Obituaries

Pastor Waymon G. Dotson

Pastor Waymon G. Dotson

May 4, 2013

Pastor Waymon G. Dotson, 70, of 228 Sunnyside Avenue, Elberton, husband of Jane Kelley Dotson, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, May 4, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 11, 1942, in Madison, Georgia to the late William James Dotson and Dessie Mae Pankey Dotson. He was the owner / operator of Dotson Fire Protection...

Essie Almond Adams

Essie Almond Adams

May 1, 2013

Mrs. Essie Hall Almond Adams, 77, of Dewy Rose, GA passed away Wednesday evening, May 1, 2013. Mrs. Adams was born in Athens, Georgia to the late Will Bynum and Bessie Fitzpatrick Almond.She was married to Mr. Woodrow Abner Adams, and would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 30th of this year.She was a longtime member of Stinchcomb...

Mildred Louise Roach

Mildred Louise Roach

May 1, 2013

Mildred Louise Bruce Roach, 69, of 431 Gumlog Road Lavonia, Georgia wife of Michael Roach passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2013 at her home. Born April 22, 1944 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Louis Redden and Gladys Bass Redden. Left to cherish her memories are her husband of the home Michael Roach, daughters and sons-in-law Kathy Goodwin of Chickamauga,...

Gerald Sanford Wansley

Gerald Sanford Wansley

April 28, 2013

Gerald S. Wansley age 77 of Ellenwood passed away April 28, 2013. Gerald was a member of the Bethel UMC in Stockbridge, and a member of the Atlanta Seniors Golf Association. Survivors are his wife of 56 years Marie Hemphill Wansley; two children Theodore Sanford Wansley & wife Marybeth and Patricia Marie Lowery & husband Robert J., Jr.; three grandchildren...

Marilyn Glenn Glass

Marilyn Glenn Glass

April 28, 2013

Marilyn Glenn Glass, 73, of 101 Smokey Hollow Road, Oglethorpe County, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at her residence. Ms. Glass was born in Madison County, March 10, 1940, to the late Charles Frank and Willie Janie Tiller Glenn. She was a member of Burt’s United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Deborah Glass Elliott...

Nina Louise Creeger Long

Nina Louise Creeger Long

April 26, 2013

Nina Louise Creeger Long, 98, of Washington, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. She was born March 1, 1915, in Tiffin, Ohio, second of four children born to Harley Burdette and Lola Mable Hoffman Creeger. Her family moved from Ohio to Montana then to Luverne, Minnesota. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1933 and attended Drake...

Elston Bond

Elston Bond

April 25, 2013

J. Elston Bond, 87, of 2146 Harmony Road, Elberton, husband of 65 years to the late Jacquelyn Greenway Bond, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mr. Bond was born in Elbert County, July 16, 1925, to the late Jacob Easton and Nancy Perkins Bond. He was a former employee of Anderson Auto Parts, owner...

Charles Lindy Worley,

Charles Lindy Worley,

April 24, 2013

Mr. Charles Lindy Worley, Sr., 84, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at his home. Mr. Worley was born in Elberton to the late Dunston Baker & Lola Hall Worley. He and his wife, Mary DeWitt Worley, had celebrated 57 years of marriage. Lindy Worley, with the Lord’s blessings was a self made man. He started working...

Willie Mae Jordan Tate

Willie Mae Jordan Tate

April 24, 2013

Willie Mae Jordan Tate, 89, of 2016 John Tate Road, Bowman, wife of the late John Jasper Tate, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at her son’s residence. Mrs. Tate was born in Clarke County, October 23, 1923, daughter of the late Willie Jordan and Lucy Fleming Jordan Bellew, step-daughter of the late Andy Bellew. She was a homemaker and...

Cecelia Fostine Jaynes

Cecelia Fostine Jaynes

April 23, 2013

Cecelia Fostine Jaynes, 73, of 228 Forest Lane Colbert, Georgia passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born March 7, 1940 in Athens, Georgia to the late Curtis W. Jaynes, Sr. and Evie Lee Patterson Jaynes. She was a retired house mother for troubled youth. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Susan Stephens of Colbert, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law...

Sfc (Ret) Jimmy Lane Booth, Sr.

Sfc (Ret) Jimmy Lane Booth, Sr.

April 21, 2013

SFC (Ret) Jimmy Lane “Sarge” Booth, Sr., 79, of 1969 Tanglewood Drive, Elberton, husband of 52 years to Marilyn Joy Williams Booth, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Booth was born in Cordele, Crisp County, GA, August 17, 1933, to the late Leory and Mildred Hackett Booth. He retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years...

Ernest Roy Ridgeway

Ernest Roy Ridgeway

April 20, 2013

Ernest Roy Ridgeway, 53, of Bowman, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Ridgeway was born in Elbert County, December 25, 1959, to Martha Dickerson Kidd and the late Ernest Jack Ridgeway. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of Bowman Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memories are children, Deanna Reynolds, Justin Ridgeway, and...

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley

April 16, 2013

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley, age 83 of Bowman, Georgia, passed away on April 16, 2013. She was born on July 14, 1929, in Elberton, Georgia to the late William Spence and Louise Faulkner (Spence) Colson. C P Colson was her step-father with whom she lived from age four to adulthood. Ramona was a member of the Elberton Pentecostal Holiness...

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp

April 12, 2013

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp, 83, of Monroe, widow of Sanders Camp, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Camp was born in Loganville, August 12, 1929, to the late J.E. and Lucille Boozer Boss. She was a Real Estate Broker, developer and builder. She was a member of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville. She was...

Ruby Broadwell McCurley

Ruby Broadwell McCurley

April 11, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Louise Broadwell McCurley, 77, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mrs. McCurley was born in Abbeville, South Carolina to the late Barney and Alma Lee Evans Broadwell.She was the widow of the late Lee Eugene McCurley. Mrs. McCurley worked as a beautician for several years, and later worked at Spring...

Patricia Ann Brennan

Patricia Ann Brennan

April 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Brennan, 65 of 104 Peachtree Street, Colbert, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, at her residence. Born April 2, 1948 in Rochester, New York to the late Richard W. Brennan and Margaret Lipsey Brennan. She was retired from Athens Regional Medical Center in the admitting office. Left to cherish her memories are her daughters Christine Crouch Browarski of...

Jackie Wall Coogler

Jackie Wall Coogler

April 11, 2013

Lola Julienne "Jackie" Wall Coogler, 82, of 440 Highland Avenue, Elberton, wife of the late John B. Coogler, Jr., passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Coogler was born in Elbert County, May 16, 1930, to the late Jule Wall and Elizabeth Field Wall.She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, a member of...

Lanita Ward Phillips

Lanita Ward Phillips

April 10, 2013

Susan Lanita Ward Phillips passed away on the 10th day of April, 2013.She was the daughter of James Morgan and Mary Calhoun Ward.She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on December 16, 1941, and there graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1960.She attended Reinhardt College and in 1965, graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Hertha Howell Robertson

Hertha Howell Robertson

April 9, 2013

Hertha Howell Robertson, 94, of Greenville, widow of Ard Teasley Robertson, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Born in Hart County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Ada Brown Howell. Mrs. Robertson retired from Gladding Floatation. She was a former member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church for...

Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee

Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee

April 5, 2013

Heaven received a beautiful angel with the passing of Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee on Friday, April 5, 2013. Born in Athens, Ga., on April 7, 1998, to Tracy Coley Giese and John Lawrence Curlee, Jr., “Bekkah” was just shy of her 15th birthday. Bekkah was a member of Elberton First United Methodist Church’s Youth Group and attended Holy Cross Lutheran Church....