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Launa Roper Martin

Launa Roper Martin

Jul 5, 2007

Mrs. Launa Roper Martin, age 94, of 94 Cade Street, Hartwell died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Hartwell Health Care Center. Born March 5, 1913, in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Jay Sanford Roper and the late Ida Catherine Risner Roper. She graduated from Hartwell High School in 1933. She was a homemaker and a member...

Karen Little

Karen Little

Jul 5, 2007

Ms. Karen Lynn Wilson Little, 48, of 4537 Reed Creek Hwy., Hartwell, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Hart Co. Hospital. Born on May 21, 1959 in Anderson SC, she was the daughter of the Frances Seawright Wilson and the late Troy C. Wilson.She was a newspaper route carrier for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a member of the Reed Creek...

Eleanor Harper

Eleanor Harper

Jul 4, 2007

Mrs. Eleanor Virginia Ryan "Ginger" Harper, 82, of 537 Holly Hills Drive, Hartwell, GA, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at her home. Born November 24, 1924 in Cumberland, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ryan and Elsie Crabtree Hanson.She was an Office Manager for Retail Foods Company. Her survivors include:Husband, John William Harper of the home; Sons,...

Ida Harris

Ida Harris

Jul 4, 2007

Mrs. Ida Goodrich Harris, 86, of 450 Athens Street, Hartwell, GA, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at her home. Born June 14, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Bachman and Ida Goodrich Bachman.She retired from Hart County Hospital after 30 years as a CNA.She was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Her survivors include:Sons, Freddie Harris...

Ryan P. Donkersgoed

Ryan P. Donkersgoed

Jul 2, 2007

Mr. Ryan Peter Donkersgoed, 23, 104 Old Hendrys Church Rd., Canon GA, died Monday, July 2, 2007 in Westminster SC. Born on March 15, 1984 in St. Paul Minnesota, he was the son of Scott L. Donkersgoed and Jan Van Someren Donkersgoed.Ryan worked in Customer Service for National Welding, Toccoa, GA. Survivors include his parents: Scott and Jan Donkersgoed of...

Furman Whitworth

Furman Whitworth

Jun 28, 2007

Mr. Furman L. Whitworth, 74, of Lavonia, Georgia died Thursday, June 28, 2007 in his home after a six year battle with cancer; he passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside. He was born June 5, 1933, in Lavonia, the son of Paul and Beulah (Stovall) Whitworth. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired...

Greg N. Brown

Greg N. Brown

Jun 27, 2007

Mr. Gregory Nardin "Greg" Brown, 51, of 166 Elrod's Ferry Road, Hartwell, GA, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at his home. Born May 1, 1956 in Hart County, Georgia, he is the son of Joy Baker Brown of Hartwell, GA and the late Nardin P. Brown. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Survivors include:Mother; Fiancée, Jerri Krawse of...

Perry "Bob" Starcher

Perry "Bob" Starcher

Jun 27, 2007

Mr. Perry A. "Bob" Starcher, 79, of 6730 Lavonia Hwy., Lavonia, GA, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, Augusta, GA. Born February 11, 1928 in Big Chimney, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Minter J. Starcher and Devona Davis Starcher. He was retired from Owens Illinois Glass Company in Stator, IL, a...

Charles J. Putts

Charles J. Putts

Jun 24, 2007

Mr. Charles Joseph Putts, 81, of 1526 Lightwood Road, Hartwell, GA, died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at his home. Born June 18, 1926 in Rennslaer, IN, he was the son the late Louis Putts and Reba Hawkins Putts.He was retired from United Airlines as an A & P Mechanic.He was a member of Hart County Meals on Wheels and a...

Al Wessendorf

Al Wessendorf

Jun 22, 2007

Mr. Albert "Al" Wessendorf, Jr., 87, of 280 Tanglewood Lane, Hartwell, GA, died Friday, June 22, 2007 at Hart County Hospital. Born February 24, 1920 in Berrien Co, MI, he was the son of the lat Albert E. Wessendorf, Sr. and Laura Dombrowsky Wessendorf. He was a retired Real Estate Agent in Michigan.He was a member of Hartwell First United...

Lillie Mae Harper

Lillie Mae Harper

Jun 22, 2007

Miss Lillie Mae Harper, age 94 of 771 Cross Roads Circle, Hartwell, Ga., died Friday, June 22, 2007 at Hartwell Health Care Center. Born August 2, 1912 in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late J.P. Harper and Pearl Bailey Harper. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Ellaree Vickery

Ellaree Vickery

Jun 19, 2007

Mrs. Ellaree Atkinson Vickery, age 92 of 261 Fairview Avenue, Hartwell, Ga., formerly of Dogwood Street, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Hart County Hospital. She was born June 29, 1914 in Hart County, Georgia; she was the daughter of the late Homer Atkinson and Annie Hall Atkinson.She was a homemaker and of the Methodist Faith. Her survivors include:Sons, Faris...

James Perry Kay, Sr.

James Perry Kay, Sr.

Jun 15, 2007

Mr. James Perry Kay, Sr., age 88, of Lavonia, husband of Vera Pitts Kay, died Friday, June 15, 2007 at Lake Pointe Assisted Living Center in Hartwell. Born December 20, 1918 in Hart County, he was a son of the late Sam Perry and Nettie Lee Kay. He was a refractory brick mason and a member of the Brick Layers...

Edwin Smith

Edwin Smith

Jun 13, 2007

Mr. Luther Edwin Smith, age 62 of 41 Smith Rd., Bowersville, Ga., died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Hospice of the Upstate, Anderson, S.C. Born February 2, 1945 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late William Luther Smith and Jewel Shiflet Smith. He was a retired truck driver and mechanic for Ford Lumber Company and was a...

Nelson Ballenger

Nelson Ballenger

Jun 12, 2007

Mr. Joe Nelson Ballenger, 75 of 291 Campbell Ridge Road, Royston, GA, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at his home. Born November 30, 1931 in Royston, Georgia, he was the son of the late Joe Ballenger and Mattie Welborn Ballenger.He was a retired Policeman for Royston Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff's Office.He was of the Baptist Faith and a...

Mildred H. Kelly

Mildred H. Kelly

Jun 11, 2007

Mrs. Mildred Hicks Kelly, 82, of 321 Glendale Drive, Hartwell, GA, died Monday, June 11, 2007 at her daughter's home. Born October 20, 1924 in Hart County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late J.D. Hicks and Eva Owens Hicks.She was a Homemaker and a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church. Survivors include:Son, Larry Olin Kelly and his wife...

Jones M. Franks

Jones M. Franks

Jun 7, 2007

Mr. Jones M. Franks, age 81, of 2284 Pleasant Hill Circle – Martin, died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Toccoa Nursing Center. Born August 20, 1925, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Jones Moody Franks and the late Ollie Smith Franks. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and a veteran of the Army...

Jane W. Deal

Jane W. Deal

Jun 7, 2007

Ms. Jane Weaver Deal, age 75 of 4392 Bowersville Hwy, Bowersville, Ga., died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton GA Born December 16, 1931 in Hart County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Monroe Weaver and Clara Belle Bryson Weaver.She worked in the Textile Industry and a master cosmetologist most of her life.She was a...

Joanne Longtin

Joanne Longtin

Jun 3, 2007

Ms. JoAnne Sneed Longtin, age 77 of Hartwell, Ga., died Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga. Born January 27, 1930 in Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Glen George Sneed and Josephine McRight Sneed. She was a retired office manager at Elbert County High School. She was a member of Hartwell Church of...

Bonnie Milford

Bonnie Milford

Jun 2, 2007

Mrs. Bonnie Green Milford, age 97 of The Gables Assisted Living Center, Royston, Ga., died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Hartwell Healthcare Center. Born September 24, 1909 in Oakman, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry Oscar Green and Kate Jackson Green. She was a graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia where she...

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