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Sara Emma Rucker Vincent Haley

Sara Emma Rucker Vincent Haley

Dec 4, 2021

Sara Emma Rucker Vincent Haley was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 4, 2021, the day before her 95th birthday. Born in Lakemont in Rabun County, Georgia, on December 5, 1926, to the late Guy Whitner Rucker, Sr., and Odella Shirley Rucker, Sara spent her childhood in the mountains of Northeast Georgia and always considered...

Diane Lee  Mcgough

Diane Lee Mcgough

Nov 29, 2021

Mrs. Diane Lee Dodds McGough, 77, of Sand Hill Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at her home. Mrs. McGough was born March 13, 1944 in Boston, MA to Bruce Dodds and Lyn Herd Dodds. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was a retired Florida school bus driver. She is survived by her husband:...

Rodney Dean "Red" West

Rodney Dean "Red" West

Nov 29, 2021

Mr. Rodney Dean “Red” West, 57, of Martin Villa Road, Elberton, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, at his residence following a battle with cancer. Rodney was born in Bangor, Maine on December 13, 1963, son of the late Alton Starling “Buck” West, Sr. and Cora Mercerdese Hammock West. He worked as a diesel technician for most of his...

Tricia Wheatley

Tricia Wheatley

Nov 28, 2021

Ms. Tricia Wheatley, 67, of Athens Highway, Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Wheatley was born November 6, 1954 in Elberton, GA to Boyce Wheatley and Mildred "Midge" Jordan Wheatley Pierce. She was a retired security guard. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law: Stephanie and Jonathan Montgomery of Carlton, GA;...

Gene Carroll Heard

Gene Carroll Heard

Nov 27, 2021

Mr. Gene Carroll Heard, 89, of Tignall, Georgia died on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at his home in Hoschton, Georgia after an extended illness. His wife and family were at his bedside. Mr. Heard was born in Tignall, Georgia on July 19, 1932, son of the late William Charles “Bill” Heard and Georgia ‘Blanche’ Bailey Heard. He was the oldest...

Judy Delaine Smith Patterson

Judy Delaine Smith Patterson

Nov 26, 2021

Mrs. Judy Delaine Smith Patterson, 73, of Lexington Highway, Elberton, wife of 55 years to Hugh ‘Doyle’ Patterson, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Patterson was born in Elberton on July 1, 1948, daughter of Betty Sue Gaines Smith and the late John Wilton “Billy” Smith. She was employed as a purchasing agent at Seaboard...

Albert T. Smith Jr.

Albert T. Smith Jr.

Nov 24, 2021

Dr. Albert T. Smith M. D., son of the late Albert T. Smith, Sr. and Willie Lorraine Smith was born in Augusta, Georgia on December 18, 1948 and departed this life on November 24, 2021. Dr. Smith received his early education in the public schools of Elberton and graduated from Blackwell Memorial High School. He received the Bachelor of Science...

Steve Justin Griffith, Sr.

Steve Justin Griffith, Sr.

Nov 24, 2021

Mr. Steve Justin Griffith, Sr., 58, of Sandy Cross Rd. Carlton, GA passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Griffith was born March 15, 1963 in Athens, GA to Franklin D. Griffith and Alice Lucille Page Griffith. He was a former truck driver. He is survived by his wife: Dedra Michelle Griffith; son: Steve...

Terry Anderson Luke

Terry Anderson Luke

Nov 21, 2021

Mr. Terry Anderson Luke, 52, of Sparta, GA, formerly of Wilkes County, GA passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin in MIlledgeville, GA. Mr. Luke was born in Washington, GA on March 10, 1969, son of the late William Luke and Rosa Mae Anderson Luke. He was a transit driver having worked for Hancock County,...

William Clay "Billy" Brittain, Iii

William Clay "Billy" Brittain, Iii

Nov 20, 2021

Mr. William Clay “Billy” Brittain, III, 45, of Heardmont Road, Elberton, husband of 19 years to Rhonda Lynn Tucker Brittain, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at his residence. Billy was born in Jacksonville, FL on April 15, 1976, son of William ‘Clay’ Brittain, Jr. and the late Shirleen Bunn Gibson. He worked in the granite industry and enjoyed...

Marcha Jean Miller

Marcha Jean Miller

Nov 19, 2021

Mrs. Marcha Jean Hart Miller, 63, of N. Eades Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mrs. Miller was born April 7, 1958 in Royston, GA to Odell Hart and Evelyn Bolmon Hart. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She is survived by her son:Ethan Thomas Miller of Lake Forest, NC and...

Martha 'Lucy' Truitt Wallace

Martha 'Lucy' Truitt Wallace

Nov 17, 2021

Mrs. Martha ‘Lucy’ Truitt Wallace, 90, of Highland Drive, Elberton, wife of 74 years to Eugene Harrison “Gene” Wallace, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wallace was born in Wilkes County on February 13, 1931, daughter of the late Jabe Truitt and Ella Mae Smith Truitt. She was a dedicated...

Jean Poore Greenway

Jean Poore Greenway

Nov 15, 2021

Jean Poore Greenway, 83, resident of Abbey Court, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and daughter-in-law, Monday, November 15, 2021, at her home. Born April 21, 1938, in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Frank Emory Poore and Pauline Childs Poore. She was a graduate of Elberton High School and attended college in Atlanta. Ms. Greenway...

Gleta Mainer Bailes

Gleta Mainer Bailes

Nov 15, 2021

Gleta Mainer Bailes, 90 years young, danced her final earthly steps on Monday, November 15th, 2021. Gleta, lovingly known to all as Granny, was born in Paris, Arkansas on June 5th, 1931, to parents William Jennings Bryan Mainer and Maggie Neace Mainer Gossett. Granny spent her lifetime laughing, dancing and loving others. She chose the profession of cosmetology as her...

William Edwin Hart

William Edwin Hart

Nov 14, 2021

Mr. William Edwin Hart, 76, of Royston, GA passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA. Mr. Hart was born in Royston, GA on February 2, 1945, son of the late Robert “Pete” Hart and the late Lou Ellen Chastain Hart. He was a sandblaster having worked with Central Granite and attended Bethel...

Florence Leverett

Florence Leverett

Nov 13, 2021

Mrs. Florence Kemp Leverett, beloved matriarch and generous spirit, peacefully passed away on November 13, 2021 in her home.She was born on February 4, 1930, in Dexter Georgia.She later moved to Fort Valley, Georgia where she met and married her childhood sweetheart, Freeman Leverett.She loved and cared for him for 50 years until his passing in 1997.She was talented, loving,...

Dorothy Quilla Bridges Cecchini

Dorothy Quilla Bridges Cecchini

Nov 11, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Quilla Bridges Cecchini, age 95, of Lawrence Cecchini Road, Elberton, wife of 69 years to the late Lawrence Cecchini, finished her course in faith on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cecchini was born on September 14, 1926, in the Enterprise Community of Oglethorpe County. She was the thirteenth of fifteen children born to Marshall...

Charlotte Ann Fuller Ward

Charlotte Ann Fuller Ward

Nov 10, 2021

Mrs. Charlotte Ann Fuller Ward, 67, finished her course in faith on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, while in the presence of her family and in the comfort of her Elberton, Rock Branch home. Charlotte was born in Buford on June 3, 1954, the middle of three daughters of Charles Wendell Fuller and Elizabeth Magdalene Wade Fuller. The family resided in...

Kathy Ann Parham Addison

Kathy Ann Parham Addison

Nov 8, 2021

Mrs. Kathy Ann Parham Addison, 71, of Rousey Road, Elberton, wife of H. Dean Addison, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Kathy was born in Greenwood, SC on June 28, 1950, daughter of the late Boyd Hall Parham and Hazel Cleo Compton Parham. She was a 1968 graduate of Elbert County High School and...

James Anthony "Jamie" Fleeman

James Anthony "Jamie" Fleeman

Nov 7, 2021

Mr. James Anthony “Jamie” Fleeman, 50, of Elberton, GA passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at AnMed Hospital in Anderson, SC after a brief illness. Jamie was born in Hartwell, GA on March 15, 1971 to Talmadge Eugene Fleeman and Linda Philyaw Fleeman. Jamie grew up in Elberton, GA and was a graduate in the class of 1989. In the...

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