Obituaries

Ronald Owney Yeagley

Ronald Owney Yeagley

January 11, 2014

Ronald Owney Yeagley, 61, of Black Snake Road, Easley, South Carolina passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Baptist Easley Hospital. Born August 8, 1952 in Miami, Florida to the late Clyde Raymond Yeagley and Jessie Vaughn Wallace Yeagley. He was the owner-operator of Ron's Flooring and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Left to cherish his memories are his significant...

Marcus P. Bridges

Marcus P. Bridges

January 10, 2014

Mr. Marcus P. Bridges, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Bridges was born in Oglethorpe County to the late John Pope and Camilla Pass Bridges.He celebrated over 10 years of marriage to his bride, Hazel Hopkins Bridges, whom he often referred to as “my princess---the love of my...

Thomas Russell Huff

Thomas Russell Huff

January 9, 2014

Mr. Thomas Russell Huff, 82, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, January 09, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Huff was the son of the late George Thomas and Birt Thomas Huff. He was a long time member of Falling Creek Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for many years. He was a devoted and...

Winifred Inez Harbert Bearden

Winifred Inez Harbert Bearden

January 8, 2014

Mrs. Winifred Inez Harbert Bearden, 70, of Bamberg Street, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, wife of Mitchell Bearden, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Bearden was born in Franklin County on May 23, 1943, to the late Si and Jessie Shellnut Harbert. She was retired from the textile industry and was a member of Iva Church...

Janis Hewell Albertson

Janis Hewell Albertson

January 8, 2014

Mrs. Janis Hewell Albertson, 61, of Old Middleton Road, Elberton, wife of Paul H. Albertson, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Albertson was born in Elbert County on February 19, 1952, to the late Thomas Alexander Hewell, Jr. and Robbie Jo McMullan Hewell. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, retired from...

Bob Walters

Bob Walters

January 7, 2014

Mr. Bob Walters, 77, of Dickerson Road, Elberton, husband of 55 years to Carol Gunter Walters, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Walters was born in Louisa, Kentucky on February 4, 1936, to the late Oliver Ashland Walters. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force...

James "Jimmy" Coy Attaway

James "Jimmy" Coy Attaway

January 6, 2014

Mr. James "Jimmy" Coy Attaway, 65, of Farm Lane, Colbert, Georgia husband of Katie Carey Attaway passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born November 15, 1948 in Elberton, Georgia to Juanita Jones Attaway and the late Harold Attaway. He was of the Baptist Faith and was employed by Lowe's in Athens as a loader. Left...

Rebecca Martin Bond

Rebecca Martin Bond

January 5, 2014

Mrs. Rebecca Martin Bond, 101, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Brown Memorial Convalescent Center in Royston, Georgia. Mrs. Bond was the daughter of the late George Washington Martin and Amanda Jane Ashworth Martin.She was married to the late Jack Bond.Mrs. Bond retired as a seamstress,and was a member of Elberton First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Bond...

Bernard Odell Bailey

Bernard Odell Bailey

January 5, 2014

Mr. Bernard Odell Bailey, 84, of Elberton, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mr. Bailey was born in Long Branch, West Virginia on June 8, 1929, to the late Arlie Bailey and Ivory Shepard Bailey. He was of the Baptist faith and was a crane operator and a truck driver in the granite...

Margaret Dye Fortson

Margaret Dye Fortson

January 5, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Dye Fortson, 93, of Jackson, Georgia, formerly of Elberton, wife of the late Weymon Johnson Fortson, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Fortson was born in Elbert County on February 24, 1920, to the late L.B. and Sudie Martin Dye. She graduated from Fortsonia High School, Young Harris College, Georgia State College for...

Carol Lynn Taylor Smith

Carol Lynn Taylor Smith

January 4, 2014

Mrs. Carol Lynn Taylor Smith, 65, died Saturday morning (January 4, 2014) at her residence in Blackshear, GA following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was a daughter to Betty Taylor of Elberton and the late E.L. Taylor. She was a native of Brunswick, GA but had resided in Blackshear, GA since 1984. She was a graduate of Georgia Southern University...

Jimmy V. Hall

Jimmy V. Hall

January 3, 2014

Mr. James “Jimmy” Vernon Hall, 86, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hall was the son of the late Joel Spurgeon and Nannie Martin Hall.He celebrated over 62 years of marriage with his wife, Bobbie Sue McMullan Hall.Mr. Hall was a veteran, having served in the United States Navy,and was retired from...

George Lester Owens

George Lester Owens

January 3, 2014

Mr. George Lester Owens, 75, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014, at Kindred Hospital of Atlanta. Mr. Owens was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on October 20, 1938, to the late Clarence Lester Owens and Harriet Hornbuckle Owens Sorrells. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired computer repairman. Left to cherish his...

Ricky Sands Ray

Ricky Sands Ray

January 2, 2014

Mr. Ricky Sands Ray, 53, of Knight Street, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Ray was born in Orlando, Florida on August 12, 1960, to Gordon Fletcher Ray and the late Naomi Maxine Johnson Ray. Left to cherish his memories are his father, Gordon Fletcher Ray of Sunrise, Florida; brother, Tommy Ray of Statham;...

Cory Paige Isom

Cory Paige Isom

January 1, 2014

Mr. Cory Paige Isom, 35, of Ellen Street, Hartwell, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at AnMed Heath Medical Center in Anderson. Mr. Isom was born in Anderson on April 28, 1978, to Bobby Ray Isom and Gloria Ann Williams Isom. He was employed with Quality Industries, was in the U.S. Marine Corp, and was of the Baptist faith....

Mary Blanche Collins

Mary Blanche Collins

December 30, 2013

Mary Blanche Collins, 80, of Elberton, Georgia entered into rest on December 30, 2013.She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Ira Landers and her adoptive parents, Roy and Bell Puckett.She was also preceded in death by brothers: Henry Landress, James Landers, and Dallas Landress; a sister, Shirley Puckett-Pittman; and a granddaughter, Kathy Jo Taylor. Mrs. Collins is...

Elaine Blackmon Mcnair

Elaine Blackmon Mcnair

December 30, 2013

Mrs. Elaine Blackmon McNair, 63, of Carey Street, Elberton, wife of Dewey O. McNair, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, Florida. Mrs. McNair was born in Elbert County on September 6, 1950, to the late Milton and Myrtle Hewell Blackmon. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and was a...

Addie Lou Pace Scales

Addie Lou Pace Scales

December 29, 2013

Mrs. Addie Lou Pace Scales, 82, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Robert J. "Bobby" Scales, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Scales was born on January 14, 1931, in Elberton to the late Woodrow Wilson Pace and Ester Mae Kanarney Pace. She was a member of Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church and a...

Judy Ann Harness Cromwell

Judy Ann Harness Cromwell

December 29, 2013

Mrs. Judy Ann Harness Cromwell, 60, of Springdale Road, Elberton, wife of Bruce Cromwell, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cromwell was born on November 13, 1953, in Iowa to the late Joseph Raymond Harness and Erma Petty Harness. She was a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church and was employed by the...

Harold Addison

Harold Addison

December 27, 2013

Mr. James "Harold" Addison, 71, of Watkinsville, GA passed away on Friday, December 27th, 2013. Mr. Addison was born in Gadsen, AL January 2, 1942. He was the son of the late Acton (YC) and Verna Addison. Mr. Addison was employed with Havertys Furniture for over 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Mary Addison; daughters, Ashlee Addison and...