Christine Tate Kay
Dec 14, 2017
Mrs. Christine Tate Kay, age 66, of Martin, formerly of Flowery Branch, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born February 21, 1951, in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of Barbara (Burnette) Jones and the late George Archie Tate; and niece to the late William Burnette. She dedicated her life to caring for others....
Jerry Osborne
Dec 14, 2017
Mr. Jerry Thomas Osborne, Sr. of East Howell St., Hartwell, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home. Born March 31, 1939 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Tommie Osborne and Mary Helen Greenway Osborne.Mr. Osborne joined the Army National Guard in High School and served for 8 years. After graduating from Marsh Business College,...
Marylyn Matchette Witherington
Dec 13, 2017
Mrs. Marilyn Matchette Witherington, 87, of Fair Play, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 her home. Born November 18, 1930, in Atlanta, GA she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Eva Matchette. Prior to retirement she worked as a legal secretary with Morton Levin Law Firm. She was a member of the Lavonia United Methodist Church, Red...
Wallace Crider
Dec 11, 2017
Wallace Rudolph Crider, 94, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Kindred Hospice, in Athens, GA. Born on May 14, 1923 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late James Asbury Crider and Mary Etta Phillips Crider. Following his service in the U.S. Navy during WW II, Wallace attended Oglethorpe University and soon began his long...
Carlton J. Roper
Dec 10, 2017
Mr. Carlton J. Roper, 78, of Stillwood Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017, at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born on March 21, 1939 in Hartwell Georgia, he was the son of the late Rainey Roper and Henrietta Walters Roper.Carlton graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology where he became a "Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech and...
Ryan Edwin Lee Mccormick
Dec 7, 2017
Ryan Edwin Lee McCormick, infant son of Daniel and Erin (Schramke) McCormick, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born August 11, 2017, in Habersham County, he is survived by paternal grandparents: Horace McCormick and Linnie Bell Holley; and maternal grandparents: Douglas Edwin Schramke and Kathy Biernacki. He will be buried in Black Creek Methodist...
Jack Holmes
Dec 7, 2017
Mr. Jacky "Jack" Holmes, 72, of Fiddlers Dr., Hartwell, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his home. Born on April 23, 1945 in Martin, GA, he was the son of the late John Thomas "Buck" Holmes and Jewel Hambrick Holmes.Mr. Holmes was the owner/operator of Jack Holmes Construction and attended Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife: Ann...
Hannah Vickery
Dec 2, 2017
Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Osborne Vickery, 81, of Reno Drive, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Hart Care Center. Born on May 24, 1936, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Osborne and Viola Elrod Osborne.Mrs. Vickery was retired from the Hartwell Company as a seamstress and a member of the Mt. Olivet...
Muriel Miller
Nov 29, 2017
Mrs. Helen Muriel (Finley) Miller, 89, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at AnMed Health in Anderson. Born March 7, 1928, in the Gumlog Community of Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Frank and Alma (Wilson) Finley. She was bookkeeper and payroll clerk for the Georgia Baptist Assembly and was a member of Poplar...
Maxie Rudolph Spencer
Nov 28, 2017
Mr. Maxie Rudolph Spencer, 82, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Kindred Hospice IPU at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Born July 30, 1935, in Madison, SC, he was the son of the late Terrell and Dora (Wilson) Spencer. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired from Davis Transfer as a truck...
Edna Pfaender
Nov 26, 2017
Mrs. Edna Thornton Morris Pfaender, 93, of East Franklin Street, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, November, 26, 2017. Born on May 25, 1924 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Louie Lignon Morris and Edna Priscilla Thornton Morris.Mrs. Pfaender was a 76 year member of the Hartwell First United Methodist Church. She was a 1942 graduate of Hart...
Frank J. Farley
Nov 26, 2017
Frank J. Farley, 71, of Bowersville, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born May 9, 1946, in Abney, WV, he was the son of Edna Dennis. He was raised by his grandparents: Avery and Edrie Maxey Farley. Prior to retirement, he was an electrical engineer with Oxi Chemical Company in Texas. He was a...
Tommy O'Barr
Nov 22, 2017
Mr. Thomas Everett "Tommy" O'Barr, age 63, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home. Born January 16, 1955, in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Jack Everett O'Barr and Elizabeth Ann (Smith) O'Barr. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He is survived by his daughter: Tonya O'Barr; granddaughter: Shalisha O'Barr;...
Elizabeth Ann (Smith) O'Barr
Nov 22, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Smith) O'Barr, age 83, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at her home. Born September 27, 1934, in Habersham County, she was the daughter of the late William Jasper Smith and Bessie Leola (Frady) Ranchich. She was a member of the Goldmine Pentecostal Holiness Church. In addition to her parents, other deceased family members include...
Jean Lee
Nov 18, 2017
Ms. Shirley Jean Lee, 87, a thirteen year resident of the Clary Center in Toccoa, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Stephens County Hospital. Born July 30, 1930, in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late Fred E. and Odis (Shirley) Lee. She graduated from Lavonia High School in 1947, Piedmont College in 1950, and...
John "J.W." Adams
Nov 11, 2017
Mr. John W. "J.W." Adams, 86, of Beacon Light Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Hart Care Center, Hartwell. Born on February 12, 1931 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late Knox Adams and Ina Estelle Scott Adams.Mr. Adams was a retired commercial contractor, former member of the Royston BASS Club, Savannah Valley BASS...
Katherine Hilliard
Nov 7, 2017
Mrs. Katherine Virginia Rodgers Hilliard, 88, of 547 College Ave, Bowersville, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson, SC. Born on June 22, 1929 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. Rodgers and Lounett Martin Rodgers.Mrs. Hilliard was retired from the Hartwell Company, where she was a supervisor.She also was a...
Etta Mae Craft
Nov 6, 2017
Mrs. Etta Mae Teasley Craft, 76, of Nancy Heights, Hartwell, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at her home. Born on August 21, 1941 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Austin Teasley and Willie Ethridge and Ella Kate Eaves Teasley Ethridge.Mrs. Craft was retired from Hartwell Health & Rehab, where she was a secretary.She also was...
Patricia Buffington Cole
Nov 3, 2017
Mrs. Patricia Ann (Buffington) Cole, 79, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at her home. Born December 23, 1937, in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late Carl Robert Buffington and Myrtie (Vickery) Buffington. She graduated from the Lavonia High School and worked at Bartson, Inc. for a number of years. Mrs. Cole was a staff member...
Judy Heaton (Courtesy)
Nov 1, 2017
Julia Joyce Ehrhardt Heaton, age 72, of 111 Lewis Street, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Royston, GA on February 5, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Walter Ehrhardt and the late Emily Yarbrough Beasley. She was the wife of Billy Heaton of the residence. Following high school, Judy...
