Obituaries

Obituary: Carolyn Ann Sanders

Carolyn Ann Sanders, 69, of Crawford passed away on Wednesday, September 21,2022. Born on December 21, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Donald Hambee and Mildred Barley.

Obituary: Sybel Udene Sellers Smith

Mrs. Sybel Udene Sellers Smith, 84, of Bakers Ferry Rd., Elberton, GA formerly of Veribest Enterprise Rd., Carlton, GA  passed away Friday, September 9, 2022.   Mrs. Smith was born August 31, 1938 in Lexington, GA to Ephraim Sellers and Octavia Bridges Sellers.

Obituary: Betty Ann Russell Smith

Mrs. Betty Ann Russell Smith went home to be with Jesus on Sunday morning, September 4, 2022. She was born in Woodland, Georgia, on February 28, 1933. She was a daughter of the late Collier Vines Russell and Jewel Estelle Butler Russell.

Obituary: Lillian Lowe Shook

Lillian Lowe Shook, of Athens, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the age of 99.   A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Shook was the daughter of the late Julius and Sarah Lowe, the 14th of 14 children and last surviving sibling. She was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church.

Obituary: Daris Pope Sr.

Daris Pope Sr., 78, of Athens, died Aug. 29, 2022.   The funeral service was held Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 11:30 AM at Morton Grove Baptist Church. Interment with Military Honors at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Obituary: Robert Lee Collins

Robert Lee Collins, 70, of Lexington, died August 30, 2022.   The funeral service was held Saturday, September 03, 2022 at 12:00 PM at Jones Funeral Chapel, LLC of Crawford. Interment was in the Fork Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Obituary: Shirley Ann Chafin

Shirley Ann Chafin, 82, of Rayle, entered into rest peacefully Tuesday morning at Echols Personal Care Home while surrounded by her children.

Obituary: Walter Eugene “Gene” Bray

Walter Eugene “Gene” Bray, 67, of Lexington, died August 18, 2022.   Known as “Uncle Nugene”, he was lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, and a son of the late Chandler Walter and Rubye Elizabeth Haynes Bray and preceded in death by brothers, Robert Chandler Bray and James Clifford Bray.

Obituary: Grover Earl Bryson

Grover Earl Bryson, 53, of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, passed away on August 1, 2022. Born on June 28, 1969, he was the son of Mary Lois Arflin and the late Wallace Earl Bryson. Nicknamed “Big Shot”, he loved racing.

Obituary: Mary L. Dover

Mary L. Dover, 93, wife of the late John Ed Dover, died Thursday, August 18, 2022. Born in Jemison, AL, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Sturdivant and Myrtie Lee Jones Sturdivant and grandmother to the late Sumer Pickens.