Obituaries

Sandra Lee Clark

Sandra Lee Clark

February 1, 2015

Mrs. Sandra Lee Coleman Clark, 71, of Buckeye Trails Dr., Commerce, GA widow of the late William Clark passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Clark was born August 10, 1943 in Lansing, MI to the late Mark Coleman and Doris Shores Coleman. Left to cherish her memories are a daughter Julie Lorenz of Commerce,...

Helen Charlene Gibson

Helen Charlene Gibson

January 28, 2015

Mrs. Helen Charlene Sherman Gibson, 61, of Allen Logan Road, Elberton, widow of the late Anthony "Tony" Gibson passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gibson was born March 9, 1953 in Rome, GA to the late Henry Lloyd Sherman and Shirley Couey Sherman. She was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

James Keith Pruitt

James Keith Pruitt

January 25, 2015

Mr. James Keith Pruitt, 56, of Brown Drive, Lavonia, GA passed away Sunday January 25, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mr. Pruitt was born August 2, 1958 to the late James Kenneth Pruitt and Joanette Aldrich Pruitt. Left to cherish his memories are his son James Kevin Pruitt; brothers David Lamar Pruitt of Martin, GA and...

Margaret Smith Nash

Margaret Smith Nash

January 24, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Smith Nash, 94, of Elberton, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, January 24, 2015. Mrs. Nash was born in Elbert County on October 7, 1920 to the late John Duncan and Lizzie Thornton Smith.Margaret was married to the late Haywood Nash. She worked as a weaver at Elberton Mills until her retirement, and was a...

Martha "Libby" Gunter

Martha "Libby" Gunter

January 24, 2015

Mrs. Martha “Libby” Gunter, 82, of Elberton, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Nancy Hart Healthcare. Libby was born in Madison County on December 8, 1932 to the late O.A. and Edna King Cannon. She was married to the late William Sanders Gunter, Jr. for 62 years. She was of the Methodist faith. Libby is survived by her son...

Clifford Jackson Bond

Clifford Jackson Bond

January 22, 2015

Mr. Clifford Jackson Bond, Jr., 88, of Cardinal Drive,Elberton, GA husband of Betty Dye Bond passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bond was born September 13, 1926 in Elberton, GA to the late Clifford Jackson Bond, Sr. and Margaret Cleveland Bond. He was a member of Elberton First United Methodist Church, a WWII U.S....

Tracey Lynn Partain

Tracey Lynn Partain

January 21, 2015

Mrs. Tracey Lynn Johnson Partain, 47, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton wife of Manuel Gene Partain, Sr., passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Partain was born November 30, 1967 in Elberton, GA to Herman Lynn Johnson and Brenda Faye Charping Johnson. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Manuel Gene Partain, Sr. of the home; son...

Bobby Dale Williams

Bobby Dale Williams

January 19, 2015

Mr. Bobby Dale Williams, 69, of Oakland Street, Hartwell, GA husband of Linda Bennett Williams passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Anmed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Mr. Williams was born March 4, 1945 in Lavonia, GA to the late Lon C. Williams and Arlie Floyd Williams. He was employed at Quality Foods in the produce department. Left...

Jimmy Williams

Jimmy Williams

January 18, 2015

Mr. James Ernest “Jimmy” Williams, 81, of 1837 Morning Glory Drive, Elberton, died on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at his home. He was born on May 31, 1933, in Dekalb County, Georgia and was the son of the late Ernest Andrew Williams and Ila “Midge” Veal Williams. Mr. Williams was retired from the granite industry where he founded and operated...

Darlena Moon Carey

Darlena Moon Carey

January 13, 2015

Mrs. Darlena Moon Carey, 67, of Highway 172 West, Bowman, wife of William T. Carey, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Carey was born in Royston on January 8, 1948, to the late Harvey and Nancy Rousey Moon. She was the retired owner of Carey’s Convenience Store in Bowman. Left to cherish her...

Elsie Blair Adams

Elsie Blair Adams

January 13, 2015

Mrs. Elsie Blair Adams, 89, of Elberton, wife of the late Joel F. Adams, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Adams was born in Wilkes County on May 28, 1925, to the late John Ralph Blair and Mary Lucille Echols Blair. She was a retired monumental draftsperson, was a member of Elberton Christian Church,...

Ruby Standridge Johnson

Ruby Standridge Johnson

January 12, 2015

Mrs. Ruby Standridge Johnson, 79, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Johnson was born in Wilkes County to the late Hubert P. and Myrtle Pullen Standridge.She was married for over 60 years to her husband, Max A. Johnson. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son, Robert W. Johnson...

Sue Massey

Sue Massey

January 12, 2015

Ms. Annie Sue Massey, age 78, of Felton, Georgia, formerly of Bowman, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude Oliver Massey of Bowman, Georgia. She was of the Baptist faith and retired from Cigna Insurance Company of Atlanta. She is survived by brothers, Jimmy and...

Delores Crawford Tiffin

Delores Crawford Tiffin

January 11, 2015

Delores Crawford Tiffin, 85, of Union Point, Georgia passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Greene Point Health & Rehab in Union Point. Ms. Tiffin was born in New Rochelle, New York to the late Reginald and Sara Victoria Taylor Crawford. Ms. Tiffin is survived by three children, Mark Albo and his wife Ellen of Woodville, Wendy Warrick of Parkland,...

Frankey Mobley

Frankey Mobley

January 11, 2015

Mr. Ralph Franklin “Frankey” Mobley, Jr., 56, of Abbeville and formerly of Calhoun Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the Hospice House in Greenwood. Mr. Mobley was born in Abbeville on August 31, 1958, to the late Ralph F. and Seppie Brewer Mobley. He was formerly employed in the textile industry and currently employed at Bilo in...

Inez Martin Ritter

Inez Martin Ritter

January 11, 2015

Mrs. Julia ‘Inez’ Martin Ritter, 88, of Hodges Lane, Hartwell, wife of 53 years to the late Raymond Joseph “Ray” Ritter, Sr., passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at her residence. Mrs. Ritter was born in Tampa, Florida on December 29, 1926, daughter of the late Justus Berry Martin and Daisy Lee Boleman Martin Brandt, and stepdaughter of the...

Barbara Boutwell Nigreville

Barbara Boutwell Nigreville

January 11, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Boutwell Nigreville, 51,of Birch Ct. Jefferson, GA widow of the late John David Nigreville passed away Sunday January 11, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Nigreville was born November 29, 1963 in Atlanta, GA to Betty Hensley Boutwell and the late Clyde R. Boutwell, Sr. She was a CNA with Home Health and was the strongest, cocky...

Marion Hamm Thornton

Marion Hamm Thornton

January 10, 2015

Miss Marion Hamm Thornton, age 97, of Magnolia Estates, Elberton, Georgia and formerly of Sandy Springs, Georgia, died on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. A native of Elberton, Georgia, Miss Thornton was the daughter of the late Lucius Marion “L.M.” Thornton and Hallie Hamm Thornton. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1941 where...

Robert Lee Ray

Robert Lee Ray

January 10, 2015

Mr. Robert Lee Ray, 69, of Bamboo Point, Hartwell, GA husband of Linda L. Branham Ray passed away Saturday January 10, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ray was born August 1, 1945 in Pikeville, KY to the late Fred Ray and LaRue Rowe Ray. He was U.S. Army Veteran serving during Vietnam and was a retired Service Technician-Installer from the...

Robert Junior Woods

Robert Junior Woods

January 9, 2015

Mr. Robert Junior Woods, 51, of South Broad Street, Bowman, husband of Paula Burden Woods, passed away on Friday, January 09, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Woods was born in Acworth, Georgia on October 05, 1963, to the late Ralph Woods, Jr. and Louise Tackett Woods. He was of the Baptist faith and a former employee of MidSouth Construction. Left...