Obituaries

Clyde Hall, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Edsel Pleasants

Edsel Pleasants

February 21, 2014

Mr. Edsel "Slick" Pleasants, 90, of Rhodes Drive, Elberton, husband of the late Mary Jo Brown Pleasants, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Pleasants was born January 2, 1924, in Elberton, Georgia to the late Claude M. Pleasants and Estelle Dove Pleasants. Mr. Pleasants was a member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church of Elberton,...

Corine Scarborough Haynie

Corine Scarborough Haynie

February 19, 2014

Mrs. Corine Scarborough Haynie, 92, of Elberton passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Haynie was born in Elbert County on July 14, 1921 to the late John Henry and Essie Mills Scarborough. She was married to the late Raymond E. Haynie. She was of Baptist faith and a long time member of Bethel E Baptist...

Thomas Carey Jones

Thomas Carey Jones

February 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas Carey Jones, 82, of Magnolia Estates, formerly of Calhoun Falls Highway, husband of the late Mary Lester Scarborough Jones, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born in Mt. Dora, Florida on March 5, 1931, to the late Thomas C. and Mary Atkins Jones. He was a U.S. Air Force...

Doris Scarborough Johnson

Doris Scarborough Johnson

February 15, 2014

Mrs. Doris Scarborough Johnson, 80, of Cardinal Drive, Elberton, wife of 60 years to the late H. Neil Johnson, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was born in Elbert County on August 12, 1933, to the late Ora and Pearl Slay Scarborough and was the step-daughter of Mildred Dickerson Floyd Scarborough. She was retired...