Obituaries
Alberta Elizabeth "Beth" Cliett Kersey
Feb 9, 2024
Beth (Alberta Elizabeth Cliett) Kersey, age 65, passed away peacefully in her home on February 9th , 2024, in Elberton, GA surrounded by loved ones.Beth was born on October 21, 1958, in Athens, GA to Otis Jackson and Marion Crawford Johnson Cliett. She graduated from Elbert County High school in 1977 and then attended Athens Technical College and the University...
Phillip Eugene "Gene" Burton
Feb 6, 2024
Mr. Phillip Eugene "Gene" Burton, 88, of Elberton, husband of 48 years to Phyllis Jane Chamberlain Simpson Burton, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Hartwell.Gene was born in Tignall on October 1, 1935, son of the late Willie Lawrence Burton and Effie Elizabeth Seymour Burton. He was self-employed in the granite and rental industries. Gene...
Patricia Ann Winchester Wallis
Feb 5, 2024
Mrs. Patricia Ann Winchester Wallis, age 90, resident of Magnolia Estates in Elberton, GA, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.Mrs. Wallis was born in Pickens, SC on January 13, 1934, daughter of the late David Luke Winchester, Sr. and Mattie Christine Evans Winchester.Surviving are her children: Ronnie and Jane Crenshaw, Judy and David Ridgeway,...
Cheryl Anne Wright Hicks
Feb 4, 2024
Mrs. Cheryl Anne Wright Hicks, 75, of Sandy Cross Road, Royston, wife of 48 years to the late Martin Everett Hicks, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Hicks was born in Baltimore, MD on October 21, 1948, daughter of the late William James Wright and Margaret Anna Kutcher Wright. She was retired from the...
Ruth Janet Guest Higginbotham
Feb 4, 2024
Mrs. Ruth ‘Janet’ Guest Higginbotham, 83, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, wife of 45 years to the late William Ace “Bill” Higginbotham passed away peacefully, with her children at her side, on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at her residence.Mrs. Higginbotham was born in Elberton on May 18, 1940, daughter of the late Lester Benjamin Guest and Mary Kelly Guest. She was...
Sylvia Ann Alexander
Feb 3, 2024
Mrs. Sylvia Ann Ward Alexander, 83 of Ruckersville Rd. Elberton, GA passed away peacefully Saturday, February 3, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.Mrs. Alexander was born in Elberton, GA on February 12, 1940 to Clifton Paul “Mutt” Ward and Mabel Gaines Ward. She was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and...
Mary Sue Roland Heard
Feb 2, 2024
Mary Sue Heard, 82, of Tignall, Georgia, died on Friday, February 2, 2024, at NEGA Medical Center, in Braselton, Georgia, after a brief illness.
She was born on May 31, 1941, in Tignall, Georgia, and was the youngest daughter of Sara Albea Roland and Tignall C. Roland.
Mary Sue, “Sue Sue” is survived by her nephew, Eddie Roland (Barbara); niece,...
Harry Earl Shell
Feb 2, 2024
Mr. Harry Earl Shell, 82, of Athens, husband of 49 years to Barbara Ann Pitts Shell, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, at his residence.
Harry was born in Elberton on April 3, 1941, son of the late Mark Benjamin Shell and Frances Parham Shell. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton and Green Acres Baptist Church...
Brenda Jean Smith
Jan 30, 2024
Brenda was born October 3rd, 1950 in Marietta, GA. She married Raymond Smith on March 25, 1972 at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marrietta. She was a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church for over 40 years. During that time, Brenda organized and decorated for too many events at the church to count. She attended church regularly at Indian Creek...
Lucy Jane Allgood Richards
Jan 30, 2024
Lucy Jane Allgood Richards, a cherished centenarian, whose vivacious spirit and unwavering love for her family illuminated the lives of those around her, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Appling, GA.
Born on July 18, 1925, in Elberton, GA to Thomas Roy Allgood and Carrie Drucilla Dixon Allgood, she grew up in Elberton and made her home there...
Terry Michael McGee
Jan 30, 2024
Mr. Terry Michael McGee, 66, of Bobby Brown Park Road, Elberton, husband of the late Mae Viola Morrow McGee, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional following a sudden illness.Mr. McGee was born in Abbeville, SC on June 3, 1957, son of the late Elsie Jack McGee and Carolyn Lee Hawkins McGee. He was a self-employed...
Jeanine Crane Christian
Jan 27, 2024
Ms. Jeanine Crane Christian, 65, of Kellum Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Ms. Christian was born April 17, 1958 in Roswell, New Mexico to Richard Crane and Marianne Deschene Pennie.
She is survived by her significant other: Scott Kellum of Bowman, GA; sons: Obie Christian, Christopher "CD" Christian both of Hartwell, GA, Dustin Kellum and Cody Kellum both...
James Charles "Jimmy" Cothran
Jan 27, 2024
Mr. James Charles “Jimmy” Cothran, 75, of Elberton, GA, husband of 45 years to the late Shelby Jean Cole Cothran, died peacefully on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital following a sudden illness.Jimmy was born in Ware Shoals, SC on November 13, 1948, son of the late R.E. Cothran and Catherine “Cat” Turner Cothran. He was a...
Thomas Gerard Lynch
Jan 27, 2024
Thomas Gerard Lynch passed away peacefully, after several years of declining health due to cancer, on January 27, 2024, at home with family members at his side. He was 81.He was born on July 11, 1942, in Howard Beach, New York, and was of the Catholic faith. He was the son of Thomas Joseph Lynch and Jeanette Metz Lynch. Thomas...
John Barry Fleming
Jan 25, 2024
Mr. John 'Barry' Fleming, 61, of Middleton Church Road, Elberton, GA husband of 40 years to Dolores Lynn Shiflet Fleming, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at his residence.
Barry was born in Elberton, GA on April 9, 1962, son of John Lawrence Fleming and the late Hilda Edith Johnson Fleming. He was a 1980 graduate of Elbert County High...
Samuel Everett Glenn
Jan 24, 2024
Samuel Everett Glenn, 92, most recently of Elberton, GA died peacefully on January 24, 2024 at his daughter's home in Orlando, FL.
Born in Carlton, GA, Sam was the son of the late James A. Glenn, Sr. and Frances Griffin Glenn. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Reba Bell Glenn; son, Samuel Jeffrey Glenn; and his...
George Frank Herndon, Jr.
Jan 24, 2024
Mr. George Frank Herndon, Jr., 77, of Brady Drive, Elberton, GA, husband of 54 years to Mary Ann Herndon, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at his residence.Frank was born in Elberton on November 23, 1946, the eldest of three boys born to George Frank Herndon, Sr. and Hilda Rosser Herndon. He was a 1967 graduate of Elbert County...
Clarice Juanita McMullan Brown
Jan 22, 2024
Mrs. Clarice Juanita “Nita” McMullan Brown, 83, of Pine Knoll Drive, Elberton, GA, wife of 53 years to the late Joseph Timothy Brown, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, at her residence.Mrs. Brown was born in Elbert County, GA on June 3, 1940, and grew up in the Rock Branch Community. She was a 1958 graduate of Elbert County...
J.C. Laws
Jan 21, 2024
Mr. J.C. Laws, 55, of Rock Branch Road, Elberton, GA, husband of 35 years to Amy Gail Wheeler Laws, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at his residence.
Mr. Laws was born in Burnsville, NC on October 31, 1968, son of the late Zeph Alonzo Laws and Elizabeth Elaine Ledford Laws. He worked in the logging...
Karen Louise Gay
Jan 20, 2024
Mrs. Karen Loiuse Reed Gay, 78, of Nickville Rd. Dewy Rose, GA passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Mrs. Gay was born January 15, 1946 in Canandaigua, New York to Eugene Heath Reed, Sr. and Dorothy Florence Oothout Reed. She was a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church, was retired from the automotive industry where she worked for a auto-part distribution...
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