Obituaries

Sara White Warren

Sara White Warren

March 3, 2015

Mrs. Sara W. Warren, 66, of Aiken, SC passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her residence after a courageous battle against cancer. Born December 14, 1948 in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter to the late David and Alice Davis White. Sara was of Baptist faith and made her home in Aiken for 30 years. Family and puppies were...

Mary Frances Lester Simmons

Mary Frances Lester Simmons

March 2, 2015

Mary Frances Simmons, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Ty Cobb Regional Hospital. Mary Frances was born in Athens, Georgia on March 14, 1927 to the late David Grady and Mary Tiny Bryant Lester. The property where she was born is now Ben Epps Airport. She was married to the late Buster W. Simmons. She...

Mattie Lou Moon Yeargin

Mattie Lou Moon Yeargin

February 28, 2015

Mrs. Mattie Lou Moon Yeargin, 93, of Washington Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Dallas Nathanial Yeargin, entered into rest on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Yeargin was born in Elbert County on December 4, 1921, daughter of the late George Henry Moon and Mattie Lou Yeargin Moon, and step-daughter of the late Velma Elizabeth Moore Smith...

Rev. Walter Eugene Poole, Jr.

Rev. Walter Eugene Poole, Jr.

February 27, 2015

Rev. Walter Eugene Poole, Jr., age 86 of 73 Hickory Circle, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at his residence. A son of the late Walter E. Poole, Sr. and Ella Ruth Johnson Poole, he was born March 23, 1928 in Elberton, Georgia. He received his call into the ministry in 1950, and shortly thereafter, became an ordained...

James Phil Clark

James Phil Clark

February 26, 2015

Mr. James Phil Clark, 66, of Shaefer Street, Bowersville, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Clark was born in Franklin County on October 30, 1948, to the late James Coy Clark and Virginia Nell Kennedy Clark. He was retired from Daniel's Construction. Left to cherish his memories are his children: Jake Clark of...

Frances Rousey Guest

Frances Rousey Guest

February 24, 2015

Mrs. Frances Rousey Guest, 78, of Carlton, wife of the late Thomas Emory Guest, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Guest was born in Madison County on November 18, 1936, to the late Melvin and Pauline Shaw Rousey. She was a retired seamstress and a member of New Town Baptist Church. She was the...

Sammy O'Dillon

Sammy O'Dillon

February 23, 2015

Mr. James Edward "Sammy" O'Dillon, 77, of Hull, husband of 57 years to Mary Frances Moon O'Dillon, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, at his residence. Mr. O'Dillon was born in Oconee County on July 26, 1937, to the late J.W. and Bessie Watson O'Dillon. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired brick mason, and of the Baptist...

Odell Haston

Odell Haston

February 22, 2015

Mr. Odell Haston, 89, of Wilcox Heights, Elberton, husband of the late Norma Gaines Haston, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.  Mr. Haston was born in Edgefield, SC on November 22, 1925, to the late Bennie W. and Fara Turner Haston. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Elberton where he was...

Darlene Griffin West

Darlene Griffin West

February 22, 2015

Mrs. Ruby 'Darlene' Griffin West, 68, of Eliam Road, Elberton, wife of the late Ronald Lee West, Sr., passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. West was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 13, 1946, to the late Albert Lee Griffin, Sr. and Edna Daniel Griffin. She was a homemaker and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with...

Gertie Propes Shaver

Gertie Propes Shaver

February 21, 2015

Mrs. Gertie Ava Virginia Propes Shaver, 77, of Green Acres Road, Rock Branch Community, wife of the late Rev. Ervin Louis Shaver, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Shaver was born on February 14, 1938, in Anderson, SC to the late Fred Jackson Propes and Gertie Eliza Corn Propes. She was a homemaker...

Jerry W. Worley

Jerry W. Worley

February 21, 2015

Mr. Jerry W. Worley, 74, of Welcome Church Road, Elberton, GA, husband of Brenda Joyce McNair Worley, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Worley was born November 28, 1940, in Elberton, GA to the late Speed Samuel Worley and Della Treadwell Worley. He was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, was a retired stone...

Dollie Dickerson Cox

Dollie Dickerson Cox

February 21, 2015

Mrs. Dollie Florine Dickerson Cox, 85, of Pine HiIl Drive, Elberton, wife of 53 years to the late Dewey W. Cox, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cox was born in Elbert County on June 17, 1929, to the late Onnie B. and Quillie Denney Dickerson. She was a homemaker and a former...

Dewey D. Isom

Dewey D. Isom

February 20, 2015

Mr. Dewey D. Isom, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mr. Isom was born in 1929 in Hart County, Georgia to the late Lawson Daniel and Minnie Hembree Isom.He was the beloved husband of Sue Fleming Isom, and had celebrated over 54 years of marriage together. Mr. Isomwas a veteran of...

Clarine Self Gunter

Clarine Self Gunter

February 19, 2015

Mrs. Clarine Self Gunter, 85, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gunter was born in 1929 in Colbert, Georgia to the late Mack and Sara McClain Self.She was married to the late Leonard Gunter, and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Gunter is survived by her children: Brenda Brooks of Austell;Sue...

Hiram C. Bullock

Hiram C. Bullock

February 19, 2015

Mr. Hiram Cecil Bullock, Jr., 73, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his home. Mr. Bullock was born in 1941 to the late Hiram Cecil and Lonnie Merle Scarborough Bullock in Comer, Georgia.He was the husband of Paula Foreman Bullock.He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, and was an artist with Rattan Art...

Ray Harris

Ray Harris

February 18, 2015

Mr. Chandler Ray Harris, Sr., 85, of Segars Street, Bowman, husband of over 50 years to the late Ogretta Carlton Harris, finished his course in faith on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Harris was born in Bowman on May 29, 1929, to the late Chandler Gibson Harris and Sue Hargrove Harris. Ray was in the Army...

George Richard Bailey

George Richard Bailey

February 15, 2015

Mr. George Richard Bailey, Sr., 82, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bailey was born in Washington, Georgia in 1932 to the late William J. and Bertha Mae Turner Bailey.He was the husband of Mildred Bradford Bailey.Mr. Bailey was a retired veteran with 43 years of service in the United States Army...

Kathleen Dye Griffith

Kathleen Dye Griffith

February 15, 2015

Mrs. Kathleen Dye Griffith, 85, wife of the late Lewis Griffith died February 15, 2015 at her home in Jonesboro, GA. Born in Elbert County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Dye, Sr. and Ruby Smith Dye. Local survivors are a brother, D.W. Dye; and sisters: Betty Bond, Mary Anne McGee, and Sara McCannon. Graveside services will be...

Charlie Andrew Clamp

Charlie Andrew Clamp

February 13, 2015

Mr. Charlie Andrew Clamp, 87, of Rhodes Drive, Elberton, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center with his wife, Carolyn Brown Clamp, at his side. Mr. Clamp was born on July 15, 1927, in Elbert County to the late James Jackson Clamp and Corrie Lee Henderson Clamp. He was a member of Elberton First...

Agnes "Ada" Sartain

Agnes "Ada" Sartain

February 12, 2015

Mrs. Agnes Frances “Ada” McGowan Sartain, 84, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her home.A native of Strabane, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Winniefred Mae Early McGowan.She was a graduate of The Convent of Mercy School in Northern Ireland. Mrs. Sartain was retired from Elbert County School Food Services.She has been...