Obituaries
Julian Frank "Chunk" Wilson
January 5, 2017
Mr. Julian Frank “Chunk” Wilson, 91, of N. Hulin Avenue, Tignall, husband of 66 years to the late Helen McAvoy Wilson, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mr. Wilson was born in Wilkes County on September 25, 1925, son of the late Claude Dewey Wilson and Sallie Mae Johnson Wilson. He and his brother,...
Rose Smith Todd
January 4, 2017
Mrs. Amanda Rose Smith Todd, 54, of Melody Lane, Elberton, wife of 35 years to Ricky J. Todd, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, January 4, 2017, at her residence following a courageous 7 1/2 year battle with cancer. Mrs. Todd was born in Elberton on September 11, 1962, daughter of Barbara Lester Smith Rice and the late Hugh Alexander...
Charles Segars
January 3, 2017
Mr. Charles Segars, 76, of Deadwyler Rd., Elberton passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mr. Segars was born July 6, 1940 in Hartwell, GA to Henry Segars and Lois Lawrence Segars. He was a retired sandblaster in the granite industry and a U.S. Army Veteran. He is survived by his siblings Linda Odell of Elberton,...
Joan Walker Rogers
January 2, 2017
Mrs. Joan Walker Rogers, 87, of Old Middleton Road, Elberton, wife of the late Clifford Walter Rogers, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Rogers was born in Cookeville, TN on July 4, 1929, daughter of the late Lee Walker and the late Lou Annie Riddle Walker. She was a retired secretary having worked...
James Allen Mathews
January 1, 2017
Mr. James Allen Mathews, 71, of Eades Road, Carlton, husband of 48 years to Janelle Stewart Mathews, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Northridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Commerce. Mr. Mathews was born in the Glade Community of Oglethorpe County on April 29, 1945, son of the late Philip David Mathews and Janie Elizabeth Allgood Mathews. He...
Mary Cleveland Stalnaker
December 30, 2016
Mrs. Mary Lettie Cleveland Stalnaker, 106, of Rhodes Dr., Elberton, GA passed away peacefully Friday, December 30, 2016 Spring Valley Nursing Home. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was born August 18, 1910 in Bowman, GA to the late Edwin Fortson Cleveland and Mary Ella Vickery Cleveland and was the oldest child. Mary was married...
Cecil Baker
December 28, 2016
Mr. George Cecil Baker, 87, of Double Branches Rd., Elberton husband of Doris Adams Baker passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Baker was born April 19, 1929 in Atlanta, GA to E.J. Baker and Doris Broadwell Baker. He was a very active member of Coldwater United Methodist Church until his declined health due from a...
Sidney Partain
December 26, 2016
Mr. George Sidney Partain, 87, of Rehoboth Road Extension, Bowman, GA, husband of Tommie Kathleen Moon Partain went home to be with the Lord Monday, December 26, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born October 27, 1929 in Elbert County, GA, he was the son of the late George Reed Partain and Mattie Clair Rousey Partain. A long-time community figure, Mr....
Mary Lynn Dutton
December 26, 2016
Mrs. Mary Lynn Motes Dutton, 53, of Park Dr., Bowman, GA wife of Carey Dutton passed away at her home Monday, December 26, 2016. Mrs. Dutton was born June 13, 1963 in Elberton, GA to the Edward Motes and Shirley Payton Beck. Survivors include her husband Carey Dutton; sons Chris Dutton and Brandon Lee Dutton both of Elberton; daughter Lisa...
Robert Mooney
December 25, 2016
Mr. William Robert Mooney, 59, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Piedmont Athens Regional, while holding his daughter’s hand as she stood at his side. Mr. Mooney was born January 1, 1957 in Gainesville, Georgia to the late Newton Clyde and Mary Seabolt Mooney.He worked for years as a machinist,and later in life was a highly...
Boyce Smith
December 24, 2016
Mr. Boyce Smith, 69, of Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, January 14, from 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. at Fortsonia Baptist Church Faith Center. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is assisting the family of Mr. Boyce Smith.
Tricia Joy Drake Pless
December 23, 2016
Mrs. Tricia Joy Drake Pless, 37, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, wife of Charles Edward Pless, Jr. passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016, at her residence. Mrs. Pless was born August 2, 1979 in Elberton, GA to Thomas D. Drake, Sr. and Tammy R. Childs. She was a homemaker and member of Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include her...
Mary Ann Gunter
December 21, 2016
Mary Ann Gunter, 55, of Hilton Head, SC, left this life on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at her residence. Born in Elberton, GA on May 21, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Randall and Martha "Bay" Dixon Gunter. A 1979 graduate of Elbert County High School, she furthered her education at Athens Technical College where she graduated as...
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...
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