Obituaries

Hilder McDonald Clements

Hilder McDonald Clements

January 9, 2016

Mrs. Hilder McDonald Clements, 70, of Royston, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Clements was born to the late Clyde Washington and Ivie Holton McDonald.She was the widow of the late Charlie Brazell.Mrs. Clements worked as a nurse at Wesley Commons Nursing Home. Mrs. Clements is survived by a daughter, Renee David; a son, James...

Harold E. Little

Harold E. Little

January 9, 2016

Mr. Harold Eugene Little, 82, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. Mr. Little was born in Hartwell, Georgia to the late Willie and Gertrude Duncan Little.He was the husband of Jean Partain Little, having celebrated over 60 years of marriage together.Mr. Little was retired from the City of...

Jackie R. Capell

Jackie R. Capell

January 9, 2016

Mr. Jackie R. Capell, 66, of Welcome Church Rd., Elberton, GA husband of Nellie Pless Capell passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016. Mr. Capell was born March 1, 1949 in Abbeville, SC to the late Laylon Capell and Ruth Rudder Capell. He was a retired textile manager from Tasco in Calhoun Falls, SC. Left to cherish his memories are his...

Jules Craig Smith

Jules Craig Smith

January 9, 2016

Mr. Jules Craig Smith, 68, of Lincolnton Hwy., Elberton, GA husband of Sandra Jones Smith passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born September 23, 1947 in Washington DC to the late David Smith and Jean Froeckmann Smith. He was a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran. Left to cherish his memories are his...

Mildred Jones Dixon

Mildred Jones Dixon

January 8, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Jones Dixon, 91, left this earthly life to join her Heavenly Father on Friday, January 8, 2016 after a short stay at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Dixon was born September 25, 1924 in Wilkes County, Georgia to her late parents Howard and Mae (Mulkey) Jones. She was the wife of Paul W. Dixon, to whom she was...

Peggy P. Heard

Peggy P. Heard

January 7, 2016

Peggy Price Heard died Thursday, January 7, 2016 after a brief illness. She was 95. Mrs. Heard was born in Cuthbert, Georgia on December 9, 1920 to Percy Augustus Price of Coleman, Georgia and Agnes Sheffield Price of Arlington, Georgia. She was a graduate of Albany High School and the University of Georgia where she was a member of Chi...

Alvin "Boggie" Mitchell Grizzell, I

Alvin "Boggie" Mitchell Grizzell, I

January 7, 2016

Mr. Alvin Mitchell "Boggie" Grizzell, I, 76, of A.M. Grizzell Road, Dewy Rose, husband of 54 years to Janet Davis Grizzell, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. Mr. Grizzell was born in Elbert County on October 27, 1939, to the late Joseph Emmer Grizzell and Nellie Mae Killebrew Grizzell. He was...

Susan Mattox Hill

Susan Mattox Hill

January 6, 2016

Susan Raines Mattox Hill, 87, longtime resident of The Haven of Our Lady of Peace in Pensacola, Florida died peacefully Wednesday January 6, 2016, surrounded by family. Susan was born August 30, 1928, to Dr. Benjamin Bibb Mattox and Florence Settle Mattox in Elberton, Georgia. She graduated from Elbert County High School, attended Wesleyan College in Macon, and graduated from...

Charles Wayne Christian

Charles Wayne Christian

January 5, 2016

Mr. Charles Wayne Christian, 60, of Bowman Hwy. Bowman, GA passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Christian was born June 13, 1955 in Elberton, GA to the late Charles Christian and Frances Rudell Lunsford Christian. He worked at Victoria Bryant State Park in the maintenance dept. Mr. Christian was the last surviving member of...

Ralph Carlis Rice, Jr.

Ralph Carlis Rice, Jr.

January 5, 2016

Mr. Ralph Carlis Rice, Jr., resident of East Railroad Street, Bowman, husband of Barbara Lester Rice, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at Athens Regional Medical Center. He was 80. Mr. Rice was born in Hart County on October 15, 1935, to the late Ralph Carlis Rice, Sr. and Annie Ruth Brown Rice. He was the owner/operator of Ralph's...

Joyce Scarborough

Joyce Scarborough

January 4, 2016

Mrs. Addie Joyce Floyd Scarborough, 72, of Drake Rd., Elberton, GA wife of Sonny Scarborough passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Scarborough was born February 1, 1943 in Elberton, GA to the late Harmon Floyd and Ruby Ray Floyd. She was a retired weaver in the textile industry. Left to cherish her memories are her husband...

Reba Johnson

Reba Johnson

January 4, 2016

Mrs. Reba Johnson, 70, of Dr. George Ward Rd., Elberton, GA passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was born August 22, 1945 in Elberton, GA to the late Oscar Johnson and Alma Martin Johnson. She was a member of Flatwoods Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a Elbert County School bus driver. Left to...

Sue Balchin Bailey

Sue Balchin Bailey

December 31, 2015

Mrs. Rebecca Sue Balchin Bailey, 84, of Dr. George Ward Road, wife of 58 years to the late Joel Hubert "Pete" Bailey, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bailey was born in Elbert County on February 17, 1931, to the late Claude Dalton Balchin and Mattie Elizabeth Chandler Balchin, and was a graduate of...

Roycelynn Curtis Williams

Roycelynn Curtis Williams

December 29, 2015

Roycelynn Curtis Williams, age 68, of Jekyll Island, Georgia formerly of Athens, Georgia passed away after an extended illness Tuesday, December 29, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Roy Wilson Curtis and Hazel Dial Curtis of Athens, Georgia. She was a graduate of Athens High School and attended the University of Georgia. She was employed with the State...

Linda Brashear Dickinson

Linda Brashear Dickinson

December 29, 2015

Mrs. Linda Brashear Dickinson, 71, of Chickasaw Dr., Westminster, SC wife of Terryl L. Dickinson passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Dickinson was born September 29, 1944 in Newport News, VA to Eli Brashear and Naomi Browning Brashear. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Terryl L. Dickinson, son Christopher L. Dickinson of Atlanta, GA,...

Wanda Faye Green

Wanda Faye Green

December 28, 2015

Mrs. Wanda Faye Armstrong Green, 79, of Ruckersville Rd., Elberton wife of the late Harold Lloyd Green passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Green was born June 12, 1936 in Fort Stockton, TX to the late Gaynor Armstrong and Will Cathryn Jacobs Armstrong. She was a member of Elberton First Baptist Church and was...

Beverly Lucas Sanders

Beverly Lucas Sanders

December 25, 2015

Mrs. Beverly Lucas Sanders, 58, of Ruby Lane, Royston, GA wife of Larry Sanders passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sanders was born November 15, 1957 in Philipsburg, PA to the late William Lee Lucas and Mary Jane Green Lucas. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Larry Sanders, son Travis Weller of Carnesville, GA,...

Daniel Allen Webster

Daniel Allen Webster

December 24, 2015

Mr. Daniel Allen Webster, 74, of Springdale Dr. Hartwell, GA husband of the late Roann Klender Webster passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his home. Mr. Webster was born March 15, 1941 in Costa Rica to the late Charles Palmer Webster, Sr. and Thelma Johnson Webster. He was employed with the Hart County Landfill. Survivors are a brother Charles...

Roger Wayne Grimes

Roger Wayne Grimes

December 22, 2015

Mr. Roger Wayne Grimes, 54, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Grimes was born in Elberton, son of the late Carl J. and Betty Catherine Walling Grimes.He worked in the granite industry as a stonecutter. Mr. Grimes is survived by a sister, Kathy Haynes of Hartwell;two brothers: Joe Grimes (Debbie)...

Jean Carroll

Jean Carroll

December 22, 2015

Mrs. Martha Jean Simonds Carroll, 83, of Elberton, wife of the late Clarence Carroll for 39 years, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Carroll was of the Baptist faith and retired from Elberton Manufacturing and WalMart of Elberton. She is preceded in death by her husband and parents, Carl and Magaline Simonds. Surviving are her...