Obituaries
Florence Leverett
November 13, 2021
Mrs. Florence Kemp Leverett, beloved matriarch and generous spirit, peacefully passed away on November 13, 2021 in her home.She was born on February 4, 1930, in Dexter Georgia.She later moved to Fort Valley, Georgia where she met and married her childhood sweetheart, Freeman Leverett.She loved and cared for him for 50 years until his passing in 1997.She was talented, loving,...
Dorothy Quilla Bridges Cecchini
November 11, 2021
Mrs. Dorothy Quilla Bridges Cecchini, age 95, of Lawrence Cecchini Road, Elberton, wife of 69 years to the late Lawrence Cecchini, finished her course in faith on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cecchini was born on September 14, 1926, in the Enterprise Community of Oglethorpe County. She was the thirteenth of fifteen children born to Marshall...
Charlotte Ann Fuller Ward
November 10, 2021
Mrs. Charlotte Ann Fuller Ward, 67, finished her course in faith on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, while in the presence of her family and in the comfort of her Elberton, Rock Branch home. Charlotte was born in Buford on June 3, 1954, the middle of three daughters of Charles Wendell Fuller and Elizabeth Magdalene Wade Fuller. The family resided in...
Kathy Ann Parham Addison
November 8, 2021
Mrs. Kathy Ann Parham Addison, 71, of Rousey Road, Elberton, wife of H. Dean Addison, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Kathy was born in Greenwood, SC on June 28, 1950, daughter of the late Boyd Hall Parham and Hazel Cleo Compton Parham. She was a 1968 graduate of Elbert County High School and...
James Anthony "Jamie" Fleeman
November 7, 2021
Mr. James Anthony “Jamie” Fleeman, 50, of Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, SC after a brief illness. Jamie was born in Hartwell, GA on March 15, 1971 to Talmadge Eugene Fleeman and Linda Philyaw Fleeman. Jamie grew up in Elberton, GA and was a graduate in the class of 1989. In the...
Alice Ruth Isaac Roberts
November 7, 2021
Mrs. Alice ‘Ruth’ Isaac Roberts, age 84, of 1185 Mineral Springs Road, Elberton, GA entered into eternal glory on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Cynthiana, KY on September 24, 1937, Ruth was the daughter of the late James Abram Isaac and Lillian Russell Ewalt Isaac. She was married to the love of her life, George...
Jean Wynn Smith
November 5, 2021
Jean Wynn Smith, 80, loving wife of 56 years to the late Raymond Homer Smith, died Friday, November 5, 2021 at McCall Hospice House. A native of Greenville, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Mary Burns Wynn. Jean was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She had worked at Furman University for 46 years in...
Susan Blanche Adams
November 3, 2021
Mrs. Susan Blanche Reagin Adams, age 78 of Elberton, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Adams was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Henry Coe Reagin, Sr. and Fannie Sue Brown Reagin. She was the bride of Mr. Ralph Harvey Adams, with whom she would have soon celebrated 60 years of marriage.Mrs. Adams...
Kenneth Vincent Danals
November 2, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Vincent Danals, 66, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at his residence. A native of Mansfield, Ohio, he was the son of the late Donald Lee and JoAnn Eilene Disanzi Danals.Ken, as he was known, was a chemical engineer, retired from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. He loved to cook and loved going to weddings.But in the outdoors, he was...
Charles Edwin Tiller
November 2, 2021
Mr. Charles Edwin Tiller, 90, of Deer Lane, Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Tiller was born in Point Peter, Oglethorpe County, on November 27, 1930, son of the late Hoke Smith Tiller and Mary Elizabeth Varnum Tiller. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a self employed house mover. Survivors include his daughters:...
Gary Scott Jones
November 1, 2021
Gary Scott Jones, 64, of 512 Rhodes Drive in Elberton, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021, at Augusta University Medical Center. Gary was the publisher of The Elberton Star. He originally worked in Elberton while attending the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady School of Journalism. While in college, he traveled the two lane road from Athens to Elberton...
Marcia Carolyn Hoskins Koskie
November 1, 2021
Mrs. Marcia Carolyn Hoskins Koskie, 80, of Clayton, wife of Michael John Koskie, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021, at Abundant Living Personal Care Home in Comer. Mrs. Koskie was born in Atlanta on October 31, 1941, daughter of the late Caroll Hoskins and Winnie Cheatham Hoskins. She was retired from the auto sales industry. Survivors, in addition to...
Billy Michael "Mikey" Johnson
October 31, 2021
Mr. Bllly Michael “Mikey” Johnson, 31, of Elberton, GA, husband of Hannah Jane Gaines Johnson, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at his residence. Mikey was born in Abbeville, SC on January 17, 1990, the first of three sons of Michael Vernon “Mike” Johnson and Lisa Renee Wilhite Johnson of Calhoun Falls, SC. He had been employed by Abbeville...
Deborah Ann Lightfoot
October 31, 2021
Ms. Deborah Ann Lightfoot, 61, of Elberton, formerly of Jackson County, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A native of Atlanta, Ms. Lightfoot was the daughter of the late James Edward Lightfoot, Jr. and Bessie Lula Mae Brooks Lightfoot. She was a former assistant manger at Dollar Tree in Elberton. Survivors include her sons:...
Danny Wendell Bessinger
October 29, 2021
Mr. Danny Wendell Bessinger, 71, of Heard Drive, Elberton, husband of Laura ‘Anne’ Smith Bessinger, finished his course in faith on Friday, October 29, 2021, at his residence. Born in Elberton on August 9, 1950, Danny was the oldest child of Geraldyn “Gerrie” Gaines Bessinger and the late Sydney Earl “Buck” Bessinger. He was a 1968 graduate of Elbert County...
Dianne Whitworth Torres
October 28, 2021
Mrs. Dianne Whitworth Torres, 74, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Augusta University Hospital. A native of Lavonia, Dianne was the daughter of the late Herbert and Elaine Jones Whitworth.She was the beloved wife of Refugio Torres, with whom she had celebrated 20 years of marriage.Dianne was a talented artist, and taught art in local county...
Brantlee Mccannon
October 28, 2021
Brantlee McCannon, 7, of Abbeville, beloved son of Matthew and Regina Wilson McCannon, died Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Abbeville Area Medical Center. Brantlee, affectionately known as ‘Ninja’, was in the second grade at Long Cane Elementary School. He enjoyed spearmint, candy, ice cream sandwiches, kayaking, playing with his puppy, ‘Landon’ and cheering for the Georgia Bulldogs. Brantlee loved...
Brenda Jean Oglesby Davis
October 28, 2021
Mrs. Brenda Jean Oglesby Davis, 66, of Old Middleton Road, Elberton, wife of Robert Lee Davis, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Davis was born on September 1, 1955, in Tampa, FL to Jessie Oglesby and Lois Frances Thompson Oglesby, both of whom preceded in her death. She was an active member of Bethel Grove...
Bre'Asia Laneshia Wilkins
October 27, 2021
Baby Girl Bre'asia Laneshia Wilkins was born on August 3, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia. Being too perfect for this world, she returned to the Arms of Jesus on October 27, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. During her brief 2 months and 24 days with us, she touched many lives and was loved deeply by all...
Henry Herman Peppers
October 27, 2021
Mr. Henry ‘Herman’ Peppers, 87, of Colonel Dixon Road, Elberton, husband of the late Kathleen Scarborough Peppers, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mr. Peppers was born in Elberton on June 4, 1934, son of the late Henry Lee Peppers and Jewel Corine Madden Peppers. He was a retired accountant, a member of Fortsonia...
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