Obituary Listing

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...

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.  ...