Obituaries
Linda Jane Gunter Mathews
Oct 28, 2023
Mrs. Linda Jane Gunter Mathews, 77, of North Eades Rd. Carlton, GA passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Mathews was born January 24, 1946 in Oglethorpe County, GA to William Sanders Gunter, Sr. and Mary Jane Smith Gunter. She was a member of Millstone Baptist Church. In early years she worked as a seamstress and...
Timothy Robert "Tim" Prince
Oct 26, 2023
Mr. Timothy Robert “Tim” Prince, 65, of Tim Prince Drive, Elberton, died on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. Tim was born on March 28, 1958, in Warner Robins, GA where his father was stationed with the United States Air Force. He lived most of his life in Elberton where he was a...
Jimmy "J.J." Jordan
Oct 24, 2023
Jimmy "J.J." Jordan, age 72, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023 following a brief illness.
Jimmy was born in Elberton to the late Clifford Jeffery Jordan and Bessie Lois Stone
He proudly served in the United States Army where he qualified as an M16 sharpshooter. Following his service to our country, Jimmy came home to Elberton where he...
Phyllis Marie McCracken Beaupre
Oct 22, 2023
Mrs. Phyllis Marie McCracken Beaupre, 77, wife of 19 years to the late Jack Harmon Beaupre, passed away at her home on Apricot Lane in Hartwell on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
A native of Rochester, NY, Phyllis lived in various places across the United States before settling in Hartwell. She worked as a waitress having retired from Waffle House and...
Norman Alexander Suddeth
Oct 22, 2023
Mr. Norman Alexander Suddeth, 83, of Athens Highway, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Suddeth was born in Elberton on May 13, 1940, and was a 1958 graduate of Elbert County High School. He was a member of the Elberton Elks Lodge and attended First Presbyterian Church of Elberton. Norman formerly was involved...
Walter Boyd Brown
Oct 21, 2023
Mr. Walter Boyd Brown, 80, of Cheek Pulliam Rd. Royston, GA passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Brown was born April 21, 1943 in Madison County, GA to Cleo Brown and Clara Bell Brown. He was an retired mechanic from Johnson and Johnson.
He is survived by his wife Brenda Wilson Brown; son: Daryl W. Brown...
William Maxwell "Max" Glenn
Oct 21, 2023
William “Max” Glenn, 66, of Athens, GA passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters on October 21, 2023 after a brief illness. The son of the late Radford Glenn and surviving Mary Saxon Glenn of Elberton, GA, Max is survived by his wife of 37 years, Wendy Campbell Glenn, his two daughters Ashley and Logan Glenn, beloved dog Boo,...
Tony Lee Bryant
Oct 21, 2023
Tony Lee Bryant was born in Elberton, GA, on November 15, 1957. He passed away on October 21, 2023, in Athens, GA.
If you knew Tony, you knew he enjoyed life's simple pleasures: a good home-cooked meal eaten with family, an afternoon nap on the couch, an evening watching the Braves or Georgia Bulldogs, reminiscing on days gone by. You...
Linda Carol Clark Simpson
Oct 21, 2023
Mrs. Linda ‘Carol’ Clark Simpson, 78, of Pembroke Circle, Elberton, formerly of Athens, wife of the late Harvey M. Simpson, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Carol was born in Elberton on February 24, 1945, daughter of the late William Eugene “Bill” Clark and Beryl Juliette Acker Clark. She was a graduate of Elbert...
Gail Eberhart
Oct 19, 2023
Mrs. Gail Eberhart, age 79 of Hartwell, passed away peacefully at Anmed Medical Center on October 19, 2023.
She was born on November 12, 1943 in Guyton, GA to the late Mr. Horace Eberhart and Mrs. Ollie Jean Ayers Eberhart. She was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church and attended Beulah Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a child...
Jeffrey Mark "Jeff" Garrett
Oct 18, 2023
Jeffrey Mark “Jeff” Garrett, age 60, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at his residence, with his loving family by his side.
Jeff was born in Elberton to the late Loyd Daniel Garrett and Charlotte Madden Garrett. He was the retired president and owner of Custom Granite Interiors, Inc. for 33 years.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years,...
Bivins Lavernne "Tookie" Swords
Oct 18, 2023
Mr. Bivins Lavernne “Tookie” Swords, 85, of Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Dolores Elizabeth “Dee” Isom Swords, entered into rest on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at his residence.
Mr. Swords was born in Elberton on January 3, 1938, son of the late Bivins Carithers "Buck" Swords and Allie Sue Smith Swords. He was a proud 1956 graduate of...
Shirley Ruth Blackmon Anderson
Oct 18, 2023
On Wednesday morning, October 18, 2023, while in the comfort of her Middleton, Georgia home and surrounded by the love of family, Mrs. Shirley Ruth Blackmon Anderson entered into the sweet presence of Jesus. She was 88 years old.
Born in Elberton on June 18, 1935, Shirley was one of nine children. The family moved back and forth between Stone...
Ebbie Mae Hall
Oct 18, 2023
Mrs. Ebbie Mae Sayer Hall, 80, of Miller Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Mrs. Hall was born March 30, 1943 in Royston, GA to John Sayer and Otis Odell Craft Sayer. She was of the Baptist and was retired from Pilgrims Pride.
She is survived by her daughter: Deborah Lynn Hall of Elberton, GA; and sisters:...
John George Kirkdoffer
Oct 17, 2023
John George “Dobber” Kirkdoffer, age 73, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness.
John was born in West Memphis, Arkansas where everyone was called by their first name along with their middle name. He later moved to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains where he spent more than 20 years with the Fannin County Road...
Ronald Lee Lahr, Sr.
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Ronald Lee Lahr, Sr., 79, of Bay Street, Millen, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at PruittHealth at Washington.
Mr. Lahr was born in Santa Cruiz, CA on July 10, 1944, son of the late William Arthur Lahr and Anna Mae Bishop Lahr. He was a truck driver having retired from JB Hunt and a veteran...
Ralph Curtis "Judge" Fleming
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Ralph Curtis “Judge” Fleming, age 84, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Hartwell Health & Rehab.
Mr. Fleming was born in Bowman on September 13, 1939, son of the late Arrie Washington Johnson Fleming and Clara Bell Edwards Fleming. He worked as an equipment operator having retired from the Elbert County Road Department. A simple...
Artie Snow
Oct 16, 2023
Arthur “Artie” Lee Snow, age 51, La Cygne Kansas passed away Monday, October 16, 2023 in his home surrounded by loved ones. Artie was born on April 15th, 1972 in Fort Scott, Kansas the son of Larry E. and Judith K. (Button) Snow. Artie was united in marriage to Carla Wade on November 9th, 1991 (Deer Camp). They moved to...
Keith Franklin Rucker
Oct 16, 2023
Mr. Keith Franklin Rucker, 59, of Jaudon Rd. Elberton, GA passed away Monday, October 16, 2023 at his home.
Mr. Rucker was born October 13, 1964 in Elberton, GA to George Dixon Rucker and Eva Bradford Rucker. He was a retired industrial maintenance technician in the granite industry.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years Martha Fowler Rucker;...
Darwyn E. Kelley
Oct 16, 2023
On Monday, October 16, 2023, LTC Darwyn E. Kelley, Ret., ARNG, 84, of Deep Creek Road, Dewy Rose, GA was met at the gates of heaven by his devoted wife Barbara who peacefully received her reward a year earlier.
Mr. Kelley was born on November 27, 1938, in Elberton, GA to J. William (Bill) Kelley and Belle Booth Kelley. He...
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