Obituaries

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond

July 10, 2015

Joyce Beth Bonds Almond, widow of George Chester Almond, of Elberton, GA, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at her residence. Born in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carroll Allen Bonds and Annie Mae Hutchison Bonds and was reared in the home of her great-aunt, Kate Hutchison Pettigrew of Barnes Station. She was a homemaker...

Roger Dale Brown

Roger Dale Brown

July 10, 2015

Mr. Roger Dale Brown, 64, of Gumlog Grove Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Friday July 10, 2015 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart in Lavonia, GA. Mr. Brown was born October 11, 1950. Memorial services to celebrate his life will be held at a later date. Share your stories and photos in Mr. Brown's Book of Memories online at www.berryfh.com. Berry...

Patsy Doris Davis

Patsy Doris Davis

July 8, 2015

Mrs. Patsy Doris Brooks Davis, 87, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Mrs. Davis was born in Tignall, Georgia, daughter of Robert “Pat” and Ruby Mae Thomasson Brooks.She was the widow of Mr. J. W. Davis.Mrs. Davis worked throughout her life as a secretary at Allen Granite Co. in Elberton.She...

Erin Niccole Lefevre Jones

Erin Niccole Lefevre Jones

July 8, 2015

Erin Niccole LeFevre Jones, age 28, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Erin was a radical free spirit, always with a cause for people. Giving back was always in the forefront; she volunteered with CASA, was involved with a battered women’s shelter and with Invisible Children. Erin was a devoted worker in her job as a Supervisor with...

Nadine Hawks Acker

Nadine Hawks Acker

July 6, 2015

Mrs. Nora Nadine Hawks Acker, 84, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mrs. Acker was born in Athens, Georgia to the late Odell Willis and Mattie Lou Epps Hawks.She was the widow of Mr. Joe Edwin Acker.Mrs. Acker worked as a supervisor at Dupont Company until her retirement.She was a member of Francis...

Betty Catherine Grimes

Betty Catherine Grimes

July 6, 2015

Mrs. Betty Catherine Walling Grimes, 81, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Grimes was born in Elberton, daughter of the late John Eddie and May Evelyn Shirreffs Walling.She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Elberton, and recently was attending Firehouse Church.Mrs. Grimes enjoyed drawing and painting, and...

Marie Gleaton

Marie Gleaton

July 4, 2015

Mrs. Marie Sims Gleaton, 90, of Washington, GA wife of the late James W. Gleaton passed away Saturday July 4, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare of Washington. Mrs. Gleaton was born January 17, 1925 in Tallassee, AL. She was retired from the Detroit School District where she worked in Administration. Left to cherish her memories are daughters Jeanette M. Wilson of...

Janna Lee Vogt Dixon

Janna Lee Vogt Dixon

July 3, 2015

Mrs. Janna Lee Vogt Dixon, 64, of Elberton, wife of the late Stephen Allen Dixon, Sr., entered into rest on Friday, July 3, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville, Georgia following a sudden illness surrounded by loved ones. Mrs. Dixon was born in Sharon, Connecticut on January 31, 1951, to June Orser Vogt and the late James Gordon...

Dottie Middleton Smith

Dottie Middleton Smith

July 2, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy “Dottie” Middleton Smith, 68, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 2, 2015 with family and friends at her side. Mrs. Dottie was born in Oglethorpe County to the late Zeb P. and Lucille Bell Middleton.She was the precious bride of Mr. J. Marion “Pete” Smith, with whom she had joyfully celebrated over...

Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller

Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller

July 1, 2015

Mrs. Mary John Griffith Rowland Tiller, 76, of Elberton, wife of Charles Edwin Tiller, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Brown Health and Rehab. Mrs. Tiller was born in Franklin County on September 19, 1938, to the late Sewell Lee Griffith and Margie Elizabeth Smith Griffith Bearden. She was a seamstress, of the Baptist faith, and a...

Marion White Denney

Marion White Denney

July 1, 2015

Mrs. Marion White Denney, 90, of Elberton, wife of the late Coleman Lee Denney, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Denney was born in Arago Township, MN on November 18, 1924, to the late Thomas Arthur and Elsie Elizabeth Roeske White. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Elberton Church of God....

Pauline Crow Partain

Pauline Crow Partain

June 26, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Pauline Crow Partain, 86, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. Funeral services were held at the graveside Tuesday, June 30, at 1:00 PM, in the Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, GA. The Reverend Judy Bowling officiating. Mrs. Partain was born in Satolah, GA, a daughter of the late Luther E. and Vashtie Harden Crow. She had...

Timothy "Tim" Shepherd

Timothy "Tim" Shepherd

June 26, 2015

Mr. Timothy "Tim" Shepherd, 44, of Red Hill Road, Dewy Rose, GA, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 26, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shepherd was born January 28, 1971 in Elberton, GA to Clifford Shepherd and the late Martha Jeanette Pless Shepherd. Left to cherish his memories are his companion Holly Dracz of the home; children Victoria Shepherd,...

William Clayton Booker, Jr.

William Clayton Booker, Jr.

June 26, 2015

Mr. William Clayton Booker, Jr., 77, of Gresham Park Road, Lincolnton, husband of the late Suzanne McIntire Booker, died on Friday, June 26, 2015, at The Oaks in Athens. Mr. Booker was born in Reidsville, NC on April 17, 1938, to the late William Clayton, Sr. and Bronna Sharpe Booker. He was a retired courier and of the Baptist faith....

Paul Durrell Vickery, Jr.

Paul Durrell Vickery, Jr.

June 22, 2015

Mr. Paul Durrell Vickery, Jr., 81, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, husband of 53 years to Christine Hutchison Vickery, finished his course in faith on Monday, June 22, 2015, at Pruitt Health at Spring Valley. Mr. Vickery was born in Elbert County on March 12, 1934, to the late Paul D., Sr. and Mamie Adams Vickery. He was a member of...

Dennis Lamar Cromer

Dennis Lamar Cromer

June 22, 2015

Mr. Dennis Lamar Cromer, 64, of Linton Ave., Lavonia, GA passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cromer was born September 7, 1950 in Royston, GA to the late Carlton "Juke" Cromer and Gwynnelle Lord Cromer. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a restaurant cook. Left to cherish his memories are his children Christopher...

Douglas Martin Hauser

Douglas Martin Hauser

June 21, 2015

Mr. Douglas Martin Hauser, 71, of Triumph Way, Winder, GA husband of Shirley White Hauser passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. Mr. Hauser was born January 15, 1944 in Altoona, PA to the late Martin T. Hauser and Freda Pounds Hauser. He was a member of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville, GA. He was a retired supervisor from AT&T...

Jonas Kelley Skelton

Jonas Kelley Skelton

June 17, 2015

Jonas Kelley Skelton, born May 13th,infant son of Kelley Williams and James Skelton, Jr., passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents,Baby Jonas is survived by his siblings: Jedihah Williams, David Williams, and Justin Skelton; his grandparents: Frances Wilkinson, Donna Christian, and James Skelton, Sr.;and his great-grandmother: Helen Walker. Baby Jonas was preceded...

Mona Rae Hedtke

Mona Rae Hedtke

June 17, 2015

Mrs. Mona Rae Hedtke, 60, of Laurel Dr. Hartwell, GA, widow of the late David Schutrop passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Comer Health and Rehab. Mrs. Hedtke was born November 5, 1954 in Litchfield, MN to Rosemarie Collins Hedtke and the late Martin R. Hedtke. She was a waitress at Mary's Kitchen in Hartwell, GA. Left to cherish...

Patricia Wilder Barnes

Patricia Wilder Barnes

June 16, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Lee Wilder Barnes, 79, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Barnes was born in Greenwood, South Carolina to the late Thomas Lester and Mattie Belle Brachett Wilder.She was the precious bride of Mr. Otis Barnes,and celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, June 16th. In addition to her husband, Otis...