Obituaries
Roy Thomas Grimes
February 27, 2016
Mr. Roy Thomas Grimes, 79, of Longstreet Rd., Elberton, GA husband of the late Sarah Grimes passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016. Mr. Grimes was born May 23, 1936 in Elberton, GA to the late Bodie M. Grimes and Annie Elizabeth Rhodes Grimes. He was a retired stonecutter and was a former Army National Guardsman. Survivors include his daughter and...
Felix Alberto Brands Sorrosa
February 25, 2016
Mr. Felix Alberto Brands Sorrosa, 83, of Highway 191 Comer, GA passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at his home. Mr. Sorrosa was born July 14, 1932 in Guayaquil, Ecuador to the late Felix Alberto Brands Rodriquez and Delia Esther Sorrosa. He was a veteran of the Ecuador Army and owned and operated a radio station and newspaper. Left to...
Rev. Chris Wagoner
February 23, 2016
Rev. Rodney Chris Wagoner, 63, of Balchin Rd. Elberton, GA husband of Joyce Balchin Wagoner passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Rev. Wagoner was born September 4, 1952 in Chicago, IL to Marilyn Mueller Reineke. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, past Army National Guardsman, he had attended Candler School of Theology...
Vernon Mckinley Alexander
February 22, 2016
Mr. Vernon McKinley Alexander, 87, of Newborn Rd., Rutledge, GA husband of Hazel Ridley Alexander passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center after injuries sustained from a automobile accident. Mr. Alexander was born September 7, 1928 in Lindale, GA to the late William McKinley Alexander and Julia Canzada Hinson Alexander. He was a retired residential construction...
Randy Fossett
February 21, 2016
Mr. William Randall "Randy" Fossett, 66, of Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of Ann Fortson Fossett, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Fossett was born November 23, 1949 in Birmingham, AL to William "Bill" Andrew Fossett and the late Kathryn Faye Yates Fossett. He was a retired master plumber, a member of Atlanta's Local...
Bolling "Bo" S. Branham
February 21, 2016
Mr. Bolling "Bo" S. Branham, III, 58, of Ridgeview Dr., Lavonia, GA husband of Christine Ewing Branham passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mr. Branham was born December 5, 1957 in Douglasville, GA to Bolling S. Branham, Jr. and Florence Edna Rowland Branham. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Christine...
Kenneth Nelms
February 19, 2016
Mr. Kenneth Nelms, 83, of Deep Creek Rd., Bowman, GA husband of Beth Bowen Nelms passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Nelms was born January 14, 1933 in Dewy Rose, GA to the late Arthur Nelms and Zelma Kathleen Brown Nelms. He graduated from the University of Clemson in 1957, was a U.S. Army veteran, a...
Nell Turner Poss
February 17, 2016
Mrs. Nell Turner Poss, 85, of Clairmont Ave. Elberton wife of the late Earl Poss passed away Wednesday February 17, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Poss was born April 9, 1930 in Oglethorpe County to the late Sydney Turner and Anna Mae Lance Turner. She was retired from Elberton Mills. Left to cherish her memories include a son...
Charles Warren Stevens
February 16, 2016
Mr. Charles Warren Stevens, Jr., 86, of Tanglewood North, Royston, GA husband of Carolyn Gillentine Stevens passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Stevens was born June 24, 1929 in St. Petersburg, FL to the late Warren Stevens, Sr. and Leona Brown Stevens. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired supervisor in the...
Frances C. Fortson
February 15, 2016
Mrs. Frances Childs Fortson, 94, who lived most of her life in the Fortsonia community passed away at Nancy Hart Nursing Home on Monday, February 15, 2016 surrounded by family and friends.She was the daughter of the late Thomas Banks and Texas Robinson Childs. Mrs. Fortson was known throughout the area for her wonderful tasting cakes she made.She was retired...
Corinne Ethel Roslund
February 15, 2016
Mrs. Corinne Ethel Steffner Roslund, 91, of North Hulin Ave., Tignall, GA wife of the late Arne Roslund passed away Monday February 15, 2016. Mrs. Roslund was born May 24, 1924 in San Francisco, CA to the late Sven Steffner and Ethel Dale Steffner. Mrs. Rouslund was a self employed photographer. Left to cherish her memories are a daughter Corinne...
Denice Renee Grzegorczyk
February 14, 2016
Mrs. Denice Renee Green Grzegorczyk, 61, of Dr. George Ward Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. Mrs. Grzegorczyk was born December 5, 1955 in Detroit, MI to the late Daniel Green and Alma Pearson Green. Left to cherish her memories are sons Gerald Szurek and Roger Szurek both of Anderson, SC; siblings Janet Collins of Detroit, MI...
Padmaben C. Patel
February 14, 2016
Mrs. Padmaben C. Patel, 78, of Elbert St. Elberton, GA wife of Chhitubhai Patel passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, GA. Mrs. Patel was born January 21, 1938 in Gujarat, India to the late Revjibhai and Manchhaben Patel. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Chhitubhai Patel, sons Mukesh Patel, Pravin Patel, daughter...
Laura Lynette Lowe
February 10, 2016
Mrs. Laura Lynette Derdzinski Lowe, 57, of Liberty Circle, Hartwell, GA wife of the late James Lowe passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Lowe was born May 17, 1958 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph H. Derdzinski and Florence Kurczodyna Derdzinski. She was a housewife. Left to cherish her memories are sons Jeremy Ray Wilson,...
Wayne House
February 8, 2016
Mr. Jimmy Wayne House, 68, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. Wayne was born in Hartwell, Georgia to the late Stewart Lamar and Mary Conwell House.He was the husband of Alice Bannister House, having celebrated over 49 years of marriage together.Wayne worked as a stone cutter in the...
Mildred "Meddie" Driver
February 8, 2016
Mrs. Mildred Snellings Driver, lovingly known as “Meddie”,passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. Mrs. Driver was born in Elberton, Georgia on March 24, 1922 to the late Alex and Anna Thornton Snellings.She was the widow of Mr. Frank E. Driver, and worked for the State Dept. of Human Services until her...
Melanie Hoorn Groover
February 8, 2016
Mrs. Melanie Hoorn Groover, 77, of Lightwood Lane, Hartwell, GA wife of William L. Groover passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Groover was born September 19, 1938 in Southgate, CA to the late Kenneth M. Hoorn and Edna Bliss Hoorn. She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Hartwell, GA and was...
James "Jimmy" Cline Vanderford
February 7, 2016
Mr. James "Jimmy" Cline Vanderford, 62, of Linton Ave., Lavonia, GA passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home. Mr. Vanderford was born July 1, 1953 in Gainesville, GA to the late Cecil Nick Vanderford and Willow Nell Long Vanderford. He was a carpenter and masonry hand. Left to cherish his memories are his siblings Doug Vanderford of Winder,...
Laurel Ann Gordon
February 6, 2016
Mrs. Laurel Ann Gordon, 68, of Morning Side Way, Lavonia, GA wife of the late Herbert H. Skeeles passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Gordon was born April 25, 1947 in Canada. She was a antique dealer and of the Catholic Faith. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Gordon's wishes were...
Lee Atkinson
February 5, 2016
K. Lee “Chunk” Atkinson, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, February 5, 2016, at the Brookdale Memory Care Unit in Hartwell, GA. Coach Atkinson was born in Elberton, Georgia, on April 23, 1923, the middle child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hop Atkinson. Coach Atkinson is survived by his daughter, Ann Atkinson of Seacrest, FL and Asheville, NC; his...
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