Obituaries
Joyce Patricia Ivester Fleming
June 11, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Patricia Ivester Fleming, 93, of Golf Course Road, Elberton, wife of the late Joe Edsel Fleming, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at her residence surrounded by the love of her family. Mrs. Fleming was born in Anderson, SC on September 11, 1928, daughter of the late Ernest Edward Ivester and Maude Evelyn Davis Ivester. She was...
Horace Keith Harper
June 10, 2022
Horace Keith Harper, 87, of Sherwood Drive, Elberton, husband of Gail Daniel Harper, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022, at his residence. Horace was born in Elberton on July 15, 1934, son of the late Thomas and Corrine Harper. A graduate of Elberton High School and Eastern Kentucky University, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Arts. Horace played...
Susan Patricia Cole
June 10, 2022
Ms. Susan Patricia Cole, 52, of Platte St. Winder, GA passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Ms. Cole was born August 18, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA to Chauncey Cole and Tisa Michel Wuenstel. She was a administrative assistant with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is survived by siblings: Michelle Cole, Darlene Liberto and...
Janet Marie Merk Thomas
June 5, 2022
Ms. Janet Marie Merk Thomas, 66, of Dunn-Worley Road, Elberton, entered into rest on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Janet was born in Athens on May 17, 1956, and spent her childhood in Waycross where she graduated high school. She graduated from Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College with an associates degree in wildlife management. Ms. Thomas...
Karma K. McMullan
June 3, 2022
Karma K. McMullan, age 86, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at her residence while she was surrounded by her loving family.
Karma was born in Abbeville, South Carolina to the late Col. Robert Luther Knell, Sr., USA, Ret. and Elizabeth “Liz” Knell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years,...
Christopher Shane Shepherd
June 3, 2022
Mr. Christopher Shane “Chris” Shepherd, 49, of 232 Liberty Hill Church Road, Hartwell, husband of Mary Lynn “Tootie” Jones Shepherd, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 3, 2022, at his business in Elberton. Chris was born in Lawrenceville on December 23, 1972, but lived most of his life in Elberton. He worked in the granite industry all of his life,...
Hoyt Chandler Maxwell, Jr.
June 3, 2022
Mr. Hoyt Chandler Maxwell, Jr., 99, of Maxwell Farm Road, Dewy Rose, husband of 73 years to the late Margaret Louise Fouts Maxwell, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Maxwell was born in Hart County on December 3, 1922. The oldest child of the late Hoyt Chandler Maxwell, Sr. and Ada Lou Fleming Maxwell, he...
Inez Vickery Rice
May 29, 2022
Inez V. Rice, age 89, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 while she was surrounded by her loving family.
Inez was born in Hart County to the late Ira Vickery and Lillie Mae Adams Vickery. She was a longtime member of Harmony Baptist Church then attended Dewey Rose Baptist Church later in life. Inez was a fierce yet loving matriarch...
Cecil Wayne Casteel
May 26, 2022
Mr. Cecil Wayne Casteel, 76, of Royston, GA passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at his home. Mr. Casteel was born March 18, 1946, in Kingsport, TN to Cecil Earl Casteel and Annie Elise Tyler. He was a retired owner/operator of a concrete finishing company. He is survived by his daughters: Tina Rossetti and Lori Jones, both of Kingsport, TN;...
Sharon Ann Wilson
May 25, 2022
Sharon Wilson, 72, of Comer, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022.A celebration of Sharon’s life took place at 12 noon, Friday, May 27, 2022 at Rogers Baptist Church in Madison County with Pastor Barry Bray officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Arrangements for Ms. Sharon Wilson were in the care of Hicks Funeral Home & Cremation Services...
Valerie Denise Jackson
May 25, 2022
Miss Valerie Denise Jackson, age 49, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Augusta, Valerie spent the majority of her life in Elberton. Her mother, Sandra Wadene Jackson, her grandparents who raised her, James and Essie Jackson; her grandmother, Bertha Walton; and aunt, Helen Willis, preceded her in death. Valerie attended Elbert County...
James Richard Barry
May 25, 2022
James Richard “Jim” Barry, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, Georgia on May 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on February 7, 1943, in Bellows Falls, Vermont where he attended St. Charles parochial school as a child and later Bellows Falls High School. It was during high school that he met his...
Lula Gaines Brown
May 23, 2022
Greenvillle, SC - Ronah Lula Gaines Brown, age 98, of Greenville, SC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 23, 2022. Born May 29, 1923, in Elberton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lawrance Strawder Gaines and Marvin Adams Gaines. She was married for 60 years to Reuben Bennie Brown until his death...
Rodney Stuart "Rod" Seymour
May 21, 2022
Mr. Rodney Stuart “Rod” Seymour, 72, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, husband of 54 years to Annette Young Seymour, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his residence. Rod was born in Elberton on August 24, 1949, son of the late Joseph Virgil Seymour and Loretta Whitmire Seymour. He was a 1967 graduate of Elberton High School. Rod went...
Tracey Jones Lord
May 20, 2022
Tracey Jones Lord, age 58, entered into rest on Friday, May 20, 2022 at her home.Tracey was born in Elberton to the late Olin C. Jones and Sara Brown Jones. Tracey enjoyed singing and fishing. She also enjoyed cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs and during the 90s, she loved watching the Atlanta Braves. Tracey was a “mama” to many, and...
Laura Jean Shaw Loftis
May 19, 2022
Mrs. Laura Jean Shaw Loftis, 83, of Highway 72 West, Calhoun Falls, SC, wife of 65 years to the late Clifford Grady Loftis, entered into rest peacefully on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Abbeville Nursing Home in Abbeville, SC, with her family by her side. Jean was born in Belle Glade, FL on October 10, 1938, daughter of the late...
Robert M. "Bobby" Delk
May 17, 2022
Robert M. “Bobby” Delk, age 92, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 following a brief illness. Bobby was born in Athens and retired from Bellsouth after 30 years of service. He was a faithful member of Francis Asbury United Methodist Church where he worked tirelessly for the Lord and the advancement of the church. Bobby and Freida were...
Melvin "Duck" Pierce
May 17, 2022
Melvin “Duck” Pierce, cherished husband, father, papa and brother, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the age of 77. Born in Elberton, he was a son of the late Hoyt Pierce and Beulah Coile Pierce. Melvin was a Veteran of the United States National Guard and retired from Atlanta Gas Light Company after almost 25 years of employment....
Sara Kendall Wilson
May 15, 2022
Sara Kendall Wilson (92) passed away on May 15th at Magnolia Estates after a brief illness. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College with a Music Education degree.She recertified years later for Elementary Education and taught in the Elbert County Public Schools for many years.If former students remember her it is probably because she required the memorization of poetry as...
Priscilla Adams Roberts
May 15, 2022
Priscilla A. Roberts, age 94, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Priscilla was born in Elberton to the late J.F. Adams and Frances Thornton Adams; and she was a 1944 graduate of Greenwood High School.Priscilla attended Furman University and later graduated from Emory University in 1949 as a registered nurse.She taught science at Elbert County...
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