Church.Bonnie was active in the children’s, junior,...

Clovis Steele

Clovis Steele

September 21, 2011

Clovis Steele, 64, of 2138 Pecan Grove Road, Washington, GA passed away Wednesday night, September 21, 2011, at her residence. The family has chosen cremation, and memorial services celebrating her life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.berryfh.com. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, is respectfully in charge of arrangements for...

Howard Travis Seymour

Howard Travis Seymour

September 21, 2011

Howard Travis Seymour, 89, of 2284 Anderson Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Madeleine Bagwell Seymour, passed away Wednesday morning, September 21, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Seymour was born in Elbert County, December 10, 1921, son of the late Asa Howard and Lila Berryman Seymour. He was a retired Electrical Technician with the Federal Aviation Agency and a U.S....

Betty Claire Colvard Jones

Betty Claire Colvard Jones

September 21, 2011

Betty Claire Colvard Jones, 82, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, wife of the late William Stockton Jones, passed away Wednesday morning, September 21, 2011, at Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, SC. Mrs. Jones was born was born in Bowman, January 4, 1929, daughter of the late James Vickery Colvard, Sr. and Caudie Bell Booth Colvard. She...

Mary Elizabeth Burdette Dickerson

Mary Elizabeth Burdette Dickerson

September 19, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Burdette Dickerson, 69, of 1426 J.W. Kelly Road, Dewy Rose, wife of the late Thomas Stanley Dickerson, died Monday morning, September 19, 2011, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Dickerson was born in Chattanooga, TN, August 28, 1942, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Burdette. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Left to...

Guy Eugene Corrao

Guy Eugene Corrao

September 18, 2011

Guy Eugene Corrao, 50, of 1318 Hickory Circle, Auburn, Georgia, died Sunday morning, September 18, 2011, at his residence with his mom, Pat, lifelong friend, Manuel, sister friend, Connie, and his cats, Boo Boo and Booger by his side following a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Corrao was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, January 1, 1961, son of John Salvadore Corrao...

Evard Wilson

Evard Wilson

September 18, 2011

Evard Wilson, 95, of 94 Cade Street, Hartwell, GA widower of the late Melvia Wilson passed away Sunday September 18, 2011. Born in Hart County March 8, 1916 to the late James E. Wilson and Rachel Fincannon Wilson. He was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church of Hartwell, he was a retired farmer and a U.S. Navy Veteran serving...

Hazel Irene Stowers

Hazel Irene Stowers

September 16, 2011

Mrs. Hazel Irene Stowers went to be with the Lord, September 16, 2011. She was the daughter of Lizzie and Charlie Pruitt.She was married to the late Marion Stowers who worked with Hicks Funeral Home staff for several years. She worked as a beautician in her home in Bowman, Georgia for many years and had many, many friends throughout Georgia...

Reba Haley Craft

Reba Haley Craft

September 15, 2011

Reba Haley Craft, 103, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, widow of Paul Taylor Craft, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011. Born in Hart County, December 14, 1907, to the late Ira S. Haley and Minnie Gaines Haley. She was a member of the New Bethel United Methodist Church, the UMW of New Bethel and a homemaker. Left to cherish her...

Debbie Strickland Finch

Debbie Strickland Finch

September 15, 2011

Debbie Strickland Finch, 59, of Greensboro, GA widow of the late Harold Finch passed away Thursday September 15, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA. Born in Royston, GA February 15, 1952 to the late Pat Strickland and Ann Kirsey Strickland she was a member of Penfield Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, GA, and was a homemaker. Left to cherish...

Patricia Johnson Lewis

Patricia Johnson Lewis

September 13, 2011

Patricia Johnson Lewis, 59, of 2430 Paoli Road, Comer, GA who passed away Tuesday September 13, 2011. Born in West Point, GA July 2, 1952, to Lillie Whitlock Johnson and the late Arthur Johnson. Left to cherish her memories are her sisters Gloria O'Riley of Athens, GA, and Betty Aaron of Valley, AL, her mother Lillie Whitlock Johnson, and several...

Velma Elizabeth Smith Moon

Velma Elizabeth Smith Moon

September 12, 2011

Mrs. Velma Elizabeth Smith Moon, of 215 Orchard Dr., Greenwood, South Carolina,passed away at The Hospice House on September 12, 2011.Mrs. Moon would have been 102 on her birthday on October 14. Mrs. Moon was born in Elberton, GA to Asbend Coleman and Katie Sumter Moore.She was twice married, first to the late Dewitt Talmadge Smith, and then to the...

Gloria Bryant Fortson

Gloria Bryant Fortson

September 12, 2011

Gloria Bryant Fortson, 68, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, GA passed away Monday September 12, 2011. Born in Royston, GA June 23, 1943 to the late Terrell J. Bryant and Lizzie Mae Kinley Bryant. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and a retired Bookkeeper. Left to cherish her memories are her son and daughter-in-law Terry and Susan E....

Janette Beasley Ray

Janette Beasley Ray

September 11, 2011

Mrs. Janette Beasley Ray, 76, of 1022 Jones Ferry Road, Elberton, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospice House Bogart, Georgia, Sunday, September 11, 2011, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Ray was born September 17, 1934 in Anderson, South Carolina to the late Jack and Ida Mae Barrett Beasley. She was married to the late Bobby Ray. She retired from the...

Lois Mckissick Jones

Lois Mckissick Jones

September 10, 2011

Lois Truman Mckissick Jones of Elberton, Ga. died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the age of 1071/2. Lois was born on January 5, 1904 to the late Dr. Joseph Franklin and Roxie Baker Mckissick in Farmersville, Texas. Her husband, John Henry Jones, a sister Ouida Norris, a brother Auburn Mckissick and a son Joseph Franklin Jones preceded her in death....

Edna Grimes Merritt

Edna Grimes Merritt

September 4, 2011

Edna Grimes Merritt, 81 of 496 Childers Road, Colbert, widow of the late Jesse L. Merritt passed away Sunday evening, September 4, 2011, at her residence under the care of Hospice Advantage. Born in Oglethorpe County, September 22, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Henry Grimes and Esther Bell Grimes. She was of the Lutheran Faith and a...

Josephine Fortson Oglesby

Josephine Fortson Oglesby

September 2, 2011

Mrs. Josephine Fortson Oglesby, 96, of 1009 Hartwell Highway passed away at her home, Friday, September 2, 2011, with her family at her side. Mrs. Oglesby was born in Wilkes County to the late Frank Steven and Ethel Wilkinson Fortson on February 21, 1915. Mrs. Oglesby was a former school teacher employed by the Winterville School System. Mrs. Oglesby fondly...

Wayne Carter

Wayne Carter

August 30, 2011

Mr. Marshall Wayne Carter, age 73, of 206 West Tate Street, Elberton, passed away Tuesday evening, August 30, 2011, at his residence with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law by his side. Born in Elbert County, February 10, 1938 he was the only child of the late Walton Carter and Estelle Witcher Carter. He was of the Baptist Faith, a Stonecutter...