Obituaries

Dixie Maxwell Ayers
January 31, 2009
Mrs. Dixie M. Maxwell Ayers, age 77 and lifelong resident of Bowman, died January 31, 2009.Mrs. Ayers was born in Elbert County, GA to the late Boyce L. Maxwell and Lizzie Mae Moore Maxwell and was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.She was a member of North Georgia Daylily Club for 20 years and retired from Rogan, Inc. as office...

Mary Louise West
January 31, 2009
Survivors include a daughter Jane West Schick, several nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday February 2, at 11AM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 10-11AM just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home. The family has requested please in lieu of flowers to make...
Fred Curtis Hampton
January 30, 2009
Mr. Fred Curtis Hampton, age 48 of Elberton, died Friday, January 30, 2009. He is preceded in death by his father Albert C. Hampton. Fred was a avid Georgia Football fan. He is survived by his wife, Sherlyn B. Hampton; mother, Jessie N. Hampton, both of Greer, SC; children, John C. Hampton of Elberton, Amanda Giannotti and Ricky Fuller, both...
Issac Walt Brown
January 29, 2009
Mr. Walter "Walt" Brown, age 82, of Bowman died Thursday, January 29, 2009 in Cobb Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his son Randy Brown of Bowman; daughter Wanda Evans of Bowman; daughter and son-in-law Linda and Tony Alford of Carlton; sister Mildred Roling of Lavonia; and former wife of 19 years Janice Elgin of Canon. 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren...

James Thomas Conwell
January 27, 2009
Survivors include his wife Virginia Baggett Conwell, sons and daughters-in-law Jerry and Sherry Conwell, Larry and Pat Conwell, daughter and son-in-law, Regina and Steve Baughcum, sister Louise Conwell Sims, step-children John and Martha Baggett and Connie and Stan Morse, 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday January 30, at 2PM at Doves Creek Baptist Church. Burial...
David Cobb Hudson, Sr.
January 25, 2009
Mr. David Cobb Hudson, Sr., age 89 of Fortsonia, died January 25, 2009. Mr. Hudson was the last surviving child of the late Albert Rayle Hudson, Sr. and Callie Mae Jones Hudson.He was born in Elbert County and was a lifelong member of Fortsonia Baptist Church.He also served in the US Army in the pacific theater during WWII.He was preceded...

Margaret B. Rucker
January 23, 2009
Born in Elbert County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Carpenter Bond. She was a member of the Elberton First United Methodist Church and a retired teacher. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Baldwin of Marietta, GA; sons, William (Bill) Rucker of Gramling, SC and James B. Rucker of Irmo, SC; 8 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 3 great...

Barbara Turner Davis
January 21, 2009
Survivors include daughters Valgene D. Anderson, and Dottie Arleen D. Faulkner, a son Robert Stephen Davis, 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will held Saturday January 24, at 3PM at the First Baptist Church of Elberton. The family will recieve friends from 1:30-3PM just prior to the service at the First Baptist Church. Flowers are optional and...

Judy Fain Mize
January 20, 2009
Survivors include daughters and son-in-laws Charlene & Charlie Brown, and Donna & Steve Childs, son Robert III & Eva Mize, sister Diane Stanley, brothers James Fain, George Fain, Donald Fain, and Chuck Fain, 9 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday January 22, at 2PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve...
Albert Plumer Hendrick
January 18, 2009
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in WWII in the Pacific Fleet on Battleship USS New Jersey. Survivors include sons Tim Hendrick and John Hendrick, 5 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday January 20, at 3PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 2-3PM just prior to the...
Billy Ciccio
January 17, 2009
William 'Billy' Ciccio, age 44, of Elberton passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009. Survivors include his sons Blake and Jordan Ciccio; and former spouse Teresa Ciccio all of Elberton. A funeral service will be held Friday, January 23, 2009 at 3pm in Hicks Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Randy Coggins will officiate. Interment will follow in Elmhurst Cemetery. The family will...
Rebecca Lovinggood Maxwell
January 17, 2009
Survivors include her husband Travis E. Maxwell, daughter and son-in-law Angie & Phil Foster, sons and daughter-in-laws Doug and Sandy Maxwell, and Richard and Denise Maxwell, sister Geneva Mills, brother Donald Lovinggood, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Monday January 19, 2009 at 2PM at Elberton Christian Church. The family will recieve friends from 1-2PM just...
Sara Alice Guest
January 14, 2009
Mrs. Sara Fortson Guest, age 83 of Elberton, died January 14, 2009. Mrs. Guest was born in Elbert County to the late Jefferson Hood Fortson and Minnie Lou Maxwell Fortson.She was raised in Elberton First United Methodist Church and was an active member of the choir.She was also a member of the local chapter of The Red Hats Society and...
Betty Lou Terrell
January 11, 2009
Ms. Betty Lou Carruth Terrell, loving mother, age 68 of Toccoa, died Jauary 11, 2009.Ms. Terrell was the daughter of the late Charlie Carruth and Johnnie Mae Thompson Carruth and was of the Baptist faith.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Wade Alewine, a granddaughter, Valarie Elizabeth Vickery, and a brother, Jack Carruth....

Joel Hubert Bailey
January 10, 2009
Survivors include:Wife,Sue Bailey; Daughters, Teresa(Jack) Dye, Lisa (Mitch) Ruff, Sister, Crystal Edwards and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Monday (January 12) at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with Rev. Wesley Privett and Rev. Phillip Hart officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park. The family request no flowers and memorials may be...

Sallie Freeda Heide
January 10, 2009
Survivors include daughters Fran White, Vivian Phillips Bridges, and Debbie Barnes, sons Larry Heide, and James Heide, sister Odell Mahalic, brothers Willis Colquitt, and Mark Harwell, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 14 at West End Baptist Church. The family will recieve friends from 2-3PM just prior to the service at West End Baptist Church.
Sara Thomas Whidby
January 7, 2009
Ms. Sara Thomas Willis Whidby, age 83 of Elberton, died January 7, 2009. Ms. Whidby was born in Hart County to the late Haney E. Willis and Minnie Lee Carlton Willis, and she was a life-long member of Concord UMC. She was preceded in death by her son James Edward Whidby and her brother Donald J. Willis. She is survived...

Barbara Mattie Kidd Walters
January 1, 2009
Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Barbara Jean and Terry Wayne Adams, sons Dan Walter Neal, Ronald Lanier Neal, and Donald Lamar Neal, sister Mauline Kellum, brothers Rabun Kidd, Tom Kidd, and Harold Kidd, 9 grandchidlren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 3 at 2PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve...

Milford Howard Higginbotham
January 1, 2009
Survivors include a son Eric Higginbotham, his mother Willie Jewette Mauldin Higginbotham, sister Bernice Wood, brother Raymond Higginbotham, 3 step-children, 2 grandchildren, and 3 great0grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 3 at 11AM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 6-8PM Friday night at Berry Funeral Home.
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