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Jackie Louise Gaines Craft

Jackie Louise Gaines Craft

Feb 22, 2013

Jackie Louise Gaines Craft, 56, of 1290 Country Club Road, Elberton, wife of the late Kenneth Paul Craft, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Craft was born in Elbert County, July 11, 1956, to the late Joe Fred Gaines and Fannie Bowen Gaines. She was a cashier at CVS and a member of New Bethel...

Dayton Kurtz

Dayton Kurtz

Feb 21, 2013

Mr. Charles Dayton Kurtz,90, of Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013. He was born April 28, 1922 in Melcher, Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Kurtz;three children, Janet Crosby, Nancy Maloney, and Dayton Kurtz, Jr.;five grandchildren; and three great-granchildren. Mr. Kurtz was a World War II Veteran.He also was a building contractor for many years...

William Frank Knapp, Jr.

William Frank Knapp, Jr.

Feb 21, 2013

William Frank Knapp, Jr., 77, of 1763 Balchin Road, Elberton, husband of Rhonda Evans Knapp, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Knapp was born in Cortland, New York, April 10, 1935, to the late William Frank Knapp, Sr. and Pauline Craig Knapp. He was a retired electrician and a member of Flatwoods Pentecostal Church. He...

Ayako Nagai Arnfield

Ayako Nagai Arnfield

Feb 21, 2013

Ayako Nagai Arnfield, 76, formerly of Melbourne, Florida passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Born July 21, 1937 in Kyoto, Japan. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her daughter Jennifer Shea of Bogart, Georgia and a son Lloyd Michael Henry of Rio Rancho, New Mexico and five grandchildren. Memorial services to...

Rufus Johnson

Rufus Johnson

Feb 21, 2013

Rufus Johnson, 78, of Anderson, SC, husband of Lessie Johnson, passed away February 21, 2013, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Johnson was born in Virginia, March 28, 1934, to the late Alvin and Harrittie Frances Johnson. He was a retired carpet contractor. Funeral services will be conducted in Suffolk, Virginia under the direction of T.E. Cooke - Overton Funeral Home,...

Wimber Dale Hays

Wimber Dale Hays

Feb 21, 2013

Wimber Dale Hays. 67, of 2216 O.W. Adams Road, Dewy Rose, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Hays was born in Hope, Arkansas, February 10, 1946, to the late Frank W. and Mary Curtis Hays. He was a self-employed mechanic and of the Baptist faith. Left to cherish his memories are two sons, Robert Dale Clark...

Lola Hayes Davis

Lola Hayes Davis

Feb 19, 2013

Lola Hayes Davis, 94, of 107 Cobb Place, Royston, wife of the late Clarence C. Davis, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Davis was born in Hart County, March 3, 1918, to the late Priest Lewis and Minnie Lee Bryson Hayes. She was a homemaker and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Left to cherish her...

J.D. "Dick" Mccall

J.D. "Dick" Mccall

Feb 19, 2013

James Dillard McCall, better known as “Dick" of 2790 Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of the late Katherine Stokes Kelley McCall, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at his son’s residence, at the age of 99. Mr. McCall was born in Elbert County, December 18, 1913, to the late Dolphus Allen and Sara Ivey McCall. He was...

Wayne Hunt

Wayne Hunt

Feb 18, 2013

Emery Wayne Hunt, son of Virginia and L.H. Hunt and younger brother of Marshall Hunt, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013. Wayne is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Shelley Morton Hunt.He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother. A memorial service was held at the graveside on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Elmhurst...

John B. Coogler, Jr.

John B. Coogler, Jr.

Feb 18, 2013

John B. Coogler, Jr., 82, of 440 Highland Avenue, Elberton, husband of Julienne "Jackie" Wall Coogler, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013, at Landmark Hospital. Born August 19, 1930 in Elbert County to the late John B. Coogler, Sr. and Inez Johnson Coogler. He was a member of the Elberton First Baptist Church, a retired foreman from Boyd Granite Company,...

Otis Hamp Brown

Otis Hamp Brown

Feb 17, 2013

Otis Hamp Brown, 78, of 2069 Stephens Road, Elberton, husband of 52 years to Hannah Mae Pless Brown, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Stephens County, January 1, 1935, to the late Newt and Selma Evans Brown. He attended Gaines Chapel Church and was a retired saw operator in the granite...

Barbara Stephens Hewell

Barbara Stephens Hewell

Feb 14, 2013

Barbara Stephens Hewell, 81, of 197 North Curahee Lane Toccoa, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Heritage Healthcare of Toccoa. Born May 24, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Jimmy and Myrtle Stephens. Memorial services to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. Share your stories and pictures in Barbara's Book of Memories online...

Linda Edwards Moore

Linda Edwards Moore

Feb 13, 2013

Doris ‘Linda’ Edwards Moore, age 70, of Elberton, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Ms. Moore was a native of Elbert County, the daughter of the late William Odell and Doris Hulme Edwards and step-daughter of the late Wynee Dove Floyd Edwards. She retired as a clerk with the College Park Police Department after 25 years...

Harry G. Hall

Harry G. Hall

Feb 11, 2013

Mr. Harry George Hall, 76, a well-known businessman of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Emory University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Hall was born July 24, 1936 to the late John Speed and Elza Johnson Hall.He was the beloved husband of Linda Garrison Hall, having celebrated almost 57 years of marriage together. Mr. Hall...

Brian Keith Willis

Brian Keith Willis

Feb 11, 2013

Brian Keith Willis, 36, of 1876 Hartwell Highway, Elberton, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013. Mr. Willis was born in Elbert County, December 16, 1976, to Keith Dennis Willis and Vicki Ann Lee Willis. He was an equipment operator with Elbert County Government and was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. Left to cherish his memories are his son,...

Stockton Elliott Jones

Stockton Elliott Jones

Feb 11, 2013

Stockton Elliott Jones, 73, of 1137 Grady Cleveland Road, Elberton, husband of Martha Lee Fleming Jones, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 21, 1939, to the late Frank A. Jones, Sr. and Monte Gaines Jones. He was an Elberton Granite Association Inspector and a former granite...

Sharon Ann Jordon

Sharon Ann Jordon

Feb 10, 2013

Sharon Ann Jordon, 50,of Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her home. No services are planned at this time. You may leave online condolences at www.hicksfuneral.com Arrangements for Sharon Jordon are in the care of Hicks Funeral Home of Elberton.

Leonard Shirley Moon

Leonard Shirley Moon

Feb 10, 2013

Leonard Shirley Moon, 78, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Hartwell Heathcare Center. Mr. Moon was born in Elbert County, January 27, 1935, to the late George Elmer Moon and Mary Ella Burden Moon. He was a retired stone cutter, U.S. Army Veteran, and a member of Flat Shoals Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memories are...

Jack R. Bozeman

Jack R. Bozeman

Feb 9, 2013

Jack Ray Bozeman, age 84, of Elberton, Georgia, died Saturday, February 9, 2013.Born in Atlanta, Georgia (Oakland City) December 15, 1928, he was the son of the late C. Grady and Lynne Hudson Bozeman and was preceded in death by a sister, Gene Bozeman Waddy. A retired United Methodist Minister of the North Georgia Conference, his final appointment was as...

William Kenneth Allen

William Kenneth Allen

Feb 9, 2013

William Kenneth Allen, 58, of 351 Willow Street, Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home. Born in Elbert County August 12, 1954 to Willie Moses Allen and Roxie Mae Cade Allen. He was a retired landscaper. Left to cherish his memories are a brother Horace Allen of Elberton, Georgia and a sister Evelyn Allen of Elberton,...

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