Obituaries

Larry Pressley
December 25, 2013
Thomas Larry Pressley, 62, of Brooks Street, Canon, Georgia husband of Joyce Whittemore Pressley passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born January 19, 1951 in Royston, Georgia to the late Howard R. Pressley and Bernice Weaver Pressley. He was a former carpenter in the housing industry. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Joyce...
Mary Ann Cooper Nolan
December 20, 2013
Mrs. Mary Ann Nolan, 67 of Pine Grove, WV, wife of the late Harold Eugene Nolan, left her earthly body to return to home, to heaven, on Friday, December 20, 2013. Mary was born in Sistersville, West Virginia, on May 16, 1946, to the late William J. and Zelma Stewart Cooper. She was retired from the Ormet and a member...
Talmadge Thompson Bone, Sr.
December 20, 2013
Mr. Talmadge Thompson Bone, Sr., better known as “T-Bone”, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, husband of 63 years to the late Louise Tiller Bone, finished his course in faith on Friday, December 20, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. He was 89. Mr. Bone was born in Elbert County on March 06, 1924, to the late Clifton Lamar and Madie Estelle...
Johnny Ray Wills
December 15, 2013
Mr. Johnny Ray Wills, 72, of Robert Hardeman Road, Winterville, husband of Martha Croya Wills, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Mr. Wills was born in Jackson County on February 21, 1941, to the late John Wesley and Frances Ray Wills. He was a retired diesel mechanic, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a member...
Donna Albertson Kerns
December 6, 2013
Donna Albertson Kerns, 65, died December 6, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Elberton, GA, daughter of Bettie Mills Albertson of Elberton, GA and the late F.H. Albertson, she was an employee of Eastergard Heating and Air and a member of Taylors First Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her mother, are her husband, Bob Kerns of the...
Edwynna Lishell Clark
December 4, 2013
Edwynna Lishell Clark, 47, of Beecher Road SW Atlanta, GA passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Born March 2, 1966 in St. Joseph, MO to the late Edward Clark and Willa Mae Hayes. Left to cherish her memories are her children Lemeece Weston and Bianca Hester both of Atlanta, GA, several siblings, and nieces...
Emma Drake Brown
December 4, 2013
Mrs. Emma Drake Brown, 83, of Brewers Bridge Road, Elberton, wife of the late Richard Howard Brown, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born on April 15, 1930, in Elbert County to the late Joe Lump and Lou Emma Wilson Drake. She was a homemaker and a member of Vineyards Creek Baptist Church....
Wayne Smith
December 3, 2013
Mr. Wayne Smith, 57, of Carlton, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at Optim Medical Center in Millen, Georgia He was born in Athens, Georgia on August 4, 1956 to the late Horace Gene and Valrie Pitt Smith. He is survived by a daughter and her husband Jessica and Thomas Gorman and two grandchildren. He is also survived by...
Charles Michael Hix
December 3, 2013
Mr. Charles Michael Hix, Sr., 56, of Holly Creek Church Road, Comer, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at his home. Mr. Hix was born in Athens on November 17, 1957, to Jo Chambers Hix and the late William "Billy" Hix, Jr. He was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church in Comer. After graduation in 1975, he went...
Lee Roy Billings
December 3, 2013
Lee Roy Billings, 84, of Anderson, SC passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born May 18, 1929 in Elberton, GA to the late A.O. Billings and Annie Mae Billings. He was a retired farmer and pipeline constructor. Left to cherish his memories are his brother R.V. Billings of Hartwell, GA; sister Lula Mae...
Joyce Fain Woodall
December 1, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Fain Woodall, 52, of Powder Bag Creek Road, Hartwell, wife of the late David Michael Woodall, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Mrs. Woodall was born on August 12, 1961, in Anderson, SC to the late Guy and Thelma Evans Fain. She was a member of Oak Bower Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memories are her...
Allen P. Stone
November 30, 2013
Allen Perry Stone died at his home in Elberton, Georgia on Saturday, November 30, 2013.Born June 13, 1920 in his parent’s home on North Oliver Street, he was the son of the late William Perry Stone and Mary Smith Stone.Married on August 27, 1946, he is survived by his wife of sixty seven (67) years, Iola S. Stone. Mr. Stone...
Shirley Mincey Mcclure
November 27, 2013
Mrs. Shirley Mincey McClure, 66, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, Georgia widow of the late William Ellis McClure passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born December 20m 1946 in Elberton, Georgia to the late Harry Herbert Mincey, Sr. and Evelyn Inez Terrell Mincey. She was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired dietary from the...
Carol Kantala Burns
November 26, 2013
Carol Kantala Burns' life's journey ended on November 26th at the age of 62 after 6 years of battling breast cancer. She was the daughter of Sara Tatum Kantala, and the late Matthew Walter Kantala, Jr, of Elberton, Georgia, wife of James Dean Burns and mother of Sara Emily Burns of Snellville, Georgia. Survivors also include her brother, Matthew Walter...
Kathryn Claire Carter
November 25, 2013
Kathryn Claire Derocher Carter, 90, of North Street, Crawford, Georgia widow of the late Maynard A. Carter passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at her home. Born January 18, 1923 in Randolf, Massachusetts to the late Edmund Derocher and Kathryn Maguire Derocher. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Jane Kelly of Crawford, Georgia; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren....
Evelyn Anna Van Meurs Talbot
November 25, 2013
Mrs. Evelyn Anna Van Meurs Talbot, 93, of Russell Pointe Drive, Elberton, wife of the late Thomas Talbot, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013, at Abbeville Nursing Home in Abbeville, SC. Mrs. Talbot was born in Rochester, NY on November 6, 1920, to the late Jacob Karl Van Meurs and Anna Barbara Miller Van Meurs. She was a homemaker...
Maephene S. Voyles
November 25, 2013
Mrs. Maephene S. Voyles, age 66, of Martin, lost her battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord Monday, November 25, 2013 at Hartwell Health Care. Born July 16, 1947, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jimmie and Ruby (Seymore) Farmer . She retired from Coats and Clark as a winder. Mrs. Voyles was...
Alice Scott Childs
November 22, 2013
Alice Ruth Scott Childs, age 97, of Elberton, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013.Born August 3, 1916 in Abbeville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Orr Scott and Martha Jane Moore Scott.She was the oldest living member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church. Mrs. Childs is survived by her children: William O. (Linda) Childs, Julia Faye...
Peggy Louise Eaves
November 22, 2013
Ms. Peggy Louise Eaves, 56, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013, at Nancy Hart Health Care surrounded by her loved ones. Peggy was born to the late Charles P. (Beffy) Eaves and the late Mrs. Martha King Eaves on February 13, 1957. She owned and operated the Rock Branch Beauty and Barber Shop in the Rock Branch...
James Everett House
November 22, 2013
Mr. James Everett House, 58, of Cactus Road, Lavonia, husband of Barbara Ann Ramey House, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013, at his residence. Mr. House was born in Fulton County on February 6, 1955, to the late Felix Major and Mary Bradford House. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Barbara Ann Ramey House of the home;...
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