Obituaries
Diane Baston Abernathy
April 7, 2020
Diane Baston Abernathy, 67, of the Middle River Community, Carnesville, passed away Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020, at her home. Born December 8, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Claude O’Neal and Verna “Bunny” Grace Jennings Baston. She was a retired broker with Buchanan Trucking Company. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Ronald Scoggins
April 2, 2020
Mr. Ronald Scoggins, 65, of Comer, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late John Dolph Scoggins. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Cathy Dianne Whitsel Scoggins; brothers John “Buck” Scoggins, Jr., Bobby J. Scoggins and his twin, Donald Scoggins. Mr. Scoggins loved...
Barry Eugene Dye
April 2, 2020
Mr. Barry Eugene Dye, 57, of Elberton, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 2, 2020. A native of Elberton, Mr. Dye was the son of Dell Dye and the late Eugene Roscoe Dye. Barry was an active member, teacher and Deacon at Dewy Rose Baptist Church.He was also a member of The Gideons for 28 years.He was...
Stanley Herbert Maxwell
April 2, 2020
Mr. Stanley Herbert Maxwell, 68, of Pulliam Mill Rd. Dewy Rose, GA passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Augusta Medical Center. Mr. Maxwell was born August 19, 1951 in Duluth, GA to Albert Herbert Maxwell and Jean Stevens Maxwell. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hartwell, GA and was a retired elevator mechanic....
Joe Mac Brown, Jr.
April 2, 2020
Mr. Joe Mac Brown, Jr., 89, of Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Brown was born May 17, 1930 in Alabama to Joe Mac Brown, Sr. and Audrey Beasley Brown. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He is survived by sons: Jerry Brown of Elberton, GA, Donald E. Brown of Fayetteville,...
Doug Stevens
March 31, 2020
Mr. William Douglas "Doug" Stevens, 39, of Lexington Carlton Rd., passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Stevens was born April 14, 1980 in Greensboro, GA to William F. Stevens, Jr. and Kathy Watkins Cowart. He worked in the residential construction industry. In addition to his parents he is survived by brothers and sister-in-law: Brad...
Haskell William Wells
March 30, 2020
Haskell William "Hack" Wells, 69, of Bowman, GA, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at his home. Born November 27, 1950 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late William Holland Wells and Maggie Williams Wells. He was married to the late Phyllis Wiles Wells until her passing in 1993. He was also predeceased by a sister, Carolyn...
Susie Turner
March 30, 2020
Ms. Danielle Suzanne "Susie" Turner, 38, of Fairfax Circle, Elberton, GA passed away Monday March 30, 2020 due to deteriorating health issues. Ms. Turner was born September 9, 1981 in Athens, GA to Pamela "Pam" Still Turner and the late Daniel Harrison Turner. She was a 1999 graduate from Elbert County Comprehensive High School and was co-owner and operator of...
LTC Robert H. Rice, USA, Ret
March 29, 2020
After a long life of service to country and family, Robert H. Rice, 96, of Wells, Maine, formerly of Atlanta, died peacefully on March 29, 2020. He was born December 1, 1923 in Elberton, the son of the late Robert Leonidas Rice and Leila Vickery Rice. After graduating from Elberton High School in 1941 and North Georgia College, he was...
Milton Monroe Mattox
March 29, 2020
Mr. Milton Monroe Mattox, 77, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. He was the son of the late Milton Parks and Annie Ruth Gunter Mattox. He was preceded in death by his brothers John A. Mattox and Wilbur Gene Mattox,his brother-in-law Gaines Hall and sister-in-law Zelma Mattox. Mr. Mattox loved fishing and the outdoors. Survivors include sister Martha...
Sarah Frances Gaines Wansley
March 29, 2020
Mrs. Sarah Frances Gaines Wansley, 99, of Elberton, wife of 60 years to the late John Forest Wansley, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wansley was born in Hart County on August 14, 1920, daughter of the late Hoyt William Gaines and Alma Ardilla Brown Gaines. She was a 1938 graduate of Centerville...
Frances Marlene Hopkins
March 26, 2020
Mrs. Frances Marlene Hopkins, 81, of Bakers Bridge Rd., Royston, GA passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. Mrs. Hopkins was born August 8, 1938 in Lavonia, GA to Franklin Odell Doby and Mary Lee Baugus Doby. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her children: Joanne Hyde, Paulette Bradford, Franklin Lee Godbey, Claude Yarborough, Robert Yarborough and twelve grandchildren...
Gene Anderson
March 25, 2020
Mr. Grady Eugene "Gene" Anderson, 86, passed away at his home in Elberton on March 25, 2020. A lifelong native of Elbert County, Mr. Anderson was the son of the late Walton Lester Anderson and Macy Burton Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Iris Tate Anderson and his two daughters: Yvonne A. Skenes (Gary) of Atlanta and Katrina Anderson...
Virginia Lynn Booth Mills
March 25, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Lynn Booth Mills, 79, of Elberton, wife of the late Walter Alvin Mills, Sr., passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Mills was born in Elberton on January 9, 1941, daughter of the late Lee Roy and Mildred Louise Hackett Booth. She previously worked at Georgia Synthetics but was most known...
Gail Doolittle Lewellen
March 24, 2020
Gail Doolittle Lewellen (85), passed from this life on March 24, 2020 at Birmingham, AL. Gail was born in Tifton, Georgia on October 31, 1934, the only child of the late Eunice Clark Doolittle and William Lawrence Doolittle. She grew up in Elberton, Georgia, graduated from Elbert County High School and attended Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. She was married...
Foye Ann Evans
March 24, 2020
Mrs. Foye Ann "Polly" Palmer Evans went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday March 24th 2020. Foye was known by family and friends by her childhood nickname “Polly” because of her love for crackers as a child “Polly wants a cracker”. Polly was born February 3, 1945 in DeLand, Florida to Victor McLaurin "Mac" Palmer and Mary...
Ronnie Wayne Hyde
March 23, 2020
Mr. Ronnie Wayne Hyde, 60, of Bakers Bridge Road, Royston, husband of Joann Godby Hyde, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020, in Hartwell. Mr. Hyde was born in Royston on September 12, 1959, son of Annie Sue Phillips Hyde and the late James Robert Hyde. He was of the Baptist faith and was an employee of Yeargin Farms. Survivors,...
Jennie Gaines Thompson
March 21, 2020
Jennie Gaines "Memaw" Thompson, 98, of Iva , SC, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at her home. She was born on September 24, 1921 in Elberton, GA to the late Charles Alexander Gaines and Elizabeth Cordell Gaines. She was married to the late Paul Timothy "Curley" Thompson. She was also predeceased by her sons, Andy C. and Dale T....
Johnny Fortson Webb
March 20, 2020
Johnny Fortson Webb, 80, of Forest Avenue, Elberton, husband of 46 years to the late Jane Elizabeth Guest Webb, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville following a brief and courageous illness. Mr. Webb was born in Elberton on July 28, 1939, son of the late Dalton William Webb and Mary Thomas...
Tina Thomas White
March 20, 2020
Mrs. Tina Thomas White, 40, of Village Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, March 20, 2020. Mrs. White was born November 19, 1979 in Flint, MI to Lawrence Thomas and Lorraine "Pat" Abbe Thomas. She was a waitress at Elberton Huddle House. She is survived by a son River Wilmoth of Winder, GA; daughters: Breanna White of Braselton, GA; Penny...
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