All Obituaries

Maggie Elizabeth Skelton, age 59, of Elberton, Georgia entered her eternal rest Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 320 College Ave., Elberton, Georgia. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service...

Virginia Louise Happoldt, age 79, of Washington, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Friday, June 25, 2021 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 320 College Ave., Elberton, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group page.  Mrs. Happoldt was the last survivor of her immediate...

Carl Huff, age 60, of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Elberton, Georgia  entered his eternal rest on Friday, June 18, 2021. Graveside service will be 1:00 pm Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, located at 1596 Broad Rd. Tignall, Georgia 30668. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group page.  Survivors include his wife, Shawney J....

Ella Louise Satawhite, age 83 of, Royston, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Friday, June 18, 2021. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Royston United Methodist Church located at 137 Franklin Springs St., Royston, Georgia. Mrs. Satawhite will be placed in the church Tuesday at 12:00 noon until hour of service. Interment will be in the Vance Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, Georgia. Social distance and facemasks are required to attend the service. For live...

  Nelson O’Neal Blackwell Sr., age 65 of Hartwell, Georgia entered his eternal rest on Saturday, June 12, 2021.  Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Saturday, June 19, 2020 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 266 Maple St. Hartwell, Georgia.  Interment will be in the Maple Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Dewy Rose, Georgia.  Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s...

Mother Bobbie Ann Jones, age 76 of Hartwell, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Graveside Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church Located at 1076 New Hope Rd. Hartwell, Georgia 30643. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group page.  She was the last survivor of her immediate family....

Norris Willis, age 85, of Elberton, Georgia entered his eternal rest on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Carlton Grove Baptist Church located at 1260 Petersburg Rd. Elberton, Georgia 30635. Mr. Willis will be placed in the church day at 1:00 pm until hour of service. Interment will be in the Carlton Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please...

Larry Marshall Hester, age 71 of Elberton, Georgia entered his eternal rest on Monday, June 7, 2021. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 320 College Ave. Elberton, Georgia 30635. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group page.  Survivors include his sisters, Marilyn Hester, Linda...

Mother Louise Ham Johnson, age 90,  of Athens, Georgia formerly of Hartwell, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Monday, May 31, 2021. Mother Johnson will be available for public viewing at Batts & Bridges Funeral Home, located at 3035 Atlanta Hwy., Athens, Georgia 30606 on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Mother Johnson will lie in state at Mack's Funeral Home & Cremation Service, located at 266 Maple St., Hartwell, Georgia 30643, on Friday, June 4,...

Mildred Marie Bryant, age 71 of Lithonia, Georgia formerly of Elberton, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 320 College Ave. Elberton, Georgia. 30643. Interment will be in the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Bowman, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s...

Gregory Lorenzo Fortson, Retired United States Army Lt. Colonel, age 63, of Silver Leaf, Maryland formerly of Elberton, Georgia entered his eternal rest Monday, May 24, 2021. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, May 30, 2021 at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Family Life Center located at 204 Williams St., Elberton, Georgia 30635. Lt. Colonel Fortson will be placed in the church Sunday at 1:00 pm until hour of service. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of...

James Quentin Worth, United States Air Force Veteran, age 81 of Athens, Georgia formerly of St. Louis, Missouri entered his eternal rest Sunday, May 23, 2021. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 320 College Ave. Elberton, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the services.  For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group...

Lillian Baker White, age 82, of Elberton, Georgia entered her eternal rest on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Carlton Grove Baptist Church located at 1260 Petersburg Rd., Elberton, Georgia. Mrs. White will be placed in the church at 12:00 noon, until the hour of service. Interment will be in the Carlton Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please...

***  COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT *** Emma Julia Gaines Brooks (Feddie), age 88, entered her eternal rest on May 21, 2021. Funeral service will be 12:00 noon Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Greater Springfield Baptist Church located at 721 Jones Ave., Atlanta, Georgia 30314. Survivors include her son, Larry (Diane) Gaines; her adopted son, Claude Armstrong; sister, Mildred (Frederick) Goss and a host of nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.  Announcement courtesy of ...

Kia’ Shonta Jones, age 40, of Hartwell, Georgia entered his eternal rest on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Royston United Methodist Church located at 137 Franklin Springs St.  Royston, Georgia 30662. Interment will be in the Pineview Memorial Cemetery, Canon, Georgia. Facemasks are required to attend the service. For live streaming of the service, please visit the Mack’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Facebook group...