Emily Bruce
Oct 30, 2023
Emily Eugenia "Genki" Cape Bruce, 96, of Carnesville, passed away Monday evening, October 30, 2023, at the Brown Health and Rehab, in Royston.
Born June 9, 1927, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of Tom Watson and Bennie Eva Hamilton Cape. She was the widow of Elton William Bruce, Sr.; mother of the late Joyce McElroy, and Larry...
Audrey McFarlin
Oct 20, 2023
Audrey Jean Fowler McFarlin, 63 of Martin, GA passed away on Friday the 20th.
Born February 11th, 1960, in Cumming Georgia, she was the daughter of Harold & Carolyn Fowler of Martin, Ga. She was Sister of Joyce & Kenneth Dean of Ball Ground Ga, Judy & Bruce Gourley of Cordele Ga, Andrea & Randy Roper of Royston Ga, and...
Frances Buffington
Oct 12, 2023
Frances Ricks Buffington, 85, of the New Franklin Community of Canon, passed away Thursday morning, at the Nancy Hart Nursing Center in Elberton, Georgia .
Born January 17, 1938, in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Florence Risner Ricks. She was the widow of the late Bobby Lee Buffington, and mother-in-law of the late...
Barbara Driskell
Oct 2, 2023
Barbara Lea Newman Driskell, 76, of Arnoldsville, GA, passed away Monday morning, October 2, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born January 4, 1947, in Villa Rica, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Eugene and Eva Bee Hendricks Newman. She was the widow of the late Rev. Henry Frank Driskell, and grandmother of the...
Diane Jones Malia
Sep 24, 2023
Diane Jones Malia, 79, of the Sandy Cross Community, passed away Sunday morning, September 24, 2023, at her home.
Born February 29, 1944, in Lawrenceville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd O. and Annie Johnson Jones. She was a 1962 graduate of Norcross High School. She was a retired para professional at Carnesville Elementary. She was...
Rachel Jordan
Sep 11, 2023
Rachel Wood Jordan, 85, of Carnesville, wife of Rev. Grady Jordan, passed away September 11, 2023, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Born May 22, 1938, in Maysville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Tom Wood and the late Nettie (C. L.) Hanley. On August 10, 1958, she married her high school sweetheart,...
Betty Forester
Sep 7, 2023
Betty South Forester, 87, of the Tom's Creek Community, passed away September 7, 2023, at the Veranda of Carnesville.
Born February 2, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Kermit Johnson and Ada Lee Bruce South. She was the wife of the late Don Forester, and sister of the late Lamar South, Jones South, and Annie Sue "Wendell" Bramlett....
Jo Ann Gibbs
Aug 28, 2023
Jo Ann Gibbs, 90, passed away Monday evening, August 28, 2023, in Carrollton, GA.
Born May 21, 1933, in Woodstation, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lula Brock Keys. She was the wife of the late Lillard W. Gibbs. She was the sister of the late Evelyn Coulson, Willie Lee Wilson, Ruth Lawrence, and Una...
Shirley Little
Jul 13, 2023
Shirley Ann Little, 88, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday evening, July 13, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.
Born January 25, 1935, in Shady Dale, GA, she was the daughter of the late Tinsley Detrick and Lurlene Rogers Kemp. She was the widow of the late William Neal “Bill” Little, and the sister of the late Francis...
Marshall D Bradley
Jul 10, 2023
Marshal Bradley, 55, of the New Franklin Community, passed away Monday afternoon at Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.
Born February 27, 1968, in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Millard Dewey and Barbara Jeanette Bradley. He was n mechanic, and body and paint specialist. He had great joy in restoring automobiles of all kind. He was a...
Pamela Jean Clay
Jul 6, 2023
Pamela Jean Clay, 55, of Bold Spring Community, passed away Thursday evening, July 6, 2023, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born April 23, 1968, in Toccoa, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Freddie Roy and Peggy Jean Ivester Wilson. She was the sister of the late Cory Wilson. She had been employed by Franks Furniture Company.
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Betty Payne LeCroy
Jun 25, 2023
Betty Payne LeCroy, 93, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday June25, 2023, at the Alexian Village, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
Born November 17, 1929, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Julius William Payne and Mary Floy Parham Payne. She was the widow of the late Bill H. LeCroy, and mother of the late Michael Alan “Mike” LeCroy....
Mitchell Porterfield
Jun 20, 2023
Mitchell Ray Porterfield, 65, of Lavonia, passed away June 20, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born December 6, 1957, in Royston, he was the son of the late Hollis Dewitt "Pap" and Ann Hendrix Porterfield. He was the brother of the late Lunon Dewitt "Bo" Porterfield, and the uncle of the late Michael Porterfield. He was...
Andy McKie
Jun 8, 2023
Robert Andrew “Andy” McKie, 62, of the Ashland Community, passed June 8, 2023, peacefully at his home with his loving wife and family.
Born November 10, 1959, in Commerce, he was the son of Howard and Sara Jordan McKie Sr. He was a retired technician with Mount Vernon Mills. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include...
Wayne Martin
Jun 3, 2023
Mr. Charles Wayne Martin, age 74 of Carnesville went to his heavenly home on June 3, 2023.
Born December 29, 1948, he was the eldest son of the late Robert and Mary Neal Martin. After graduation from Franklin County High School, he enrolled and graduated from Greenleaf Business College and Southeastern School of Broadcasting in Atlanta. He was an Army Veteran and served in the National Guard for...
Whitney Sanders Carey
Jun 2, 2023
Whitney Deanna Carey, born on November 29, 1988, left us on June 2, 2023, in Royston. Whitney was survived by her loving spouse Keeley Carey, daughter Rylie Sanders and a host of family and friends to cherish her memory.
She was the daughter of the late Harold Roach Jr, the granddaughter of the late Wendall Harold and Willie Ruth...
Julia McFarlin Carter
Jun 1, 2023
Julia Ann Carter, 74, of Dallas, Georgia, passed away June 1, 2023, at her home.
Born October 12, 1948, in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Geraldine Ward McFarlin. She was the sister of the late Jean Moon. She had retired as the executive secretary for Coca-Cola in Atlanta. Julia was a member of...
Clyne Carson
May 17, 2023
William Clyne Carson, 83, of the Bold Spring Community, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2023, at his home.
Born April 14, 1940 in Bold Spring, he was the son of the late Ralph B. and Vivian Parks Carson. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School, Emmanuel College, and the University of Georgia. As a member of...
Lynda L Greenway
Apr 22, 2023
Lynda L. Greenway, 79, of Carnesville, passed away Saturday morning, April 22, 2023 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, GA.
Born April 18, 1944, in Chamblee, GA, she was the daughter of the late Howard C. and Atha John Smith Greenway. She was the sister of the late Patricia Higgins, Billy Ray Greenway, and Nancy Sue Greenway....
Calvin Barnett
Apr 7, 2023
Calvin Rogers Barnett, 95, of Carnesville, passed away April 7, 2023 in Ashburn, GA.
Born June 22, 1927, in Commerce, GA, he was the son of the late Frank L. and Agnes Brown Barnett. He was the husband of Nell Miller Barnett, and brother of the late Thomas Wilburn Barnett. He was a veteran of the U S Army,...
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