Obituaries

Roster James Walton
November 3, 2016
Mr. Roster James Walton, 65, of Philomath Rd., Rayle, GA husband of Thelma Ball Walton passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at his home. Mr. Walton was born January 3, 1951 in Washington, GA to Melvin Walton and Maureen Wilkinson Crew. Survivors include his wife Thelma Ball Walton; siblings and their spouses Purvis and Matlou Walton of Washington, GA, Charles...
Bertha Ada Ayers
November 2, 2016
Mrs. Bertha Ada Herbstriet Ayers, 69, of B. Bailey Rd., Hartwell, GA wife of the late David Alfred Ayers passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mrs. Ayers was born November 19, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH to Bob Herbstriet and Bertha Herbstriet. Survivors include daughters Cindy Campbell of Hartwell, GA, Cheryl Morris of Hartwell, GA, Kim...
James Cooper Hilley, Sr.
November 1, 2016
Mr. James Cooper Hilley, Sr., 85, of E. Savannah Street, Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of 62 years to Connie Powell Hilley, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Mr. Hilley was born in Elbert County, GA on May 5, 1931, son of the late Henry Cooper Hilley and Ruth Waters Hilley. He was a U.S....
Jerry C. Eaton
October 30, 2016
Mr. Jerry Carlton Eaton, 75, of Elberton, Ga. passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Buford and Willie Carlton Eaton.Mr. Eaton was a retired truck driver for the granite industry and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church.He served his country for 21 years in the U.S. Army and the...
Thomas W. Patton
October 30, 2016
Mr. Thomas W. “Tommy” Patton, Jr., of Lexington, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford. Mr. Patton was born in Oglethorpe County, son of the late Thomas William and Janie Lou Bridges Patton. Mr. Patton is survived by 3 sisters: Louise Yearwood (Daniel) of Lexington, Mary Guest (Robert) of Lexington, and Patricia...
Edna Lee Lyle Tate
October 30, 2016
Mrs. Edna Lee Lyle Tate, 98, of Sam Tate Road, Elberton, wife of 56 years to the late George Richard Tate, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. “Ma Tate” or “Miss Edna”, as she was lovingly know to family and friends, was born in Oglethorpe County on March 21, 1918, daughter of the late John...
Thomas Harlon Teasley
October 30, 2016
Mr. Thomas Harlon Teasley, 94, of Locust Tree Drive, Dewy Rose, husband of 65 years to the late Ina Burden Teasley, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Piedmont Athens Regional. Mr. Teasley was born in Elbert County on September 25, 1922, son of the late Thomas Linton Teasley and Ila Ayers Teasley. He was a retired business owner...
James Carlise Smith
October 29, 2016
Mr. James Carlise Smith, 62, of Sunset Drive, Hartwell, GA husband of Connie Kesler Smith passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016. Mr. Smith was born February 2, 1954 in Royston, GA to Charles Edward Smith and Barbara Fleming Honea. He was a member of Milltown Church of Hartwell and was a retired truck driver for Tenneco. Survivors include his wife...
Thomas Eugene Johnson
October 28, 2016
Mr. Thomas Eugene Johnson, 77, of Highland Dr. Elberton husband of Rebecca Brown Johnson passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born December 26, 1938 in Elberton, GA to Ralph Johnson and Janie Lee Davis Johnson. He was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired truck driver. Survivors include...
Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks
October 27, 2016
Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks, age 79, of 303 Brookhaven Drive, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center, with her loving family at her side. Born on August 14, 1937, in Elbert County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Park Sinclair and the late Beulah Lunsford Sinclair. For fifty-eight years, she was the loving...
Mozelle Brady Wilder
October 25, 2016
Mrs. Mozelle Brady Wilder, 95, formerly of Country Club Road, Elberton, GA, wife of the late James Floyd Wilder, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA. Mrs. Wilder was born on October 1, 1921, in Franklin County, Eastanollee, GA daughter of the late Jim Brady and Emma Simmons Brady. She was a...
Gurvis Ann Brown
October 25, 2016
Mrs. Gurvis Ann Turner Brown, 73, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, wife of 45 years to Sanders B. Brown, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brown was born in Elbert County on April 7, 1943, daughter of the late Homer Coy Turner, Sr. and Amy Elizabeth Bond Turner. She was a seamstress having worked...
Catherine Cleveland Harrison
October 25, 2016
Mrs. Catherine Cleveland Harrison, age 86, of Hartwell, GA, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, SC. She was born August 2, 1930, in Hart County, GA. She was the daughter of the late George Cleo Cleveland and Mary M. Vickery Cleveland. She was a retired office administrator and a member...
Maurice Mensheha Arel
October 24, 2016
Mr. Maurice Mensheha Arel, 28, of Rose Hill Ct., Athens, GA passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 at his home. Mr. Arel was born September 29, 1988 in Minneapolis, MN to David Arel and Mary Miller. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN. Survivors include his father David Arel of MN; mother Mary Miller of Athens,...
Dee Isom Swords
October 23, 2016
Mrs. Delores Elizabeth “Dee” Isom Swords, 75, of Washington Highway, Elberton, wife of Tookie Swords, entered into rest on Sunday, October 23, 2016, in the comfort of her home. Mrs. Swords was born in Hart County on February 4, 1941, daughter of the late J.P. and Hallie Cleveland Isom. She was a Customer Service Representative having worked at Seaboard Farms...
Truett Smith
October 22, 2016
Mr. Truett Smith of Elberton, GA died in the comfort of his home on Saturday morning, October 22, 2016, at the age of 92. Mr. Smith was born in Hopeful, GA on October 7, 1924, son of the late G.C. Smith and Rosa Gray Smith. He obtained an LLB from the University of Georgia. He worked for the U.S. Department...
Julia Gail Brown
October 22, 2016
Ms. Julia Gail Brown, 68, of Shallow Creek Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her home. Ms. Brown was born June 3, 1948 in Hartwell, GA to James Thurman Brown and Millie Jane White Brown. Survivors include daughters Lisa Brown of Elberton, GA, Rose Evans of Elberton, GA; sisters Mary Thelma Dean of Hartwell, GA and...
Ruby Couch Looney
October 21, 2016
Mrs. Ruby Elsie Couch Looney, 75, of Colbert, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, at her residence. She was a Certified Nursing Assistance having worked at Cobb Healthcare Center and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Grady Looney; daughter, Tracey Howard and her husband John; siblings: Lonnie Couch of Colbert, Billy Hughes of Athens,...
Lynn Hall Green
October 20, 2016
Ms. Mary Lynn Hall Green, 54, of Montevideo Road, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Ms. Green was born in Elbert County on June 26, 1962, daughter of the late James Ward Hall and Barbara Maxwell Hall. She was a member of Assembly Temple in Starr, SC. Survivors include her children: Jennifer and Paul...
Mary Catherine Barnhart
October 20, 2016
Mrs. Mary Catherine Dodson Barnhart, 87, of Madison Blvd., Colbert, GA wife of the late Ralph Barnhart passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Barnhart was born July 19, 1929 in Alexandria, VA to Emmett and Mary Dodson. She was a retired RN. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Trina and Jeff White of Colbert, GA, sons and...
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