Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Tracy Olivia Gibson
May 2, 2015
Ms. Tracy Olivia Dutton Gibson, 48, of Brooks St. Royston, GA passed away Saturday May 2, 2015 at her home. Ms. Gibson was born January 12, 1967 in Anderson, SC to Sue Sayer and the late James Dutton. Left to cherish her memories are her son Cory Gibson of Royston, GA; daughters Leanne Saxon and Crystal Saxon both of Royston,...
Teri Lyn Bunce
May 2, 2015
Mrs. Teri Lyn Robinson Bunce, 59, of Hartwell Highway, Dewy Rose, wife of Randy Bunce, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bunce was born in Seattle, Washington on June 28, 1955, to the late Jack William "Bill" and Estelle Patricia "Pat" Phillips Robinson. She was a homemaker and a member of Elberton Christian...
Margaret Algood "Polly" Pitts
April 29, 2015
Margaret Ann Algood “Polly” Pitts, daughter of the late Hoyt and Jewell Algood of Elberton, Georgia, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family, on April 29, 2015. Polly was born on February 13, 1933 in Elbert County, Georgia and she married Bobby Lee Pitts in June of 1949. In their nearly 66 years of marriage they only spent a...
Dorothy Powell Whatley
April 29, 2015
Mrs. Dorothy Powell Whatley, 91, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, Georgia. Mrs. Whatley was the daughter of the late George Clinton and Eunar Paris King Powell.She was the widow of the late Robert Hail Whatley.Mrs. Whatley worked with K-Mart Company until her retirement. Mrs. Whatley is survived by a daughter,...
Carl Lawson Yeargin, Sr.
April 25, 2015
Mr. Carl Lawson Yeargin, Sr., 80, of 1840 Washington Highway, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens. Born in Elbert County on October 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Julian and Thelma Scarborough Yeargin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Hawks Yeargin. Mr. Yeargin worked...
Jack C. Stovall,
April 24, 2015
Mr. Jack Cordell Stovall, Sr., 90, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at his home. Mr. Stovall was a native of Elbert County, the son of the late Olin and Hattie Cordell Stovall. He worked for the City of Elberton for 30 years where he was a manager in the Water Purification Department. He was a member...
Henry Thomas Moon
April 23, 2015
Mr. Henry Thomas Moon, 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Moon was the son of the late George Thomas and Addie Smith Moon, and was the husband of the late Edna Swilling Moon.He was the owner/operator of Henry Moon Trucking. Mr. Moon is survived by his sons and their spouses; George...
Margaret Tew
April 19, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Kathleen Crider Tew, 79, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Margaret was the daughter of the late Iva James and Roxie Wood Crider.She was preceded in death by her husband, James I. Tew. Margaret is survived by a daughter:Cindy Newby and her husband, Steve, of Dewy Rose; her three...
Dennis Julian Standard
April 18, 2015
Mr. Dennis Julian Standard, 69, of Dr. George Ward Rd., Elberton passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Standard was born December 19, 1945 in Columbus, GA to Anderson Standard, Sr. and the late Imogene Danner Paschall. Left to cherish his memories are his father Anderson Standard, Sr. of Tignall, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law Anderson...
McAlpin Hill Arnold
April 17, 2015
Dr. McAlpin Hill (Mac) Arnold of St. Simons Island, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2015 at the age of 91.Mac was born on March 28, 1924 in Elberton, son of Carter Alston Arnold and Mary Hill Arnold. At the age of 14, Mac was appointed as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Paul Brown.He attended...
Christopher Lee Blake
April 14, 2015
Mr. Christopher Lee Blake, 67, of Smith Road, Lavonia, GA passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Brown Health and Rehab in Royston. Mr. Blake was born April 24, 1947 in Gainesville, Florida. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a furniture maker. Left to cherish his memories are daughter and son-in-law Angela and Robert Hartman of Carnesville, GA;...
George Perry Adams
April 13, 2015
George Perry Adams passed from this life late on Monday, April 13 in Port Charlotte, Florida, at age 90. Perry is survived by his sister, Emma Sue Adams McDaniel, of Senoia, Georgia, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Virginia Wyche Adams, of Elberton, Georgia, six siblings and his parents,...
Betty Wilma Sammons Taylor
April 12, 2015
Mrs. Betty Wilma Sammons Taylor, 91, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, wife of the late Esta Lee Taylor, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Brown Health & Rehab in Royston. Mrs. Taylor was born in Vidalia, Georgia on June 17, 1923, to the late Arthur and Zina Dickens Sammons. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton,...
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