Obituaries
Curt Coggins
December 21, 2016
Mr. Curtis Alan “Curt” Coggins, 56, of Heard Drive, Elberton, husband of 14 years of Kathy Ruff Coggins, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Coggins was born on November 7, 1960 in Newport, Rhode Island, son of Jacqueline Thompson Coggins and the late Rev. William Knox Coggins, Jr. He was a salesman having worked...
John Albert Madden, Jr.
December 19, 2016
Mr. John Albert Madden, Jr., better known as “Junior” or “Pig”, died peacefully at home in Elberton while surrounded by his family on Monday, December 19, 2016. He was 71. Born in Elbert County on May 26, 1945, he was the oldest son of the late John Albert Madden, Sr. and Marjorie Louise Furgerson Madden. He was a truck driver...
Mildred Bradford Smith Bailey
December 16, 2016
Mrs. Mildred Bradford Smith Bailey of Elberton, Georgiapassed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare at Spring Valley. Mrs. Bailey was born on October 31, 1930 in Elberton.The daughter of the late Boyd and Hattie Slay Bradford, she was the last of thirteen children.She was also preceded in death by her first husband, George Duncan Smith and second...
Petru Covaci
December 16, 2016
Mr. Petru Covaci, 71, of Dickerson Road, Elberton, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Elberton as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Romania, Mr. Covaci immigrated to the United States in the 1980s, and had lived in Elberton since March of this year. He was a member of the Romanian Orthodox Church....
Wendell Ray Partain, Sr.
December 14, 2016
Wendell Ray Partain, Sr., age 79, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Elbert County, GA, he was the son of the late Walton and Reba Edwards Partain. He was a graduate of Elberton High School and Carolina School of Commerce now known as Forrest Junior College with an accounting degree. He retired from...
Sara Dixon Johnson
December 13, 2016
Mrs. Sara Louise Dixon Johnson, 92, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday morning, December 13, 2016. Mrs. Johnson was born in Elberton, daughter of the late James Warren and Martha Ann “Dee” Smith Dixon.She was the widow of Alvin Johnson, and retired from Elberton Manufacturing as a seamstress.Mrs. Johnson was a faithful and active member of...
Hazel Brown Dove
December 13, 2016
Mrs. Hazel Beatrice Brown Dove, 95, formerly of Kathwood Drive, Elberton, wife of over 50 years to the late Herschel Dove, went home to be with her Lord and a host of relatives on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. She had resided in Walker County, Georgia since 2010. Mrs. Dove was born in Elberton on October 10, 1921, daughter of the...
David Fields
December 13, 2016
Mr. John David Fields, 50, of Paoli St. Comer, GA passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Comer Health and Rehab. Mr. Fields was born October 20, 1966 in Athens, GA to Jimmy Fields and Mary Carol Coile Fields. He was a former cabinet maker and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his parents Jimmy Fields and Mary Carol...
Janie Crutchfield Hutchison
December 13, 2016
Mrs. Valerie Jane “Janie” Crutchfield Hutchison, 55, of Edgefield Street, Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of 27 years to Cliff E. Hutchison, entered into rest on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Self Regional Health Care. Mrs. Hutchison was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, on December 24, 1960, daughter of Richard Crutchfield and the late Sara Rosser Evans. She worked in the textile...
Eddie Lee Boswell
December 12, 2016
Eddie Lee Boswell, 67, of Danielsville, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016. Born in Elberton, he was the son of the late William Eddie Boswell and Katherine Simmons Boswell Bryant. Eddie was a member of Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula where he served as a deacon. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having survived the explosion of the...
Jane Parham Mckinney
December 12, 2016
Mrs. Jane Parham McKinney, 79, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, entered into rest on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. McKinney was born in Elbert County on September 17, 1937, daughter of the late Clarence “Snog” and Willie David Borders Parham. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Ruckersville United Methodist Church...
Raymond Edgar Chandler
December 9, 2016
Mr. Raymond Edgar Chandler, 88, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Friday morning, December 9, 2016 at Piedmont Athens Regional. Mr. Chandler was born in Elberton, son of the late Raymond Edgar, Sr. and Susie Mattox Chandler.He was married to his bride, Sarah Ray Chandler, with whom he had celebrated 56 years of marriage together.Mr. Chandler was a veteran of the...
Donald "Buck" Eugene Buck
December 9, 2016
Mr. Donald "Buck" Eugene Buck, 70, of Elberton, GA husband of Alvah Barden Buck passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Spring Valley Healthcare. Buck was born August 3, 1946 in Langley, SC to Wiley Eugene Buck and Martha Kaney Buck Rutland. He was a retired truckdriver and was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors include his wife Alvah Barden Buck;...
Mildred Elizabeth Mcgarity
December 8, 2016
Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Hall McGarity, 85, of Cade St. Hartwell, GA wife of the late Robert Vandiver McGarity, Sr. passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Mrs. McGarity was born April 30, 1931 to Roy Price Hall and Bular Craig Hall. She was a retired hairdresser. Survivors include her children and their spouses: Linda and Dan Franks of Royston, GA; Beverly...
Joseph Carter Higginbotham, Sr.
December 5, 2016
Mr. Joseph Carter “Joe” Higginbotham, Sr. died peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2016, in the comfort of his home at the family farm on which he was born. He was 88. Born on July 12, 1928, to Edgar Glenn “E.G’, Sr. and Lizzie Mae Rhodes Higginbotham, Mr. Higginbotham was a lifetime resident of the Flatwoods Community in Elberton. He was...
Lyn Bishop
December 4, 2016
Mrs. Lyn Bishop, 64, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016. A service to celebrate Mrs. Bishop's life was held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Concord United Methodist Church at 4:00 p.m., with Rev. Bryan Smith officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Flowers were graciously accepted, and memorial contributions may be made to the family for...
John D Lee
November 30, 2016
Mr. John Dewey Lee, 68, of Carnesville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 12, 1948, son of the late Frank and Martha Gerald Lee.He was the husband of Lena Harrison Lee, having celebrated over 35 years of marriage together.Mr. Lee was a veteran of the United...
Pamela Boger New
November 28, 2016
Mrs. Pamela B. New, 55, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. New was born December 26, 1960 in Elbert County, and was the daughter of John Boger of Florida, and Linda Ray Hawkins of Elberton.She is survived by her husband of 37 years, James New, Jr., and had worked for 22...
Lorene Pearson Sorrow
November 27, 2016
Mrs. Lorene Pearson Sorrow, age 92, of Elberton, beloved wife of 54 years to the late Rev. Benjamin Edwin “Ben” Sorrow, entered into rest on Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Newton “HN” Pearson and the late Bertie Mae Goodrum Pearson, and was also preceded in...
William "Bill" Raymond Lindsey
November 25, 2016
Mr. William "Bill" Raymond Lindsey, 73, of Ridge View Dr., Lavonia, GA husband of Betty Wallace Lindsey passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart in Lavonia, GA. Mr. Lindsey was born April 15, 1943 in Macon, GA to Raymond Lee Lindsey and Estelle Virginia Morris Lindsey. He was a retired designer in the upholstery industry. Survivors...
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