Obituaries

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....
Carolyn Sue Yardley
August 14, 2014
Mrs. Carolyn Sue Walker Yardley, 78, of Sandy Cross Road, Lexington, GA passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Yardley was born December 2, 1935 in Corryton, TN to the late Brady Robert Walker and Maggie Webb Walker. Left to cherish her memories are sons Gerald Smith of Lexington, GA; Wayne Yardley of Gainesville, GA; Michael Smith...
Bettie Mills Albertson
August 12, 2014
Mrs. Bettie Mills Albertson, 83, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, wife of the late F.H. Albertson, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center while under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice. Mrs. Albertson was born in Elbert County on September 29, 1930, to the late William Rucker Mills and Lois Rice Mills. She was a...
Mary Ella Arnette Dingee
August 12, 2014
Mrs. Mary Ella Arnette Dingee, 94, of Athens, Georgia, wife of the late Duke Dingee passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Lonoke, Arkansas, daughter of Myrtle Hoesch. After her childhood in Lindsborg, Kansas, Mary met and married the love of her life, Duke Dingee. They were married 51...
Janet Katherine Viers
August 12, 2014
Mrs. Janet Katherine Viers, 75, of Roper Hill Road, Gainesville, GA passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Northeast GA Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later. Share your stories and photos in Mrs. Viers' Book of Memories online at www.berryfh.com. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton is respectfully in charge of the...
Walter Lee Moore
August 10, 2014
Mr. Walter Lee Moore, 74, of Julian Westmoreland Drive, Martin, GA husband of Jackie Canady Moore passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Moore was born February 1, 1940 in Stephens County, GA to the late Rufus Moore and Ginnia Payne Moore. He was member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Toccoa,...
Frances Johnson Mairholtz
August 10, 2014
Nora "Frances" Johnson Mairholtz, 94, of Elder Rd, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital. A native of Elberton (Elbert County), she was the oldest of seven children born to John T. Johnson, Jr. and Annie Ruth Warren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 38 years, Webb Mairholtz, their infant daughter, Janet Norine;...
Hubert Jackson Pless
August 10, 2014
Mr. Hubert Jackson Pless, 69, of Harmony Road, Elberton, husband of 50 years to Wanda Lee Raines Pless, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Pless was born in Stephens County on August 5, 1945, to the late Rev. Oscar Cecil Pless and Lathey Young Pless. He was retired from the granite industry and was...
Louis M. Cobo
August 9, 2014
Mr. Louis M. Cobo, 90, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Mr. Cobo was born in Piqua, Ohio to the late Miguel and Sara Canales Cobo, however, the family soon moved and Louis grew up in “Sweet City” in Elbert County.He had celebrated over 68 years of marriage with his bride, Jimmie...
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