Obituaries
Joel Thomas Howell
Sep 22, 2023
Mr. Joel Thomas Howell, 88, of Glendale Drive, Hartwell, formerly of Jackson, husband of Patricia Ann Wallace Bryant Howell, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Howell was born in Hartwell on May 14, 1935, son of the late Marvin Thomas Howell and Lorene Eavenson Howell. He was a...
Billy Ray Scoggins
Sep 21, 2023
DEWY ROSE – Billy Ray “Bird” Scoggins, 79, died Sept. 21, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, with his family by his side. Born July 4, 1944, in Dewy Rose, he was a son of the late Curlyss and Irene Mann Scoggins. He attended school in Dewy Rose and Bowman. He worked at the Monroe plant...
Margaret Elizabeth Kurtz
Sep 19, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Hubbard Kurtz, 100, of Elberton, wife of 67 years to the late Charles Dayton Kurtz, Sr., passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023 at her residence of Magnolia Estates. Mrs. Kurtz was born in Bergenfield, New Jersey on August 5, 1923, daughter of the late Harold and Theresa Hubbard. She worked as a homemaker and she loved being...
Carl Walter Higgins
Sep 19, 2023
Mr. Carl Walter Higgins, 64, of Five Forks Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Mr. Higgins was born November 23, 1958 in Elbert County, GA to Swain Higgins and Betty Williams Parker. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and worked in construction.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law:...
Danny Leon Reynolds
Sep 19, 2023
Mr. Danny Leon Reynolds, 59, of Cromer Road, Elberton, husband of 29 years to Kimberly Dawn Scarborough Reynolds, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at his residence.
Affectionately known as “Slow Poke”, Danny was born in Elberton on January 13, 1964, the second of three children of Johnnie Lois Wilder Reynolds and the late Dallas Gerald Reynolds. He was a...
Brian Michael Ingram
Sep 17, 2023
Mr. Brian Michael Ingram, 52, of Boyce Guin Rd. Tignall, GA passed way Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Mr. Ingram was born April 21, 1971 in Athens, GA to Johnny Michael "Mike" Ingram and Reatha Wilkes Ingram.
He is survived by his wife: Malena Catherine "Mollie" West Ingram; daughters and son-in-law: Lindsey Ingram of Danielsville, GA, Jordan and Tyler Gary of...
Pamela Lee Wilson Ingram
Sep 14, 2023
Mrs. Pamela Lee Wilson Ingram, age 56, of Benton Road, Carlton, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens with her family at her side.
Mrs. Ingram was born in Athens on October 31, 1966, daughter of the late Tommy Lee Wilson and Frances Marie Smith Wilson. She was a homemaker for most...
Hattie Mae McIntosh
Sep 12, 2023
Ms. Hattie Blackwell McIntosh of Elberton Georgia was called home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2023. She was born September 16,1950 In Hart County GA, to Mr. William Blackwell and Mrs. Bermice Jones Blackwell. "Ms. Hattie" was employed by Wayne's Poultry and Bowman Sewing Plant. "Ms. Hattie" was well known for her outgoing personality, laughs, and...
Roy Jeptha Kidd
Sep 11, 2023
Mr. Roy Jeptha Kidd, age 92, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mr. Kidd was born in Comer on December 17, 1930, son of the late Roy Alec Kidd and Evie Lena King Kidd. He graduated from Comer High School and furthered his education at Athens Technical College. Roy went to work...
Wilma Sue Morrow Wallace
Sep 10, 2023
Mrs. Wilma ‘Sue’ Morrow Wallace, 89, of Country Club Road, Elberton, wife of 59 years to the late Ezra Perry Wallace, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Magnolia Estates.
Mrs. Wallace was born in Calhoun Falls, SC on October 12, 1933, daughter of the late Theoplous Decatur Morrow and Ruth Shiflet Morrow. She worked as a paraprofessional...
Mary McLanahan McGinty
Sep 9, 2023
Mary McLanahan McGinty, age 89, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 under the wonderful care of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
She was born in Elberton to the late Julius Pope McLanahan and Ruth Lillian Acker McLanahan. She lived most of her life in Elberton until her health began declining. It was then she moved closer to her daughter...
Linda Shirley Small Christie
Sep 8, 2023
Linda Shirley Small Christie, 59, of Hartwell, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Hartwell as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Ms. Christie was born in Germany on March 20, 1964, daughter of Lilli Schick Perdue and the late John Walter Small and Hannelore Marianna Schick Small. She was a home healthcare caregiver.
Surviving are...
Daccius Lajarius Kendrick
Sep 7, 2023
Daccius Lajarious Kendrick, 32, of Washington, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Augusta University Medical Center.
Mr. Kendrick was born in Washington on August 8, 1991, son of Sim Binns, III and the late Aretha D. Kendrick. He was a home health certified nursing assistant.
Surviving, in addition to his father of Washington, are his sister, Shaquanah...
Antonia C. Pope
Sep 6, 2023
Mrs. Antonia Charmane Simpson Pope, 49, of Elberton, GA wife of Kenneth Pope entered into rest Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Mrs. Pope was born December 9, 1973 in Hartwell, GA and was a member of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Left to cherish her memory, she leaves her parents: Priscilla Allen and Charles Craft. Her husband: Kenneth Pope; her children:...
Bobby Lynn Maxwell
Sep 5, 2023
Mr. Bobby Lynn Maxwell, 58, of Factory Hole Road, Bowman, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in Bowman as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Bobby was born in Bowman on July 28, 1965, son of Pearlie Mae Blakely James and the late Frank Maxwell. He was educated in the Elbert County School System and a...
Frank Norman
Sep 4, 2023
Hicks Funeral Home is announcing the death of Frank Norman for Anderson Underwood Funeral Home of Dahlonega. He is survived locally by his brother, Jack Norman.
Frank R. Norman, age 87, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away suddenly on September 4, 2023. He was born on July 15, 1936, in Lincolnton, Georgia, to the late Claude Norman and the late...
Linda Mairholtz Wilson
Sep 1, 2023
Linda Mairholtz Wilson, age 79, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 in Abby Hospice in Social Circle. Linda was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Webb and Nora Frances Johnson Mairholtz. She was a graduate of Athens High School, a member of the First Baptist Church of Athens and retired from Delmar Blinds after many years of service....
Jessica LeAnn Rigdon
Aug 28, 2023
Jessica LeAnn Rigdon was born on November 26, 1987, in Anderson, South Carolina and entered into rest on August 28, 2023, in Comer, Georgia, at the age of 35. Her love of stars as a child carried on into adulthood and ultimately gained her the nickname of “Star”, something she was particularly proud of. The oldest daughter of James Lavelle...
Major Henry Edward Hammond, Jr., US Army, Retired
Aug 28, 2023
Major Henry Edward Hammond, Jr., US Army, Retired, died on Monday, August 28, 2023, at his home in Bowman, Georgia. Husband of Janice Carol Davis Hammond, Henry was 78 years old.
Henry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1945, son of the late Henry Edward Hammond, Sr. and Anna Dudzek Hammond. The family relocated to Mr. Hammond, Sr.’s...
Clifford Alvin Chafin
Aug 25, 2023
Clifford Alvin Chafin, 92, of Washington, GA passed away peacefully at his home, surronded by his immediate family, on August 25, 2023 .
Alvin was a retired veteran of the United States Army and Navy, and proudly served his country in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. He was preceded in death by his parents, Miles and Willie Pearl Gresham...
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