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Robin Eileen Dilday

Robin Eileen Dilday

Jul 20, 2013

Robin Eileen Posey Dilday, 59, of 1229 Robinwood Lane, Elberton, Georgia wife of Robert Dilday, Jr. passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at her home. Born May 19, 1954 to the late Millard and Marie Posey in Seaford, New York. She was of the Catholic faith and was a retired nurse. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Robert...

Otis "Bo" Eugene Milton

Otis "Bo" Eugene Milton

Jul 19, 2013

Otis "Bo" Eugene Milton, 63, of 5602 Highway 72 Calhoun Falls, South Carolina husband of the late Sherry Ann Davis Milton passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at his home. Born November 5, 1949 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Bart Milton and Frances Ernestine Love Milton. He was a retired painter. Left to cherish his memories are his children...

Lillian Burnett Woodruff

Lillian Burnett Woodruff

Jul 18, 2013

Lillian Burnett Woodruff, 88, widow of the late James Ervin Woodruff passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Hill Haven Nursing Home in Commerce, Georgia. Born April 27, 1925 in Greensboro, Georgia to the late Willie "Budgie" Lloyd Burnett and Beulah Jones Burnett. She was member of Friendship Baptist Church in Monroe, Georgia and was retired from Gordon MFG. Company....

William "Billy" Hoyt Cromer

William "Billy" Hoyt Cromer

Jul 16, 2013

William "Billy" Hoyt Cromer, 83, of 426 Marion Street, Calhoun Falls, South Carolina passed away Tuesday July 16, 2013 at his home. Born November 2, 1929 in Anderson, South Carolina to the late Edrew Vardell Cromer and Willie Haralson Cromer. He was a retired loom-fixer in the textile industry and was a U.S. Army Veteran. Left to cherish his memories...

Harold Anderson

Harold Anderson

Jul 13, 2013

Mr. Harold Anderson, 69, of Elberton, Ga. passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his home. Mr. Anderson was the son of the late Clarence Chester Anderson and Essie Bagley Anderson.He was the husband of Maggie Townley Anderson. In addition to his loving wife of 49 years, Mr. Anderson is survived by his children:Judy (Ed) Garner, Jerry (Tammy) Anderson and...

Olin Eugene Threlkeld

Olin Eugene Threlkeld

Jul 12, 2013

Olin Eugene Threlkeld, 82, of 1911 Hartwell Highway, Elberton husband of Rebecca Maxwell Threlkeld passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, Georgia. Born February 16, 1931 in Crawford, Georgia to the late Monty Ossie Threlkeld and Marie Winslett Threlkeld. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was the first convert, a...

Elizabeth Stephens Clodfelter

Elizabeth Stephens Clodfelter

Jul 12, 2013

Elizabeth Stephens Clodfelter, 85, of Championship Drive, Athens, wife of the late Charles F. Clodfelter, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013, at Athens Heritage Home. Mrs. Clodfelter was born in Atlanta, July 9, 1928, to the late Luther B. and Sarah Chick Stephens. Early in life, she was employed by the F.B.I. and later became a secretary in the pharmacy...

Jean Beal Hartley

Jean Beal Hartley

Jul 11, 2013

Jean Beal Hartley, 75, died July 11, 2013, at her residence in Elberton. Mrs. Hartley was born June 29, 1938, in Jefferson County, Alabama, and had lived in Georgia for the last 52 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Hazel Beal and one granddaughter, Caitlin Hartley. She is survived by her husband of 56 years,...

Lamar Walker

Lamar Walker

Jul 10, 2013

Mr. Luther Lamar Walker, Sr., 85, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Walker was born in the Marietta Community of Prentiss County, Mississippi to the late Audie Lafayette and Alva Sumners Walker.He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jane Edwards Walker,and was married to Anne Stennett Walker.Mr. Walkerwas devoted to...

Sandra Hulme Burgess

Sandra Hulme Burgess

Jul 9, 2013

Sandra Ann Hulme Burgess, 71, of Anderson Highway, Elberton, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Ms. Burgess was born in Elbert County, March 7, 1942, to the late VO Hulme and Janie Warren Hulme. She was a retired textile weaver and a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memories are her children,...

Curtis "Curt" Lee Trent

Curtis "Curt" Lee Trent

Jul 9, 2013

Curtis "Curt" Lee Trent, 45, of 158 Adams Circle Bowman, Georgia passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born January 9, 1968 in Bremen, Indiana to Arnold Grey Trent and Wanda Fay Hatton Trent. He loved the outdoors and was employed in housing construction. Left to cherish his memories are children Cody Trent of Hartwell, Georgia;...

Bobbie Parham Lunsford

Bobbie Parham Lunsford

Jul 7, 2013

Bobbie Parham Lunsford, 71, of 2657 Sand Hill Road, Bowman, wife of Sherman L. Lunsford, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lunsford was born in Elbert County, September 16, 1941, to the late Robert Jasper and Janie Lorene Hancock Parham. She was a retired weaver and a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church. Left...

Mary Elizabeth Holcomb Hearn

Mary Elizabeth Holcomb Hearn

Jul 5, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Holcomb Hearn, 90, of 1001 Joru Drive, Elberton, wife of the late Lloyd Gibson Hearn, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospice House. Mrs. Hearn was born in Athens, February 11, 1923, to the late Luther and Sally Mae White Holcomb. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are one daughter, Mary Mae...

Jerry "Mudman" Thomas Hayes

Jerry "Mudman" Thomas Hayes

Jul 4, 2013

Jerry Thomas "Mudman" Hayes, 65, of Mudman Road, Hartwell, husband of the late Connie Lynn Bowen Hayes, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Mr. Hayes was born in Elbert County, December 29, 1947, to the late Albert and Laura Vernell Crook Hayes. He was a retired drywall finisher, member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, member...

Mary Jo Turner Bond

Mary Jo Turner Bond

Jul 3, 2013

Mary Jo Turner Bond, 76, of Petersburg Towers, Elberton, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospice House. Ms. Bond was born in Elbert County, October 13, 1936, to the late Burnice and Ruby Willis Turner. She was a member of the Baptist Church in Bellevue, Nebraska and was a retired home health aide. Left to cherish her...

Bobbie Lee Dove

Bobbie Lee Dove

Jun 29, 2013

Bobbie Lee Sorrells Dove, 95, of 1301 Woodland Drive, Canon, Georgia widow of the late James William Dove, Sr. passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born July 30, 1917 to the late William C. Sorrells and Stella Chandler Sorrells. She was a member of Elberton First United Methodist Church and was retired from the textile industry....

Corda Atkinson Hurt

Corda Atkinson Hurt

Jun 29, 2013

Corda Atkinson Hurt, 91, widow of the late Hubert Hurt passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Hartwell Healthcare in Hartwell, Georgia. Born December 26, 1921 in Monticello, Kentucky to the late Henry Atkinson and Liela Harmon Hurt. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are daughters Judie Landrum of Elberton, Georgia and Jean Moulder of Calhoun, Georgia;...

Hubert  "Al" Allison Pless

Hubert "Al" Allison Pless

Jun 28, 2013

Hubert Allison "Al" Pless III passed away at his home on Friday, June 28, 2013. Born on January 24, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Al grew up in Mississippi and eventually settled in Athens. Al, also known as Hap, was an avid cyclist who spent most of his professional years implementing renewable energy with the federal government. Dark chocolate, red wine,...

Nevada Anderson Ford

Nevada Anderson Ford

Jun 27, 2013

Nevada Anderson Ford, 67, of 2145 Campbell Ridge Road Royston, Georgia widow of the late Ernest Charles Ford, Sr. and Marvin Wilson Partain passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at her residence. Born September 7, 1948 to the late Ollie Anderson, Sr. and Nevada Kittle Anderson. Left to cherish her memories are a daughter Luann Loggins of Royston, Georgia; son...

Kathryn Smith Andrews

Kathryn Smith Andrews

Jun 27, 2013

Kathryn Smith Andrews, 82, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Edgar Jackson Andrews, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospice House with her grandson, Trey, at her side. Mrs. Andrews was born in Oglethorpe County, August 21, 1930, to the late Sam and Molly Saxon Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of Falling...

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