Obituaries
James Douglas Almond Sr.
December 18, 2022
Douglas Almond, age 78, entered into rest on Sunday, December 18, 2022 following an extended illness.
Doug was born in Athens Ga to the late Thomas Dallas Almond and Eloise Smith Almond. He lived in Elberton Ga for most of his younger years and the later years in Lavonia Ga. While in good health, Doug was a stonecutter in the...
Joanne Catherine Sharpe Swan
December 17, 2022
Our dear mother, Joanne Catherine Sharpe Swan peacefully entered into rest on December 17, 2022. She is now with the Lord and reunited with the love of her life, husband Alex Taylor Swan, Jr.
Joanne was born and grew up in the Shell Bluff Community of Burke County, Georgia as the daughter of Milledge Charles Sharpe and Vera Catherine Hall Sharpe....
Laura Barbara Lester Smith Rice
December 17, 2022
Mrs. Laura Barbara “Bobbie” Lester Smith Rice, 86, of E. Railroad Street, Bowman, entered into rest on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at her residence.
Mrs. Rice was born in the Nickville Community of Elbert County on November 19, 1936, the third of six children of late Harry Lee Lester and Mamie Lou Seymour Lester. She was a graduate of Bowman High...
Terry Wayne Adams
December 17, 2022
Mr. Terry Wayne Adams, 67, of Deep Creek Road, Bowman, husband of 49 years to Barbara Jean Kidd Adams, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 17, 2022, following a nine year battle with cancer.
Mr. Adams was born in Elberton on February 11, 1955, son of the late Albert H. Adams and Bobbie Sue Maxwell Adams. He worked with...
Wayne Alvis Florence
December 12, 2022
Mr. Wayne Alvis Florence, age 90, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Gift of Faith Care in Palm Bay, Florida.
Alvis was born on December 1, 1932, in Lincolnton, Georgia, son of the late Thomas Sanders Florence and Edythe Scott Sprouse Florence. He lived in Elberton for most of his life, and was a veteran having...
John Clark Williams
December 10, 2022
Mr. John Clark Williams, affectionately known as “Big John”, age 64, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, GA, husband of Amanda Joyce “Mandy” Rayle Williams, began celebrating in Heaven on Saturday afternoon, December 10, 2022, in Gainesville, FL, after a brief illness. John and Mandy were married on January 8, 1983.
Born in Williamston, SC on February 20, 1958, John was chosen at...
Johnnie Eyvonne Hardy Lecroy
December 10, 2022
Johnnie Eyvonne Hardy LeCroy, 73 of Anderson, SC, formerly of Ft. Wayne, IN, went to her heavenly home on December 10, 2022.
Johnnie was born February 2, 1949, to the late Sylvene Naoma Molina (Propes).
She was an active member of the Assembly Church of Hartwell and a former Sunday School teacher. Johnnie was a voracious reader and an amazing cook. She...
Roy Ted Dove
December 9, 2022
Mr. Roy Ted Dove, 63, of Micliff Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 peacefully surrounded by his family due to long term complications of Covid.
Mr. Dove was born January 15, 1959 in Elberton, GA to Roy Norman Dove and Marian Schroeder Dove. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Hartwell, a 1981 graduate of the...
Ruth Ponder Hudson
December 8, 2022
Ruth Ponder Hudson, 96, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Madison Health & Rehabilitation in Mars Hill, NC.
Ruth was born to Ada Ponder Chandler and Stanley Robinson on April 25, 1926, in Mars Hill.
Ruth’s early years were spent in Mars Hill with her maternal grandmother, Mary Jane Banks Ponder. Following graduation and at the end of...
Robert Morris Scarborough, Sr.
December 8, 2022
Mr. Robert Morris Scarborough, Sr., 78, of Petersburg Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Mr. Scarborough was born November 20, 1944 in Elberton, GA to Robert L. Scarborough and Frances Morris Scarborough. He was the owner/operator of Scarborough Granite Sales, a member of the Philomathea Masonic Lodge #25, life member of the Auxiliary VFW Post, past Governor of...
Helen Aurelia Bowen Seymour
December 7, 2022
On Wednesday evening, December 7, 2022, Mrs. Aurelia Seymour, age 98, passed away peacefully at her home on Seymour Road in Bowman. Her final days were spent surrounded by her devoted family in the home that she and her husband of 68 years, the late Wilton White Seymour, built their lives in.
One of fourteen children, Helen Aurelia Bowen was born...
Mitchell Keith Nelms
December 7, 2022
Mr. Mitchell Keith Nelms, age 61, of Killeen, Texas, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at his residence.
A native of Elberton, Mitch was born on April 7, 1961, son of the late Alex Gaines Nelms, Jr. and Patsy Jean Sanders Nelms. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army.
Survivors include his sister: Debbie Lynn Sanchez...
Brenda Elizabeth Hamby Shankle
December 6, 2022
Mrs. Brenda Elizabeth Hamby Shankle, 76, of Westminster, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center in Elberton, GA.
Mrs. Shankle was born in Seneca, SC on February 28, 1946, daughter of the late Johnny Turel Hamby and Ruth Virginia Watson Hamby. A devoted school teacher, Brenda enjoyed working at her antique store in West...
Elizabeth Diane "Beth" Sheridan Jordan
December 4, 2022
Elizabeth Diane “Beth” Sheridan Jordan, 51, of Bowman, GA, passed away on Sunday morning, December 4, 2022, at Brown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Royston, GA.
Beth was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 31, 1971, daughter of the late Dan Gene Sheridan and Cynthia Diane Sheridan, and was raised by her uncle and aunt, Tommy and Leonia Brown. She was...
Elizabeth "Ann" Dantism (Courtesy)
December 3, 2022
Obituary Courtesy of Hicks Funeral Home & Cremation Services on behalf of Hartsell Funeral Home in Harrisburg, NC.
Elizabeth “Ann” Dantism, 65, of Concord North Carolina, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital in Concord.
Ann was born September 17, 1957, in Elberton Georgia to the late Marshal Webster Sanders and the late Jimmie Ray Sanders.
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Clyde Brown "Brownie" Teasley, Jr.
December 1, 2022
Clyde Brown “Brownie” Teasley, Jr. 76, of Bogart, Georgia, died on December 1, 2022. Born in Elberton, Georgia, he was the son of the late Clyde BrownTeasley, Sr, and Laura Elizabeth Brown Teasley. Clyde served in the US Army, graduated from the University of Georgia, and in 2008, retired from Kia Motors America. He spent his retirement playing golf, traveling, enjoying time with his lifelong friends...
Tinsley Deland "Dd" Shaw
December 1, 2022
Mr. Tinsley Deland “DD” Shaw, 66, of Christian Road, Bowman, husband of 48 years to Debra Jean Harris Shaw, finished his course in faith on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at his residence following a 7 year battle with cancer. He fought long and he fought hard, but he never gave up and never stopped smiling.
DD was born in Elberton on...
Nikki Forrester Buffington
November 30, 2022
Nikki Buffington, age 40, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022 following injuries sustained in an accident on their beloved chicken farm in Royston.
Nikki was born in Anderson, South Carolina and lived most of her life in Elberton. Nikki was the strong willed matriarch of her family where she took great pride in her home and her yard. She...
Marilyn B. Felder
November 29, 2022
Marilyn B. Felder, age 77, of Athens, passed away on Tuesday, November 29,2022 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center for Nursing and Healing in Elberton.
Marilyn was born in Savannah to the late Emory Boatright and Lollie Winfrey Boatright. While Marilyn did not serve in the military, she proudly served her country as a civil servant secretary at Ft. Gordon in...
Margaret Harvell Balchin
November 28, 2022
Margaret Harvell Balchin, 95, of Ninety Six, widow of Robert “Bud” P. Balchin, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at Wesley Commons.
Born in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late James Denver Harvell and Lois Rebecca Tyner Harvell. In her later years she enjoyed word find books, adult coloring books, and embroidering. Most of all Margaret loved spending...
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