Obituaries

Dorothy Holloway Snider

Dorothy Holloway Snider

November 10, 2019

Dorothy Christine Holloway Snider, 94 years old of Lincolnton, GA passed peacefully in her sleep, just as she asked the Lord to take her, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. She lived an exemplary Christian life, honoring her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Martin’s Crossroads Congregational Holiness...

Austin  Lee Nestor

Austin Lee Nestor

November 9, 2019

Mr. Austin Lee Nestor, 28, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Austin was born in Athens on November 16, 1990, son of DJ Nestor and Andrea Weaver Hallman. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School, a member of Ruckersville United Methodist Church, and currently employed...

Brandon Newton

Brandon Newton

November 9, 2019

Mr. Carl ‘Brandon’ “Poke” Newton, 34, of Cox Road, Calhoun Falls, SC, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, in Greenwood. Brandon was born in Abbeville on January 14, 1985, son of Carl ‘Julian’ Newton and the late Betty ‘June’ Moore Garner. He was a 2003 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and attended the welding program at Piedmont Technical...

Curtis Dwayne Lunceford

Curtis Dwayne Lunceford

November 7, 2019

Mr. Curtis ‘Dwayne’ Lunceford, 57, of Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, husband of 39 years to Carol Ann Kidd Lunceford, entered into rest on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Dwayne was born in Elberton on December 18, 1961, son of the late James Melvin and Doris Opal Saxon Herring, and the late Robert Lunceford. He was a top polisher having worked in...

Larry  Furman Veal, Jr.

Larry Furman Veal, Jr.

November 7, 2019

Mr. Larry Furman Veal, Jr., 62, of Edwards Street, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Larry was born in Elberton on April 3, 1957, son of the late Larry Furman Veal, Sr. and Mildred Frances Parham Veal. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and a sandblaster having retired from...

Kathy Griffith Hakes

Kathy Griffith Hakes

November 6, 2019

Mrs. Kathy Hazel Griffith Hakes, 63, of N. Fairview Road, Lavonia, wife of 26 years to Duane Edmund Hakes, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Hakes was born in Monroe on July 10, 1956, daughter of the late William Hoyt Griffith and Mary France Aaron Griffith. She was a school bus driver having retired from...

Raymond Lamar Bass

Raymond Lamar Bass

November 5, 2019

Mr. Raymond Lamar Bass, Sr., 83, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Bass was born in Webster County, Georgia, to the late James Carlton Bass, Sr. and Alice Blankenship Bass.He was the husband of Willie Mae Price Bass, with whom he had celebrated 64 years of marriage.Mr. Bass worked for over 19 years...

Geraldine Cordell Latham (Courtesy)

Geraldine Cordell Latham (Courtesy)

November 5, 2019

Mrs. Geraldine Cordell Latham, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina, daughter of the late Wallace and Ruby Cordell, and wife of the late Floyd Latham, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Geraldine and her late husband, Floyd, owned and operated Latham Granite Sales in Elberton, Georgia beginning in 1974 until 2016. Geraldine was a very loving...

Geraldine Cordell Latham

Geraldine Cordell Latham

November 5, 2019

Mrs. Geraldine Cordell Latham, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina, daughter of the late Wallace and Ruby Cordell and wife of the late Floyd Latham, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She is survived by her loving children: Curtis, Melinda, and Rodney; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Geraldine and her late husband owned and operated...

Mary Newsom Mann

Mary Newsom Mann

November 4, 2019

Mrs. Mary Carter Newsom Mann, age 102, of McDonough, wife of the late Lewis Mann, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019, at Westbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Mann was born in Madison on July 19, 1917, daughter of the late James Marion Newsom, Sr. and Mary Carter Atkinson Newsom. She was a homemaker and a member of First...

Richard L. Nordai

Richard L. Nordai

November 2, 2019

Mr. Richard "Dick" L. Nordai, 79, of Pueblo Trail Martin, GA passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Mr. Nordai was born October 27, 1940 in Pennsylvania. He was a retired manager for Pep Boys, an automotive mechanic and avid bass fisherman. He is survived by his wife Margaret Ann Wilson Nordai; and step-children. In addition to his parents he was...

Bruce Isaac  Federer, Jr.

Bruce Isaac Federer, Jr.

November 1, 2019

Mr. Bruce I. Federer, Jr., 70, died peacefully at his home in Lavonia, GA, on November 1, 2019 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Raised in Doraville, GA, Bruce attended St. Pius and Sequoyah High Schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and, in 1969, was deployed to DaNang, Vietnam where he served as a crew chief and machine...

Billy Wayne Oglesby

Billy Wayne Oglesby

October 31, 2019

Mr. Billy ‘Wayne’ Oglesby, 72, of Cook Street, Elberton, husband of Mary ‘Helen’ Burdette Oglesby, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Oglesby was born in Elberton on March 4, 1947, son of the late Joe and Lucille Helen Moon Oglesby. He was a crate builder having retired from Royston LLC and of the Baptist faith....

Edward Jerome Baade

Edward Jerome Baade

October 31, 2019

Mr. Edward Jerome Baade, 82, of Chickasaw Drive, Westminster, SC, husband of 57 years to the late Mary Helen Corcoran Baade, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Baade was born in New York on March 27, 1927, son of the late Richard and Martha Osheski Baade. He was a veteran having served in both the...

Patricia Gilstrap Prince

Patricia Gilstrap Prince

October 29, 2019

Mrs. Patricia Louise Gilstrap Prince, 57, of Bowman Highway, Bowman, wife of 24 years to Carl Lloyd “Buddy” Prince, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Prince was born in Anderson on July 9, 1962, daughter of Edith Sue Poole Gilstrap and the late James Richard “Slim” Gilstrap. She was a homemaker and...

John Thomas Adams

John Thomas Adams

October 26, 2019

John Thomas Adams, 67, of Newnan passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. John was born July 21, 1952 in Louisville, GA to the late E.F. Adams & Annie Gaines Adams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Donald Edward Adams. John received his undergraduate degree and his pharmacy degree from the...

James Odath Patterson

James Odath Patterson

October 22, 2019

Mr. James Odath Patterson, 85, of Nickville Road, Elberton, husband of the late Sandra Ann Whitener Patterson, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Patterson was born in Marengo County, Alabama on February 11, 1934, son of the late Marvin Eugene Patterson and Lidal Meeks Patterson. He was a top polisher having...

Gregory Duncan Jones

Gregory Duncan Jones

October 20, 2019

Mr. Gregory Duncan Jones, 49, of Cumming Drive, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital with his family at his side. Greg was born in Elberton on March 9, 1970, son of Adrian Duncan Jones and Nancy Ann Brown Jones. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and received an Associates Degree...

Kendall Rae Purvis (Courtesy)

Kendall Rae Purvis (Courtesy)

October 18, 2019

Mr. Kendall Rae Purvis, 66, of Monroe, Louisiana passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 after a lengthy illness.Born in Baton Rouge, Ken was the son of Jean Craig Purvis and the late Chester Rae Purvis.He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Deborah Hammon Purvis.Ken was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a resident of...

Arthur Sheffield Hopper

Arthur Sheffield Hopper

October 18, 2019

MR. Arthur Sheffield Hopper, 86, of Cresent Dr. Toccoa, GA passed away Friday, October 18, 2019. Mr. Hopper was born December 8, 1932 in Jacksonville, FL to Albert Sheffield Hopper and Denise Gouin Hopper. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and retired City Clerk of Jacksonville. He is survived by a sister: Theodora Hopper Almeida of Toccoa, GA. Mr. Hopper...