Obituaries
Kermit R. Booth Jr.
September 14, 2009
Born in Hall County, he was a son of the late Kermit R. Booth Sr. and Gladys Mae Wallace Booth. He was retired from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of service, where he was a veteran of the Vietnam War and Korean Conflict, he was a member of the American Legion for 16 years, and a lifelong member of...
Mary Ruth Benton
September 9, 2009
A daughter of the late William Walker Stewart and Julia Fricks Stewart. Survivors include a son Edward Len "Eddie" Benton, brother and sister-in-law Joe and Ruth Stewart, sister-in-laws Earla Stewart, and Sue Fourman, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband John L. Benton, sister Montine Hardy, and brothers Luther Stewart, and Roy Stewart. Funeral...
Raymond Jasper Tate
September 4, 2009
Born in Madison County, he was a son of Willie Mae Jordan Tate and the late John Jasper Tate. Survivors include his wife Clara Rousey Tate, daughter April Canter, son David Tate, mother Willie Mae Jordan Tate, sisters Phyllis Scarborough, and Joyce Suttles, brother Bobby Tate, and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday September 6, at 3PM at...
Dolores Gomez Campos
September 1, 2009
Born in Montpelier, VT she was a daughter of the late Louis Gomez Sr. and Catherine Mero Gomez. She was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian Faith. Survivors include a daughter Maria Anderson, a son Louis Campos, 9 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, and was preceded in death by a son...
Larry Kevin Brown
August 29, 2009
Born in Anderson County he was a son of Ann Smith Brown and the late Larry Donald Brown. Survivors include his children Derrian and Jagger Brown, mother Ann Smith Brown, sisters Allison & Tim Hayes, and Crystal Brown, brother Ryan Brown, grandmother Mariene Brown, 3 nieces and 1 nephew. Funeral services will be Thursday September 3, at 1PM at the...
Phillip Scott Robertson
August 27, 2009
Phillip Scott "Lurch" Robertson, 34, of 1132 Sutton Way died Thursday August 27, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was a son of Debra Higginbotham Robertson Wilson and the late Michael Phillip Robertson. He was the grandson of Mary Jean Higginbotham Ginn and the late Dewey Higginbotham, and James Felix and Clyde Mackey Robertson....
Stanley M. Chastain
August 27, 2009
He was the former governor and member of the VFW-Moose Lodge, and owner of Chastain Welding & Repair. Survivors include his wife Joyce Rice Chastain, daughter Janis Deanne Chastain, brothers Steve Chastain, Clyde "Buddy" Chastain, and Carter Chastain. Funeral services will be held Sunday August 30, at 3PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family is at...
Pauline Reid Taylor
August 23, 2009
Born in Macon County / Cowee Community in Franklin, NC she was a daughter of the late Andrew Willburn Reid Sr. and Cora Lucille Jones Reid. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton where she was a Sunday School Teacher for many years, she was a school teacher for 13 years, and co-owned / operated Ace...
William Weir Middleton
August 22, 2009
He was the son of the late John Weir Elizabeth McGregor Middleton. Survivors include his wife Daisy Bone Middleton, and one niece and one nephew. Funeral services will be held Tuesday August 25, at 2PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2PM...
Russell Scott Berry
August 21, 2009
Survivors include a son Hunter Scott Berry, mother and father Norman Lee Berry and Anne Ankerich Berry, grandparents Joel and Sue Ankerich, brothers Matthew Lee Berry and Christopher William Berry, niece and nephew Victoria Lee Berry and Matthew Colin Berry. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday August 26, at 3PM at Elmhurst Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family...
Glenda Wright Eavenson
August 20, 2009
Mrs. Glenda Wright Eavenson, age 89, of Elberton passed away August 20, 2009 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Eavenson was born in Jackson County, GA to the late George Samuel Wright and Eloise Bennett Wright.She was a long-time member of Concord UMC and UMW, Elberton Pilot Club, and DAR.She was also a retired school teacher and retired Hart County Extension...
Don L. Albertson
August 17, 2009
Survivors include his wife Judith "Judy" Higginbotham Albertson, sons Jason L. Albertson, and Scott G. & JoAnn Albertson, his mother Alice Madden Albertson, sister Teresa & Heyward Davis, brother W.D & Theresa Albertson, and one grandson Austin Jayce Albertson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 19, at 11:30 AM at Fortsonia Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from...
Jimmy Gaines Brown
August 15, 2009
Born in Hart County he was a son of the late Benson C. Brown, and Jewel Thornton Brown. He was a member of The First Presbyterian Church of Elberton, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War where he received the Bronze Star of Valor. Survivors include his wife of the home Joy McIntosh Brown, sons and daughters in law...
Jimmie Ray Sanders
August 13, 2009
Mrs. Jimmie Ray Rhodes Sanders, age 81, of Elberton, passed away August 13, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Sanders was born in Elbert County, GA the daughter of the late Joseph Lee Rhodes and Eva Audrey Mattox Rhodes.She was an avid gardener and she was a long-time member of Northside Baptist Church where she served as Church Secretary for over...
Mildred Carlan Willis
August 4, 2009
Mildred Lucille Carlan Willis, 91, of Elberton, took her place in heaven on August 4, 2009, surrounded by her five children and her faithful dog, “Gypsy.” She was born June 21, 1918, in Elbert County, the beloved only child of the late Abijah and Ida Ruff Carlan. Mrs. Willis was preceded in death by her husband, the love of her...
Thomas Alton Childs
August 1, 2009
Survivors include his wife of 76 years Alice Ruth Scott Childs, daughters Faye Mills, Carolyn E. "Liz" Jones, Nona Churney, and Sandra Eckstein, sons Billy Childs, and Tom Childs, 24 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and a number of great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 5, at 3PM at Woodlawn United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 1-3PM...
Richard Edgar Stratton
July 25, 2009
Richard Edgar Stratton, 66, of 2436 Anderson Highway, Elberton, husband of Joy Welborn Stratton, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Clarke Country, he was a son of the late Omer and Albina Gaines Stratton. He was a member of the Elberton Elks Lodge 1100 and the New Bethel United Methodist Church. He was a former...
Ezra Perry Wallace
July 25, 2009
Born in Elbert Country, he was a son of the late Hut Wallace and Eunice Flynn Wallace. He was a retired Blacksmith, a charter member of Calvery Baptist Church and served as Decon for many years, and a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean conflict serving in the Company "B" 141 Tank Battalion. Survivors include spouse; Sue Morrow Wallace...
Thomas Nelson
July 23, 2009
Mr. Thomas Nelson, age 57, of Dewy Rose passed away July 23, 2009. A son of the late Howard Thomas Nelson and Dorothy Emily Goble, Mr. Nelson worked in the granite industry as a top polisher, truck driver and maintenance technician for thirty five years.In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Lonnie Sanford and...
Harry Allen Smith
July 23, 2009
Survivors include sisters Jenny Grimes, and Lorene Collins, nephews Bobby Wilson, and Waymon Worley, a niece Carol Sims, great-nephew Nick Veal, and a great-niece Nicole Veal. Funeral services will be held Sunday July 26, at 4PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-4PM just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home.
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