Obituaries

Bessie Ruth Roberts

Bessie Ruth Roberts

November 13, 2016

Mrs. Bessie Ruth Roberts, 98, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016, at her grandson's home in Elberton. Born on August 29, 1918, in Elbert County, she was the daughter of the late William Charlie Broadwell and Lena "Nena" Minery Ellison Broadwell. She was a retired waitress. Surviving are her daughter, Priscilla Smith of Elberton; grandchildren and...

Kathryn Clark

Kathryn Clark

November 13, 2016

Virginia Kathryn Clark of E. Church Street, Elberton, passed away at Nancy Hart Nursing Center on Sunday, November 13, 2016, at the age of 89. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late James Delbert Swords and the late Bertha Watkins Swords. She was a retired customer service representative having worked at AT&T and a member of...

Rosalyn Brown

Rosalyn Brown

November 9, 2016

Miss Frances Rosalyn Brown, native and longtime resident of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Magnolia Estates in Elberton, where she had resided for the past twenty-five years. She was eighty-seven. Born in Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Congressman Paul Brown and the late Frances Arnold Brown. Miss Brown was a graduate of...

Shirley Morgan Pressley

Shirley Morgan Pressley

November 8, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Morgan Pressley, 69, of Lilesville, NC, formerly of Carlton, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Mrs. Pressley was born January 5, 1947 in Plant City, FL to Sydney Morgan and Ruby Jordan Morgan. She was of the Holiness Faith and was a Bosslady in the construction industry. Survivors include...

Ronald Thomas

Ronald Thomas

November 8, 2016

Mr. Ronald Thomas, 69, of Country Club Rd., Elberton, GA husband of Margie Shaw Thomas passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Thomas was born May 10, 1947 in Augusta, GA to Troy Thomas and Katherine Davis Thomas. Survivors include his wife Margie Shaw Thomas; son Ronald Thomas; daughters and sons-in-law: Tammy and Danny New, Rhonda...

Linda J.  Miller

Linda J. Miller

November 6, 2016

Ms. Linda J. Miller, 65, of Pettigrew Rd., Starr, SC passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Grandview Care Center in Athens, GA. Ms. Miller was born November 13, 1951 in Erie, PA to Herbert Wayne Miller and Esther Parks Miller. Survivors include her mother Esther Parks Miller of Berlin, MD; and sisters Julie Knauer of Berlin, MD and Deborah...

Joshua Daniel Baxter

Joshua Daniel Baxter

November 5, 2016

Mr. Joshua Daniel Baxter, 23, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016.Joshua was born in Athens, Georgia, the son of Melissa Bouknight Booth. He was working as a chef.He was preceded in death by his infant sister, Jessica Baxter and his step-grandfather, Jimmy Lane “Sarge” Booth. Survivors include his parents, Melissa and Jimmy Booth, of Elberton; three...

William "Rock" Hubbard

William "Rock" Hubbard

November 4, 2016

Mr. William Abraham “Rock” Hubbard, 74, husband of 43 years to Robin Bonner Hubbard, passed away on Friday morning, November 4, 2016, at his residence in Crawford, Georgia. Mr. Hubbard was born in Woodville, Georgia on March 19, 1942, son of the late Lincoln Hubbard and Stella Arnold Hubbard. He was a truck driver having worked for McClain Trucking and...

Roster James Walton

Roster James Walton

November 3, 2016

Mr. Roster James Walton, 65, of Philomath Rd., Rayle, GA husband of Thelma Ball Walton passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at his home. Mr. Walton was born January 3, 1951 in Washington, GA to Melvin Walton and Maureen Wilkinson Crew. Survivors include his wife Thelma Ball Walton; siblings and their spouses Purvis and Matlou Walton of Washington, GA, Charles...

Bertha Ada Ayers

Bertha Ada Ayers

November 2, 2016

Mrs. Bertha Ada Herbstriet Ayers, 69, of B. Bailey Rd., Hartwell, GA wife of the late David Alfred Ayers passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mrs. Ayers was born November 19, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH to Bob Herbstriet and Bertha Herbstriet. Survivors include daughters Cindy Campbell of Hartwell, GA, Cheryl Morris of Hartwell, GA, Kim...

James Cooper Hilley, Sr.

James Cooper Hilley, Sr.

November 1, 2016

Mr. James Cooper Hilley, Sr., 85, of E. Savannah Street, Calhoun Falls, SC, husband of 62 years to Connie Powell Hilley, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Mr. Hilley was born in Elbert County, GA on May 5, 1931, son of the late Henry Cooper Hilley and Ruth Waters Hilley. He was a U.S....

Jerry C. Eaton

Jerry C. Eaton

October 30, 2016

Mr. Jerry Carlton Eaton, 75, of Elberton, Ga. passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Buford and Willie Carlton Eaton.Mr. Eaton was a retired truck driver for the granite industry and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church.He served his country for 21 years in the U.S. Army and the...

Thomas W. Patton

Thomas W. Patton

October 30, 2016

Mr. Thomas W. “Tommy” Patton, Jr., of Lexington, Georgia passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford. Mr. Patton was born in Oglethorpe County, son of the late Thomas William and Janie Lou Bridges Patton. Mr. Patton is survived by 3 sisters: Louise Yearwood (Daniel) of Lexington, Mary Guest (Robert) of Lexington, and Patricia...

Edna Lee Lyle Tate

Edna Lee Lyle Tate

October 30, 2016

Mrs. Edna Lee Lyle Tate, 98, of Sam Tate Road, Elberton, wife of 56 years to the late George Richard Tate, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. “Ma Tate” or “Miss Edna”, as she was lovingly know to family and friends, was born in Oglethorpe County on March 21, 1918, daughter of the late John...

Thomas Harlon Teasley

Thomas Harlon Teasley

October 30, 2016

Mr. Thomas Harlon Teasley, 94, of Locust Tree Drive, Dewy Rose, husband of 65 years to the late Ina Burden Teasley, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Piedmont Athens Regional. Mr. Teasley was born in Elbert County on September 25, 1922, son of the late Thomas Linton Teasley and Ila Ayers Teasley. He was a retired business owner...

James  Carlise Smith

James Carlise Smith

October 29, 2016

Mr. James Carlise Smith, 62, of Sunset Drive, Hartwell, GA husband of Connie Kesler Smith passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016. Mr. Smith was born February 2, 1954 in Royston, GA to Charles Edward Smith and Barbara Fleming Honea. He was a member of Milltown Church of Hartwell and was a retired truck driver for Tenneco. Survivors include his wife...

Thomas Eugene Johnson

Thomas Eugene Johnson

October 28, 2016

Mr. Thomas Eugene Johnson, 77, of Highland Dr. Elberton husband of Rebecca Brown Johnson passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born December 26, 1938 in Elberton, GA to Ralph Johnson and Janie Lee Davis Johnson. He was a member of Elberton Church of God and was a retired truck driver. Survivors include...

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks

October 27, 2016

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks, age 79, of 303 Brookhaven Drive, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center, with her loving family at her side. Born on August 14, 1937, in Elbert County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Park Sinclair and the late Beulah Lunsford Sinclair. For fifty-eight years, she was the loving...

Mozelle Brady Wilder

Mozelle Brady Wilder

October 25, 2016

Mrs. Mozelle Brady Wilder, 95, formerly of Country Club Road, Elberton, GA, wife of the late James Floyd Wilder, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA. Mrs. Wilder was born on October 1, 1921, in Franklin County, Eastanollee, GA daughter of the late Jim Brady and Emma Simmons Brady. She was a...

Gurvis Ann Brown

Gurvis Ann Brown

October 25, 2016

Mrs. Gurvis Ann Turner Brown, 73, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, wife of 45 years to Sanders B. Brown, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Brown was born in Elbert County on April 7, 1943, daughter of the late Homer Coy Turner, Sr. and Amy Elizabeth Bond Turner. She was a seamstress having worked...