Obituaries
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...
Susan Williams Parkey
July 1, 2018
Ms. Susan Joyce Williams Parkey, 69, of Fork Creek Road, Bowman, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at her residence. Ms. Parkey was born in Atlanta on May 3, 1949, daughter of the late Wilburn Melvin Williams and Myrtle Joann Sutton Williams. She was a registrar having retired from WellStar Cobb Hospital and enjoyed gardening and sewing. Survivors include...
Timothy Adams Wilhite
June 29, 2018
Mr. Timothy Adams “Tim” Wilhite, 65, of Jones Ferry Road, Elberton, entered into his final resting place on Friday, June 29, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. He is now reunited in heaven with his wife of 37 years, Anne Ray Wilhite; father, James Thomas Wilhite, Sr.; mother, Jane Adams Wilhite; brother, James Thomas Wilhite, Jr.; and nephew, Kyle...
Louie Toney
June 28, 2018
Mr. Foster Louie Toney, 84, of Lincolnton Hwy., Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at his home. Mr. Toney was born October 7, 1933 in Monroe, GA to Jackson Foster Toney and Allene Bowden Toney. He was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church and was a retired security guard from Pilgrims Pride. He is survived by his...
Sidney W. Floyd
June 26, 2018
Mr. Sidney Wayne Floyd, 59, of Bakers Ferry Road, Elberton, husband of Rhonda Mills Floyd, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville, where he had been lovingly cared for the past two weeks. Mr. Floyd was born in Elberton on August 1, 1958, youngest son of Walter Junius “Junior” Floyd and Jessie Lee...
Joyce Smith Cheek
June 25, 2018
Joyce Smith Cheek, 85, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018. Mrs. Cheek was a daughter of the late Charlie H. Smith and Nobie Gunter Smith. She was born in Elberton, but spent most of her adult life in Athens where she retired from the Clarke County School District. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cheek was preceded in death by...
Jack W. Davis
June 22, 2018
Jack W. Davis BORN: May 22, 1937DIED: June 22, 2018 Jack W. Davis died at 7:30 am at his home in Colbert, Georgia.A private ceremony for the family was held on Friday, June 29, 2018,and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Jack was born on May 22, 1937 to Obe and Marie Davis of Elberton, Georgia....
Talmadge Eugene Fleeman, Jr.
June 21, 2018
Talmadge Eugene “Gene-O” Fleeman, Jr., 49, of 129 Walker Street, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. Born in Washington, GA, he was a son of Talmadge Eugene Fleeman, Sr. of Elberton GA, and Mary Major White of Calhoun Falls. He was employed in home construction and attended Waterloo Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by: his...
Billy Garnell Ingram
June 20, 2018
Mr. Billy Garnell Ingram, 68, of Elberton, husband of 47 years to Vera Ann Johnson Ingram, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital Kindred Hospice Unit. Mr. Ingram was born in Elberton on August 25, 1949, son of the late Elmer Clyde Ingram and Pearl Blanche Fields Ingram. He was a member of Northside Baptist...
Penni Barr Casper
June 17, 2018
Mrs. Penni Barr Casper, 60, of Lester Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Casper was born January 21, 1958 in Atlanta, GA to Sterling Barr and Ann Estes Barr. She is survived by a son: Michael Barron of Elberton, GA; daughters: Michele Scarborough of Elberton, GA, Rene Dickerson of Hartwell, GA; brothers: Buddy...
Verna "Bunny" Baston
June 16, 2018
Mrs. Verna Grace Jennings Baston, 89, of Elberton passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. A native of McCormick, South Carolina, “Bunny” as she was affectionately called, was the daughter of the late Paul and Julia Louise Willis Jennings.In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by twin sister, Vera Britt and brothers,...
Matthew Joel Brown
June 16, 2018
Mr. Matthew Joel Brown, 37, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Athens on September 15, 1980, son of Teresa Victoria Price Erickson and Henry Walker Brown. He was formerly employed at Royston LLC, and was proud of his artistic and tech savy abilities. He is survived by his daughters:...
Michael Bryan Madden
June 16, 2018
Mr. Michael ‘Bryan’ Madden, 47, of Elberton, died Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Born in Athens on May 10, 1971, Bryan was the oldest son of Katherine Bryan Yeary and Eddie Maurice Madden. He was a 1989 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Georgia. He...
Bill Harvell, Sr.
June 14, 2018
Mr. William A. "Bill" Harvell, Sr., 85, of Carey Street, Elberton, GA passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at his home. Mr. Harvell was born on February 15, 1933, in Elberton, GA to James Denver Harvell, Sr. and Lois Rebecca Tyner Harvell. He was a member of Elberton Church of God, a U.S. Army Veteran, and was a retired...
Eliisa Koenig
June 12, 2018
Eliisa Vika Faith Koenig, 11, of Millstone Church Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Ms. Koenig was born June 14, 2006 in Nikolaev, Ukraine. She is survived by her parents: Eberhard Koenig and Corrie Stahl Koenig; sisters: AnnaLee Koenig, Elliana Koenig, Amarissa Koenig, Ammadea Koenig, Emmalee Koenig; brothers: Tobias Koenig, Elias Koenig and grandmother: Cheryl Stahl. Memorial...
Linda Hill Willoughby
June 11, 2018
Mrs. Linda Hill Willoughby, 77, of Paoli Road, Carlton, went to be with the Lord and the love of her life, Albert Randell Willoughby, on Monday, June 11, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Willoughby was born in Elberton on November 25, 1940, daughter of the late Thomas Sanders Hill and Mable Mallory Hammond Hill. She was a spinner in the...
Dan Hunt
June 11, 2018
Mr. Danny Augusta “Dan” Hunt, Sr., 70, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, husband of 49 years to Jean Davis Hunt, finished his course in faith on Monday, June 11, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Hunt was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 16, 1947, son of the late William Riley Hunt, Sr. and Rose Marie Vaughn Hunt. He was a veteran...
Clyde S. Thornton
June 10, 2018
Mr. Clyde Sewell Thornton, 83, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Jamie Bowman and Mary Rebecca Todd Thornton.Mr. Thornton was self-employed in the granite industry,and was a member of Middleton United Methodist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
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