Obituaries

Charles Arthur Pickel

Charles Arthur Pickel

February 8, 2011

Mr. Charles Arthur Pickel, 70, of 2146 Indian Hill Road, Elberton, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011, in the St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Sevierville, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Charles Edward Pickel. He was an Army Veteran serving in Korea, and a retired stone mason. Survivors include his mother, Phyllis Grace Mooris Pickel; daughter, Barbra Galyon of...

Harlen Dean Lunsford

Harlen Dean Lunsford

January 29, 2011

Harlen Dean Lunsford, 70, of 1533 Hartwell Highway, Elberton, Ga., passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at his home. Harlen was born in Elberton, Georgia. He was the son of the late Grover Lunsford and Frances Moore Lunsford.He was the owner of Keepsake Granite. Dean is survived by his wife of the home, Vivian Rieder Lunsford.Mr. Lunsford was preceded...

Walter Watson Davis

Walter Watson Davis

January 28, 2011

Walter Watson Davis, 76, of 1392 Whites Chapel Road, Elberton, husband of Sara Ann Dutton Davis, died Friday, January 28, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Davis was born May 23 1934, in Elbert County, a son of the late James Robert and Janie Elizabeth Gunter Davis. He was retired from Coggins Granite Company as a stone polisher and was of...

Vernon Leroy Smith

Vernon Leroy Smith

January 25, 2011

Mr. Vernon Leroy Smith, age 88, of Marietta, formerly of Mableton, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011.He is survived by his sons, Don Smith of Lithia Springs, Larry Smith of Elberton; daughter, Linda McPerson of Ocala, FL; sister, Kathryn Mabrey of Atlanta; 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren.He was preceeded in death by his wife, Gladys Fountain Smith and daughter, Sharon Kay...

Frankie Harold Taylor

Frankie Harold Taylor

January 22, 2011

Frankie Harold "Harry" Taylor, 64, of Anderson County, SC, widower of Pauline Margaret Taylor, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, at 1:55 in the afternoon, in the Rainey Hospice House. He was born May 30, 1946, son of Herschall Taylor and the late Frank Louis Taylor. Harry was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was a auto mechanic. Survivors,...

Dorothy Ann Jones Gossett

Dorothy Ann Jones Gossett

January 22, 2011

Dorothy Ann Jones Gossett, 70, of 94 Cade Street, Hartwell, GA passed away Saturday January 22, 2011. Born in Walton County, GA she was a daughter of the late Charlie Calloway Jones and Willie Mae Knight Jones. Survivors include daughters, Barbara House of Martin, GA, Cherrie Stearman of Lavonia, GA and Malinda Lane of Jackson, GA, a sister Elizabeth Still...

Dan G. Bradshaw

Dan G. Bradshaw

January 21, 2011

Dan G. "Jerry" Bradshaw, 62, of 2376 Pulliam Mill Road Dewy Rose, GA passed away Friday January 21, 2011 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Elbert County, he was a son of the late George Hampton Bradshaw and Florine Hammond Bradshaw. He was of the Methodist Faith, and retried from the textile industry. Survivors include sisters Donia & Ferrell Gilbert...

Pauline Brown Jordan

Pauline Brown Jordan

January 20, 2011

Pauline Brown Jordan, 83, of Bowman, widow of Hugh Guy Jordan, died Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jordan was born in Hart County, August 5, 1927, daughter of the late William Dial and Mae Belle Bryson Brown. She was a seamstress for Oxford Industries and was a member of the Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Survivors...

Lonnie Mathis Smith

Lonnie Mathis Smith

January 19, 2011

Lonnie Mathis “Bud” Smith, 80, of 2433 Indian Hill Road, Elberton passed away on January 19, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Bud was born on July 14, 1930, in Oglethorpe County, Ga.He was the son of the late Jack Smith and Abalena Slay Smith.Mr. Smith served his country during the Korean Conflict and was awarded the bronze star. Mr....

Milton Charles Smith

Milton Charles Smith

January 13, 2011

Milton Charles "Mickey" Smith, 64, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Cartersville Medical Center.  Born in Elberton, GA, February 17, 1946, he was the son of the late Mildred Hammond Smith Carpenter and the late Cecil Simon Shetford Smith.  He was a graduate of Elbert County High School in 1964 where he was a football player and co-captain...

Frank Robinson Flowers, Iii

Frank Robinson Flowers, Iii

January 12, 2011

Frank Robinson "Robby" Flowers, III, 63, of 1396 Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of Debbie McGee Flowers, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Flowers was born in Elbert County, August 5, 1947, son of Ramona Spence Flowers Gulley and the late Frank Robinson Flowers, Jr. He grew up in the Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include...

Jean Wilhite Mallard

Jean Wilhite Mallard

January 10, 2011

Jean Wilhite Mallard, 94, of 2071 Athens Highway, Elberton, died Monday morning, January 10, 2011, at the Elbert Memorial Hospital.Ms. Mallard was born in Elbert County, January 9, 1917, the eldest child of the late Linton Herschel, Sr. and Sallie Mae Anderson Wilhite. She was a graduate of Wilhite Academy in Elberton and was retired from the Georgia Department of...

Katie Lester Arnold

Katie Lester Arnold

January 9, 2011

Katie Lester Arnold, age 85, died January 9, 2011, at her residence in Sandy Springs, Ga. She was born and raised in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. She graduated from high school at age 17, and came to Atlanta to go to school and to work. She joined Druid Hills Baptist Church, and met and married Charles Edward Arnold there. They were...

Wayne Douglas Smith

Wayne Douglas Smith

January 9, 2011

Wayne Douglas Smith, 66, of 2386 Sims Drive, Marietta, GA. Passed away on January 9, 2011. Wayne was born and raised in the Palmetto, community of Lexington, Georgia. He was the son of the late Howard Jackson and Syble Evelyn Tiller Smith. He was a member ofMasonic Lodge 228 in Norcross, Georgia. He was a 6 year veteran of the...

Sophia Curlee Jordan

Sophia Curlee Jordan

January 9, 2011

Sophia Curlee Jodan, 41, of 2320 Deep Creek Road, Dewy Rose, wife of Jeff Jordan, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011. Mrs. Jordan was born in Elbert County on July 9, 1969. She was a member of the Deep Creek Baptist Church and was a nurse at The Medical Center of Elberton. Survivors include husband, Jeff Jordan of the home;...

Bruce Adrian Corbin Sr.

Bruce Adrian Corbin Sr.

January 7, 2011

Bruce "Mr. Beautiful" Adrian Corbin Sr., 78, of 840 Academy Drive Elberton, GA widower of the late Mary Katherine Miller Corbin passed away Friday January 7, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ he was a son of the late Percy Carlos Corbin and Verna Lillian Dales Corbin. He was a member of Elberton Christian Church,...

Cornelia Bryson Moon

Cornelia Bryson Moon

January 6, 2011

Cornelia Bryson Moon, 88, of 187 N. Broad Street, Bowman, widow of James Moon, Sr., died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Moon was born in Franklin County, October 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Willie Jack and Carrie Watson Moon. She was a member of the Bowman Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include a son,...

Daniel Perry Hall

Daniel Perry Hall

January 5, 2011

Daniel Perry Hall, 78, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011, in the Elbert County Memorial Hospital. Survivors include daughters; Edie (David) Wright and Judy Hosey of Elberton. Mr. Hall's wishes were to be cremated and no services will be held. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in his honor. Online condolences may...

Evelyn Rice Burney

Evelyn Rice Burney

January 5, 2011

Evelyn Rice Burney, 85, of 2117 Dr. George Ward Road, Elberton, widow of the late Flem Burney died Wednesday January 5, 2011. Born in Elbert County she was a daughter of the late Elmer Rice and Zelma Ray Rice. She was a member of Elberton Church of God, and retired from the textile industry. Survivors include her daughter Linda Maxwell...

Susan Lynn Hill

Susan Lynn Hill

January 2, 2011

Lynn Hill, 61, of 302 Pembroke Circle, Elberton, entered into eternal rest Sunday, January 2, 2011, in the Athens Regional Medical Center. The only child of Frances McCaslan Hill and the late Claude Lee Hill, Lynn was born November 16, 1949, in Elbert County. She was a member of the Francis Asbury United Methodist Church and was employed with the...