Obituaries

Eve Thomas Ray

Eve Thomas Ray

May 11, 2018

Mrs. Eve Thomas Ray, 64, of Gumlog Rd., Martin, GA passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Ray was born in Royston, GA September 24, 1953 to James Lee Odis Thomas and Fredda Joyce Young Thomas. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law:...

Cornelius "Buddy" Mcelhannon

Cornelius "Buddy" Mcelhannon

May 11, 2018

Mr. Cornelius "Buddy" McElhannon, 63, of Amberly Dr. Hull, GA passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. McElhannon was born September 14, 1954 in Greene County, GA to Carl McElhannon and Lynn Young McElhannon. He was a small engine repairman and lawn maintenance keeper. He is survived by his wife: Mary Ann Stowe Gosnell of...

Darlene Hill Hahn

Darlene Hill Hahn

May 10, 2018

Mrs. Tommie "Darlene" Hill Hahn, 65, of Jordan St. Royston, GA passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Hahn was born in Royston, GA October 7, 1952 to Thomas Parker Hill, Sr. and Catherine Jennings Hill. She was a member of Freedom C.H. Church in Royston, GA and was a homemaker. She is survived by...

Priscilla Broadwell Smith

Priscilla Broadwell Smith

May 10, 2018

Mrs. Priscilla Broadwell Smith, 71, of Elberton, wife of the late J.A. “Smitty” Smith, Jr., entered into rest on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born in Anderson, SC on October 25, 1946, daughter of the late Marvin Leroy Broadwell and Dorothy Mae Dewberry Broadwell. She was the former owner of Elberton Sheet...

Millie Fremd Poole

Millie Fremd Poole

May 8, 2018

Mrs. Mildred Edith “Millie” Fremd Poole, 74, of Elberton, wife of the late Jimmie Lee Poole, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Millie was born in Palatine, Illinois on December 14, 1943, daughter of the late William Louis Fremd and Edith Baumann Fremd. She and Jim moved to Elberton in 1978 when they purchased...

Karl Eric Dickerson

Karl Eric Dickerson

May 8, 2018

Mr. Karl Eric Dickerson, 56, of Commerce, boarded the train to Heaven on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, following a brief but courageous battle with liver cancer. Eric was born in Elberton on May 22, 1961, son of Hazel Johnson Dickerson and the late Carl A. “PeeWee” Dickerson. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School. His passion was anything...

Clyde Thomas Adams

Clyde Thomas Adams

May 5, 2018

Mr. Clyde Thomas Adams, 93, of Double Bridges Road, Elberton, husband of over 60 years to the late Jean Overstreet Adams, finished his course in faith on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Adams was born in Elbert County on March 6, 1925, son of the late Howell Parker Adams and Mary Hope Gaines Adams. He was an...

Stanley Frederick Fay, Sr.

Stanley Frederick Fay, Sr.

May 4, 2018

Mr. Stanley Frederick Fay, Sr., 73, of Armour Circle, Elberton, husband of the late Shirley Anne Schnauffer Fay, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Fay was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on May 16, 1944, son of the late Harry and Priscilla Thompson Fay. He was a retired supervisor and a member of...

Patricia Williamson Preston

Patricia Williamson Preston

May 3, 2018

Patricia Ann Williamson Preston, better known as “Pat”, passed away at her home in Washington, Georgia on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the age of 67. A native of Washington, she was the daughter of the late Seba Williamson and Ann Walker Williamson. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired letter carrier from the United States Postal Service....

Samuel  Pope Roberts

Samuel Pope Roberts

May 3, 2018

Mr. Samuel Pope Roberts, 58, of Tignall, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Roberts was born in Royston on October 30, 1959, son of the late Daniel Vance Roberts, Sr. and Lettie Mae Mize Roberts. He was a member of Mallorysville Baptist Church, was employed with the City of Tignall as an electrician, and enjoyed...

Carol Jean Cramp

Carol Jean Cramp

May 3, 2018

Mrs. Carol Jean Webb Cramp, 71, of Old Hendrys Church Road, Canon, wife of the late George Cramp, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Brown Health & Rehab. Mrs. Cramp was born in West Virginia on June 11, 1946, daughter of the late Willis Webb and Delcie Brady Webb. She was retired from a photo lab. Survivors include...

Christopher Lee Page

Christopher Lee Page

May 1, 2018

Mr. Christopher Lee Page, 37, of Winterville, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Elberton. Mr. Page was born in Athens on April 21, 1981, son of Nancy Ruth Isley Page and the late Donald Ray Page. He was employed in the construction industry. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children: Chasity Gearing, Whitney Page,...

Jackie Lee Wilkerson

Jackie Lee Wilkerson

April 29, 2018

Mrs. Jackie Lee Flowers Wilkerson, 71, of Comer, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Watkinsville. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in Atlanta on July 20, 1946, daughter of the late Loyd V. “Vase” Flowers and Ruby Wilson Flowers. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Holiness Church. Surviving are her children:...

Billie Jo Stowe

Billie Jo Stowe

April 28, 2018

Mrs. Billie Jo Rousey Stowe, 87, of Hartwell, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Stowe was the daughter of the late Frank W. and Corrie Lee Scarboro Rousey.She was the widow of Mr. Billy Joe Stowe, and was also preceded in death by her first husband Norman Echols, and a son, Eddie...

Mary Davey Randall

Mary Davey Randall

April 25, 2018

Mrs. Mary Isabel Davey Randall, 83, of Anderson Hwy., Elberton, GA died Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Mary was born on August 1, 1934 in Canton, OH to William E. Davey and Delilah Brown Davey. She was educated at Sacred Heart High School in Atlanta, GA, University of Georgia in Athens, GA and Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. She worked...

Joyce Marie Jones

Joyce Marie Jones

April 24, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Marie Jones, 74, of Highway 29, Comer, GA passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Comer Health & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Jones was born February 25, 1944 in Greenfield, MA to Henry Chaplin and Kathleen Cooksey Chaplin. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. She is survived by sons: Richard Jones of Watkinsville, GA, Shawn Jones...

Kay Evans Davis

Kay Evans Davis

April 23, 2018

Mrs. Kay Elizabeth Evans Davis, 76, a native of Elberton, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018 at her home in Lilburn, Georgia. Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the late Albert Chesley and Fannie Mae Lovinggood Evans.She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Curtis Davis; her son, Charles A. Davis; and her daughter-in-law, Cathy Jean Davis.Mrs. Davis passionately...

Barbara Jean Cox

Barbara Jean Cox

April 23, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Jean Bell Cox, 82, of B. Wilson Rd., Commerce, GA passed away Monday, April 23, 2018. Mrs. Cox was born in Douglasville, GA on April 24, 1935 to Thomas Bell and Era Bell. She is survived by a son: Brett Jerome Cox; daughters: Cynthia Dawn Pendley, Beverly Denise Minish and eleven grandchildren. In addition to her parents she...

Rita Ray Hand

Rita Ray Hand

April 21, 2018

Mrs. Rita Lynn Ray Hand, 71, of Hampton, GA passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. An Elberton, GA native, she was the daughter of the late Roy Bert Ray and Johnnie Smith Ray, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Kenneth Delano Hand. She was a graduate of...

Michael Wesley Palmer

Michael Wesley Palmer

April 20, 2018

Mr. Michael Wesley Palmer, 63, of Hartwell, husband of 44 years to Adele Davis Palmer, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Mr. Palmer was born in Andrews, NC on June 22, 1954, son of the late Noah Wesley Palmer, Jr. and Joyce Jean Strange Palmer. He was a retired respiratory therapist and a U.S....