Obituaries

Richard Melton
November 20, 2015
Mr. Richard Melton, Sr., 77, of Heardmont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2012, formerly of North Oliver St., Elberton, GA, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at Heardmont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Melton was born July 2, 1938, in Madison County, GA to the late Gordon Melton and Nettie Bradley Melton. In 1965, he moved to Elberton where he...

Joseph Daniel Simmons
November 20, 2015
Mr. Joseph Daniel Simmons, 81, of Cade St. Hartwell, GA passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at Hartwell Health and Rehab. Mr. Simmons was born March 18, 1933 in Madison County, GA to the late Willie D. Simmons and Hassie Hammonds Simmons. He was of the Baptist Faith and a retired stonecutter. Left to cherish his memories are daughters and...
Jerry L. Beggs
November 19, 2015
Mr. Jerry Lee Beggs, 74, of Elberton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at his home.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Robert E. Beggs, Jr. and the late Aurie Belle Dickerson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Henry Beggs and David Beggs. Mr. Beggs was retired from...

Reba Booth Ray
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Reba Booth Ray, 77, of Royston-Elberton Hwy. Royston, GA wife of Foster Ray passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ray was born March 10, 1938 in Danielsville, GA to the late James Calvin Booth and Myrtie Scarborough Booth. She was of the Holiness Faith and a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her...
Olin Chester Maxwell
November 10, 2015
Mr. Olin Chester Maxwell, 66, of Commerce, Georgia passed away Monday, November 9, 2015. Mr. Maxwell was born in Elberton on June 4, 1949 to the late Bob and Mary Lou Jones Maxwell.He was the husband of Glenda Briggs Maxwell, having celebrated over 22 years of marriage together.Mr. Maxwell was a veteran of the United States Army, and worked throughout...
Elta Mae Noles Ginn Santos
November 10, 2015
Mrs. Elta Mae Noles Ginn Santos, 92, formerly of Pulliam Mill Rd., Bowman, GA wife of the late T.M. Ginn and Gervasio Santos passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Hart Care Center in Hartwell, GA. Mrs. Santos was born May 10, 1923 in Athens, GA to the late Joe J. Noles and Cleo Chastain Noles. She was raised in...
Donald Rayle Hudson, Sr.
November 10, 2015
Mr. Donald Rayle Hudson, Sr., 81, husband of 63 years to Elizabeth Higginbotham Hudson, passed away peacefully at his residence in the Fortsonia Community of Elberton late Tuesday night, November 10, 2015. Mr. Hudson was born in Elbert County on February 4, 1934, to the late Albert Rayle Hudson, Jr. and Frances Bell Hudson. He was a member of Fortsonia...

Jeffery Alan Bone
November 8, 2015
Mr. Jeffery Alan Bone, 59, of Bowman Hwy. Dewy Rose, GA husband of Brenda Kay Summers Bone passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mr. Bone was born February 6, 1956 in St. Louis, MO to James Edward Done and the late Peggy Carlos Bone. He was a member of The Firehouse Church...
Pamela "Pam" Ruth Arroyo
November 4, 2015
Mrs. Pamela "Pam" Ruth Dunn Arroyo, 48, of Seaboard St., Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Arroyo was born August 13, 1967 in Elberton, GA to the late Norman Dunn and Doris Wilma Martin Dunn Griggs. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was the Customer Service Manager at Walmart...

Robert Michael Cutler
November 3, 2015
Mr. Robert Michael Cutler, of Lakeshore Dr., Fairplay, SC husband of Jeanine Mae Olsen Cutler passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at his home. Mr. Cutler was born August 29, 1931 in Roseville, Michigan to the late Harold John Cutler and Mary Thelma Cayhill Cutler. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Jeanine Mae Olsen Cutler; son David Cutler...

Eva Bradford Rucker
November 3, 2015
Mrs. Eva Bradford Rucker, 72, of Jaudon Rd., Elberton wife of the late George Dixon Rucker passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Rucker was born December 26, 1942 in Forest, MS to the late Zeb Bradford and Marie Bryant Bradford. She was a member of Falling Creek Baptist Church and was a seamstress from Elberton MFG....
Kimberly Greenway
October 30, 2015
Ms. Kimberly Greenway, 53, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at her home. Ms. Greenway was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Harold and Betty Jane Anderson Greenway.She worked as a controller in the food service industry at Ole Mexican Foods. Ms. Greenway leaves behind her spouse, Claudia Erdmann; her parents, Harold and Betty Jane Greenway;her children: Addy...
Martha Jane Lamborn Aston Pool
October 29, 2015
Mrs. Martha Jane Lamborn Aston Pool, 88, of Athens, GA, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015, in Crawford, GA. Mrs. Pool was born on October 15, 1927, in Washington D.C., and was raised in Arlington, VA during the Depression Era and World War II. From her home atop Arlington Ridge Road, she could see the Pentagon being built alongside...
Jane Madden
October 24, 2015
Mrs. Jane Dye Madden, 72, of Elberton, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Spring Valley Private Home Care. A native of Elberton, Mrs. Madden was the daughter of the late George Jackson Dye, Jr. and the late Mary Fay Fleming Dye.She was the wife of George Frank Madden, having celebrated over 53 years of marriage together.Mrs. Madden was a...
Thurman Askew
October 24, 2015
Mr. James Thurman Askew, 95, of Nancy Hart Nursing Home, formerly of Ernest Brown Rd., Elberton husband of the late Thelma Patricia Hall Biggs Askew passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Askew was born March 10, 1920 in Alamo, GA to the late Wesley Clifton Askew and Minnie Lee Stinson Askew. He had a long...

Phillip Wayne Bragg
October 20, 2015
Mr. Phillip Wayne Bragg, 37, of Ridgefield Rd. Easley, SC passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 from injuries suffered during a automobile accident. Mr. Bragg was born April 29, 1978 in Greenville, SC to Brenda Newton Scarborough and the late Donnie Ray Bragg, Sr. Left to cherish his memories are children Madison Bragg of Greenville, SC; Noah Bragg of Greenville,...
Judy Norton Woodall
October 18, 2015
Mrs. Judy Norton Woodall, age 72, of Slator Avenue, Calhoun Falls, SC, widow of Thomas F. “Woody” Woodall, entered into rest on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at her residence. A lifelong resident of Calhoun Falls, SC, Judy was a daughter of the late George Chandler Norton, Sr. and Carolyn Hutchison Norton. She was a proud 1961 graduate of Calhoun...
Milton Sidney Fortson
October 16, 2015
Mr. Milton Sidney Fortson Jr., 75, of Marietta, a native of Elberton and formerly of Sandy Springs, passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at his home. Mr. Fortson was born in Elberton on Oct. 7, 1940 to the late Milton S. Fortson, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Mattox Fortson. He graduated as a senior class speaker from Elbert County High...
Craig Dye
October 15, 2015
Mr. Billy Craig Dye, 44, of Johnson St., Warrenton, GA passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Dye was born August 27, 1971 in Elberton, GA to Billy Ray Dye and Joan Bunch Oglesby. He was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed hunting and the outdoors. Left to cherish his memories are daughter Jessica...
Peggy Edwards Hudson
October 13, 2015
Mrs. Peggy Ann Edwards Hudson, 84, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home. Mrs. Hudson was born July 15, 1931 to the late Jim Frank and Daisy Worthen Edwards.She was the widow of Robert T. “Bobby” Hudson, Sr.Mrs. Hudson worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for Elbert Memorial Hospital, and then later...
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