Obituaries
Velma Hulme Stovall
May 13, 2020
Mrs. Velma Hulme Stovall, 92, of Elberton, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at her home. A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Osborn Hulme and Janie Warren Hulme. Mrs. Stovall retired from the City of Elberton, where she had worked in the Water Purification Department. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stovall was preceded...
Ruth Matilda Templeman Bennett
May 11, 2020
Ruth Matilda Templeman Bennett Ruth Matilda Templeman was born March 12, 1920 in Laurens, SC. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Samuel Huntington Templeman and his wife Inez Gertrude Barnes. Her father was a Baptist minister so the family moved several times, first to Elizabeth City, NC and finally to Winston-Salem, NC, where Dr. Templeman was the minister...
Douglas Junior Sorrow
May 9, 2020
Mr. Douglas Junior Sorrow, 66, of Bond Kelley Rd. Canon, GA passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his home.Mr. Sorrow was born September 10, 1953 in Franklin County, GA to Joe Sorrow and Mildred Alewine Sorrow. He was a chicken hatchery foreman and member of the Gospel Barn in Danielsville, GA.He is survived by his wife: Mary Carolyn Harris...
Karen Beth Mcfarland Speer
May 8, 2020
Mrs. Karen Beth Speer, 66, wife of 49 years to David Roy Speer, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2020, at her residence in Sharpsburg surrounded by her family.Born in Atlanta on February 9, 1954, Karen was the daughter of the late James Henry McFarland and Elizabeth Sara Cole McFarland. She attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, GA...
Kathy Ann Howell Coley
May 7, 2020
Ms. Kathy Ann Howell Coley, 49, of Jim Gurley Road, Hartwell, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Kathy was born in Commerce on April 22, 1971, daughter of the late Sarah Ann Pace, and was a homemaker. Survivors include a special friend and caretaker, Herbert N. Massey of the home; children: Chris and Tori...
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke
May 5, 2020
Linda Pless Willoughby Smoke, 65, of Iva, SC, returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 5, 2020. A Registered Nurse for 43 years, Linda devoted her life to the art and science of medicine and caretaking. She was an oncology nurse at AnMed Hospital and spent much of her career as a charge nurse and director of nursing for...
Lillie Marie Coogler
May 4, 2020
Miss Lillie Marie Coogler, 80, of Elberton, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at her home.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late John Bunyon and Inez Johnson Coogler.Miss Coogler retired from the Southeastern Power Company, where she had worked as an accountant.She was a very faithful member of Elberton First United Methodist Church, where she sang...
Elmer Van Herrington
May 2, 2020
Mr. Elmer Van Herrington, 74, of East Main Street, Royston, GA passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his home. Mr. Herrington was born February 28, 1946 in Washington, GA to the late Elmer Herrington and Ruth Wray Herrington. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and a retired truck driver. Survivors include his sons: James, Scott, and David Herrington;...
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis
May 2, 2020
Marjorie Louise Gunter Bettis, age 101, of Elberton, widow of James Robert “Nope” Bettis, died on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Nancy Hart Nursing Center. Born in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Gordon Gunter and Ruby Elizabeth Fleming Gunter. She went to work at the age of 16 at Arnall Manufacturing Company as a spinner....
Mary Haley Rathbun
May 2, 2020
Mary Haley Rathbun passed away on May 2, 2020, at the age of 100. She was born in Hart County, Georgia to Ira Sereno Haley and Minnie Gaines Haley, and grew up in Elbert County.Mary was a resident of Macon, Georgia for sixty years. She was employed at Robins Air Force base and was a faithful member of Glenwood Hills...
Jane Godsey Lunceford
Apr 30, 2020
Mrs. Jane Godsey Lunceford, 83, of Elberton, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.A native of Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Floyd C. and Effie Haynie Godsey.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bud Godsey and an infant brother Raymond Godsey.She married Eugene Franklin Lunceford...
Barry Wayne Wood
Apr 30, 2020
Mr. Barry Wayne Wood, 63, Lavonia, GA died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home. Mr. Wood was born October 4, 1956 in Seneca, SC to the late Dorsey and Maggie Cope Wood. He was a retired machine operator from J.M. Huber Corporation in Commerce, GA. He is survived by his daughter Megan Wood and her mother Ann Wood, sister...
Rebecca Irene Smith Butler
Apr 29, 2020
Mrs. Rebecca ‘Irene’ Smith Butler, 87, of Hudson Road, Elberton, wife of 59 years to the late Gaines ‘Copelan’ Butler, Sr., died on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. A lifelong resident of the Fortsonia Community, Mrs. Butler was born on July 22, 1932, daughter of the late Christopher Thomas “Tabor” Smith and Winnie Davis Snellings Smith. She was an active member...
Carolyn Elizabeth Hodges
Apr 26, 2020
Mrs. Carolyn Elizabeth Buford Hodges, wife ofHon. Thomas L. Hodges, III, passed away April 26, 2020. Beth was born in Augusta on January 14, 1949 to Carolyn Harrell Buford (Mosteller) and William Hal Buford, Jr., of Ellenton, South Carolina.She grew up in North Augusta, SC with her mother and her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. H.P. Harrell, Sr.She was an only...
Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne
Apr 26, 2020
Mrs. Frances Yvonne Thomas Payne, 67, of Hardeman Farm Road, Carnesville, wife of the late James Robert Payne, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. Mrs. Payne was born in Nashville, TN on October 26, 1952, daughter of the late James W. “Jim” and Bobbie Jane Whitley Thomas. She worked as a...
Hunter Samuel Arlyn Grizzell
Apr 23, 2020
Mr. Hunter Samuel Arlyn Grizzell, 18, of Hartwell, formerly of Elberton, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020.He was a native ofElbert County, the son of Arlyne Gail Flippen and the late David Edward Grizzell.Hunter was also preceded in death by his Grandfathers, Arlyn Boyce Flippen and Alvin Mitchell Grizzell. Hunter loved everyone, always took up for others, had no enemies...
Ronnie Dale Yeargin
Apr 22, 2020
Mr. Ronnie Dale Yeargin, 60, of Elberton, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.A native of Orlando, Florida, he was the son of the late Dick Wilkerson and Brenda Yeargin.After his parents passed away, his grandparents, David and LouAnna Burton Yeargin adopted and raised him.Mr. Yeargin was a graduate of Elbert County High School...
Frank Stockton Harper
Apr 21, 2020
Mr. Frank Stockton Harper, 93, of Ruckersville Road, Elberton, husband of 67 years to the late Kathleen Higginbotham Harper, finished his course in faith on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Harper was born in Elberton on June 18, 1926, son of the late Linton Augustus Harper and Emma Etta Jones Harper. Frank started working for Elberton Furniture...
Larry James Head Sr.
Apr 20, 2020
Obituary for Mr. Larry James Head Sr. Mr. Larry James Head, Sr., of the Danburg Rd. In Washington, passed away Monday afternoon, April 20, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Head was born in Cleveland, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 32 years with his wife and children. He was the son...
Larry James Head, Sr.
Apr 20, 2020
Mr. Larry James Head, Sr., of the Danburg Rd. In Washington, passed away Monday afternoon, April 20, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Head was born in Cleveland, Ga., and had lived in Wilkes County for the last 32 years with his wife and children. He was the son of the late James Robert and Myrtle...
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