George Craft
May 17, 2009
Mr. George Curtis Craft, age 61, of Lavonia, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at his home. Born May 11, 1948, in Bainbridge, GA.He was a veteran having served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was an expert woodsman and worked in construction. Mr. Craft was a member of Victory Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Patricia Broome;...
Sidney "Billy" Shiflet
May 17, 2009
Mr. Sidney William "Billy" Shiflet, 59, of 10 Third St, Hartwell GA, died Sunday, May 17 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta. Born on November 15, 1949 in Anderson Co. SC, he was the son of the late Sidney Lanier Shiflet and Ruth Adams Shiflet.He was a 1967 graduate of Hart Co. High School and graduated from the University of Georgia with...
Joyce G Bird
May 16, 2009
Mrs. Joyce G. Bird, 76, of 514 Eagle Heights Rd, Canon GA, died peacefully Saturday, May 16 at her home. Born on January 8, 1933 in Enterprise OR, she was the daughter of Kenneth Showers and Dorothy Henderson Showers.She married Geary F. Bird in 1951.She graduated from Joseph High School in 1952.She and her husband owned and operated businesses in...
Madeline Carlton
May 14, 2009
Mrs. Madeline Vickery Carlton, 79, of 1051 Airline Store Rd, Bowersville, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born May 2, 1930 in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Clark Vickery and Susie Foster Vickery. She was retired from Dunlop and a member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church and the Encouragers Sunday School...
Bobby Joe Robertson
May 14, 2009
Mr. Bobby Joe Robertson, 66, of 785 Providence Church Rd., Lavonia, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Cobb Memorial Hospital. Born on November 13, 1942 in Hart County GA, He was the son of the late James Felix Robertson and Clyde Mackey Robertson.He was retired from Monroe / Tenneco with 44 years of service as an electrician. He served in...
William P. "Will" Carter
May 14, 2009
Mr. William P. "Will" Carter, Jr., age 68 of 203 Holly Street, Hartwell, Ga., died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born February 18, 1941 in Hart County GA, he was the son of the late William P. "Mr. Willie" Carter, Sr., and Thelma McMullan Carter. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech, Class of 1963, where...
John Guidry
May 11, 2009
Mr. John Anthony Guidry, 22, of 2011 Cedar Grove Rd, Madison GA, died Monday, May 11. Born on March 14, 1987 in Boblingen Germany, he was a Construction Worker. Survivors include his father, Frank G. Guidry; mother, Heiderose Wolschke of Hartwell; two brothers, Kai Wolschke and Patrick "PJ" McPhail both of Hartwell; two grandmothers, Herta Wolschke and Ingeborg Guidry also...
Winfred Pointer
May 9, 2009
Pastor Winfred Pointer, age 71, of Lavonia, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at his home. Born September 22, 1937, in Haralson County, GA, he was the son of the late Elihue & Jessie Mae (Brooks) Pointer. He was a painter by trade and was previously a police officer in Polk County, FL for many years. He was pastor of Lighthouse...
Eliabeth H. "Betsey" Broome
May 9, 2009
Mrs. Elizabeth Howell Broome passed away Saturday, May 9 at her home. Born on May 16, 1925 in Charlotte NC, she lived most of her life in Decatur GA.She was the widow of the late Judge Robert K. Broome. Mrs. Broome moved to Hartwell GA in 1991.She was a member of Sharon Presbyterian Church and the Hartwell Garden Club.She enjoyed...
James F. Wilson
May 7, 2009
Mr. James F. Wilson, 89, of 95 Highland Avenue, Hartwell, GA, died Thursday, May 07, 2009 at Hart County Hospital. Born March 15, 1920 in Douglasville, Ga., he was the son of the late Frederick Miller Wilson and Eugenia Mae (Wilson) Wilson.He was retired owner/operator of Wilson Stores with locations in Commerce, Lavonia, Hartwell and Royston. He was a member...
Mike Collins
May 7, 2009
Mr. Michael David Collins, age 57, of Lavonia, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born February 16, 1952, in Savannah, GA, he was the son of Peggy Joyce Cain and the late Melvin Lee Collins. Mr. Collins served in the US Army and was a carpenter. He is survived by daughters: Susan Michelle Holmes of Lavonia...
Jonathon Coggin
May 5, 2009
Jonathon Thomas "JT" Coggin, age 13, of 1026 Tom Rice Road, Canon, GA, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Born January 17, 1996 in Athens, GA, he was the son of Tim Coggin and Tammy Blackwell LeCroy and Stepson of Danny A. LeCroy.He was a 7th grade student at Hart County Middle School; Member of...
Cowboy Fowler
May 4, 2009
Mr. Thomas "Cowboy" Fowler, 78, of 2016 Oakcrest Dr, Hartwell, died Monday, May 04, 2009 at Hart Co. Hospital. Born August 18, 1930 in Stephens County, GA, he was the son of the late Roger Fowler and Addie Cole Fowler.He retired with over 40 years of service at Hartwell Mills and retired from Tater House Grill.He was a member of...
Bonner S. Brown
May 2, 2009
Mr. Bonner Sewell Brown, 77, of 2565 Clay Brown Rd, Hartwell GA, died Saturday, May 2 at Hart County Hospital. Born on March 26, 1932 in Hart Co. GA, he was the son of the late Clay L. Brown and Azalee (Brown) Brown.He was retired owner-operator of Refrigerated Transport of Atlanta.He was a member of the Bethesda United Methodist Church,...
Kayleigh Henderson
May 2, 2009
Miss Kayleigh Dawn Henderson, 23, of 3313 PressMann Road, Elberton, GA, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Medical College of Georgia. Born September 24, 1985 in Zanesville, OH, she was the daughter of the late John Henderson. She was a Cook and Waitress for Huddle House of Elberton. She is survived by:Mother and Stepfather, Julie Taylor Crump and Scott...
James Morris
Apr 30, 2009
Mr. James Robert Morris, 92, of 247 Morris Road, Hartwell, GA, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Hartwell Health Care Center. Born June 11, 1916 in Hart County, GA, he was the son of the late Marion Robert Morris and Minnie Brown Morris.He was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church; attended Mt. Olivet Church of God; and was a...
Margaret Scott
Apr 26, 2009
Mrs. Margaret Thrasher Scott, 91, of 977 Windmill Lane, Evans, GA, formerly of Hartwell, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Lake Crossing Health Center, Appling, GA Born April 26, 1918 in Hart County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Thrasher and Cecil Adams Thrasher.She was a homemaker and a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. She is...
Rufus Roberts
Apr 24, 2009
Mr. Rufus Roberts, age 76, of Lavonia, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, April 24, 2009 at his home. Born January 15, 1933, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Luther & Lessie (Vaughn) Roberts. He retired from BE&K of Greenville as an industrial electrician and was the former owner of City Cafe in Lavonia. He was...
Jink Johnson
Apr 22, 2009
Mr. Charles Paris "Jink" Johnson, 97, of 3205 Airline-Goldmine Rd., Canon, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Born on January 2, 1912 in Hart Co. GA, he was the son of the late George Thomas Johnson and Pearl Hendrix Johnson.He was a retired Farmer.Mr. Johnson was the oldest member of the Bethany Baptist Church and Adult Men's SS Class. Survivors include...
Gene Lewis
Apr 18, 2009
Mr. John Eugene "Gene" Lewis, age 75 of Myrtle Beach, S.C., formerly of Hartwell, Ga., died April 18, 2009 at V.A. Medical Center in Charleston, S.C. Born December 30, 1933 in Hart County he was the son of the late John Neese Lewis and Vera Crump Lewis. He was retired as a buyer for an electrical company and formerly employed...
