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Lucky Joe Dean

Lucky Joe Dean

March 1, 2025

Mr. Lucky Joe Dean, 64 of Washington Highway, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at his residence. 

Lucky was born in Elberton on May 2, 1960. He was a supervisor having worked at Keystone Granite Memorials. He loved music and was a workaholic. He is preceded in death by his wives: Lori Adams Dean and Donna Biering Dean. 

Survivors include...

George Wayne Yeargin

George Wayne Yeargin

March 1, 2025

Mr. George Wayne Yeargin, 82, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at his daughter’s home. 

Mr. Yeargin was born in Elberton on September 23, 1942, son of the late George Albert Yeargin and Julia Vidalia Brown Yeargin. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy and was a retired meat cutter having worked at Bells and...

Clyde Ray Bond

Clyde Ray Bond

March 1, 2025

Mr. Clyde Ray Bond, 84, of Bond Drive, Elberton, husband of 62 years to the late Susie Elizabeth “Jo” Fountain Bond, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Family was at his side as he passed away peacefully following a sudden illness. 

Clyde was born in Elbert County on September 28, 1940, the youngest of five...

Frances Schroeder

Frances Schroeder

February 28, 2025

Miss Frances Schroeder, 92, of Washington, Georgia, passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on February 28, 2025, in Tignall, Georgia. Born on October 12, 1932, in Tignall, Georgia, Frances spent her life surrounded by family, friends, and a community she deeply cherished.

Frances was a person of unwavering kindness and joy. Her laughter was infectious, and her...

Richard Frederich Nash

Richard Frederich Nash

February 25, 2025

Mr. Richard Frederich Nash, better known as "Dick", passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at his residence in Bowman, GA. He was 87 years old. 

Mr. Nash was born in Bath, NY on July 2, 1937, son of the late Kenneth Fredrich Nash and Reva Ann Snyder Nash. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army from...

Ronald Jay Crawford

Ronald Jay Crawford

February 24, 2025

Ronald Jay Crawford, 75, of Bogart passed away Monday, February 24, 2025. He was the son of the late Luther Johnson Crawford and Roxie Reid Crawford.

Jay enlisted in the United States Air Force after his graduation from Elbert County High School. During the Vietnam War, he was stationed in Thailand where he worked in aircraft maintenance. While enlisted in the...

Betty Smith Scarborough

Betty Smith Scarborough

February 24, 2025

Ms. Betty Smith Scarborough, 85, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley. 

Ms. Scarborough was born in Anderson, SC on January 10, 1939, daughter of the late Horace Holden Smith and Mary Evelyn Marett Smith. She was retired from Seaboard Farms Poultry. 

Surviving are three daughters: Martha Hughes of Comer, Sharon Ashworth of Elberton, and...

Carol Moore Johnson

Carol Moore Johnson

February 23, 2025

Carol Moore Johnson, 91, of Anderson, S.C., wife of the late Rev. H. Lawrence Johnson, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025, at her daughter's home in Fayetteville, N.C.   

Born in Elberton, Georgia, on June 8, 1933, she was a daughter of the late John Hillard Moore and the late Sara Elizabeth “Lizzie” Owens Moore.   Carol graduated as the Salutatorian...

Joyce Mabel Campbell Morrison

Joyce Mabel Campbell Morrison

February 21, 2025

Mrs. Joyce Mabel Campbell Morrison, 78, of Doe Run Road, Tignall, GA, wife of the late Edward Morrison, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 at her residence. 

Mrs. Morrison was born in Camden, NJ on August 30, 1946, daughter of the late Robert Hall Campbell, Sr. and Mabel Thelma Phillips Campbell. She was a retired certified nursing assistant. 

Surviving are her...

Brenda Alice Madden Lowe

Brenda Alice Madden Lowe

February 20, 2025

Brenda Alice Madden Lowe, age 82, of Cherryville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on February 20, 2025, with her husband by her side. Brenda was born January 13, 1943, in Elbert County, Georgia, to the late Howard L. and Ellen Yeargin Madden. 

Brenda was a graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School, and The Anderson Hospital School...

Marion O'Neal Allen, Sr.

Marion O'Neal Allen, Sr.

February 20, 2025

Mr. Marion O’Neal Allen, Sr., 69, of Washington, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at PruittHealth in Washington. 

Marion was born in Washington on June 7, 1955, son of the late Bobby Willis and Vernell Allen Holland. He worked as a brick mason. 

Surviving are his children: Marion Allen, Jr. of Athens, Christopher Walton of Conyers, Erica Taylor of Athens, and...

Alice Ann Downer Cleveland

Alice Ann Downer Cleveland

February 20, 2025

Ms. Alice Ann Downer Cleveland, 84, of Pulliam Street, Elberton, went to the be with the Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at her residence. 

Ms. Alice was born in Elberton on March 3, 1940, daughter of the late Ruby Linis Downer Hunt and the late Ellis Hunt. She was a devoted member of Westside Presbyterian Church and worked as a...

Robert Clarke Glidewell

Robert Clarke Glidewell

February 19, 2025

Robert Clarke Glidewell, age 40 of Grayson, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. 

The family will receive friends 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Bethlehem Cemetery, 1025 Welcome...

Joe Norris Brady

Joe Norris Brady

February 18, 2025

Mr. Joe Norris Brady, 83, of Cromer Road, Elberton, husband of the late Charlotte Louise Brady for 62 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at his home, with his girls by his side.

Mr. Brady was born in Elberton on April 17, 1941, son of the late Benjamin Bryant Brady and Olivia Evett Partain Brady. He was a...

John Mark Harris

John Mark Harris

February 17, 2025

Mr. John Mark Harris, age 37, of Rome, GA, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025, at his residence.

John Mark was born in Athens, GA, on October 14, 1987, son of Mr. Chandler Ray Harris, Jr., and Mrs. Lisa Cornett Harris. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Chandler Ray and Ogretta Harris, and by his maternal grandparents,...

Constance "Connie" Carlson Brady

Constance "Connie" Carlson Brady

February 17, 2025

Mrs. Constance “Connie” Carlson Brady, age 80, of Bogart, GA, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. 

The youngest of five, Connie was born in Arcadia, FL on December 20, 1944, daughter of the late Karl Edward Carlson, Sr. and Eletha Purvis Carlson. She was a graduate...

Andrew Anderson

Andrew Anderson

February 14, 2025

Mr. Andrew Anderson, 88, of Calhoun Falls Hwy. Elberton, GA husband of Ruth Viola Whittemole Anderson passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home.

Mr. Anderson was born March 18, 1936 in Asheville, NC to Annual Lee Anderson and Bertha Lograce Harwood Anderson. He was a self employed carpenter. 

He is survived by his wife of 34 years Ruth Voila Whittemole...

Anthony Ray "Tony" Jenkins

Anthony Ray "Tony" Jenkins

February 12, 2025

Mr. Anthony Ray “Tony” Jenkins, age 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at his residence in Tignall, GA. His wife Kathy and son Nick were at his side. 

Born on December 17, 1952, in Atlanta, GA, he was the youngest of two boys of Hubert Thomas Jenkins and Louise Eidson Jenkins. Tony was a 1971 graduate of Peachtree...

Gerald Hudgens Hunt

Gerald Hudgens Hunt

February 12, 2025

Mr. Gerald Hudgens Hunt, 85, of N. Oliver Street, Elberton, husband of Linda Ann Alexander Hunt, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at his residence. 

Mr. Hunt was born in Elberton on June 25, 1939, son of the late William Riley Hunt, Sr. and Ruth Maxwell Hunt. He was an antique dealer having worked at Hunt’s Antiques for 70 years....

Margaret Ann Wilson Nordai

Margaret Ann Wilson Nordai

February 11, 2025

Mrs. Margaret Ann Wilson Nordai, 89, of Pueblo Trail, Martin, GA, wife of the late Richard L. “Dick” Nordai, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the John and Callie Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. 

Mrs. Nordai was born on December 19, 1935, daughter of the late Leonard Paul Wilson and Mary Housh Wilson. She was retired from the...

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