Rhett Wilson
Apr 21, 2018
Mr. Frank Rhett Wilson, 64, of Margaret Circle, Canon, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens. Born on October 16, 1953 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late Frank Dent Wilson and Clara Shiflet Wilson.Rhett was a retired screen printer with Anderson Screen Printing, a Mechanic and loved working on Guitars....
Stephen "Booboo" Battaglia
Apr 20, 2018
Stephen Gabriel "BooBoo" Battaglia, age 22, of Calhoun Falls, SC, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at his home. Born July 13, 1995, in St. Petersburg, FL, he was the son of Paul Battaglia, II and Amy (Garner) Battaglia. He was a graduate of Hart County High School and worked for Peterbilt, in Duncan, SC, as a...
Otis A. Smith
Apr 20, 2018
Mr. Otis Alfred Smith, 84, of Carter's Ferry Road, Hartwell, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Brown Health & Rehab, Royston, GA. Born on May 7, 1933 in Comer GA, he was the son of the late Lester Smith and Lula Sorrow Smith.Mr. Smith was a retired owner/operator of Hartwell Meter Repair and a former employee with Atlanta Gas...
Shuratt Whitworth (Courtesy)
Apr 20, 2018
Mr. Hubert Shuratt Whitworth, age 83, of Whitworth Road in Lavonia, Georgia passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at the residence. A son of the late Hugh W. and Ether Mae Whitlow Whitworth, he was born October 18, 1934 in Franklin County, Georgia where he lived all his life. He attended Darlington High School in Rome, Georgia, attended Cornell University...
Norris Yeargin
Apr 20, 2018
Mr. Arthur Norris Yeargin, 68, of Holmes Road, Dewy Rose GA, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens GA. Born on November 12, 1949 in Elberton GA, he was the son of Nina Hilley Yeargin and the late Arthur Newt Yeargin.Mr. Yeargin was a graduate of North Georgia Tech, where he received his Electrician...
Kevin Drake Wright
Apr 18, 2018
Mr. Kevin Drake Wright, Sr., age 50, of Martin, passed away Wednesday evening, April 18th, 2018at his home. Born October 20, 1967, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Gertrude (Wright) Cotton and the late Jerry Lamar Cotton. Prior to disability, he was a commercial tire man and mechanic. Mr. Wright was a member of the National Rifle Association,...
Jean H. Fisher
Apr 16, 2018
Mrs. Jean Harrison Fisher, 58, of Athens Street, Hartwell, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, GA. Born on September 23, 1959 in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was the daughter of Harold P. Harrison and the late Barbara Vandiver Phillips. Mrs. Fisher was a sewing machine operator with EZ-On Auto Tops, Iva SC and of...
James B. Carlton
Apr 15, 2018
Mr. James Boyd Carlton, 78, of Moriah Ridge Farm Road, Canon, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. Born on August 10, 1939 in Canon GA, he was the son of the late Henry England Carlton and Irene Bond Carlton.Mr. Carlton was a retired dairy and poultry farmer and a member of the Macedonia United Methodist Church where...
Effie G. Sanders
Apr 15, 2018
Mrs. Effie G. Sanders Sanders, 90, of Woodlake Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on January 2, 1928 in Bowersville GA, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Sanders and Myrtle Chastain Sanders.Mrs. Sanders was a retired seamstress for the Hartwell Company and a member of the Hartwell Church of God...
Barbara Freeman
Apr 14, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Neal (Williams) Freeman, age 80, of Martin, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. Born December 23, 1937, in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late Jay Pope and Sue (Addison) Williams. She was a graduate of Lavonia High School. Mrs. Freeman retired from the Georgia Department of Family and...
Ona Evans
Apr 12, 2018
Mrs. Ona J. Stewart Evans, 95, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Brown Health & Rehab of Royston. Born on November 18, 1922 in Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of the late Allen L. Stewart and Minnie Holland Stewart.Mrs. Evans was a retired seamstress for the Gip's Manufacture Co. and a member of the Cornerstone Baptist...
Millard Jones
Apr 11, 2018
Mr. Millard William Jones, 94, of Wiley Road, Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born on November 5, 1923 in Havana, MN, he was the son of the late George H. Jones and Fanny Elizabeth Smith Jones. He served three years in the U.S. Army during WWII, and participated in Pacific campaigns...
Brenda Bailey
Apr 10, 2018
Mrs. Brenda Gail (Smith) Bailey, age 71, of Martin, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born August 15, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late John David and Elizabeth (Warren) Smith. She retired from the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians as the office manager. She is survived by her husband:...
Minnie Lee Brock
Apr 10, 2018
Mrs. Minnie Lee (Dean) Brock, 96, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at her home. Born November 27, 1921, in Martin, GA, she was the daughter of the late James B, and Nancy (Hunter) Dean. She was a Vaccination Technician with Columbia Farms and was a member of Martin Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons and...
Tommy Dutton
Apr 9, 2018
Mr. Tommy A. Dutton, 67, of West Franklin Place, Hartwell, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at Kindred Hospice IPU at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, GA. Born on June 15, 1950 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Paul Dutton and Vilee K. Lawrence Dutton.Mr. Dutton was a residential construction carpenter and of the Holiness Faith....
Lathoye Rhinehart
Apr 8, 2018
Mr. Lathoye Rhinehart "Sausage", age 71, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born December 20, 1946, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Jessie (Durham) Rhinehart. He graduated from Franklin County High School, Class of 1966. He retired from Franklin Industries as a machinist. Mr. Rhinehart...
Pat Barrett Turner
Apr 8, 2018
Mrs. Patricia (Abernathy) Barrett Turner, 71, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. Born January 1, 1947 in Demorest, she was the daughter of the late Henry C. Abernathy and Hazel (Chastain) Scroggs. She was a self-employed caregiver and was of the Church of God faith. She is survived by her children:...
Sylvia Dyer
Apr 8, 2018
Ms. Sylvia Elaine Cobb Dyer, 63, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, GA. Born on October 12, 1954 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late Spurgeon Cobb and Drucie Alma Homes Cobb. Ms. Dyer was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters: Marcia Selman (Kevin)...
Doris G. Gibson
Apr 6, 2018
Mrs. Doris Gandy Gibson, 100, of Somerset Court, Hartwell, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at her home. Born on August 4, 1917 in Greenville AL, she was the daughter of the late Walter Herbert Gandy and Eula Ponder Gandy.Doris and her husband Joe relocated to Lake Hartwell from Atlanta in 1977 and enjoyed living on the lake for many...
Mildred Lankford
Mar 30, 2018
Mrs. Mildred (Mauldin) Lankford, age 86, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at Pruitt Health of Toccoa. Born April 26, 1931 in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Guy Mauldin, Sr. and Fannie (Garland Mauldin. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she was a GA Leader and a Sunday School teacher...
