Obituaries
Martha Anne Mathews Caldwell
June 1, 2021
Mrs. Martha Anne Mathews Caldwell, 77, of Bridges Road, Carlton, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at her residence following several years of declining health. Mrs. Caldwell was born in the Hutchins section of Oglethorpe County on May 29, 1944, daughter of the late Richmond Butler "R.B." Mathews and Juanita Glenn Mathews. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and...
David Arthur Haggstrom
June 1, 2021
Mr. David Arthur “Dave” Haggstrom, 67, of Green Acres Road, Rock Branch Community, Elberton, husband of 40 years to Teresa Shaver Haggstrom, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his residence. Dave was born in Portland, Oregon on March 18, 1954, son of the late Harold David Haggstrom and Evelyn Irene Seigal Haggstrom. He was of the Pentecostal faith...
Susan Tomberlin Eidson
May 31, 2021
Mrs. Susan Tomberlin Eidson, 71, of Eidson Rd. Elberton, GA wife of Larry E. Eidson passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Eidson was born October 15, 1949 in Fitzgerald, GA to Roy Lee Tomberlin and Janey Fuller Tomberlin. She was of the baptist faith and was a retired book keeper in the granite industry....
Brian Clifford Spagnoli
May 29, 2021
Mr. Brian Clifford Spagnoli, 67, of Country Ridge Drive, Royston, husband of 46 years to Kathleen Miriam “Kathy” Poinsett Spagnoli, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Spagnoli was born in Hollywood, Florida on June 30, 1953, son of Maureen Joy Burgess Spagnoli and the late Carl Clayton “Spag” Spagnoli. He was owner/operator of Spag’s Cabinets...
Jimmie Nell Bridges Blackmon Newton
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Jimmie Nell Bridges Blackmon Newton, 96, of Country Club Road, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Magnolia Estates of Elberton, where she had been lovingly cared for since June of last year. Mrs. Newton was born in Oglethorpe County on February 2, 1925, daughter of the late John Pope Bridges and Camilla Pass Bridges. She worked...
Connie Ann Fleming Dove
May 27, 2021
Mrs. Connie Ann Fleming Dove, 68, of Independence Street, Tignall, GA, wife of the late Ralph David Dove, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Augusta University Medical Center. Mrs. Dove was born July 25, 1952, in Elberton, GA to Jule Andrew Fleming and Gladys Christine Shiflet Fleming. She was retired from SCT of Washington. She is survived by sons:...
Wendy Lin Wilson Henderson
May 26, 2021
Ms. Wendy Lin Wilson Henderson, 56, of Yancey Road, Arnoldsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital. Wendy was born in Paulding County on August 28, 1964, daughter of the late Jack Henry Wilson and Polly Nadene Brooks Wilson. She was previously employed as a groundskeeper with the University of Georgia. Survivors include her son, Josh...
Robert Marshall Smith
May 24, 2021
Robert Marshall Smith, 36, left this life suddenly and way too soon on Monday, May 24, 2021, at his residence in Denver, Colorado, the place he has called home for the past 13 years. Born on September 18, 1984, in Athens, Georgia, Robert was raised in Elberton, Georgia with his two older siblings. He was a 2003 honor graduate of...
Christine Louise Hendrix Fawcett
May 21, 2021
Mrs. Christine Louise Hendrix Ganey Fawcett, 71, of Meade, Kansas, formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021, at ComfortCare Home in Newton, Kansas. A native of Elberton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lewis Hendrix and Hester Lee Payne Farmer, and step-daughter of the late Eleanor McGill Hendrix. She was an antique dealer...
Milton Clarke Dye
May 21, 2021
Mr. Milton Clarke Dye, 82, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, died on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. He was twice married, first to the late Alice Helen Rice Dye and second to Kathy Lorene Johnson Dye who survives. Milton was born in Elberton on January 23, 1939, son of the late Herbert Johnson Dye, Sr. and Marion...
Frederick Judd Wheeler
May 18, 2021
Mr. Frederick Judd Wheeler, 78, of N. West Street, Greensboro, husband of the late Brenda Elizabeth James Wheeler, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. Wheeler was born in Athens on July 12, 1942, son of the late Benjamin Nathan Wheeler and Ethel Flora Martin Wheeler. He was a retired painter and carpenter,...
Peggy Jo Medlin
May 17, 2021
Ms. Peggy Jo Medlin, 67, of Elberton Hwy., Tignall, GA passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 at Pruitt Health of Washington. Ms. Medlin was born April 15, 1954 in Jacksonville, FL to John Taylor Medlin and Mable Ruth Swearingen Starr. She was a member of Lincolnton United Methodist Church and was an teaching assistant for special needs children. She is...
Kenneth John Ward
May 16, 2021
Mr. Kenneth John “Kenny” Ward, 66, of William Smith Road, Elberton, passed away at his residence on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Mr. Ward was born in Elberton on October 9, 1954, son of the late Robert Clay Ward and Tommie Jean Gaines Ward. He was a member of Vans Creek Baptist Church and a retired spreader from Gip’s Manufacturing Company...
James Edward Maxwell
May 15, 2021
Mr. James Edward Maxwell, 76, of Curt Bailey Rd. Hartwell, GA passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Maxwell was born June 28, 1944 in Charleston, SC to Donald Lee Maxwell and Margaret Smith Maxwell. He was a retired upholster, an U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and he attended River of Life Church. He is survived...
Thomas E. Wallis
May 9, 2021
Thomas Edgus Wallis, 83, passed on May 9, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospice House surrounded by his immediate family. A native of Elberton, Georgia, Thomas was the husband of Patricia Winchester Wallis, the father of Charles Wallis, and the son of the late Col. John P. and Gladys Wallis.He was predeceased by his brothers John Wallis Jr., George “Butch” Wallis,...
Wayne Whitehead
May 6, 2021
Mr. Wayne Whitehead, 70, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021. Mr. Whitehead was a veteran of the United States Army.He served his country in the Vietnam War, and was a Purple Heart recipient.Wayne enjoyed working with plants and landscaping projects, and definitely had a “green thumb.”He also enjoyed spending time reading. Wayne is survived by his daughter,...
George Lewis Allen
May 6, 2021
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me...
Richard Edmunds
May 5, 2021
Mr. Richard Edmunds, 85, of Elberton, husband of the late Betty Joan Edwards Brooks Edmunds, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Mr. Edmunds was born April 22, 1936 in Appling, GA to Thornton Edmunds and Inez Blanchard Edmunds. He was retired from the City of Elberton Water Treatment Plant. He is survived by...
Loyce Callena Adams Malcom
May 4, 2021
Mrs. Loyce Callena Adams Malcom, age 104, of Adams Duncan Road, Hull, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Comer Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Malcom was born in Moultrie, Georgia, daughter of the late James Carlton Adams and Maude Keanum Adams. She was a homemaker who embodied every trait of a gracious southern woman. From her excellent baking and...
Helen Marie Phillips Garner
April 30, 2021
Mrs. Helen Marie Phillips Garner, 68, of Moon Road, Bowman, wife of 51 years to Charles Ray Garner, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 30, 2021, at her residence. Helen was born in Elberton on November 26, 1952, daughter of the late Jonah Baxter Phillips and Chester White Phillips, and retired from the State of Georgia Department...
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