Obituaries
Thelma Floyd Lunsford
December 7, 2014
Mrs. Thelma Floyd Lunsford, 87, of Elberton, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Thelma was born in Hart County on June 30, 1927 to the late Harmon J. and Ruby Ray Floyd. She was married to the late Jack Watson Lunsford, Sr. for 61 years. Thelma was lovingly called Nannie by family and friends. She...
Joe Alton Shirley
December 7, 2014
Joe Alton Shirley, 90 years old, of Lavonia, Georgia, went to be with His Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born in Lavonia, Georgia on April 21, 1924, to the late John Ben and Annie Fay Dowis Shirley. Joe, as a member of the US Army, arrived in Normandy, France in June 1944 as a Light Tank...
Tom Dedek
December 4, 2014
Mr. Tom Dedek, 66, of Elberton, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Emory University Hospital. Tom was born on September 25, 1948 to the late Waclaw and Lubow Dedek in Lodz, Poland. He immigrated via Belgium to Montreal when he was 11 years old. He was married to the love of his life Janie...
Thomas "Tommy" Harold Blythe
December 3, 2014
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Harold Blythe, 69, of Kirkpatrick Lane, Hartwell, GA passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Ty Cobb Medical Center in Lavonia, GA. Mr. Blythe was born May 28, 1945 in Brevard, NC to the late Harold Joseph Blythe and Fannie Jones Blythe. He was a self-employed mason. Left to cherish his memories are his son Jamie Thomas...
Jimmy R. McMullan
December 1, 2014
Mr. Jimmy R. McMullan, 78, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at Lake Pointe Assisted Living In Hartwell, Georgia.. Jimmy was born in Elbert County on July 10, 1936 to the late Jim Martin and Lessie Greenway McMullan.He is survived by his loving wife Vivian Craft McMullan, his precious bride for over 55 years.Jimmy served in the...
Emory Joe Anderson, Sr.
December 1, 2014
Mr. Emory Joe Anderson, Sr., 81, of Heard Drive, Elberton, husband of Betty Gober Anderson, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Anderson was born in Elbert County on December 1, 1933, to the late Raymond Joe and Ruby Ruth Floyd Anderson. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and...
George Lawrence Herndon
December 1, 2014
George Lawrence Herndon, 93, U.S. Navy, (Ret.), veteran of World War II and The Korean War, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 1, 2014. George was born in Bowman Georgia on Oct. 4,1921, where he attended school and helped manage the family farm. At 17, he left home to work with the Civilian Conservation...
Robert "Bob" McAuliffe
November 30, 2014
Mr. Robert Francis McAuliffe went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 30, 2014, in Ventura, California. Mr. McAuliffe was born to Jeremiah Joseph McAuliffe and Bessie Mae Beardsley McAuliffeon October 31, 1920 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bob married the love of his life, Pauline Polizzo, on November 22, 1941.They were married for 73 years. Bob served in...
Edith Phillips Butler
November 30, 2014
Mrs. Edith Phillips Butler, 98, of Lake Forest Drive, Elberton, wife of the late Glenn C. Butler, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Legacy Personal Care Home in Lawrenceville. Mrs. Butler was born in Franklin County on April 5, 1916, to the late E.C. and Madge McWhirter Phillips. She was a member of Elberton First United Methodist Church...
Christopher Paul Lewis
November 27, 2014
Mr. Christopher Paul Lewis, 46, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014, in Ellaville, GA. Mr. Lewis was born on January 30, 1968 in Elberton, GA to Marion L. Lewis and Linda Rosser Lewis. He was of the Methodist Faith. Left to cherish his memories are his father and step-mother: Marion and JoAnne Craft Lewis of Elberton,...
William "Bill" Herbert Dotson, Jr.
November 24, 2014
Mr. William Herbert "Bill" Dotson, Jr., 68, of E. Church Street, Elberton, husband of 33 years to Beth Dove Dotson, finished his course in faith on Monday, November 24, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Dotson was born in Elbert County on May 10, 1946, to the late William H. Dotson, Sr. and Helena McGuire Dotson. He was retired from the...
Donna Guest Duncan
November 23, 2014
Mrs. Donna Guest Duncan, 54, of Hartwell Highway, Elberton, wife of 38 years to Dennis Duncan, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Georgia Regents University Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Duncan was born in Elbert County on August 12, 1960, to Frances Rousey Guest and the late Thomas Emory Guest. She was a member of New Town Baptist Church...
Jesse James Jones
November 22, 2014
Mr. Jesse James Jones, 53, of Crawford St., Ila, GA widower of the late Lynn Young Jones passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014. Mr. Jones was born August 16, 1961 in Athens, GA to the late Henry Coyle Jones and Merlene Allen Jones. Left to cherish his memories are his daughter and son-in-law Brandy and Jeremy Oakes of Buford, GA;...
Ronald Wayne Cowart
November 20, 2014
Ronald (Ron) Wayne Cowart, husband of Elbert County native Susan Bell Cowart, passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2014. He was born on April 12, 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia to Frances and John Arvil Cowart. He graduated from Therrell High School in 1969 and earned a BBA Accounting degree from West Georgia College in 1974. Ron also served in the...
Michael Evinsky
November 20, 2014
Mr. Michael Evinsky, 66, of Gumlog Drive, Lavonia, GA widower of the late Satina Garito Evinsky passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home. Mr. Evinsky was born November 11, 1948 in Vienna, Ohio to the late Enoch Erinsky and Sarah Jane Leach Erinsky. Mr. Evinsky wishes were to be cremated and no services are scheduled at this time....
Odell Bennett
November 19, 2014
Mr. Junior Odell Bennett, 60, of 140 W. Hendricks Street, Bowman, husband of Kathy Marie Christian Bennett, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Bennett was born in Franklin County on August 2, 1954, to Malvine Jordan Bennett and the late Jimmy Odell Bennett. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church and owner of Bennett's...
Raymond Joseph Ritter
November 18, 2014
Mr. Raymond Joseph Ritter, Jr., 60, of Hartwell, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at New Horizons Limestone Nursing Home in Gainesville, GA. He was the son of Raymond Joseph "Ray" Ritter, Sr. and Julia 'Inez' Martin Ritter, and brother of: Janet Strange, Tonnie Wineberger, Elizabeth Lorentson and her husband David, all of Hartwell, Georgia, and Martha Ritter of...
John R. Willis
November 18, 2014
Mr. John R. Willis, 74, of Floyd Road, Dewy Rose, GA passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Mr. Willis was born December 31, 1939 in Anderson, SC to the late Paul Willis and Rosa Nimmons Willis. He was retired from the textile industry. Left to cherish his memories are sons Joseph Willis and Randy Willis both of Elberton; daughters and...
Candler Johnson Jordan
November 18, 2014
Mr. Candler Johnson Jordan, 86, of Athens Highway, Elberton, husband of 59 years to the late Patsy Burney Jordan, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Jordan was born in Royston on May 7, 1928, to the late George Herman Jordan and Mary Frances Leard Jordan. He was retired from Harmony Blue Granite Company and was...
Mary Elizabeth Smith
November 17, 2014
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Lewis Smith, 49, of Hickory Lane, Anderson, SC passed away Monday, November 17, 2014. Mrs. Smith was born July 8, 1965 in Elberton, GA to Charles Lewis and Laura Taylor Penland. She was a member of Faith Memorial Tabernacle Church in Anderson, SC and worked for Universal Hospital System of AnMed where she transported equipment to patients....
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