Obituaries
Marie Jane Saxon
Dec 14, 2015
Mrs. Marie Jane Verpraet Saxon, 83, of South Segars St. Bowman, GA passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at Hart Care Center. Mrs. Saxon was born September 17, 1932 in Pekin, IL to the late Roger Verpraet and Jennie Spotti Verpraet. Left to cherish her memories are children Michael Alan Vanderwater of Bowman, GA, Terry Leon Vanderwater of Covington, GA,...
William Howard Smith
Dec 13, 2015
Lieutenant Commander William Howard Smith, United States Navy, 73, of Elberton, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015.A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Howard Jackson and Sybil Evelyn Tiller Smith.Mr. Smith retired from the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer after achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Bill joined the Navy upon graduating high...
Billy John Sailers
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. Billy John Sailers, 54, of Rhodes Dr. Elberton, GA husband of the late Cindy Marie Snead Sailers passed away Friday, December 11, 2015. Mr. Sailers was born December 27, 1960 in Hall County, GA to the late William Guy Sailers and Ruby Estelle Kenimer Sailers. He was of the Baptist faith and a landscaper. Left to cherish his memories...
Trulye Ann Moore
Dec 10, 2015
Ms. Trulye Ann Moore, 68, of Morrow, GA formerly of Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Dekalb Medical Center. Ms. Moore was born May 20, 1947 in Elberton, GA to the late John Erskin Moore and Vera Mae Townsend Moore. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Morrow, GA and was a retired school...
Sharon Elaine Smith
Dec 10, 2015
Ms. Sharon Elaine Sheffield Smith, 57, of Kesler Rd., Carnesville, GA passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Ms. Smith was born January 28, 1958 in Atlanta, GA to the late Herman Sheffield and Shirley Burnett Sheffield. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are daughters Rhonda Smith and Stephanie...
Donald William Ord
Dec 10, 2015
Mr. Donald William Ord, Sr., 77 of Gene Smith Rd., Carlton, GA husband of Dorothy Burket Ord passed away Thursday December 10, 2015. Mr. Ord was born January 26, 1938 in Newark, NJ to the late Jack Irwin Ord and Lydia Shaw Ord Lukeman. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a member of Rotary International, a retired manager from a...
Kathleen Davis Miller
Dec 9, 2015
Mr. Kathleen Davis Miller, 76, of Taylor Smith Rd., Royston, GA wife of the late Anthony Howard Miller passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Miller was born March 21, 1939 in Indiana, PA to the late William A. Davis, Sr. and Mary Kathryn Orner Davis. She was a retired dispatcher. Survivors are her son William H....
Mike Powell
Dec 4, 2015
Mr. Lester Michael "Mike" Powell, 63, of Bobby Brown State Park Rd. Elberton husband of Judy Major Powell passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Powell was born March 27, 1952 in Washington, GA and was a former Army National Guardsman. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Judy Major Powell, children and their spouses,...
Jesse Lewis Williams
Dec 4, 2015
Mr. Jesse Lewis Williams, Sr., 90, of Pine Ridge Ct. Athens, GA husband of Louise Newell Williams passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, MO to the late Charlie Williams and Jessie Lou Williams Swain. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in WWII and was...
Morris Cheney Teasley
Dec 2, 2015
Mr. Morris Cheney Teasley, 74, formerly of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Northeast Georgia Braselton Hospital. Mr. Teasley was born in Elberton on December 6, 1940, son of the late Thomas Linton and Ila Ayers Teasley. He was the beloved husband of his bride, Jan Borg Teasley, and would have celebrated 45 years of...
David Earl Brown
Dec 2, 2015
Mr. David Earl Brown, 64, of New Hope Ext. Canon, GA husband of Judy Arnold Brown passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Brown was born January 21, 1951 in Orlando, FL to the late Johnny Brown and Thelma L. Tillman Brown. He was a retired welder. Left to cherish his memories are his wife...
John "Danny" Daniel Guthrie
Dec 1, 2015
Mr. John "Danny" Daniel Guthrie, 67, of Ranger Road, Elberton, GA husband of Janice Venita Jewell Guthrie passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Guthrie was born July 6, 1948 in Hahira, GA to the late John Bremen Guthrie and Sarah Genevieve Smith Guthrie. He was a retired truck driver and a U.S. Army veteran serving...
Betty Sparkman Green
Nov 30, 2015
Mrs. Betty Sparkman Green, 81, of Old Canon Church, Rd. Bowersville, GA passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 surrounded by her family. Betty was born January 1, 1934 in Sanford, FL to the late Floyd Sparkman and Myrtle Lee Adkins Sparkman. She was a business woman at heart, from her beginning at the US Naval Shipyard in Charleston, SC to...
Sara Frances Morrow
Nov 27, 2015
Mrs. Sara Frances Blakey Morrow, 90, of Elberton, GA passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Morrow was born January 29, 1925 in Danburg, GA to the late John Ben Blakey and Mattie Blackmon Blakey. She loved the outdoors, hard work, a good laugh, all God's creatures, furred, finned and feathered and her family. Toward the end...
Betty J. Carlton
Nov 26, 2015
Mrs. Betty Jolly Carlton, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Toccoa, Georgia on September 5, 1930 to the late Freeman Hoyt Jolly and Sue Ellen Collins Jolly. She was the beloved bride of the late George Ira Carlton, Jr., having celebrated over...
Nora "Peggy" Gevena Pilgrim
Nov 26, 2015
Mrs. Nora "Peggy" Gevena Ferguson Pilgrim, 88, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Comer Health and Rehab in Comer, GA. She was born June 15, 1927 in Gainesville, GA to the late Dow Wesley Ferguson and Sally Belle Burke Ferguson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Charlie Ferguson, Homer Ferguson, Louis Ferguson,...
Toleda Wansley
Nov 25, 2015
Mrs. Toleda Carter Wansley, 82, of Elberton, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. A native of Elbert County, Toleda was the daughter of Malvine and Cohen Carter. After graduating from Lander College, Toleda married Charles C. Wansley.She and Charles celebrated 56 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2010.Toleda worked for ADAC Interior Design in...
James Hubert Burnette
Nov 25, 2015
Mr. James Hubert Burnette, 81, of Melody Lane, Elberton, husband of the late Hollis Ashworth Burnette, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Country Manor Personal Care Home in Tignall. Mr. Burnette was born in Hart County on June 16, 1934, to the late Roy and Myrtle Sewell Burnette. He was the owner/operator of Burnette Granite Company and a...
Oneida Mainer Yother
Nov 25, 2015
Mrs. Oneida Mainer Yother, 90, of Elberton, passed away November 25, 2015. Born November 26, 1924 in Logan County Arkansas, She was the Daughter of William Jennings Bryan Mainer and Maggie Nease Mainer. Mrs. Yother was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joel M. Yother. She is survived by brother, Retired Army Lt. Col. George W. Mainer of Redmond,...
James "Dink" Edward Smith
Nov 23, 2015
Mr. James "Dink" Edward Smith, 83, of Spring Valley Nursing Home, husband of Sybil Ruff Smith passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 with his family by his side. Mr. Smith was a family man and avid outdoorsman who taught numerous children how to hunt, fish, camp and anything involving nature and the outdoors. He was born August 26, 1932 in...
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