Obituaries
Christopher Dwight Hancock
August 5, 2018
Mr. Christopher Dwight Hancock, 40, of Winterville, finished his course in faith on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Chris was born in Athens on October 7, 1977, son of Barbara Ann Bailey Griggs and the late Homer Dwight Hancock. He attended Elbert County Comprehensive High School and was an etching artist in the...
Raymond Hollingsworth Allen
August 5, 2018
Mr. Raymond Hollingsworth Allen, 75, formerly of Lafayette, IN died August 5, 2018, in Elberton, GA, where he and his wife recently moved. He was a retired tool and die factory employee. Preceded in death by his parents, Richard Hollingsworth Allen and Camilla Vaughn Allen, he is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlene Sue Kalberer Allen; son, Barry...
Betty Wood Jordan
August 3, 2018
Mrs. Betty Wood Lybrand Jordan, 79, of Quiet Oaks Dr. Crawford, GA passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. Mrs. Jordan was born March 31, 1939 in Nicholson, GA to Curtis Wood and Doris Dailey Wood. She was a retired newspaper deliverer. She is survived by her siblings: Troy Wood of Commerce, GA, Paul Wood of Commerce, GA, Tommy Wood of...
Mae Patterson Pless
August 1, 2018
Mrs. Lila ‘Mae’ Patterson Pless, 70, of Raymond Anderson Road, Elberton, wife of 51 years to Roy Lee Pless, entered into rest on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Mae was born in Sewanee, Tennessee on January 7, 1948, daughter of the late Herbert Haskell Patterson and Rena Naomi Thomas Patterson. She was a homemaker and...
Carl Lewis Moon
July 29, 2018
Mr. Carl Lewis Moon, 80, of Elberton, husband of 58 years to Linda Lee Savinsky Moon, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Moon, born in Elbert County, was a son of the late Joseph Aubra Moon and Ruby Thelma Yeargin Moon. He was of the Baptist faith and a graduate of Nancy Hart...
Sara Brown Anderson
July 27, 2018
Mrs. Sara Bertha Brown Anderson, 74, of Elberton, GA passed away Friday July 27, 2018. Mrs. Anderson was born December 4, 1943 in Dewy Rose, GA to James Andrew Brown, Sr. and Rachel Amanda Brown. She was a member of Elberton Christian Church, Beta Sigma Phi and was retired from the Elberton Medical Center where she had worked for 51...
Charlotte Bobo Webb
July 26, 2018
Mrs. Charlotte Bobo Webb, 80, of Crestview Dr., Elberton, GA passed away Thursday July 26, 2018 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Webb was born August 17, 1937 in Elberton, GA to Leo B. Bobo and Jewell Townsend Bobo. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Dolores...
Linda Gable Hays
July 22, 2018
Mrs. Linda Gable Hays, 67, of Calhoun Falls Hwy., Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hays was born May 15, 1951 in McCormick, SC to Joseph Lee Gable and Edith Shrine Gable. She was retired from Walmart of Elberton where she worked in the garden department. She is survived by her husband:...
Cathy Frances Beavers
July 21, 2018
Ms. Cathy Frances Dutton Beavers, 65, of West Railroad St., Bowman, GA passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Beavers was born June 9, 1953 in Hartwell, GA to Paul Dutton and Vilee Dutton. She attended The Assembly Church in Hartwell, GA. She is survived by her longtime companion: Bob Hardy; daughters: Windy McCannon of...
Brian Jerry Turner
July 19, 2018
Mr. Brian Jerry Turner, 58, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospice House with his family at his side. Brian was born in Elberton to Gwen Herring Turner and the late Jerry M. Turner.In addition to his father, Brian was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Timms Turner, and his brother, Gregory Mark...
Ellen Sikes Tiller
July 19, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Ellen Sikes Tiller, 87, of Elberton Road, Carlton, GA, wife of 50 years to the late John William “Billy” Tiller, Sr., entered into rest on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Tiller was born in Point Peter, Oglethorpe County, GA on August 29, 1930, the only child of the late Daniel Boone Sikes and Ruth Fannie...
Mitchell Lee Pilgrim
July 17, 2018
Mr. Mitchell Lee Pilgrim, 57, of Hartwell, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at his residence. No services will be held at this time. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Mr. Mitchell Lee Pilgrim.
Bobby Michael Alewine, Jr.
July 16, 2018
Mr. Bobby Michael Alewine, Jr., 36, of Oak St. Royston, GA passed away Monday July 16, 2018. Mr. Alewine was born in Augusta, GA November 14, 1981 to Bobby Michael Alewine, Sr. and Patricia Ann Oglesby Alewine. He is survived by his mother: Patricia Ann Oglesby Alewine of Habersham, GA; brothers: Chris Alewine of Athens, GA, Bobby Alewine of Royston,...
Juan Manuel Pantoja
July 15, 2018
Mr. Juan Manuel Pantoja, 40, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Calhoun Falls State Park. Mr. Pantoja is survived by his wife, Maria A. Megrete, and a son, Alberto Pantoja, both of Elberton.He is also survived by his parents, Juan Linares and Maria Negrete, and eleven siblings, all of Mexico.Mr. Pantoja was employed as a stone...
Joanne Nash
July 14, 2018
Mrs. Joanne Rogers Nash, 59, of Cedar Ridge Dr. Commerce, GA passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Nash was born July 18, 1958 in Athens, GA to William M. Rogers, Sr. and Patsy Bedgood Rogers. She is survived by her significant other: Joe Nash of the home; daughters and sons-in-law: Bonnie M. and Jeremy Hancock, Tiffany...
Catherine Moon Haynes
July 11, 2018
Mrs. Catherine Moon Haynes, 81, of Clairmont Avenue, Elberton, wife of 48 years to the late Alton Randall Haynes, Sr., entered into rest on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Haynes was born in Elberton on May 30, 1937, daughter of the late Clyde Findley “Jack” Moon, Sr. and Willene Thomason Moon. She worked...
Jerry Donald Seymour
July 8, 2018
Mr. Jerry Donald Seymour, born in Elberton on May 29, 1937, passed away suddenly at his residence in Elberton on July 8, 2018. He was 81. He was one of five boys born to Coy Atticus Seymour and Emma Ruth Moss Seymour, and grew up in Bowman. He is preceded in death by his parents and all of his brothers:...
Melvin Lamar Carroll, Sr.
July 6, 2018
Melvin Lamar Carroll, Sr., 65, of Highway 72, Calhoun Falls, SC, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Carroll was born September 21, 1952, in Elberton, GA to L.M. Carroll and Macon Haynes Carroll. He was a retired granite polisher and attended Assembly Church in Hartwell, GA. He is survived by sons: Melvin Lamar Carroll, Jr....
Darla Smith Murray
July 4, 2018
Mrs. Darla Jean Smith Murray, 55, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital. A native of Stephens County, Darla was born on September 12, 1962. She was the daughter of Shelby Jean and the late John T. Smith.Darla worked as a nurse until her health failed. Mrs. Murray is survived by her husband of...
Howard Earl Ballantyne, Jr.
July 2, 2018
Mr. Howard Earl Ballantyne, Jr., 86, of Dewy Rose, finished his course in faith on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Ballantyne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on May 30, 1932, son of the late Howard Earl Ballantyne, Sr. and Louise Adell Stiles. He was a graduate of the University of Miami...
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