Obituaries

Joe E. Acker

Joe E. Acker

April 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

April 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

April 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

April 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

April 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.

April 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

April 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...

Tracey Arnold Swaim

Tracey Arnold Swaim

April 10, 2014

Tracey Arnold Swaim, 53, of Osley Mill Drive, Carlton, GA wife of Kenneth Dwight Swaim, Sr. passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mrs. Swaim was born February 14, 1961 in Dekalb County, GA to Charles Lee Arnold, Sr. and the late Trellis Browning Arnold. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Kenneth...

J. Daniel Smith

J. Daniel Smith

April 10, 2014

Mr. Joseph Daniel "Dan Tuck" Smith, 76, of Veribest Enterprise Road, Oglethorpe County, husband of Sybil Udene Sellers Smith, entered into rest on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Smith was born in Oglethorpe County on November 6, 1937, to the late James Daniel "Jim" and Annie Ruby Peterman Smith. He was of the Christian faith and a...

Judy Pless Daniel

Judy Pless Daniel

April 10, 2014

Mrs. Judy Faye Pless Daniel, 49, of Montevideo Road, Elberton, wife of the late Richard Cecil "Ricky" Daniel, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Daniel was born on September 4, 1964, to Rachel Annette Brock Pless and the late Boyd Jackson Pless. She was a homemaker and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church. Left...

Faith Marlene Skinner

Faith Marlene Skinner

April 10, 2014

Faith Marlene Skinner, 68, of Shadow Mountain Drive, Hiawassee, GA passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, GA. Mrs. Skinner was born September 12, 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Allister Skinner and Margaret Tobin Skinner. She was of the Catholic Faith and a retired Clerical worker. Memorial services to celebrate her life will be...

Marcia Collins Jenkins

Marcia Collins Jenkins

April 5, 2014

Mrs. Marcia Collins Jenkins, 69, of Elberton, died on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at her residence after an extended illness. She is survived by her loving husband and soul mate of forty-four years, John Stephen "Steve" Jenkins, Sr.; daughter, Marjorie Jenkins Moon and her husband Jeff of Elberton; sons, John Stephen Jenkins, Jr. and his fiance' Beth Seawright of Elberton,...

Lisa D. Sorrow

Lisa D. Sorrow

April 4, 2014

Ms. Lisa D. Sorrow, 49, of Carlton, Georgia passed away Friday, April 4 at her home with her loving family by her side. Lisa was born in Elbert County on February 9, 1965 to Douglas Sorrow and the late Janice Scoggins Sorrow Benton. She was employed by The University of Georgia in their food service department. In addition to her...

Pamela Floyd Adams

Pamela Floyd Adams

April 2, 2014

Pamela Floyd Adams, 52, of Parham Town Road, Bowman, Georgia widow of the late James Thomas Adams passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her home. Mrs. Adams was born April 6, 1961 in Royston, GA to the late Edward F. Floyd and Polly McGarity Floyd. She was of the baptist faith and a convenience store clerk. Left to cherish...

Stephen Wayne Wright

Stephen Wayne Wright

March 30, 2014

Mr. Stephen Wayne Wright, 25, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was the son of Rev. Ken and Sheila Wright of Anderson, pastor of Rock Branch Baptist Church, Elberton. Stephen served three tours of duty in Afghanistan with the United States Army where he received the bronze star for valor and two purple hearts. Stephen is...

Stephen Wayne Wright

Stephen Wayne Wright

March 30, 2014

Stephen Wayne Wright, 25, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was the son of Rev. Ken and Sheila Wright of Anderson, pastor of Rock Branch Baptist Church, Elberton. Stephen served three tours of duty in Afghanistan with the United States Army where he received the bronze star for valor and two purple hearts. Stephen is survived...

Ina Elree Bradford

Ina Elree Bradford

March 29, 2014

Dearing- Mrs. Ina Elree Bradford, 91, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at her residence. Graveside Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 31, in the Forest Hills Memorial Park in Elberton, Georgia, with Rev. Danny McClure and Dr. Phil Bray officiating. Mrs. Bradford was a native of Elbert County, but had lived in Dearing for many years. She was...

Kevin Garnett Tyner

Kevin Garnett Tyner

March 28, 2014

Mr. Kevin Garnett Tyner, 35, of Waynesboro, Georgia entered into rest on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. He was the fiancé of Cheryl Ryals of Waynesboro. He was born in Elberton to Angela Bailey Rice and the late Edward Garnett Tyner, Sr., attended the Waynesboro Church of God, and was employed with Pineland Bakery in Waynesboro. He is...

Rodney James Stovall

Rodney James Stovall

March 27, 2014

Mr. Rodney James Stovall, 46, of S. McIntosh Street, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Stovall was born in Anderson, South Carolina on November 18, 1967, to James William "Jim" Stovall and the late Andrena Johnson "Ann" Stovall. He was self-employed and attended St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Left to cherish his memories are his...

Keith Wayne Summers

Keith Wayne Summers

March 25, 2014

Mr. Keith Wayne Summers, 57, of Crook Road, Lincolnton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his home. Mr. Summers was born August 7, 1956 in Mangum, Oklahoma to the late Leonard Summers, Sr. and Sybil Turner Summers. Left to cherish his memories are a daughter Jamie Leigh Summers Durham of Lincolnton, GA; siblings Cynthia Balchin of Elberton, GA;...