Ed Smith
Feb 4, 2026
Mr. William Edward Smith, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Manor Lake Independent Living, Athens.
Born of November 19, 1935 in Toccoa GA, he was the son of the late Carl William Smith and Jeanette Purcell Smith. Mr. Smith graduated The University of Georgia with a degree in Landscape Architecture and was retired from the U.S. Army...
Loren Smith
Feb 2, 2026
Loren Earl Smith, aged 78, of Lavonia, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, at Bountiful Hills Assisted Living in Commerce.
Born on July 17, 1947, in Watseka, Illinois, Loren was the son of the late Robert Allen Leroy Smith and Faye Blossom Smith. A proud Vietnam era veteran of the United States Navy, Loren was dedicated to serving his country....
Stephen Giddings
Feb 1, 2026
Stephen James Giddings passed from this realm into the heart of his beloved God on Saturday, January 31, 2026. He was born on May 26, 1958 in Tampa FL to parents Sarah Ward Gill Giddings and Charles Winter Giddings. He lived in Decatur GA and Athens GA as a young man, and later moved to Hartwell to live at the...
Larry McCurley
Feb 1, 2026
Mr. Larry Ernest McCurley, 77, of Hartwell, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Highlands Senior Living of Norcross.
Born on December 4, 1948, in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late A. Roy McCurley and Ernestine Holloway McCurley. Mr. McCurley was a Builders Representative for Adams Building Supply, and the owner & operator of Country Cars....
Dr. John L. LeRoy Jr.
Jan 31, 2026
Dr. John Levis LeRoy Jr. of Atlanta, a distinguished, widely honored and accomplished cosmetic and plastic surgeon, passed away on Saturday, January 31st, 2026. He died peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years Nanci Smith LeRoy of Elberton, GA and his daughter Taylor LeRoy Mills (Joe) of Atlanta, GA....
Melissa Harris Oyler
Jan 30, 2026
Mrs. Melissa Ann Harris Oyler, 57, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 at her home.
Born on December 8, 1968 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of Loretta Aldrich Harris Fuller and the late Joe Bill Harris. Melissa was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include her mother; Loretta Fuller of Hartwell; her husband: Kenny Oyler; two sons: Joe Harris...
Alma Roberts
Jan 30, 2026
Alma Wilson Roberts Norris, of Lavonia, passed away January 30, 2026, five days shy of her 88th birthday, surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer. Her goal was to live to 90, but the good Lord and Savior needed her home and pain free before she reached that milestone.
Alma was married to Rafe Roberts of Lavonia and had...
Jackie Haines
Jan 30, 2026
Mrs. Jacqueline Reineke “Jackie” Haines, 77, of Hartwell, passed from this life on Friday, January 30, 2026 to be united with Jesus and her family, who has prepared a place for her in her new life.
Born on January 27, 1949, in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry “Peck” Reineke and Julia Dzingleski Reineke of Benwood, WV....
Ann Monnier
Jan 29, 2026
Mrs. Ann Carey Monnier, age 82, of Royston, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026, at her home.
Born February 11, 1943, in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Carval Cary and Annie Ruth Cary Chapman. She was owner and operator of Monnier Farms of Hartwell, Ga. She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended the Hartwell Congregation.
In addition to...
Donald Vickery
Jan 29, 2026
Mr. Donald Vickery, 84, of Hartwell, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at his home.
Born on November 29, 1941 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Ira C. Vickery and Lillie Mae Adams Vickery. Mr. Vickery was a data processing manager for Springs Industries in Lyman, SC, with 37 years of service. He was born...
Jerry Lane Jackson
Jan 26, 2026
Jerry Lane Jackson, 75, of Bowersville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of faith, family, and craftsmanship. He was born on July 24, 1950, in Westminster, South Carolina, to the late Nannie Mary Campbell Jackson and D.C. Jackson.
Jerry dedicated much of his life to the trade of carpentry, where his skilled hands helped create...
Ray Lewis
Jan 26, 2026
Ray Howard Lewis, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at AnMed Medical Center, Anderson SC.
Born on November 1, 1935 in Hartwell GA, Ray was Hart County native, who grew up on what is now Old 29, helping his father and mother run a country store and the family farm. He was in the car business for a...
"Dot" Rice Howell
Jan 25, 2026
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Rice “Dot” Howell, 85, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia.
Born on October 9, 1940 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Darwin Mack Rice and Nancy Elizabeth Rowland Rice. Mrs. Howell was a retired assembly line worker at Monroe/Tenneco and a member of the Cross Roads...
Donnie Robertson
Jan 25, 2026
Mr. William Donald “Donnie” Robertson, 78, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia SC.
Born on November 13, 1947 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late William Eural Robertson and Avis O’Barr Robertson. Mr. Robertson was retired from Pharma Tech of Royston as a forklift operator. He also attended Pleasant Grove...
Janie McKern Byrum
Jan 24, 2026
Mrs. Janie Mae McKern Byrum, 92, of Hartwell, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Hart Care Center.
Born on August 2, 1933 in Bowersville GA, she was the daughter of the late Loyd McKern Sr and Jonnie Mae Clark McKern. Mrs. Byrum was a retired assembly line worker from Monroe/Tenneco, member of the First Baptist Church of Hartwell and...
Billy Vickery
Jan 23, 2026
Billy Floyd Vickery, age 88, of Bowersville, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born on January 13, 1938, in Hart County, Billy was the son of the late James Tye Vickery and Sara Nell Floyd Vickery. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Billy was preceded in death by his...
Evelyn Haynie White
Jan 22, 2026
Mrs. Evelyn Haynie White, 96, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026 at University Nursing & Rehab Center, Athens GA.
Born on August 16, 1929 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie W. Haynie and Carrie Marett Haynie. Mrs. White was a retired seamstress for Hartwell Sports and a member of Milltown Baptist Church.
Survivors include her...
Eula Standridge Slater
Jan 22, 2026
Mrs. Eula Medlin Standridge Slater, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026 at AnMed Medical Center, Anderson SC.
Born on March 21, 1935 in Toccoa GA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Medlin and Bonnie Hand Medlin. Mrs. Slater was a retired Seamstress for Hartwell Mfg. Company, a former SS Teacher and member of the Price Chapel...
Linda Whitworth
Jan 20, 2026
Linda Louise Whitworth, age 79, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Hartwell health and Rehabilitation.
Born August 11, 1946, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Beulah Stovall Whitworth. Linda worked as a seamstress and Carwood Manufacturing and later worked as custodian for Franklin County High School and the Lavonia First United Methodist...
Zack Griffith (Courtesy)
Jan 19, 2026
Mr. Zachery Reeves Griffith, affectionately known as “Zack”, of Hartwell, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. He was 37.
Born in Elberton on November 2, 1988, Zack was a son of Paul Frank Griffith, Jr. and Cynthia Jane “Cindy” Childs Griffith. He was a 2008 graduate of Hart County High School. Zack enjoyed...
