Obituaries
Carlton Neal Mills, Sr.
December 18, 2020
Mr. Carlton Neal Mills, Sr., died Friday, December 18, 2020, at his home in Elberton, GA following a brief illness. Mr. Mills was born in Winter Haven, FL, and grew up in Vidalia, GA. Leaving Vidalia following high school, he moved to Brunswick, GA where he began his career with Southern Bell Telephone Company. Returning there following the war, he...
James William Stovall
December 16, 2020
Mr. James William Stovall, better known as “Jim”, a lifelong resident of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. He was 80. A son of the late Herbert Frank Stovall and Carrie Marie Burdette Stovall, Jim was a 1958 graduate of Elberton High School, and immediately after graduation, served his country in the...
Steven Mooney
December 16, 2020
Mr. Steven Mooney, age 72, of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. A memorial will be held at a later date. To share a memory or leave a condolence please visit www.barrettfh.com Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements. Announcement courtesy of Berry Funeral Home.
Douglas Alton Anderson
December 15, 2020
Mr. Douglas Alton Anderson, 78, of Tate Street, Elberton, husband of 60 years to Rebecca Ann Bone Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Doug was born in Elberton on May 17, 1942, son of the late Alfred Arthur Anderson and Florence Mills Anderson. He was a 1960 graduate of Elberton High School...
Thomas Banks Childs
December 13, 2020
Mr. Thomas ‘Banks’ Childs, 85, of Brad Dixon Road, Elberton, husband of 65 years to the late Jo Anne Johnson Childs, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Childs was born in Elbert County on July 24, 1935, son of the late William Edgar Childs and Fannie Mae Scott Childs. He retired from West Point...
Chris Lamar Swilling
December 12, 2020
Mr. Chris Lamar Swilling, 49, of Indian Hill Road, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. Chris was born in Elberton on April 14, 1971, to James Lamar Swilling and Sarah Frances Burden. He was a very talented stone cutter in the granite industry and was a member of West End Baptist Church. Chris...
Vanessa Jean Thurmond
December 12, 2020
Miss Vanessa Jean Thurmond, 57, of Madison County, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Vanessa was born in Athens on April 27, 1963, daughter of the late Leon Thurmond and Shelby Jean Sapp Thurmond. Survivors include her sons: James Leon Thurmond, Brandon David Shields, and Brian Lee Shields; brother, Tony Bullins; and twelve grandchildren....
Thomas Aaron Reynolds
December 11, 2020
Mr. Thomas ‘Aaron’ Reynolds, 80, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, husband of Janet Harrington Reynolds, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Reynolds was born in Elberton on June 23, 1940, son of the late Jones Columbus "J.C." Reynolds and Geneva Fowler Reynolds. He was a retired auto mechanic. Survivors include his wife,...
Maris Bowman Wells
December 11, 2020
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Mrs. Maris Bowman Wells was born on June 16, 1934, to the late George and Sallie Mae Heard Bowman. Maris received...
Corine Lovinggood Teasley
December 11, 2020
Mrs. Corine Lovinggood Teasley, 83 of Elberton, GA passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. Mrs. Teasley was born on July 10, 1937, in Elberton, GA to Sam Lovinggood and Ruby Casper Lovinggood. She was a bookkeeper and attended Elberton Christian Church. She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law: Stanley Teasley and Kent and Renee Teasley; daughter and son-in-law, Wanda...
Ronald David Perry
December 8, 2020
Ronald David Perry passed away on December 8, 2020 due to complications from COVID19. He was 74 years young. Strong willed, stubborn and determined to live his life on his own terms would be the best way to describe him. He had a strong desire to live and experience life to the fullest. He was always on the move looking...
Edith Depalma Mills
December 7, 2020
Mrs. Edith DePalma Mills, 90, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020, at Spring Valley Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Mills was born on February 11, 1930, in Mt. Airy, North Carolina to Venezia and Camillo DePalma. Her family moved to Elberton in the 1930s for her father and brothers to work in the granite industry....
Joyce Franklin Young
December 5, 2020
Mrs. Joyce Franklin Young, 88, of Rhodes Dr. Elberton passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020. Mrs. Young was born November 19, 1932 in Elberton, GA to John Floyd Franklin and Eula Bell Dickerson Franklin. She was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired seamstress in the textile industry. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: David...
Calvin Marlow Scoggins
December 3, 2020
Mr. Calvin Marlow Scoggins, 78, of Bowman husband of Betty Dickerson Scoggins, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at his home. Marlow was born in Elberton on May 23, 1942, son of the late Calvin Curlyss Scoggins and Irene Mann Scoggins. He was a retired trucker and a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to his wife...
Betty Ann Eaves Rampey
December 2, 2020
Mrs. Betty Ann Eaves Rampey, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.Betty was a native of Elberton, daughter of the late Walter Woodrow and Kathryn Slayton Eaves.She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Milton Edwin Rampey, and her siblings. After graduation from Elbert County High School, Betty attended...
Ellen Louise Norman
December 1, 2020
Mrs. Ellen Louise Cade Norman was born on October 12th, 1934 and entered into eternal rest on December 1st, 2020. She was born to the late Bennie Cade and Lavonia Huff Cade in Elberton, GA. She was the 12th child of 13. Ellen was employed in the healthcare field, working at Nancy Hart Nursing Home before moving to Heardmont Nursing...
Diane Higginbotham Schroer
November 30, 2020
Diane Higginbotham Schroer, of Valdosta, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord on November 30th, surrounded by her family. Born on July 7th, 1941, to the late Marshall and Nell Higginbotham in Elberton, Georgia, she moved to Valdosta while in the 2nd grade. She graduated from Valdosta High School in 1959, where she was a member of "Tri-Hi-Y," a...
Troy Douglas Johnson
November 30, 2020
Mr. Troy Douglas “Doug” Johnson,, 77, of Indian Hill Road, Elberton, husband of 57 years to Norma ‘Juanita’ Moon Johnson, finished his course in faith on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Doug was born in Elberton on July 14, 1943, son of the late Rev. Herbert A. Johnson and Kathleen Evans Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a retired...
Gerald Eugene Toole
November 28, 2020
Mr. Gerald Eugene Toole, 68, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Mr. Toole was the son of the late Felder and Cora Mae Smith Toole.He was preceded in death by three siblings, Lenwood Toole, Lavern Toole, and Michael Toole.He was a graduate of LBC High School in Bath, South...
Eugenia Jones Busby
November 28, 2020
Mrs. Fenora Eugenia “MeMaw” Jones Busby, 98, of Tusten Street, Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Busby was born October 2, 1922, in Elberton, GA to Jackson Clyde Jones and Ruby Sophie Eugenia Fortson Jones. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton, Friendship Sunday School Class, garden...
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