Dathon Beard, 92, of Royston, died Jan. 10, 2020. Funeral services were held Jan. 14, in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel in Royston.

George "Bates" Kelley III, passed away at age 70 on December 20, 2019 while in hospice care in Daytona, Fla.

Mrs. Mary Ann Whitaker Mize, age 71, of Fiddlers Drive in Hartwell, went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, January 5, 2020 at Rainbow Retirement Home in Arnoldsville, Ga. 

Barry M. McCurley, 73, of Crumps Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at his daughter's home.

Ada Jo Sisk, 84, of Franklin Springs, died Jan. 6, 2020. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Pamela Denise Moore Wilson, 51, of Iva, S.C., died Jan. 6, 2020. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Coile and Hall Funeral Directors, 333 E.

Jacqueline Yvonne Anderson, 56, of Tignall, formerly of Elberton, died Jan. 6, 2020. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

Larry Holloway, 65, of Danielsville, died Dec. 29, 2019. A celebration of life service was held Jan. 2, in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel in Royston.

Alfred Pearson, 88, of Royston, died Jan. 4, 2020. A memorial service was held Jan. 8, in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel in Royston.

Doris Walters, 80, of Hartwell, died Jan. 4, 2020. Funeral service was held Jan. 6, in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel in Royston.