Obituaries
Edith Ernestine Mann Dickerson
March 25, 2023
Mrs. Edith 'Ernestine' Mann Dickerson, 91, of Tate Circle, Elberton, wife of the late Clarence Holder Dickerson, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Mrs. Dickerson was born in Chattooga County on September 11, 1931, daughter of the late Thomas Lafayette Mann and Myrtle Nicholson Mann Headrick. She was of the Baptist faith and a clerk having retired from the Wal-Mart...
Walter Edward "Bo" Evans
March 25, 2023
Mr. Walter Edward “Bo” Evans, 83, of Heard Drive, Elberton, husband of 44 years to Patty Faye Lesseur Cleveland Evans, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Evans was born in Elberton on January 4, 1940, son of the late Worley E. Evans and Mary Chandler Lee Evans. He worked all of his life in various...
Janie Christine Davis Gierke
March 24, 2023
Ms. Janie ‘Christine’ Davis Gierke, 67, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital following a five week battle with cancer.
Christine was born in Elberton on November 27, 1955, the oldest child of the late George Clark Davis, Sr. and Jeanette Christine Wilder Davis. She was a graduate of Elbert County High School. She...
Brenda Ann Poulnott Flowers
March 24, 2023
Ms. Brenda Ann Poulnott Flowers, 64, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at her residence.
Brenda was born on July 30, 1958, in Warner Robins where she was raised and educated. She served her country faithfully in both the United States Air Force and the Georgia Army National Guard. Her family, friends, dogs, and serving her country meant...
Betty Lawson Poss
March 23, 2023
Betty Lawson Poss, 95, formerly of Tifton, died peacefully at Tignall House Assisted Living in Tignall, GA, on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
She was born in Valdosta, GA, on November 5, 1927, to Bessie Bonnell Lawson and John Briggs Lawson. A Celebration of Life service will be held for family and close friends in July 2023, and Betty will join Bob...
Gerald Allen Laughlin
March 23, 2023
Mr. Gerald Allen Laughlin, 56, of Elberton Hwy. Dewy Rose, GA passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Anmed Medical Center in Anderson, SC.
Mr. Laughlin was born July 8, 1966 in Tuscola, IL to Gerald Laughlin and Irma Jane Kingery Laughlin.
He is survived by his sister: Vickie Laughlin of Dewy Rose, GA.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services...
Rachel Annette Brock Pless
March 23, 2023
**Please note service location change**
Mrs. Rachel Annette Brock Pless, 81, of Anderson Highway, Hartwell, GA went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Mrs. Pless was born on January 21, 1942, in Seneca, SC to Dennis Calvin Brock, Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Fitzgerald Brock. She loved her Lord and was a member of Assembly Church of Hartwell. Rachel...
Grant Lon Case
March 20, 2023
Mr. Grant Lon Case, 70, of Acworth, GA, passed away on March 20, 2023.
Grant was born on July 22, 1952 to George and Bonnie (Mills) Case in Estherville, IA. After Grant graduated from Kingsley-Pearson High School in 1970, he went on to the University of Iowa where he met his best friend and wife Mary. After following his dream to...
Emily B. Gordon
March 19, 2023
Emily B. Gordon, of Elberton, formerly of Anderson, South Carolina, age 87, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023.
Emily had a loving and infectious personality and will be remembered for her flirtatious nature which led her to becoming a well loved employee of the “original” Anderson Waffle House.
She is survived by her remaining daughter, Debbie Manley; grandchildren, Jason...
Alexander "Alex" Sidney Hawes
March 19, 2023
Alexander "Alex" Hawes, age 82, passed away of cancer on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at his home in the Atlanta neighborhood known as East Atlanta. Alex was born in Elberton, GA, in 1940 to the late Peyton and Virginia (née Smith) Hawes. After graduating from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, he attended Georgia Tech where he was a member...
Ruth Castellaw Brown
March 19, 2023
Ruth P. Castellaw Brown, 93, peacefully passed away in Elberton, GA to her heavenly home on March 19, 2023.
Ruth was the daughter of the late Emma C. Stowers and the late Travis R. Pickens.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Alma Watkins, and her three brothers, Andrew Pickens, Aubrey Pickens, and Marion Travis “Pick”...
Beverly Jean Cox Haws
March 17, 2023
Beverly Jean Cox Haws, age 71, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Mesquite, Texas, the place she had called home for the past twenty-six years.
Born in Torrance, California on October 28, 1951, Beverly moved with her family to Elberton, Georgia in 1968. She graduated from Elbert County High School with the class of 1969. Under the teachings of...
Chance Michael Beasley
March 17, 2023
Mr. Chance Michael Beasley, age 36, of Danielsville, GA joined his father, Michael E. Beasley and brother, Jake E. Beasley in heaven on Friday, March 17, 2023. He was born August 21, 1986 in Athens. Chance was a 2005 graduate of Madison County High School and then attended Clemson University in South Carolina where he was a member of Sigma...
Charles Eugene Johnson
March 14, 2023
Mr. Charles Eugene Johnson, 64, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
Mr. Johnson was born in Virginia on May 19, 1958, son of the late Thomas Eugene “Tommy” Johnson and Laura ‘Rebecca’ Brown Johnson. Charles worked at WestPoint in Calhoun Falls as a fixer and retired from Bubba Foods as a machine operator. In his younger years, he...
Imogene Segars Brown
March 13, 2023
Mrs. Imogene Segars Brown, 87, of Highway 72 W, Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of 58 years to the late Claude ‘Vernon’ Brown, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Harper’s Personal Care Home in Washington, GA.
Mrs. Brown was born in Hart County, GA on July 11, 1935, daughter of the late James Henry Segars and Lois Marie Lawrence Segars....
Helen Beatrice Helms Link
March 12, 2023
Mrs. Helen Beatrice Helms Link, affectionately known as “Bea” entered into rest on Sunday, the 12th of March, 2023, at Magnolia Estates Assisted Living in Elberton, GA at the age of 91.
A longtime resident of Gaston County, NC, Helen Beatrice Helms was born on the 24th of July, 1931, to Taft Bartley Helms and Myrtle Jennie Rhodes Helms. She moved...
Alton Lawrence Fleming
March 8, 2023
Mr. Alton Lawrence Fleming, 75, of W. Ginn Street, Bowman, husband of 39 years to Connie Annette Teasley Fleming, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Alton was born in Elbert County on January 25, 1948, son of the late Thomas Albert Fleming, Sr. and Virgie Gertrude Fuller Fleming. Among many other jobs throughout the years,...
Bonnie Gaye Kay
March 8, 2023
Ms. Bonnie Gaye Kay, 63, of W. Tate Street, Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville.
She is preceded in death by her father, William Doyle Kay and is survived by her mother, Barbara Jo Vaughter Kay; daughter, Amber Kay Lollis of Williamston, SC; son, Joshua Jackson of Columbia, SC; brother, Bryan...
Luther Talmadge "Bubber" Evans, Sr.
March 4, 2023
Luther Talmadge “Bubber” Evans, Sr. passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023- one month prior to his 84th birthday, and three weeks prior to his 56th wedding anniversary. Luther was born in Elberton to the late Luther Alexander Evans and Lois Black Evans Pless. A true outdoorsman, he loved being outside- whether it was in a deer stand, holding a fishing...
Carey Donald Cooper
March 4, 2023
Mr. Carey Donald Cooper, 73, of Petersburg Road, Elberton, GA, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Spring Valley Nursing Home.
Mr. Cooper was born July 18, 1949, in Elberton, GA to Mac Allen Cooper and Allie Mae Rousey Cooper. He was a retired manager from Anderson Auto Parts and was a veteran serving in the Army National Guard.
He is survived...
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