Obituaries
Gail Mcveigh Drane
March 22, 2018
Ms. Cynthia Gail McVeigh Drane, 57, of Wheeling, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. Ms. Drane was born in Valdosta, Georgia on April 12, 1960, daughter of Rev. Jack McVeigh and the late Willie Pauline Yawn McVeigh. Ms. Drane resided in Elberton, GA for 34 years and worked as a...
David Randolph Mccarty
March 22, 2018
Mr. David Randolph McCarty, 60, of Bodie Rayle Road, Elberton, husband of 30 years to Dixie Rayle McCarty, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. McCarty was born in Athens on November 1, 1957, son of Robert McCarty and Bobbie Jean Campbell McCarty. He was of the Methodist faith and loved classic...
E.G. Higginbotham, Iii
March 20, 2018
Mr. Edgar Glenn "E.G." Higginbotham, III, 76, of Pine Hill Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Mr. Higginbotham was born in Elberton, GA on July 3, 1941 to Edgar Glenn Higginbotham and Mary Frances Barrett Higginbotham. He was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church, Elberton Country Club, the Elberton Philomathea Masonic Lodge #25, a shriner and...
Kimberly Starr Pierce
March 20, 2018
Mrs. Kimberly Starr Pierce, 52, of Owl Creek Rd., Comer, GA passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Mrs. Pierce was born in Athens, GA on June 17, 1965 to Dr. Harry Joseph Dunaway and Joy Bacon Dunaway. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She is survived by her mother: Joy Bacon Dunaway; and siblings: Joseph Mark Dunaway, Dana M. Dunaway,...
Tina Elizabeth Hamilton
March 19, 2018
Mrs. Tina Elizabeth Brooks Hamilton, 52, of Ohara Standard Rd., Tignall, GA passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at he home. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Buford, GA on May 15, 1965 to John Henry Brooks and Molly Nell Stephenson Brooks. She was a homemaker. She is survived by sons: Gregory Hamilton of Danielsville, GA, Stephen Hamilton, Travis Hamilton; longtime...
Martha Colleen Ledbetter
March 17, 2018
Mrs. Martha Colleen Carter Ledbetter, 92, of Live Oak Dr. Athens, GA passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018. Mrs. Ledbetter was born in Jefferson, GA on October 4, 1925 to Lizzie Clayton Carter and Daizy Bailey Carter. She was a member of Windsor Universalist Church in Loganville, GA. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: Christopher and Becky Ledbetter of...
Lucille Edwards Wells
March 16, 2018
Margaret Lucille Edwards Wells, 88, resident of 64 Oak Street, Elberton, GA and 2312 McCormick Highway, Greenwood, widow of Paul N. Wells died Friday, March 16, 2018 at her Greenwood home. Born in Greenwood County, June 26, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Lester Brown and Nannie Hinton Edwards. She was a 1945 graduate of Greenwood High School....
Thomas Gorman, Jr.
March 14, 2018
Mr. Thomas Gorman, Jr., 68, of Flannigans Place, Athens, GA passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Ga. Mr. Gorman was born in Syracuse, NY on May 28, 1949 to Thomas Gorman, Sr. and Helen Julia Schwartz Gorman. He is survived by a son: Sean Michael Gorman of Athens, GA; sister: Carol Gorman Eberle of...
Buce Dean Foerster
March 14, 2018
Mr. Bruce Dean Foerster, 62, of Fleming Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Mr. Foerster was born in Ypsilanti, MI on September 9, 1955 to Reginald Foerster and Colleen Tulley Foerster. He was a retired factory worker. He is survived by his wife: Marian Ruth McKee Foerster; son: Eric Thomas Foerster of Bethlehem, GA; siblings: David and...
Randy Allen Fowler
March 13, 2018
Mr. Randy Allen Fowler, 27, of Gooseneck Rd., Eastanollee, GA passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from injuries sustained from a auto accident. Mr. Fowler was born in Hartwell, GA on July 3, 1990 to Floyd Fowler, Jr. and Endy Alewine Fowler. He was employed with Fieldale Farms where he worked in the packing department. He is survived by his...
Jimmie M. Cobo
March 12, 2018
Mrs. Jimmie M. Cobo, 91, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cobo was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia to the late James and Eva Green Magill.She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Louis M. Cobo, in 2014.Jimmie worked for the City of Elberton as a stenographer and counselor with...
Dolores Chase Carter
March 12, 2018
Mrs. Dolores Chase Taylor Carter, 85, of Elberton, GA passed away Monday, March 12, 2018. Mrs. Carter was born in Sandy, OR March 20, 1932 to Howard Chase, Sr. and Gladys Arneson Chase. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law: JoAnn and Greg Gunter of...
Shelby Jean Wadford
March 11, 2018
Shelby Jean Browder Wadford, 81, of St. Stephen, SC, a former office manager for Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists of Charleston, died Sunday afternoon at her residence. Her funeral will be 11:00 AM Wednesday morning, March 14, 2018, in the First Baptist Church of St. Stephen. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends at DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL...
Leona Fleming Dye
March 10, 2018
Mrs. Leona Fleming Dye, 95, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Pruitt Healthcare, Spring Valley.A native ofElberton, Mrs. Dye was the daughter of the late Jim H. Fleming, Jr. and the late Orie Lee Childs Fleming.Her husband, Bronson Ward “Bunk” Dye, preceded her in death in 1985, after 43 years of marriage and her son, Michael Ward Dye also...
Joel H. Anderson, Sr.
March 8, 2018
Mr. Joel Harris Anderson, Sr., 85, of Middleton Church Road, Elberton, GA, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Mr. Anderson was born in Elberton, GA on October 26, 1932, to Hoke Smith Anderson, Sr. and Zelma Adams Johnson. He was a retired stone cutter from the granite industry and an avid farmer. Mr. Anderson volunteered as a coach with...
Joel Franklin Griffith
March 3, 2018
Mr. Joel Franklin Griffith, 57, of Parkview Rd., Winterville, GA passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Griffith was born in Athens, GA on February 14, 1961 to Franklin D. Griffith and Alice Moon Griffith. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife: Wanda Harris Griffith; sisters: Janice M. Harrison of Thomson,...
Evelyn Lovin Thornton
March 3, 2018
Mrs. Evelyn Lovin Thornton, 93, of Petersburg Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Thornton was born in Lawrenceville, GA on May 10, 1924 to William Henry Lovin and Margaret Hall Lovin. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton and was a homemaker. She is survived by siblings:...
Alice Rogers Acker
March 1, 2018
Mrs. Alice Rogers Acker, 92, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Acker was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, daughter of the late James D. Rogers, Sr. and Nettie Blum Rogers.She was the wife of the late Nathan H. Acker, with whom she had celebrated over 73 years of marriage prior...
Paul Leonard Hodge
March 1, 2018
Mr. Paul Leonard Hodge, 66, of Robinwood Lane, Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at his home. Mr. Hodge was born in Alexander City, AL on September 23, 1951 to J.W. Hodge and Florence Batchelder Hughes. He was a retired truck driver, carpenter and a U.S. Army Veteran. He is survived by spouse: Debra J. Hamilton; son: Paul...
Roger Wayne Raines
February 28, 2018
Mr. Roger Wayne Raines, 69, of Harmony Rd. Elberton passed away Wednesday February 28, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional. Mr. Raines was born in Fayette County, W.VA on June 6, 1948 to Claude E. Raines and Maude J. Webb Raines. He was a natural top polisher in the granite industry where he worked for Harmony Blue Granite Company for 35...
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