All Obituaries

Mr. Jerry Guinn died unexpectedly on January 11, 2020.  He was the son of the late J.D. and Mary Guinn and was married to the late Audrey Noggle Guinn.  He was retired from Pike Electric.  Mr. Guinn leaves his children, Wayne & Debra Guinn, Laura & Bobby Wilkison, Lora Greenway and Emily Edwards.  His siblings are Horace, Roger, James and Billy Guinn and Audrey Pope and Doris Jennings.  He is also survived by nine grandchildren and seventeen great...

Mr. George Arthur Lohr, 91, of Buckhead, passed away January 10, 2020.  George was born on September 13, 1928, in rural Lusk, Wyoming, on a sheep ranch.  He was one of eight children born to John Harlan and Ruby Hanson Lohr. He attended a one-room schoolhouse through the 8th grade.  George left home at age 21, working first on a sheep ranch in the Colorado mountains. He volunteered and served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1950 to 1953, rising to the rank of...

Linda Diane Mashburn Barber, 63 of Rutledge, died January 8, 2020.  She was the wife of Ed Barber.  She is mother to Tanya Goins & Rudy, Ronnie Joe Payne, Jr. and Allen Martin Payne.  She also leaves fourteen grandchildren and two brothers, Dennis, Danny and Terry Mashburn. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 10 from 3-4 pm at A.E. Carter Funeral Home.  The funeral service will be held at 4 pm in the chapel.  The graveside service will...

Mr. Jack Darrell Carder of Eatonton, died January 7, 2020.  Mr. Carder was a native of Decatur.  He was born August 22, 1961 to James and Monaray Abernathy Carder.  He worked in the construction industry until his health prevented.  He enjoyed music and time spent with family. Mr. Carder is survived by his two daughters, Faith Stanley & Ricky and Amanda Banks.  He leaves two brothers, Mark and David Carder.  His grandchildren are Ansley, Emma Alexis,...

Mr. Joe Floyd Brown, 83 of Madison, passed away January 6, 2020. Mr. Brown was born on September 17, 1936 in Rabun County. He was the youngest of 10 children born to Fred and Christine Henslee Brown, and he was married to Retha Tillery Brown. Above everything, Mr. Brown was a devoted Christian who avidly studied the Bible and strived to spread the love of Christ to everyone he met. He was also a retired dairyman and a contractor with Georgia Pacific in Madison, Georgia. After his retirement,...

Charles Edward Houseman, 76 of Oconee County, died January 3, 2020.  Mr. Houseman was a lifelong resident of Oconee County.  He was born January 5, 1943 to Charles, Sr and Nellie Landrum Houseman.  He was married to the late Fannie Hammond Houseman.  He was retired from a career as a cabinet maker.  Mr. Houseman was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served from 1964 until 1970. Mr. Houseman is survived by his siblings, Joe Houseman, Gene Houseman, Peggy Barrow...

Frederick Scott Powell(Scotty) passed away on January 2, 2020 after an extended illness.  Scotty was born in 1970 and grew up in Fort Valley, GA, graduating from Peach County High School.  He attended Georgia Southern University and worked for the last several years at 103 West Restaurant Group in Atlanta until his health problems in the last year kept him from continuing there.  He and his wife, Anna, resided in Monroe. Scotty is survived by his wife, Anna Powell, his...

Mrs. Betty Sue Brake Moore, 89 of Buckhead, died on Saturday, December 28, 2019.  She was a native of Eatonton, GA and was married to Mr. Macon Moore. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10 AM.  The funeral service will begin at 10:30 am in the chapel of A.E. Carter Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at the Buckhead City Cemetery.

On Friday, December 20, 2019 “Big Mike” made his last tackle.  Mike Sammons was born March 29, 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia and died unexpectantly at his residence in Madison, Georgia.  Known for his love for family, more friends than one could count, Seminole football and his infamous eyebrows, Mike Sammons never met a stranger.  From his classmates at Brown High School and buddies from Florida State University to the people he encountered daily, everyone he met became a...