Obituaries

Patricia Ann Higgins

Patricia Ann Higgins

May 29, 2020

Patricia Ann Higgins, 75, of the Middle River Community, passed away Friday morning May 29, 2020, at her home.Born April 12, 1945, in Dekalb County, she was the daughter of the late Howard, C. and Atha John Smith Greenway. She was the widow of the late Larry Mack Higgins. She was the sister of the late Nancy Sue Greenway and...

Jack Canady

Jack Canady

May 19, 2020

Clarence Jackson “Jack Canady, 83, passed away Saturday morning, May 16, 2020, in Milledgeville, GA.Born in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Lawrence C. and Delia Crump Canady, Sr.  He was the husband of the late Annie Sue Canady, and was the brother of the late, L C Canady, Randolph Canady, Roy Canady, Louise Ballenger, Josephine Canady,...

Mary Strickland

Mary Strickland

May 14, 2020

Mary Ann Brady Strickland, 76, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday morning, May 14, 2020, at her home.Born April 14, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Dallie Hall Brady. The last member of her immediate family she was the sister of the late Rudee Brady, Randy Brady, Wilton Brady, R. L. Brady, Mack Brady, Edna Milford, Virginia...

Eva Varner

Eva Varner

May 3, 2020

The sweetest mama and mam-mama, Eva Hambrick Varner, 96, of Carnesville peacefully passed away at her home on May 3, 2020 surrounded by her family.Born November 11, 1923, in Martin, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Anner Brewer Hambrick.  She was an active member of Bold Spring United Methodist Church having spent many years as...

Terry Abernathy

Terry Abernathy

Apr 30, 2020

Terry Allen Clem Abernathy, 65, of the Middle River Community, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 2020 at his home.He was born April 25, 1955, and was the son of the late Matthew and Irene Abernathy.  He was the husband of the late Diane Baston Abernathy, and step-father of the late Jimmy Thomas.  He was a member of Riverside Baptist...

John Robert Lewis

John Robert Lewis

Apr 30, 2020

Angela Kay Lunsford, age 39, of Carnesville passed away September 13, 2012.. Born April 25, 1973, in Royston, Georgia, she is the daughter of Lula Faith Lowery Lunsford and the late Clarence C. Lunsford. She is the sister of the late Jennifer Rose Lunsford. She had an associate degree from North Georgia Technical School ,was a homemaker and attended the...

John Robert Lewis

John Robert Lewis

Apr 24, 2020

John Robert Lewis, 73, of the New Franklin Community, passed away April 24, 2020, at his home.Born May 30, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William Howard and Eva Louise Truell Lewis. He was the step-father of the late Peter Mack, and brother of the late David Lewis. Known as J R or "Bob" by...

Sharon Powell

Sharon Powell

Apr 22, 2020

Sharon Anne “Country” Powell, 64, of the Red Hill Community passed away Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020, at her home.Born October 6, 1955 in Atlanta, GA she was the daughter of Dorothy Anne Williams Thomas and the late Johnny Ronald Dickerson. She was the granddaughter of the late John & Cornelia Williams and Merrick & Dollie Dickerson. She was the...

Jones South

Jones South

Apr 19, 2020

Jones Edward South, 91, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2020, at NHC Healthcare of Mauldin, SC.Born January 15, 1929, in Red Hill,  he was the son of the late Kermit Johnson and Ada Lee Bruce South. He was the husband of the late Mary Ruth Smith South and brother of the late Lamar South. He served in...

Dwain Hill

Dwain Hill

Apr 18, 2020

Buford Dwain Hill, 82, of Carnesville, passed away Saturday Morning, April 18, 2020, at his home.Born October 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Richard and Maggie Lee Clark Hill. He was the father of the late Johnny Hill. He was the brother of the late Roy Hill, Dorothy Payne, Inez King, Virginia Adams, Melvin Hill, Dewey Hill, ...

Janette Rutherford

Janette Rutherford

Apr 10, 2020

Janette Cobb Rutherford, 81, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday evening, April 9, 2020, at the Hartwell Health and Rehab Center in Hartwell.Born April 30, 1938, in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late William Claude Arthur and Talsie Emma Dickson Cobb. She was the mother of the late Charles Mark Rutherford.  The last member of her immediate family, she...

Diane Abernathy

Diane Abernathy

Apr 7, 2020

Diane Baston Abernathy, 67, of the Middle River Community, passed away Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020, at her home.Born December 8, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Claude O’Neal and Verna “Bunny” Grace Jennings Baston.  She was a retired broker with Buchanan Trucking Company. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband Terry...

Bonnie Sue Patterson

Bonnie Sue Patterson

Apr 6, 2020

Bonnie Sue Whitsel Patterson, of the Bold Springs Community, passed away Monday afternoon, April 6, 2020, at her home.Born February 23, 1936, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Joel Ardell and Margaret Inez Epps Whitsel. She was the widow of the late Rudolph Winford Patterson, and mother of the late Jerry Winford Patterson. She was the sister...

Chuck Murphy

Chuck Murphy

Apr 6, 2020

Warren “Chuck” Murphy, age 57, of McDonough, Georgia, fought and won the battle over cancer; he went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2020. His body was healed and made whole, after fighting cancer for over a year. Heaven gained a GREAT MAN on April 6, 2020. Chuck was born in Carnesville, Georgia, on July 11, 1962, to...

Lucille Forester

Lucille Forester

Apr 5, 2020

Lucille Scarborough Forrester, 95, of Carnesville, passed away at the Silverleaf Memory Care Center in Athens, GA.Born January 9, 1925, in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar and Mary Lou Moon Scarborough. She was the widow of the late Gordon D. “Red” Forrester and mother of the late Roger E. Patterson. She was the sister...

Deverine Floyd

Deverine Floyd

Mar 29, 2020

Deverine Clement Floyd, 90, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2020 at her home.Born February 9, 1930 in Lavonia, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Albert Preston and Tensie Pruitt Clement. She was the widow of the late Hugh Clayton Floyd. She was the sister of the late Georgia Darrell Andrews, Janie Ranson, Ruth Bryan, Cynthia...

Lula Adams

Lula Adams

Mar 29, 2020

Lula Mae Perkins Adams, 94, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2020, at her home.Born November 26, 1925, in Lavonia, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Augustus and Mattie Lou Cisson Perkins. She was the widow of the late Ray Adams and grandmother of the late Donna Voyles. She was the sister of the late...

James Reynolds

James Reynolds

Mar 18, 2020

James Nathan Reynolds, 93 of the New Bethel Community, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020 at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia.Born January 30, 1927, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Henry and Willard Murphy Reynolds.  He was the father of the late Billy J. Reynolds and grandfather of the late Brian and Jennifer Reynolds.  He...

Ruby Dalrymple Jameson

Ruby Dalrymple Jameson

Mar 17, 2020

Ruby Faye McFarlin Dalrymple Jameson, 92, of the New Bethel Community, passed away at her home, Monday evening, March 16, 2020.Born February 9, 1928, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Lettie Ethel Addison McFarlin.  She was the widow of the late Frank Dalrymple.  She was the sister of the late Edward McFarlin, Fred...

Perry Hallford

Perry Hallford

Mar 15, 2020

Perry Hallford, 65, of Lavonia, passed away March 14, 2020, at St Mary's Hospital, Athens, Ga.Born March 21, 1954, in Toccoa, Ga, he was the son of the late Henry Garland and Mary Geneva Turpin Hill Hallford.He was the father of the late Anthony Hallford, and brother of the late Jerry Hallford and Daniel Hallford. He was a retired truck...

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