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Vikrambhai I. Amin

Vikrambhai I. Amin

Jun 26, 2012

Vikrambhai I. Amin, 61, of 1236 Washington Highway, Elberton husband of Kanaklataben V. Amin passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Karamsad, Gujrat, India October 2, 1950 to the late Indubhai Amin and Puspaben Amin. He was a housekeeper for the Econo Lodge of Elberton, Georgia. Left to cherish his memories are his wife Kanaklataben...

James Lamar Swilling

James Lamar Swilling

Jun 26, 2012

James Lamar Swilling, 67, of 2249 Indian Hill Road, Elberton, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Houston, Texas, July 26, 1944 to James Bernice Swilling and Arietta Rebecca Moon Swilling. He was a member of Elberton Church of God and a retired stone cutter. Left to cherish his memories are his children,...

Jeffrey Hunter Campbell

Jeffrey Hunter Campbell

Jun 26, 2012

Jeffrey "Jeff" Hunter Campbell, 42, of Sugar Hill, GA, died on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012. Jeff was preceded in death by his father, Willis Campbell, and brother, Donald Campbell. Jeff, originally from Lakewood, Ohio, was employed by ADP. He was also an avid boater. Jeff is survived by his partner, Robbie Moore, an Elbert County native; mother, Mary Brooke Campbell;...

Beth Safrit Edwards

Beth Safrit Edwards

Jun 25, 2012

Beth Brown Safrit Edwards of Winterville, GA, formerly of Elberton, GA, and St. Simons Island, GA, entered into rest on June 25, 2012 after a period of declining health.She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Joe B. Edwards, who died in 1997. Born June 9, 1921 in Rowan County, North Carolina, she was the oldest...

Betty Cooley Hendrix

Betty Cooley Hendrix

Jun 24, 2012

Tommie Elizabeth Cooley "Betty" Hendrix, 82, of 94 Cade Street, Hartwell, widow of Charles Hendrix, passed away Sunday morning, June 24, 2012, at Hartwell Health Care Center. Mrs. Hendrix was born in Lake County, Florida, September 23, 1929, to the late Thomas Hayes and Billie A. Teasley Cooley. She was retired from the Atlanta Airport Food Service and Methodist by...

Tommie A. Hall

Tommie A. Hall

Jun 22, 2012

Mrs. Tommie A. Hall, 95, of Elberton, entered into rest Friday, June 22, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Roy and Carrie Dixon Allgood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Mathew Hall, Jr. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at The Chapel of Hicks Funeral Home with Rev....

Killian Dane Merritt Ward

Killian Dane Merritt Ward

Jun 22, 2012

Killian Dane Merritt Ward, 22, of 496 Childers Road, Colbert, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ward was born in Athens, February 8, 1990, to Michael Joseph Ward and Karla Denise Merritt Ward. He attended Colbert Elementary, MCMS and MCHS, he was a carpenter employed by Guaranteed Installation, he was an avid outdoorsman who...

Barbara Mccurry Heath

Barbara Mccurry Heath

Jun 21, 2012

Barbara McCurry Heath, 89, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, formerly of Churchhill Road, Elberton, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Greenville, South Carolina. She is predeceased by her parents, Carl and Pearl McCurry; her sisters, Letty Dunbar and Claire Haynie; her brother, William H. "Bill" McCurry; and her son-in-law, James Priestley. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Frances...

Mary Doris Brown Henderson

Mary Doris Brown Henderson

Jun 19, 2012

Mary Doris Brown Henderson, 78, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at her residence. A native of Cobb County, Georgia, she was born to the late Clayton and Villa Castile Brown on January 12, 1934. Mrs. Henderson was a member of South Summerville Baptist Church and was retired from Bigelow-Sanford Mill. In addition to her parents, she...

Jewell M Peppers

Jewell M Peppers

Jun 18, 2012

Mrs. Jewell Florence Martin Peppers, 87, of Elberton, GA, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Peppers was born in High Point, NC to the late Roy and Beulah Lewis Martin.She was married for over 39 years to the late Grady Ward Peppers. Mrs. Peppers is survived by three daughters and their spouses:Judy and Myron Burdge,Gaye Paugh...

Carolyn Elaine Cann

Carolyn Elaine Cann

Jun 13, 2012

Carolyn Elaine Cann, 67, of Heardmont Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center, passed away Wednesday evening, June 13, 2012, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Miss Cann was born in Anderson, South Carolina, April 2, 1945, to the late James Thomas and Kathryn Erwin Cann. She was a newspaper Editor having worked with The Elberton Star and the Anderson Independent Mail for many...

Ada Mae Ives

Ada Mae Ives

Jun 12, 2012

Ada Mae Hayes Ives, 87, of 2430 Paoli Street Comer, Georgia widow of the late Charles Ives passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Cobb Healthcare Center in Comer, Georgia. Born in Winchester, Kentucky March 16, 1925 to the late Clifford Hayes and Pearl McIntosh Hayes. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Left to cherish her memories...

Turnes Clayton Simmons

Turnes Clayton Simmons

Jun 9, 2012

Turnes Clayton Simmons, Sr., 75, of 1766 Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of Joyce Almond Simmons, passed away Saturday morning, June 9, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Simmons was born in Elbert County, August 8, 1936, to the late Willie D. and Hassie Hammond Simmons. He was Baptist by faith and a retired stonecutter in the granite industry. Left...

Robert Keith Reynolds

Robert Keith Reynolds

Jun 9, 2012

Robert Keith Reynolds, 57, of 1215 Thirteen Forks Road, Elberton, husband of Barbara Ann Willis Reynolds, passed away Saturday night, June 9, 2012, at his residence with his wife and daughter at his side. Mr. Reynolds was born in Manhattan, New York, March 20, 1955, to the late Francis Joseph Reynolds, Sr. and Marie Louis Bonano. He was a truck...

Alice Ila Madden Albertson

Alice Ila Madden Albertson

Jun 9, 2012

Alice Ila Madden Albertson, 91, of 2105 Washington Highway, passed away on Saturday morning, June 9, 2012, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. She resided at Nancy Hart Nursing Center during her last years. Funeral services to honor her life will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012, at 2 o'clock at Fortsonia Baptist Church, Washington Highway, Elberton, GA. Burial will follow...

Kathryn Moon Swan

Kathryn Moon Swan

Jun 5, 2012

Kathryn Moon Swan, 90, of Elberton, entered into rest Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Nancy Hart Nursing Home. Kathryn was bornon June 24, 1921 to the late Ezra and Millie Shiflet Tyner.She was first married to the late Willie Moon,and was the widow of Mr. Richard Swan. Kathryn is survived by her two adopted children, Evelyn Norton of Elberton, and...

Maurice Edward Hammond

Maurice Edward Hammond

Jun 4, 2012

Mr. Maurice Edward Hammond, 80, of Hiawassee, GA, formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 4, 2012, after several years of declining health.He was born on November 8, 1931, in Elberton, GA, the oldest son of Archie P. and Lois (Grimes) Hammond.He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Hammond spent many years in the transportation...

Jacob Dante Lopez

Jacob Dante Lopez

Jun 4, 2012

Master Jacob Dantė Lopez was born sleeping on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Cobb Memorial Hospital. He was the infant son of Antonio Lopez and Kayla Cristina Woodard, baby brother of Jocelyn Eva Lopez, grandson of Linda Beri and Larry Snyder, Jerry and Sherry Patterson, and Maria Brito and Gustavo Lopez, and the great-grandson of Louis and Betty K. Beri....

Marion Bennett Duncan

Marion Bennett Duncan

Jun 4, 2012

Marion Bennett Duncan passed away June 4, 2012. She was 93. Mrs. Duncan grew up in Jesup, GA where she graduated as valedictorian. She attended Georgia State College for Women (GSCW) on full scholarship, with her meals paid by her grandmother’s Civil War Widow’s pension. She majored in biology, and served on the student council, honor council, and the editorial...

Mervin Lane

Mervin Lane

Jun 2, 2012

Mervin Lane, 74, 0f 893 Greenwood Road, Hartwell, Georgia passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at his home. Born in West Virginia December 3, 1937 to the late James Edward Lane Sr. and Betty Ann Hurst Lane. He was a retired Horse Trainer, a veteran serving in the Unites States Marine Corps and a member of Top Gun R/C Club....

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