Obituaries
Melody Vera Spurlock
May 28, 2014
Melody Vera Spurlock, 55, of Washington Highway, Elberton passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Mrs. Spurlock was born October 15, 1958 in Seneca, SC to the late Joseph Ray and Ruth Spurlock Ray. She was a member of True Agape Church and was employed at McDonald's of Elberton. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Andrea "Andie" Spurlock of...
Carrie Felter Andrews Butler
May 28, 2014
Mrs. Carrie Felter Andrews Butler, 87, of Nancy Hart Nursing Home, formerly of Seaboard Street, Elberton, wife of the late Henry Sanford Butler, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Butler was born in Wilkes County on June 18, 1926, to the late Richard Loyd Andrews and Vacie Mae Bradford Andrews. She retired from Elberton...
Billy Wayne Smith
May 25, 2014
Mr. Billy Wayne Smith, 72, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton husband of Donna Crisp Smith went to be with his Savior after an extended period of illness Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home. Mr. Smith was born November 25, 1941 in Pickens County, SC to the late Chester Smith and Inez Mulligan Smith. He was a member of Solid Rock...
Dennis Alan Pitts
May 24, 2014
Dennis A. Pitts, Hall County’s first Republican commissioner, died peacefully on Saturday, May 24th, on the Pitts family farm in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Dennis was surrounded by his wife, Jane Pirkle Pitts; his parents, Polly Algood and Bobby Lee Pitts; his siblings Mike and Michelle Pitts, Debbie and Ted Hansford, Robert and Patti Pitts, and Lisa Teague; multiple nieces and...
Cecilia Elaine Mcdonald
May 23, 2014
Mrs. Cecilia Elaine Simmons McDonald, of Bowman, GA passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McDonald was born July 8, 1951 in Athens, GA to the late Barbara Ann Simmons. Left to cherish her memories are her children David Michael Chandler of Lexington, GA; Tonya Ann Grooms of Mason, IL; Debbie Grooms of Danielsville, GA;...
Briar James Newsome
May 22, 2014
Briar James Newsome, 15, of Eades Road, Carlton, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Briar was born in Athens on January 29, 1999, to Terry and Nita Carney Newsome. He was a ninth grade student at Oglethorpe County High School and attended Living Waters Holiness Church in Colbert. He loved hunting and fishing with his Dad as well as...
Andy Sherrill King
May 21, 2014
Mr. Andy Sherrill King, 56, of West Main Street, Lexington, GA passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at his home. Mr. King was born March 29, 1958 in Mobile, Alabama to Tela Cline King and the late Rev. Sherrill King. Left to cherish his memories are his children April L. Wiley of Lula, GA; Dusty King of Royston, GA; mother...
Brandon Lance Fulbright
May 21, 2014
Mr. Brandon Lance Fulbright, 30, of Herndon Circle, Bowman, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Fulbright was born in Elbert County on November 3, 1983, to Gary Norris Fulbright and Tracey Lynn Bradford Bond. He was a member of Bowman Church of God and an active member of...
Julie Johanson Poole
May 19, 2014
Ms. Julia Anna "Julie" Johanson Poole, 48, of Pulliam Mill Road, Dewy Rose, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Newnan. Ms. Poole was born in Marietta on October 29, 1965, to the late Karl Verner Johanson, Jr. and Gloria Canales Johanson. She was a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church and employed by...
Jimmy Lee Smith
May 19, 2014
Mr. Jimmy Lee Smith, 61, of Woodyard Road, Elberton, husband of Cheryl Sweeney Smith, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, in Elberton. Mr. Smith was born in Franklin County on October 28, 1952, to the late Albert Walter and Julia Scoggins Smith. He was a retired Electronics Engineer from Southeastern Power Administration. Jimmy was a devoted Jehovah's Witness who...
John Haynie Harper
May 16, 2014
Mr. John Haynie Harper, Jr., 84, passed away May 16, 2014 at Spring Valley Private Care Home with his family at his side. Mr. Harper was born on July 24, 1929 in Bowman, Georgia to the late John Haynie and Allie Mae Booth Harper. Johnnie, Jr. as he was fondly known by his family and friends was self employed as...
Jerrol Wade Almond
May 10, 2014
Mr. Jerrol Wade Almond, 77, of Statham, Georgia passed away at his home on Saturday, May 10, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Jerrol was born in Elberton to the late Wester Jesse and Sallie Elizabeth Bowers Almond.He was the husband of Joan Thompson Almond for over 52 years, and was a veteran of the United States Navy.Jerrol was President...
Bruce Barnes
May 9, 2014
Mr. Bruce Barnes, 54, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, May 9, 2014. Bruce was the son of Otis and Pat Wilder Barnes of Elberton.He had been married for over 31 year to his wife, Renee’ Barnes.Bruce worked in the granite industry as a sandblaster for Eagle Granite Company,and served his country in the United States Navy. In addition to...
Rebecca Davis Eavenson
May 9, 2014
Mrs. Vivian Rebecca Davis Eavenson, 88, of Grady Cleveland Road, Elberton, wife of the late Oscar Harper Eavenson, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Eavenson was born in Elbert County on October 13, 1925, to the late Obe Walker Davis, Sr. and Marie Wells Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Doris Jacqueline Burrell
May 8, 2014
Ms. Doris Jacqueline Burrell, 70, of Hickory Bend Conyers, GA passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Rockdale Medical Center. Ms. Burrell was born January 17, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia to the late Ernest H. Burrell and Belle Darnell Burrell. She was of the Baptist faith and retired from GM. Left to cherish her memories are siblings Betty Anderson of...
Denia Lea Massey
May 7, 2014
Ms. Denia Lea Massey, 51, of Royston, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at her home. Denia was the daughter of Mrs. Patricia Bowen Algood and the late Frank Massey. Denia was preceded in death by her step father Milford Algood and a sister Deborah Moon. In addition to her mother, Denia is survived by two daughters: Brittany Cantrell...
Tom Rucker
May 6, 2014
Mr. Jimmy Thompson “Tom” Rucker, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Tom was the son of the late James W. “Jim” and Reba Yeargin Rucker.He was widowed after 55 years of marriage to the late Aletha Carlton Rucker.Tom worked in the trucking industry all his life, having owned and operated Rucker...
Bobby Lewellyn Adams
May 2, 2014
Mr. Bobby Lewellyn Adams, 57, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, husband of 15 years to Sandra Evans Helms Adams, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Adams was born in Franklin County on June 28, 1956, to Genelle Davis Adams and the late William L. Adams. He was a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church...
Sam Joe Smith
May 2, 2014
Mr. Sam Joe Smith, 86, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Dorothy Cabe Smith, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Mr. Smith was born in Oglethorpe County on August 21, 1927, to the late Sam and Molly Saxon Smith. He was a retired stone cutter and radiator repairman and was a member...
Michael Gary Fields
May 2, 2014
Mr. Michael Gary Fields, 62, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, husband of Glenda Partain Fields, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fields was born in Elbert County on October 25, 1951, to the late Richard Ancel Fields and Mary Frances Payne Mason, and was the step-son of Roy Mason. He was a retired supervisor...
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