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Charlie N Fowler

Charlie N Fowler

May 21, 2009

Mr. Charlie N. Fowler, age 83, of Elberton, died May 21, 2009.Mr. Fowler was born in Franklin County, GA, the son of the late Pete Fowler and Elizabeth Bowers Fowler.He worked as a meat cutter and clerk for Jolly John’s Grocery, and he also retired from the U. S. Army National Guard in 1968.He was preceded in death by his...

Hewell Donald Fleming

Hewell Donald Fleming

May 21, 2009

Survivors include his wife Margerita Melether Fleming, daughters Wanda Garcia, and Donna Blake, a brother Frank Floy Fleming, several brother and sister in laws, 6 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, a son-in-law Jonathan Blake, niece Sandra Brady, nephews Leonard, Tony, and Donnie Fleming. Funeral service will be held Sunday May 24, at 3PM at The Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The...

Clyde Clifford Griggs

Clyde Clifford Griggs

May 18, 2009

Survivors include a daughter Vickie King, a son Bill Griggs, sisters Sara Smith, Marion Holmes, and Ilene Jordan, 5 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday May 20, at 4PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Tuesday night at Berry Funeral Home.

Barry Fortner

Barry Fortner

May 17, 2009

Mr. Barry Fortner, age 62, of Elberton passed away Sunday, May 17,2009 in his home. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 4pm from Dewy Rose Baptist Church in Dewy Rose. Reverend Gary Purvis and Joe Durham will officiate. Burial will follow in Cary Memorial Gardens in Royston. The family will receive friends from 6-8...

Barbara Joyce Saxon

Barbara Joyce Saxon

May 16, 2009

Mrs. Barbara Joyce Saxon, age 54 of Elberton passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at her home. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Bobbie Saxon-Bond. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Edward Saxon, Sons and Daughters in law, Dwayne Saxon, Stephen and Brandy Saxon, Eric and Susan Saxon and Son in law David Bond. 6 grandchildren, 4...

Kathleen Smith Worley

Kathleen Smith Worley

May 14, 2009

Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Waymon and Sondra Worley, sisters Virginia Grimes, and Lorene Collins, brother Harry Smith, 3 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday May 17, at 3PM at The Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3PM just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home. Flowers are optional...

Patsy Sanders Nelms

Patsy Sanders Nelms

May 4, 2009

Survivors include her husband Alex Nelms, daughter Debbie Lynn Sanchez, son Mitchell Keith Nelms, and 2 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday May 7, at 11AM at The Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7-9PM Wednesday night at Berry Funeral Home.

Harry Donald Glass

Harry Donald Glass

May 3, 2009

Survivors include a daughter Donna Marie Glass, a son Gregory Dean Glass, a brother Gerald Glass, and a niece Deborah Glass. Funeral services will be held Thursday May 7, at 2PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2PM just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home.

Lois Black Pless

Lois Black Pless

April 29, 2009

Ms. Lois Black-Evans Pless, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in the Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Born in Elbert County, Ms. Pless was the daughter of the late Cal Black and Dollie Whitman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness Faith. Mrs. Pless was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Pless. Survivors include...

Huford Payton

Huford Payton

April 26, 2009

Survivors include his wife Hazel Price Payton, sons and a daughter-in-law Wayne and Angela Payton, and Keith Payton, a sister Sara P. Brown, and a granddaughter Kristen Payton. Funeral services will be held Monday April 27 at 3PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-3PM Monday just prior to the service at...

Ernest L. Peghiny

Ernest L. Peghiny

April 24, 2009

Mr. Ernest L. “Ernie” Peghiny, age 84, formerly of Elberton, passed away on April 24, 2009 in Winter Park, FL. Ernie was born in Elberton, GA on December 9,1924. Son of Ernesto Peghiny and Bertha Thornton Peghiny of Elberton. During boyhood he resided with his mother and 2 younger brothers at the home of his grandparents, Frank and Carlotta Thornton,on...

Jewell Radnor

Jewell Radnor

April 23, 2009

Mrs. Jewell “Judy” Radnor, age 88 of Anderson, South Carolina, formerly ofthe Sweet City/Elberton area passed away April 23, 2009. She was very active in Doves Creek Church as well as Elberton First Baptist Church. Mrs. Radnor was a professional cosmetologist for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Radnor, 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors...

Rayford Henry Nash

Rayford Henry Nash

April 22, 2009

Survivors include his wife Eddielu Jones Nash, sisters JoAnne Morton, and Vera Graham, brothers Charlie Nash, and Thomas Roy Nash, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday April 24, at 3PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Thursday night at Berry Funeral Home. Flowers are optional and...

Robert Eugene Funderburk

Robert Eugene Funderburk

April 19, 2009

Mr. Robert E. Funderburk, age 63, of Dewy Rose died April 19, 2009. Mr. Funderburk was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of the late George Henry Funderburk and Ester Lorraine Connan Funderburk.He was a devoted husband and father and worked as a welder for Whitlow Electric for over 20 years.He was preceded in death by his son, Robert E....

Homer Brady Sr.

Homer Brady Sr.

April 16, 2009

Survivors include his wife Cathleen Adams Brady, daughters and son-in-laws Mary Jean Webb, Geraldine Hall, Earline and Hoke Archer, Peggy and Jerry Clemons, sons and daughter-in-laws Richard and Sandra Brady, Mike and Cathy Brady, Dennis and Merita Brady, and Rick and Phyllis Brady, a sister Mozelle Wilder, 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Saturday...

Cornelia Moore Kidd

Cornelia Moore Kidd

April 15, 2009

Cornelia Moore Kidd, 88 of 545 Rhodes Drive Elberton, widow of the late James Vernon Kidd Sr. died Wednesday April 15, 2009. Born in Elbert County she was the daughter of the late David P. Moore and Ruby Murtis Seymour Moore.She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton and was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons James...

Jack Lewis Watts Sr.

Jack Lewis Watts Sr.

April 14, 2009

Survivors include a daughter Sharon Johnson, a son Jack Lewis Watts Jr., sisters Marge Roach, and Doris Miller, a brother Michael Watts, 1 grandchild, and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday April 22, at 2:30 at the GA Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, GA.

Willie Ruth Jordan

Willie Ruth Jordan

April 11, 2009

Survivors include a son Jerry Thomas Jordan, daughter-in-law Annette Skelton Jordan, a sister Polly Phillips, 4 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday April 13, at 3PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2-3PM Monday just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home. The family has requested please...

Rachel Maxwell Jones

Rachel Maxwell Jones

April 3, 2009

Rachel Maxwell Jones, 76, of 3008 Catamaran Cove, Villa Rica, GA. died Friday, April 3, 2009 at Cobb Wellstar Community Hospice. Born April 2, 1933,, she was a native of Elbert County and was one of 12 children born to the late Hoyt & Lou Maxwell. Survivors include her children; Frank I. Jones of Douglasville and Connie Jones of St....

Lillian Daniel Jones

Lillian Daniel Jones

March 25, 2009

Survivors include her daughters Kay Rhodes, and Marsha Madden, son Dennis Jones, sisters Doris Whitworth, and Sibyl Johnson, brother Herman Daniel, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday March 28, at 2PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:30PM Friday night at Berry Funeral Home. Flowers are optional...

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