Elaine Means Haugabook

Elaine Means Haugabook, 80, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026. A private graveside service for family will be held, followed by a church service at Montezuma Methodist Church Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 11:00am.

Mrs. Haugabook was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the daughter of the late James Edward Means and Louise Cleveland Means. She was a graduate of Brenau Women’s College in Gainesville, Georgia, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority as well as an elite student leadership society. She was an educator in Georgia for twenty-eight years. She was a member of the Montezuma Methodist Church in Montezuma, Georgia.

Mrs. Haugabook is survived by her husband of 43 years, William Steven Haugabook of Montezuma, Georgia; daughter Catherine Cleveland Cook (Jared) of Kingsland, Georgia; Samuel B. “Bo” Haugabook of Mountain Brook, Alabama; Kelly Ann Haugabook Beach of St. Petersburg, Florida; William Steven Haugabook, Jr. (Sally) Athens, Georgia; four grandchildren McCrae Means Cook, of Kingsland, Georgia; William Steven Haugabook III of Brookhaven, Georgia; Laine Callaway Cook of Yulee, Florida; and Anne McKenzie Haugabook of Athens, Georgia. She is also survived by her sister Erin Means Mellen (Pat) of Charleston, South Carolina; niece Lorraine Mellen Jeter (Walt) of James Island, South Carolina; nephew James Edward Mellen (Katie) of Charleston, South Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Society of America https://autismsociety.org or the Montezuma Methodist Church.

Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.