Obituaries
Edward A. Ayers
March 17, 2016
Mr. Edward A Ayers, 89, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, March 17, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Ed was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Ira and Ada Carlton Ayers.He was married to his bride, Helen Beasley Ayers, having celebrated 66 years of marriage together.Ed owned and operated Ayers Hardware until his retirement.He was a lifelong...
Bobby Gordon Spurlock
March 16, 2016
Mr. Bobby Gordon Spurlock, 83, of Brittany Cove. Lavonia, GA husband of Mary Ann Brister Spurlock passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Rainey Hospice House of the Upstate in Anderson, SC. Mr. Spurlock was born February 9, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to the late Alton Jasper Spurlock and Opal Gordon Spurlock. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist...
Don Messer
March 15, 2016
Mr. James Donald "Don" Messer, 74, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Tignall, Georgia. A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Roscoe and C.T. Rathbone Messer and was also preceded in death by a sister, Pearlene Brown and Hyatt Messer. Donald worked in the paving industry for 40 years and enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Sylvia Ann Blanton
March 14, 2016
Mrs. Sylvia Ann Justice Blanton, 70, of Lever Ct. Anderson, SC departed from this world on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 1:45PM at Hospice of the Upstate after a brief battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family. Sylvia was born in Elberton, GA, but spent her life living in Anderson, SC. She was a daughter of Rudo Justice and...
Joycie Marilyn Meyers
March 11, 2016
Joycie Marilyn Meyers was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 25th, 1935, to Gus and Dora Meyers. She grew up in Gainesville, Georgia where her parents owned a shoe store. As a young girl she experienced discrimination and mistreatment due to her family's Jewish faith. As a result, she always had a strong sense of fairness and a belief in...
Danny Wayne Murray
March 11, 2016
Mr. Danny Wayne Murray, 61, of Osley Mill Rd. Comer, GA passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mr. Murray was born June 19, 1954 in Royston, GA to the late Doyle Joe Murray and Eleanor Sexton Murray. Left to cherish his memories are sons Danny Joe Murray of Comer, GA, Randy Lee...
Thomas Miller
March 11, 2016
Mr. Thomas Miller, 55, of Forest Acres Circle, Athens, GA husband of the late Patricia Giovanna Miller passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mr. Miller was born March 8, 1961 in Athens, GA to the late Thomas Tompkins Miller and Mamie Blanche Horne Miller. He was chicken processor at Pilgrims Pride. Left to cherish his...
Roger Lee Carroll
March 9, 2016
Roger Lee Carroll, 64, resident of 306 McGowan Ave., husband of Sandra Gary Carroll, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Abbeville, SC. Born in Elbert County, GA, he was a son of the late L.M. Carroll and Macon Haynes Carroll. Roger was a retired painting contractor and worked a number of years for granite sheds in Elberton, GA. Survivors...
R.L. Ann Hilley
March 8, 2016
Mrs. R.L. Ann Scarborough Hilley, 62, of Omer Bond Rd., Royston, GA wife of James Virgil Hilley passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Hilley was born March 13, 1953 in Madison County to the late Rachel Rowland Scarborough. She worked on the assembly line at Tenneco and was a member of Hannahs Creek Baptist Church in...
Bruce Edward Brown
March 8, 2016
Mr. Bruce Edward Brown, 64, of Hewell Rd., Dewy Rose, GA passed away Tuesday March 8, 2016 at his home. Mr. Brown was born April 13, 1951 in Royston, GA to the late William Dyle Brown and Hettie Mae Dutton Brown. He was a retired farmer. Left to cherish his memories are a daughter Vanessa Scott of Bogart, GA, siblings...
Warren Hulme
March 7, 2016
Mr. Clay Warren Hulme, Jr., 70, of College Ave., Elberton, GA passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 at Anmed Health Hospital. Mr. Hulme was born September 21, 1945 in Elberton, GA to the late Clay Warren Hulme, Sr. and Louise Brooks Hulme. Warren earned a Masters Degree in Education, a Masters Certificate in Spanish from the University of GA, and...
Matthew Joseph House
March 7, 2016
Mr. Matthew Joseph House, age 16, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, passed away tragically at his home on Monday, March 7, 2016, from injuries sustained during an automobile accident. Matt was born on March 26, 1999, in Melbourne, FL to James Ronald House and Mary Jo Oakler House. He was a Junior at Elbert County Comprehensive High School and enjoyed...
Fred "Jess" Shope
March 5, 2016
Mr. Fred "Jess" Shope, 83, of Cade St. Hartwell, GA passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Mr. Shope was born April 12, 1932 in Otto, NC to the late Fred and Maude Shope. He was a retired Welcome Center Custodian. Survivors include a son Michael Shope of Indiana; daughters Dianne Henson of Lavonia, GA, CJ...
Billy Wayne Thomas
March 4, 2016
Billy Wayne Thomas, 63, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at McLeod Hospice House in Florence after an illness. Billy was born June 1, 1952 in Elberton, GA, a son of the late Kelly Louis Thomas and the late Wilma Black Thomas. He had worked at the Naval Shipyard in Charleston as a supervisor and he had also worked at the...
Eva Irene Hill
March 3, 2016
Ms. Eva Irene Hill, 91, of Park St. Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 at National Health Care in Anderson, SC. Ms. Hill was born January 6, 1925 in Elberton, GA to the late Ernest Groves Hill and Thelma Jones Hill. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton and was a retired secretary in the...
Doris Findley Jordan
March 2, 2016
Mrs. Doris Findley Jordan, 65, of Stinchcomb Rd., Elberton, GA wife of Perry David Jordan passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Jordan was born July 19, 1950 in Hartwell, GA to the late Eldridge Pope Findley and Doris Lucille Alewine Findley. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was a retired inspector from Johnson...
Betty Oliver Berke
March 1, 2016
Mrs. Betty Oliver Berke, 94, of Cook St. Royston, GA wife of the late William Berke passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Brown Nursing and Rehab in Royston, GA. Mrs. Berke was born July 4, 1921 in New York, NY to the late William Oliver and Mary Bachney Oliver Edwards. She was a retired secretary at a Private School...
Doug Wilhite
March 1, 2016
Mr. Arthur Douglas "Doug" Wilhite, 85, husband of the late Lucille Brown Wilhite passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wilhite was born September 21, 1930 in Elberton, GA to the late Linton Herschel Wilhite, Sr. and Sallie Mae Anderson Wilhite. He was a member of Believers Baptist Church, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran serving...
Cathleen Adams Brady
February 29, 2016
Mrs. Cathleen Adams Brady, 91, formerly of Brady Dr. Elberton, GA wife of 68 years to the late Homer Brady passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Brady was born August 25, 1924 in Elberton, GA to the late Thomas "Early" Watson Adams and Zilla Matilda Dickerson Adams. She was a charter member and a...
Ellen May Brinker
February 28, 2016
Mrs. Ellen May Brinker, age 82 of Woodville, Ga. passed away at her home on Sunday, February 28th, 2016. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Buck and Alice Gramlich and the widow of Harvey William Brinker.She was a homemaker. Mrs. Brinker is survived by one daughter, Ellen Mae Albo and her husband, Mark, of...
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