Obituaries
Barbara Alice Coloney
March 16, 2012
Barbara Alice Coloney 80, of Elberton, Georgia (formerly of Broadalbin, New York) passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Amsterdam, New York on November 21, 1931, the daughter of Allan and Janet Cole of Mayfield, New York. She graduated as valedictorian from Mayfield High School in 1949. In 1951 she married Richard M....
Tony Pearson
March 14, 2012
Tony Pearson, 49, of 229 Grizzly Bear Lane, Hartwell, Georgia passed away Wednesday March 14, 2012 at his residence. Born in Athens, Georgia January 31, 1963 to the late Colley Pearson and Elizabeth Pearson. He was a brickmason and owned and operated Tony Pearson Masonry. Left to cherish his memories is a daughter Ivey Nicole Pearson of Atlanta, Georgia. A...
Marie Albertson Milam
March 9, 2012
Marie Albertson Milam, 73, of Wellton, Arizona, former Magistrate Judge and longtime resident of Elbert County, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, in Arizona. Born in Elberton, Georgia, September 9, 1938 to the late Grady Harrison Albertson and Annie Ruth Barksdale Albertson. Left to cherish her memories are her husband John Keith Milam of Wellton, Arizona; daughter and son-in-law Lisa...
Travis Powell
March 6, 2012
Charles Travis Powell Sr., 84, passed away on March 6, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Vivian, son Dr. Charles T Powell, Jr. and daughter-in-law Anita and daughter Lynn P Edwards, 5 grandchildren, sisters Mary Brown of Elberton, Georgia, and Jean Emerson of Greenville, South Carolina, and a brother Fred Gulley of Anderson, South Carolina....
Earvin Alfred Sorrow
March 6, 2012
Earvin Alfred Sorrow, 70, of 31 Senior Lane, Winterville, Georgia husband of the late Frances "Daisy" Grace Sorrow passed away Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia. Born in Madison County, August 13, 1941 to the late Keifer Sorrow and Alice Thomas Sorrow. He was a member of Macedonia Holiness Church and was a retired...
Robert Calvin Mathews
March 4, 2012
Robert Calvin Mathews died Sunday morning, March 4, 2012 at the age of 91, after a lengthy illness. He was born at home in Oglethorpe County on September 13, 1920. He served as an Army infantryman in Germany and Austria during World War II.After working at Lockheed Aircraft in Marietta for thirty years he retired at age 55 as a...
Jesse Lee Boggs
March 2, 2012
Jesse Lee Boggs, 35, of 1652 Boyd Miller Road, Elberton, passed away Friday evening, March 2, 2012, in Elbert County as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Boggs was born in Mattoon, Illinois, October 1, 1976, son of Roger Lee Boggs and Louise Wallace Segars. He was a sandblaster in the granite industry. Left to cherish...
Daisy Bone Middleton
March 2, 2012
Mrs. Daisy Bone Middleton, age 85, of 1305 Fairway Drive, Elberton, wife of the late William Weir "Bill" Middleton, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012, at Tignall Assisted Living. Mrs. Middleton was born in Elbert County, September 10, 1926, a daughter of the late Clifton Lamar and Madie Estelle Nash Bone. She was a beautician having owned and operated...
James Clark Butler
February 25, 2012
Mr. James Clark Butler, 86, of Dewy Rose, GA, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, February 25, 2012 at his home. Mr. Butler was born to the late Arnold and Mary Seymour Butler on May 23, 1925.He was married to his bride, the late Jacquelyn Adams Butler for 55 years.“Papa James,” as he was affectionately called, was a loving and devoted...
Rafael S. Gutierrez
February 25, 2012
Rafael Gutierrez, 81, of 7984 Bowman Highway, Dewy Rose, Georgia passed away Saturday February 25, 2012 at Spring Valley Health Care Center. Born in El-Tanborero, Michoacan Mexico, December 24, 1930 to the late Jose Gutierrez and Anastia Santoya. He was a member of Catolica Church and was a self employed goat farmer and landscaper. LEft to cherish his memories are...
Todd Franklin Booth
February 24, 2012
Todd Franklin Booth, 44, of Elberton, GA, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at his home. Mr. Booth was the son of Jimmy L. Booth, Sr. and Marilyn Williams Booth.He was married to the late Melissa Churney Booth.Mr. Booth worked in the granite industry and was employed by Dixie Granite. In addition to his parents,Mr. Booth leaves behind 2 daughters:Paige and...
Pamela Ann Brown Mcdonald
February 24, 2012
Pamela Ann Brown McDonald, 50, of 310 Yellow Jasmine Road, Seneca, South Carolina, wife of Keels McDonald, passed away Friday, February 24, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. McDonald was born in Hart County, May 21, 1961, to Tommy Brown and Ellen Reid Pickens. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Hartwell. Left to cherish her memories are...
Terrie Lynn Lawrence
February 24, 2012
Terrie Lynn Gerrin Sorrow Lawrence, 49, of 250 Timber Ridge Lane, Colbert, Georgia passed away Friday morning, February 24, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lawrence was born in Habersham County, November 15, 1962, daughter of James Gerrin and Louise Chambers Gerrin. She was employed by Hardee's in Danielsville for 13 years. Left to cherish her memories...
Joe Pat Stovall
February 22, 2012
Mr. Joe Pat Stovall, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Spring Valley Private Care. Mr. Stovall was the son of the late James Olin and Hattie Cordell Stovall. Mr. Stovall is survived by his wife of 54 years, Pat Stovall.In addition to his wife he is survived by two sons; Michael (Denise) Stovall of Peachtree City, Ken (Ann) Stovall...
Shirley McClanahan Hulsey
February 20, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Williams McLanahan Hulsey, of 400 Snyder Avenue, Elberton, Georgia passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at 12:45 p.m. Shirley was born October 30, 1935, in Clarke County, Georgia to the late J. B. and Dot Williams. She had lived in Elberton since 1941. She was twice married, first to the late Steve McLanahan of Elberton for thirty-six (36)...
Dorothy Hardy Fortson
February 20, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Hardy Fortson, 93, of Elberton, GA, passed away Monday evening, February 20, 2012 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fortson was born in Washington, GA, to the late Charles Alexander and Phoebe Moore Hardy.She was the widow of the late William Deadwyler Fortson,and assisted him through the years in their family business, Fortson’s, Inc. in Elberton.Through the years,...
Grace Joanne Culpepper Thrift
February 18, 2012
Grace Joanne Culpepper Thrift, 84, of Anderson, died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 18, at Rainey Hospice House after a brief hospitalization. Born in Gaffney on May 20, 1927, the day Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic, she was the oldest daughter of the late Annie Lou Brown and Charles Hoyt Culpepper. She graduated from Belton High School, where she met her future...
Jenelle Ruff Fulbright
February 17, 2012
Jenelle Ruff Fulbright, 92, of 2117 Dr. George Ward Road, formerly of Jones Ferry Road, Elberton, wife of the late George W. Fulbright, passed away Friday morning, February 17, 2012, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fulbright was born in Elbert County, March 2, 1919, daughter of the late William R. and Zada Fortson Ruff. She retired from the Elberton Silk...
Barbara Jones Hayes
February 15, 2012
Barbara Jones Hayes, 86, of 2117 Dr. George Ward Road, Elberton, Georgia, widow of the late George Roy "Yogi" Hayes passed away Wednesday morning February 15, 2012 at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born in Stone Mountain, Georgia February 14, 1926 to the late Jewel and Ida B. Jones. She was of the Christian Faith and was a homemaker. Left to...
Bridgette Sims Williams
February 15, 2012
Bridgette Sims Williams, 49, of 119 Nursery Road, Hartwell, wife of Johnny R. Williams, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Williams was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 23, 1962, to Victoria Louise Grove Sims and the late Joe Cameron Sims. She was a manager in the restaurant industry, a member of Price Chapel Church of...
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