Obituaries

Jerry "Mudman" Thomas Hayes
July 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
July 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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
June 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...
Doris Prince Moore
June 26, 2013
Mrs. Doris Wade Prince Moore, 83, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Moore was a member of Francis Asbury United Methodist Church and Helping Hands. She also served as a past president of the Diabetic Association of Elbert County. Mrs. Moore was born in DeKalb county on November 15, 1929 to Charlie...
Minnie Lee Johnson Franklin Faulkner
June 25, 2013
Minnie Lee Johnson Franklin Faulkner, 93, of Longstreet Road, Elberton, wife of the late J.P. Franklin and the late Tom A. Faulkner, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Faulker was born in Elbert County, October 25, 1919, to the late Sam A. and Estelle Tyner Johnson. She was a retired cloth inspector from Elberton Mills...
Brayleigh Wilson
June 24, 2013
Brayleigh Bella-Rae Wilson, 14 days old, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her parents, Jefferson Robert "Jeffery" Payton and Susan Raye "Susie" Wilson of Elberton; siblings, Macalin Gray, Gage Wilson, and Gabriel Payton, all of Elberton; maternal grandparents, Johnny Ray and Pamela Bell...
Martha Jeanette Holmes
June 24, 2013
Mrs. Martha Jeanette Power Holmes, age 68, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 11am in Hardwick Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Kitchen officiating. Interment will follow at 3pm in Carlton City Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home Wednesday, June 26, 2013 from 6-8PM to receive friends. Mrs....
Robbie Anna Winiemko
June 24, 2013
Robbie Anna Dunevant Winiemko, 84, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home in Elberton, Georgia. Born in Pryorsburg, Kentucky to the late Robert Dunevant and Jerrel Andrews Dunevant. She was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her daughters Rosanna Hall of Elberton, Georgia and Robin Rivard of Ferndale, Michigan; brother Ralph Dunevant of Paducah,...
Gerald Allen Johnson
June 23, 2013
Gerald Allen Johnson, age 63, of Cumming, GA passed away suddenly Sunday, June 23, 2013. Funeral services include a visitation at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming, GA on Tuesday, June 25, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 26 at the Midway United Methodist Church in Cumming, GA beginning at 2:00 pm. Born...
John Kimble Coggins
June 22, 2013
John Kimble Coggins, long-time resident of Elberton, passed away at Athens Regional Medical Center on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the age of 84. Mr. Coggins was born on September 23, 1928, in Atlanta, son of the late Burton Franklin Coggins, Sr. and Lollie Kimble Coggins. He graduated from The Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN, attended The University of Georgia,...
Ronnie Patrick Jordan
June 19, 2013
Ronnie Patrick Jordan, 47, of 1682 Seymour Road, Bowman, Georgia husband of Tina Marie Franklin Jordan passed away Wednesday June 19, 2013. Born March 17, 1966 in Carnesville, Georgia to Bill Jordan and Rebecca Brown Jordan. He was a stone cutter for Old South Granite Brokers. Left to cherish his memories are his wife of the home Tina Marie Franklin...
Willie Lee Smith
June 19, 2013
Willie Lee Smith, 67, of 1140 Buddy Moore Road, Colbert, Georgia passed away Wednesday June 19, 2013 at his home. Born January 19, 1946 in Reidsville, Georgia to the late Sylvester Smith, Sr. and Ophelia Stanfield Smith. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired Journeyman Lineman Supervisor. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Brenda Sue...
Hattie Lou Brown
June 17, 2013
Mrs. Hattie Lou Walton Brown, 98, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Brown was born in Lincoln County on February 4, 1915 to the late E. Jones Walton, Jr. and Missouri Dove Turk Walton.She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Coyle Brown.Mrs. Brown worked as a sales clerk at...
Patricia Anne Barr
June 16, 2013
Patricia Anne Barr, 65, of Greene Pointe Nursing Home in Union Point, GA passed away Sunday June 16, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, Georgia. Born September 3, 1947 in Florence, South Carolina to the late John Henry Barr and Gladys Shipley Self Barr. She was a homemaker and was a member of Elam Church in Macon, Georgia....
Mildred Simpson Sanders
June 14, 2013
Mrs. Mildred Simpson Sanders, 93, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Friday, June 14, 2013 with her family by her side at National Health Care in Anderson, South Carolina. Mrs. Sanders was born November 16, 1919 in White County, Georgia to the late Melvin and Laura Simpson. She married the love of her life Ralph Augustus Sanders on December 22, 1938...
Billy Douglas Ray
June 12, 2013
Billy Douglas Ray, 73, of Woodyard Road, Elberton, husband of 53 years to Scheryl Oglesby Ray, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ray was born in Franklin County, September 27, 1939, to the late Steve S. and Ila Brooks Ray. He was a retired patrolman from Georgia Forestry Commission and a member of...
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