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Traci Lynn Rousey

Traci Lynn Rousey

Aug 15, 2018

Ms. Traci Lynn Rousey, 43, of Lloyd Rousey Road, Bowman, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at her residence. Traci was born in Elberton on December 29, 1974, daughter of Bobby Joe Rousey and Barbara Ann Dye Rousey. She worked as a nurse as long as her health permitted and was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church where...

Stanislawa Estelle Samsel

Stanislawa Estelle Samsel

Aug 14, 2018

Mrs. Stanislawa Estelle Samsel, 71, of Mountain Laurel Run, Athens, GA passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mrs. Samsel was born September 18, 1946 in Rudnik, Poland to George and Katerina Mierzwa. She was a retired Lab Technician from Biochemical in Athens, GA. She is survived by her daughter: Elizabeth Samsel of Athens, GA; sons and...

Johnny Oliver Scarborough

Johnny Oliver Scarborough

Aug 11, 2018

Mr. Johnny Oliver Scarborough of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his home. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Scarborough was the son of the late Henry Lawson Scarborough and Fannie Mae Bell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Imogene Brown Scarborough; a daughter, Dianne Goldberg; and two brothers, Thomas Scarborough and Henry Lawson...

Dolores Gulley Kindley

Dolores Gulley Kindley

Aug 11, 2018

Mrs. Dolores Gulley Kindley, 71, of Oak St. Elberton, GA formerly of Austell, GA passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018. Mrs. Kindley was born Ocotber 31, 1946 in Marietta, GA to Clark E. Gulley and Edith Long Gulley. She was a retired hair dresser. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law: J. Carl Kindley and Tracy Kindley of Colbert,...

Odis Darby Ayers

Odis Darby Ayers

Aug 11, 2018

Mr. Odis Darby Ayers, 83, of Stonebridge Rd., Carnesville, GA passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Mr. Ayers was born March 19, 1935 in Elberton, GA to William Tommy Ayers and Myrtie Ertzberger Ayers. He was a retired welder and was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his children:...

Robert Daniel Powell

Robert Daniel Powell

Aug 10, 2018

Mr. Robert Daniel Powell, 67, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta. Mr. Powell was born in Atlanta, Georgia.. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Audrey Dianne Powell; two sons: Michael Powell (Latana) of Elberton, and Daniel Powell of Atlanta; daughter, Laura Powell of Spanish Fort,...

Marcia Ann Ray

Marcia Ann Ray

Aug 8, 2018

Miss Marcia Ann Ray, 54, of Elberton, entered into rest peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her residence. Marcia was born in Elberton on July 24, 1964, daughter of Martha Robinson Wells and the late Reuben Fredrick Ray. Her love for flowers led her to a career in landscaping and she was Baptist by faith. She...

Hilda "Mimi" Hampton

Hilda "Mimi" Hampton

Aug 5, 2018

Hilda Clyde English Hampton, known to her family as “Mimi,” passed away on August 5th, at the age of 88 years, in Elberton, Georgia. Born in Winter Haven, Florida, Hilda, along with her husband, Brandon attorney Douglas W. Hampton (d. 2005), raised their four children in Brandon, Florida.She was an active community member, serving as President of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association...

Thomas Norman Robinson

Thomas Norman Robinson

Aug 5, 2018

Mr. Thomas Norman Robinson, 86, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Robinson a native of Elberton, was the son of the late Thomas and Jessie Mae Saxon Robinson.He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Betty Jean Robinson; two sons, Wayne and Paul Robinson; two sisters, Betty Robinson and...

Christopher Dwight Hancock

Christopher Dwight Hancock

Aug 5, 2018

Mr. Christopher Dwight Hancock, 40, of Winterville, finished his course in faith on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Chris was born in Athens on October 7, 1977, son of Barbara Ann Bailey Griggs and the late Homer Dwight Hancock. He attended Elbert County Comprehensive High School and was an etching artist in the...

Raymond Hollingsworth Allen

Raymond Hollingsworth Allen

Aug 5, 2018

Mr. Raymond Hollingsworth Allen, 75, formerly of Lafayette, IN died August 5, 2018, in Elberton, GA, where he and his wife recently moved. He was a retired tool and die factory employee. Preceded in death by his parents, Richard Hollingsworth Allen and Camilla Vaughn Allen, he is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlene Sue Kalberer Allen; son, Barry...

Betty Wood Jordan

Betty Wood Jordan

Aug 3, 2018

Mrs. Betty Wood Lybrand Jordan, 79, of Quiet Oaks Dr. Crawford, GA passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. Mrs. Jordan was born March 31, 1939 in Nicholson, GA to Curtis Wood and Doris Dailey Wood. She was a retired newspaper deliverer. She is survived by her siblings: Troy Wood of Commerce, GA, Paul Wood of Commerce, GA, Tommy Wood of...

Mae Patterson Pless

Mae Patterson Pless

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Lila ‘Mae’ Patterson Pless, 70, of Raymond Anderson Road, Elberton, wife of 51 years to Roy Lee Pless, entered into rest on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Mae was born in Sewanee, Tennessee on January 7, 1948, daughter of the late Herbert Haskell Patterson and Rena Naomi Thomas Patterson. She was a homemaker and...

Carl Lewis Moon

Carl Lewis Moon

Jul 29, 2018

Mr. Carl Lewis Moon, 80, of Elberton, husband of 58 years to Linda Lee Savinsky Moon, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Moon, born in Elbert County, was a son of the late Joseph Aubra Moon and Ruby Thelma Yeargin Moon. He was of the Baptist faith and a graduate of Nancy Hart...

Sara Brown Anderson

Sara Brown Anderson

Jul 27, 2018

Mrs. Sara Bertha Brown Anderson, 74, of Elberton, GA passed away Friday July 27, 2018. Mrs. Anderson was born December 4, 1943 in Dewy Rose, GA to James Andrew Brown, Sr. and Rachel Amanda Brown. She was a member of Elberton Christian Church, Beta Sigma Phi and was retired from the Elberton Medical Center where she had worked for 51...

Charlotte Bobo Webb

Charlotte Bobo Webb

Jul 26, 2018

Mrs. Charlotte Bobo Webb, 80, of Crestview Dr., Elberton, GA passed away Thursday July 26, 2018 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Webb was born August 17, 1937 in Elberton, GA to Leo B. Bobo and Jewell Townsend Bobo. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Dolores...

Linda Gable Hays

Linda Gable Hays

Jul 22, 2018

Mrs. Linda Gable Hays, 67, of Calhoun Falls Hwy., Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hays was born May 15, 1951 in McCormick, SC to Joseph Lee Gable and Edith Shrine Gable. She was retired from Walmart of Elberton where she worked in the garden department. She is survived by her husband:...

Cathy Frances Beavers

Cathy Frances Beavers

Jul 21, 2018

Ms. Cathy Frances Dutton Beavers, 65, of West Railroad St., Bowman, GA passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Beavers was born June 9, 1953 in Hartwell, GA to Paul Dutton and Vilee Dutton. She attended The Assembly Church in Hartwell, GA. She is survived by her longtime companion: Bob Hardy; daughters: Windy McCannon of...

Brian Jerry Turner

Brian Jerry Turner

Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Brian Jerry Turner, 58, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospice House with his family at his side. Brian was born in Elberton to Gwen Herring Turner and the late Jerry M. Turner.In addition to his father, Brian was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene Timms Turner, and his brother, Gregory Mark...

Ellen Sikes Tiller

Ellen Sikes Tiller

Jul 19, 2018

Mrs. Ruth Ellen Sikes Tiller, 87, of Elberton Road, Carlton, GA, wife of 50 years to the late John William “Billy” Tiller, Sr., entered into rest on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Tiller was born in Point Peter, Oglethorpe County, GA on August 29, 1930, the only child of the late Daniel Boone Sikes and Ruth Fannie...

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