Obituaries
Joyce Franklin Young
Dec 5, 2020
Mrs. Joyce Franklin Young, 88, of Rhodes Dr. Elberton passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020. Mrs. Young was born November 19, 1932 in Elberton, GA to John Floyd Franklin and Eula Bell Dickerson Franklin. She was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired seamstress in the textile industry. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: David...
Calvin Marlow Scoggins
Dec 3, 2020
Mr. Calvin Marlow Scoggins, 78, of Bowman husband of Betty Dickerson Scoggins, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at his home. Marlow was born in Elberton on May 23, 1942, son of the late Calvin Curlyss Scoggins and Irene Mann Scoggins. He was a retired trucker and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to his wife...
Betty Ann Eaves Rampey
Dec 2, 2020
Mrs. Betty Ann Eaves Rampey, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.Betty was a native of Elberton, daughter of the late Walter Woodrow and Kathryn Slayton Eaves.She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Milton Edwin Rampey, and her siblings. After graduation from Elbert County High School, Betty attended...
Ellen Louise Norman
Dec 1, 2020
Mrs. Ellen Louise Cade Norman was born on October 12th, 1934 and entered into eternal rest on December 1st, 2020. She was born to the late Bennie Cade and Lavonia Huff Cade in Elberton, GA. She was the 12th child of 13. Ellen was employed in the healthcare field, working at Nancy Hart Nursing Home before moving to Heardmont Nursing...
Diane Higginbotham Schroer
Nov 30, 2020
Diane Higginbotham Schroer, of Valdosta, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord on November 30th, surrounded by her family. Born on July 7th, 1941, to the late Marshall and Nell Higginbotham in Elberton, Georgia, she moved to Valdosta while in the 2nd grade. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959, where she was a member of "Tri-Hi-Y," a...
Troy Douglas Johnson
Nov 30, 2020
Mr. Troy Douglas “Doug” Johnson,, 77, of Indian Hill Road, Elberton, husband of 57 years to Norma ‘Juanita’ Moon Johnson, finished his course in faith on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Doug was born in Elberton on July 14, 1943, son of the late Rev. Herbert A. Johnson and Kathleen Evans Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a retired...
Gerald Eugene Toole
Nov 28, 2020
Mr. Gerald Eugene Toole, 68, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Mr. Toole was the son of the late Felder and Cora Mae Smith Toole.He was preceded in death by three siblings, Lenwood Toole, Lavern Toole, and Michael Toole.He was a graduate of LBC High School in Bath, South...
Eugenia Jones Busby
Nov 28, 2020
Mrs. Fenora Eugenia “MeMaw” Jones Busby, 98, of Tusten Street, Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Busby was born October 2, 1922, in Elberton, GA to Jackson Clyde Jones and Ruby Sophie Eugenia Fortson Jones. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton, Friendship Sunday School Class, garden...
Iris Anne Frazier Ward
Nov 28, 2020
“Loving wife, mother of two, teacher of many…” Iris Anne Frazier was born in Bonifay, Florida on September 27, 1932, the second of four children of Eddie Martin Frazier, Sr. and Orabel Johnson Frazier. Soon after birth, the family moved to the hometown of her parents, Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia where she was raised on the family farm. Her...
Janice Marie Myers
Nov 28, 2020
Mrs. Janice Marie Myers, 62, of Yancey Rd., Arnoldsville, GA passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Myers was born January 18, 1958 in Sanford, NC to Mawsa Burleen Walls. She is survived by her mother: Mawsa Burleen Walls of Crawford, GA, siblings: Dale Murchison of Cameron, NC, Donna Brogdan of Danielsville, GA, Shirley Walls...
Mary Frances Bryan
Nov 27, 2020
Mrs. Mary Frances Thomas Bryan, 96, of Rhodes Dr., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mrs. Bryan as born January 20, 1924 in Hartwell, GA to Ernest Henry Thomas and Nell Walters Thomas. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons: Christopher Fulton Bryan of Lenexa, KS, Jonathan Bryan of Ocala, FL....
Jimmy Evans
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. Jimmy D. Evans, 83, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital.A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Evans was the son of the late Alice T.Evans.He was also preceded in death by a sister, Juanita E.Roberson, and a brother, E. Samuel Evans. Jim was the husband of Mary Lynn Eavenson Evans, with whom he...
William Lanier "Boots" Oglesby
Nov 24, 2020
Mr. William Lanier Oglesby, better known as “Boots,” passed away peacefully at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, with his daughter by his side. He was a lifelong resident of Elberton and was 78 years old. Boots was born in Elberton on March 1, 1942, son of the late Joe and Lucille Helen Moon Oglesby. After high...
Paul Matthew Read O'Rourke
Nov 23, 2020
Mr. Paul Matthew Read O'Rourke of Royston passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at his residence. Matt was born in Vancouver, Washington on December 27, 1961, son of the late Thomas William O'Rourke and Mary Cornelia Morrison Holmgren. Prior to becoming disabled, he worked at Trust Lumber Company. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Gassaway O'Rourke of Athens; daughter, Bailey...
Thomas Walton Howell
Nov 22, 2020
Mr. Thomas Walton Howell, 92, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020. A native of Hart County, he was the son of the late Thomas Judson and Ada Brown Howell.Mr. Howell retired from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.He was a faithful member of Rock Branch Baptist Church. One week before Mr. Howell’s passing, June Richardson Howell, his beloved wife of 68...
James M. Thomason
Nov 21, 2020
Mr. James Manson Thomason, 87, of Elberton, passed away on November 21, 2020 at Athens Piedmont Hospital. The son of the late Harley Milton Thomason and Alice Darnell Thomason, Mr. Thomason was born in Jasper, Georgia, but moved to Elberton with his parents at a young age. He was a 1950 graduate of Elberton High School and attended Emory at...
Rhonda Hill Fortson
Nov 20, 2020
Mrs. Rhonda Hill Fortson, 66, of Jones Circle, Royston, wife of Fred Fortson, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Habersham Medical Center in Demorest. Rhonda was born in Royston on January 25, 1954, daughter of the late Robert Monroe Hill and Janell Gray Hill. She was retired from RiteAid. Survivors include her husband, Fred Fortson; children: Roger Wade...
Billy Ray Brown
Nov 19, 2020
Billy Ray Brown, 89, of the Forstonia Community, husband of Helen Scarborough Brown, completed his journey of faith on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by members of his beloved family. He married Helen Scarborough on March 16, 1951. He is survived by three sons: Mike (Karen), Barry (Pam), Kyle (Sandra); and seven grandchildren: Laura, Michael, Jake (Sunny),...
Holman Saddler
Nov 18, 2020
Mr. Holman Saddler, 89, of Campbell Street Ext., Elberton, husband of the late Corine Fortson Saddler, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at his residence. He was born on December 10, 1930, to the late Holman Fleming and Eula Gaines. Holman worked at Rucker Trucking for thirty years. He gave his life to Christ at an early age, and...
Jimmie Cole Nash
Nov 17, 2020
Mrs. Jimmie Cole Nash, 99, was born in Franklin County on March 24, 1921, and passed away at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Reppard C and Lula Brawner Cole; her husband of 66 years, Charlie F. Nash; two brothers, Benson Cole and Grady Roberts; and three sisters, Irene...
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