Obituaries
Johnny Karl Geiger
Jan 24, 2020
Mr. Johnny Karl Geiger, 56, of Fred King Road, hart well, husband of Shirley Smith Geiger, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Geiger was born in Murgreesboro, TN on August 12, 1963, son of the late Zett Geiger. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired undercover agent for the Federal Bureau of...
Bertha Leigh Sinclair
Jan 24, 2020
Mrs. Bertha Leigh Cole Sinclair, 95, of Dewy Rose, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Mattie Craton Cole and her husband, Thomas Sinclair. Survivors include her children: Richard Fraser, Jerry Fraser, Cynthia Burk, and Jimmy Fraser. No services are planned. Berry Funeral Home &...
Barbara Sheriff Prince
Jan 24, 2020
Mrs. Barbara Jean Sheriff Prince, 83, of Hickory Drive, Elberton, wife of 52 years to the late Larry Wesley Prince, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020, at her daughter’s residence in Athens. Mrs. Prince was born in Lavonia on February 23, 1936, daughter of the late Matthew Purcell Sheriff and Rosa Mae Smith Sheriff. She was the owner/operator of...
Bonnie Sue Pless Rodriguez
Jan 23, 2020
Ms. Bonnie Sue Pless Rodriguez, 75, of Ocoee, FL, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, FL. Ms. Rodriguez was born in Toccoa on April 3, 1944, daughter of the late Norman Coy Pless and Jessie Mae Helen Elizabeth Taylor Pless. She was a retired restaurant cook and of the Pentecostal faith. “Nanny” enjoyed...
Robert Stephens Conger, Jr.
Jan 22, 2020
Robert Stephens Conger, Jr., 80, of Elberton, entered his eternal rest on January 22, 2020. Born on October 30, 1939, to Robert Stephen and Ruby Morris Conger in Athens, he was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Betty Ann Friedman of Garden Grove, California. He will be greatly missed by his loving wife, Emma, and a host...
Martha Williams Cromer
Jan 21, 2020
Mrs. Martha Elaine Williams Cromer, 68, of Elberton, wife of the late James ‘Melvin’ Cromer, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley. Martha was born in Elberton on October 19, 1951, daughter of the late Lorton Duckworth and Ima Jean Wilder Raines and the late Barry 'Laquin' Williams. She was a retired bookkeeper and...
Joel Adams Stowers
Jan 19, 2020
Joel Adams Stowers, 87, of Athens, GA. died Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Clara Adams Stowers and Stevenson Adlai Stowers of Elberton, GA. He was also preceded in death by both sisters and both brothers. Mr. Stowers is survived by his wife, Anne Forbus Stowers, nieces, nephews and cousins. Joel graduated...
Kenneth Michael Wilcox
Jan 19, 2020
Mr. Kenneth Michael "Ken" Wilcox, 68, of Childston Drive, Elberton, husband of Joanna Johnson Wilcox, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at his residence. Ken was born in Birmingham, England on November 16, 1951, son of the late Albert and Gertrude Wilcox. He was a retired race car mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Joanna, and they were...
Virginia Anderson Mcclure
Jan 19, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Lee Anderson McClure, 76, of Paul Motes Road, Elberton, wife of 43 years to Wilson Daniel "Bud" McClure, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Mrs. McClure was born in Asheville, NC on September 1, 1943, daughter of the late Thomas Carroll Anderson and Wilma June Lee Anderson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. In...
Sheila Eavenson Worley
Jan 15, 2020
Ms. Sheila Jean Wright Eavenson Worley, 56, of Villa Rica and Carnesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Sheila was born in Hartwell on November 25, 1963, daughter of Charles Ray Wright and the late Mary Ellen Black Walker. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Survivors include her sons: Joshua Crocker of Villa...
Connie Kesler Smith
Jan 15, 2020
Mrs. Connie Kesler Smith, 68, of Sunset Drive, Hartwell, wife of the late James Carlise Smith, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Connie was born in Royston on September 15, 1951, daughter of the late Conrad and Mary Hayes Kesler. She was retired from Teneco. Survivors include her children: Dan James and Tina James,...
Beth Rice Brown
Jan 15, 2020
Mrs. Sandra ‘Beth’ Rice Elder Brown, 58, of Tusten Street, Elberton, wife of J. Martin Brown, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Beth was born in Elberton on January 7, 1962, daughter of Inez Vickery Rice and the late Claudie James Rice. She was a 1980 graduate of Elbert County High School and a...
Tommy Oglesby
Jan 14, 2020
Mr. James Thomas “Tommy” Oglesby, 69, of Elm Street, Elberton, husband of 51 years to Jan Maxwell Oglesby, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his residence. Tommy was born in Elberton on March 8, 1950, son of Evelyn Bufford Oglesby and the late James Mack Oglesby, Jr. He was a 1968 graduate of Elbert County High School and...
Carry Leslie Williams
Jan 14, 2020
Mr. Carry Leslie Williams, 68, of Bowman Highway, Dewy Rose, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Williams was born in Burnet, Texas on February 11, 1951, son of the late Vernon and Marie Williams. He was a U.S Army veteran. Survivors include his children: Vernon Phillip Williams of Dewy Rose, Jamie West of...
Robert Pope Graham
Jan 13, 2020
Mr. Robert Pope Graham, 54, of Whitsel Hollow Road, Comer, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Graham was born in Athens on July 18, 1965, son of the late Harvey W. Graham, Jr. and Jeanette Smith Graham. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Collier Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, Taylor Graham...
James Bruce Smith
Jan 13, 2020
Mr. James Brice Smith, 69, of Athens, husband of the late Gina Dillard Smith, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Smith was born in Florida on March 28, 1955, son of the late James Smith and Iris Barfield. He was a retired minister and a member of Gordon's Chapel Church. Survivors include his children:...
Nellie Brown Coile
Jan 13, 2020
Ms. Nellie Lee Brown Coile, 74, passed away on Monday, January 13. 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Coile was born in Hartwell on February 7, 1945, daughter of the late James Thurman Brown and Millie Jane White Brown. She was retired from Reliance Electric and was also a private health care sitter. Survivors include her grandsons: Jason Coile,...
Bobby Wayne Childs
Jan 12, 2020
Mr. Bobby ‘Wayne’ Childs, 80, of Country Club Road, Elberton, husband of 50 years to Barbara Rhodes Childs, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. Wayne was born in Elberton on July 8, 1939, son of the late Edwin Franklin Childs and Evelyn Inez Smith Childs Starke. He was a...
Lenolia Rice Harvell
Jan 11, 2020
Mrs. Lenolia Rice Harvell, 93, longtime resident of the Ruckersville Community in Elbert County, wife of the late George Dupree Harvell, Sr., passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Harvell was born in Elberton on November 19, 1926, daughter of the late Claude Elmer Rice and Zelma Ray Rice. She worked as a...
Stewart Matthew Tirkot
Jan 10, 2020
Mr. Stewart Matthew Tirkot, 42 of S. McIntosh Street, Elberton, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at his residence. Stewart was born in Lake Wood, New Jersey on September 12, 1977, son of Lisa Louise Tirkot and the late Peter Henry Williams. He was a supervisor in the construction industry, a Chef, and had served as CEO of Bionic...
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