Obituaries

Jill Childs Raulerson

Jill Childs Raulerson

October 22, 2012

Jill Childs Raulerson, 47, of 1572 Triple T Drive, Dewy Rose, wife of Jack Raulerson, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center with her sister at her side. Mrs. Raulerson was born in Elbert County, September 14, 1965, to Russell Childs and Jane Fortson Childs. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her...

Lois Duncan Jones

Lois Duncan Jones

October 22, 2012

Mrs. Lois Duncan Jones, 94, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, wife of the late Thomas Brown Jones, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012, at Spring Valley Health Care. Mrs. Jones was born in Cherokee County, June 29, 1918, to the late John Floyd and Anna Jarrell Duncan. She was a member of the Elberton First Presbyterian Church and a retired...

Rondal "Ronnie" Booth Morrison, Sr.

Rondal "Ronnie" Booth Morrison, Sr.

October 22, 2012

Rondal Booth "Ronnie" Morrison, Sr., 74, of Elberton, entered into rest Monday, October 22, 2012, surrounded by his family. Ronnie was born February 20, 1938, to his mother, Minnie Lee Booth. He was adopted at the age of 3 by J.B. Morrison. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Maydean Willis and Marie Ashmore, one brother, Leon...

Carl Clayton Spagnoli

Carl Clayton Spagnoli

October 20, 2012

Carl "Spag" Clayton Spagnoli, 81, of 106 Bowers Street, Royston, husband of Maureen Spagnoli, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012, at his residence. Carl was born February 7, 1931 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late Theodore and Etta Sherman Spagnoli. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Maureen Burgess Spagnoli and four children; sons Donald Spagnoli of...

William Eugene Spangler

William Eugene Spangler

October 15, 2012

William Eugene Spangler, 64,went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 15, 2012 in Elberton, GA. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Malcolm Eugene and Della Margaret Perry Spangler. After graduation from Nashville Auto Diesel College in 1967, Gene joined his father who started Spangler’s Wheel Service in the early 1950’s....

Marylea Adams Bell

Marylea Adams Bell

October 11, 2012

MaryLea Adams Bell, 81, of 1011 Ruckersville Road, Elberton, wife of the late H.A. Bell, Jr., passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Bell was born in Elbert County, November 16, 1930, to the late Robert Ernest, Sr. and Sarah Ethel Smith Adams. She was retired from Elberton Manufacturing Company and a member of Fortsonia Baptist Church....

Albert "Shorty" Maurice Ruff, Sr.

Albert "Shorty" Maurice Ruff, Sr.

October 10, 2012

Albert Maurice "Shorty" Ruff, Sr., 84, of 3272 Horace Road, Bowman, husband of Caroleen Seymour Ruff, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ruff was born in Elbert County, December 16, 1927, to the late Martin Calvin and Victorine Jones Ruff. He was a retired Electrical Contractor, a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church, and a...

Constance Stankiewicz Dare

Constance Stankiewicz Dare

October 9, 2012

Mrs. Constance Stankiewicz Dare, 101, of Athens, Georgia, entered into rest Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at University Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Dare was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1910, to the late Joseph and Phyllis Belbot Stankiewicz. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Marlene Bryan of Athens and Carol Yarnell of Brookfield, Ohio; grandchildren, Charles Bryan...

Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Simmons Swilling

Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Simmons Swilling

October 8, 2012

Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Simmons Swilling, 56, of 220 Cedar Street, Elberton, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at her residence. Born in McComb, Mississippi, October 27, 1955, she was the daughter of Helen Hutson and the late Kenneth Simmons. She attended Elberton Church of God. Left to cherish her memories are her children, Duggar and Joanna Swilling and Stephanie Swilling, all...

Betty Ann Kennedy Saylors

Betty Ann Kennedy Saylors

October 7, 2012

Betty Ann Kennedy Saylors, 75, of 688 Flat Shoal Road, Bowersville, died Sunday, October 07, 2012, at her daughter's home surrounded by her loving family. Born September 11, 1937, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Yewell and Mae Bell Sewell Kennedy. She as a homemaker and dedicated her life to the love and care of...

Lucille Brown Wilhite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...