Obituaries
Philip Sanford Butler
July 12, 2017
Mr. Philip Sanford Butler, Sr., of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017. A native of Elberton, Mr. Butler was preceded in death by his parents Hugh Dorsey Butler, Sr. and Olive Maisenbacher Butler and a brother Hugh Dorsey Butler, Jr. of Atlanta.Phil was an avid traveler, lover of good music and fine food. Mr. Butler was a graduate...
Jimmy Parham
July 12, 2017
Mr. John James "Jimmy" Parham, 80, of Woodland Rd., Elberton passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Parham was born September 21, 1936 in Dekalb County, GA to Hester Glenn Parham and Elizabeth Reid Ingram Parham. He was a member of Mill Shoals Baptist Church in Royston, a world known retired sandblast sculptor and a...
Mildred Benton Chandler
July 11, 2017
Mrs. Mildred Benton Chandler, 91, of S.Thomas St. Elberton, GA wife of the late Robert Evans Chandler passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Hartwell Health and Rehab. Mrs. Chandler was born October 24, 1925 in Jackson County, GA to William Earl Benton and Florence Mae Wheeler Benton. She was a retired bookkeeper from Sanders Furniture. She is survived by...
Turk Threlkeld
July 8, 2017
Mr. Michael Eugene "Turk" Threlkeld, 62, of Hartwell Hwy., Elberton passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his home. Turk was born March 24, 1955 in Elberton, GA to Olin Eugene Threlkeld and Rebecca Maxwell Threlkeld. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He served as a Paramedic in Region 10 EMS with Elbert County EMS, St. Mary's EMS,...
J.T. Shaw
July 7, 2017
Mr. John Tinsley Shaw, better known as J.T., of Dewy Rose, GA finished his course in faith on Friday, July 7, 2017, at the age of 88. Mr. Shaw was born in Elbert County on December 13, 1928, son of the late John William Shaw and Essie Mildred Mann Shaw. He was a retired logger having worked for Butler Forest...
Roy Joseph Carpenter
July 5, 2017
Mr. Roy Joseph Carpenter, 73, of Athens Rd., Crawford, GA passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA. Mr. Carpenter was born September 21, 1943 in New Orleans, LA to Francois Esponge and Justilia Plaisance. He is survived by a daughter: Cortney Nixon of Crawford, GA; and grandchildren Lathan Nixon, Braylon Nixon and Hudson Nixon....
James Allen West
June 29, 2017
Mr. James Allen West, 69, of McEver Rd., Commerce, GA died on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Athens Regional Medical Center after a short bout with cancer. He was born in Maryville, TN on February 23, 1948 to Clay West and Artie Costner West. He spent many years both in Eastern Tennessee and in Georgia where he made his living...
Susan J. Bryant
June 27, 2017
Mrs. Susan J. Bryant, 75, of 1043 Longstreet Rd. Elberton passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Bryant was born February 20, 1942 in Defunik Springs, FL to John Pincard and Mame Joiner Pincard. She was a retired Registered Nurse. She is survived by a daughter: Cynthia Lynn; sons: Robert Brian Warner and Michael...
Craig Vickery
June 24, 2017
Mr. Randall 'Craig' Vickery, 30, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his residence. Craig was born in Abbeville, SC on September 28, 1986, son of James Randall Vickery and Sheila Marie Jones Vickery. He worked in the granite industry most of his life and attended Rock Branch Baptist Church during his youth. Surviving are...
Hugh Dorsey Wilhite
June 22, 2017
Mr. Hugh Dorsey Wilhite, 79, of W. Church Street, Elberton, finished his course in faith on Thursday, June 22, 2017, just one day after celebrating 60 years of marriage to his beloved bride, Kathryn. Mr. Wilhite was born in Hart County on April 20, 1938, son of the late Lloyd Alton Wilhite and Janie Mae McCurley Wilhite. He, along with...
Talmadge Lee Mcdonald
June 22, 2017
Mr. Talmadge Lee McDonald, 48, of Lake Dr., Athens, GA passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home in Athens, GA. Mr. McDonald was born July 7, 1968 in Athens, GA to Claude McDonald and Margie Neighbors McDonald. He worked in maintenance with Bulldog Inn. He is survived by sister: Joann Tompkins of Athens, GA; brother and sister-in-law Jimmy...
Eva Mae Stratton
June 20, 2017
Mrs. Eva Mae Wideman Stratton, 76, of Athens, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Athens Heritage . Mrs. Stratton was born in Washington, Georgia to the late Rene′ Watson and Susie Truett Wideman.She was preceded in death by her husband, Kelly Stratton, an infant son, Grover Kelly, and a brother, George Wideman.Mrs. Stratton loved gardening, and also enjoyed...
Hunter Scott Berry
June 19, 2017
Mr. Hunter Scott Berry, 18, of Shannons Lane, Comer, GA, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. Hunter was born July 16, 1998, in Athens, GA to Erika Taylor Carey and the late Russell Scott Berry. He was a member of Danielsville Evangelical Church, a 2016 graduate of Madison County High School, and was a welder for Caterpillar...
Bruce Scoggins
June 18, 2017
Mr. Marvin Bruce Scoggins, 56, of Deerfield Rd., Elberton, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at his residence. Mr. Scoggins was born October 20, 1960 in Royston, GA to Marvin Lee Scoggins and Dorothy Louise Drake Scoggins. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was a foreman in the granite industry. He is survived by son and...
Mary Ella Brook
June 14, 2017
Mrs. Mary Ella Nunn Brook, 77, of Ivy Lane, Greensboro, GA passed away Wednesday June 14, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, GA. Mrs. Brook's was born February 3, 1940 in Crawfordville, GA to Carl Nunn and Mary Howell Nunn. She is survived by her children: Virginia Knight of Rutledge, GA, Teresa Hayes of Rutledge, GA, Joseph Brook...
Billy "Buffalo" Howard Williams
June 12, 2017
Mr. Billy "Buffalo" Howard Williams, 61, of Ernest Brown Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Mr. Williams was born February 21, 1956 in Richland, SC to James Thomas Williams and Etta Mae Sullivan Williams. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired motorcycle mechanic. Survivors include a daughter:...
John Edwards Willis
June 11, 2017
Mr. John Edwards Willis, 87, of Elberton, GA went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was the son of the late Haney E. Willis and Minnie Lee Carlton Willis. He was preceded in death by his brother Donald J. Willis, his sister Ms. Sara Thomas Willis Whidby, and his grandson Matthew Evans....
Guyrine Wilder Bordua
June 10, 2017
Mrs. Nellie Guyrine Wilder Bordua, 83, of Royston, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Nancy Hart Nursing Home surrounded by her family. A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late, Thomas Lester and Mattie Belle Brackett Wilder. Mrs. Bordua was a homemaker and a member of Royston Baptist Church.In addition to her parents, she...
Fredrick Louie Easom
June 10, 2017
Mr. Fredrick Louie Easom, of Sunrise Ct., Elberton, GA husband of Elaine Easom, died Saturday, June 10, 2017, surrounded by family, after a long illness. He leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Elaine Brown Easom, devoted son Matt, beloved daughter-in-law Barbara, and his favorite granddaughter Cally. Also surviving are brothers and their wives Bill and Ann Easom of Cordele,...
Joyce Rice Chastain
June 6, 2017
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Rice Chastain, 78, of Miller Dr., Ext. wife of the late Stanley M. "Nut" Chastain passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Chastain was born January 8, 1939 in Dewy Rose, GA to Ralph Carlis Rice, Sr. and Annie Ruth Brown Rice. She was a member of Bowman United Methodist Church. She previously...
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