Obituaries
Anri "Harry" Konfino
June 9, 2016
Anri "Harry" Konfino, age 98 (days short of his 99th birthday) of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016. A native of Sliven, Bulgaria, Anri was the son of David and Mazal Tov Konfino. By profession he was a textile engineer and was a graduate of the Bulgarian Textile Institute, in Sliven, Bulgaria. He lived through and survived...
Gary Lee Waites
June 8, 2016
Mr. Gary Lee Waites ofDewy Rose, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the age of 55. Mr. Waites was born in Asheville, NC on May 22, 1961 to the late Jack Eugene and Martha Ann Davis Waites. Gary was employed with Advance Auto in Hartwell, Georgia. He is survived by one son, Linsey Waites of Dewy Rose; one sister,...
Jerry Wayne Perry
June 7, 2016
Mr. Jerry Wayne Perry, 69 of Paoli Road, Carlton, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Perry was born January 11, 1947 in Madison County, GA to the late Byrd Perry and Clora Guest Perry Pullian. He was a retired stonecutter. Survivors include son Kevin (Yvonne) Simpson of Abbeville, SC; daughter Kayla Perry of Elberton, GA;...
Barbara Haynes Vaughan
June 7, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Haynes Vaughan, 89, of College Ave. wife of William "Bill" Vaughan passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Vaughan was born November 11, 1926 in Elbert County to the late John Carswell Haynes and Ida Power Haynes. She was a member of Elberton First Baptist Church and worked most of her life in civil...
James "Yank" Clark Welch
June 5, 2016
Mr. James Clark Welch, better known as "Yank", resident of Country Club Road, Elberton, husband of 65 years to Dorothy Ruff Welch, finished his course in faith on Sunday, June 5, 2016, while under the care of Gentiva Hospice at Athens Regional Medical Center. He was 89. A native of Elberton, Mr. Welch was born on March 4, 1927, to...
Patricia Winn McConnell
May 31, 2016
Patricia Elizabeth Winn McConnell, 77,long-term resident of Elberton, Georgia died May 31, 2016 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Patricia was born July 12, 1938 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.She was the daughter of the late Robert Dean Winn and Winifred Ramsdale Winn. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Lawson Jackson McConnell; daughter Kathleen Laura Korotzer and son-in-law...
Shirley Carter
May 31, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Dove Carter, age 57, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Shirley was born October 31, 1958 in Abilene, Texas; the daughter of the late Donald Thad and Helen Porterfield Dove. Shirley is survived by her husband, Bruce Carter of Lorida, Florida; two daughters, Christy Phillips (Adam) of Hartwell, Georgia, Sherri Waldvogle of Hartwell, Georgia; two sisters,...
Brenda Strickland Waters
May 30, 2016
Mrs. Lettie 'Brenda' Strickland Waters, 74, of Fairfield Street, Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of 43 years to the late James 'Roger' Waters, entered into rest on Monday, May 30, 2016. Mrs. Waters was born in Oconee County, SC, on September 25, 1941, daughter of the late Cole L. and Annie Maude Hozey Strickland. Brenda was a graduate of Calhoun Falls...
Douglas Wayne Mattox
May 28, 2016
Mr. Douglas Wayne Mattox, 62, of Brewers Mill Rd., Elberton passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mattox was born May 7, 1954 in Elberton, GA to the late John Clark Mattox and Sybil Elizabeth Jennings Mattox. He was a retired stonecutter. Left to cherish his memories are a brother Randy Mattox of Elberton. In...
Hank O. Beasley
May 27, 2016
Mr, Hank O. Beasley of Starr, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the age of 56. Mr. Beasley was born in Elberton, Ga. on April 8, 1960 to the late James D. and Ouida P. Beasley. Mr. Beasley is survived by his brother Jimmy Beasley of Elberton, Ga.; and sister Wanda Harrison of Lexington, Ga. In...
Alice Peppers Johnson
May 27, 2016
Mrs. Alice Louise Peppers Johnson, 95, wife of 60 years to the late Dewey Frank Johnson, passed from this life into her heavenly home on Friday, May 27, 2016. Mrs. Johnson was born on November 12, 1920, in Wilkes County to the late Clifford Wilce Peppers and Lilah Mae Bradford Peppers. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband,...
Collier 'Lump' Lunsford
May 27, 2016
Mr. Luther Collier Lunsford, 88, of 1085 Country Club Road, Elberton went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 27, 2016, after a short illness. ‘Lump’, as he was known to most of his friends, was always quick with a joke and never met a stranger. He loved his family and he loved his little ‘Sassy Girl’, who was...
Casey Higginbotham
May 27, 2016
Mr. Joseph Casey Higginbotham, 34, of Elberton, entered into rest on Friday, May 27, 2016, at his residence. Casey was born in Elbert County on January 21, 1982, to Joseph Carter Higginbotham, Jr. and Gwendolyn Pulliam Scarborough. He was a talented stonecutter in the granite industry, was a member of Fortsonia Baptist Church, and attended Believers Baptist Church. A pure...
William "Skeebo" Clifford Smith
May 26, 2016
Mr. William "Skeebo" Clifford Smith, 51, of Buddy Moore Rd., Colbert, GA, husband of Laura Moore Smith, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born August 14, 1964, in Evans County, GA to Nellie Dismuke Tharp and the late Willie Smith. He was a lineman for IBEW of Atlanta. Left to cherish his...
Thomas Owen Chambers
May 25, 2016
Mr. Thomas Owen Chambers, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. Thomas was born in Gainesville, Ga July 3, 1927.He lived in Dahlonega as a young boy before moving to South Georgia and lived in Tignall, Ga for many years before moving back to Dahlonega nine years...
Thomas Owen Chambers
May 25, 2016
Thomas Owen Chambers, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Thomas was born in Gainesville, GA on July 3, 1927, the son of the late Owen and Thelma Glover Chambers and was also preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Sell. He lived in Dahlonega as...
Geneva Dunn Booth
May 24, 2016
Mrs. Mildred Geneva Dunn Booth, 76, of Sand Hill Road, Bowman, wife of the late Kermit R. Booth, Jr., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Athens Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. Mrs. Booth was born in Elbert County on January 17, 1940, to the late George Thomas Dunn, Sr. and Ida Mildred Mathis...
Danny Thomas Willis
May 24, 2016
Mr. Danny Thomas Willis, 59, of Bio Church Rd. Dewy Rose, GA, husband of Wanda Robertson Willis, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home. Mr. Willis was born December 30, 1956 in Elberton, GA to Martha Helen Gaines Chapman and the late Thomas Eugene Willis. He was a supervisor in the textile industry. Survivors include his wife...
Susan Crawford
May 21, 2016
Mrs. Susan Crawford, 65, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Born in Union, SC on January 1, 1951 to the late Luther Johnson Crawford and Roxie Reid Crawford. She enjoyed most of he life in Folly Beach, SC. She is survived by daughters Jami Scott Prouty & Michael of N. Augusta, SC Michelle Scott Doolittle...
Dianne Hanley Riley
May 17, 2016
Dianne Hanley Riley, age 68, of Lavonia, formerly of Danielsville, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at her home. Born August 11, 1947, in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Evelyn (Winfrey) Hanley. She was a cosmetologist. Mrs. Riley was a member of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
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