Obituaries
Billy Richard Gaines
December 29, 2023
Mr. Billy Richard Gaines, 64, of Rock Branch Road, Elberton, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2023, at AnMed Health Medical surrounded by his family following a sudden illness.
Bill was born in Elbert County on February 5, 1959, and spent all of his life in the Rock Branch Community. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School...
Edward Herschel "Jack" Nunn, Sr.
December 29, 2023
Mr. Edward Herschel “Jack” Nunn, Sr., 82, of Berkeley Road, Carlton, husband of 53 years to Priscilla Veronica Plain Nunn, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2023, at his residence.
Jack was born in Madison County on May 23, 1941, son of the late David Edgar “Jack” Nunn and Ruby Lee Phillips Nunn. He was the former owner/operator of...
William Thomas Smith, III
December 28, 2023
Mr. William Thomas "Tommy" Smith, III, 77, of Elberton, GA passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023.
Tommy was born October 27, 1946 in Elberton, GA to William Thomas Smith, Jr, and Gertrude Dobson Smith. He was a retired truck driver and attended Woodlawn Global Methodist Church.
He is survived by his sisters and brother-in-law: Joan Roberts of Starr, SC, Jean...
Johnny Frank Morrison
December 27, 2023
Mr. Johnny Frank Morrison, 68, of Old Middleton Rd. Elberton, GA departed his life Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
Johnny F. Morrison was born November 23, 1954 in Elberton, GA to the late Mr. James Morrison and Mrs. Amanda Cleveland Morrison. He worked at Morrison Restaurant for many many years in Sarasota, Florida until his health declined. Then he came back...
Asbury Latimer Heard, Jr.
December 25, 2023
Asbury Latimer ¨Lat¨ Heard, Jr., died on December 25, 2023 after a fierce seven year battle with prostate cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones when he went to be with his Savior. He was born in Atlanta on December 19th, 1951. He grew up in Elberton, Ga, and was the son of Asbury Latimer Heard, Sr. of Elberton, GA,...
Johnny Howard Hughes
December 25, 2023
Mr. Johnny Howard Hughes, affectionately known as “Bo” and “Sonny”, passed away on Christmas Day, 2023, at Brown Health & Rehab at the age of 74.
Born in Elberton on December 13, 1949, he was a son of the late John Henry Hughes and Alice Sue Allen Hughes. He joined Oak Grove Baptist Church at an early age and was...
Vellon Olivia Carithers McClain
December 25, 2023
Vellon Olivia Carithers McClain died at the age of 90 in her home on Brookwood Circle in Elberton, GA on December 25, 2023, with her daughter June by her side. She was born in Madison County, GA in 1933 to William Harvey Carithers and Fay Melindie Brown Carithers. She was married to Levie Russell McClain until his death in 2015,...
James Christopher Bond
December 23, 2023
Mr. James Christopher Bond, 52, of Travis Dr. Athens, GA passed away Saturday, December 23 2023 at Piedmont Athens Hospital.
Mr. Bond was born July 25, 1971 in Athens, GA to James Carroll Bond and Connie Marie Epps Bond. He was a former operator for waste water treatment.
He is survived by a son: Caleb Bales; mother: Connie Marie Epps...
John Brooks Jennings
December 23, 2023
Mr. John Brooks Jennings, 74, of Elberton, GA died December 23, 2023.
Born at home in Columbia, SC, John was one of three sons born to William Broadus “Bill” Jennings and Flora Veola Rogers Jennings. He was a 1967 graduate of Eau Claire High School and a 1972 graduate of the University of Georgia. John had the time of his...
Helen Smith Tindal
December 20, 2023
Mrs. Melba ‘Helen’ Smith Tindal, 91, formerly of Elberton, GA wife of 64 years to the late William Lee "Bill" Tindal, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, GA surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Tindal was born in Screven County, GA on December 6, 1932, daughter of the late Tyrus Lemuel Smith and Ester...
Paul Lamar Cofer
December 20, 2023
Mr. Paul 'Lamar' Cofer, 95, of Rocker Road, Crawfordville, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Southern Manor Senior Living in Washington.
Mr. Cofer was born in Wilkes County on December 28, 1927, son of the late Harris Martin Cofer and Lois Gertrude Hackney Cofer. He was a clerk having retired from Griffin Country Store after 50 years of...
Carolyn Dixon Howell
December 18, 2023
Mrs. Lettie Carolyn Dixon Howell, 87, of Elberton, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023 at the Magnolia Estates in Elberton, GA.
Born on October 28, 1936 in Dewy Rose, GA, she was the daughter of the late Riley Fremon Dixon and Nancy Andrews Dixon. Mrs. Howell worked for Pinnacle Bank. She was a former member of the Francis Asbury Methodist...
Frank Lester McGinnis, III
December 17, 2023
Frank Lester McGinnis, III, of Monroe, GA died December 17, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center in Elberton, GA.Frank was born in Atlanta, GA on June 19, 1952, son of the late Frank Lester McGinnis, Jr. and Martha Cannon Amyx McGinnis. He served in the US Navy and worked as an electrician. He is preceded in death by his parents...
John Tom Scarborough
December 17, 2023
Mr. John Tom Scarborough, 85, of John Scarborough Drive, Elberton, entered into rest on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Elbert Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.
A lifelong resident of Elberton, Mr. Scarborough was the eldest of five children born to John Henry Scarborough and Mary Frances Moon Scarborough. John Tom married the love of his life, Peggy Jean Leard,...
James Maxwell "Jimmy" Brown, III
December 16, 2023
Mr. James Maxwell “Jimmy” Brown, III, age 68, of Carlton Brown Road, Canon, husband of 30 years to Kathy ‘Denise’ Pierce Brown, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at his residence.
Jimmy was born in Royston on June 15, 1955, and spent the majority of his life in Canon. He was a 1973 graduate of Hart County High School...
Barbara Jean Rhodes Childs
December 15, 2023
Mrs. Barbara Jean Rhodes Childs of Country Club Road, Elberton, wife of 50 years to the late Bobby 'Wayne' Childs, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2023, two days before celebrating her 72nd birthday. Following a sudden pulmonary illness on Wednesday, Barbara passed away surrounded by her family at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Born in Elberton...
Beulah Treadway Fain
December 12, 2023
Mrs. Beulah Treadway Fain passed away peacefully on December 12, 2023, at the age of 96 in Elberton, Georgia. She was born in Henderson County, North Carolina, on November 8, 1927,
The daughter of the late Pearline Wright Treadway, Beulah grew up surrounded by the picturesque beauty of the Appalachian mountains. Her early years were spent in the close-knit community...
Richard Franklin Ward
December 12, 2023
Richard Franklin Ward, formerly of Atlanta, passed away December 12, 2023 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Derek and Gina Ward, in Hull, GA. He was 81 years old.
Richard was born in 1942 to Franklin Monroe Ward and Sarah Gulley Ward in Decatur, GA. He attended Decatur High School, class of 1960. He was an accomplished musician,...
James Richard King
December 11, 2023
Mr. James Richard King, 81, of Richard King Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Monday, December 11, 2023.
Mr. King was born June 24, 1942 in Lavonia, GA to James Arthur King and Dora Elizabeth Porterfield King. He was a retired nickel plating technician from Franklin Industries and was a Army National Guard Veteran.
He is. survived by his wife: Mary...
Lola Jane Shaw Coleman
December 11, 2023
Mrs. Lola Jane Shaw Coleman, age 80, of Joe Bailey Road, Hartwell, wife of the late Paul Charles Coleman, III, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mrs. Coleman was born in Royston on October 23, 1943, daughter of the late Boyd Emmanuel Shaw and Mary Louise Haney Shaw. She retired from the clothing...
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