Obituaries

William "Bill" K. Clements (Courtesy Obit)

William "Bill" K. Clements (Courtesy Obit)

September 5, 2022

Hicks Funeral Home & Cremation Services announcing for West Cobb Funeral Home & Crematory:

William "Bill" Kreider Clements, age 79, of Kennesaw, GA, passed away after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer on Labor Day, September 5, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Bill is survived by his beloved wife, Dr. Cheryl Hunt-Clements (his 24 hour care Angel); three adult...

Charles "Charlie" Brown, Jr.

Charles "Charlie" Brown, Jr.

September 3, 2022

Mr. Charles "Charlie" Brown, Jr. 85, of N. Broad St. Bowman, GA passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022 at his home.

Mr. Brown was born March 4, 1937 in Hartwell, GA to William Dial Brown and Hattie Mae Dutton Brown. He was a jack of all trades, He retired from the textile industry as a weaver and security guard, and the...

James Allen Pickhinke

James Allen Pickhinke

August 31, 2022

James A. Pickhinke, of Elberton and Hastings, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Athens Piedmont Regional Hospital following an extended illness.  He turned 66 on Saturday. 

“Jim” was born in Schuyler, Nebraska to the late Richard Pickhinke and Monica Tschantre Pickhinke.  He served in the United States Marine Corps and was active with the American Legion.  Living...

Charles Neil Barton

Charles Neil Barton

August 28, 2022

Charles Neil Barton, age 55, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness.

Neil was born in Royston and spent all of his life in Elbert County.  He was preceded in death by his father (earlier this year), John A. Barton; and brother, John Gary Barton.

Having a keen knowledge for buying and selling almost...

Mary Lizzie Favor Dean

Mary Lizzie Favor Dean

August 28, 2022

Mary Lizzie Favor Dean was born on October 1, 1940 in Wilkes County, Georgia to Stacy Favor and Helen Mathis Favor.

She graduated from Washington-Wilkes High School in 1961. She joined Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Rayle, Georgia at a young age. Mary eventually moved to Elberton where she met and married Horace “June Bug” Dean, Jr., and together they had...

Betty Seymour Harris

Betty Seymour Harris

August 24, 2022

Mrs. Betty Seymour Harris, 95, of Bowman, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Spring Valley Health Care Center in Elberton, GA. Mrs. Harris was born on August 3, 1927 in Elberton, GA, daughter of the late Clay Seymour and the late Lucille Dickerson Seymour. She was a seamstress having worked at Oxford of Bowman and later working...

Marie Kidd Haynie

Marie Kidd Haynie

August 23, 2022

Marie Kidd Haynie, 87, of Calhoun Falls, wife of the late Thomas S. ‘Billy’ Haynie, died peacefully, Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Comer, GA to the late William and Sue Mitchell Kidd. A graduate of Calhoun Falls High School, Mrs. Haynie owned and operated M&T Vending. She was a member of...

Heyward Lynn Brock

Heyward Lynn Brock

August 22, 2022

Heyward Lynn Brock, 95, of Bowman, Georgia, died peacefully Monday night, August 22, 2022. A native of Hart County, Georgia, he was born June 30, 1927, the oldest son of Robert Loyd Brock and Beatrice Moore Brock. He was married for 67 years to Elizabeth Almond Brock, until she went to be with the Lord on August 8, 2017. He...

Horace A. Lunsford

Horace A. Lunsford

August 19, 2022

Horace A. Lunsford, age 78, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at his residence while he was surrounded by his loving family.  

Horace was born in Elberton where he spent his entire life, and where he attended Harmony Baptist Church for 55 years.  He was a brick mason and a firm believer in a hard work ethic -...

Kimberly Scott Mann

Kimberly Scott Mann

August 18, 2022

Kimberly Scott Mann passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 18th, at Emory University Hospital from a massive brain bleed. The devoted brother, husband and father was born in Tallassee, Alabama, on October 13, 1955. He lived there in his youth, helping run the family’s Piggly Wiggly. Then he was off to Auburn University where he earned a degree in Graphic...

Lt. Col. James Armitt Scott, Iii

Lt. Col. James Armitt Scott, Iii

August 18, 2022

Lt. Col. James Armitt Scott III – a proud Veteran of the United States Army passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 in San Antonio TX .

Jim Scott was born in the Panama Canal Zone August 5,1938 to Lt. James A. Jr. and Alice C. Scott . He graduated from University High School in Iowa City Iowa where he distinguished...

James Milton Butler

James Milton Butler

August 18, 2022

As of August 18, 2022, James Milton Butler is now in his eternal home in Heaven with Jesus, and has been reunited with his wife, parents, and many other family members. His daughter and son-in-law were at his bedside, and they take comfort in knowing that as Christians they will be reunited with him in Heaven. Milton was born in...

Rodney Eugene Daniel

Rodney Eugene Daniel

August 16, 2022

Mr. Rodney Eugene Daniel, loving husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, brother, uncle, and friend to many, 84 years of age, of Elberton, GA entered into rest on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Daniel was born in Elberton, GA on March 29, 1938, the son of the late Everett Eugene Daniel and Rachel Greenway Daniel. Upon...

James Donald "Donnie" Tate

James Donald "Donnie" Tate

August 16, 2022

Mr. James Donald “Donnie” Tate, 66, of Evans, GA, formerly of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Tate was born in Elberton on August 27, 1955, son of the late Jefferson Davis Tate and LeeOnnie Dickerson Tate. He was a 1973 graduate of Elbert County High School and earned a Bachelors...

Christopher John Fiedler

Christopher John Fiedler

August 16, 2022

Mr. Christopher John "Chris" Fiedler, 30, of Wirebridge Cutoff Road, Stephens, GA, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Chris was born in Orlando, FL on July 28, 1992, son of Sharon Rae Paxton Fiedler and the late John Anthony Fiedler. He was employed in the hog industry. Survivors, in addition to his mother of...

JoAnn James McGarity

JoAnn James McGarity

August 15, 2022

JoAnn James McGarity, 81, of Elberton GA, passed away on August 15, 2022. 

JoAnn was the daughter of the late Omie and Ruth James. She was married to the late Van Marion McGarity.

In addition to her parents and her husband, JoAnn is preceeded in death by her children; James McGarity, infant son and infant daughter.

JoAnn's survivors include...

Jackson Phillip "Jack" Busby

Jackson Phillip "Jack" Busby

August 15, 2022

Jackson Phillip “Jack” Busby, 76, of Springdale Road, Elberton, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Augusta University Medical Center with his family at his side. Born on October 19, 1945, in Fort Bragg, NC, Jack spent most of his life in Elberton. He was the only son of the late Oscar Lee Busby and Fenora Eugenia Jones Busby,...

Luther Michael "Mike" Lunsford

Luther Michael "Mike" Lunsford

August 15, 2022

Mr. Luther Michael “Mike” Lunsford, 73, of Brookehaven Circle, Elberton, husband of 41 years to Margaret Edna Turner Lunsford, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lunsford was born in Elberton on March 25, 1949, son of the late Elmer Eugene Lunsford and Eunice Corine Parham Lunsford. He was a lifelong resident of Elberton and...

Anna Lynette Purvis

Anna Lynette Purvis

August 13, 2022

Anna Purvis, age 31, danced into the arms of Jesus around 11:30 PM on Saturday, August 13, 2022 while she was surrounded by her loving and devoted family.  She is now in the presence of her Jesus, no longer having to sign His name by showing where the nails pierced His hands.  As she took her final breath on earth,...

Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite

Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite

August 13, 2022

Mrs. Kathryn Frances Vinson Wilhite, 81, of W. Church Street, Elberton, wife of 60 years to the late Hugh Dorsey Wilhite, entered into rest on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley. Mrs. Wilhite was born in Wilkes County on January 18, 1941, daughter of the late Dennis Herbert Vinson and Anna Frances Clark Vinson. She was...