Obituaries

Obituary: Jerry W. Faust

Deacon Jerry W. Faust, 75, peacefully transitioned at his home in Augusta, GA on Sunday, June 26, 2022, surrounded by his wife, Peggy Faust and children: Tracy Faust, Geraldine Lyons, and Theordora Boyd.   Deacon Faust served on the Deacon’s Ministry of the First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.

Obituary: John William Dry

John William Dry, 69, passed away June 22, 2022.   A native of Fulton County, GA, John was a son of the late Lee Owen Dry and Mary Blanche Martin Dry and was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Dry.   John owned and operated The Patriot Food Store in Arnoldsville from 1979 until 1989.

Obituary: Gerald Jan “Jerry” Thompson Sr.

Mr. Gerald Jan “Jerry” Thompson, Sr., 83, of Elberton Road, Vesta Community, Carlton, GA, husband of 59 years to Mary Jean Craft Thompson, entered into rest on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford, GA.   Mr.

Obituary: Myles Jerome "Jerry" Titus

Myles Jerome (Jerry) Titus, age 74, of Lexington, GA passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 19, 2022.   He was predeceased by his mother, Jane Coker Titus, and father, Edgar Fenwick Titus, of Atlanta, GA.

Obituary: Janice C. Gilbert

Janice C. Gilbert, 80, wife of the late William Arthur Gilbert, Jr., died Friday, June 17, 2022.    Born in Athens, she was the daughter of Hugh and Roselle Griffith Culbreth. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son: William A.

Obituary: Tommy Edgar Noell

Mr. Tommy Edgar Noell, 82, of Arnoldsville Rd. Winterville, GA passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022.   Mr. Noell was born November 23, 1939 in Lexington, GA to Herbert Noell and Fannie Lee Thompson Noell. He was a U.S.

Obituary: Benny Leonard McDaniel

Benny Leonard McDaniel, 67, of Colbert passed away on June 13, 2022.   Born on July 18, 1954, he was the son of the late Loyd McDaniel and Edna Belle Shelton McDaniel. Benny was a lifelong farmer who loved the mountains, going fishing and was a member of Living Waters Holiness Church in Colbert.

Obituary: Tracey Thrasher Moore

Tracey Thrasher Moore, 63, of Crawford, Georgia passed away June 1, 2022.     Tracey was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 15, 1959. She graduated from Clarke Central High School in 1977. Tracey married Francis Donald Moore October 23, 2004.

Obituary: George Burton “Buster” Smith

Funeral services for George Burton “Buster” Smith, 67, of Arnoldsville, will be Thursday, June 2, at 11 a.m. at Winterville Cemetery. Mr. Smith died on Monday, May 30, at Piedmont ARMC, of complications of kidney cancer.

Obituary: Rodger Lee Williams

Rodger Lee Williams, husband, step-father, grandpa (“paw-paw”), and quintessential "dad" with his signature white tennis shoes, died on Friday, May 20, 2022.   Rodger was born on February 22, 1968, to James Morgan and Helen (Thaxton) Williams.