Obituary Listing

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...

Aug 14, 2024

Mr. John Samuel "Sam" Snow, 71, of Savannah, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2023, at Riverview Health & Rehab Center in Savannah.

Born on April 30, 1953 in Decatur, GA, he was the son of the late Nelson Lee Snow Jr. and Ruby Tyson Snow. Mr. Snow was a commercial painter and...

Aug 14, 2024

Hattie Mae Richards Mitchell, age 95, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at her home.

Born October 1, 1928 in New Bern, NC, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Lisbon Shaw Richards. She was a college graduate and before retirement worked as a Logistics Technician for the US Army.

She...

Aug 13, 2024

Mrs. Linda Ann Sester Lazear, 62, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024 peacefully at her home.

Born on February 26, 1962 in Litchfield, IL, she was the daughter of Joan B. Hall Sester and the late John A. Sester. Mrs. Lazear was a graduate of Lincoln Land College and St. Louis...

Aug 13, 2024

Brenda Marie Thompson Lindeland, age 75, of Martin passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday August 13, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.

Brenda was born September 4, 1948, in Gwinnett County, Ga, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Louise Thompson. She married her devoted husband of 55 years in January of...

Aug 10, 2024

Mr. Stephen T. Johnson, 78, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC.

Born on August 21, 1945 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Joel T. Johnson and Eleanor Putnam Johnson. Stephen was the owner/operator of Johnson Farms where he started out...

Aug 9, 2024

Jerome Carson Humphrey, age 71, of Martin, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at his home after his battle with cancer. He will be remembered for his dedication to his family, community, and his love of sports.

Born on March 1, 1953, in Stephens County, Jerome was the son of the late...

Aug 5, 2024

Ms. Donna Sue Gray Edmondson, 79, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 at her home.

Born on September 13, 1944 in Walnut Ridge, AR, she was the daughter of the late Gracie Freeman. Ms. Edmondson was a retired cashier from Wal-Mart, and, after her retirement, worked for the Hart County Convenience...

Aug 4, 2024

Mr. Keith Shane Gibson, age 53 of Poplar Circle, Toccoa passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

A son of Gary and Virginia Sosby Gibson, he was born December 10, 1970, in Royston, Georgia having lived the last 15 years in Toccoa.  He was employed with Mergon in the logistics department.  ...

Aug 4, 2024

Kenneth Bruce "Kenny" Carter, age 60, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024, at his home.

He was born May 26, 1964, in Waukegan, IL, the son of the late Milford and Sara Frances Lewis Carter. He worked for Noah Watkins Trucking Company and was of the Church of God faith. Kenny was an avid fisherman...

Aug 3, 2024

Mr. Philip Ryan Samuel, 27, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

Born on March 26, 1997 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Samuel Vijay Chandran and the late Maria Christine D'Souza. Mr. Samuel was the owner/operator of Lake Hartwell Power Sports,...

Aug 3, 2024

Pamela Renfroe passed away in Anderson, South Carolina on August 3, 2024. She was born December 31, 1944, at Anderson Hospital in Anderson SC, the daughter of Fredrick Floyd Cunningham and Verda Floyd Walker.

Pamela had an interest in art from early childhood. Upon graduation from Hart County High School in 1963, she...

Aug 2, 2024

Mrs. Carolyn Ann Canady Vickery, 76, of Beacon Light Road, Hartwell, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024 at her home.

Born on December 3, 1947 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Loyd Canady and Sarah Clyde Byrum Allen. Mrs. Vickery retired from the Accounting Department at Tenneco Automotive after 29 years of service,...

Aug 2, 2024

Miss Ashley Marie Pearson, 25, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Born on December 30, 1998 in Clovis, NM, she was the daughter of Earl Pearson and Patricia Dickson Pearson. Miss Pearson received her Associate's Degree in Nursing from Oakwood Technical College and was a...

Aug 2, 2024

Mrs. Ruth B. Teasley, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024 at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, SC.

Born on January 5, 1934 in Hart County GA, she was the daughter of the late Ela Brown.  Mrs. Teasley was a pharmacy technician, and a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.

She is...