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Donald Ray Ball

Donald Ray Ball

Jul 13, 2018

Mr. Donald Ray Ball, age 80, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at his home. Born July 31, 1937, in Richton, MS, he was the son of the late Denton Ball. He retired from Dekalb County as the Chief of the HVAC Department. He was a bonsai enthusiast and was a founder and lifetime member of the Georgia...

Lucille Ansley

Lucille Ansley

Jul 12, 2018

Mrs. Lucille Inez (Mauldin) Ansley, age 81, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday morning July 12, 2018 at The Oaks at Scenic View in Baldwin. Born October 27, 1936, in Franklin County, the daughter of the late John Mauldin, she was raised by her mother and step-father the late Ossie (Cotton) and Ammie D. Kay. She was a Class of 1955...

Rusty Scott

Rusty Scott

Jul 9, 2018

Mr. Howard "Rusty" Payton Scott, Jr., 60, of Loganville, passed away July 9, 2018 at his home. Born on February 11, 1958 in Long Beach, NY he was the son of the late Howard Payton Scott, Sr. and Margaret Joyce Cook Scott. Rusty worked in the pest control industry before retiring in 2014. He enjoyed all sports and loved fishing....

William "Billy" Brown

William "Billy" Brown

Jul 6, 2018

Mr. William M. "Billy" Brown Jr, 92, of Clearview Road, Hartwell, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at his home. Born on September 21, 1925 in Bowersville GA, he was the son of the late William M. "Willie" Brown Sr. and Jewell Cash Brown Crook and step-son of Arad Crook.Mr. Brown attended Clemson University and Georgia Southwestern in Americus GA.He...

Jack Grant

Jack Grant

Jul 6, 2018

Mr. Jack Grant, 98, of Elberton GA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born on December 18, 1919 in Milan GA, he was the son of the late Rev. O.A. Grant and Annie Forrest Hardy Grant.Mr. Grant met his wife of 65 years, Mary Jo Hill in Pensacola FL, where they were married.Jack, a Pearl Harbor...

Ned L. Stewart

Ned L. Stewart

Jun 30, 2018

Mr. Ned Lamar Stewart, 84, of Cedar Pond Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home. Born on October 28, 1933 in Canon GA, he was the son of the late Buell Stewart and Velma Bennett Stewart.Mr. Stewart was retired from Owens Corning Fiberglass of Anderson, an auto mechanic and helped in his son's cabinet shop.He was...

James H. Bowen

James H. Bowen

Jun 30, 2018

Mr. James Howard "Jim" Bowen, 80, of Mt. Olivet Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home. Born on April 1, 1938 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Albert Ray Bowen and Edna Rowland Bowen. Mr. Bowen was a self-employed auto mechanic. Survivors include his wife Patsy Clark Bowen of Hartwell; a son:...

Cornelius Brown

Cornelius Brown

Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Thomas Cornelius Brown, 93, of Hart Terrace, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA. Born on July 25, 1924 in Danielsville, GA he was the son of the late James Fletcher Brown and Mary Frances Wilson Brown.Mr. Brown was a retired machine operator for the Hartwell Company and a member of...

James Thomas Lunsford

James Thomas Lunsford

Jun 26, 2018

Mr. James Thomas Lunsford, Sr., 77, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Kindred Hospice IPU at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Born August 26, 1940, in Atlanta, he was the son of the late James William Lunsford, Jr. and Dorothy (McElwaney) Lunsford. He was a retired businessman, having owned and operated several businesses. He was of a...

Everlee Jayde Newbern

Everlee Jayde Newbern

Jun 25, 2018

Everlee Jayde Newbern, infant daughter of Levi and Kelsey (Watkins) Newbern of Lavonia, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at her home. She was born June 11, 2018 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother: Nicholas Newbern; sister: Rhylie Buffington; grandparents: Brandy Pointer, John Watkins, Tim & Peggy...

Owen Dunn

Owen Dunn

Jun 25, 2018

Heyward Owen Dunn, Jr., age 65, of Conyers, GA, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at Piedmont Rockdale County Hospital in Conyers, GA. Born June 19, 1953, in Lavonia, he was the son of Heyward Dunn, Sr. and the late Zelma (Price) Davis. He graduated from Rockdale County High School and lived most of his life in Rockdale County. He...

Hugh A. Boles

Hugh A. Boles

Jun 23, 2018

Mr. Hugh Allen Boles, 73, of Fleming Circle, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson. Born on September 11, 1944 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the Walter Lee Boles and Mamie Lettie Brown Boles.Mr. Boles was an avid Golfer, member of the Hartwell Golf Club and of the Church of God...

Shirley Sanders Shirley

Shirley Sanders Shirley

Jun 22, 2018

Ms. Shirley Jean Sanders Shirley, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Hart Care Center. Born on March 22, 1936 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Guy Sanders and Willie Vickery Sanders.Ms. Shirley was retired from Hart County Hospital and a former greeter at Wal-Mart of Toccoa.She was also a member of the...

John Ashworth

John Ashworth

Jun 21, 2018

Rev. John Henry Ashworth, age 76, of Anderson, formerly of Hartwell, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Rainey Hospice House following an extended illness. Born August 10, 1941, in Canon, he was the son of the late Patrick Henry Ashworth and Ila Peeples Ashworth Bennett. He was a self-employed welder and was a preacher of the gospel. Mr. Ashworth was...

Nell "Ma" Hill

Nell "Ma" Hill

Jun 21, 2018

Mrs. Nell "Ma" Hill, 82, of Royston, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Pruitt Health of Toccoa following an extended illness. Born February 8, 1936 in Bowersville, she was the daughter of the late Omar and Missouri (Peeples) Gray. She was a homemaker and was a member of Compassion Baptist Church. She is survived by her son: Rob Hill...

John Alderfer

John Alderfer

Jun 20, 2018

Mr. John Wesley Alderfer, 71, of Canon, GA and Port Charlotte, FL, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, GA. Born on October 17, 1946 in Westchester, PA, he was the son of the late Earle Alderfer and Mary Ellen Alderfer. Mr. Alderfer was a home improvement supply salesman and formerly worked for Lowes. Survivors...

Dottie Uselton

Dottie Uselton

Jun 19, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy Mae "Dottie" (Pedigo) Uselton, age 85, of Ridgeview Drive, Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her home. Born February 1, 1933, in Sullivan, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Gentry Allen Pedigo and Agnes Elizabeth Wooley. Prior to disability, she worked in various aspects of the construction business and was district manager of the...

Randy K. Looney

Randy K. Looney

Jun 19, 2018

Mr. Randy K. Looney, 56, of Cooley Davis Road, Danielsville, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens. Born on November 18, 1961 in Athens GA, he was the son of Nancy Lester Looney and the late Ernest Looney.Mr. Looney was a residential block mason. Survivors include his mother: Nancy Looney of Athens; two daughters:...

Shirley M. Lacy

Shirley M. Lacy

Jun 19, 2018

Shirley M. Lacy, 82, of Emory Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her home. Born on December 3, 1935 in Lavonia GA, she was the daughter of the late Boyd D. Lacy and Lyford Burgess Lacy.Shirley was a retired billing clerk for the Hartwell Company. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hartwell, Bonds...

Don Sanders

Don Sanders

Jun 16, 2018

Mr. Oren Don Sanders, 85, of Old Mt. Olivet Road, Hartwell, passed away at Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation surrounded by family and friends who loved him. He was the son of the late T. W. Sanders and Hailey Phillips Sanders. He was preceded in death by his brother Early Sanders.Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife Leona Richardson Sanders; his...

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