Obituaries
David Wayne Blackmon, Sr.
May 25, 2024
Mr. David Wayne Blackmon, Sr., 63, of Drake Road, Elberton, husband of Tammy Lynn Hall Blackmon, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Saturday evening, May 25, 2024, at his residence, following a five month battle with cancer.
David was born in Elberton on March 11, 1961, son of the late Howard Blackmon, Jr. and Lexie Ann Rudder Blackmon....
Pansy Quinn Watts Roling
May 23, 2024
Ms. Pansy Quinn Watts Roling, 79, of Royston, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Ms. Roling was born in Royston on April 12, 1945, daughter of the late Della Ruth Berryman Boyd. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her granddaughter, Haley Vaughn and her husband Staventa Ravenell. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death...
Jimmy Hughes "Jim" Bradford
May 23, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Hughes “Jim” Bradford, 85, of Myrtle Street, Elberton, husband of 61 years to Johnnie Louise Waters Bradford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family.
Jim was born in Elberton on June 23, 1938, son of the late Robert Lewis Bradford and Anna Mae Dixon Bradford. After high school graduation, Jim proudly...
David Rodger Johnson
May 23, 2024
Mr. David ‘Rodger’ Johnson, 77, of Calhoun Falls Highway, Elberton, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at his sister’s home.
Rodger was born in Elberton on September 5, 1946, son of the late Alvin Brewer Johnson and Sara Louise Dixon Johnson. He was a 1964 graduate of Elbert County High School, was a lifelong member of Bethel E Baptist Church,...
Jimmy Ray Booth
May 20, 2024
Mr. Jimmy Ray Booth, 65, of Midway Drive, Lavonia, husband of the late Qualla Estelle Booth, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Booth was born on April 26, 1959, son of the late James Booth and Mary Scarborough. He was a retired logger. Surviving are his children: Alexander Fredmond Booth of Seneca and Melissa Dawn...
Paul Edward Turner
May 20, 2024
Mr. Paul Edward Turner, 79, of Lincolnton Highway, Elberton, Georgia died on May 20, 2024, at Athens Piedmont Hospital. He was born on July 3, 1944, in Byron, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Paul Preston Turner and Vernon Harrison Turner of Dawson, Georgia.
Paul battled pancreatic cancer since 2017 and Chronic...
Edna Dianne Payton
May 20, 2024
Ms. Edna 'Dianne' Payton, 67, of Elberton, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.Dianne was born in Elberton on April 27, 1957, daughter of the late JB Payton and Edna Sanders Payton. She was a retired agent with the Georgia Division of Child Support Services and later worked at Wal-Mart of Elberton for 20 years.Surviving...
Fannie Jane Dutton
May 17, 2024
Mrs. Fannie Jane Dutton, 73, of Dutton Dr. Elberton, GA passed away Friday, May 17, 2024 at her home.Mrs. Dutton was born in Elberton, GA to William H. Borders and Ethel Elizabeth Smith Borders. She was a retired weaver in the textile industry.She is survived by her children: Timothy R. Dutton, Tabitha Amanda Graves, Christopher R. Dutton and Gregory M....
Nora Mae Smith Grimes
May 17, 2024
Mrs. Nora Mae Smith Grimes, 90, of Carlton, GA, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024.Mrs. Grimes was born in Pendleton, SC on August 2, 1933, daughter of the late Luther James Smith and Carrie Ethel Melissa Pinion Smith. Nora worked as a seamstress for most of her life, working at Elberton Manufacturing Company and General Times in Elberton. She...
Betty Gaines Smith
May 16, 2024
Mrs. Betty Gaines Smith, 95, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother gained her much deserved angel wings on May 16, 2024.Mrs. Smith was born in the Rock Branch community on March 22, 1929, to the late Admiral Dewey Gaines and Susie Adams Gaines Douglas. Mrs. Smith was a lifetime resident of Elbert County and was married to the late...
Robert Wayne Wade
May 16, 2024
Mr. Robert 'Wayne' Wade, 74, of Raymond Anderson Road, Elberton, husband of Jannie Lee Brown Wade, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his residence. The youngest of ten children, Wayne was born in Elberton on July 28, 1949, son of the late Charles Eugene Wade and Mary Hortense Dispain Wade. Along with his parents, he is preceded in...
Fred Matthew Hall, III
May 14, 2024
Mr. Fred Matthew "Sonny" Hall, III, 85, of Elberton, husband of Nancy Maxwell Hall, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at his Key Club home on Clarks Hill Lake.
Mr. Hall was born at the Thompson-Johnson Hospital in Elberton on August 21, 1938, son of the late Fred Matthew Hall, Jr. and Tommie Allgood Hall. He was a 1956...
Donnie Lee Matthews
May 13, 2024
Mr. Donnie Lee Matthews, 82, of Robinwood Lane, Elberton, husband of Sue Nash Matthews, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024, at his residence, with his family at his side.Mr. Matthews was born in Elberton on June 23, 1941, only child of the late Edwin Harper Matthews and Guynell Childers Matthews. He was a 1960 graduate of Elbert County High...
Thomas Russell Butler
May 12, 2024
Mr. Thomas ‘Russell’ Butler, husband of Betty Jo Oakley Butler, finished his course in faith on Sunday, May 12, 2024, peacefully at his home on Athens Highway in Elberton, at the age of 93.
Russell was born in Elberton on December 23, 1930, the second of three children of Jasper Raymond Butler and Allie Mae Brown Butler. He worked at Jones...
David Edward Terrell
May 11, 2024
Pastor David Terrell, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024. David Edward Terrell was born on May 12, 1936 on a small farm in College Park, GA, and he loved to tell stories about his simple childhood. Though he, his parents, and three younger brothers lived without luxury in a drafty, one-bedroom tenant house, he...
Major Billy "Buster" Anderson
May 10, 2024
In Loving Memory of “Buster” “Andy” Anderson
February 24, 1931-May 10, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of "Buster" Anderson, 93 years young, a man of great courage, ambition, and entrepreneurial spirit. Named Major Billy Anderson at birth, he was known as Buster to all his family and friends since his birth and childhood in Elberton, Georgia....
Peggy Ann Scarborough Dye
May 10, 2024
Peggy Ann Scarborough Dye, 88, of College Park, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at her residence. Mrs. Dye was born in Elberton on August 11, 1935, daughter of the late Robert Lee Scarborough and Reba Bell Kannarney Scarborough. She was retired from the glass packaging industry. Surviving are two children: Curtis Dye and Myra Hilko, both of College Park; and...
James Alexander "Steve" Woody, Jr.
May 9, 2024
Mr. James Alexander Woody, Jr., known as "Steve" to most, passed away on May 9, 2024, in Elberton, GA at the age of 68. Born in Gainesville on March 28, 1956, Steve lived most of his life in the Clermont and Gainesville areas. He retired from S.M. Bishop Construction Company and is most remembered as owner/operator of James A. Cafe`. He...
Byron Paul Walters, Jr.
May 8, 2024
Mr. Byron Paul Walters, Jr., 34, of Robinwood Lane, Elberton, GA passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at his home.Byron was born August 23, 1989 in Tahlequah, OK to Byron Paul Walters, Sr. and Lavonne Conrad and was a stone cutter in the granite industry working with Eagle Granite Company.He is survived by his wife Daniele Lynn McMonigle Walters; father...
James Walker Smith, Sr.
May 7, 2024
James “Walker” Smith, Sr., 91, Thomson, Georgia, entered into eternal rest on May 7, 2024.
He was born in Warrenton, Georgia on March 16, 1933, spent his early years in Warrenton, Georgia and moved to Thomson when his mother went to work at Thomson Company. Our family moved back to Thomson after his retirement from serving our Country 20 years in...
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