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Robert R. Hayes

Robert R. Hayes

Apr 7, 2017

Robert Rolney Hayes, 63, of Hartwell passed away Friday, April 7th, 2017 at home in Hartwell, GA. Born August 28, 1953, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Bob ran Mountain Valley Farm Service with his wife. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Hayes, 2 children, and 5 grandchildren. He is also survived by 1 brother and 2 sisters. A celebration of...

Tony J. Bryson

Tony J. Bryson

Apr 5, 2017

Mr. Tony James Bryson, 61, of Moore Road, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Hart Care Center. Born on November 4, 1955, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Mary Richardson Bryson and the late James Albert Bryson. He was a security guard at Walmart and a member of the Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include his...

Kenneth Deitle

Kenneth Deitle

Apr 2, 2017

Rev. Kenneth Paul Deitle, 85, of Lavonia, went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, April 2, 2017, surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Born December 25, 1931, in Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late James and Lula (Brant) Deitle. He was a retired Methodist minister with more than 60 years of service to the...

Tru Prince Jeffares-Harper

Tru Prince Jeffares-Harper

Mar 31, 2017

Tru Prince Jeffares-Harper, infant son of Jennifer Jeffares and Felton Harper of Hartwell, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at Stephens County Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by maternal grandparents: Dennis and Patty Jeffares; paternal grandmother: Elizabeth Harper; siblings: Nicho Jeffares, Kaliyah Jeffares-Harper, and Fah'siyah Jeffares-Harper; godparents: Timothy and Shanana Tucker Newton; godsiblings: Shania Brown, Timothy Newton,...

Mary Parnell

Mary Parnell

Mar 29, 2017

Mrs. Mary (Ethridge) Parnell, age 73, of Royston, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Hart Care Center. Born September 8, 1943 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late C. O. and Mary Louise (Isbell) Ethridge. She was a home health care provider for many years and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mary is survived...

Mitchell Carpenter

Mitchell Carpenter

Mar 29, 2017

Mr. Jimmy Mitchell Carpenter, 71, of J. Bird Lane, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Born on October 30, 1945 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Luther R. Carpenter and Emily Cantrell Carpenter.Mr. Carpenter was a retired butcher from Winn Dixie. He also was a member...

Frankie Spearman

Frankie Spearman

Mar 28, 2017

Mr. Homer Franklin "Frankie" Spearman, Jr., 53, of Marshall Dove Road, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Seneca, SC. Born on February 25, 1964 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late Homer Franklin Spearman Sr and Theron W. McCollum and Doris Burton Spearman McCollum.Mr. Spearman was a residential paint contractor. Survivors include two sons: Joshua...

Jimmy Carroll

Jimmy Carroll

Mar 26, 2017

Mr. James A. "Jimmy" Carroll, age 60, of Bowersville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born January 30, 1957, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late: George William Carroll and Margaret Ruth (Atkinson) Carroll. He was owner and operator of Carroll's Quick Lube. Mr. Carroll was of the Christian faith. He was a...

Kelsy Hope Martin

Kelsy Hope Martin

Mar 23, 2017

Kelsy Martin, age 21 was granted her angel wings March, 23, 2017 following a life of special needs.Her final hours were spent surrounded by those who loved her most. Kelsy leaves behind her loving "Granya & Popper" Gwen and James Pickens who cared for her and her sister, Kailey, for the last 17 years.Other surviving grandparents are Bo and Joan...

"Butch" Wilson

"Butch" Wilson

Mar 23, 2017

Mr. Arther Lee "Butch" Wilson, 77, of Elberton Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born on January 5, 1940 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late Jessie J. Wilson and Eva Whiten Wilson. Mr. Wilson was retired from Georgia Power Company, where he was an assistant Foreman on...

Peggy Ford Green

Peggy Ford Green

Mar 21, 2017

Mrs. Peggy (Ford) Green, age 89, of Lavonia, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Hart Care Center. Born April 21, 1927, in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late Henry Martin and Josephine (Grubbs) Ford. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia. She worked as a secretary for the Atlanta Gas Light Company. She is survived by...

Bennie Fay Crump

Bennie Fay Crump

Mar 20, 2017

Mr. Bennie Fay Crump, 81 of Crumps Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home.Born on September 4, 1935 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Coy E. Crump and Ethel G. McAbee Crump.After graduation from Hart County High School in 1954, Mr. Crump served in the United States Army until 1957, and continued...

Paula Palmer

Paula Palmer

Mar 18, 2017

Mrs. Paula Claire Girman Palmer, 86, of Cook Street, Royston, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Brown Health & Rehab. In Royston, GA. Born on July 26, 1930 in Kenosha, WS, she was the daughter of the late Paul Girman and Alice Connelly Girman.Mrs. Palmer was a home maker and a member of the Faith Lutheran Church. Survivors include...

Lavell Steadwell

Lavell Steadwell

Mar 17, 2017

Evelyn Lavell Dixon Steadwell age 96, widow of Thomas Edward Steadwell passed away on March 17, 2017 in Hartwell, Georgia. Lavell was born in Girard, Georgia to the late Fred Charles and Alma Mead Dixon.Having grown up in Sardis, Georgia, she spent her adult life in Savannah, Georgia.She attended Bolen - Draughn Business College, and was retired as bookkeeper for...

Sandra Burroughs

Sandra Burroughs

Mar 16, 2017

Mrs. Sandra (Bradley) Burroughs, age 70, of Lavonia, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Hart Care Center following an extended illness. Born August 25, 1946 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harold and Ruby (Vaughn) Bradley. She was a homemaker and was a member of New Franklin Christian Church. She is survived by her daughter...

Louise Hickman

Louise Hickman

Mar 14, 2017

Dorothy 'Louise' Hickman (nee Powell), 93, passed away on March 14, 2017. She was born on April 9, 1923 in Hart County to Carl Benjamin Powell, Sr., and Janie Murray Powell of Hartwell, GA. Louise lived in Atlanta, GA for many years, followed by Macon, GA and returned to Hartwell, GA in 1977 to enjoy life on Lake Hartwell. While...

Craig Phillips

Craig Phillips

Mar 13, 2017

Mr. William Craig Phillips, 36, of Hartwell Hwy, Elberton, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Born on September 27, 1980 in Athens GA, he was the son of Christopher Lane Phillips of Elberton and Joeann Wilson Brougham of Orange Park, FL.Mr. Phillips was a stocker for Auto Zone and like attending Contemporary Marital Arts. In addition to his parents he...

Stephanie Belcher

Stephanie Belcher

Mar 13, 2017

Ms. Stephanie Mewborn Belcher, 67, of Atlanta, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at Piedmont Atlanta, Hospital in Atlanta. Born on April 16, 1949 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis F. Mewborn, Sr. and Mary Helen Crook Mewborn.Ms. Belcher was a graduate of University of Ga with a Master's degree in Social work and was...

Juanita Bailey

Juanita Bailey

Mar 13, 2017

Mrs. Juanita Vickery Bailey, 87, of Will Bailey Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. Born on May 14, 1929 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Marion G. Vickery and Genevieve Rice Vickery.Mrs. Bailey was a retired paraprofessional from the Hart County School System and a member...

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Mar 11, 2017

Dr. James "Jim" William Carter, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, while surrounded by his loving wife and children. Born May 5, 1955, in Elberton, GA, he was the son of Mary Helen Brooks Carter of Hartwell, GA and the late William Oscar Carter. Dr. Carter was an emergency room physician at Mary Black...

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