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Irma Jane Laughlin

Irma Jane Laughlin

Apr 28, 2014

Mrs. Irma Jane Kingery Laughlin, 83, of Old Ferry Road, Elberton, widow of the late Gerald Laughlin passed away Monday, April 28, 2014. Mrs. Laughlin was born April 6, 1931 in Garrett, IL to the late Samuel Kingery and Julia Blankenship Kingery. She was a retired restaurant cook. Left to cherish her memories are her children Gerald Laughlin of Elberton,...

Allen Albert Rowe

Allen Albert Rowe

Apr 27, 2014

Mr. Allen Albert Rowe, 64, of Plaza Trace, Monroe, GA husband of Lynda Hickox Rowe passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, Ga. Mr. Rowe was born February 22, 1950 in Monroe, GA to the late Paul Lewis Rowe and Ruby Mae Harp Rowe. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Lynda Hickox Rowe; son...

Russell Malachi Moore, Ii

Russell Malachi Moore, Ii

Apr 25, 2014

Mr. Russell Malachi Moore, II, 62, of Union Hill School Road, Hartwell, husband of Rita Blalock Moore, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Moore was born in Cobb County on July 24, 1951, to the late Russell Max Moore and Bessie Warren Moore. He was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Left to cherish...

James Rayford Wood, Jr.

James Rayford Wood, Jr.

Apr 23, 2014

Mr. James Rayford Wood, Jr., 48, of Clairmont Avenue, Elberton, husband of 30 years to Rita June Abbott Wood, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Wood was born in Royston on December 11, 1965, to James Rayford Wood, Sr. of Long Creek, South Carolina and Shirley Elizabeth Maxwell of Elberton. He attended Oak...

Milford Algood

Milford Algood

Apr 21, 2014

Mr. Thomas Milford Algood, 84, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at his home. Mr. Algood was the son of the late Thomas Hoyt and Jewell Jones Algood.He was the husband of Patricia Algood, and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Algood is survived by his wife, Patricia;two daughters: Brittany Cantrell (Ronny), and Denia...

Gregory Allen Roth

Gregory Allen Roth

Apr 21, 2014

Mr. Gregory Allen Roth, 59, of Bud Freeman Road, Royston, GA husband of Andrea Auten Roth passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2014. Mr. Roth was born July 7, 1954 in Baltimore City, MD to Ella M. Sanda and the late Francis Albert Roth, Sr. He was a retired long haul truck driver and a U.S. Marine veteran. Left to cherish...

Florence Kurtzodyna Derdzinski

Florence Kurtzodyna Derdzinski

Apr 21, 2014

Mrs. Florence Kurtzodyna Derdzinski, 94, of Hartwell, Georgia widow of the late Joseph Derdzinski passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Hart Care Center. Mrs. Derdzinski was born February 27, 1920 in Chicago, IL to the late Teofil Kurtzodyna and Sophia Borchovicz Kurtzodyna. Left to cherish her memories are daughters Nancy Herbst and Laura Lowe both of Hartwell, GA; son...

Henry Jackson Long

Henry Jackson Long

Apr 19, 2014

Mr. Henry Jackson Long of Hartwell, GA widower of the late Martha Jean Worsham Long and Judy Alexander Long passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. Mr. Long was born March 11, 1943 in Anderson, SC to the late Dewy Long and Iva Mae Lecroy Long. He was of the Baptist faith...

Bobbie Sue Maxwell Adams

Bobbie Sue Maxwell Adams

Apr 19, 2014

Mrs. Bobbie Sue Maxwell Adams, 83, of Deep Creek Road, Bowman, wife of the late Albert H. Adams, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Mrs. Adams was born in Elbert County on August 11, 1930, to the late Jasper T. and Lessie Vaughn Maxwell. She was a retired seamstress from Elberton Manufacturing and was...

Ruth Elizabeth Johnson

Ruth Elizabeth Johnson

Apr 19, 2014

Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Johnson, 90, of College Ave., Elberton widow of the late William Wilson Johnson passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mrs. Johnson was born May 11, 1923 in Gainesville, GA to the late Henry Franklin Johnson and Martha Pearl Hanie Johnson. She was a founding member of Calvary Presbyterian Church...

Rabun Kidd

Rabun Kidd

Apr 19, 2014

Mr. Rabun Kidd, 80, of Floyd Road, Dewy Rose, husband of Elizabeth Griffin Kidd, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kidd was born in Elbert County on May 13, 1933, to the late Jack and Ruby Brown Kidd. He was a retired machine operator from Elbert County and was of the Baptist faith....

Evelyn Witcher Looney

Evelyn Witcher Looney

Apr 16, 2014

Mrs. Evelyn Witcher Looney, 87, of Hickory Drive, Elberton, wife of the late C. Wilson Looney, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Looney was born in Vanna on July 3, 1926, to the late Brantley S. and Georgia Ann Barton Witcher. She was a retired Office Manager at Brown Transport and was a member of...

Thomas Lee Warren

Thomas Lee Warren

Apr 15, 2014

Mr. Thomas Lee Warren, 57, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Bogart, Georgia. Mr. Warren is survived by one brother, David Warren, of Elberton and one aunt, Judy Warren of St. Petersburg, FL.Thomas also leaves behind three special friends, Jennifer Hodge of Elberton, Paige Ward Tucker of Oconee County, and Tammy...

Joe E. Acker

Joe E. Acker

Apr 15, 2014

Mr. Joe E. Acker, 87, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Acker was born in Elbert County, son of the late Newton H. and Grace Taylor Acker. He was the husband of Nadine Hawks Acker, having celebrated over 65 years together.Mr. Acker was a veteran of the United States Navy and a...

Pamela Kay Mccannon

Pamela Kay Mccannon

Apr 15, 2014

Mrs. Pamela Kay Walters McCannon, 51, of Arnoldsville, GA wife of Joe McCannon, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mrs. McCannon was born June 19, 1962 in Knoxville, TN to the late Bobby Walters and June Marie Wilder Walters. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Joe McCannon, Jr. of...

John Paul Iatesta

John Paul Iatesta

Apr 14, 2014

Mr. John Paul Iatesta, 71, of River Valley Drive, Hartwell, GA husband of Rebecca Winfrey Iatesta passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at his home. Mr. Iatesta was born October 20, 1942 in Philadelphia to the late Matthew Iatesta and Elizabeth "Betty" O'Green. He was a retired Computer Network Specialist and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Left to cherish his...

Mary Virginia Cleek Smith

Mary Virginia Cleek Smith

Apr 13, 2014

Mrs. Mary Virginia Smith passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her home in Butler, Georgia. She was born February 5, 1926 in Bacova, Bath County, Virginia to Benjamin Harrison Cleek and Bertha Jane Gum Cleek. After graduating from high school, she moved to Washington, DC where she worked for the War Department as a Clerk-Stenographer. There she met and...

Shirley Brown Floyd

Shirley Brown Floyd

Apr 13, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Brown Floyd of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, wife of Melvin Floyd, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Floyd was born January 5, 1947 in Greenwood, SC to Charles D. Brown and Jeanette Ginn Brown. She was retired from Monroe Automotive Equipment where she worked on the assembly line. Left to cherish her memories are...

Bobby Lee Baugh, Jr.

Bobby Lee Baugh, Jr.

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. Bobby Lee Baugh, Jr., age 60, of Jackson, GA, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Spalding Regional Medical Center. Mr. Baugh was born on October 15, 1953, in Griffin, Georgia to the late Bobby Lee Baugh, Sr. and the late Loraine Baugh Rivers. Bobby was preceded in death by his step-father, Charlie Rivers. He was a supervisor...

David Lynn Martin

David Lynn Martin

Apr 11, 2014

Mr. David "Dave" Lynn Martin, 65, of Dickerson Road, Elberton, GA passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at his home. Mr. Martin was born September 26, 1948 in Washington, DC to the late Joseph Harold Martin and Dorothy Laverne Sculley Martin. He was a member of Assembly Church of God in Hartwell, a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from...

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