Obituaries

Doris Rhodes Sanders

Doris Rhodes Sanders

November 15, 2008

Mrs. Doris R. Sanders Mrs. Doris R. Sanders, age 78 of Elberton, died November 15, 2008.She was born in Elbert County to the late Joseph Lee Rhodes and Eva Audrey Mattox Rhodes.She was a member of Concord UMC for over 50 years, and retired from Elbert Manufacturing as a label maker.She was preceded in death by her husband of 48...

Wilbur J. Cornell

Wilbur J. Cornell

November 11, 2008

Mr. Wilbur J. Cornell, age 85, a lifelong resident of Elbert County, died November 11, 2008.Born December 26, 1922 to his parents John W. Cornell and Lula Jane Maxwell, he was a Navy veteran, retired from Elbert County Police Department after twenty seven years of service.Mr. Cornell was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon...

Sandra Kay Lapierre

Sandra Kay Lapierre

November 11, 2008

Mrs. Sandra Myers Lapierre, age 53, of Comer, GA died November 11, 2008. Mrs. Lapierre was the daughter of the late Nancy Cook Myers and Vaughn Myers.She was very involved in the Boy Scouts of America as an instructor in all fields, and she was the first female Scoutmaster in the Cherokee District of Georgia.She is survived by her husband,...

Lois Mcmullan Adams

Lois Mcmullan Adams

November 10, 2008

Survivors include a daughter Carol Biddle, a son Rusty Adams, a brother Marion J. McMullan Jr., 4 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday November 13, at 11AM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 10:30-11AM Thursday just prior to the service at Berry Funeral Home. The family has requested...

Harlon Edison Nucklos

Harlon Edison Nucklos

October 31, 2008

***NOTE: NUCKLOS PRONOUNCED “KNUCKLES” MR. HARLON NUCKLOS Mr. Harlon Nucklos, age 74 of Elberton died in his home October 31, 2008.He was the son of the late Abb E. Nucklos and Flora Cannon Nucklos.He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Mattie Nucklos. He is survived by his daughter, Bonnie (husband, Robert) James of Seneca, SC; sons,...

Sarah Smallwood Grimes

Sarah Smallwood Grimes

October 28, 2008

Survivors include her husband Roy Grimes, sons Terry Nix, and James Nix, sisters Mary Ann Williams, Betty Nix, Marie Willingham, Peggy Ware, and Margaret Simmons, brothers Johnny Smallwood, Tommy Smallwood, Leonard Knight, and Charles Smallwood, and 3 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday October 31, at 1PM at Forest Hills Assembly of God. The family will recieve friends from...

"Hiball" Hugh Dorsey Mills

"Hiball" Hugh Dorsey Mills

October 25, 2008

Survivors include a daughter Sandra M. Yeargin, sons Galen Mills and Austin "Butch" Mills, 7 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Burton Mills. Funeral services will be held Monday October 27, at 4PM at the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. The family will recieve friends from 6-8PM Sunday night at Berry Funeral...

Rolline B. Jones

Rolline B. Jones

October 21, 2008

Mrs. Rolline B. Jones, age 74, of Elberton, died October 23, 2008 at Regency Hospital in Greenville, SC.She was the daughter of the late Elbert Bowdoin and Homer Barrow Bowdoin.She was a lifetime member of Elberton First Baptist Church, and she worked as a medical nurse in Elberton for 47 years.She was preceded in death by her sister, Miss Laverne...

Faye Kidd Smith

Faye Kidd Smith

October 21, 2008

Survivors include her husband Lewis Smith, daughters Joy Cochran, Jo Banister, Janine Scarborough, and Angela Johnson, brothers Ray Kidd, and Ronnie Kidd, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Saturday October 25, at 11AM at Eliam United Methodist Church. The family will recieve friends at the home and following the service at Eliam United Methodist Church. In...

Tracy Bowie Mason

Tracy Bowie Mason

October 17, 2008

Survivors: Daughter;Jessica Faith Mason.Son;Matthew James Mason. Her Mother and Father;Myra and James Bowie, Sr.,Sister;Rebecca Bond.Brother;Rod Bowie Jr. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Sunday Oct. 19, at the Celebration Outreach Center, with Bishop Bill Jones and Rev. Bobby Humpries officiating.Burial will be in Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery.She will lie in state in the church from 2 PM...

Jonell McIntosh

Jonell McIntosh

October 16, 2008

Mrs. Jonell Lovinggood McIntosh, age 81, of Dewy Rose, wife of Clifford Brantley McIntosh Sr. died on October 16, 2008.She was a long time member of Deep Creek Baptist Church She is survived by her daughters Mary Case of Elberton and Pricscilla (Mike) Mills of Elberton; her son Brantley (Vee) McIntosh of Dewy Rose; 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren....

Beatrice Ada Hammond

Beatrice Ada Hammond

October 15, 2008

Mrs. Beatrice Bowman Hammond Mrs. Beatrice Bowman, age 82, of Elberton, died October 15, 2008 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home.She was a lifelong member of Deep Creek Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her husband Hoyt Hammond and two infant daughters. She is survived by her son, Douglas and Joyce Hammond of Collinsville, OK; her sister Dorothy Jones of...

Sara Ayers Stratton

Sara Ayers Stratton

October 15, 2008

Survivors include sons and daughters in laws Grady Leon Stratton Jr. and Carllene Stratton, Terry D. Stratton and Alicia Stratton, and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday October 17, at 2PM at New Bethel United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 7-9PM Thursday night at Berry Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers please make memorials to...

Lucretia Harvell Eaton

Lucretia Harvell Eaton

October 15, 2008

Survivors include her husband Jerry Eaton, daughters Kim McCollum, Melanie Herrington, and Mary Vadan, son Jason Eaton, sister Lynn Payton, brother David Harvell, 2 grandchildren, and a nephew. Private Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family requests no flowers and please make memorials in her honor to Odyessy Health Care.

Damian Randolph Biddle

Damian Randolph Biddle

October 9, 2008

He was a son of William Randolph Biddle and the late Leona Brownstein Biddle. He was a member of Lighthouse Celebration Outreach, and worked at the Athens Tech Library. Survivors include his father William Randolph Biddle and a brother Aaron William Biddle. Funeral services will be held Saturday October 11, at 11AM at the Lighthouse Celebration Outreach with Rev. Bobby...

Grace Cleveland Jones

Grace Cleveland Jones

October 8, 2008

Mrs. Grace Cleveland Jones, age 88, of Elberton, died October 08, 2008.She was the daughter of the late Worley C. Alexander and Maxie Sue Adams.She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty years, Mr. James Cecil Jones, her brother Amos G. Alexander and sister Nora Shelton.Mrs. Jones was a lifetime member of New Bethel United Methodist Church. She...

J. Herman Powell

J. Herman Powell

October 6, 2008

He was a son of the late Jim Powell and Lucy Bowick Powell. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Ruby, Clara, Wallace, Grady, Horace, and Rayford. He was a lifelong member of Northside Baptist Church in Calhoun Falls, SC., a Charter member of the Lions Club...

Jane Guest Webb

Jane Guest Webb

October 3, 2008

Survivors include:Husband,Johnny Webb;sister,TeRessie Cown,Brother,Larry L. Guest.She was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Stanley Howard Guest. She was also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 PM at the Elberton First UMC with Rev. Wayne Smith officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. The Family is at the...

Robert Jesse Slocumbe Jr.

Robert Jesse Slocumbe Jr.

October 1, 2008

Survivors include his wife Elizabeth "Lisa" E. Slocumbe, daughter Lauren Elizabeth Slocumbe, son Robert J. Slocumbe III, his father Robert J. Slocumbe Sr. stepmother Marilyn N. Slocumbe, sister and brother in law Lawana and Steve Pennington, and 2 nephews Rob and Reid. Memorial services will be held Saturday October 4, at 3PM at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Athens, GA, and...

William E. Hudson

William E. Hudson

September 28, 2008

Survivors include sisters Virgina Palmer, Barbara Martin, and Estelle Jacobs, 3 nieces and 3 nephews. Graveside funeral services will be held Thursday October 2 at 2PM at Elmhurst Cemetery. The family will recieve friends following the service at Elmhurst Cemetery.