Obituaries
Kathleen Higginbotham Harper
September 26, 2015
Mrs. Kathleen Higginbotham Harper, 86, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, GA wife of Frank Harper passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Harper was born July 5, 1929 in Elberton, GA to the late Frank Higginbotham and Verna Haynie Higginbotham. She was a member of Bethel E Baptist Church and was retired from Sears. Left to cherish her...
Randall And Martha Gunter
September 26, 2015
Mr. Randall Gunter, 85, and Mrs. Martha "Bay" Dixon Gunter, 84, longtime residents of the Fortsonia Community of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at their home. Mr. Gunter passed away as a result of cancer and Mrs. Gunter as a result of a broken heart. They are survived by their daughters: Dee Whitlow of Elberton and Mary...
Herbert Lee Smith
September 25, 2015
Mr. Herbert Lee Smith, known to many as “Flooky,”passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at his home with his family by his side.Mr. Smith was born July 15, 1928 to the late Ernest and Annie Mauldin Smith.He was the beloved husband of his bride, Hazel Anderson Smith, having celebrated over 63 years together. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the...
Waymon Worley
September 24, 2015
Mr. Waymon Worley, 73, of Washington Highway, Elberton husband of Sandra McLanahan Worley passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Worley was born August 23, 1942 in Elberton, GA to the late Ernest Silvey "Hard Rock" Worley and Kathleen Smith Worley. He was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church, a member of...
Dorothy Gaddis Rosser
September 19, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Iris Gaddis Rosser, 88, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 in Elbert Memorial Hospital.She was a native of Athens and the daughter of the late Lewis and Elizabeth Pulliam Gaddis.Her husband of over 65 years, Bill Joshua Rosser, preceded her in death, and also her sister, Joan Baughman. Mrs. Rosser was retired from Elbert...
Gene Childs
September 17, 2015
Mr. Larry Gene Childs, Jr., 50, of Fred Prince Drive, Elberton passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Childs was born October 14, 1964 in Elberton, GA to the late Larry Gene Childs, Sr. and Patricia Belle Mauldin Childs. He was a foreman at Hillcrest Granite Company. Left to cherish his memories are a...
Misti Alison Hobbs
September 17, 2015
Ms. Misti Alison Hobbs, 42, of Robinwood Lane, Elberton passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Ms. Hobbs was born August 2, 1973 in Anderson, SC to John Hobbs and India Wilhite. Left to cherish her memories are her sons Derrian Brown of Kennesaw, GA; Landon Sanders of Elberton, GA; daughters Isabella Maitland and...
Stanley Rice
September 15, 2015
Mr. James Stanley Rice, 63, of Martin Villa Road, Elberton, husband of 25 years to Chris Wallace Rice, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Mr. Rice was born in Elbert County on August 4, 1952, to Inez Vickery Rice and the late Claudie James Rice. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church. In...
Larry Dean Radcliff
September 14, 2015
Mr. Larry Dean Radcliff, 74, of Hartwell, Georgia passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home. Mr. Radcliff was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Harvey Elliott and Lorene Radcliff.He celebrated over 27 years of marriage with his wife, Deborah Milford Radcliff.Mr. Radcliff worked as a cathodic engineer throughout his life. In addition to his wife, Deborah, Mr....
Jonathan Howard Blake
September 14, 2015
Mr. Jonathan Howard Blake, 55, of Morgan Way, Colbert, GA, husband of Donna Fleming Blake passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mr. Blake was born December 29, 1959 in Albany, NY to the late Steven Blake, Sr. and Frances Blake. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Donna Fleming Blake of the home; daughter...
Margaret Minnie Huggins
September 12, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Minnie Allen Huggins, 81, wife of the late Junior Huggins passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Brown Health and Rehab in Royston, GA. Mrs. Huggins was born October 8, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to the late Emmett Allen and Mildred Taylor. She was a retired nursing assistant. Left to cherish her memories are a son Harold Sidney...
Baby Boy Joseph Michael Cobb
September 11, 2015
Baby Boy Joseph Michael Cobb, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at St. Marys Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. He is survived by parents Larry David Cobb and Megan Marie Smith Shaffer and siblings Christopher Everett Cobb, William Wiechulla and Katrina Shaffer all of Elberton, GA. No services are scheduled at this time. You may send condolences online to...
Rev. Steve Forsythe
September 10, 2015
The Rev. Steve Forsythe of Charlotte, NC, former pastor of Falling Creek Baptist Church in Elberton, husband of Libby Littlepage Forsythe, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born May 15, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the only son of Sheridan and Lula B. Forsythe. Steve was a devoted husband, father, son,...
Claude B. Ivester
September 6, 2015
Mr. Claude Bromer Ivester, 80, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Sunday morning, September 6, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ivester was born in Inman, South Carolina, son of the late William Cleave Ivester and Luvie P. Ivester Phillips.He was the husband of Barbara Thomley Ivester, with whom he had celebrated over 55 years of marriage.Mr. Ivester was a veteran...
Jerry Wayne Simmons
September 3, 2015
Mr. Jerry Wayne Simmons, 60, of Shoal Creek Road, Monroe, GA passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at his home. Mr. Simmons was born September 23, 1954 in Conyers, GA to the late J.W. Simmons and Eunice Alline Dorsey Simmons. Left to cherish his memories are brothers Steven Simmons of Monroe, GA; Larry Simmons of Monroe, GA and Jimmy Simmons...
Thomas "Ray" Hall
September 3, 2015
Mr. Thomas "Ray" Hall, 82, of Oakwood Rd., Lavonia, GA husband of Robin Inez Jackson Hall passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. Mr. Hall was born March 2, 1933 in Drift, KY to the late Elzie Hall and Norma Conn Hall. He was a retired auto mechanic. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Robin Inez Jackson Hall. Memorial...
Iola S. Stone
September 2, 2015
Iola Sammons Stone, 92, was born April 25, 1923 in Gibson, Georgia.She died September 2, 2015, with her friends by her side in Elberton, Georgia. Her body lay in state on Friday, September 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Elberton.A funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. with Doctor Alex Williams officiating. She is survived...
Stella Bell Hendrick Lunsford
September 2, 2015
Mrs. Stella Bell Hendrick Lunsford, 89, of Elberton, wife of 49 years to the late Hester Morris Lunsford, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lunsford was born in Bowman on July 9, 1926, to the late Ezra and Carrie Ada Morrison Hendrick. She was retired from Allied Signal and was...
Herman "Jim" Mark Barton
September 1, 2015
Mr. Herman "Jim" Mark Barton, Jr., 72, of Therman Adams Rd. Dewy Rose, GA husband of Lynn Meyer Barton passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home. Mr. Barton was born November 5, 1942 in Dalton, GA to the late Herman Mark Barton, Sr. and Lillian Keener Barton. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness...
Eva Boswell Saxon
August 31, 2015
Mrs. Eva Boswell Saxon, 75, of Elberton Rd. Carlton, GA wife of Hubert Saxon passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Saxon was born February 24, 1940 in Greenwood, SC to the late Dallas Boswell and Montine Smith Boswell. She was a member of Vesta Baptist Church, a homemaker and had previously worked in the textile industry...
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