Obituaries

Calvin D. Beckham
March 18, 2014
Mr. Calvin Delano Beckham, 65, of Bowman, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2013, at his home. Mr. Beckham was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Harold Clark and Edith Ivy Beckham. He was a stone cutter and polisher by trade. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jenny Ray Beckham and siblings Harold Clark Beckham, Jr.,...
Wayne Brown
March 16, 2014
Mr. Douglas Wayne Brown, 70, of Lake Forest Drive, Elberton, husband of Mary Jordan Brown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Brown was born in Elbert County on October 14, 1943, to the late Marvin Leroy and Sadie Harris Brown. Wayne was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton,...
Marshall W. Sanders
March 15, 2014
Mr. Marshall Webster Sanders, 86, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 15 at St. Mary’s hospital, Athens, Ga. Mr. Sanders was born in Hart County, GA to the late Leonard Garland Sanders and Essie Elizabeth Fleming of Elberton, and was a life long member of Concord United Methodist Church, and active leader, as well as Sunday school teacher for...

Betty Baughcum Frisbey
March 15, 2014
Mrs. Betty Baughcum Frisbey, 75, of Lake Forest, Elberton passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Frisbey was born November 6, 1938 to the late Charlie Baughcum and Bessie Brumalow Baughcum. Left to cherish her memories are her children Stevenston Walker of Ellenwood, GA; Susan Walker and Johnny Walker both of Elberton, GA. Memorial services...
Clyde Hall, Jr.
March 9, 2014
Mr. Clyde Hall, Jr., of W. Ginn Street, Bowman, husband of Carol Conwell Hall, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hall was born January 31, 1943 in Elberton, Georgia to the late Clyde Hall, Sr. and Florence Thornton Hall. He was a member of Bowman Baptist Church where he taught the Baracca Sunday School...
Mitchell Irvin Cape
March 6, 2014
Mitchell Irvin Cape, 60, of Turner Street, Royston, Georgia husband of the late Gaylene Cape passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cape was born November 6, 1953 in Hartwell, Georgia to the late M.I. Cape and Edna Woods Cape. Left to cherish his memories are his sons Billy Davis of Bowman, GA; Jody...
J. L. "Bo" Rayle
March 6, 2014
Mr. James Lynn "Bo" Rayle, 78, of Jaudon Road, Elberton, husband of 53 years to Brenda Wansley Rayle, finished his course in faith on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at his residence surrounded by those he loved most. Mr. Rayle was born in Elbert County on February 4, 1936, to Clyde Dixon Pounds and the late Boozer Rayle. He was a...
Martin Elmer Moss
March 5, 2014
Mr. Martin Elmer Moss, 93, of Calhoun Falls Highway husband of the late Loretta Daniel Moss passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Moss was born February 28, 1921 in Elberton, Georgia to the late Oscar J. Moss and Julia Octavia Bailey Moss. He was a member of Middleton United Methodist Church, a retired diesel mechanic,...

Robert J. Reinke
March 4, 2014
Mr. Robert J. Reinke, 97, of Deer Run Lane, Canon, Georgia husband to the late Adelaide Oliver Reinke passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home. Mr. Reinke was born December 3, 1916 in New York City to the late Charles Reinke and Caroline Grimmer Reinke. He was retired from a watch company as a tool and die man....
Ralph Edwin Norton
March 2, 2014
Mr. Ralph Edwin Norton, 65, of Powell Road, Hartwell, Georgia husband of the late Linda Marie Ray Norton passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014. Mr. Norton was born November 9, 1948 in Anderson, South Carolina to the late Hubert Manley Norton and Celeste Irene Brewer Norton. He was U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War, a meatcutter at Quality...

Robert E. Dunn
March 2, 2014
Mr. Robert E. Dunn, Jr., 70, of Iva, South Carolina, formerly of Dewy Rose, GA, widow of the late Patricia Nelms Dunn passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, South Carolina. Mr. Dunn was born February 15, 1944 in Elberton, Georgia to the late Robert E. Dunn, Sr. and Allie Mae Seymour Dunn. Left to cherish...
Butch Mills
March 2, 2014
Mr. Joseph Austin "Butch" Mills, 77, of Eliam Road, Elberton, husband of Linda Harper Mills, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mills was born in Elbert County on December 4, 1936, to the late Hugh Dorsey "Hiball" and Ruth Burton Mills. He was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church and employed by...

Billy Ray Davis
March 1, 2014
Mr. Billy Ray Davis, 76, of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Davis was born on May 2, 1937, in Calhoun Falls to the late Cecil Davis Cain. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, March 4, at 11:00a.m. in Latimer Cemetery in Calhoun Falls with the Rev. Jimmy Bryan...

Charles Parker Williams
March 1, 2014
Mr. Charles Parker Williams of Hillcrest Avenue, Elberton, husband of the late Priscilla Grizzle Williams, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
Robert Neal Snyder
February 28, 2014
Mr. Robert Neal Snyder, 77, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at his home 3991 Cooter Creek Road. Mr. Snyder was born in New York, on September 15, 1936. He is survived by one brother Donald Snyder of Fla., several children and grand children. A private memorial service will be held by family at a later date....
Frances E. Davis
February 26, 2014
Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Johnson Davis, 78, of Petersburg Towers, Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born in Wilkes County to the late Ralph Thomas and Janie Lee Davis Johnson.She was widowed after 33 years of marriage to the late Thomas Ray Davis.Mrs. Davis worked as a seamstress for Elberton Manufacturing before...
Mary Lilla Tucker Maxwell
February 26, 2014
Mrs. Mary Tucker "Ma Mary" Maxwell, 92, of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Maxwell was born in Washington, Georgia on March 25, 1921, to the late Shelton Tucker and the late Almeta Tucker Mann. She was married to the love of her life, the late Thomas Frank "Pa Tot" Maxwell. Mrs. Maxwell...
Bridgette Saxon Davis
February 24, 2014
Mrs. Bridgette Estelle Saxon Davis, 35, of Whites Chapel Road, Elberton, wife of Jeremy Adam Davis, passed away suddenly on Monday, February 24, 2014, at her residence. Bridgette was born in Franklin County on November 17, 1978, daughter of Barbara Higginbotham Fortson and the late William Ward Saxon. She was a graduate of Elbert County High School, a homemaker, and...

Vassie Hart Collins
February 23, 2014
Vassie Hart Collins, 86, of Anderson, South Carolina passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Ellenburg Nusring Center in Anderson, South Carolina. Mrs. Collins was born in Anderson, South Carolina June 23, 1927 to the late Lewis Chappel Hart and Josephine Arnold Hart. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her children Tammy Smith of Liberty, South...
Eric Higginbotham
February 23, 2014
Mr. John Eric Higginbotham, 54, of Middleton Church Road, Elberton, husband of Lisa Anderson Higginbotham, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014, in Mount Airy, North Carolina as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Higginbotham was born on May 29, 1959, in Texas to Faye Dixon McCannon and the late Milford Howard Higginbotham. He was the...
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