Obituaries
Virginia Nelms Colvard
Sep 17, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Nelms Colvard, 95, of Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend to so many, was taken into the hands of God while sleeping in her home on September 17, 2017. Born in 1921 to William and Nettie Nelms of Elberton, she married Stewart Brown Colvard in 1940. They later moved to Decatur, Georgia where they raised...
Walter Emory Mabry, Sr.
Sep 15, 2017
Mr. Walter Emory Mabry, Sr., 70, of Jane Hill Rd., Tignall, GA husband of Gail Miller Mabry passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at his home. Mr. Mabry was born September 1, 1947 in Toccoa, GA to Otho Mabry, Sr. and Mae Elise Adams Mabry. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Toccoa, was self employed and was...
Jack Spivey
Sep 14, 2017
Mr. Remer Jack Spivey, 84, of Spivey Rd., Dewy Rose, GA passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Augusta University Medical Center. Mr. Spivey was born February 11, 1933 in Savannah, GA to Remer Spivey and Birdie Bell Spivey. He was the owner-operator of Cherokee Pest Control and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Mr. Spivey was cremated and no...
Thomas Hall Gaines
Sep 14, 2017
Mr. Thomas Hall Gaines, 77, of Lilburn Stone Mountain Rd., Lilburn, GA husband of the late Barbara Ann Olver Gaines passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Eastside Medical Center. Mr. Gaines was born January 24, 1940 in Charleston, SC to Mary O. Gaines. He was of the Christian faith, a U.S. Navy Veteran and was a retired welder. After...
Isabel "Bunnie" Lyle
Sep 13, 2017
Mrs. Isabel “Bunnie” Frances Fausett Lyle, age 88, passed away surrounded by her family on September 13, 2017. She was born April 18, 1929 in Laurens County, GA to the late Edward Tillman Fausett and Julia Sanders Fausett. Bunnie was preceded in death by her siblings Guyton Fausett, Tillman Fausett, Mary Boatright,and Rebecca Watson. Bunnie was married to the love...
Billy Harper
Sep 13, 2017
Mr. Billy Harper, 69, of Bratcher Rd., Hartwell, GA passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Harper was born October 8, 1947 in Anderson, SC to George Harper and Evia Risner Harper. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church of Hartwell and was a retired restaurant owner. He is survived by a daughter and...
James "Big Daddy" Olds Campbell
Sep 11, 2017
Mr. James Olds Campbell, 59, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at his home.“Big Daddy” as he was known was a native of Elberton, and the son of the late Dr. Harold Eugene and Betty Whitehead Campbell.In addition to his parents, Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Eugene Campbell, Jr. and Charles “Chuck” David...
Jeffrey Lee Vanderveer
Sep 11, 2017
Mr. Jeffrey Lee VanDerveer, 60, of Bryant Park Rd., Canon, GA passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Mr. VanDerveer was born October 2, 1956 in Quantico, VA to Kenneth A. VanDerveer and Violet F. Nellis VanDerveer. He is survived by a brother: Jerry VanDerveer of Canon, GA; and a sister: Wanda...
Sidney Luther Scarborough
Sep 9, 2017
Mr. Sidney Luther Scarborough, 79, of Scarborough Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Scarborough was born July 30, 1938 in Elberton, GA to Luther Scarborough and Sallie Kate Lovinggood Scarborough. He was a member of Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church and was retired from the Army Corps of Engineers in Hartwell where...
James "Jim" William Dove
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. James "Jim" WilliamDove, Jr., 64, of Elberton, GA., passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. A native of Elbert County, Mr. Dove was the son of the late James Dove, Sr. and Bobbie Lee Sorrells Dove.He retired after 39 years from Elbert County Board of Education as a Shop Foreman and Diesel...
Howard Martin Bagwell
Sep 8, 2017
Mr. Howard Martin Bagwell, 85, Washington Hwy., Elberton, GA passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Bagwell was born November 27, 1931 in Elberton, GA to Oren Martin "O.M." Bagwell and Sara Anne Bell Bagwell. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton. Mr. Bagwell served his country in the U.S. Army...
Steven Lee Brooks
Sep 5, 2017
Mr. Steven Lee Brooks, 66, of Athens Hwy., Elberton, husband of Phyllis Rucker Brooks, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at his home. Mr. Brooks was born May 1, 1951, in Austin, TX to Albert Lee Brooks and Rita LaFay Brooks. He attended the Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church, a graduate of the University of Kansas and was a driver for...
Joyce Nelms Edwards
Sep 4, 2017
Mrs. Joyce Nelms Edwards, 70, of Athens Hwy., Elberton, GA wife of Larry Edwards passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Edwards was born September 5, 1946 in Kannapolis, NC to Hope Boyd Nelms and Mary Pauline "Polly" Lakey Nelms. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Royston, GA and was owner-operator along side...
David Kelley Ogilvie
Sep 3, 2017
Mr. David Kelley Ogilvie, age 51, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at a Spalding County health care facility. Mr. Ogilvie was a lifelong resident of Barnesville. He was the son of the late Mr. Albert Rudolph Ogilvie and Mrs. Betty Jean McDaniel Adamson. Mr. Ogilvie was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army and worked...
Sherry Nash
Sep 2, 2017
Mrs. Sherry Jean Fry Nash, 66, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Sherry was born in Carrollton, Georgia,to the late Jim Fry and Zelma Smith Fry.She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Nash.Sherry worked in the textile manufacturing industry throughout her life.She was of the Methodist faith. Sherry is survived...
Evelyn Mildred Ellis
Sep 2, 2017
Mrs. Evelyn Mildred Juanita Cardin Ellis, 56, of Rock Forge Rd., Jefferson, GA passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Hospital. Mrs. Ellis was born August 27, 1961 in Fort Oglethorpe, GA to Harold Lee Cardin and Evelyn Willine Partan Cardin. She was a homemaker and a member of Weslyn Church. She is survived by her husband: William...
Tillie White
Sep 2, 2017
Mrs. Matilda "Tillie" Louise Hill White, 61, of Allen White Rd., Bowman, GA wife of Joe Raymond White passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017. Mrs. White was born December 12, 1955 in Madison Co., GA to Howard Hill and Susie Bryant Hill. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Royston, GA. and was a former swab operator at...
Michael Herndon
Sep 1, 2017
Mr. Mike Herndon, 67, of Bowman, Georgia passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at his home. Mike was born in Elberton, Georgia to Fred and Eugenia Mauldin Herndon.He was the husband of Lynn Herndon, with whom he had celebrated 46 years of marriage. Mike was a veteran of the United States Army, having served his country during the Vietnam War.He...
Mary McCannon Mattox
Aug 31, 2017
Mrs. Mary Pauline McCannon Mattox, 77, of Carlton, Georgiapassed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Mattox was born in Washington, Georgia to the late George and Dollie Lee Castle McCannon.She was the bride of Mr. Jimmy Mattox, having celebrated 39 years together before his passing in 2000.Mrs. Mattox worked in the textile industry as a seamstress.Her...
Judith Hall Hosey
Aug 31, 2017
Ms. Judith Hall Hosey, 58,of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Brown Health & Rehabilitation Center in Royston. A native of Elbert County, Judy was the daughter of the late Daniel Perry Hall, Jr. and Ruby Wood Hall.Judy was employed by BiLo grocery store and worked there for several years as long as her health permitted. Judy...
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