Obituary Listing

Sep 14, 2024

Larry Russell Wight, age 64, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024at Navicent Health Medical Center in Macon.

Born January 19, 1960 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Wight and Dorothy Shepherd Emory. He worked as a pipe fitter for Consolidated Pipe & Supply. He was of the Baptist faith.

Sep 12, 2024

Joan Lynn Bell, age 27, of Canon, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens.

Born on September 5, 1997, in Stephens County, Joan was the cherished daughter of William and Kristi Drake Bell. A proud Franklin County High School graduate from the class of 2016, she was a devoted member of...

Sep 11, 2024

Charlotte Marie Cannon Alewine, age 83, of Toccoa, formerly of Canon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, in Toccoa.

Born on February 14, 1941, in Royston, Charlotte was the daughter of the late Jack and Ida Ree Spears Canon. She dedicated many years of her life working as a seamstress at Carwood Manufacturing before retiring....

Sep 3, 2024

Mr. Dhirubhai John Patel, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born on August 22, 1934 in India, he was the son of the late Lallubhai Patel and Gangaben Patel.  Mr. Patel was a retired Convenience Store owner/operator and enjoyed spending time with his...

Sep 2, 2024

Jacqueline Ida Dickerson, age 76, of Lavonia passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at her home.

"Jackie" had a creative passion for gardening and the intricacies of the botanical paradise that she cultivated on a daily basis. She surrounded herself in this beautiful oasis with her love for animals and now is blessed to be reunited with...

Sep 2, 2024

Mrs. Linda Faye Burns Dorsey, 82, of Maxwell Mill Rd, Dewy Rose, passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at her home.

Born on November 15, 1941 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Theron Burns and Frances Hill Burns Duckett. Mrs. Dorsey was a retired lunch room manager for the...

Aug 31, 2024

Jeffrey Wayne Burns, age 51, of Lavonia, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born on June 10, 1973, in Port St. Joe, Florida, Jeffrey was the son of Linda DeFoor Burns Gore and the late Rev. Doug Burns. Prior to his disability, Jeffrey worked diligently for American Woodmark...

Aug 31, 2024

Ms. Lisa Michelle Carey, 36, of Royston, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024 in Royston GA.

Born on December 18, 1987 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of Deborah Lynn Rowland Carey and the late Ronnie Carey.  Lisa was employed at Atlanta Rods in Lavonia, loved the Georgia Bulldogs, always had a...

Aug 30, 2024

Nathan Patrick Smith, age 57, of Canon, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born on November 28, 1966, in Ft. Pierce, FL, he was the son of Betty Burgess Smith and the late Reverend C. Roy Smith.

Nathan recently retired from UPS as a delivery driver after 37 years of...

Aug 29, 2024

Ervin Keith Chatham, age 66, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at his home.

Born December 24, 1957, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Emily Rachel Chatham and the late Ervin Kenneth Chatham. He was a self-employed truck driver.

He is survived by his mother: Emily Rachel Chatham wife: Donna Moore...

Aug 28, 2024

Mr. Christopher James "Chris" Haney, 59, of Dewy Rose, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens.

Born on November 23, 1964 in Elberton GA, he was the son of Annette Rowland Haney and the late James Haskell Haney.  Chris was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Bowman.

Aug 25, 2024

Carolyn Bruce Ashby, loving wife, mother of seven children, poet and lover of the Lord died peacefully at home in Hartwell GA at the age of 90 on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Carolyn was born in Mobile, Alabama on September 23, 1933.  She graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile and then attended...

Aug 24, 2024

Wiley Reese Lewallen, age 75, of Carnesville, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC.

Born on October 6, 1948, in Franklin County, Reese was the son of the late Wiley Broughton Lewallen and Rozelle McFarlin Lewallen. He served his country honorably as a veteran of the US Army during the...

Aug 23, 2024

Mrs. Shelby Cleveland Brown, 88, of Hartwell, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 23, 2024.

Born on June 29, 1936, in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Denver Walton Cleveland and Drucilla Vickery Cleveland. She was employed at the Hart County Board of Education for over...

Aug 23, 2024

Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Patterson, 46, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia.

Maggie was born May 23, 1978, in Athens GA. She grew up in Hartwell, Georgia, the daughter of Glorianne Smith Patterson and the late R.H. Patterson. She graduated from Hart County High School in...

Aug 21, 2024

Mr. Gregory Charles Lawrence, 57, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at his home.

Born on September 17, 1966 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Charles Albert Lawrence and Peggy Peeples Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence practiced Taxidermy and was formerly employed with Modern Tire Company. He was an...

Aug 21, 2024

Mrs. Mary Lou Fain Austin, 80, of Canon, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at her home.

Born on July 15, 1944 in Ellijay, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew Fain and Ina Priest Fain. Mrs. Austin was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

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Aug 18, 2024

Mrs. Susan Underwood Bowers, 65, of Hartwell passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024 at her home.

Born on September 26, 1958 in Atlanta GA, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Iverson Underwood Sr. and Mary Henley Underwood. Mrs. Bowers graduated and received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi,...

Aug 16, 2024

Ms. Debra Lea Partenheimer Turner, 65, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Born on April 3, 1959 in Sewickley, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanwood W. Partenheimer and Dorothy Beall (Johnson) Partenheimer.  Debra graduated from Gettysburg College with a Bachelor's Degree in Education....

Aug 16, 2024

Susan Juanita "Nita" (Chandler) Allen Drake, age 77, of Toccoa, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024, at her home.

Born November 15, 1946, in Greensboro, GA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar William and Lena Irene (Scoggins) Chandler. Before retirement she worked as a Finishing Department Operator for Chipman Union Manufacturing Company. She was a...