Obituaries

Billy Thomas Studdard III
August 8, 2023
Billy Thomas Studdard III of Elberton, 34, passed away on August 8, 2023.
Billy is preceded by his sister, Tabitha West.
Billy is survived by his parents, Billy Studdard Jr. and Sharon Studdard.
A memorial service will be planned for a later date.
Arrangements for Billy Thomas Studdard III are in the care of Hicks Funeral Home & Cremation Services...
Carol Ann Looney Harris
August 7, 2023
Mrs. Carol Ann Looney Harris, 83, of Pembroke Circle, Elberton, wife of the late Henry Daniel Harris, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at her residence.
Mrs. Harris was born in Calhoun Falls, SC on February 21, 1940, daughter of the late Talmadge Dewitt Looney and Estelle Walters Looney. She was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and...
David Lewis Griffin
August 5, 2023
David Lewis Griffin de Elberton,40, fallecio Sabado, Agosto 5, 2023 en un tragico accidente.
David nacio en Columbia, Sur Carolina hijo de Benjamin y Carolyn Griffin.Una persona muy Feliz y perdonadora. Siempre dispuesto a ayudar a quien lo ocupara. Le gustaba arreglar carros y construir casas de perro. David era un hombre de familia y amaba imensamente. El era un...
Nelda Jean Tiller Scarborough
August 4, 2023
Our Dear Mother, Nelda Jean Scarborough, of Elberton, Ga. and of late Zebulon, Ga. sadly passed away on August 4, 2023, at the age of 90.
She was born February 19, 1933. She had many friends and was well loved where ever she went.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry L Scarborough Jr.; her son, Stanley Scarborough; sister, Bertha...
Monty Scott Threlkeld
August 4, 2023
Mr. Monty Scott Threlkeld, 66, of Melbourne, FL, husband of the late Donna Threlkeld, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Melbourne. Born on July 29, 1957, in Elberton, GA, Monty was the third of six children of Olin Eugene Threlkeld and Rebecca Frances Maxwell Threlkeld. He was a 1976 graduate of Elbert County High School and attended...
Joyce Smith Brown
August 3, 2023
Mrs. Avis ‘Joyce’ Smith Brown, 83, of Parham Town Road, Bowman, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at her residence.
Mrs. Brown was born in Madison County on May 18, 1940, daughter of the late Plumer Grady Smith and Nancy Irene Dudley Smith. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Corinth Congregational Holiness Church. Joyce loved fishing...
Max J. Cobo
August 3, 2023
Mr. Max J. Cobo, age 90, of Washington Highway, Elberton, husband of Jo Ann Ray Cobo, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at Augusta University Medical Center. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after suffering a stroke on the previous Saturday.
Born in Elberton on June 9, 1933, Max Joe Cobo was a son of the late...
Malvine Jordan Bennett
August 1, 2023
Mrs. Malvine Jordan Bennett, 88, of Bennett Road, Bowman, wife of the late Jimmy Odell Bennett, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at her residence.
Mrs. Bennett was born June 12, 1935 in Royston, GA to Herman Jordan and Frances Leard Jordan. She was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children: Michael Bennett,...
Sidney Melvin Hill
August 1, 2023
“Our True Hero, and The Best Veteran”
Sidney ‘Melvin’ Hill was born at home in the Mt. Olivet Community of Hart County on May 9, 1949, and entered into rest at home in the Bio Community of Hart County on August 1, 2023, at the age of seventy-four. He courageously fought a three year battle with cancer which was a...
Rev. Lawrence Johnson
July 31, 2023
Rev. Henry Lawrence Johnson, 89, husband of Carol Moore Johnson, of Anderson, S.C., died Monday, July 31, 2023, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Athens, Georgia, on April 30, 1934, he was the son of the late Oliver Gilmer Johnson and the late Mattie Mae Anthony Johnson. He was a 1952 graduate of Athens High School, where...
George Elvin Adams
July 31, 2023
"I love you, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!"
Mr. George Elvin Adams, 82, of Double Bridges Road, Elberton, husband of 60 years to Linda Thornton Adams, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023, at his residence with loved ones by his side.
George was born in Elberton on February 3, 1941, son of...
John Walter Ingram
July 29, 2023
Mr. John Walter “Johnny” Ingram, 71, of Petersburg Road, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center.
Mr. Ingram was born in Elberton on August 10, 1951, son of the late Elmer Clyde Ingram and Pearl Blanche Fields Ingram. He worked as a painting contractor most of his life, and retired as safety officer at...
Donald Douglas Gordon
July 28, 2023
Mr. Donald Douglas Gordon, 65, of Malcom Bridge Rd. Bogart, GA passed away Friday, July 28, 2023.
Mr. Gordon was born January 15, 1958 in Athens, GA to Guy Carlton Gordon and Edna Burice Adams.
He is survived by his daughter: Tabatha L. Ashworth of Comer, GA; son: Gerald Douglas Gordon of Hartwell, GA; siblings: Guy Gordon of Oconee County,...
Danny Ralph Human
July 28, 2023
Mr. Danny Ralph Human, 68, of Cornell Dairy Road, Bowman, husband of MaDonna Sue McKeehn Human, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital.
Danny was born in Tampa, Florida on October 27, 1954, son of the late Ralph Jensen Human and Ida Ruth Dickerson Kidd. He worked as a carpenter most of his life...
Donald Jack Brown
July 28, 2023
Mr. Donald Jack Brown, 66, of Hartwell, husband of Brenda Brown, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Born in Atlanta on November 12, 1956, he was a 1974 graduate of Elbert County High School and a member of Harmony Baptist Church. Donald was retired from Henry & Henry Trucking Company after spending decades in the transportation industry. He had...
Phil Fannin
July 27, 2023
Truman Phillip Fannin, 81, of Elberton, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2023 after a courageous two-and-a-half year battle with bladder and lung cancer.
Phillip was born on November 16, 1941 to Martha and Bill Fannin in Columbus, Ga. Following several years of his childhood in Orleans, France following World War II, the family returned to Columbus, where Phillip graduated...
Daniel Thomas Keever, Sr.
July 25, 2023
Mr. Daniel Thomas Keever, Sr., 80, formerly of the Rock Branch Community in Elberton, husband of 60 years to Linda Gayle Coffee Keever, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his residence in Newborn.
Born in Lilburn on October 30, 1942, Dan was the eighth of nine children born to Leon Houston Keever and Eunice Myrtle Richardson Keever. He...
Ricky Bernard Willis
July 24, 2023
Ricky Bernard Willis, 61, of Elberton, Georgia, son of Frances Mattox Willis and the late Ralph Willis, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Ricky was a 1980 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School and a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where at an early age he...
Faith Ann White Davis
July 22, 2023
Mrs. Faith Ann White Davis, 64, of Elberton Road, Carlton, wife of Johnny Lee Johnson, Jr. went to be with the Lord suddenly on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Elbert Memorial Hospital.
Faith was born in Abbeville, SC on June 22, 1959, the only daughter and oldest child of the late Robert Clifton White and Barbara Ann Moon White. She...
James Wilson "Jimmy" Bowen
July 21, 2023
Mr. James Wilson “Jimmy” Bowen, Jr., 76, of Elberton, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. He fought a courageous battle for 30 years after suffering a brain injury and overcame many obstacles, but God had a better plan for him.
Jimmy was born on March 13, 1947, in Royston to...
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