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Terry Samuel Miller

Terry Samuel Miller

Mar 12, 2019

Mr. Terry Samuel Miller, 70 of Lexington Carlton Road, Carlton, husband of 50 years to Sally Louise Ryder Miller, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Quiet Oaks Health Care in Crawford. Mr. Miller was born in Fort Bragg, NC on January 9, 1949, son of Martha Alford Miller and the late Melvin Miller. He was a U.S. Army...

Elmer Marvin Pulliam, Jr.

Elmer Marvin Pulliam, Jr.

Mar 12, 2019

Mr. Elmer 'Marvin' Pulliam, Jr., 87, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at PruittHealth at Spring Valley. Mr. Pulliam was born in Elberton on September 7, 1931, the only child of the late Elmer Marvin Pulliam, Sr. and Lizzie Mae Yeargin Pulliam. He was a retired educator, former Baptist minister, and a member of Falling Creek Baptist...

Hoke  Thomas Hill

Hoke Thomas Hill

Mar 8, 2019

Mr. Hoke Thomas Hill, 59, of Longstreet Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Hill was born November 25, 1959 in Elberton, GA to Willie Thomas Hill and Ida Mae Johnson Thornton. He was of the Baptist Faith and a veteran of the Army National Guard. He is survived by his mother and...

Melanie Lindsey Sammons

Melanie Lindsey Sammons

Mar 5, 2019

Mrs. Melanie Lindsey Sammons, 76, of Doe Run Rd., Sylvania, GA passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Mrs. Sammons was born April 28, 1942 in Washington, GA to George B. Lindsey and Bessie Lillian Standard Lindsey. She was a retired Registered Nurse. She is survived by her daughter: Laura Hendricks of Sylvania, GA; brothers: David Lindsey and Kenneth Lindsey of...

Dudley Wall Wade

Dudley Wall Wade

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. Dudley Wall Wade, 89, of Decatur passed peacefully on March 4, 2019.She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Longstreet H. Wall and Rebecca Frierson.She was a 1941 Graduate of the University of Georgia.She was the first female to graduate from Georgia with a Degree in Corporate Finance.She was an avid Rock Hound and Camper in her younger...

Henry Lee Scott, Sr.

Henry Lee Scott, Sr.

Mar 4, 2019

Mr. Henry Lee Scott, Sr., 78, of Elberton, husband of 41 years to the late Peggy Oneal Souther Scott, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019, at Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Mr. Scott was born in Elberton on October 2, 1940, son of the late Carl AIken Scott, Sr. and Birdie Lee Childs Scott. He was a retired truck driver...

Delbert Fowler

Delbert Fowler

Mar 2, 2019

Mr. Delbert Fowler, 89, of W. Hendricks Street, Bowman, husband of 67 years to the late Dallas Mae Mattox Fowler, finished his course in faith on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at his residence with his family by his side. Born on January 29, 1930 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Delbert was raised in Carnesville by his parents, the late Hester Elijah "Hess"...

Vivian Heide Phillips-Bridges

Vivian Heide Phillips-Bridges

Mar 1, 2019

Mrs. Vivian Heide Phillips-Bridges, 69, of Dewy Rose, Georgia, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A native of Hialeah, Florida, Vivian was the daughter of the late Richard Earl and Sallie Colquitt Heide.She was the wife of Roland Bridges.In addition to her parents, Vivian was preceded in death by a brother: Charles Heide; a sister,...

Henrietta Taylor Norman

Henrietta Taylor Norman

Feb 27, 2019

Mrs. Henrietta R. Taylor Norman, 92, of Lexington, wife of 45 years to the late Ora Frank Norman, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford. Mrs. Norman was born in Hall County on March 24, 1926, daughter of the late Harris Soloman Taylor and Nellie Woodall Taylor. She was a homemaker and...

Billy Walker Rucker

Billy Walker Rucker

Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Billy Walker Rucker, 80, of Melody Lane, Elberton, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Rucker was born in Elbert County on June 13, 1938, son of the late James Willis Rucker and Reba Yeargin Rucker. He was a member of Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church and a co-owner/operator...

Bobbie Terry

Bobbie Terry

Feb 26, 2019

Bobbie Terry passed away peacefully on February 26, 2019, just two weeks into her 88th year. Born Bobbie Jo Clark, her family nickname was “Bobbie Go”. We hope this last trip will be her greatest adventure. She graduated from high school in 1948 and attended Tift College, then married her childhood sweetheart, Bobby Veal, and helped him build a successful...

Joey Childs

Joey Childs

Feb 25, 2019

Mr. Joseph Banks “Joey” Childs, 63, of Flatwoods Road, Elberton, husband of 33 years to Denise Josephine Saxon Childs, finished his course in faith on Monday, February 25, 2019, at his residence. Joey was born in Elbert County on August 26, 1955, the only child of Thomas Banks Childs and Joanne Johnson Childs. He was a special education teacher currently...

Sue Davis Segers

Sue Davis Segers

Feb 24, 2019

Mrs. Mattie Sue Davis Segers, 82, of Elberton, wife of the late James Grover Segers, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Segers was born in Elberton on May 18, 1936, daughter of the late James Robert “Bob” Davis and Janie Elizabeth Gunter Davis. She was a homemaker and attended Elberton Church of...

Pamela Alford Epps

Pamela Alford Epps

Feb 22, 2019

Mrs. Pamela Alford Epps, 58, of Colbert, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019. A native of Monroe, Georgia, Mrs. Epps was the daughter of Janice Bowen Alford and the late Jewell Alford.She was married to Ronald Nelson Epps, Sr. for 36 years before he passed away in 2017.She was a homemaker and loved the mountains. Funeral services were held on...

Jackie Thompson Coggins

Jackie Thompson Coggins

Feb 20, 2019

Mrs. Jacqueline "Jackie" Thompson Coggins, 75, of Elberton, wife of 41 years to the late Rev. William Knox Coggins, Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, with her daughters at her side. Jackie was born in Elberton September 9, 1943, daughter of the late John and Helen Adams Thompson. She was a retired draftsperson having worked in the...

Amanda Patterson-Almond

Amanda Patterson-Almond

Feb 15, 2019

Mrs. Amanda Christine Patterson-Almond, 32, of Dewy Rose, GA, wife of Paul Michael Almond, entered into rest on Friday, February 15, 2019, at her residence. Amanda was born in Puyallup, WA on June 19, 1986, daughter of Robert Lee Patterson and Rozanne Marie McDaniel Reynolds. She enjoyed scrapbooking, all things purple, and collecting mythological creatures such as fairies, mermaids, pandas,...

Thomas Wayne Bailey

Thomas Wayne Bailey

Feb 12, 2019

Mr. Thomas Wayne Bailey, 56, of Paoli Rd., Comer, GA passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Mr. Bailey was born May 28, 1962 in Oak Park, IL to Guy Haven Bailey and Virgie Schrader Bailey. He was a painter and a U.S. Marine Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Debra “Debbie” Matthews Bailey and daughters: Monica Stika of Villa...

Annie Ruth Rucker

Annie Ruth Rucker

Feb 12, 2019

Miss Annie Ruth Rucker, 86, of Jaudon Road, Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Legacy Health and Rehab in Greensboro. Miss Rucker was born in Wilkes County on August 18, 1932, daughter of the late Gifford Julian Rucker and Annie Venolia Rice Rucker. She was a sales clerk having worked for Belk, F.W. Woolworth, Sky City, and...

Theodore "Ted" Traskos

Theodore "Ted" Traskos

Feb 11, 2019

Mr. Theodore Stanley “Ted” Traskos, 86, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019, at AnMed Health Medical Center surrounded by his family. Ted was born in Detroit, MI on April 10, 1932, son of the late Theodore A. and Hula Bolt Traskos. He was a dry wall finisher and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He served...

Charlotte Garrett

Charlotte Garrett

Feb 10, 2019

Mrs. Charlotte Elaine Madden Garrett, 78, of Elberton, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital. A native of Elbert County, Mrs. Garrett was the daughter of the late Ellis Waco “Bud” and Louise Scarborough Madden.In 2008, her husband, Loyd Daniel Garrett, preceded her in death after 51 years of marriage.She was also preceded by her brother, Rahnal...

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