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Joseph Carroll Wilhite

Joseph Carroll Wilhite

Apr 26, 2017

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Carroll Wilhite, 77, of Double Bridges Rd., Elberton passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Mr. Wilhite was born February 21, 1940 in Elberton, GA to Lloyd Alton Wilhite and Jane McCurley Wilhite. He was a former Elbert County Rescue Squad for 33 years and was former owner-operator of Wilhite Brothers Granite Company with his brothers Hugh and...

Phyllis Ovillia Schuler

Phyllis Ovillia Schuler

Apr 23, 2017

Ms. Phyllis Ovillia Schuler, 56, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Sunday evening, April 23, 2017 at her home. A native of Elberton, Georgia, Ms. Schuler was the daughter of the late Albert Cecil and Maggie Ovillia Grant Salyers. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by brothers, Lee Edward Salyers and Wilbur Gene Salyers. Ms. Schuler is...

Jeffrey Glenn

Jeffrey Glenn

Apr 23, 2017

Mr. Jeffrey Glenn, 54, of Carlton, left this life suddenly on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Jeffrey was born in Greensboro, NC on July 9, 1962, son of Sam Glenn and the late Reba Bell Glenn. A 1980 graduate of Madison County High School, he served his community as a deputy having worked at Madison...

Robert Ray Hambrick

Robert Ray Hambrick

Apr 23, 2017

Mr. Robert Ray Hambrick, 54, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Hartwell Health & Rehab in Hartwell, GA. Mr. Hambrick was born April 2, 1962 in Hartwell, GA to Opel Hambrick and Lizzie Brown Hambrick. Survivors include sister: Sally Massey of Royston, GA and brother: Jessie Hambrick of Dewy Rose, GA. He was preceded in death by siblings: Doria...

Larry Fleming

Larry Fleming

Apr 21, 2017

Mr. Larry D. Fleming, 76, entered his eternal rest on Friday, April 21, 2017, surrounded by family members. Born April 20, 1941, in Elbert County, he was the youngest son of Willie Stanton and Agnes Owen Fleming.Mr. Fleming was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers, Owen Fleming and Bobby Fleming; 3 sisters, Ruth Gaymon, Hilda Sheats and Mary...

Rodney Higginbotham

Rodney Higginbotham

Apr 21, 2017

Mr. Glenn Rodney Higginbotham, age 75, of Athens, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017, surrounded by his family. A native of Elberton, Georgia, he was the son of the late Carl Talmadge Higginbotham and Doris Freeman Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham retired from BellSouth in 2002. In retirement he enjoyed golf, working outdoors, and spending time with his family, especially his...

Eleanor McGill Hendrix

Eleanor McGill Hendrix

Apr 18, 2017

Mrs. Eleanor McGill Hendrix, 72,of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at home. A native of Iva, South Carolina,Mrs. Hendrix was the daughter of the late Joseph Arthur and Martha Jane Barksdale McGill.She was the widow of Walter L. Hendrix.She was a homemaker and a member of Gethsamane Baptist Church in Anderson, South Carolina. Mrs. Hendrix was one...

Hugh Edward Bridges

Hugh Edward Bridges

Apr 17, 2017

Mr. Hugh Edward Bridges, 84, of Elberton, passed away Monday, April 17th at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Bridges was born in Royston, Georgia to the late Clint and Nancy Ray Bridges. Mr. Bridges is survived by several relatives: Blake Bridges, Joshua Bridges, Roger Bridges, McKesley Bridges, Stanley Bridges, Ronnie Payton, Teresa Stowers, Helen Bridges, JoAnn Dyal, Ray Stowers, Shirley...

Jeanette Pitts Witcher

Jeanette Pitts Witcher

Apr 17, 2017

Mrs. Jeanette Pitts Witcher, 89, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, wife of the late Thomas Brantley Witcher, entered into rest on Monday, April 17, 2017, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Mrs. Witcher was born in Oglethorpe County on December 17, 1927, daughter of the late Juit and Onie Caldwell Pitts. She was a member of Francis...

Michael Jefferson Henson

Michael Jefferson Henson

Apr 16, 2017

Mr. Michael Jefferson Henson, 34, of Cedar Dr., Watkinsville, GA passed away Sunday April 16, 2017 in Elberton, GA. Mr. Henson was born October 24, 1982 in Goeppingen, Germany to Geoffrey William Henson and Bobbie Lynn Cuyle. He was of the Christian faith and worked in construction. Survivors include his mother: Bobbie Lynn Cuyle; brother: Marcelino Roberto Garza; sons: Michael...

Richard Barry Graham

Richard Barry Graham

Apr 14, 2017

Mr. Richard Barry Graham, 61, of River Road, Carlton, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017, at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mr. Graham was born in Gwinnett County on June 4, 1955, son of the late Curtis Graham and the late Mary Lou Spence Graham. He was a US Army Veteran and a retired heating and air technician having worked...

Sarah Maxwell Blackmon

Sarah Maxwell Blackmon

Apr 13, 2017

Mrs. Sarah Maxwell Blackmon, 88, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Piedmont Regional in Athens, Georgia. Mrs. Blackmon was born in Elbert County, daughter of the late Charles S. and Lucy Higginbotham Maxwell.She was the widow of Hudson Joshua Blackmon.Mrs. Blackmon worked as a seamstress throughout her life, retiring from Blue Bell Manufacturing, and later...

David Glenn Jamison

David Glenn Jamison

Apr 13, 2017

Mr. David Glenn Jamison, 62 of Eades Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Comer Health and Rehab. Mr. Jamison was born August 5, 1954 in Sylva, NC to Roy Glenn Jamison and June Davis Cabe. He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. Survivors include siblings: Delores Jones of Tuckasegee, NC; Owen Jamison of...

James "Jimmy" Cecil Smith

James "Jimmy" Cecil Smith

Apr 12, 2017

Mr. James "Jimmy" Cecil Smith, 74, of Grady Dr., Hull, GA husband of the late Barbara Ann Croya Smith passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his home. Mr. Smith was born June 9, 1942 in Oglethorpe Co., GA to Grady Smith and Evie Carter Smith. He was a retired truckdriver. Survivors include son: Calvin Smith of Hull, GA; daughter:...

Kenneth Norman Clark

Kenneth Norman Clark

Apr 10, 2017

Mr. Kenneth Norman Clark, 80, of Royston Hwy., Royston, GA husband of the late Judith Ann Salamone Clark passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Clark was born March 10, 1937 in Chico, CA to Harold Logan Clark and Mabel Canterbury Clark. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired iron worker where he...

Dora Mercer Brown

Dora Mercer Brown

Apr 8, 2017

Mrs. Dora Harris Mercer Brown, 95, of Harmony Rd., Elberton passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Brown was born June 24, 1921 in Elberton, GA to Lawrence Daniel Harris and Martha Hall Harris. She was of the Methodist Faith a homemaker and was twice married first to the late William J. "Billy" Mercer and second...

Lorraine Nancy Darminio

Lorraine Nancy Darminio

Apr 7, 2017

Mrs. Lorraine Nancy Darminio, 76, of Mountview Dr., Mocksville, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of April 7, 2017 at Spring Valley Health and Rehab in Elberton, GA, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Darminio was born October 2, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, NY. She was married to the late Mario Darminio in nashua, New Hampshire and...

Ernest Thomas Kitchen

Ernest Thomas Kitchen

Apr 6, 2017

Mr. Ernest Thomas Kitchen, 72, of Taylor Rd., Lexington, GA passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mr. Kitchen was born April 24, 1944 in Rock Hill, SC to Floyd Kitchen and Evelyn Whelchel Kitchen. He was a retired landscaper. Mr. Kitchen was cremated and memorial services to celebrate his life will be held a later...

Joshua Talmadge Bolmon

Joshua Talmadge Bolmon

Apr 3, 2017

Mr. Joshua Talmadge Bolmon, 33, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully on Monday, April 3, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Bolmon was born in Elberton, and was the husband of Rita Chandler Bolmon.Mr. Bolmon worked as a maintenance technician. In addition to his wife, Rita, Josh is survived by his children, Codie Jones and Mia...

Ola Franklin Chastain

Ola Franklin Chastain

Apr 1, 2017

Mrs. Alvah Ola Franklin Chastain, 99, formerly of Chastain Rd., Elberton wife of the late Fletcher W. Chastain passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Chastain was born October 10, 1917 in Elberton, GA to Paul Thomas Franklin and Alice Elizabeth Nelms Franklin. She was a member of Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a homemaker....

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