Obituaries

Feb 12, 2022

Feb 6, 2022

Shelia Dawn Yoder Baker, 58, of Carnesville, passed away Sunday morning, February 6, 2022, at her home.Born January 28, 1964 in Meadsville, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Lee Yoder and the late Sara Marie Yoder. She was the widow of the late Michael Shane Edwards, and sister of the late Brett Yoder.  She was a retired bus driver...

Feb 5, 2022

Sue Bell Pruitt, 84, of Carnesville, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 5, 2022, at the AnMed Health Medical Center, in Anderson, SC.Born July 3, 1937, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Emma Lee Payton Bell.  She was the widow of the late Maxie Cleveland Pruitt; mother of the late Audrey Watkins and Michael Pruitt; and...

Jan 26, 2022

Willie Vera “Willie V” LeCroy Ledford, of the Ashland Community, passed away Wednesday morning, January 26, 2022, at the NEGA Medical Center in Gainesville.She was the daughter of the late William David and Vera Ayers LeCroy. She was the wife of the late Bobby Ledford; and mother of the late Greg Ledford and Marty Ledford; and sister of the late...

Jan 25, 2022

Frank Gipson III, 82, of Carnesville went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2022.  He passed peacefully at his home with his loving family at his bedside.  He had bravely fought a courageous battle against Parkinson’s disease and dementia for several years.He was born June 28, 1939 to the late Frank, Jr. and Ebbie Chambers Gipson of Carnesville. ...

Jan 21, 2022

David M. Royston, 70, of Lavonia,  passed away Thursday evening, January 20, 2022, at his home.Born November 10, 1951, he was the son of the late William Clifford and Mildred Frances Macomson Royston. He was a member of the1969 Class of FCHS, and graduate of the state police academy.  He served in the National Guard, and worked for the state...

Jan 20, 2022

Donald Marty Ledford, 56, of the Ashland community, passed away Wednesday evening, January 19, 2022, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.Born May 6, 1965 he was the son of Willie Vera LeCroy Ledford and the late Bobby Harold Ledford. He was the brother of the late Greg Ledford. He was a machinist.Survivors include his mother, Willie V. Ledford; son...

Jan 15, 2022

Marie Elaine Keranen, 92, of the Sunshine Community, passed away Friday evening, January 14, 2022.Born October 6, 1929, in Hartford CT, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Mitchell Jabuiak.  She was the mother of the late Michele Keranen, and the sister of the late Charles Jakubiak. She was a homemaker and a graduate of St Joseph...

Jan 14, 2022

Gennelle Kirk Geer, 89, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday evening January 13, 2022, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.Born March 23, 1932, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Willie Jefferson and Viola Mae Forrester Kirk. She was the wife of the late Edward Geer;  mother of the late Harry Mullins Jr and Joyce Saylors: and sister...

Jan 10, 2022

Debbie Lee Hart McCollum, 56, of Athens, Georgia, passed away Monday morning, January 10, 2022, at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center.Born July 20, 1965, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Henrietta McEver Hart. She was the sister of the late Melinda Kay Dobbs. She was an honor graduate of Franklin County High School...

Dec 30, 2021

Tony Mark Segars, age 56, of Lavonia, GA passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, in Lavonia, GA.Born September 11, 1965, in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Charles Bruce Segars and Rachel Ann Roach Segars.  He is survived by sons, Dustin Segars, Carnesville and Corey Segars, Atlanta; daughter, Brooklyn Segars, Martin; brother,...

Dec 29, 2021

Joshua Caleb Isaacs, 36, of Youngin, South Korea, died Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Clark Memorial Hospital, in Jeffersonville, Indiana.Born May 23, 1985, in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was the son of Bobby Isaacs and Sheryl Ann Neal Isaacs. He was the brother of the late Terry Allen Cobb Jr, and grandson of the late Laverne Neal and Arlis...

Dec 29, 2021

James Michael “Mike” Hunter, 66, of Carnesville, GA passed away Tuesday December 28, 2021 at Oaks at Scenic, at Baldwin, GA.Born June 18, 1955, in Royston, he was the son of James Huel and Ollie Rae Morgan Hunter. He was truck driver with Wilkinson Trucking and Hemphill Trucking.Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Dec 18, 2021

Olin Franklin Adams, 87, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 18, 2021 at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center.Born July 3, 1934, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Olin Fletcher and Eura Joy Andrews Adams.  He was the brother of the late Herbert Adams, Lois Adams, Thomas Jack Adams, and Dennis Adams.  He was a veteran...

Dec 15, 2021

Olin Taylor Davison, 77, of the Bold Springs Community, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 14, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, in Gainesville, GA.Born April 21, 1944, in Bold Springs, he was the son of the late James Henry and Edna Irene Cothran  Davison. He was the brother of the late Doyle “Dock” Davison, Lamar Davison, Jimmie Lou Sharp,  Dillard...

Dec 13, 2021

Richard Donald “Dick” Wilbanks, 81 of Pendergrass, GA, passed away Sunday evening, December 12, 2021, at his home.Born July 15, 1940, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Frank Foster and Louise Lee Redmond Wilbanks.  He was the brother of Patricia “Patsy” Wilbanks Jiménez. He served in the U S Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Dec 8, 2021

Jerry Garrison Poole, 76, of Carnesville, GA passed away Wednesday morning, December 8, 2021, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.Born September 8, 1945, in Carnesville, he was the son of the late Willard Walton and Sarah Lee Garrison Poole. He was the husband of the late Patricia Gail “Pat” Agnew Poole; and brother of the late Jack Poole and...

Dec 4, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that our son, Matthew Lawrence Langston, born November 14, 1980, is no longer carrying the pain of the disease of addiction.   Matthew was taken from us by this insidious, cunning disease, like so many before him, and unfortunately, so many more to follow.   Matthew was a caring and loving...

Dec 4, 2021

Mary Judy Chastain, 69, of Red Hill Community, passed away Friday evening, December 3, 2021, at Piedmont Athe3ns Regional Medical Center, in Athens, GA.Born April 2, 1952 in Carnesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Ray and Lettie Ruth Cole Chastain. She was the sister of the late Jimmy Chastain, Jerry Chastain, and Don Chastain; and sister-in-law...

Nov 21, 2021

Beverly Jean Wright Bowen Willneff, 76, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday evening, November 20, 2021, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.Born October 26, 1943, in Seneca, SC, she was the daughter of the late Truman Vernell and Reba Lee Manley.  She was the widow of the late Roger Willneff, mother of the late Tony Bowen, and sister of the...