Obituaries
Marjorie Frances Davis
Jan 4, 2022
Marjorie Frances Davis was born February 9, 1930, in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, and died January 4, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents Maggie Marie Wells Davis and Obe Walker Davis Sr.; brothers Obe (Dub) Walker Davis Jr., William (Bill) Paul Davis, and Jackie (Jack) Wayne Davis; sisters...
Maxie Eugene Poole
Jan 4, 2022
Mr. Maxie Eugene “Max” Poole, 89, of Atlanta, died at his home on January 4, 2022. Mr. Poole was born in Lula, Ga on August 12, 1932, son of the late Thomas Claude Poole,Sr. and Ruby Hortense Coffee Poole. He was a 1949 graduate of Lula High School and a 1954 graduate of Berry College where he received a BS...
Glenn David Lovinggood
Jan 3, 2022
Mr. Glenn ‘David’ Lovinggood, affectionately known as "Love", 72, of Petersburg Road, Elberton, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, January 3, 2022, at his residence. David was born in Elberton on August 24, 1949, son of the late James Lester Lovinggood and Corine Dobson Lovinggood. He was a 1967 graduate of Elbert County High School and served his country...
Elizabeth Higginbotham Hudson
Jan 3, 2022
Mrs. Elizabeth Higginbotham Hudson, 87, of Hudson Road, Fortsonia Community, Elberton, wife of 63 years to the late Donald Rayle Hudson, Sr., passed away peacefully at Nancy Hart Nursing Center on Monday, January 3, 2022. Mrs. Hudson was born in Elberton on December 14, 1934, daughter of the late Dewey Frank Higginbotham and Verna Haynie Higginbotham. She was a graduate...
Tabitha Patrice Studdard West
Jan 2, 2022
Mrs. Tabitha Patrice Studdard West, 31, of Elberton Ga, passed away on January 2, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional. Tabitha was born on July 5, 1990 to Mr. Billy Studdard Jr. and Mrs. Sharon Ossipchouk. Tabitha was very artistic. She loved to draw, paint, and write. At the age of 12, Tabitha had two of her written poems published. She...
John M. "Bud" Moon
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. John Marvin “Bud” Moon went to be with the Lord on Saturday January 1st, 2022. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his wife of 65 years and loving family. Bud was born on January 3, 1935, to the late Edwin Moon and Rachel McCannon Moon. He was a faithful member of Burts United Methodist Church in Carlton, Ga....
Cmsgt Ernest Douglas Dixon
Jan 1, 2022
CMSgt Ernest Douglas Dixon, U.S. Air Force, Retired, 88, devoted husband of Martha ‘Marie’ Hyde Dixon for 66 years, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at his residence in Elberton, Georgia. Born on April 14, 1933, in Elberton, he was a son of the late Ernest R. Dixon and Ailine S. Algood Dixon. He was also preceded in death...
Donald Kurt Brown
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. Donald ‘Kurt’ Brown, 40, of Bowman, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Anderson, Indiana. Kurt was born in Augusta on November 7, 1981, but lived the majority of his life in Elbert County. He was a carpenter by trade, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on race cars. Survivors include his daughter, Miranda Hogan; mother, Opal Regina...
Margie Frances Bass Bridges
Dec 30, 2021
Mrs. Margie Frances Bass Bridges passed away on December 30, 2021 at the Spring Valley-Pruitt Health Nursing Home. Mrs. Bridges is preceded by her husband, W.T. Bridges and her parents, Carlton and Alice Bass. Mrs. Bridges is survived by her sons, Roger Bridges and Wade Bridges; grandchildren, Makenslie Elieen Bridges, Joshua Reed Bridges, and Austin Blake Bridges; her great-grandchildren, Alona...
Marcel Renee Alexander Higgins
Dec 30, 2021
Marcel Renee Alexander Higgins, 56, of Sugar Run, PA, formerly of Bowman, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Sayre, PA. Marcel was born in Atlanta on December 14, 1965, daughter of the late Earl Alexander and Ruth Hyatt Alexander. She was a merchandiser having worked with American Greeting Cards. She enjoyed photography and was a devoted mother and...
Judy Angela Lovell Mcgee
Dec 29, 2021
Mrs. Judy Angela Lovell McGee, 67, of River Road, Elberton, wife of 41 years to Dwayne Wesley McGee, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at her residence following a lengthy battle with hereditary liver failure. Mrs. McGee was born in Wilkes County on March 29, 1954, daughter of the late James Crawford Lovell and Ethel Smith Lovell. She was...
Kenneth Louis Engel, Sr.
Dec 28, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Louis Engel, Sr., 92 of Griffin Rd. Martin, GA passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his home. Mr. Engel was born January 16, 1929 in Yonkers, NY to Earl Engel and Mildred Garthwaite Engel. He was a U.S. Army National Guard Veteran and a retired contractor. He is survived by his sons: Kenneth Louis Engel, Jr. of...
Pellie Jean O'Kelley Sanders
Dec 28, 2021
Mrs. Pellie ‘Jean’ O’Kelley Sanders, 83, of Collier Church Road, Comer, wife of 66 years to retired Oglethorpe County Sheriff William ‘Ray’ Sanders, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Sanders, a lifelong resident of Comer, was a daughter of the late Dock O’Kelley and Ruby Bryant O’Kelley. She was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High...
Mary Frances Starnes Busby
Dec 27, 2021
Mrs. Mary Frances Starnes Busby, age 72, passed away peacefully Monday, December 27, 2021, at Augusta University Medical Center due to her complications from dementia. She was born January 7, 1949 in Lancaster, SC to the late Doris Lee and Quincy Starnes. Mrs. Busby is survived by her husband of 55 years, John W. Busby; her children, John Busby, and...
Louise Smith Raborn
Dec 27, 2021
Louise Smith Raborn, 87, of Orchard Drive, widow of Edwin Eugene Raborn, died Monday, December 27, 2021 at her home. Born in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late DeWitt Talmadge Smith, Sr. and Velma Elizabeth Moore Smith Moon. She retired from Park Seed Co. after more than 30 years and was a faithful member of South Greenwood...
Bobby Ray Payton
Dec 27, 2021
Mr. Bobby Ray Payton, 70, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, husband of Laverne Worley Payton, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Athens. Born in Elberton on October 4, 1951, Bobby was a son of the late J.B. Payton and Edna Sanders Payton. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and a machine operator having...
Billy Ray Dye
Dec 25, 2021
Mr. Billy Ray “Bug Fuzz” Dye, 72, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, husband of 40 years to Kathy Young Dye, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born in Elberton on November 4, 1949, son of the late Floyd Seaborn “Punk” Dye, Jr. and Leila Celestia “Mickey” Sheridan Dye. He was of the...
Robbie Dale Ivester Wolfe
Dec 23, 2021
Ms. Robbie Dale Ivester Wolfe, 59, of Royston, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at her residence. Robbie was born in Hartwell on September 24, 1962, daughter of Barbara Ann Thomley Ivester and the late Claude Bromer Ivester. She worked a a phlebotomist. Survivors, in addition to her mother Barbara of Dewy Rose, include her son, James Howard “JJ”...
Mary Alice Stone Booth
Dec 22, 2021
Mrs. Mary Alice Stone Booth, 94, of Spring Circle, Comer, wife of the late Ernest Gipson Booth, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Comer Health and Rehab. Mrs. Booth was born in Comer on October 14, 1927, daughter of the late James Thomas Stone and Clara Sailors Stone. She was a member of Comer Baptist Church and...
Floy Clara Gilbert Fleming
Dec 21, 2021
Mrs. Floy Fleming, 93, passed away at St. Mary’s Health Care in Athens, GA on December 21, 2021. Born on June 16,1928 in Forsyth County Georgia, she was the 12th child of the late Elzie and Clara Blackstock Gilbert. Floy married Mr. FrankA. Fleming on February 23, 1946, with whom she celebrated 68 years of marriage. Mrs. Fleming is survived...
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