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Tracey Edwards Turner

Tracey Edwards Turner

Oct 29, 2022

Tracey Edwards Turner, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 following complications of COVID-19. 

Tracey was born in Elberton where she lived all of her life.  She had a true heart of gold and used her calling as an LPN to serve many of the older residents of the community throughout her 25 year career in nursing.  Tracey...

Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters

Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters

Oct 29, 2022

Mrs. Carol Elizabeth Gunter Walters, 81, of Elberton, wife of the late Bob Walters, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.

Carol was born in Elberton on August 6, 1941, the eldest child and only daughter of the late James Howard “Zeke”” Gunter and Mazelle Locke Gunter. She was a 1959 graduate of Elbert County High...

Ronald Benjamin Martin

Ronald Benjamin Martin

Oct 29, 2022

Mr. Ronald Benjamin “Ron” Martin, 78, of W. Hendricks Street, Bowman, husband of 54 years to Camilla ‘Joyce’ Jones Martin, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at his residence, following a 30 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.

Mr. Martin was born in Royston on December 11, 1943, son of the late Benjamin Jerome...

Patricia Ann Ward Stovall

Patricia Ann Ward Stovall

Oct 26, 2022

Mrs. Patricia Ann Ward Stovall, 84, longtime resident of the Rock Branch Community in Elberton, GA, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Manor Care Health Care Center in Marietta, GA.

Mrs. Stovall was born in Elbert County on August 22, 1938, the eldest daughter of the late Thomas Jamie Ward and Orene Gaines Ward. She...

Emory A. Jenkins

Emory A. Jenkins

Oct 26, 2022

Emory A. Jenkins, 83, of Savannah, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022.

A native of Savannah, he was born September 2, 1939, the son of the late Emory Speir Jenkins and Thelma Fields Jenkins. Serving the Savannah area for over 45 years as a pharmacist, Mr. Jenkins co-owned Don Auld’s and Windsor Pharmacy. He was a 1967 graduate of the...

Barbara R. Kelley

Barbara R. Kelley

Oct 24, 2022

Mrs. Barbara R. Kelley, 82, of Deep Creek Road, Dewy Rose, GA passed away Monday, October 24, 2022.

Mrs. Kelley was born October 7, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA to Sidney Ralph “Buck” Rice and Wylene Parham Rice. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church and was a retired machine shop secretary where she worked along side her husband for...

James Henry O'Dell

James Henry O'Dell

Oct 23, 2022

Mr. James Henry O’Dell, 74, of Deadwyler Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at his home.

Mr. O’Dell was born August 26, 1948 in Elberton, GA to Henry Bryant O’Dell and Etta Mae Burn O’Dell. He was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired stonecutter.

He is survived by his wife Linda Segars O’Dell; children:...

Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson

Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson

Oct 23, 2022

Ms. Betty Ruth Burrell Anderson, 88, of Bowman Highway, Bowman, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.

Ms. Anderson was born in Jasper, GA on May 22, 1934, daughter of the late Ernest Hobert Burrell and Belle Elizabeth Darnell Burrell. A longtime resident of Kennesaw, GA, Betty retired to Bowman after many years of employment...

Mable Ann Hayes Greenway

Mable Ann Hayes Greenway

Oct 23, 2022

Mrs. Mable Ann Hayes Greenway, 80, of Rock Branch Road, Elberton, GA, wife of the late Carroll Eugene Greenway, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley.

Mrs. Greenway was born in Anderson, SC on June 25, 1942, daughter of the late Hugh Marvin Hayes, Sr. and Mae Bell Dickson Hayes. She worked as a Certified Nursing...

Dorothy Mae Bales

Dorothy Mae Bales

Oct 22, 2022

Dorothy Mae Bales, age 74, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her residence under the care of Bridgeway Hospice.  

Dot was born in Athens to the late William Sorrow and Ida Mae Weaver Sorrow.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband whom she married when she was 14; and by her sister,...

Margaret Ann Eubanks Rogers

Margaret Ann Eubanks Rogers

Oct 21, 2022

Mrs. Margaret Ann Eubanks Rogers, age 90, resident of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Savannah Court of Lake Oconee in Greensboro.

Mrs. Rogers was born in Bedies, Texas on May 29, 1932, daughter of the late Thomas Walton Eubanks and Alpha Lewis Hurt. Following high school, she furthered her education at Lee University. Mrs. Rogers retired from...

Joe Lum Gurley

Joe Lum Gurley

Oct 20, 2022

Mr. Joe Lum Gurley, 79, of Bowersville, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Madison Health & Rehab in Madison, Georgia.

He is preceded in death by his children: Bridgette Gurley Carlton, Barry Lyn Gurley, and Rebecca Gurley Rice; parents: Linton Lee Gurley and Madge Porter Whitworth Gurley; and siblings: Johnny Gurley, Frank Gurley, Dwain Gurley, Alvin “Buster” Gurley, Bobby...

Sybil Grimes Lunsford

Sybil Grimes Lunsford

Oct 19, 2022

Mrs. Sybil Grimes Lunsford, age 91, of Country Club Road, Elberton, entered into peace and the presence of her Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her home.

Mrs. Lunsford was born in Oglethorpe County on June 11, 1931, daughter of the late Rufus Syble Grimes and Ola Estelle Scoggins Grimes. She was a member of Elberton Christian Church and retired...

Nancy Lee McCray

Nancy Lee McCray

Oct 17, 2022

Nancy Lee McCray, age 79, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at her residence.  

Nancy was born in Greenville, South Carolina to the late Alfred Babb and Sarah Lee Lollis Babb.  Artistically inclined, Nancy enjoyed making necklaces out of beads she colored herself.  And anyone who knew Nancy would know she could be found in front of a good...

Kenneth Lyle Ward

Kenneth Lyle Ward

Oct 16, 2022

Mr. Kenneth Lyle Ward, 63, of Tanglewood Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. 

Mr. Ward was born November 20, 1958 in Hollywood, CA to Donald Nelson Ward and Shirley Patricia See-Ward. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and worked in the automotive tire industry.

He is survived by his wife Debra Kay Wood...

Marion Anthony "Andy" Lewis

Marion Anthony "Andy" Lewis

Oct 16, 2022

Mr. Marion Anthony "Andy" Lewis, age 61, of Shallow Creek Road in Elberton, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional.

He was born on May 31, 1961, in Elberton, GA. to Linda Rosser Lewis and the late Marion Lewis. Mr. Lewis enjoyed hunting and fishing and worked in maintenance. He was a veteran of the United States...

Judith Gail Higginbotham Albertson Gaines

Judith Gail Higginbotham Albertson Gaines

Oct 15, 2022

Mrs. Judith Gail “Judy” Higginbotham Albertson Gaines, 72, of Washington Highway, Elberton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Judy was born in Elberton on March 10, 1950, daughter of the late Joseph Carter Higginbotham, Sr. and Frankie Wadene Poore Higginbotham. She was a 1968 graduate of Elbert County High School and furthered her educational...

Forrest Eugene Daniel

Forrest Eugene Daniel

Oct 15, 2022

Forrest Eugene Daniel, 59, of Elberton, GA, died peacefully surrounded by family at home on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Born on November 17, 1962, in Columbus, GA, Forrest moved with his parents back to his father's hometown of Elberton in 1966 and enjoyed his childhood participating in sports and community events. He was a 1981 graduate of Samuel Elbert Academy and...

Bridgette Gurley Carlton

Bridgette Gurley Carlton

Oct 12, 2022

Bridgette Gurley Carlton, 55, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on October 12, 2022, after a long battle with renal cancer.

Bridgette was born on October 2, 1967 in Hartwell, GA, the daughter of Joe Gurley and the late Anne Stovall Gurley.  

She was a graduate of Hart County High School, class of 1985. She...

Bobbie Linda Carroll Kelley

Bobbie Linda Carroll Kelley

Oct 11, 2022

Bobbie Linda Carroll Kelley, 80, of Dacula died peacefully October 11, 2022, at Abundant Living Personal Care Home in Comer, GA. Born June 24, 1942, in Martin, GA, Linda was the daughter of the late Preston and Ruth Bryant Carroll. She was a graduate of West Gwinnett High School in Norcross, GA and spent her professional life in the insurance...

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