Obituaries
Geraldyn "Gerrie" Gaines Bessinger
December 8, 2024
Mrs. Geraldyn “Gerrie” Gaines Bessinger, of W. Tate Street, Elberton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Barnesville, Georgia. She was 93.
Geraldyn and her twin sister, Jacquelyn, were born in Elberton on March 8, 1931, and grew up in the Rock Branch Community. She married the love of her life, Sydney Earl “Buck” Bessinger...
Patricia Ann Jordan Goodman
December 5, 2024
Mrs. Patricia Ann Jordan Goodman, 75, of Anderson Highway, Hartwell, wife of 49 years to the late Joseph Francis Goodman, III, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mrs. Goodman was born in Toms River, NJ on April 23, 1949, daughter of the late Larry Jordan and Ruth Thornton Jordan. She was a homemaker and a...
Deborah Virginia Allen Holland
December 5, 2024
Ms. Deborah Virginia Allen Holland, 72, of Evergreen Drive, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Ms. Holland was born in Elberton on August 9, 1952, daughter of the lake Viyses Allen and Robert Willis Allen. Deborah touched many lives during her work as a home healthcare provider. She loved playing bingo and dancing. An avid...
Joseph Edwin Anderson
December 3, 2024
Mr. Joseph Edwin “Ed” Anderson, 76, of Hull, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Anderson was born on September 25, 1948, son of the late Alfred Arthur Anderson and Florence Mills Anderson. He was a retired salesman from Everlasting Granite Company.
Survivors include his children and grandchildren: Stephen Gregory Daniel, Marie Windburn Daniel, Briannah Rea Daniel, Stephanie...
Shirley Joan Shell McNeely
November 30, 2024
Shirley Shell McNeely passed away peacefully on Saturday, the 30th of November, 2024, at Magnolia Estates in Elberton, GA. She was 89.
Born Shirley Joan Shell at the Historic Thompson Johnson Hospital in Elberton, GA on the 8th of March, 1935, she was the treasured only child of David Epps Shell and Elizabeth “Tutter” Johnson Shell. Shirley is preceded in death...
Scott Eugene Bassett
November 29, 2024
Mr. Scott Eugene Bassett, 51, of Adams Duncan Road, Hull, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Bassett was born in Athens on February 28, 1973, son of Deborah Anne Epps Bassett Ledford and the late Larry Gene Bassett. He was a self-employed plumber.
Surviving, in addition to his mother of the home, are his brothers: Timothy James...
Martha Joann "Jo" Farr Swindell
November 29, 2024
Mrs. Martha Joann "Jo" Farr Swindell, 88, of Edgewater, FL, wife of the late William H. Swindell, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Avery Village in Winterville, GA.
Mrs. Swindell was born in Rossville, GA on May 1, 1936, daughter of the late Fred Henderson Farr and Leta Bert Collins Farr. She was a homemaker and a retired bookkeeper.
Surviving...
AzaLee Faith Dawson
November 26, 2024
Miss AzaLee Faith Dawson, 18, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
Born in Athens on December 26, 2005, AzaLee was the only child and beloved daughter of Steven Christopher Dawson and Rachael Lyn Callaghan. She was a 2024 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School where she was First Battalion Command Sergeant Major of the Blue Devil Brigade...
Shawn Sorensen
November 26, 2024
Mr. Shawn Sorensen, 50, of Chapel Drive, Elberton, husband of Emily Sorensen, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained in automobile accident.
Mr. Sorensen was born on January 7, 1974, in Daytona, FL to Lloyd Sorensen and Barbara Ann Browning Sanders. He was a master plumber and was the owner of S&S Drain Cleaning and...
Lynda Charlotte Denney Phillips
November 25, 2024
Mrs. Lynda Charlotte Denney Phillips, 83, of JW Kelley Road, Dewy Rose, wife of the late Jimmy Frank Phillips, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Comer Health & Rehab.
Born in Elbert on October 27, 1941, Lynda was the oldest of two daughters of Raymond Eldridge Denney and Mary Elizabeth Cordell Denney. She worked as...
James Kenneth Whitlow
November 25, 2024
Mr. James ‘Kenneth’ Whitlow, 84, of Sherwood Drive, Elberton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, November 25, 2024, at his residence, following several years of declining health.
Kenneth will lie in state on Friday, November 29, from 9:00a.m.-8:00p.m. at Berry Funeral Home for those wishing to pay their respects and sign the guestbook. Graveside services will be private on...
Kelly Jean Williamson Mastromarino
November 24, 2024
Ms. Kelly Jean Williamson Mastromarino, 64, of Highway 106 South, Hull, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at her daughter's home in Bowman.
Ms. Mastromarino was born in Atlanta on January 10, 1960, daughter of Larry Williamson and Jean Hickox Williamson. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her parents; children: Matthew Ray Burson, William Michael Burson, and Karen Elizabeth Morales; siblings:...
Miriam Norman Clark
November 24, 2024
Mrs. Miriam Norman Clark, 90, of Stinchcomb Road, Dewy Rose, wife of 72 years to Herman Edward Clark, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Clark was born in Elberton on October 14, 1934, daughter of the late George Washington Norman and Alice Ayers Norman. She was of the Methodist faith and a retired office worker. Miriam...
Douglas Burke Bond, Jr.
November 24, 2024
Mr. Douglas Burke Bond, Jr., 57, of West Tate Street, Elberton, entered into rest on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital following a ten-year battle with chronic myelocytic leukemia.
Born in Statesboro on June 13, 1967, he was the eldest child of Douglas Burke Bond, Sr. and the late Katherine Patricia “Pat” Larsen Bond. Douglas was a 1985...
Hazel Elaine Scott Hall
November 21, 2024
Mrs. Hazel ‘Elaine’ Scott Hall, 75, of Bobby Brown Park Road, Elberton, wife of 42 years to the late Donald Julian Hall, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley, where she had been a resident since suffering a stroke in January.
Born in Abbeville, SC on October 1, 1949, Elaine and her twin brother Gene...
Harvey Ottis Peurifoy
November 19, 2024
Harvey Ottis Peurifoy, 100, of Greenwood, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Palmetto Patriots Home in Gaffney.
Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late Brooks Peurifoy and Sarah Proctor Peurifoy Childs. Harvey worked for Mathews Mills at the age of 16 as a loom fixer. He met his first wife Trudy McKee and...
Jimmy Allen Seymour
November 19, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Allen Seymour, 83, of Gainesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Born on January 23, 1941, in Elberton, GA, he is the son of the late Jesse Luther and Ozzie (Driver) Seymour. A truck driver for 60+ years, he retired from Crane Transport. In addition to his parents, Mr. Seymour was preceded in death by his brother, Joel...
Sheila Ann Millsaps Martin
November 18, 2024
Ms. Sheila Ann Millsaps Martin, 64, of Bowersville, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024, at her residence.
Sheila was born in Robinsville, NC on September 4, 1960, daughter of the late Carl Thomas Millsaps, Sr. and Nellie Geraldine Riddles Millsaps. She enjoyed arts and crafts.
She is survived by her longtime companion, James Autry “Jimmy” Brown, Jr. of the home; sons:...
Jeffrey Wayne Childers
November 18, 2024
Mr. Jeffrey Wayne Childers, of Hillcrest Avenue, Elberton, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 18, 2024, with his wife of 47 years, Janice Pope Childers, at his side.
Jeffrey was born in Elberton on May 14, 1956, son of the late Walter Alvin Childers and Zula Elizabeth Moon Childers Helton. He was a retired truck driver of over...
Thomas Stuart Rochon
November 15, 2024
Mr. Thomas Stuart Rochon, 90, of Chester, SC, died Friday, November 15, 2024, at his home.
Mr. Rochon was born April 29, 1934, in Lansing, MI and was the son of the late William G. Rochon and Alice Mason Shellito. He attended the schools of Lansing, MI and was a graduate of Southern Bible College in Birmingham, AL. He was a...
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