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Harold Floyd Dye, Jr.

Harold Floyd Dye, Jr.

Aug 22, 2020

Mr. Harold Floyd Dye, Jr., 82, of Dr. George Ward Road, Elberton, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Patricia Tankersley Dye; infant daughter, Suzanne Dye; son, Dean Alvin Dye; and brother, Howard Dye. Left to cherish his memory is his son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Donna...

Danny Ray Parham

Danny Ray Parham

Aug 20, 2020

Mr. Danny Ray Parham, 61, of Carlton, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.Danny was born October 18, 1958 in Elberton, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his father, Marshall Jackson Parham and a sister, Becky Ann Drake.He was retired from the Granite Industry, having had worked at Lexington Blue Granite Company.He was a collector...

Charles Woodfin "Chip" Case, Jr.

Charles Woodfin "Chip" Case, Jr.

Aug 20, 2020

SSgt Charles Woodfin Case, Jr., 41, died tragically in Augusta, GA on Thursday, August 20, 2020, while performing his duty as a code enforcement officer.     Chip was born in Anderson, SC on June 18, 1979. He was raised in Elberton, GA, where he attended both school and church at Vans Creek and First Baptist; the Case family currently attends Belair Baptist Church in...

Annie Herring Wilkey

Annie Herring Wilkey

Aug 17, 2020

Mrs. Annie Lorene Herring Wilkey, 51, of Wesley Chapel Rd. Lexington, GA passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Wilkey was born January 10, 1969 in Athens, GA to Jim Herring and Patricia Ann Sheridan Herring. She was a member of Cornerstone Church and was a former seamstress in the textile industry. She is survived by her...

Lila "Tiny" Davis

Lila "Tiny" Davis

Aug 17, 2020

Mrs. Lila “Tiny” Lavinia McClain Davis, 93, of Ruckersville Rd., Elberton, GA wife of the late Horace Jackson Davis passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born February 24, 1927 in Anderson, SC to John David McClain and Kathleen Loftis McClain Barrett. She was a member of Elberton Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a retired...

Glenn Seaborn Greenway

Glenn Seaborn Greenway

Aug 17, 2020

Mr. Glenn Seaborn Greenway, 71, of Petersburg Village, Elberton, GA passed away Monday, August 17, 2020. Mr. Greenway was born June 11, 1949 in Elberton, GA to Herbert L. Greenway and Estelle Lunsford Greenway. He was a member of Rock Branch Baptist Church and was retired from the United States Postal Service where he was a custodian and maintenance man....

Daniel "Danny" Allen Nelms

Daniel "Danny" Allen Nelms

Aug 14, 2020

Mr. Daniel “Danny” Allen Nelms, 62, of Gainesville, Georgia passed away on August 14, 2020 in Ocala, Florida. Mr. Nelms was born in Atlanta, Georgia, son of Margaret Hill Nelms, and the late Paul Allen Nelms. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elaine Kennemoree Nelms. Mr. Nelms was a truck driver, delivering for American Honda for over...

Rhonda Hall Foster

Rhonda Hall Foster

Aug 12, 2020

Mrs. Rhonda Diane Hall Foster, 68, of Beaver Run Ext. Bowman, GA passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Foster was born June 5, 1952 in Crichton, W.VA to Harold Hall and Marion Sweet Hall. She was a member of Bowman Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: James Richard Harrell,...

Earle Stovall Davis

Earle Stovall Davis

Aug 8, 2020

Mr. Earle Stovall Davis, Jr., 83, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at his home.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Earle Stovall and Dolly McKelley Davis.A 1954 graduate of Nancy Hart Memorial High school, he attended Truett McConnell College as well as Georgia Tech where he studied engineering. Mr. Davis was retired from sales and...

Helen B. Ayers

Helen B. Ayers

Aug 7, 2020

Mrs. Helen Beasley Ayers, of Elberton, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at the age of 91. Mrs. Ayers was born in Elberton to the late Albert and Annie Mae Brown Beasley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Ayers.Mrs. Ayers was a member of Dewy Rose Baptist Church, and was a kind and gentle person...

Clyde Lee Payton

Clyde Lee Payton

Aug 7, 2020

Mr. Clyde Lee Payton, 67, of Sanders Lane Hartwell, GA passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 at his home. Mr. Payton was born August 18, 1952 in Greenwood, SC to Grady Robert Payton and Violet Moon Payton. He was a retired stonecutter. He is survived by daughters and son-in-law: Lynn Howell of Elberton, GA, Christie and Jeffrey Yeargin of Hartwell,...

Joyce Johnson Dixon

Joyce Johnson Dixon

Aug 6, 2020

Mrs. Alice Joyce Johnson Dixon passed away on Aug 6, 2020. She was ready to see her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Joyce loved her family and friends. They were the roots to her happiness, when you met her, you never would forgot her. She had a way to bring laughter into a conversation. She also had a deep passion...

Robert Arlington Bond

Robert Arlington Bond

Aug 3, 2020

Mr. Robert (Bob) Arlington Bond, 90, of Elberton, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.A native of Elberton, he was the son of the late Jacob Easton and Nancy Perkins Bond.He worked for the City of Elberton Natural Gas Department as a welder until his retirement. Mr. Bond served his country in the U.S. Army during...

Rev. Jack Brabson Gillespie

Rev. Jack Brabson Gillespie

Aug 3, 2020

Reverend Jack Brabson Gillespie, 89, of Adairsville, GA, passed away, Monday, August 3, 2020 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. A Private Funeral Service will be held. Burial will take place in Elmhurst Cemetery Elberton, GA. Jack was born in Elbert County Hospital on June 7, 1931 to Milton, Sr. and Eleanor Warren Gillespie at 2:00 am on a Saturday...

William Anthony Massey

William Anthony Massey

Jul 31, 2020

Mr. William Anthony Massey, 66, of Elberton, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospice House.A native of Elberton, he was the son of Patricia Ann Bowen Algood and the late William Frank Massey.Mr. Massey served his country in the U.S. Navy, was an auto mechanic and loved hot rods, loved his family and enjoyed life. In addition...

James Albert Bond

James Albert Bond

Jul 31, 2020

James “Jim” Bond, II Mr. James “Jim” Albert Bond II, 64, of Elberton, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 in Spring Valley Nursing Home.A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late, James Albert and Beverly Shafer Bond.Mr. Bond was a truck driver, loved drag racing and his Harley.He also loved working and taking care of his...

Richard Dean Mercer

Richard Dean Mercer

Jul 30, 2020

Richard Dean Mercer, 57, of Newberry, died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Prisma Health Richland. Born on April 1, 1963 in Elberton, GA, he was a son of the late George Robert Mercer and Mildred Dean Mercer Barton. He was a diesel mechanic at Davenport and Willingham and was a member of Concord Methodist Church in Elberton, GA. Mr. Mercer...

Ann Laverne Sammons Tulk

Ann Laverne Sammons Tulk

Jul 30, 2020

Mrs. Ann Laverne Sammons Tulk, 81, of Elberton, wife of the late Ralph William Tulk, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at her granddaughter’s home in Fountain Inn, SC. Mrs. Tulk was born in Williamson, West VA on August 7, 1938, daughter of the late Frank Sammons and Clarice Linkenhoker Sammons. She was a graduate of Christ Hospital School...

George William Huguley

George William Huguley

Jul 28, 2020

Mr. George William Huguley, 81, of Highway 72 East, Carlton, husband of 61 years to Hilda Franklin Huguley, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Huguley was born in Wilkes County on April 19, 1939, son of the late George Phillip Huguley and Lola Mae Gunter Huguley. He was the founder and longtime operator of North Georgia...

Dawn Michele Tomlinson Dickerson

Dawn Michele Tomlinson Dickerson

Jul 27, 2020

Mrs. Dawn Michele Trussell Tomlinson Dickerson, 57, of Loggins Road, Commerce, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Dawn was born in Atlanta on April 7, 1963, and adopted at birth by the late William Wiley Tomlinson and Ernestine Stoner Tomlinson of Elberton. She was a 1981 graduate of Elbert County High School and was...

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