Obituaries

Charlotte Martin Blackmon

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Joyce T. Coleman

Joyce T. Coleman

September 7, 2012

Mrs. Joyce T. Coleman, 67, of Elberton, GA passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Coleman was born July 28, 1945, daughter of the late Floyd W. and Mary Nelms Thomas. Mrs. Coleman is survived by her husband of 40 years,Ray W. Coleman, Jr.; two daughters: Renee (Shane) Hancock of Columbus, Ga. and Gina (Rex)...

Danny "Black Boy" Paul Davis

Danny "Black Boy" Paul Davis

September 7, 2012

Danny Paul "Black Boy" Davis, 52, of 1651 Fork Creek Road, Bowman, husband of Sandra Dunn Davis, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center with his family at his side. Mr. Davis was born in Elbert County, August 31, 1960, to Sara Ann Dutton Davis and the late Walter Watson Davis. He was a carpenter and...

Daniel "Danny" Ray Bryant

Daniel "Danny" Ray Bryant

September 6, 2012

Daniel Ray "Danny" Bryant, 62, of 1887 Deep Creek Road, Dewy Rose, husband of Sharon Teresa Floyd Bryant, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Bryant was born in Elbert County, May 3, 1950, to the late Raymond and Lanieta Bellow Bryant. He was a retired sandblaster in the granite industry and of the Church of God...

Gertrude Maria Lampl Riley

Gertrude Maria Lampl Riley

September 3, 2012

Gertrude Maria Lampl Riley, 82, of 634 Wansley Road, Tignall, formerly of Lakeland, Florida, wife of the late Halbin Luverne Riley, Jr., passed away Monday morning, September 3, 2012, at Heritage Healthcare of Wilkes in Washington. Mrs. Riley was born in Vienna, Austria, April 17, 1930, to the late Leopold Josef Lampl and Anna Wenzl Lampl. She was a homemaker....

S. Arnett Hill

S. Arnett Hill

August 31, 2012

Mr. S. Arnett Hill, 95 of Elberton, entered into rest Friday, August 31, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hill was born to the late Jim and Annie Hill on July 17, 1917 in Elbert County, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Helenne, with whom he celebrated 72 years of marriage.Mr. Hill worked in the...

Frankie "Jackie" Rice Robinson

Frankie "Jackie" Rice Robinson

August 31, 2012

Frankie "Jackie" Rice Robinson, 74, of 435 Aderhold Road, Carnesville, Georgia passed away Friday, August 31, 2012, at her home with her family by her side. Born in Buladean, North Carolina, November 13, 1937, to the late Fred William Rice and Ruth Mae Berry Rice, she was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are children and son-in-laws Bobbie Dee...

Paul Grizzell, Sr.

Paul Grizzell, Sr.

August 29, 2012

Joseph Paul Grizzell, Sr., 80, of 1050 Petersburg Road, Elberton, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mr. Grizzell was born in Baldwin, Georgia, November 16, 1931, to the late Joseph Emer Grizzell and Nellie Mae Killebrew Grizzell. He was retired from the granite industry and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Paul was a member of...

Dywane Nelson Burney

Dywane Nelson Burney

August 28, 2012

Dywane Nelson Burney, 69, of 44 West Ginn Street, Bowman, husband of Theresa Grace Cruz Burney, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at his home. Mr. Burney was born in Elbert County, August 27, 1943, to the late Flem Burney and Willie Mae Pulliam Burney. He was Baptist by faith and a member of the Moose Lodge. Left to cherish...

Gerald Whaley

Gerald Whaley

August 27, 2012

William Gerald Whaley, 77, of 1060 Peach Orchard Road, Danielsville, husband of 57 years to Janice Childers Whaley, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Whaley was born in Clarke County, August 12, 1935, to the late William Grady Whaley and Lela Pauline Shaw Whaley. He was a retired service station manager for Global Oil and a...

Myrtle Terry Brown

Myrtle Terry Brown

August 22, 2012

Mrs. Myrtle Terry Brown, 81, of Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, GA. Mrs. Brown was born in Clio, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Minnie and Clyde Terry. She was the widow of the late Edgar Chandler Brown, Jr. Mrs. Brown is survived by a sister, Nellie Powers, of Williamsburg,...