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Anni S Everett
Oct 27, 2012
Mrs. Anni S. Everett, 92, of 1384 Chandlers Ferry Road, Hartwell, peacefully died Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 at her home. Born on December 28, 1919 in Augsburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Michael Math and Anna Berger Math. Mrs. Everett was an operating room nurse at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando, Florida. She was the former President...
Mary Beth Kay King
Oct 27, 2012
Mrs. Mary Beth Kay King, 85, of 212 College Ave, Elberton, died peacefully Saturday, October 27 at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born on July 30, 1927 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Roy Kay and Nora Anderson Kay.She was a homemaker and a member of the Concord United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Raymond D. King...
Sylvene Brown Lewis
Oct 21, 2012
Mrs. Sylvene Brown Lewis, 92, of 261 Fairview Avenue, Hartwell, died peacefully Sunday, Oct 21, 2012 at Hart Care Center. Born on March 12, 1920 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Brown and Mary Frances Hicks Brown. Mrs. Lewis grew up on a farm and farming was her life. Survivors include one son, Edward C....
Lloyd Alton Smith
Oct 21, 2012
Mr. Lloyd Alton Smith, age 81, of Lavonia, went to be with our Lord on October 21st 2012 at 6:00 p.m. Born September 13, 1931, in Lavonia, he was the son of the late: Hoyt & Bessie (Pierce) Smith. He was a lifelong resident of Lavonia and a local business man for the past 40 years. He was a postal...
William A. Carruth
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. William "Billy" Carruth, 81, of 370 Gurley Road, Bowersville, died peacefully Saturday October, 20 2012 at Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center. Born on March 31, 1931 in Bowman, GA, he was the son of the late Lucille Carruth. Billy was retired from Monroe Automotive Equipment Company where he worked as a lift driver and was of the Baptist Faith.Mr....
Bennie "Ben" Sanders
Oct 20, 2012
Mr. Bennie "Ben" Sanders, 63, of 236 Wood Hollow, Canon, loving husband and father, died peacefully Saturday, Oct 20, 2012 at his home. Born on November 25, 1948 in Homer, GA, he was the son of Lydia Wilson Sanders. Bennie was the warehouse manager at Athens Hardware and attended New Franklin Christian Church. Survivors include his mother; his wife, Lynn...
George A Bowen
Oct 19, 2012
Mr. George Albert Bowen, 66, of 173 Powell Road, Hartwell, loving husband and father, died Friday, Oct 19, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Hospital. Born on June 13, 1946 in Anderson, SC, He was the son of the late Albert Ray Bowen and Edna Rowland Bowen. George was a Mechanic with Moore Construction, and attended Assembly Church of God. Survivors...
Betty King Bowen
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Betty King Bowen, 83, of 215 Mudman Road, Hartwell, GA, died peacefully, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Born on September 22, 1929 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Otto King and Edna Williams King.Betty was retired from Hartwell Mills where she worked as a Battery Filler and was...
Vernese Sheriff Haynes
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Vernese Jernigan Sheriff Haynes, age 92, of Elberton, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Spring Valley Health Care. Born July 30, 1920, in Hornsby, TN, she was the daughter of the late Eutreal & Nannie Atkinson Jernigan. She was twice married first to the late Hubert A. Sheriff of Bowersville then to the late Alfred E. Haynes of Elberton....
Esther Welsh Matthews
Oct 17, 2012
Mrs. Esther Welsh Matthews, 95, of Austell, GA, died Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 at Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, GA. Born on October 1, 1917 in Washington, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Harry Hayes Welsh and Ethyl Helwick Welsh. Esther was a member of the Hartwell Garden Club, Ladies Auxillary, American Legion Post 109, Hartwell Ladies Golf...
Harold Hughes
Oct 12, 2012
Mr. Harold Hughes Sr., 85, of 3166 Sycamore Road, Royston, died Friday, October 12, 2012 at his home. Born on June 14, 1927 in Honea Path SC, he was the son of the late Clifford Hughes and Leslie Ashley Hughes Pate.He was a farmer and former commercial construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Clara Ruth Adams Hughes of the home;...
Jim Phillips
Oct 10, 2012
In the morning hours of October 10, 2012, 91-year old Jim Phillips of Lavonia, GA was called home to meet his Lord and Savior face to face. Jim was a son of the late Columbus S. Phillips and Mollie Alexander Phillips. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth Price Phillips, after 71 years of marriage.Jim is survived by his...
Roxie Anna Coughlin
Oct 10, 2012
Mrs. Roxie Anna Herring Coughlin, 86, of 272 Athens Street, Hartwell, died peacefully, Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born on December 11, 1925 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. Herring and Omie Elizabeth Sanders Herring.Roxie was retired from the US Government having worked as a clerical...
Mattie Lou Moore
Oct 9, 2012
Mrs. Mattie Lou Herring Moore, 85, of Hartwell, died peacefully Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born on January 5, 1927 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Herring and Lillie Tinsey Hembree Herring.Mrs. Moore retired from Bellcraft Manufacturers where she had worked as an inspector and was a member...
Jasper "Jeff" Davis
Oct 7, 2012
Mr. Jasper Fletcher "Jeff" Davis, age 90, of Lavonia, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Clemson Downs in Clemson, SC. Born October 4, 1922 in Cochran, he was the son of the late Herman Alfred and Odessa (Skipper) Davis. He graduated from Martha Berry Academy and had a successful career in business and insurance. He was a veteran of the...
Troy Worthey
Oct 7, 2012
Andrew Troy Worthey, 71, of Hartwell, husband of Doris Worthey, died October 7, 2012 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. He was born October 28, 1940 to the late Ann Worthey Crowe in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Troy owned and operated Worthey Concrete. He was a member of the Hart County Republican Party and the Farm Bureau Commodity...
Joseph Holbrook "Bo" Moore
Oct 6, 2012
Mr. Joseph Holbrook "Bo" Moore, 76, of 1609 Ridge Road, Hartwell, GA., husband of Tempie Kelley Moore, died peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born on November 16, 1935 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Wilton Clayton Moore, Sr. and Ethel Holbrook Moore.He was retired from Clark-Schwebel where he...
Emma Julia Temple
Oct 3, 2012
Mrs. Emma Julia Neese Temple, lifelong resident of Hart County, died on Wednesday, October 3 at her home in Hartwell. She was 92. Born to William Henry and Jettie Adeline Cordell Neese on June 2, 1920, she was raised in the Sardis community of Hart County and attended Hartwell High School, graduating in 1937. In 1940, she married John Roland...
Phyllis Marie Goehring
Sep 30, 2012
Phyllis Marie Goehring, 82, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Hart Care Nursing Home, where she has been a resident for the past 9 years.Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Levi Goehring and Mrs. Hazel Goehring; and her brother-in-law, Thomas Grant.She will be greatly missed by her sister, Joyce Grant of...
Shirley Motes Rowland
Sep 29, 2012
Mrs. Shirley Frances Motes Rowland, 72, of 643 Vickery Street Ext., Hartwell, died peacefully Saturday, September 29, 2012 at her home. Born on April 29, 1940 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Cortez Motes and Lillian Crook Johnson.She was the owner/operator of Lakeside Beauty Salon since 1961.There she made many friends and had the pleasure...
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