Obituaries

Thomas Allen Helton

Thomas Allen Helton

November 24, 2019

Mr. Thomas Allen Helton, 74, of Poplar Springs Extension, Elberton, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at Pruitt Health at Toccoa. Mr. Helton was born in Elberton on February 22, 1945, son of the late Carl James Helton and Laura Sue Dickerson Helton. He was a member of Falling Creek Baptist Church and a Vietnam Veteran having served in...

Larry Wayne King

Larry Wayne King

November 24, 2019

Mr. Larry Wayne King, Sr., 78 , of Bridges Rd., Carlton, GA passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at his home. Mr. King was born September 8, 1941 in Madison County, GA to Henry Grady King and Lillian Estelle Kincaid King. He was a member of Vesta Baptist Church, Gideons International and the Lions Club. Mr. King was an retired...

Neva Taylor Cawthon

Neva Taylor Cawthon

November 24, 2019

Evans, Georgia—Neva Taylor Cawthon, 68, wife of Steve Cawthon, their Earth angel, received her wings on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at 12:00 noon from the chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Greg Porterfield officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Cawthon, daughter of the late Leona...

Henry  Bennett West

Henry Bennett West

November 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

Rita Lee Brown Baggerley

November 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

Carolyn D. Breaux

November 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.

Richard Lee Smith, Sr.

November 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

Jo Anne Johnson Childs

November 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

Randall Bruce Parham

November 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

Virginia Baggett Conwell

November 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

Mary Alice Manley Lee

November 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

Terry Michael Jordan

November 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

Donnie Alfred Herring

November 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

Patricia Rucker Drake

November 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

Willie Mae Price Bass

November 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)

Dorathy Stewart Link (Courtesy)

November 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

Dorathy Stewart Link

November 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

Virginia Welborn Johnson

November 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

Darlene Elaine Ratcliff

November 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

Dorothy Holloway Snider

November 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...