Obituaries

Sfc (Ret) Jimmy Lane Booth, Sr.

Sfc (Ret) Jimmy Lane Booth, Sr.

April 21, 2013

SFC (Ret) Jimmy Lane “Sarge” Booth, Sr., 79, of 1969 Tanglewood Drive, Elberton, husband of 52 years to Marilyn Joy Williams Booth, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Booth was born in Cordele, Crisp County, GA, August 17, 1933, to the late Leory and Mildred Hackett Booth. He retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years...

Ernest Roy Ridgeway

Ernest Roy Ridgeway

April 20, 2013

Ernest Roy Ridgeway, 53, of Bowman, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Ridgeway was born in Elbert County, December 25, 1959, to Martha Dickerson Kidd and the late Ernest Jack Ridgeway. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of Bowman Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memories are children, Deanna Reynolds, Justin Ridgeway, and...

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley

April 16, 2013

Ramona Geraldine Spence Flowers Gulley, age 83 of Bowman, Georgia, passed away on April 16, 2013. She was born on July 14, 1929, in Elberton, Georgia to the late William Spence and Louise Faulkner (Spence) Colson. C P Colson was her step-father with whom she lived from age four to adulthood. Ramona was a member of the Elberton Pentecostal Holiness...

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp

April 12, 2013

Betty Jacquelyn Boss Putman Camp, 83, of Monroe, widow of Sanders Camp, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Camp was born in Loganville, August 12, 1929, to the late J.E. and Lucille Boozer Boss. She was a Real Estate Broker, developer and builder. She was a member of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville. She was...

Ruby Broadwell McCurley

Ruby Broadwell McCurley

April 11, 2013

Mrs. Ruby Louise Broadwell McCurley, 77, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Spring Valley Nursing Home. Mrs. McCurley was born in Abbeville, South Carolina to the late Barney and Alma Lee Evans Broadwell.She was the widow of the late Lee Eugene McCurley. Mrs. McCurley worked as a beautician for several years, and later worked at Spring...

Patricia Ann Brennan

Patricia Ann Brennan

April 11, 2013

Patricia Ann Brennan, 65 of 104 Peachtree Street, Colbert, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, at her residence. Born April 2, 1948 in Rochester, New York to the late Richard W. Brennan and Margaret Lipsey Brennan. She was retired from Athens Regional Medical Center in the admitting office. Left to cherish her memories are her daughters Christine Crouch Browarski of...

Jackie Wall Coogler

Jackie Wall Coogler

April 11, 2013

Lola Julienne "Jackie" Wall Coogler, 82, of 440 Highland Avenue, Elberton, wife of the late John B. Coogler, Jr., passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Coogler was born in Elbert County, May 16, 1930, to the late Jule Wall and Elizabeth Field Wall.She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, a member of...

Lanita Ward Phillips

Lanita Ward Phillips

April 10, 2013

Susan Lanita Ward Phillips passed away on the 10th day of April, 2013.She was the daughter of James Morgan and Mary Calhoun Ward.She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on December 16, 1941, and there graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1960.She attended Reinhardt College and in 1965, graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Hertha Howell Robertson

Hertha Howell Robertson

April 9, 2013

Hertha Howell Robertson, 94, of Greenville, widow of Ard Teasley Robertson, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Born in Hart County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Ada Brown Howell. Mrs. Robertson retired from Gladding Floatation. She was a former member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church for...

Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee

Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee

April 5, 2013

Heaven received a beautiful angel with the passing of Rebekkah Sinclaire Curlee on Friday, April 5, 2013. Born in Athens, Ga., on April 7, 1998, to Tracy Coley Giese and John Lawrence Curlee, Jr., “Bekkah” was just shy of her 15th birthday. Bekkah was a member of Elberton First United Methodist Church’s Youth Group and attended Holy Cross Lutheran Church....

Loretta Whitmire Seymour

Loretta Whitmire Seymour

April 4, 2013

Loretta Whitmire Seymour, 83, of 1705 Bullards Ferry Road, Elberton, wife of the late Joseph V. Seymour, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Seymour was born in Morgan County, August 21, 1929, to the late William and Jennie Folds Whitmire. She was a member of Bethel E Baptist Church and attended Elberton Christian Church. Loretta...

Betty Hawkins Lovinggood

Betty Hawkins Lovinggood

April 3, 2013

Betty Hawkins Lovinggood, 83, of 1422 Washington Highway, Elberton, wife of the late Morris Collins Lovinggood, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lovinggood was born in Greenwood, SC, to the late William Henry and Maude Stalnaker Hawkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Elberton Christian Church. Left to cherish her memories are two...

Reginna Diana Welborn

Reginna Diana Welborn

March 31, 2013

Reginna Diana Welborn, 39, of Woodland Drive, Canon, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Ms. Welborn was born in Anderson, SC, November 5, 1973, to Louie and Martha Broome Fain. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. In addition to her parents of Anderson, she is survived by children, Chad Anthony...

Charlotte Yancey Pope

Charlotte Yancey Pope

March 31, 2013

Charlotte Yancey Pope, 79, of 880 Ridgeway Road, Commerce, Georgia passed away Sunday March 31, 2013. Born December 22, 1937 she was a retired police dispatcher for Morrow Police. Left to cherish her memories are her grandson Corey Johnson of McDonough, Georgia. Memorial services to celebrate her life will be held at a later date. Share your stories and pictures...

Mikel Raymond Clarke

Mikel Raymond Clarke

March 29, 2013

Mikel Raymond Clarke, 70, of 513 Tucker Road, Winder, husband of Roma Faye Pope Clarke, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Clarke was born in Alma, Georgia, April 18, 1942, to the late Ed and Bonnie Bell Clarke. He was a self-employed construction worker, was well known for playing Santa Claus, and was a member of...

Talmadge Leroy Cook

Talmadge Leroy Cook

March 29, 2013

Talmadge Leroy Cook, 75, of 3958 Cooter Creek Road, Elberton, husband of Kathy Suckel Cook, died Friday, March 29, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Cook was born in Calhoun Falls, October 4, 1937, to the late Allie Mae Prince. He was a master welder, U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean War, and a member of Woodlawn United Methodist...

Brent Todd Poole

Brent Todd Poole

March 28, 2013

Mr. Brent Todd “Bubba” Poole, 26, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Winder, Georgia. Brent was the son of the Jeff Poole and the late Rhonda Hall Poole. He was also preceded in death by his two grandfathers Niles Poole and Douglas Hall In addition to his father, Brent is survived by his sisters: Bridget (Chris) Nunziato,...

Evelyn Johnson Bunch

Evelyn Johnson Bunch

March 27, 2013

Mrs. Evelyn Johnson Bunch, 99, of Hulin Avenue, Tignall, wife of the late WIlliam Thomas "W.T." Bunch, entered into rest Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at her daughter's home. Mrs. Bunch was born in Wilkes County, March 20, 1914, to the late Milton and Addie Seymour Johnson. She was a seamstress, homemaker, member of Wilkes County Baptist Church, and a former...

Malcolm M. Wilson

Malcolm M. Wilson

March 27, 2013

Malcolm Wilson, age 85, passed away March the 27th, 2013, at Southern Pines Personal Care Home, Maysville, Georgia, after an extended illness. A private graveside service, led by Rev. Bill Eaton, was held at Forest Hills Memorial Park on March the 29th, 2013. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Sara L. Wilson and his daughter, Kaye Dilleshaw. Berry Funeral...

Willie Mae "Bill" Hammond

Willie Mae "Bill" Hammond

March 25, 2013

Mrs. Willie Mae Hammond,affectionately known to many as “Bill”, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Hart Care Center at the age of 104. Mrs. Hammond was born in Royston, Georgia to the late William Jackson Lyle and Addie Sanders Lyle Yeargin.She was the widow of the late Jeptha Brown Hammond. Mrs. Hammond was Past Matron of...