Obituaries
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke
May 5, 2020
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke, 65, of Iva, SC, returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 5, 2020. A Registered Nurse for 43 years, Linda devoted her life to the art and science of medicine and caretaking. She was an oncology nurse at AnMed Hospital and spent much of her career as a charge nurse and director of nursing for...
Lillie Marie Coogler
May 4, 2020
Miss Lillie Marie Coogler, 80, of Elberton, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at her home.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late John Bunyon and Inez Johnson Coogler.Miss Coogler retired from the Southeastern Power Company, where she had worked as an accountant.She was a very faithful member of Elberton First United Methodist Church, where she sang...
Elmer Van Herrington
May 2, 2020
Mr. Elmer Van Herrington, 74, of East Main Street, Royston, GA passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. Mr. Herrington was born February 28, 1946 in Washington, GA to the late Elmer Herrington and Ruth Wray Herrington. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a retired truck driver. Survivors include his sons: James, Scott, and David Herrington;...
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis
May 2, 2020
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis, age 101, of Elberton, widow of James Robert “Nope” Bettis, died on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Gordon Gunter and Ruby Elizabeth Fleming Gunter. She went to work at the age of 16 at Arnall Manufacturing Company as a spinner....
Mary Haley Rathbun
May 2, 2020
Mary Haley Rathbun passed away on May 2, 2020, at the age of 100. She was born in Hart County, Georgia to Ira Sereno Haley and Minnie Gaines Haley, and grew up in Elbert County.Mary was a resident of Macon, Georgia for sixty years. She was employed at Robins Air Force base and was a faithful member of Glenwood Hills...
Jane Godsey Lunceford
April 30, 2020
Mrs. Jane Godsey Lunceford, 83, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Floyd C. and Effie Haynie Godsey.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bud Godsey and an infant brother Raymond Godsey.She married Eugene Franklin Lunceford...
Barry Wayne Wood
April 30, 2020
Mr. Barry Wayne Wood, 63, Lavonia, GA died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home. Mr. Wood was born October 4, 1956 in Seneca, SC to the late Dorsey and Maggie Cope Wood. He was a retired machine operator from J.M. Huber Corporation in Commerce, GA. He is survived by his daughter Megan Wood and her mother Ann Wood, sister...
Rebecca Irene Smith Butler
April 29, 2020
Mrs. Rebecca ‘Irene’ Smith Butler, 87, of Hudson Road, Elberton, wife of 59 years to the late Gaines ‘Copelan’ Butler, Sr., died on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. A lifelong resident of the Fortsonia Community, Mrs. Butler was born on July 22, 1932, daughter of the late Christopher Thomas “Tabor” Smith and Winnie Davis Snellings Smith. She was an active member...
Carolyn Elizabeth Hodges
April 26, 2020
Mrs. Carolyn Elizabeth Buford Hodges, wife ofHon. Thomas L. Hodges, III, passed away April 26, 2020. Beth was born in Augusta on January 14, 1949 to Carolyn Harrell Buford (Mosteller) and William Hal Buford, Jr., of Ellenton, South Carolina.She grew up in North Augusta, SC with her mother and her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. H.P. Harrell, Sr.She was an only...
Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne
April 26, 2020
Mrs. Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne, 67, of Hardeman Farm Road, Carnesville, wife of the late James Robert Payne, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. Mrs. Payne was born in Nashville, TN on October 26, 1952, daughter of the late James W. “Jim” and Bobbie Jane Whitley Thomas. She worked as a...
Hunter Samuel Arlyn Grizzell
April 23, 2020
Mr. Hunter Samuel Arlyn Grizzell, 18, of Hartwell, formerly of Elberton, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020.He was a native ofElbert County, the son of Arlyne Gail Flippen and the late David Edward Grizzell.Hunter was also preceded in death by his Grandfathers, Arlyn Boyce Flippen and Alvin Mitchell Grizzell. Hunter loved everyone, always took up for others, had no enemies...
Ronnie Dale Yeargin
April 22, 2020
Mr. Ronnie Dale Yeargin, 60, of Elberton, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.A native of Orlando, Florida, he was the son of the late Dick Wilkerson and Brenda Yeargin.After his parents passed away, his grandparents, David and LouAnna Burton Yeargin adopted and raised him.Mr. Yeargin was a graduate of Elbert County High School...
Frank Stockton Harper
April 21, 2020
Mr. Frank Stockton Harper, 93, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, husband of 67 years to the late Kathleen Higginbotham Harper, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Harper was born in Elberton on June 18, 1926, son of the late Linton Augustus Harper and Emma Etta Jones Harper. Frank started working for Elberton Furniture...
Larry James Head Sr.
April 20, 2020
Obituary for Mr. Larry James Head Sr. Mr. Larry James Head, Sr., of the Danburg Rd. In Washington, passed away Monday afternoon, April 20, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Head was born in Cleveland, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 32 years with his wife and children. He was the son...
Larry James Head, Sr.
April 20, 2020
Mr. Larry James Head, Sr., of the Danburg Rd. In Washington, passed away Monday afternoon, April 20, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Head was born in Cleveland, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 32 years with his wife and children. He was the son of the late James Robert and Myrtle...
David "Hunky" Brown
April 19, 2020
Mr. David Martin “Hunky” Brown, Sr., 62, of Old Middleton Road, Elberton, husband of 21 years to Pamela Albertson Brown, finished his course in faith and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 19, 2020, following a courageous battle with ALS. David was born in Elberton on May 20, 1957, son of Joan Constantineau Brown and the...
Cynthia Lee Hernandez
April 18, 2020
Ms. Cynthia Lee Atkinson Hernandez, 60, of Longstreet Rd., Elberton passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Ms. Hernandez was born September 24, 1959 in Bethesda, MD to Fredrick Atkinson and Doris Windon Atkinson. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her brother: John Atkinson of Anderson, SC and a sister: Sherry A. Hillhouse of Texas....
Vicky Lynn Brumfield
April 15, 2020
Ms. Vicky Lynn Brumfield, 46, of East Johnson St. Hartwell, GA passed away Wednesday April 15, 2020 at her home. Ms. Brumfield was born in Warren, Ohio to Elmer Brumfield and Shirley Wallace Brumfield. She was a former Home Healthcare Nurse. She is survived by her children: Jaedon Smith, Cheyenne Smith, Dallas Lewis; mother: Shirley Wallace Brumfield; brother: Jimmy Brumfield;...
Miriam Sorrow Brooks
April 15, 2020
Mrs. Miriam Estelle Sorrow Brooks, 84, of Miller Drive, Elberton, wife of the late Lewis Gene Brooks, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Brooks was born October 31, 1935 in Oglethorpe County, GA to Henry N. Sorrow and Mary Estelle "Mama Essie" Smith Sorrow. She was a retired insurance agent for American General and worked...
Betty Dye Bond
April 14, 2020
Mrs. Betty Brewer Dye Bond, 92, of Cardinal Drive, Elberton, wife of nearly 70 years to the late Clifford Jackson Bond, Jr., entered into rest on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Bond was born in Elberton on August 7, 1927, daughter of the late Floyd Seaborn Dye, Sr. and Ruby Inez Smith Dye. She was a homemaker...
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