Obituaries

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...

Clyde Harper

Clyde Harper

Mar 12, 2020

Clyde Milton Harper, 87, of the Sandy Cross Community, passed away Wednesday evening March 11, 2020, at his home.Born February 25, 1933, in Royston, GA he was the son of the late John Terah and Tarella Karzan Carey Harper. He was the father of the late Cralin Benson Harper and the brother of the late Andrew “Fuzz” Harper, and Imogene...

Ricky Vaughn

Ricky Vaughn

Mar 8, 2020

Ricky Vaughn, of Royston passed away Saturday evening, March 7, 2020.

Elsie Looney

Elsie Looney

Mar 8, 2020

Elsie Lucille Meeler Looney, 93, of Clarks Creek Community passed away Saturday evening, March 7, 2020, at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center, Athens, GA.Born February 23, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James and Etta Icy Davis Meeler. She was the widow of the late Verner Daniel Looney. The last member of her immediate family she was the...

Jerry Crunkleton

Jerry Crunkleton

Mar 6, 2020

Jerry Swain Crunkleton, 74, of the Red Hill Community, passed away Thursday evening March 5, 2020, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.Born March 13, 1945, he was the son of the late Herman and Myrtie Estelle LeCroy Crunkleton.  He was the brother of the late Eris Childs, Charlie Crunkleton, Johnny Crunkleton, Dan Crunkleton, Doug Crunkleton, Billy Crunkleton, Sam Crunkleton,...

Glinda Fowler

Glinda Fowler

Feb 29, 2020

Glinda Myers Ramey Fowler, 63, of Red Hill passed away Friday evening, February 28, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Medical Center.Memorial services will be announced later.

Patricia McDuffie

Patricia McDuffie

Feb 26, 2020

Patricia Miller McDuffie, 83, of Maysville, passed away Wednesday morning, February 26, 2020, at the Northridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Commerce.Born April 1, 1936 in Stirling, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late John Miller Wright and Martha Wright. She was the sister of the late John L. Wright, Dr. Frank Wright, and Thomas Allen Wright. She received...

Steve King

Steve King

Feb 19, 2020

Stephen Warren "Steve" King, 63, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday Feburary 16, 2020 at  his residence.Memorial services will be announced later.

Sammy Wilson

Sammy Wilson

Feb 12, 2020

Sammy Mack Wilson, 83, of the New Bethel Community, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 12, 2020.Born March 24, 1936, in Suwanee, Georgia he was the son of the late Fields Chapman and Lella Mae Wilson.  He was the father of the late Sammy Lamar Wilson, and the brother of the late Ben Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, F C Wilson, R B...

Betty Goff

Betty Goff

Feb 5, 2020

Betty Ruth Dyer Goff, 84, of Martin, Ga, passed away Wednesday morning, February 5, 2020 at St Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA.Born July 30, 1935, she was the daughter of A B and Bertie Mae Richardson Dyer. She was the widow of the late Marion Francis "Bud" Goff, mother of the late Charles Goff, Patricia Garner, and Bud Goff Jr.;...

Bryan Andrews

Bryan Andrews

Feb 4, 2020

Bryan Andrews, 53, of Red Hill, passed away February 3, 2020, at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center.Born November 26, 1966, in Royston, GA, he was the son of Bobby Andrews and the late Linda Bennett Andrews. He was a member of the FCHS class of 1985. He was a very active member of Franklin County Young Farmers. He attended Allens...

Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

Feb 4, 2020

Benjamin Earl Wilson, Jr., of Suwanee, Ga, passed away Monday morning, February 4, 2020, at his residence at Discovery at Sugarloaf.Born July 3, 1931, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Benjamin Earl and Marjorie Price Wilson. He was the husband of the late Jessie Oliver Wilson and brother of the late Jerry Wilson and Chris...

William Hemphill

William Hemphill

Feb 3, 2020

William Thomas Hemphill, 63, of Toccoa, passed away Monday afternoon, February 3, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Georgia.Born November 18, 1948, he was the son of the late Harry Edward "Ed" and Gertrude Ethelyn Griffin Hemphill. He was the brother of the late Harry Hemphill and Mike Hemphill. He served in the United States Army.  An electrician...

Chris Ayers

Chris Ayers

Feb 3, 2020

Christopher Joseph “Chris” Ayers, 58, of Carnesville, passed away Monday morning, at the Sacred Heart Hospital.Born June 18, 1961, in Franklin County he was the son of the late Odis Darby Ayers and the late Shirley Elizabeth Thomas Ayers Brown. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School and was retired from the U. S. Air Force. He became...

George W. Sosby Sr.

George W. Sosby Sr.

Feb 1, 2020

George William Sosby, Sr., of the Red Hill Community, passed away Friday evening January 31, 2020, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia.Born July 23, 1925 in Franklin County, GA, he was the son of the late Albert Parker and Ethel Crump Sosby.  He was the husband of the late Virginia Anderson Sosby, the great-grandfather of the late Landon Sosby, and...

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