Obituaries
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...
Dennis Copeland Overton
November 28, 2022
Mr. Dennis Copeland Overton, 52, of Brooksville, FL, husband of 29 years to Heidi Grandey Overton, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Dennis was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on October 13, 1970, son of the late Dallas Edward Overton, Sr. and Linda Lee Stitt Anderson. He was a well-known and respected heavy equipment mechanic who took great pride in...
Joseph Richard Niolon, Jr.
November 27, 2022
Joseph Richard Niolon, Jr., of Athens, Georgia, passed away peacefully in his home on November 27, 2022. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 6th, 1945, to Joseph Richard Niolon, Sr. and Rebecca Bradley Niolon. He grew up in Atlanta, GA, attending St. Anthony’s Parochial School and graduating from Marist High School.
Joe was a graduate of Young Harris College,...
Allene Dutton Ruffner
November 26, 2022
Mrs. Allene Maddox Dutton Ruffner, 77, of Petersburg Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022.
Mrs. Ruffner was born September 5, 1945 in Buford, GA to John C. Maddox and Willene Brock Maddox. She was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired inspector for Pilgrims Pride.
She is survived by her husband: Frank Ruffner; daughter and...
Robert Hiram "Bobby" Mobley, Jr.
November 26, 2022
Mr. Robert Hiram “Bobby” Mobley, Jr., age 80, of Ailey, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Community Hospice Inpatient Center after an extended illness. Mr. Mobley was a Montgomery County native and graduated from Montgomery County High School class of 1960. He was a nuclear technician that worked for numerous nuclear plants in the United States and abroad. He was...
David Walton Adams
November 25, 2022
Mr. David Walton Adams, 79, of Washington, GA, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at his residence.
David was born in Anderson, SC on April 2, 1943, the oldest son of the late Walton Spearman Adams and Mary Elise Sutherland Adams. He was a 1961 graduate of Boys’ High in Anderson and a 1963 graduate of Anderson College. Mr. Adams...
David Joe Barrett
November 25, 2022
David Joe Barrett, age 70, died Friday, November 25, 2022, after an extended illness.
Born in Habersham County on October 17, 1952, he was the son of the late Bobby and Frances Barrett of Alto. He served our country in Vietnam with the US Army and spent the majority of his life quietly doing good and helping others.
Surviving are wife, Josephine...
Curtis Darby Kelly
November 24, 2022
Mr. Curtis Darby Kelly, 80, of Elberton, husband of Rosalie Brown Kelly, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 24,2022, at Pruitt Health Spring Valley.
Curtis was born in Belton, South Carolina on October 6, 1942, son of the late Jesse Marvin and Lillian Lorene (Kelly) Kelly. He was retired from the Elbert County Road Department where he was a heavy machine...
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