Obituaries
Larry Lamar Vaughn
March 29, 2023
Mr. Larry Lamar Vaughn, 82, of Highway 172 East, Bowman, husband of Mildred Pierce Vaughn, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Comer Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Vaughn was born in Franklin County on November 19, 1940, son of the late Clois Lamar Vaughn and Thelma Leotis Bryant Vaughn. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School and...
James Harold Anderson
March 28, 2023
James H. Anderson, age 54, gained his Heavenly reward on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 while he was surrounded by his loving family.
James was raised in Forsyth County. He was a member of the 1986 graduating class of the former Forsyth County High School (now Forsyth Central) where he was given a standing ovation as he walked across the stage...
Eva Ruth Fowler
March 28, 2023
Mrs. Eva Ruth Bland Fowler, 61, of Banks Academy Rd. Carnesville, GA passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at her home.
Mrs. Fowler was born January 21, 1962 in Jacksonville, FL to Charles Kenneth Bland and Letha Diane Wilbanks Fowler.
She is survived by her husband James Fowler of Lavonia, GA; son and daughter-in-law: Jimmy and Michele Duffee of Martin, GA, daughters...
Betty Lou Prarie
March 27, 2023
Mrs. Betty Lou Cooper Prarie, 63, of Byrum Cemetery Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Monday March 27, 2023 at her home.
Mrs. Prarie was born April 29, 1959 in Bluefield, W.VA to Otis Cooper and Bessie Brewster Cooper. She was a jailer for the Hart County Sheriffs Department.
She is survived by her husband Bruce Prarie; daughter: Amber Knight of Winterville, GA,...
James Clifton Brown
March 27, 2023
Mr. James Clifton Brown, 51, of Pinetree Rd. Danielsville, GA passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA.
Mr. Brown was born June 28, 1971 in Winston-Salem, NC to William Fred Brown and Elizabeth Ann Sowers Brown. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was a former EMT-Paramedic.
He...
Martha Evelyn Stratton Hunt
March 27, 2023
Mrs. Martha Evelyn Stratton Hunt, wife of the late Ralph Leonard Hunt, entered into rest in the comfort of her home on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the age of 91.
Martha was born at home in the Rock Branch Community of Elbert County on December 22, 1931, the eldest child and only daughter of the late Leonard Mashburn Stratton and...
David Scarborough
March 27, 2023
Mr. Denver David Scarborough, 76, of Washington Hwy. Elberton, GA passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Scarborough was born August 9, 1946 in Elberton, GA to Luther Scarborough and Sallie Kate Lovinggood Scarborough. He was a member of the Elberton Church of God and was a retired stone cutter in the granite industry.
He is survived by his...
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...
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