Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Louise Berryman

Louise Allgood Berryman, 98, of 651 Rhodes Dr. Elberton widow of the late Joseph Welthy Berryman died Tuesday May 4, 2010.

Born in Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late John William Allgood and Nancy "Betty" Elizabeth Gunter Allgood. She was a member of Carlton Baptist Church and was a homemaker.

Survivors include daughters and son-in-laws Maxine and Bobby McMurray, Marilyn and Charles Heard, Beth and Alan Vaughter, and Joy and John Jordan, sons and daughter-in-laws Harlan and Peggy Berryman, Faine Berryman and Betty Carter, and Wendall and Patti Berryman, 15 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday May 6, 2010 at 4PM at Carlton Baptist Church with Rev. Dwight Duhon officiating. Burial will follow in Carlton City Cemetery. The family will be at their respective homes and will receive friends from 7-9PM Wednesday night at Berry Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will include Allen Berryman, Emery Berryman, Phil Berryman, Russell McMurray, Kevin Vaughter, Eric Berryman, Bryan Berryman, and Ben Jordan.

Flowers are optional and memorials may be made in her honor to Carlton Baptist Church or to Carlton Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund P.O. Box 9 Carlton, GA 30627.

Ed Hicks

Edward G. Hicks, 71, of Elberton, lost his battle with heart disease on May 2, 2010 and went home to be with his savior.

Ed was born and raised in Reynolds, GA by his parents, Henry G. and Alice Mae Ellison Hicks. He joins his father and brother Harry, in heaven. He attended Reynolds High, class of 1957, and married his grade school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Lane, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage last September. Ed graduated from the University of Georgia's School of Pharmacy and eventually settled in Elberton in 1962, serving as a registered pharmacist at The Prescription Shop, Herndon Drugs (which he owned and operated for more the 30 years), Madden's Pharmacy, Walmart and Ward's Pharmacy. Besides his mother and his wife, Ed will be missed by his son, Michael and his wife, Rebecca, of Willow Springs, NC, by his daughter, Cathy, and her husband Tracy Gurganious, of Willard, NC, and by his grandchildren, Jasmine Hicks and Jacob Gurganious.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 7, at 2PM at the First Baptist Church of Elberton, where Ed served many years as an ordained deacon. The family will receive friends at Berry Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 7-9PM.

Instead of flowers, contributions in Ed's memory may be made to the First Baptist Church of Elberton.

Condolences may be placed online at www.berryfuneral.com for the family.

Berry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Edward Hicks.

Bailey Robinson

Archie Bailey Robinson, 70, of 1214 Crestview Drive, Elberton, husband of Barbara Ann Robinson, died on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his residence.

Born on August 25, 1939 in Elbert County, he was a son of the late Thomas Robinson and Jessie Mae Saxon Robinson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a step-son, John V. Grimes.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Barbara Ann Robinson; step-daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and John Hinckley of Missoula, Montana; step-son, Douglas Grimes of Calhoun Falls, SC; grandchildren, Sarah Gingrich, Laura Hinckley, and Matthew Hinckley, of Missoula, Montana, Cory Grimes of Elberton, and Kyle Grimes of Wooster, Ohio; and brothers, Norman Robinson and James Robinson of Elberton. Several other relatives and friends also survive.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 2:30PM in the Elmhurst Cemetery with Reverend Jay Aiken officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2PM just prior to the service on Thursday at Hicks Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Elbert County EMS.

Pallbearers will include Jordan Black, Cory Grimes, Walter Mills, Rodney Page, Clay Page, and Terry Mills.

Condolences may be placed online at www.hicksfuneral.com for the family.

Arrangements for Archie Bailey Robinson are in the care of the Hicks Funeral Home of Elberton.

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