Obituaries
James Harry Penland
November 2, 2013
Mr. James Harry Penland, 90, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mr. Penland was born in North Carolina to the late Gordon and Edna Penland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Penland, and a son, Tony Penland. He spent his life as a furniture builder,and thoroughly enjoyed outdoor activities...
Kenneth William Klaus
November 1, 2013
Kenneth William Klaus, 30, of Bartram Trace Road, Rayle, Georgia passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at Northridge Medical Center in Commerce, Georgia. Born November 4, 1982 in Augusta, Georgia to Tommy Klaus and Debra Bargeron Smith. He was a employed with Walgreens in the photo department. Survivors include spouse Chris Nation Klaus of Rayle, GA; father Tommy Klaus of...
Wesley Thomas Moon, Sr.
November 1, 2013
Wesley Thomas Moon Sr., 36, of Conyers, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 1, 2013. Wesley was born in Athens on December 22, 1976, the son of Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Brown Moon. He was married to Debbie on October 21, 2006. Wesley graduated from Rockdale County High School in 1995. Wesley spent the majority...
Kenneth W. Wilson
October 31, 2013
Mr. Kenneth W. Wilson, 65, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. He was born in Anniston, Alabama on July 24, 1948 to the late Robert Cody and Lura LaVena Scoggins Wilson. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Beverly Wilson;two sons: Greg Wilson and Reid Higginbotham;grandchildren:Brady and Brooklyn Wilson; a brother,Mike Wilson and...
Mauline Kidd Kellum
October 30, 2013
Mauline Kidd Kellum, 85, of 3258 Kinghall Mill Road, Bowman, Georgia widow of the late Solomon Kellum passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born May 29, 1928 in Elbert County to the late Jack Kidd and Ruby Brown Kidd. She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories...
Nettie Sue Parks
October 30, 2013
Nettie Sue Witcher Parks, 74, of East Paoli Road, Carlton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at her home. Born September 16, 1939 in Elberton, Georgia to the the late Frank Witcher and Julia Dickerson Witcher. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Sandra Sharp of Carlton Georgia, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In...
Gerald Lewis Hanson
October 30, 2013
Gerald Lewis Hanson, 69, of Hillsboro Road, Bishop, Georgia husband of Lisa Benson Hanson passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his home. Born July 13, 1944 in Warner Robins, Georgia to the late Harold Hanson and Opal Taylor Hanson. He was a retired auto mechanic. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Lisa Benson Hanson of the home,...
Frank H. Clay
October 29, 2013
Mr. Frank H. Clay, 58, of Elberton, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013.Mr. Clay was born on July 4, 1955, in Forsyth, Georgia to the late John Wesley and Reese Mae Segars Clay. Mr. Clay was employed by Whitlow Electric. He is survived by his wife Kathy, a daughter, Kathrine Chree Clay Brown and her husband Jim Ed; a son,...
Gregory Martin Adams
October 27, 2013
Gregory Martin Adams, 61, of Whiteside Drive Elberton, Georgia significant other of Barbara Edwards passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia. Born March 18, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan to Charles Adams and Marilyn Adams. He was a Master Plaster and owned and operated G. Adams Creations. Left to cherish his memories are his...
Larry Smith
October 26, 2013
Mr. Larry Wayne Smith, of Carlton, Ga., passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013, at his home.Mr. Smith was born in Oglethorpe County, June 12, 1943. He was the son of the late Henry Lawrence Smith and Lou Hilda Harrison Smith. He was also preceded in death by brothers: Clayton Smith, Donald Smith and George Smith. He was retired from the...
William Andrew Watson
October 26, 2013
William Andrew Watson, 71, of Maysville, Georgia, widower of the late Patricia Joy Hamilton Watson passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Southern Pines Nursing Home. Born November 26, 1941 in Athens, Georgia to the late Cartee Watson and Edith Palmer Watson. He was a member of Gainesville Pentecostal Church in Gainesville, Georgia a retired Plant Technician for Bellsouth after...
Janice Elizabeth Gunter Boles
October 25, 2013
Mrs. Janice Elizabeth Gunter Boles, 84, of Oak Drive, Elberton, wife of 67 years to Billy Thomas Boles, Sr., passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013, at her residence, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Boles was born in Elbert County on October 4, 1929, to the late Thomas and Ruby Elizabeth Fleming Gunter. She was a seamstress, homemaker, and a...
Diane Finley Owens
October 23, 2013
Jean ‘Diane’ Finley Owens, 64, of Elberton, Georgia went to heaven on October 23, 2013. Ms. Diane was preceded in death by her loving husband of more than thirty years, Jerry Lee Owens of Elberton, Georgia; her parents Loyd & Jeanette Finley; and her brothers, Kenny and Dennis Finley, all of Anderson, South Carolina. She is survived by her three...
Winnie Mooney
October 22, 2013
Mrs. Winnie Mooney, 81, of Elberton, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. She was born in Elbert County on July 5, 1932 to the late Jessie and Louise Hammond Davis. She is the widow of the late Albert M. Mooney, Sr. Left to cherish her memories is her son: Albert Mooney, Jr. and his...
Horace Lee Eavenson
October 18, 2013
Mr. Horace Lee Eavenson, 83, of Double Bridges Road, Elberton, husband of the late Josephine Anderson Eavenson, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013, at Heardmont Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Eavenson was born on May 7, 1930, in Elbert County to the late Crowley C. and Pearl Eavenson. He was retired from the National Guard, retired from the...
Zackery William Counkle
October 17, 2013
Mr. Zackery William Counkle, Sr., 65, of Athens, husband of Josephine Counkle, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at his residence. Born October 24, 1947 in Bishop, Georgia to the late Tom Campbell and Fronie Counkle Brown. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Athens, Georgia, was a former supervisor for Kelley Diversified and...
Webster Spivey
October 17, 2013
Funeral services for Clarence Webster Spivey, Jr., age 92 will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Dublin First Christian Church, with interment to follow at Northview Cemetery. Rev. Billy Glosson will officiate. Mr. Spivey was born on June 4, 1921 in Baldwin County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Clarence Webster and...
Fred Arthur Lankford
October 16, 2013
Mr. Fred Arthur Lankford, 52, of Bowman passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Mr. Lankford was the son of Vera Fowler and the late Willie Franklin Lankford.He was the husband of Lillie Mae Lankford. In addition to his mother and wife,Mr. Lankford is survived by 2 stepsons, Ty New and Kent Richardson; a brother, Randy Lankford; 2 sisters, Deanna Beggs...
Carolyn S. McWhorter
October 16, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn Suddeth McWhorter, 77, of Elberton, Georgia passed away at Elbert Memorial Hospital on October 16, 2013. Mrs. McWhorter was born in Lexington, Georgia on January 2, 1936 to the late Joseph Bowden and Ruby Harris Suddeth. She was a member of Doves Creek Baptist Church. Carolyn worked for Action, Inc. for several years and cared for many children....
Charles P. Grimes
October 15, 2013
Charles Phillip Grimes, 84, of Elberton, GA, passed away on October 15, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Grimes, born February 18, 1929, in Goosepond , GA, was the oldest of four sons of the late Polly Ernest and Joseph Grimes. After his family moved from Oglethorpe County to Elbert County, Grimes graduated as salutatorian from Falling Creek School and attended...
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