Obituaries
Lucille Brown Wilhite
October 5, 2012
Lucille Brown Wilhite, 71, of Elberton, wife of Doug Wilhite, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mrs. Wilhite was born in Hart County, March 28, 1941, to the late William Dial Brown and Hattie Mae Dutton Brown. She was a retired dietary aide at Spring Valley Health Care Center and a member of the Elberton Church...
Franklin Griffith
October 5, 2012
Franklin Griffith, 78, of Carlton, died Friday, October 5, 2012, at Heritage Healthcare of Athens. Memorial service arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Franklin Griffith.
Ruby Mae Bannister Haygood
October 4, 2012
Ruby Mae Bannister Haygood, 88, of Petersburg Towers, Elberton, GA passed away Thursday morning, October 4, 2012 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Haygood was born August 12, 1924 to the late Mr. & Mrs. Ben Thornton.She was twice married, first to the late Hugh Dorsey Bannister, and second to the late Lam Haygood. She was also preceded in death by...
Mary Helen Bond Borders
October 3, 2012
Mary Helen Bond Borders, 82, of 1970 Stinchcomb Road, Dewy Rose, wife of the late Thomas Malcom "Cooter" Borders, Jr., passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012, in the Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Borders was born in Elbert County, January 12, 1930, to the late Holcomb Vernon and Julia Mae McMullan Bond. She was a graduate of the Rock...
Waunelle Craft Benton
October 1, 2012
Waunelle Craft Benton, 82, of 402 Riley Street, Anderson, South Carolina, formerly of Oglethorpe County, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, in Anderson. Born in Oglethorpe County, GA on September 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Dameris Bell Craft. She was married to the late JM Benton and a member of Freedom Center Assembly...
Gary Lee Looney
October 1, 2012
Gary Lee Looney, 59, of 155 Colonial Drive, Colbert, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Looney was born in Franklin County, February 7, 1953, to the late Luther Albert and Liberty Bell Scoggins Looney. He was a crane operator in the construction industry. Left to cherish his memories are four children, Jerry Looney, Mark Looney, Clark...
Carolyn Arnold Gunter
September 30, 2012
Ms. Carolyn Ann Arnold Gunter, 62, of Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born on January 12, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Neal Cornelius and Rilla McElhannon Arnold.She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Gunter,a son, William McCannon, and a brother, Bobby Joe Arnold. Ms. Gunter is survived...
Alma Alice Golden Moon
September 30, 2012
Alma Alice Golden Moon, 72, of 2125 Bakers Ferry Road, Elberton, wife of Ray Moon, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Moon was born in Brevard, North Carolina, February 14, 1940, to the late Joseph Eliar and Ora Stalkup Golden. She was a homemaker and a member of Francis Asbury United Methodist Church. She is...
Eleanor "Lena" Dubose Bailey
September 29, 2012
Eleanor "Lena" DuBose Bailey, 93, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton widow of the late John Henry Bailey, Sr. passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Elbert County January 6, 1919 to the late Henry DuBose and Gussie Lewis DuBose. She was a member of Tates Grove Baptist Church of Elberton and was the last surviving...
Frances McCannon Treadwell
September 28, 2012
Frances McCannon Treadwell, 66, of Carlton, Ga., entered into rest on Saturday, September 28, 2012. Born on March 20, 1946 in Wilkes County, she was a daughter of the late George McCannon, Sr. and Dollie Lee Cassie McCannon.She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings; George McCannon, Jr., William McCannon, Thomas...
Charlotte Martin Blackmon
September 23, 2012
Charlotte Adel Martin Blackmon, 84, of Elberton, entered into rest on Sunday, September 23, 2012. Born on May 9, 1928 in Elbert County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Marion and Lottie Patti Berryman Martin.Charlotte was a homemaker. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.In addition to her parents, she is preceded...
Wendell "Frog" Martin Fortson
September 21, 2012
Wendell Martin Fortson, known to his family and friends as "Frog", age 61, of 3390 Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, husband of Tammy Johnson Fortson, passed away Friday evening, September 21, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Fortson was born in Elbert County, March 13, 1951, to Jean Brown Fortson Scarborough and the late Joe Bruce Fortson. He was a member of...
Brian Keith Dutton
September 21, 2012
Brian Keith Dutton, 46, of 48 Baskin Street Ext., Canon, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Dutton was born in Anderson, South Carolina, June 12, 1966, to Mary Jo Fain Dutton and the late Lawrence J. Dutton. He was a member of Oak Bower Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memories are his mother, Mary Jo...
Ethel West Mcclintic
September 20, 2012
Mrs. Ethel West McClintic, age 90, of Dunwoody, died Thursday, September 20, 2012. She is survived by her daughter, Ellen Powell, Dunwoody; sister and brother-in-law, Martha West and Wilton Looney, Atlanta; grandchildren, Mary Ellen (Emmy) Powell, John Wesley Powell; and a great-grandchild, Layne Michael Walker. Mrs. McClintic was born in Elberton, GA on January 26, 1922, to the late Rev....
Elbert Marion Rucker, Jr.
September 20, 2012
Elbert Marion Rucker, Jr., 54, of 3087 Highway 81, Oxford, Georgia, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rucker was born in Augusta, August 20, 1958, to the late Elbert M. Rucker, Sr. and Susan Bell Rucker. He was self-employed in lawn care. Left to cherish his memories are his son, Joey Atkins of Hilton...
Mary Frances Payne Mason
September 17, 2012
Mary Frances Payne Mason, 79, of Jacksonville, Florida, wife of Roy Mason, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012, at Community Hospice House in Jacksonville. Mrs. Mason was born in Royston, April 22, 1933, to the late Carl and Grace Briscoe Payne. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired phone operator for AT&T. Left to cherish her memories are...
Katrina Lynn Scarborough Childs
September 15, 2012
Katrina Lynn Scarborough Childs, of 1179 Allen Logan Road, Elberton, passed away at Athens Regional Medical Center on Saturday, September 15, 2012, one day after her 43rd birthday. Mrs. Childs was born in Elbert County, September 14, 1969, to Lona Darnell Bonds Summers and the late Marvin Herman Scarborough. She was a sandblast assistance in the granite industry and was...
Bobbie Jane Thomas
September 15, 2012
Bobbie Jane Whitley Thomas, 77, of 313 Hardeman Farm Road, Carnesville, Georgia widow of the late James W. Thomas passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Nashville, Tennessee September 3, 1955 to the late Leslie Whitley and Mary Hedgepath Whitley. She was retired from the State of Tennessee. Left to cherish her memories are...
Edwin Burdette Hill, Jr.
September 14, 2012
Edwin Burdette Hill, Jr., 67, of 357 Norman Road, Tignall, husband of Katherine Lynch Hill, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hill was born in Rochester, New York, March 6, 1945, to the late Edwin Burdette Hill, Sr. and Eleanor Price Hill. He was a Computer Programmer for Equifax, a U.S. Air Force Veteran...
Jerome Joseph Zinda
September 12, 2012
Mr. Jerome Joseph Zinda, 64, of Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, September 12, 2012 at Georgia Health Science University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Zinda was born February 15, 1948 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to Ester Wanta Zinda and the late Albert Zinda.He celebrated over 34 years of marriage with his beloved wife, Rebecca Lynn McKoon Zinda.Mr. Zinda was the...
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