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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...

Lawrence "Monty" Montgomery

Lawrence "Monty" Montgomery

Mar 10, 2017

Mr. Lawrence Hayward "Monty" Montgomery Sr., 78, of Schaefer Street, Bowersville, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at Stephens County Hospital, Toccoa. Born on June 26, 1938 in Wausaw FL, Mr. Montgomery was the son of the late True Wilcox Montgomery.He was a retired truck driver and a member of the True Life Baptist Church, Canon GA. Survivors include his...

Verdell Sanders

Verdell Sanders

Mar 7, 2017

Mr. George Verdell Sanders, 85, of Baker Street, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens, GA. Born on March 13, 1931 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late George C. Sanders and Ruby Adams Sanders.Mr. Sanders was a mechanic and owner/operator of Sanders Hydraulics. He was a member of the Flat Shoals...

Herbert "Herbie" Booth

Herbert "Herbie" Booth

Mar 6, 2017

Mr. Herbert J. "Herbie" Booth, age 75, of Hartwell, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. Born December 9, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Sarah (booth) Eaton and Clyde Fuller. He retired from Duke Power as a maintenance worker. He was of the Christian faith. In addition...

Vanna Stovall Randall

Vanna Stovall Randall

Mar 6, 2017

(Isaiah 41:10 and Isaiah 43:1-7) Mrs. Vanna Smith Stovall Randall, 77, of Old Beacon Light Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA. Born on May 29, 1939 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late R. M. Smith, Jr. and Hazel Harrison Smith.Mrs. Randall was a retired LPN having...

Donnie Vassar

Donnie Vassar

Mar 4, 2017

Mr. Donnie L. Vassar Sr., 61, of Mt. Olivet School Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at his home. Born on June 18, 1955 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late William Edgar Vassar Sr. and Mattie Lou Crisp Crook.Mr. Vassar was a former Truck Driver and attended Price Chapel Church of God. Survivors include...

John Robert Hamby

John Robert Hamby

Mar 2, 2017

Mr. John Robert Hamby, 72, of Athens, formerly of Lavonia, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born November 6, 1944, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Glenn Hamby and Lois Estelle (Blackmon) Bryant. He was of the Church of God faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Jerry Blackwell

Jerry Blackwell

Mar 1, 2017

Mr. Jeremiah "Jerry" Blackwell, 76, of Lavonia, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. Born June 19, 1940, in Westminster, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph Lusty Blackwell and Robbie Helen (Head) Blackwell. He was a farm worker prior to retirement. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his sons: Chris Blackwell and...

Nellie Rice

Nellie Rice

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Nellie Johnson Rice, 92, of Brown Street, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Hart Care Center. Born on February 7, 1925 in Elberton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Johnson and Alma Dunbar Johnson.Mrs. Rice was a retired LPN from Elbert Memorial Hospital and a former Pink Lady with Hart County Hospital. She also...

John E. Maxwell

John E. Maxwell

Feb 26, 2017

Mr. John E. Maxwell, age 86, of Lavonia, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his home. Born June 1, 1930, in Hart County, he was the son of the late James C. and Elizabeth (Hunnicutt) Maxwell. He was the last survivor of his immediate family. He was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the Lavonia...

Clara Hunter

Clara Hunter

Feb 23, 2017

Mrs. Clara Jean (Brown) Hunter, age 92, of Lavonia, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Brown Health and Rehab. Born May 30, 1924, in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Virginia (Harper) Brown. Before retirement she worked at Toccoa Manufacturing and she was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her...

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