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Edwin Johnson Booth, Sr.

Edwin Johnson Booth, Sr.

May 8, 2010

Edwin Johnson “Ed” Booth, Sr., 71, of 407 E. Church Street, Elberton, husband of Gay Cleveland Booth, died on Saturday, May 08, 2010 at his home. Born on March 3, 1939 in Elbert County, he was a son of Henry “H.V.” Booth and the late Sara Dickerson Booth. Mr. Booth was a 1956 graduate of Hart County High School and...

Harry F. "Hal" Wright, Jr.

Harry F. "Hal" Wright, Jr.

May 8, 2010

Harry “Hal” Faircloth Wright, Jr., 49, of 181 Brookside Drive, Elberton, died on Saturday, May 08, 2010. Born on May 19, 1960 in Elbert County, he was the son of Harry Faircloth Wright, Sr. and the late Theresa Smith Wright. Mr. Wright was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing.He was employed by Keystone Granite. He was the beloved...

Betty Gaines Mullenix

Betty Gaines Mullenix

May 8, 2010

Betty Gaines Mullenix, 86, of 2757 Hartwell Hwy. Dewy Rose, GA widow of the late Charles S. Mullenix died Saturday May 8, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens, GA. Born in Elbert County, she was a daughter of the late Hoyt William Gaines and Alma Brown Gaines. She was a member of Concord United Methodist Church, and was...

Eddielu Jones Nash

Eddielu Jones Nash

May 7, 2010

EddieLu Jones Nash, 89, of 1490 Washington Hwy. Elberton widow of the late Rayford H. Nash died Friday May 7, 2010. Born in Wilkes County she was a daughter of the late Thomas G. Jones and Lizzie Mae Smith Jones. She was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church Building Fund, and retired from Elberton Mills. Survivors include nieces and...

Archie Bailey Robinson

Archie Bailey Robinson

May 4, 2010

Archie Bailey Robinson, 70, of 1214 Crestview Drive, Elberton, husband of Barbara Ann Robinson, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his residence. Born on August 25, 1939 in Elbert County, he was a son of the late Thomas Robinson and Jessie Mae Saxon Robinson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a step-son, John V....

Louise Allgood Berryman

Louise Allgood Berryman

May 4, 2010

Louise Allgood Berryman, 98, of 651 Rhodes Dr. Elberton widow of the late Joseph Welthy Berryman died Tuesday May 4, 2010. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late John William Allgood and Nancy "Betty" Elizabeth Gunter Allgood. She was a member of Carlton Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include daughters and son-in-laws Maxine and...

Danny Daniel

Danny Daniel

May 2, 2010

Norman F. “Danny” Daniel, age 57 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away May 2, 2010. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 6:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. until service time, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Laney & Clark Daniel. Health...

Edward G. Hicks

Edward G. Hicks

May 2, 2010

Edward G. Hicks, 71, of Elberton, lost his battle with heart disease on May 2, 2010 and went home to be with his savior. Ed was born and raised in Reynolds, GA by his parents, Henry G. and Alice Mae Ellison Hicks. He joins his father and brother Harry, in heaven. He attended Reynolds High, class of 1957, and married...

Dallas Melvin Jones

Dallas Melvin Jones

Apr 28, 2010

Dallas Melvin Jones, 49, of Athens, formerly of Elberton, died on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in Clarke County. Born on June 17, 1960 in Elbert County, he was a son of Lucille Brown Wilhite and the late Charlie Melvin Jones; step-father Arthur Douglas Wilhite.In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Dwayne Jones. Survivors...

Jane Hutcheson Ferguson

Jane Hutcheson Ferguson

Apr 28, 2010

Jane Hutcheson Ferguson died on April 28, 2010 at the age of 92. Jane was the daughter of the late Peter Wesley and Ellen Downing Hutcheson. She was the widow of Walter N. Ferguson. They were married for 61 years. She was predeceased by her son Col.(ret.) Walter N. Ferguson, III. Survivors are daughter Betty Webb (Milton) of Elberton, GA...

Debra Marie Rice

Debra Marie Rice

Apr 24, 2010

Debra Marie Ross Rice, 49, of 1905 Lincolnton Hwy. Elberton, wife of Richard Rice II died Saturday April 24, 2010. Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of Annie Louise Bonds Ross and the late Jackie Ross. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Calhoun Falls, SC, and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of the...

Sherald Johnson Colvard

Sherald Johnson Colvard

Apr 20, 2010

Sherald Johnson Colvard, 83, of 3428 Defoor Road, Toccoa, Georgia, formerly of Elberton, husband of Betty Jo Colvard, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his residence. Born on October 31, 1926 in Elbert County, he was a son of the late Gipson Calvin and Mertie Mildred Herring Colvard. He was a past chairman of the Democratic Board of Elberton...

William Hoyt Haley

William Hoyt Haley

Apr 18, 2010

William Hoyt Haley, 100, a resident of Magnolia Estates in Elberton, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.He was a son of the late Ira S. Haley and the late Minnie Gaines Haley of Elberton. He was born and reared in Hart County.He later lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and West Palm Beach, Florida.Then he went to the University...

Nellie Callaway Dickerson Hendricks

Nellie Callaway Dickerson Hendricks

Apr 10, 2010

Nellie (Dickerson) Hendricks, 93, currently of Andrews, NC, a native of Hancock County, GA, and long-time resident of Elbert County, passed away on April 10, 2010 in Murphy, NC after a short illness. Mrs. Hendricks, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Calloway of Hancock County, was preceded in death by her first husband, Herman Dickerson; her second husband,...

Jeffery Allen Barker

Jeffery Allen Barker

Apr 7, 2010

Jeffery Allen Barker, 39, of Atlanta, formerly of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in Athens. Born on July 26, 1970 in Elbert County, he was a son of Anne Dixon Barker of Elberton and the late James M. Barker, Jr. He was employed by Agnes Muriel’s Inc. as a Special Events Coordinator. Survivors include his mother, Anne...

Jeanette Lavonia Smith Finley

Jeanette Lavonia Smith Finley

Apr 7, 2010

Jeanette Lavonia Smith Finley, 81, resident of Heardmont Nursing Home Elberton, GA., died Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was the widow of the late Loyd Marlor Finley. Born in Anderson, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Arlington and Alice Smith. Mrs Finley was a member of Elberton Christian Church. She was a homemaker and the mother of 4...

Sara Crystal Bailey Edwards

Sara Crystal Bailey Edwards

Apr 6, 2010

Sara Crystal Bailey Edwards, 96, of 3154 Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, widow of the late John Wilson Edwards Jr., died Tuesday April 6, 2010 at Heardmont Nursing Home. Born in Hart County, she was a daughter of the late James Alvin Bailey and Bessie McDonald BAiley. She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, a house wife, and formerly...

Robert Lewis Tiller

Robert Lewis Tiller

Mar 30, 2010

Robert Lewis “Bob” Tiller, 74, of Spring Valley Healthcare Center, Elberton, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born on March 11, 1936 in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late James Dorsey and Martha Grace Tiller. Mr. Tiller was a U.S. Army Veteran and the owner/operator of Tiller Trucking Company. In addition to his...

Reuben Ben Kelley

Reuben Ben Kelley

Mar 29, 2010

Reuben Ben Kelley, 66, of Elberton, died on Monday, March 29, 2010 at the home of Scott and Melissa Smith. Born on September 24, 1943 in Madison County, he was the son of the late Bunyan Monroe and Flora Essie Kelley.He was retired as a machinist with Wilson Electric and served in the U.S. Navy. In addition to his parents,...

Stanley Leon Higginbotham, Sr.

Stanley Leon Higginbotham, Sr.

Mar 27, 2010

Stanley Leon Higginbotham, Sr., 92, of 421 Elm Street, Elberton, widower of Martha Jacks “Jackie” Higginbotham, died on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at his residence. Born on April 6, 1917 in Elbert County, he was a son of the late Edgar Glenn “E.G’, Sr. and Lizzie Mae Rhodes Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham was involved in the trucking and granite industries and...

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