Obituaries

Janice "G.G." Dickerson Slay

Janice "G.G." Dickerson Slay

July 26, 2019

Mrs. Janice "G.G." Elizabeth Dickerson Slay, 94, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, wife of the late James Frank Slay, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Slay was born January 16, 1925 in Elberton, GA to William Alexander Dickerson and Icie Ruth Eavenson Dickerson. She was a member of Concord United Methodist Church and was...

Richard Wayne Simons

Richard Wayne Simons

July 25, 2019

Mr. Richard Wayne Simons, 63, of Marietta, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain. Wayne was born on July 31, 1955 in Marietta, son of the late Jack and Elizabeth Estell Chapman Simons of the Fortsonia Community in Elberton. He was retired from General Motors. He is survived by his sister, Regina Johnson of...

Teodoro Huerta Ponce

Teodoro Huerta Ponce

July 23, 2019

Mr. Teodoro Huerta Ponce, 42, of Elberton, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at his home. Mr. Huerta Ponce was born in Aldama, Tamaulipas,the son of Teodoro Huerta and Maria Ponce.He was the husband of Eliana Arzola, with whom he had celebrated over 22 years of marriage together.Mr. Huerta worked in the granite industry and was employed at Star Granite....

Stanley Clark Bryant

Stanley Clark Bryant

July 21, 2019

Mr. Stanley Clark Bryant, 67, of Bellew Dr. Bowman, GA passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Bryant was born August 8, 1951 in Elberton, GA to Raymond Bryant and Lanita Ann Bellew Bryant. He was attending Bowman Baptist Church and was a retired real estate agent and stone cutter for 35 years. He is...

Jack Rowe Durham, Sr.

Jack Rowe Durham, Sr.

July 20, 2019

Mr. Jack Rowe Durham, Sr., 91, of Carey Street, Elberton, husband of 70 years to Sara Katherine McMullan Durham, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Durham was born in Elberton on September 11, 1927, son of the late Thomas Paul Durham and Leila Mae Parham Durham. He was a weaver having retired from Elberton...

Jean Anthony Pitts

Jean Anthony Pitts

July 19, 2019

Mrs. Hilda ‘Jean’ Anthony Pitts, 77, of Lexington Carlton Road, Lexington, wife of 45 years to the late William Mitchell “Billy” Pitts, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital with her family by her side following a brief illness. Mrs. Pitts was born in the Paoli Community of Madison County on October 27, 1941, daughter...

John Henry Taylor

John Henry Taylor

July 18, 2019

Mr. John Henry Taylor, 90, of Chamblee, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Phoenix of Tucker. A native of the Rock Branch Community of Elberton, John was born on December 9, 1928, the only son of the late Steven Olin Taylor and Bessie Cornelia Turner Taylor. He was a graduate of Rock Branch High School and a U.S....

Harold Grey Wheeler

Harold Grey Wheeler

July 17, 2019

Harold Grey Wheeler, 87, of Elberton, GA,husband of 57 years to Jane Clark Wheeler, passed awayJuly 17, 2019. Mr. Wheeler was born in Taliaferro County, Georgia on April 19, 1932, son of the late Harold King Wheeler and Dora Stewart Wheeler. He was a graduate of Taliaferro County High School and a U.S Air Force Veteran where he served honorably...

Vivian Bundrick

Vivian Bundrick

July 17, 2019

Miss Claudia Vivian Bundrick, 79, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. A native of Winnsboro, South Carolina, Vivian was the daughter of the late George Henry and Marian Margaret Brown Bundrick.She was also preceded in death by sisters, Ruby Almond and Ivy Jean Bundrick, and brothers-in-law, Jim Almond, Bernard Daniel and Pete Taylor,...

Betty Craft Ardister

Betty Craft Ardister

July 16, 2019

Mrs. Betty Craft Ardister, 67, of E. Wooten St. Tignall, GA passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home. Mrs. Ardister was born April 13, 1952 in Anderson, SC to Clarence Craft and Betty Brown Shedd. She was a retired seamstress in the textile industry. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law: Richard and Lou Heard of...

Allen Gordon Human

Allen Gordon Human

July 16, 2019

Mr. Allen Gordon “Buga” Human, 53, of Lavonia, passed away on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019, at his residence. Allen was born in Royston on August 28th, 1965, the son of Wiley Edward “Pete" Human of Carnesville and Matilda Ann Evans “Tillie” Ptak of Royston. He was employed by the City of Royston in the Recycling Department. Allen, a true-blue son...

Howard Manning Dye

Howard Manning Dye

July 16, 2019

Mr. Howard Manning Dye, 72, of Bakers Ferry Road, Elberton, passed away peacefully at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, with his wife of 49 years, Anne Cartihers Dye, at his side. Howard was born in Elberton on June 16, 1947, son of the late Harold Floyd Dye, Sr. and Jewell Estelle Childs Dye. He was a...

David Armand Baillargion

David Armand Baillargion

July 16, 2019

Mr. David Armand Baillargion, 67, of Whippoorwill Trail, Hartwell, GA passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Anmed Hospital in Anderson, SC. Mr. Baillargion was born December 21, 1951 in Nashua, NH to Armand Baillargion and Elaine Baillargion. He was a retired automotive mechanic. He is survived by his wife: Debra Durocher Baillargion of Hartwell, GA; son: Jeremy Baillargion of...

Richard Evans Seals, Sr.

Richard Evans Seals, Sr.

July 14, 2019

Mr. Richard Evans Seals, Sr., of Dovetown Rd. Royston, GA passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Seals was born July 8, 1950 in Letcher County, KY to Zeke Seals and Gertrude Pratt Chamberlain. He was retired Perdue Poultry Company. He is survived by a son Richard Evans Seals, Jr. of Golden Valley, Arizona; mother:...

Hazel Johnson Dickerson

Hazel Johnson Dickerson

July 13, 2019

Mrs. Hazel Grace Johnson Dickerson, 87, of Elberton, wife of the late Carl A. “PeeWee” Dickerson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Dickerson was born in Elberton on June 21, 1932, daughter of the late John Thomas Johnson, Jr. and Annie Ruth Warren Johnson. She was a retired...

Billy Irvin Barton

Billy Irvin Barton

July 12, 2019

Mr. Billy Irvin Barton, 84, of Thomas Street, Elberton, husband of 25 years to the late Mildred Dean Mercer Barton, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Barton was born in Hart County on November 25, 1934, son of the late Joe Barton and Elsie Fleming Barton. He was a graduate of Bowman High...

Patricia Larsen Bond

Patricia Larsen Bond

July 12, 2019

Mrs. Katherine ‘Patricia’ Larsen Bond, 73, of Dewy Rose Road, Dewy Rose, wife of 54 years to Douglas Burke Bond, Sr., passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bond was born in Thomasville, Georgia on December 15, 1945, the only child of the late Octavius Ulrick Larsen and Katherine Roland Larsen. She had worked as...

Catherine Sciaccotta

Catherine Sciaccotta

July 12, 2019

Friday, July 12, 2019, Catherine Joan Sciaccotta, of Winterville passed away at the age of 49. Catherine was born in Oak Park, Illinois. A graduate of UGA, she lived in the Athens area for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her mother Suzanne. And is survived by her child Sean, her siblings, Bob, Joey, Michael, Jim, Tom and...

Embry David Cleveland

Embry David Cleveland

July 11, 2019

Mr. Embry David Cleveland, 61, of Elberton, passed away on Thursday, July11, 2019 in Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A native of Elberton, Georgia, David made his home in Tennessee for many years. He was the son of the late Embry Dennis Cleveland and Jane Parham McKinney. He was the owner/operator of Cleveland Granite Works, and enjoyed fishing in his time...

Jesse Lynn Campbell

Jesse Lynn Campbell

July 11, 2019

Mr. Jesse Lynn Campbell, 38, of Highway 172 West, Bowman, GA passed away suddenly Thursday, July 11, 2019. Jesse was born November 29, 1980 in Jackson, TN to Anthony Paul Campbell and Tina Chamness Peacock. He was a master stonecutter employed by Reliance Granite Company. He is survived by his wife: Jessica Britton Campbell; children: Bryant Peacock of McCormick, SC,...