All Obituaries

Sylvania - Ann French Boddiford Edwards, age 77, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Optim Medical Center-Sylvania. She was born May 30, 1943, in Athens, GA to the late J. Knapp and Grace Pfeiffer Boddiford.  She was a graduate of Screven County High School, Class of 1961.  Church played an important role throughout Ann's life. She grew up attending Buck Creek United Methodist Church in Sylvania, GA. During the three decades that Ann lived in Madison, GA,...

Hattie Brown Bonner, 94 of Buckhead, went to her heavenly home on April 9, 2021.  Mrs. Hattie was born September 15, 1926 to James and Carrie Hensley Brown.  She had nine brothers and sisters.  The Brown family grew up in Morgan County.  As a child, Mrs. Hattie would pick cotton and tend the garden among many other typical rural life duties.  As a young teenager, she began to work at the Guy Thurmond sewing plant in Madison.  She was working at the plant during...

Mrs. Vesmar Robertson of Rutledge, died April 5, 2021 following a brief illness.  She was the daughter of the late Henry and Pauline Beck.  Mrs. Robertson was married to the late Norman Robertson.  She was a member of Centennial Baptist Church.  She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.   Mrs. Robertson is survived by her children, Amy Hofer & Shawn and Phil Robertson & Lisa.  Her grandchildren are Landon Robertson, Cassidy Hofer,...

Frances Jackson McBride, 90 of Madison, died April 4, 2021.  Mrs. McBride was the daughter of Roy and Anise Roquemore Jackson.  She was born on September 5, 1930 in Forsyth, GA.  She married Robert Dixon McBride, Jr. on September 5, 1948 on her eighteenth birthday.  They moved to Madison where Mrs. McBride worked at the Madison Flower Basket.  She was a long-time member of Beacon Heights Baptist Church.  Mrs. McBride is survived by her daughter, Vicky Quillian...

Brenda Martz, 77, died April 4, 2021 at her home in Madison, Georgia after a battle with cancer.  Her funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 2 PM in the chapel of A.E. Carter Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM. Mrs. Martz was born on December 1, 1943 in Atlanta to Robert Paul Hogan and Gladys Johnson Hogan.  She married Dallas Martz on September 21, 1968.  She moved to Madison in 2003. Mrs. Martz was the oldest of two...

JoAnn Wren Nations, age 85, of Madison, GA passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Thursday, April 1, 2021.   Born on January 27, 1936 in Batesville, AR, she was the daughter of Oscar Enzel and Valerie Lockard Wren. She grew up in LaCrosse, AR. She graduated from Saint Vincent School of Nursing in Little Rock, AR with an RN degree. She trained at Saint Vincent hospital and went on to work in the operating room. In 1960 she was married to the love of her life the...

Jacquelyn Christian Pennington, 89 of Madison, Georgia passed away on March 26, 2021.  She was born in Newton County, Georgia on June 5, 1931 to the late Robert and Vashti Almand Christian. Mrs. Pennington graduated from Covington High School and Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia.  She was a school teacher.  In 1953 she was married to Brooks Pennington, Jr. and moved to Madison.  Mrs. Pennington was a charter member of the Madison-Morgan Cultural...

Vivian Sidwell Randall Ferguson, formerly of Apalachee, died March 25, 2021.  Mrs. Ferguson was born on April 25, 1940 to the late Alfonzo Botch Sidwell and Eloise Copeland Sidwell.  She was widowed by two husbands, Howard Randall and Dewey Ferguson.  She worked at Wellington Puritan Mills form many years.  Mrs. Ferguson is survived by one son, Davy Randall and a granddaughter, Natasha Randall.  She also leaves siblings, J.T. Sidwell, Grady Sidwell and Nettie...

Jerry Olin Stapp, 71 of Madison, died March 22, 2021 at his home.  He was surrounded by his family.  Jerry was a native of Morgan County, born on December 19, 1949 to Chester and Latrelle Watkins Stapp.  He was a graduate of Morgan County High School.  After high school, Jerry served in the Army National Guard. Jerry was married to Carol McClain and raised two children, Russell and Erin.  He was employed by Georgia Rural Water Association as an instructor and loved...

Julia Hughes Blackwell of Newborn died March 17, 2021. Julia was born December 29, 1938 to Thomas Grady Hughes and Kathleen Fields Hughes in Gainesville, Georgia. She married John “Jack” Frank Blackwell, Jr. on March 9, 1958. Her family moved to Jasper County when she was three. Julia graduated from Morgan County High School and attended the University of Georgia.  She majored in commercial art there until she married Jack. Together they made their home in Newborn where Jack...