Obituaries

Dec 15, 2016

Evelyn Bryant Akin, 77, of the Red Hill Community, passed away this Wednesday morning at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA.Born July 20, 1939, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Mary LeCroy Bryant.  She was the widow of the late Dean Akin, mother of the late Keith Akin, grandmother of the late Patience Whitfield,...

Nov 19, 2015

Charles Kenneth Akin, 68, of Red Hill community, passed away, Thursday morning, November 19, 2015, at his residence.Born July 29, 1947, in Royston, GA, he was the son of Nell Brown Akin and the late Merrell C. Akin.  An infant twin brother Keith also predeceased him.  He was a 1965 graduate of Franklin County High School and received a BBA...

Nov 20, 2014

Harold Eugene Haga Sr., 90, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday morning, December 20, 2016, at his home.Born September 5. 1926, in Stokesbury, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Edward Green and Mildred Virginia Anderson Haga. He was the father of the late Mildred Louise Haga, and grandfather of the late Reed Haga. The last member of his...

Nov 16, 2014

Blanche ‘Dean’ Jordan, 82, of Royston, passed away early Sunday morning, November 16, 2014.Born May 19, 1932, in Cleveland Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dolie Myers Smith. She was the widow of the late Charlie B. Jordan. The last member of her immediate family, she was the sister of the late Thomas Smith, Ava Mae...

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May 12, 2014

Bobbie Johnson Ellison, 84, of Royston, passed away November 23, 2014 at the Ty Cobb Medical Center in Lavonia, GA.Born May 12, 1930, in Mansen, Texas, she was the daughter of the late W D and Tressie Inez Terrill Johnson. She was predeceased by husband Bobby Douglas Ellison; step-son, Toby Douglas Ellison; and brothers, Danny “Buck” Johnson and Johnny Johnson....

Sep 13, 2012

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...

Aug 23, 2012

William "Bill" Ayers, 68, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, at the Athens Regional Medical Center.

Born February 23, 1944, in Toccoa, GA, he was the son of the late Rance Estill and Fredda Jackson Wilson Ayers and was the brother of the late Dan J. Ayers. He was a retired line crew foreman with • Georgia Power...

Apr 10, 2012

Frank Eugene Coile Sr. 69, of the Nail’s Creek Community passed away Tuesday evening, April 10, 2012, at the BJC Hospital in Commerce, GA Born January 7, 1943, in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Luther Eugene and Alice Mae Grizzard Coile. He was also predeceased by a son-in-law, Gregory Eggleton. He and his wife Brenda “The...

Oct 21, 2010

Melba Jean Ayers, 79, of the Plainview Community of Carnesville, GA, passed away at her home Thursday evening, October 21, 2010.Born August 24, 1931 in Carnesville, GA she was a daughter of the late Hoyt and Cora Culpepper Addison. She was wife of the late Grover Wesley Ayers; mother of the late Kathy, Mike, and Tim Ayers; a sister of...