Obituaries

Bennie Columbus Vickery

Bennie Columbus Vickery

August 24, 2011

Mr. Bennie Columbus Vickery, 94, of Vickery Lane NE, Elberton, widower of Frances Terrell Vickery, who he married August 4, 1936, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 24, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Vickery was born on October 24, 1916, in Hart County, son of the late James Edward Vickery and Lillie Lee Goldsmith Vickery. He was a retired carpenter, of...

Betty Thomason Ruff

Betty Thomason Ruff

August 22, 2011

Mrs. Betty Thomason Ruff, 85, of Elberton, Georgia, entered into rest peacefully Monday, August 22, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospice House with her family at her side. Mrs. Ruff was born September 28, 1925 in her home on South Oliver Street. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Thomason, Sr. and Lizzie Belle Wansley.Mrs. Ruff was preceded in...

Mrs. Joel Hall Norman

Mrs. Joel Hall Norman

August 21, 2011

Mrs. Joel Hall Norman, 90, of Elberton, Georgia,entered into rest peacefully Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Spring Valley Nursing Home with her family at her side. Mrs. Norman was born in Hart County to the late Joel and Nannie M. Hall.She was married to the late Albert Spires Norman, Sr.,and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Mrs. Norman was...

William Lee Broomfield

William Lee Broomfield

August 21, 2011

Mr. William Lee Broomfield, age 91, of 125 Woodlake Drive, Athens, husband of Elizabeth Collins Broomfield, died Sunday morning, August 21, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Broomfield was born in Richmond, Kentucky, December 10, 1919, son of the late William Smith and Nancy Jane Todd Broomfield. He was of the Baptist faith, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a retired Credit...

Arthur John Hatton Jr.

Arthur John Hatton Jr.

August 21, 2011

Mr. Arthur John Hatton Jr., 87, of the Gables, Royston, widower of Gertrude Loughlin Hatton, died Sunday morning, August 21, 2011, at the Hartwell Health Care Center. Mr. Hatton was born in Providence, Rhode Island, November 18, 1923, son of the late Arthur Jones Hatton Sr. and Frances Hall Hatton. He was of the Catholic faith, a U.S. Navy Veteran,...

Joyce Louise Trail Barrett

Joyce Louise Trail Barrett

August 20, 2011

Mrs. Joyce Louise Trail Barrett, 78, of Idlewood Acres, Hartwell, widow of William Eugene Barrett, died Saturday morning, August 20, 2011, at the Hartwell Health Care Center. Mrs. Barrett was born in Welteka, Oklahoma, September 21, 1933, daughter of the late Albert Trail and Jewell George Trail. She was a member of the Hartwell First Baptist Church and retired as...

Ozelle Hendricks Hall

Ozelle Hendricks Hall

August 20, 2011

Mrs. Ozelle Hendricks Hall, age 87, of 1050 Petersburg Road, formerly of Mattox Drive, Elberton, widow of Curtis H. Hall, died Saturday morning, August 20, 2011, at the Hart Care Center. Mrs. Hall was born in Madison County, September 6, 1923, daughter of the late J.B. and Etta Coile Hendricks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Elberton...

Marjorie Daphne Wilkins

Marjorie Daphne Wilkins

August 12, 2011

Miss Majorie Daphne Wilkins, 63, of 1050 Petersburg Rd, Elberton,passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Miss Wilkins was born in Franklin County, daughter of the late Frank Pulliam and Margaret Dickerson. Miss Wilkins is survived by a half-brother, Paul Jordan; a half-sister, Rita Cash; aunts: Jackie Thompson, Nita Nash, Miriam Stephenson, Anna Turner, Mary Ann Jones,...

Harold Matthews

Harold Matthews

August 3, 2011

Harold Milton "Rusty" Matthews, 57, of 2430 Paoli Road, Comer, GA passed away Wednesday August 3, 2011. Born in Aiken, SC May 19, 1954, he was a son of the late Clarence Harold Matthews and Edna Guyton Matthews. He was a member of Antioch United Methodist Church in Nicholson, GA. Left to cherish his memories are his sisters Donna M....

Patricia Wiles

Patricia Wiles

July 28, 2011

Mrs. Patricia Ann Miller Wiles, 62, of 376 Paoli Road, Carlton,Ga., passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Mrs. Wiles was born in Walton Co., Ga. to the late Cleophias Miller and Genie Annelle Sims Miller. Mrs. Wiles is survived by her husband, Harold Danny Wiles, daughter; Kelli (Marty) Tate, grandson; Christopher Tate, and sister Gail (Douglas)...

Eunice Sorrells Seymour

Eunice Sorrells Seymour

July 27, 2011

Eunice Sorrells Seymour, 94, of 651 Rhodes Drive, Elberton, formerly of 1483 Hartwell Highway, widow of the late General Mike Seymour passed away Wednesday July 27, 2011. Born in Elbert County April 3, 1917, she was a daughter of the late N.B. Sorrells and Pink Wilson Sorrells. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She...

Jeanette Wilder Davis

Jeanette Wilder Davis

July 27, 2011

Jeanette Wilder Davis, 78, of 1703 Hartwell Highway, Elberton, widow of the late George Clark Davis Sr. passed away Wednesday July 27, 2011. Born in Greenwood, SC October 28, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Thomas L. Wilder and Mattie B. Brackett Wilder. She was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church, and was retired from Elberton MFG....

Rev. Dewitt Waters

Rev. Dewitt Waters

July 25, 2011

Rev. Dewitt Waters, 78, of 119 Willow Street, Stanley, NC formerly of Elberton, GA husband of Mae Todd Waters passed away Monday July 25, 2011 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born in Abbeville County, SC he was a son of the late Samuel P. Waters Sr. and Sallie Sutherland Waters. He was a member of Faith Baptist...

Janet C. Carrington

Janet C. Carrington

July 23, 2011

Mrs. Janet C. Carrington, 86, of 1159 Hartwell Highway, Elberton,Ga., passed away peacefully at Athens Regional Medical Center, Saturday morning, July 23, 2011. Mrs. Carrington was born in Fairfield, SC to the late Thomas Bailey Crowder and Sallie Coleman Crowder. Mrs. Carrington was a member of the Elberton First Baptist Church.She loved spending time with her family. Her memory will...

Kathy Dale Black King

Kathy Dale Black King

July 20, 2011

Kathy Dale Black King, 56, of 1643 Hunter Road, Elberton, wife of Joel Dennis King, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Elbert County July 26, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Olin Black and Unie Williams Black. Survivors include her husband, Dennis, of the home; son, Tony King of Elberton; sisters,...

Elizabeth Seymour Hulme

Elizabeth Seymour Hulme

July 16, 2011

Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour Hulme, 86, of 1975 Nichols Landing Way, Dacula, Ga., passed away peacefully Southern Plantations Assisted Living, Saturday morning, July 16 with her family at her side. Mrs. Hulme was born in Hart County to the late Clarence A. Seymour and Velma Deny Seymour.She retired after working many years as a dental hygienist. Mrs. Hulme was a member...

Barbara Ann Smith

Barbara Ann Smith

July 14, 2011

Barbara Ann Croya Smith, 66, of 101 Grady Drive, Hull, GA wife of Jimmy Smith passed away Thursday July 14, 2011 at Cobb Healthcare in Comer, GA. Born in Clarke County August 21, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Durell Croya and Alma Garner Croya. She was of the Baptist Faith and a Homemaker. Left to cherish her...

Charles Danial Briggs, Jr.

Charles Danial Briggs, Jr.

July 13, 2011

Charles Danial Briggs Jr., 68, Elberton, formerly of Abingdon, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at home. He was born March 12,1943, to Charles D. Briggs Sr. and Shirley D. (Huggins) Briggs. He was preceded in death by both parents and his sister, Janet Wallick. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Marna J. (Bowles) Briggs; brothers, James...

Lottie Elizabeth Norman

Lottie Elizabeth Norman

July 11, 2011

Mrs. Lottie “Shorty” Norman, 97, of 1029 Sunset Drive in Elberton, passed away peacefully at her home Monday morning, July 11 with her family at her side. Mrs. Norman was born in Lincoln County to Frank and Leila Rogers Dallis.She was married to the late William Claude Norman.She retired after working many years at Elberton Mills. Mrs. Norman was a...

Scott Henry Jesseman, Sr.

Scott Henry Jesseman, Sr.

July 7, 2011

Scott Henry Jesseman, Sr., 54, of 60 Wild Flower Court, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire June 7, 1957. He was a son of Irene Murray Bixby and the late Edward Jesseman, and was a contractor for Country Inn & Suites. Left to cherish...