Obituaries
Henry Bennett West
Nov 23, 2019
Mr. Henry Bennett West, 76, of Colbert, GA passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his home. Mr. West was born November 26, 1942 in Greenwood, SC to Barney and Emma West. He was a retired self-employed carpenter. He is survived by a son Steven West of Colbert, GA and three grandchildren. In addition to his parents and siblings he...
Rita Lee Brown Baggerley
Nov 22, 2019
Mrs. Rita Lee Brown Baggerley, 61, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019, at the Tignall House Personal Care Home. Rita is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Chastain Brown; and husband, Carvelle Hampton Baggerley, and is survived by her daughters: Rachel and Michael Hicks of Athens and Haley and Chris Efferth of Alpharetta; granddaughter, Chelsea Hicks; and sister:...
Carolyn D. Breaux
Nov 22, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn D. Mauldin Breaux, 57, of Athens Rd., Crawford, GA passed away Friday, November 22, 2019. Mrs. Breaux was born December 31, 1961 in Columbia, SC to Howell J. Mauldin and Eleanor Faye Hall Mauldin. She was retired from the food delivery service. She is survived by daughters: Cortney Nixon of Crawford, GA, Angel Breaux of Athens, GA; her...
Richard Lee Smith, Sr.
Nov 19, 2019
Mr. Richard Lee Smith, Sr., 98, of Byrum Cemetery Rd. Lavonia, GA passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr. Smith was born June 6, 1921 in Atlanta, GA to J. Fred Smith and Bertie Mae Hughes Smith. He was a retired printing ink salesman and an WWII veteran having served in the U.S. Army....
Jo Anne Johnson Childs
Nov 19, 2019
Mrs. Jo Anne Johnson Childs, 83, of Brad Dixon Road, Elberton, wife of 65 years to Thomas ‘Banks’ Childs, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Childs was born in Elberton on May 25, 1936, daughter of the late Samuel Alton Johnson and Estelle Tyner Johnson. She retired from West Point Stevens in Calhoun...
Randall Bruce Parham
Nov 17, 2019
Mr. Randall Bruce “Randy” Parham, 63, of Oak Street, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at his residence. Randy was born in Elberton on June 3, 1956, son of Polly Hendricks Parham and the late Curtis V. “Bud” Parham. He was an auto-cad operator having worked at Whitlow Electric Company and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Randy...
Virginia Baggett Conwell
Nov 17, 2019
Mrs. Virginia Field Baggett Conwell, 93, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 17, 2019. She was born in Elbert County and lived most of her life there. She was a lifelong member of Doves Creek Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and worked for Elberton Manufacturing Company. She was preceded in death by two husbands H.V. (Davis)...
Mary Alice Manley Lee
Nov 15, 2019
Mary Alice Manley Lee, 96, of Elberton, wife of the late Robert E. Lee, Jr., entered into rest on Friday, November 15, 2019. A lifelong resident of Elberton, Mrs. Lee was born on February 7, 1923, daughter of the late Horace Hillyer Manley and Marguerite Brewer Manley. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she served as...
Terry Michael Jordan
Nov 15, 2019
Terry Michael Jordan, age 59, of Comer, GA passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday November 15th following a brief battle with MDS blood cancer. Terry was the son of the late Odis Jordan Jr and Jean Faulkner Jordan of Athens. Terry is survived by his sister Sheree Jordan Pastrick and husband Raleigh of Jefferson and sister Tamara Jordan...
Donnie Alfred Herring
Nov 13, 2019
Mr. Donnie Alfred Herring, 63, of Piedmont Rd. Hull, GA passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Herring was born June 27, 1956 in Madison Co, GA to Thurman Herring and Mary Elizabeth Bellew Herring. He is survived by daughters: Sandy Herring Green of Jefferson, GA, Renee Nixon of Danielsville, GA; sister: Clara Charping of...
Patricia Rucker Drake
Nov 13, 2019
Mrs. Patricia Ann Rucker Drake, 63, of Elberton, wife of the late Dennis Eugene Drake, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Patricia was born in Elberton on May 11, 1956, daughter of the late Billy Walker Rucker and Peggy Smith Rucker. She thoroughly enjoyed the mountains and had been a resident of Nancy Hart Nursing...
Willie Mae Price Bass
Nov 12, 2019
Mrs. Willie Mae Price Bass, 80, of Elberton, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in Elberton. Mrs. Bass was born in Elberton to the late William Rufus and Georgia Rice Price.She was married for over 64 years to Mr. Raymond Lamar Bass, Sr. before his passing on November 5th of this year.Mrs. Bass was a shipping clerk in the...
Dorathy Stewart Link (Courtesy)
Nov 12, 2019
Mrs. Dorathy Stewart Link, 63, of Tom Cobb Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born on January 23, 1956 in Charlotte NC, she was the daughter of the late Ivey W. Stewart, Jr. and Harriet Thigpen Stewart. Mrs. Link was employed with the Elbert County Board of Education with 23 years of service and currently serving as secretary...
Dorathy Stewart Link
Nov 12, 2019
Mrs. Dorathy Stewart Link, 63, of Tom Cobb Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born on January 23, 1956 in Charlotte NC, she was the daughter of the late Ivey W. Stewart, Jr. and Harriet Thigpen Stewart. Mrs. Link was employed with the Elbert County Board of Education with 23 years of service and currently serving as secretary...
Virginia Welborn Johnson
Nov 12, 2019
Mrs. Edna ‘Virginia’ Welborn Johnson, 90, of Oak Street, Elberton, wife of the late Lee “Pete” Johnson, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was born in Iva, SC on April 2, 1929, daughter of the late Harvey Welborn and Sue Sanders Welborn. She was a retired beautician, a member of Grace Baptist Church, and...
Darlene Elaine Ratcliff
Nov 11, 2019
Mrs. Darlene Elaine Ratcliff, 68, of Nick Volley Rd. Bowman, GA passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ratcliff was born March 25, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN. She was a retired office worker from Landstar Trucking. She is survived by sons: William Duckett of Lavonia, GA, Brian Duckett (Cindy) of Franklin Springs, GA; sisters Peggy Schneider...
Dorothy Holloway Snider
Nov 10, 2019
Dorothy Christine Holloway Snider, 94 years old of Lincolnton, GA passed peacefully in her sleep, just as she asked the Lord to take her, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. She lived an exemplary Christian life, honoring her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Martin’s Crossroads Congregational Holiness...
Austin Lee Nestor
Nov 9, 2019
Mr. Austin Lee Nestor, 28, of Elberton, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Austin was born in Athens on November 16, 1990, son of DJ Nestor and Andrea Weaver Hallman. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School, a member of Ruckersville United Methodist Church, and currently employed...
Brandon Newton
Nov 9, 2019
Mr. Carl ‘Brandon’ “Poke” Newton, 34, of Cox Road, Calhoun Falls, SC, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, in Greenwood. Brandon was born in Abbeville on January 14, 1985, son of Carl ‘Julian’ Newton and the late Betty ‘June’ Moore Garner. He was a 2003 graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and attended the welding program at Piedmont Technical...
Curtis Dwayne Lunceford
Nov 7, 2019
Mr. Curtis ‘Dwayne’ Lunceford, 57, of Nickville Road, Dewy Rose, husband of 39 years to Carol Ann Kidd Lunceford, entered into rest on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Dwayne was born in Elberton on December 18, 1961, son of the late James Melvin and Doris Opal Saxon Herring, and the late Robert Lunceford. He was a top polisher having worked in...
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