Obituaries

Effie Lee Brooks
March 19, 2015
Mrs. Effie Lee Brooks, 89, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Brooks was born in Elbert County to the late Charlie and Mary Ann Brown Harbert.She worked in the textile industry for Rocky River Mills until her retirement.Mrs. Brooks was twice married, first to the late Clifford Davis, and then to...
Scott Edward Brown
March 17, 2015
Mr. Scott Edward Brown, 31, of Bio Church Road, Hartwell, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Cobb County on December 6, 1983, to Donald Jack Brown and Brenda Linker Brown. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Kristal Brown and their sons: Cameron...
Hilda Frances Smith Hammock
March 17, 2015
Ms. Hilda Frances Smith Hammock, 66, of Slay Road, Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ms. Hammock was born in Elbert County on July 30, 1948, to Louise Lovinggood Smith and the late J.A. Smith, Sr. She was a member of Fortsonia Baptist Church and a licensed insurance...
Jean McClain Hulme
March 16, 2015
Mrs. Jean McClain Hulme, 70, of Elberton, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home. A native of Seneca, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late A .D. and Evelyn Lee McClain.Mrs. Hulme was a homemaker and Secretary/Treasurer of Hulme Sales.She was a member of the Elberton First United Methodist Church where she served on the Altar...
Tony David Mincey, Sr.
March 15, 2015
Mr. Tony David "Meatball" Mincey, Sr., 67, of Bowman Highway, Bowman, husband of Judy Wansley Mincey, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Mincey was born in Elbert County on March 2, 1948, son of the late Horace Almond Mincey and Nadene Ray Mincey Moon, and step-son of the late Thomas Philip Moon. Known...
Glenn William Dixon
March 14, 2015
Mr. Glenn William Dixon, 86, of Highland Avenue, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his residence. He was twice married, first to the late Martha Turner Dixon and second to the late Flora Rice Dixon. Mr. Dixon was born in Madison County on January 24, 1929, to the late John H. and Drucie Mae Lunsford Dixon. He...

Nettie Mae Daniel Mullenix
March 12, 2015
Nettie Mae Daniel Mullenix, 98, widow of Harry R. Mullenix, died Thursday, March 12, 2015. Born in Elbert County, GA, she was the daughter of the late George Thomas and Vesta Ward Daniel. Surviving are three daughters, Charlotte Visser and husband Robert Visser of Hingham, MA, Phyllis Brinson and husband, Robert Brinson, Jr. of Orange, VA, and Ellen Boyle and...
Patricia Adams Honaker
March 11, 2015
Mrs. Patricia Adams Honaker, 66, of Deep Creek Rd., Bowman, GA wife of Leonard "Huck" Honaker, Sr. passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Honaker was born June 24, 1948 in Elberton, GA to the late Albert H. Adams and Bobbie Maxwell Adams. She was a member of Fork Creek Baptist Church and was a retired...

Milton Lee Bryant
March 10, 2015
Mr. Milton Lee Bryant, 80, of Cheek Pulliam Rd. Royston, GA husband of the late Bobbie Faye Phillips Bryant passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Mr. Bryant was born March 6, 1935 in Royston, GA to the late L.J. "Lowe" Bryant and Odie Lee Parham Bryant. He was retired from Brown Transport. Left to cherish his memories are his daughters...
Charles Higgins
March 9, 2015
Mr. Charles D. Higgins, 75, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Higgins was the son of the late Alfred and Gladys Witherow Higgins.He was the husband of Joyce Farnham Higgins, having celebrated over 56 years of marriage. In addition to his wife, Joyce, Mr. Higgins is survived by his children: Roger...

Heather Leeann Gaines
March 8, 2015
Heather Leeann Gaines, 31, of East May Street, Winder, GA passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Winder Health & Rehab. She was born June 11, 1983 in Elberton, GA to Gary Anthony Gaines and Sonya Segars Fowler. Left to cherish her memories are her father Gary Anthony Gaines of Carlton, GA; mother Sonya Fowler of Canon, GA; daughter Summer...
Hansel "Billy" Ayers Webb
March 8, 2015
Mr. Hansel Ayers "Billy" Webb, 87, resident of Magnolia Estates, formerly of Lake Forest Drive, Elberton, husband of 63 years to Lois Petrea Webb, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Mr. Webb was born in Elbert County on June 12, 1927, to the late Med F. and Daisy Ayers Webb, and was a graduate of Elbert County High School....
Jeanette Pless Shepherd
March 6, 2015
Mrs. Martha Jeanette Pless Shepherd, 63, of Dempsey Brown Road, Dewy Rose, Ga wife of Rev. Clifford Shepherd, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Mrs. Shepherd was born January 4, 1952 in Elberton, GA to the late Rev. Oscar Cecil Pless and Lathey Young Pless. Left to cherish her memories are...
Ina Carroll Albea
March 5, 2015
Mrs. Ina Carroll Albea, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.She was currently a resident of Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Mrs. Albea was the daughter of the late William Carroll and Ina Gaines Jones. She was married twice, first to the late Garland Eugene Hill, and then to the late George Tillman Albea,...
Sara White Warren
March 3, 2015
Mrs. Sara W. Warren, 66, of Aiken, SC passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her residence after a courageous battle against cancer. Born December 14, 1948 in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter to the late David and Alice Davis White. Sara was of Baptist faith and made her home in Aiken for 30 years. Family and puppies were...
Mary Frances Lester Simmons
March 2, 2015
Mary Frances Simmons, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Ty Cobb Regional Hospital. Mary Frances was born in Athens, Georgia on March 14, 1927 to the late David Grady and Mary Tiny Bryant Lester. The property where she was born is now Ben Epps Airport. She was married to the late Buster W. Simmons. She...
Mattie Lou Moon Yeargin
February 28, 2015
Mrs. Mattie Lou Moon Yeargin, 93, of Washington Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Dallas Nathanial Yeargin, entered into rest on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Yeargin was born in Elbert County on December 4, 1921, daughter of the late George Henry Moon and Mattie Lou Yeargin Moon, and step-daughter of the late Velma Elizabeth Moore Smith...

Rev. Walter Eugene Poole, Jr.
February 27, 2015
Rev. Walter Eugene Poole, Jr., age 86 of 73 Hickory Circle, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at his residence. A son of the late Walter E. Poole, Sr. and Ella Ruth Johnson Poole, he was born March 23, 1928 in Elberton, Georgia. He received his call into the ministry in 1950, and shortly thereafter, became an ordained...

James Phil Clark
February 26, 2015
Mr. James Phil Clark, 66, of Shaefer Street, Bowersville, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Clark was born in Franklin County on October 30, 1948, to the late James Coy Clark and Virginia Nell Kennedy Clark. He was retired from Daniel's Construction. Left to cherish his memories are his children: Jake Clark of...
Frances Rousey Guest
February 24, 2015
Mrs. Frances Rousey Guest, 78, of Carlton, wife of the late Thomas Emory Guest, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Guest was born in Madison County on November 18, 1936, to the late Melvin and Pauline Shaw Rousey. She was a retired seamstress and a member of New Town Baptist Church. She was the...
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