Obituaries

Pamela Lee Wilson Ingram
September 14, 2023
Mrs. Pamela Lee Wilson Ingram, age 56, of Benton Road, Carlton, passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens with her family at her side.
Mrs. Ingram was born in Athens on October 31, 1966, daughter of the late Tommy Lee Wilson and Frances Marie Smith Wilson. She was a homemaker for most...
Hattie Mae McIntosh
September 12, 2023
Ms. Hattie Blackwell McIntosh of Elberton Georgia was called home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2023. She was born September 16,1950 In Hart County GA, to Mr. William Blackwell and Mrs. Bermice Jones Blackwell. "Ms. Hattie" was employed by Wayne's Poultry and Bowman Sewing Plant. "Ms. Hattie" was well known for her outgoing personality, laughs, and...
Roy Jeptha Kidd
September 11, 2023
Mr. Roy Jeptha Kidd, age 92, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mr. Kidd was born in Comer on December 17, 1930, son of the late Roy Alec Kidd and Evie Lena King Kidd. He graduated from Comer High School and furthered his education at Athens Technical College. Roy went to work...
Wilma Sue Morrow Wallace
September 10, 2023
Mrs. Wilma ‘Sue’ Morrow Wallace, 89, of Country Club Road, Elberton, wife of 59 years to the late Ezra Perry Wallace, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Magnolia Estates.
Mrs. Wallace was born in Calhoun Falls, SC on October 12, 1933, daughter of the late Theoplous Decatur Morrow and Ruth Shiflet Morrow. She worked as a paraprofessional...
Mary McLanahan McGinty
September 9, 2023
Mary McLanahan McGinty, age 89, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 under the wonderful care of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
She was born in Elberton to the late Julius Pope McLanahan and Ruth Lillian Acker McLanahan. Â She lived most of her life in Elberton until her health began declining. Â It was then she moved closer to her daughter...

Linda Shirley Small Christie
September 8, 2023
Linda Shirley Small Christie, 59, of Hartwell, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Hartwell as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Ms. Christie was born in Germany on March 20, 1964, daughter of Lilli Schick Perdue and the late John Walter Small and Hannelore Marianna Schick Small. She was a home healthcare caregiver.
Surviving are...
Daccius Lajarius Kendrick
September 7, 2023
Daccius Lajarious Kendrick, 32, of Washington, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Augusta University Medical Center.
Mr. Kendrick was born in Washington on August 8, 1991, son of Sim Binns, III and the late Aretha D. Kendrick. He was a home health certified nursing assistant.
Surviving, in addition to his father of Washington, are his sister, Shaquanah...
Antonia C. Pope
September 6, 2023
Mrs. Antonia Charmane Simpson Pope, 49, of Elberton, GA wife of Kenneth Pope entered into rest Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Mrs. Pope was born December 9, 1973 in Hartwell, GA and was a member of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Left to cherish her memory, she leaves her parents: Priscilla Allen and Charles Craft. Her husband: Kenneth Pope; her children:...
Bobby Lynn Maxwell
September 5, 2023
Mr. Bobby Lynn Maxwell, 58, of Factory Hole Road, Bowman, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in Bowman as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Bobby was born in Bowman on July 28, 1965, son of Pearlie Mae Blakely James and the late Frank Maxwell. He was educated in the Elbert County School System and a...
Frank Norman
September 4, 2023
Hicks Funeral Home is announcing the death of Frank Norman for Anderson Underwood Funeral Home of Dahlonega. Â He is survived locally by his brother, Jack Norman. Â
Frank R. Norman, age 87, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away suddenly on September 4, 2023. He was born on July 15, 1936, in Lincolnton, Georgia, to the late Claude Norman and the late...
Linda Mairholtz Wilson
September 1, 2023
Linda Mairholtz Wilson, age 79, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 in Abby Hospice in Social Circle. Linda was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Webb and Nora Frances Johnson Mairholtz. She was a graduate of Athens High School, a member of the First Baptist Church of Athens and retired from Delmar Blinds after many years of service....
Jessica LeAnn Rigdon
August 28, 2023
Jessica LeAnn Rigdon was born on November 26, 1987, in Anderson, South Carolina and entered into rest on August 28, 2023, in Comer, Georgia, at the age of 35. Her love of stars as a child carried on into adulthood and ultimately gained her the nickname of “Star”, something she was particularly proud of. The oldest daughter of James Lavelle...
Major Henry Edward Hammond, Jr., US Army, Retired
August 28, 2023
Major Henry Edward Hammond, Jr., US Army, Retired, died on Monday, August 28, 2023, at his home in Bowman, Georgia. Husband of Janice Carol Davis Hammond, Henry was 78 years old.
Henry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1945, son of the late Henry Edward Hammond, Sr. and Anna Dudzek Hammond. The family relocated to Mr. Hammond, Sr.’s...
Clifford Alvin Chafin
August 25, 2023
Clifford Alvin Chafin, 92, of Washington, GA passed away peacefully at his home, surronded by his immediate family, on August 25, 2023 .
Alvin was a retired veteran of the United States Army and Navy, and proudly served his country in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. He was preceded in death by his parents, Miles and Willie Pearl Gresham...
Bobbie Sue Hughes Allen
August 25, 2023
Mrs. Bobbie Sue Hughes Allen, 79, of Elberton, GA, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Born on June 16, 1944, in Elberton, GA, daughter of the late John Henry Hughes and Alice Sue Allen Hughes, Bobbie Sue joined Oak Grove Baptist Church at an early age and remained a faithful member as long as...
Charles Franklin Mathews
August 24, 2023
Mr. Charles Franklin Mathews, 78, of North Eades Rd. Carlton, GA passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Hospital.
Mr. Mathews was born November 13, 1944 in Lexington, GA to Ralph Mathews and Annie Mae Aaron Mathews. He was a member of Millstone Baptist Church and was an retired electrical coil winder at ABB, a former baliff for...
Willie Norman, Sr.
August 24, 2023
Mr. Willie Norman, Sr., 99, was born on February 10, 1924 to the late Nelson and Rosella Norman. He was the youngest of six children born of that union. He entered into eternal rest on August 24, 2023. Willie was employed in the granite industry and Elberton Manufacturing Company until his retirement in 1989. He loved his job as...
Michael O'Neal Hughes
August 24, 2023
Mr. Michael O”Neal Hughes, 58, of Elberton, GA entered his eternal rest on Thursday, August 24, 2023.
Michael was born on August 2, 1965 to the late Emma Heard Hughes and James Hughes.
Michael is preceded in death by his late wife: Lisa Hughes; parents: Emma and James Hughes; brothers: James Charles Hughes, Randy Hughes, Kevin Hughes and Willie Hughes.
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Carolyn Nance Rucker
August 21, 2023
Carolyn Nance Rucker, 84, of Elberton, Georgia, died at her home on August 21 after a nearly year-long battle with cancer.Â
She was born October 2, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama to Richard and Lucille Nance. Carolyn was the youngest of four children. As a young adult, she attended the University of Montevallo and began her career in the group...
Maryann West Griggs
August 21, 2023
Mrs. Maryann West Griggs died peacefully in her sleep at home in Elberton, Georgia on Monday, August 21, 2023, with her husband of 26 years, William Troy "Bill" Griggs, at her side. She was 76. Born on June 9, 1947, in Washington, Pennsylvania, Maryann and her family relocated to California at a young age and she always considered California home....
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