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Joe McCall Dean

Joe McCall Dean

Jun 3, 2015

Mr. Joe McCall Dean, Jr., husband of Linda Moss Dean (formerly of Elberton), passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015.Mr. Dean was 71,and a resident of Hoschton, GA. A time of visitation was held on Thursday, June 4thfrom 6-9 p.m. at Tom Wages Funeral Home in Snellville, and also a visitation on Friday, June 5thfrom 6-9 p.m. at Whitlock Mortuary in...

Norma Rae Cockrell Butler

Norma Rae Cockrell Butler

May 28, 2015

Mrs. Norma Rae Cockrell Butler, 60, of Tignall, wife of Larry Butler, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Georgia Regents University in Augusta. Mrs. Butler was born in Saluda, SC on July 22, 1954, to the late Olin and Mary Boatwright Cockrell. She was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church in Saluda and a homemaker. Left to...

Stewart Donald Seymour

Stewart Donald Seymour

May 28, 2015

Mr. Stewart Donald Seymour, 64, of Cherry Lane, Hartwell, husband of 42 years to Margie Lynn Fleeman Seymour, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2015, at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia. Mr. Seymour was born in Royston on January 15, 1951, to the late Ollie and Gladys Brown Seymour. He was a member of Freedom Congregational Holiness Church....

Kenneth Earl Sexton

Kenneth Earl Sexton

May 27, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Earl Sexton, 78, of North Bridges Road, Carlton, husband of the late Marion Bynum Sexton, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Sexton was born February 1, 1937 in Munfordville, KY. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a retired carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Left to cherish his memories are his son,...

Betty Partridge Dye

Betty Partridge Dye

May 26, 2015

Betty Partridge Dye, 72, of Abbeville, wife of Thomas N. Dye, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Abbeville County to the late Fester Jones Partridge and Mary Phillips Partridge. Betty retired from Flexible Technologies with over 20 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her...

John Allen Vitch

John Allen Vitch

May 24, 2015

Mr. John Allen Vitch, 68, of Nickville Rd, Dewy Rose, GA husband of Donna Ratcliff Vitch passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at his home. Mr. Vitch was born October 21, 1946 in Tampa, FL to the late Anthony Vitch and Betty Ruth Sanks Vitch. He was a truck driver in the Granite Industry where he owned and operated V&S...

T.O. Scott

T.O. Scott

May 24, 2015

Mr. T. O. Scott, age 76, of Canton, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Arbor Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Gerral Richards and Rev. Steve Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 11...

John Richard Henderson

John Richard Henderson

May 22, 2015

Mr. John Richard Henderson, 55, of Arnoldsville, GA passed away Friday, May 2, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Henderson was born February 18, 1960 in Connecticut to Barbara May French Henderson and the late Richard Joseph Henderson, Sr. Left to cherish his memories are a daughter Rita Marie Henderson of MA; mother Barbara May French Henderson, of MA;...

Walter Charles Remlinger

Walter Charles Remlinger

May 21, 2015

Mr. Walter C. Remlinger, Jr., 73, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday morning, May 21, 2015 at his home. Mr. Remlinger was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Walter Charles and Gertrude Kane Remlinger.He was the husband of Linda Hanson Remlinger, having celebrated over 40 years of marriage together.Mr. Remlinger was a veteran of the United States Army, and...

Tony Bratcher

Tony Bratcher

May 18, 2015

Mr. Henry 'Tony' Bratcher, 63, of McGee Road, Canon, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Bratcher was born in Orlando, Florida on January 28, 1952, to the late Charles and Thelma Ruth Thompson Bratcher. He worked as a self employed painter. Left to cherish his memories are his children and their spouses: Russell and Jenny...

Chip Rousey

Chip Rousey

May 15, 2015

Mr. Henry Clyde "Chip" Rousey, Jr., 55, of Tate Street, Elberton, left this life on Friday, May 15, 2015. Although sudden and unexpected, Chip's passing was in the manner in which he would have wanted: peacefully and pain free with his best friend and the love of his life, Tracey, by his side. Born in California on March 8, 1960,...

Mark Edward Lewis

Mark Edward Lewis

May 13, 2015

Mr. Mark Edward Lewis, 53, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lewis was born in Charleston, SC on October 26, 1961, to Jean Addison Hudson and the late Donald Lewis. He was a sandblaster in the granite industry and attended Deep Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include his girlfriend, Vivian...

Andrew William Ethridge

Andrew William Ethridge

May 12, 2015

Mr. Andrew William Ethridge, 23, of Decatur, GA died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, after a four-year battle with brain cancer. He was a graduate of Brookwood High School and earned an Associate's degree from Oxford College of Emory University. At the time of his death, he was a BBA student at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. During his time at...

Hugh M. Gettys

Hugh M. Gettys

May 7, 2015

Mr. Hugh McMaster Gettys, 69, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 7, 2015. Mr. Gettys was born on December 25, 1945 in Greenwood, South Carolina to Jasper and Nellie Jacobs Gettys.He had celebrated almost 32 years of marriage with his wife, Joyce Johnson Gettys.Mr. Gettys was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served...

Dianna Gayle Wallisa

Dianna Gayle Wallisa

May 7, 2015

Miss Dianna Gayle Wallisa, 31, of Bowman Highway, Bowman, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Jimmy Joe, Jr. and LeeAnne Williamson Gales of Bowman; siblings: Jimmy Joe Gales, III of Bowman and Jessica Lynn Gales of Elberton; grandmother, Carolyn Williamson of Elberton; and a host of other relatives. A...

Jeanette Brown Burdette

Jeanette Brown Burdette

May 6, 2015

Mrs. Jeanette Brown Burdette, 82, of Double Bridges Road, Elberton, wife of 66 years to Jesse W. Burdette, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Burdette was born in Hart County on June 25, 1932, to the late Samuel Newt and Flora Hunt Brown. She was a retired beautician and a member of Harmony...

Richard Allan Brown

Richard Allan Brown

May 4, 2015

Mr. Richard Allan Brown, 50, of Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Brown was born in Elbert County on September 8, 1964, to Karen Denney Brown and the late Raymond Stewart Brown. He was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church and a former employee of Bojangles, Inc and Bicknell...

Dennis Franklin Mobley

Dennis Franklin Mobley

May 4, 2015

Mr. Dennis Franklin Mobley, 67, of Mineral Springs Road, Elberton, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Mobley was born September 21, 1947 in Augusta, GA. He was a carpenter in the housing and condo industry. Left to cherish his memories are daughters and sons-in-law Nicole and Bo Black; Nadene and Mike Duck; grandchildren Tyler Black,...

Radford Maxwell Glenn

Radford Maxwell Glenn

May 3, 2015

Mr. Radford Maxwell Glenn, age 83, of Lake Forest Drive, Elberton, husband of 60 years to Mary Saxon Glenn, finished his course in faith on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at Gentiva Hospice of Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Glenn was born in Oglethorpe County on August 31, 1931, to the late Walter and Quilla Glenn. He was a graduate of...

Hilda Frances Pulliam Mercer

Hilda Frances Pulliam Mercer

May 3, 2015

Mrs. Hilda Frances Pulliam Mercer, 75, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, wife of Thomas Mercer, entered into rest on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Mercer was born in Hart County on February 16, 1940, to the late James Robert and Dorothy Driver Pulliam. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Baptist Church....

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