Obituaries

Shauna Louise Zarei

Shauna Louise Zarei

May 14, 2011

Mrs. Shauna Louise Zarei, 54, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Northridge Medical Center, Commerce, GA. Mrs. Zarei is survived by her husband, Abdol M. Zarei of Elberton. Services for Mrs. Zarei are being handled by Paul Thomas Funeral Home, 1432 B Street NW in Miami, Oklahoma. Burial will be in the Gar Cemetery in...

William A. Rosser Jr.

William A. Rosser Jr.

May 14, 2011

William "Bill" A. Rosser Jr., 93, of 651 Rhodes Dr. Elberton, husband of Maude "Kitty" Stringer Rosser passed away Saturday May 14, 2011 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Elberton, GA May 6, 1918 he was a son of the late William A. Rosser Sr. and Florence Fleming Rosser. He was a member of Elberton Christian Church, a retired mechanic...

Martha Allen Fannin

Martha Allen Fannin

May 10, 2011

ELBERTON, GEORGIA - Mrs. Martha Allen Fannin, 96, of 1043 Longstreet Road, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Heardmont Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 13, at 10AM in the Parkhill Cemetery with Father Frank Patterson officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Thursday evening at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071...

Willie Eugene Hagood

Willie Eugene Hagood

May 7, 2011

Mr. Willie Eugene Hagood, 56, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at 4:52 a.m.at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Bogart, Ga. Eugene was born May 10, 1954 to the late Lillian Jackson and Martha Leona Hagood. He was the plant operations manager at Bubba Foods of Elberton for eleven years.He was also a member of the Elberton...

Gordon Young Mosley

Gordon Young Mosley

May 7, 2011

Gordon Young Mosley, Sr., loving husband, father, brother and friend, retired civil servant from Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Ga., passed away on May 7, 2011, with his family by his side. He served in the U. S. Navy for 4 years.He retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base after 30 years and then spent many happy years working...

Nancy Diane Attaway Powell

Nancy Diane Attaway Powell

May 7, 2011

Nancy Diane Attaway Powell, 62, of 3180 Pulliam Mill Road, Dewy Rose, GA, wife of James Carey Powell passed away Saturday May 7, 2011. Born in Greenwood, SC, March 15, 1949 she was a daughter of the late Charles Attaway and Ruby Shaver Attaway. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and worked in the Electronics Department at Walmart...

Sheila Elizabeth Hudson Finley

Sheila Elizabeth Hudson Finley

May 5, 2011

Sheila Elizabeth Hudson Finley, 55, of 2356 Hudson Road, Elberton, wife of Tex Finley, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Finley was born in Elbert County, May 24, 1955, daughter of Donald Rayle, Sr. and Elizabeth Higginbotham Hudson. She was a member of the Fortsonia Baptist Church and worked in the granite industry. Left...

Talmadge F. Abercrombie

Talmadge F. Abercrombie

May 5, 2011

Talmadge "Rooster" F. Abercrombie, 70, of 1597 Bowman Highway, Elberton, husband of Betty Alewine Abercrombie, passed away Thursday morning, May 5, 2011. He was a son of the late Gordon Abercrombie and Estelle Howell Abercrombie. He was a member of Bowman Church of God, and retired from the Granite Industry after 45 years. Left to cherish his memories are his...

John Henry Scarborough

John Henry Scarborough

May 3, 2011

Mr. John Henry Scarborough, 89, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home. Mr. Scarborough was born October 23, 1921 to the late William Thomas and Fannie Mills Scarborough.He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Moon.Mr. Scarborough was a charter member of Forest Hills Assembly of God Church and served as a...

Clyde Harry Hall

Clyde Harry Hall

May 2, 2011

Clyde Harry Hall, 71, of 2117 Dr. George Ward Road, Elberton, husband of Ebbie Mae Sayer Hall passed away Monday May 2, 2011. Born in Elbert County, he was a son of the late Grady Parker Hall and Lenona Ray Hall. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church and a retried Assistant Manager from Dixie Oil Company. Left to...

Margaret Barton Harvell

Margaret Barton Harvell

April 29, 2011

Margaret B. Harvell passed away Friday, April 29, 2011. She was born January 3, 1926 in Barwick, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Boyd and Marylou Barton. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Harvell, Jr. and her daughter, Lucretia H. Eaton. She is survived by her sister, Maureen Strang; daughter, Lynn Payton and son-in-law,...

Orene Maxwell Moore

Orene Maxwell Moore

April 29, 2011

Orene Maxwell Moore, 98, of 2662 Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, GA, widow of the late W.C. "Pete" Moore, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011. Born in Elbert County, November 9, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Jasper T. Maxwell and Lessie Vaughn Maxwell. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church and a Homemaker. Left to cherish...

Jacqueline Cole

Jacqueline Cole

April 28, 2011

Jacqueline Ann Doughty Cole, 76, of Elberton, GA and Monson, ME, wife of David L. Cole, passed away Thursday April 28, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA. Born in Bangor, ME on November 16, 1934, she the daughter of the late George L. Doughty Sr. and Marion Brown Doughty. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church...

Jimmie Roger Fulghum

Jimmie Roger Fulghum

April 23, 2011

Jimmie Roger Fulghum, 57, of 41 Jones Circle, Royston, died Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2011, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia. Born in Toccoa, GA January 8, 1954 he was a son of the late Holland R. Fulghum and Estelle Hill Kirkley. He was a self-employed painter. Left to cherish his memories are his brothers and sisters...

Levis C. Mauldin

Levis C. Mauldin

April 22, 2011

Mr. Levis C. Mauldin,86,of 2198 Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, Georgia, passed away Friday the 22nd of April 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA. Mr. Mauldin was born in Elbert County Georgia to the late Bub M. and Claudia Bruce Mauldin on October 31, 1924. He was a retired employee of Yeargin and Childs Granite Company. Mr. Mauldin is survived...

Patricia Tankersley Dye

Patricia Tankersley Dye

April 22, 2011

Patricia Tankersley Dye, 11/10/40 - 4/22/11, 70 of 2470 Dr. George Ward Road, Elberton, wife of Harold F. Dye Jr. passed away Friday, April 22, 2011. She was proceeded in death by her infant daughter, Suzanne Dye and loving father, Alvin Brooks Tankersley of Appling, GA. Left to cherish her memory is her devoted husband of 50 years, Harold F....

Kimberly Ann Smith Lavigne

Kimberly Ann Smith Lavigne

April 20, 2011

Kimberly Ann Smith LaVigne, 49, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Formerly of Elberton, she was a resident of Jacksonville, FL. Born June 23, 1961, she was the daughter of late Howard "Smitty" Smith and the late Mary Rosser Smith. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Michael LaVigne, step-daughter Jordan LaVigne Joseph, sister-in-law Nicholl Bernath and husband...

Wilma Black Thomas

Wilma Black Thomas

April 19, 2011

Mrs. Wilma Black Thomas, 78, of Comer Nursing Home, Comer, Georgia, passed away Tuesday the 19th of April 2011 at Cobb Memorial Hospital, Royston, GA. Mrs. Thomas was born in Elbert County Georgia to the late Willie F. and Annie Lou Mattox Black on April 25, 1932. She was self-employed as a caregiver. Mrs. Thomas is survived by two sons...

Robert Lee Holland

Robert Lee Holland

April 18, 2011

Robert "R.L." Lee Holland, 83, of 2274 Washington Highway, Elberton husband of Martha Louise King Holland passed away Monday April 18, 2011. Born in Elbert County April 25, 1927 he was a son of the late Elizabeth Slay Holland. He was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church and was retired from the granite industry after 27 years of service....

Frances Patterson Winkler Greenway

Frances Patterson Winkler Greenway

April 17, 2011

Frances Patterson Winkler Greenway, 84, of 2810 Guy Wilson Rd., Elberton, Georgia, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, South Carolina. Mrs. Greenway was born in Walhalla, SC, to the late Wilburn and Maude Patterson Winkler on May 28, 1926.She retired after more than 40 years of employment at Jackson Mills in Iva, South Carolina. Mrs....