Obituaries

Thomas "Buddy" Ham

Thomas "Buddy" Ham

February 27, 2021

Mr. Thomas “Buddy” Hiram Ham, 80, of Jefferson, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at home.Born December 6, 1940 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Thomas Lester and Nelowease Walden Ham.Mr. Ham was a truck driver and had worked for Gwinnett Utilities and for many years he had also worked part time for The Atlanta Journal &...

Beth Edwards Wallis

Beth Edwards Wallis

February 25, 2021

Mrs. Beth Edwards Wallis, 74, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 in Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.Born July 3, 1946 in Elberton, she was the daughter of the late George Wallace Edwards, Sr. and the late Marjorie Lucyle Dye Edwards.When Beth wasn’t styling hair, she enjoyed sewing and cooking.She was a faithful member of Elberton First United Methodist Church.In...

Martha Lou Britt Jones

Martha Lou Britt Jones

February 25, 2021

Mrs. Martha Britt Jones passed away peacefully at her Elberton, Georgia home on Thursday, February 25, 2021, just three months shy of her 96th birthday. Martha Lou Britt was born in Snellville, Georgia on May 24, 1925, daughter of the late William Clifford Britt and Bernice Helen Maddox Britt, and graduated with the 1942 class of Snellville High School. The...

Geneva "Sue" Lee Mills

Geneva "Sue" Lee Mills

February 24, 2021

Mrs. Geneva “Sue” Lee Mills, 93 years old, daughter of the late Lester and Lenora Lovinggood, went to her heavenly home surrounded by her family at her residence on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Mrs. Mills was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Chandler Mills; two sisters: Eunice Taylor and Rebecca Maxwell; four brothers: James, Haskin, Hobson, and Morris Lovinggood;...

Dorothy Ruff Welch

Dorothy Ruff Welch

February 21, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Ruff Welch, 88, of Country Club Rd., Elberton, GA wife of the late James Clark “Yank” Welch passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Hospital. Mrs. Welch was born June 22, 1932 in Elberton, GA to Sanford Ruff and Henrietta Burt Ruff. She was a member of Falling Creek Baptist Church. She loved gardening, cooking, flowers...

Phyllis Henry Bain

Phyllis Henry Bain

February 21, 2021

Mrs. Phyllis Henry Bain, 89, of Tignall Rd. Washington, GA wife of the late Robert Bain passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Wills Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bain was born February 12, 1932 in Mount Vernon, IL to Frank Henry and Pactalos Searcy Henry. She was a retired hospital receptionist. She is survived by her sons: Robert Bain of Washington,...

Fe Pinero Fortson

Fe Pinero Fortson

February 20, 2021

Mrs. Fe Piñero Fortson, beloved wife of Haley W. Fortson of Elberton, left this earth on Feb. 20, 2021 at her home with her family in attendance. A Memorial Service to celebrate Fe’s life was held on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hicks Funeral Home, with Father Rafael Castaño officiating.A time of visitation for...

Shirley Rae Bishop

Shirley Rae Bishop

February 19, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Rae Hammonds Bishop, 77, of West Tate St. Elberton, GA wife of the late Charles Bishop passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bishop was born January 1, 1944 in Elberton, GA to Onnie Dwight Hammonds and Floradene Pitts Hammonds. She was of the Baptist faith and was a tax preparer for H&R Block....

Frances Juanita Poteet Burden

Frances Juanita Poteet Burden

February 18, 2021

Mrs. Frances Juanita Poteet Burden, 95, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.A native of Dalton, Georgia, Juanita was the daughter of the late Howard M. Poteet and Ollie Mae Palmer Poteet.She was an educator, having taught third grade at the Samuel Elbert Christian Academy.In her leisure time, she enjoyed playing golf on a...

Jane Davis Farmer

Jane Davis Farmer

February 18, 2021

Doris “Jane” Davis Farmer was born on November 18, 1943, in Elberton, Georgia, and died on February 18, 2021, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, South Carolina, following a recent period of illness. She was preceded in death by her parents: Maggie Marie Wells Davis and Obe Walker Davis Sr.; her husband: James C. “Jimmy” Farmer; her sister, Vivian...

Gertrude  Pratt Chamberlain

Gertrude Pratt Chamberlain

February 16, 2021

Mrs. Gertrude Pratt Chamberlain, 93, of Winston Dr. Bowman, GA wife of the late Barry Chamberlain passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Chamberlain was born February 21, 1927 in Goose Creek, KY to Talmadge Pratt and Nora Jane Quill Pratt. She was a retired factory worker from the automobile industry. She is survived by her siblings:...

Dennis Odell Haston

Dennis Odell Haston

February 16, 2021

Mr. Dennis Odell Haston, 66, of Melody Lane, Elberton, husband of 46 years to Patsy Jo Haynes Haston, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital with his family at his side. Dennis was born in Elberton on October 12, 1954, son of the late Odell Haston and Norma Gaines Haston. He...

Roger Gene Burdette

Roger Gene Burdette

February 16, 2021

Mr. Roger Gene Burdette, 57, of Bells Ferry Road, Fortsonia Community, Elberton, husband of Beth Cryder Burdette, passed away on Tuesday, the 16th of February, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Roger was born in Elberton on the 23rd of August, 1963, son of Jesse Woodfin Burdette and the late Jeanette Brown Burdette. He was a 1981 graduate of Elbert County...

Deanna Scoggins Amason

Deanna Scoggins Amason

February 12, 2021

Mrs. Deanna Scoggins Amason, of Carlton, Georgia, passed away February 12, 2021 at the age of 78. Deanna was born February 26, 1942 in Allen Park, Michigan to Mell A. and Loretta Robey Scoggins.She grew up in Elberton, and on January 8, 1959 she married the love of her life, Thomas Jacob Amason.Deanna found great joy in being a wife...

Carol Tittle Angel

Carol Tittle Angel

February 11, 2021

Ms. Carol Tittle Angel, 62, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021. Carol was born in Athens, Georgia to the late John and Carolyn McAllister Tittle.She was self-employed as a housekeeper.Carol enjoyed gardening, and also keeping up with friends through social media. Carol is survived by two sons: Chris Angel (Misti) of Elberton, and Donnie Angel (Grace) of...

Sherry Jean Raines Almond

Sherry Jean Raines Almond

February 11, 2021

Ms. Sherry ‘Jean’ Raines Almond, 75, of Bowman, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at her son’s residence in Canon. Jean was born in Elberton on November 23, 1945, daughter of the late Lorton Duckworth Raines and Clara Bell Wood Davis. She was a retired waitress and had previously worked for the...

Kaye Wilson Dilleshaw

Kaye Wilson Dilleshaw

February 10, 2021

Mrs. Melissa 'Kaye' Wilson Dilleshaw, 69, of Whiteside Drive, Elberton, GA, wife of the late James 'Michael' Dilleshaw, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Dilleshaw was born on June 22, 1951, in Elberton, GA to Malcolm Metz Wilson and Joyce Ray Wilson. She was retired from Oakwood Apartments in Athens, GA where she was the...

Douglas Reid Fuller

Douglas Reid Fuller

February 10, 2021

Reid Fuller, 96 of Manchester passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Warm Springs Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm, Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Meriwether Memory Gardens with Dr. Bob Patterson officiating. Mr. Fuller was born May 13, 1924 in Talbot County, the son of Jesse Mercer Fuller and Lucy Buchanan Fuller. After his graduation from...

Jeane C. Phelps

Jeane C. Phelps

February 9, 2021

Mrs. Margaret Eugenia “Jeane” Clinkscales Phelps, age 92, departed this life on February 9, 2021 in Elberton, Georgia.Born at home on November 25, 1928, she was the only child of Ralph Clinkscales and Daisy Smith Clinkscales.A life-long resident of Elberton, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Crayton Phelps, her parents, and son-in-law, Sandy Hover.She is...

Harry Simmon Berry

Harry Simmon Berry

February 9, 2021

Mr. Harry Simmon Berry, 74, of History Trail Winterville, GA husband of Barbara Jones Berry passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Berry was born June 5, 1946 in Dacula, GA to Johnnie Thomas Berry and Ela Jane Higgins Berry. He was a retired mailroom manager from Altell Supply and was a U.S. Army Veteran....