Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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....
G. Chester Almond
April 16, 2011
ELBERTON, GA - George Chester Almond, age 86, of 1651 Athens Highway, husband of Joyce Beth Bonds Almond, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born February 20, 1925, in Elbert County, GA, he was the son of the late Thomas Early Almond and Jasper Louise Fortson Almond. Mr. Almond served in World War II in the European...
Billy Dickerson
April 15, 2011
Billy Dickerson, 60, of 3579 Bowman Highway, Bowman, GA husband of Elaine Fowler Dickerson, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011, at his home. Mr. Dickerson was born in Elbert County, June 16, 1950, son of Sara Jo Skelton Berryman and the late Paul P. Dickerson, and step-son of the late Frances Alewine Dickerson. He was owner/operator of Dickerson Trucking Company,...
Erma Jean Taylor Butler
April 13, 2011
Erma Jean Taylor Butler, 85, of Easley, South Carolina, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 with her family at her side. Mrs. Butler was born June 5, 1925, in Elbert County, Ga.She was the daughter of the late Frank and Lucy Stratton Taylor. Mrs. Butler is survived by a son, Herman (Linda) Butler of Easley, SC; granddaughter, Lisa Bateman of...
Barbara Cleveland Gailey
April 11, 2011
Barbara Cleveland Gailey, 65, of 1885 Harpers Ferry Road, Elberton, wife of Wayne Gailey, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born in Elbert County, November 13, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Woodfin Embry Cleveland and Sara Prince Cleveland. She was a member of Ruckersville United Methodist Church, and was retried from the Elbert...
Bebe Buena Bone
April 9, 2011
Bebe (Buena) Bone, 81, formerly of Elberton, Ga., died Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Ormond Beach, FL. Ms. Bone was born in Stephens County, Georgia to the late Almus & Ruth V. Cole. Ms. Bone was a member of Elberton Christian Church and the VFW Auxiliary.She was a pink lady at Elbert Memorial Hospital and retired from the City of...
Danny Alford Alexander
April 9, 2011
Mr. Danny Alford Alexander, 56, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at AnMed Regional Hospital, Anderson, SC. Mr. Alexander was born in Elbert County, Georgia to the late Amos G. Alexander and Cornelia Charping Alexander. Mr. Alexander is survived by his children: Kyle Alexander and Wyatt Alexander; Fiancée Denise Hayes; sisters: Hazel Cannon, Carolyn Maroney and Dorothy Sloan, several...
Rita Faye Vanderwater
April 6, 2011
Rita Faye Salyers Vanderwater, 53, of Bowman, Georgia, passed away Wednesday evening, April 6, 2011 at her home. The family has chosen cremation and a service has not been planned at this time. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.hicksfuneral.com. Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton, is serving the Vanderwater family.
David Ermal Saxon
April 6, 2011
David Ermal Saxon, 42, of 2261 Bellew Drive, Bowman, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Born in Elbert County, July 10, 1968, he was a son of Matthew Ermal Saxon and Angela Victoria "Vicki" Dickerson Saxon. He was of the Holiness Faith. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Matthew...
Homer Alan Copeland
April 6, 2011
Homer Alan Copeland, 39, of 1043 Longstreet Road, Elberton, died Wednesday morning, April 6, 2011, at Heardmont Nursing Home. Mr. Copeland was born in Bartow County, Georgia, March 10, 1972, son of Alan Copeland and Shirley Dobbs. He was a 37 year resident of Heardmont Nursing Home and was preceded in death by his longtime dedicated caregiver and guardian, Aldine...
Tommie Scoggins Christian
April 3, 2011
Tommie Scoggins Christian, 90, of 1398 Antioch Church Road Talking Rock, GA formerly of Elberton widow of the late Joe Marion Christian passed away Sunday April 3, 2011 at Sonshine Manor in Jasper, GA. Born in Pelzer, SC July 3, 1920 she was a daughter of the late Tom and Bertha Hall Scoggins. She was a member of the First...
Dennis Michael Cornell
April 2, 2011
Mr. Dennis Michael Cornell, 66, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Athens Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Mr. Cornell was born in Franklin County, Georgia to the late Hoke Cornell and Ima Jean McGarity Cornell. He was the husband of Mary Linda Dye Cornell.Mr. Cornell worked with the Georgia Department of Corrections before his retirement....
Priscilla Grizzell Williams
April 2, 2011
Priscilla Grizzell Williams, 67, of 417 Hillcrest Ave. Elberton, wife of Charles P. Williams passed away Saturday April 2, 2011. Born in Elbert County January 2, 1944 she was a daughter of the late Joseph Grizzell and Nellie Mae Moon Grizzell. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memories are her...
Louise Tiller Bone
April 1, 2011
Louise Tiller Bone, 81, of 1059 Ruckersville Road, Elberton, wife of Talmadge Thompson Bone, Sr., died Friday night, April 1, 2011, in the Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bone was born in Oglethorpe County, August 31, 1929, daughter of the late Junius and Frances Tiller. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of the Francis Asbury United Methodist Church where...
O.W. Davis, Jr.
March 31, 2011
O.W. "Dub" Davis, Jr., 86, of 1138 Grady Cleveland Road, Elberton, husband of Judy Hewell Davis, died Thursday morning, March 31, 2011, at the Spring Valley Healthcare Center. Mr. Davis was born in Elbert County, July 15, 1924, son of the late Obe Walker, Sr. and Maggie Marie Wells Davis. He was a member of the Doves Creek Baptist Church,...
Milton Edwin Rampey
March 30, 2011
Milton Edwin Rampey, age 75, of 1440 Washington Highway, Elberton, Ga., passed away on March 30, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center with family at his side.He was born October 4, 1935, in Elberton, Ga., the son of the late Claude Milton “Pete” Rampey and Geneva Ethlyn Maxwell Rampey. Mr. Rampey was a member of the Elberton First United Methodist...
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