Obituaries
Peggy Ann Borders Warren
November 1, 2023
Peggy Ann Borders Warren, 75, of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mrs. Warren was born July 22, 1948 in Elberton, GA to William Haley Borders and Ethel Elizabeth Smith Borders. She was a retired LPN.
She is survived by her son: Jeff Wilhite of Elberton and a sister: Jane Dutton of...
Lamar J. Carter
October 31, 2023
Lamar J. Carter, age 68, of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023 following an extended illness. Lamar was born in Royston and spent most of his life in Oglethorpe County. He loved being outside, whether it be holding a fishing pole, throwing a football, or building a masterpiece out of scrap wood. Lamar was a talented artist who could...
Patti Denise Ogilvie Greenway
October 31, 2023
Mrs. Patti Denise Ogilvie Greenway, 65, of Elberton, entered into rest on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Piedmont Henry Hospital in McDonough. Patti courageously fought cancer multiple times, and passed away after a brief battle with melanoma. Patti was born in Barnesville on January 20, 1958, and was proud of her Lamar County roots. She was a 1976 graduate of...
Evelyn Suggs Allen
October 30, 2023
Evelyn S. Allen, 86, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at Nancy Hart Healthcare Center. Spending most of her time in Miami, Evelyn moved to Elberton more than ten years ago. She loved people which led her to a successful career at several exclusive restaurants in the Miami Beach area as a waitress. She recently mourned the...
Aly Yepez Contreras
October 29, 2023
ALY YEPEZ CONTRERAS
In the early morning hours of October 29, 2023, Aly Yepez Contreras slept peacefully at home in Bishop, Georgia, and left this world too soon following the path of light from the night’s full moon to ascend to Heaven and touch the face of God. He was born May 23, 1970, in Samaipata, Bolivia, to...
Jeanette Angela "Angie" Funkhouser Roberts
October 29, 2023
Mrs. Jeanette Angela "Angie" Funkhouser Roberts, 59, of Bowman, wife of the late James Alfred Roberts, Sr., passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Brown Health and Rehab in Royston.
Angie was born in Virginia on August 1, 1964, daughter of the late Wallace Whitney Funkhouser and Elsie Jane Wetzel Funkhouser Garrison. She is preceded in death by...
Evelyn Mae Moon Norton
October 28, 2023
Mrs. Evelyn Mae Moon Norton, 76, of Clairmont Avenue, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, with her husband of 33 years, Hensley Calhoun Norton, at her side.
Mrs. Norton was born in Austin, TX on November 19, 1946, daughter of the late Willie Moon and the late Kathryn Tyner Moon Swan. She was...
Linda Jane Gunter Mathews
October 28, 2023
Mrs. Linda Jane Gunter Mathews, 77, of North Eades Rd. Carlton, GA passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Mathews was born January 24, 1946 in Oglethorpe County, GA to William Sanders Gunter, Sr. and Mary Jane Smith Gunter. She was a member of Millstone Baptist Church. In early years she worked as a seamstress and...
Timothy Robert "Tim" Prince
October 26, 2023
Mr. Timothy Robert “Tim” Prince, 65, of Tim Prince Drive, Elberton, died on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. Tim was born on March 28, 1958, in Warner Robins, GA where his father was stationed with the United States Air Force. He lived most of his life in Elberton where he was a...
Jimmy "J.J." Jordan
October 24, 2023
Jimmy "J.J." Jordan, age 72, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023 following a brief illness.
Jimmy was born in Elberton to the late Clifford Jeffery Jordan and Bessie Lois Stone
He proudly served in the United States Army where he qualified as an M16 sharpshooter. Following his service to our country, Jimmy came home to Elberton where he...
Phyllis Marie McCracken Beaupre
October 22, 2023
Mrs. Phyllis Marie McCracken Beaupre, 77, wife of 19 years to the late Jack Harmon Beaupre, passed away at her home on Apricot Lane in Hartwell on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
A native of Rochester, NY, Phyllis lived in various places across the United States before settling in Hartwell. She worked as a waitress having retired from Waffle House and...
Norman Alexander Suddeth
October 22, 2023
Mr. Norman Alexander Suddeth, 83, of Athens Highway, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Suddeth was born in Elberton on May 13, 1940, and was a 1958 graduate of Elbert County High School. He was a member of the Elberton Elks Lodge and attended First Presbyterian Church of Elberton. Norman formerly was involved...
Walter Boyd Brown
October 21, 2023
Mr. Walter Boyd Brown, 80, of Cheek Pulliam Rd. Royston, GA passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Brown was born April 21, 1943 in Madison County, GA to Cleo Brown and Clara Bell Brown. He was an retired mechanic from Johnson and Johnson.
He is survived by his wife Brenda Wilson Brown; son: Daryl W. Brown...
William Maxwell "Max" Glenn
October 21, 2023
William “Max” Glenn, 66, of Athens, GA passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters on October 21, 2023 after a brief illness. The son of the late Radford Glenn and surviving Mary Saxon Glenn of Elberton, GA, Max is survived by his wife of 37 years, Wendy Campbell Glenn, his two daughters Ashley and Logan Glenn, beloved dog Boo,...
Tony Lee Bryant
October 21, 2023
Tony Lee Bryant was born in Elberton, GA, on November 15, 1957. He passed away on October 21, 2023, in Athens, GA.
If you knew Tony, you knew he enjoyed life's simple pleasures: a good home-cooked meal eaten with family, an afternoon nap on the couch, an evening watching the Braves or Georgia Bulldogs, reminiscing on days gone by. You...
Linda Carol Clark Simpson
October 21, 2023
Mrs. Linda ‘Carol’ Clark Simpson, 78, of Pembroke Circle, Elberton, formerly of Athens, wife of the late Harvey M. Simpson, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Carol was born in Elberton on February 24, 1945, daughter of the late William Eugene “Bill” Clark and Beryl Juliette Acker Clark. She was a graduate of Elbert...
Gail Eberhart
October 19, 2023
Mrs. Gail Eberhart, age 79 of Hartwell, passed away peacefully at Anmed Medical Center on October 19, 2023.
She was born on November 12, 1943 in Guyton, GA to the late Mr. Horace Eberhart and Mrs. Ollie Jean Ayers Eberhart. She was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church and attended Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a child...
Jeffrey Mark "Jeff" Garrett
October 18, 2023
Jeffrey Mark “Jeff” Garrett, age 60, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at his residence, with his loving family by his side.
Jeff was born in Elberton to the late Loyd Daniel Garrett and Charlotte Madden Garrett. He was the retired president and owner of Custom Granite Interiors, Inc. for 33 years.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years,...
Bivins Lavernne "Tookie" Swords
October 18, 2023
Mr. Bivins Lavernne “Tookie” Swords, 85, of Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Dolores Elizabeth “Dee” Isom Swords, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Swords was born in Elberton on January 3, 1938, son of the late Bivins Carithers "Buck" Swords and Allie Sue Smith Swords. He was a proud 1956 graduate of...
Shirley Ruth Blackmon Anderson
October 18, 2023
On Wednesday morning, October 18, 2023, while in the comfort of her Middleton, Georgia home and surrounded by the love of family, Mrs. Shirley Ruth Blackmon Anderson entered into the sweet presence of Jesus. She was 88 years old.
Born in Elberton on June 18, 1935, Shirley was one of nine children. The family moved back and forth between Stone...
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