Obituaries

Keith Gregory Starrett

Keith Gregory Starrett

July 19, 2015

Mr. Keith Gregory Starrett, 58, of Benson St. Hartwell, GA passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at his home. Mr. Starrett was born June 2, 1957 in Elberton, GA to the late Loyd William Starrett and Lura Frances Chatham Starrett. He was a truck driver in the granite industry and was previously employed with Turner Concrete. Left to cherish his...

Wattie Nell Pierce

Wattie Nell Pierce

July 18, 2015

Mrs. Wattie Nell Smith Pierce, 90, of South Oliver St., Elberton, GA wife of the late John J. Pierce passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pierce was born March 18, 1925 in Oglethorpe County, GA to the late Wattie B. Smith and Pearl Matthews Smith. Left to cherish her memories are daughter in law Madelene...

Robert J. Kabel

Robert J. Kabel

July 17, 2015

Mr. Robert J. Kabel, 67, of Nicholson, GA passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at his home. Mr. Kabel was born March 12, 1948 in Michigan to the late Gerald Kabel and Johanna Scharma Kabel. He was of the Baptist faith, a diesel mechanic and refrigeration repairman. Left to cherish his memories are a son and daughter-in-law Jon and Madison...

Fannie Lovinggood Evans

Fannie Lovinggood Evans

July 17, 2015

Mrs. Fannie Lovinggood Evans, 101, of College Ave. Elberton, GA passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Evans was born May 14, 1914 in Elberton, GA to the late William L. Lovinggood and Winnie Mae Erwin Lovinggood. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a retired beautician. Left to cherish her memories are a...

Evangeline "Evie" List

Evangeline "Evie" List

July 15, 2015

Evangeline "Evie" McKenna List, 4 months, of Royston, GA passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at the St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Evie was born in Athens, GA on March 13, 2015, daughter of David List and Stefanie Bray Carr List of Royston, GA. In addition to her parents, Evie is survived by her brothers, Donavon...

Leonard Richard Dempski

Leonard Richard Dempski

July 12, 2015

Mr. Leonard Richard Dempski, 67, of Athens Highway, Elberton, GA husband of the late Donna Marie Szoke Dempski passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dempski was born February 3, 1948 in Buffalo, NY to Antoinette M. Sochalec Dempski and the late Andrew P. Dempski. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Left to cherish his memories...

Bobby Ray Isom

Bobby Ray Isom

July 11, 2015

Mr. Bobby Ray Isom, 61, of South Carolina Street, Hartwell, GA husband of Glenda Andrews Isom passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at his home. Mr. Isom was born September 9, 1953 in Anderson, SC to the late Elon Isom and Susie Slater Isom. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Glenda Andrews Isom of Hartwell, GA; son and...

Jerry Lee Dove

Jerry Lee Dove

July 11, 2015

Mr. Jerry Lee Dove, 62, of Longstreet Road, Elberton formerly of Hartwell, GA passed away Saturday July 11, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dove was born June 16, 1953 in Comer, GA to the late Candler Dove and Nobie Booth Dove. He was of the Baptist faith and was a retired brick mason. Left to cherish his memories are...

George W. Davis

George W. Davis

July 10, 2015

Mr. George W. Davis, 89, of Uly White Rd. Hartwell, GA husband of the late Shirley Pugh Davis passed away Friday, July 10, 2015. Mr. Davis was born September 30, 1928 in Mohawk, NY to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Davis. Legendary football coach George Davis arrived in Seneca Falls in time for the 1950  school year and between 1950 and 1970...

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond

July 10, 2015

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond, widow of George Chester Almond, of Elberton, GA, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at her residence. Born in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Allen Bonds and Annie Mae Hutchison Bonds and was reared in the home of her great-aunt, Kate Hutchison Pettigrew of Barnes Station. She was a homemaker...

Roger Dale Brown

Roger Dale Brown

July 10, 2015

Mr. Roger Dale Brown, 64, of Gumlog Grove Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Friday July 10, 2015 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart in Lavonia, GA. Mr. Brown was born October 11, 1950. Memorial services to celebrate his life will be held at a later date. Share your stories and photos in Mr. Brown's Book of Memories online at www.berryfh.com. Berry...

Patsy Doris Davis

Patsy Doris Davis

July 8, 2015

Mrs. Patsy Doris Brooks Davis, 87, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Davis was born in Tignall, Georgia, daughter of Robert “Pat” and Ruby Mae Thomasson Brooks.She was the widow of Mr. J. W. Davis.Mrs. Davis worked throughout her life as a secretary at Allen Granite Co. in Elberton.She...

Erin Niccole Lefevre Jones

Erin Niccole Lefevre Jones

July 8, 2015

Erin Niccole LeFevre Jones, age 28, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Erin was a radical free spirit, always with a cause for people. Giving back was always in the forefront; she volunteered with CASA, was involved with a battered women’s shelter and with Invisible Children. Erin was a devoted worker in her job as a Supervisor with...

Nadine Hawks Acker

Nadine Hawks Acker

July 6, 2015

Mrs. Nora Nadine Hawks Acker, 84, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mrs. Acker was born in Athens, Georgia to the late Odell Willis and Mattie Lou Epps Hawks.She was the widow of Mr. Joe Edwin Acker.Mrs. Acker worked as a supervisor at Dupont Company until her retirement.She was a member of Francis...

Betty Catherine Grimes

Betty Catherine Grimes

July 6, 2015

Mrs. Betty Catherine Walling Grimes, 81, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Grimes was born in Elberton, daughter of the late John Eddie and May Evelyn Shirreffs Walling.She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Elberton, and recently was attending Firehouse Church.Mrs. Grimes enjoyed drawing and painting, and...

Marie Gleaton

Marie Gleaton

July 4, 2015

Mrs. Marie Sims Gleaton, 90, of Washington, GA wife of the late James W. Gleaton passed away Saturday July 4, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare of Washington. Mrs. Gleaton was born January 17, 1925 in Tallassee, AL. She was retired from the Detroit School District where she worked in Administration. Left to cherish her memories are daughters Jeanette M. Wilson of...

Janna Lee Vogt Dixon

Janna Lee Vogt Dixon

July 3, 2015

Mrs. Janna Lee Vogt Dixon, 64, of Elberton, wife of the late Stephen Allen Dixon, Sr., entered into rest on Friday, July 3, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville, Georgia following a sudden illness surrounded by loved ones. Mrs. Dixon was born in Sharon, Connecticut on January 31, 1951, to June Orser Vogt and the late James Gordon...

Dottie Middleton Smith

Dottie Middleton Smith

July 2, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy “Dottie” Middleton Smith, 68, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 2, 2015 with family and friends at her side. Mrs. Dottie was born in Oglethorpe County to the late Zeb P. and Lucille Bell Middleton.She was the precious bride of Mr. J. Marion “Pete” Smith, with whom she had joyfully celebrated over...

Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller

Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller

July 1, 2015

Mrs. Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller, 76, of Elberton, wife of Charles Edwin Tiller, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Brown Health and Rehab. Mrs. Tiller was born in Franklin County on September 19, 1938, to the late Sewell Lee Griffith and Margie Elizabeth Smith Griffith Bearden. She was a seamstress, of the Baptist faith, and a...

Marion White Denney

Marion White Denney

July 1, 2015

Mrs. Marion White Denney, 90, of Elberton, wife of the late Coleman Lee Denney, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Denney was born in Arago Township, MN on November 18, 1924, to the late Thomas Arthur and Elsie Elizabeth Roeske White. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Elberton Church of God....