Obituaries

Benjamin Turner
September 6, 2014
Mr. Benjamin Turner, 89, of Lexington Road, Carlton, GA husband of Aleen Gunter Turner passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014. Mr. Turner was born July 3, 1925 in the Glade Community to the late Benjamin Albert Turner and Winnie Mae Butler Turner. He was a member of Glade Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, he was a U.S....
Elizabeth Ann Mclanahan Knell
September 4, 2014
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann McLanahan Knell, age 99, of 241 Church Street, Elberton, passed away onThursday, September 4, 2014. A native of Elberton, she died of natural causes at home. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton where she was a member of the Alpha Louree Sunday School Class. She was an avid bridge player who played...
Dean Alvin Dye
September 4, 2014
Mr. Dean Alvin Dye, 47, of Dr. George Ward Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014. Mr. Dye was born November 21, 1966 in Elberton, GA to Harold F. Dye, Jr. and the late Patricia Tankersley Dye. He was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church and was a clerk for Circle-K and currently attending college at Augusta...
Ruth Norman
September 3, 2014
Mrs. Ruth A. Norman, 95, loving wife to the late Reginald Norman, entered into rest Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Mrs. Norman was a native of Elberton, GA but lived in Augusta for the last 64 years. She loved kids and babysat often for many. She also loved animals, flowers, and traveling. Family members include daughters: Jean Floyd and her husband...
Jewell Saxon Clamp
September 1, 2014
Mrs. Jewell Saxon Clamp, 92, of Brady Drive, formerly of East Tate Street, Elberton, wife of the late James C. Clamp, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Clamp was born in Hart County on April 4, 1922, to the late Louis Richard and Rona Bell Hall Saxon. She was a homemaker, caretaker, and operated the...
Robert Ervin White
August 31, 2014
Mr. Robert Ervin White, 59, of Glendale Avenue, Elberton, GA, husband of Debra Kay White, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at his residence. Mr. White was born in Bradenton, FL on June 3, 1955, to Sonja Whidden White and the late Charles Edwin White. He was a truck driver employed by the City of Elberton and was a...
Rebecca "Becky" Thornton Thomasson
August 31, 2014
Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Elaine Thornton Thomasson, 70, of Danburg Street, Tignall, wife of Wayne Thomasson, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Thomasson was born January 20, 1944 in Washington, GA to the late Thomas P. and Nina Walker Thornton. Mrs. Thomasson was employed by Belk Gallant Department Stores from 1966-2001. She served as the manager...

Brenda Kay Perry Waters
August 29, 2014
Ms. Brenda Kay Perry Waters, 62, of Yancey Road, Arnoldsville, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014, at Gentiva Hospice in Athens Regional Medical Center. Ms. Waters was born in Athens on October 7, 1951, to Edna Ruth Compton Perry and the late Cecil Carl Perry. She was a former home health care aide and a member of New Haven...
Jerrel Wilton Gentry
August 28, 2014
Mr. Jerrel Wilton Gentry, 74, of Ware Street Hartwell, GA passed away Thursday August 28, 2014 at Hart Care Center. Mr. Gentry was born May 12, 1940 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to the late Wilton Gentry and Cleo Teague Gentry. He was a retired long haul driver. Left to cherish his memories are his daughters Vicky Todd and Susan Thurman...

Jackie Delayne Gilley
August 27, 2014
Mrs. Jackie Delayne Garner Gilley, 61, of Colbert Danielsville Road, Danielsvile, GA passed away Wednesday August 27, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Gilley was born June 16, 1953 in Athens, GA to the late Jack Garner and Gladys Arnold Garner. She was a retired certified nursing assistant. Left to cherish her memories are a son Heath Gilley of Danielsville, GA;...

Christopher Donald Parnell
August 27, 2014
Mr. Christopher Donald Parnell, 38, of Gills Point Road, Tignall, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, in Taliaferro County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Parnell was born in Greenwood, SC on January 15, 1976 to Roy Donald Parnell and Helen Summers Parnell. He was employed with Broad River Septic Services. Left to cherish his memories...
Linda Worley Hartless
August 26, 2014
Mrs. Linda Hartless, age 66, resident of Swainsboro, died Tuesday afternoon, August 26, at her residence . Linda was born in Abbeville, SC daughter of the late Otto and Anna C. Worley. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers- Melvin and Horace Worley, sister-Mae Meguiar. She had lived in Swainsboro for 26 years. Ms. Hartless had been employed...
Jeanne Fisher Bennett
August 26, 2014
Mary "Jeanne" Fisher Bennett passed on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. She was surrounded by family and her pastor Matt Henning. Jeanne was preceded in death by her brothers Robert and Michael Fisher. She is survived by her sons, Stephen (Robin), Phillip (Linda), and David (Tracy), and daughter Kerri. She has ten grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Jeanne lived a life...
Nelle McWhorter Ashby
August 25, 2014
Nelle McWhorter Ashby, 76, of Summerville, SC, wife of Dr. William T. Ashby, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant. Friends and family may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 from 6 o'clock until 8 o'clock PM. Funeral services will be held at St. George's Episcopal Church,...
Cynthia Dixon Proto
August 22, 2014
Cynthia Dixon Proto, 98, of East Haven, CT, died Friday August 22, 2014, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of the late Matthew Albert Proto. Mrs. Proto was born March 6, 1916, in Elberton, GA, daughter of the late James Warren "Wad" Dixon and Martha Smith "Dee" Dixon. She worked for Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Harco Laboratory for...
Fred Herndon
August 21, 2014
Mr. Fred Herndon, 91, of Highland Avenue, Elberton, husband of 21 years to Verdun Lyle Johnson Herndon, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at his residence while under the wonderful care of Gentiva Hospice. Mr. Herndon was born in Elbert County on April 26, 1923, to the late George and Clara Burdette Herndon. Fred proudly served his country in...
J. Kenneth Allgood
August 19, 2014
Mr. John 'Kenneth' Allgood, 77, of Pembroke Circle, Elberton, husband of Clara Mae Tate Allgood, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Allgood was born in Wilkes County on January 22, 1937, to the late John Hill "Bully" and Kathleen Walton Algood. He was a 1955 graduate of Elbert County...

Beverly Hancock Prince
August 17, 2014
Ms. Beverly Hancock Prince, 62, of Pearl Mill Road, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Ms. Prince was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 24, 1951, to the late Gilmo and Eloise Martin. She was a retired discipline secretary in the Elbert County School System. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter,...
Cathryn Marie Cleveland Allgood
August 17, 2014
Mrs. Cathryn Marie Cleveland Allgood, 86, of Sweet City Road, Elberton, wife of the late James Elbert Allgood, entered into rest on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at her daughter's home while under the care of Gentiva Hospice. Mrs. Allgood was born in Elbert County on September 14, 1927, to the late Grady and Marie Fortson Cleveland. She was a member...
Travis Brown
August 15, 2014
Mr. Travis Brown, 60, of Winns Mill Road, Bowman, husband of Regina Scott Brown, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014, at his home. Mr. Brown was born in Elbert County on March 31, 1954, to Marien Smith Brown and the late Noah Donald Brown. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a painter in the construction industry....
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