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Jesse Matthew Alsup
Mar 26, 2024
Mr. Jesse Matthew "Bow" Alsup, 21, of Bowersville, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
Born on March 4, 2003 in Austell, GA, he was the son of Dwight Alsup and Stephanie Gass Alsup. Mr. Alsup was a graduate of Buford High School, Class of 2021, and he was a...
Christopher Allen Brenner
Mar 25, 2024
Christopher Allen Brenner, age 57, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at his home.
Born February 3, 1967, in Cheyenne, WY, he was the son of the late Robert Edward Brenner, Sr and Leanore Mary (Miraglia) Brown. He worked in Inventory Control for Penmac Staffing and was of the Catholic Faith.
He is...
Peggy Herring Hale
Mar 25, 2024
Mrs. Peggy Jean Herring Hale, 80, of Mt. Olivet Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 at her home.
Born on November 16, 1943 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Effie Welborn Fleming Herring. Mrs. Hale worked in real estate for over 40 years and was the owner/broker for Hale Realty. She...
Howard Bray (Courtesy)
Mar 20, 2024
Mr. Douglas 'Howard' Bray, 81, of Ruby Drive, Dewy Rose, husband of 61 years to Martha Jean Brown Bray, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in his recliner at home surrounded by the love of his family.
Howard was born at home in Hart County on March 13, 1943, third child of the late Hollis Lincoln...
Patricia L. Wyant
Mar 20, 2024
Patricia L. Wyant, age 91, of  Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Riverview, FL.
Born January 10, 1933 in Rochester, IN, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Louise (Adamson) Davidson. She was a Registered Nurse and before retirement she worked at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL. Mrs. Wyant was a...
Patricia Hemozkiy
Mar 17, 2024
Patricia Lynn Prather Hemozkiy, age 64, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at her home.
Born December 4, 1959, in Mableton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Douglas Lamar Prather and Mary Evelyn Blair Prather. She retired from Southern Bell where she worked as an operator.
She is survived by her...
Dewey C. Carroll
Mar 15, 2024
Mr. Dewey C. Carroll, 94, of Royston, GA, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024 at The Gables in Royston.
Born on May 13, 1929 in Richfield, NC, he was the son of the late Olon Carroll and Anna Wyatt Carroll. Â Mr. Carroll attended Jones Business School, and was the accounting manager for the...
Blake Thompson
Mar 14, 2024
Mr. James Blake Thompson, 69, of Washington, GA, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Southern Manor in Washington, GA.
Born on June 5, 1954 in Anderson, SC, he was the 4th son of the late Harvey Elvin Thompson and Willie Jean Shiflet Thompson.
Blake began his career in...
Betty Harper Tarr
Mar 11, 2024
Mrs. Betty Harper Tarr, 87, of Atlanta, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024 at MeSun Hospice in Lawrenceville GA.
Born on July 7, 1936 in Columbus GA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest William Harper and Katherine Elise Dockery Harper. Â She was a graduate of Crawford W. Long...
Paula Jean Stoddard (Courtesy)
Mar 6, 2024
Mrs. Paula Jean Mendola Stoddard, 59, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Largo, Florida.
Born on March 8, 1964 in Buffalo, NY, Paula was a high school graduate and member of The Way Church. She also was a member of Post 721 American Legion in Buffalo, NY and Marine Corp League Detachment 402 in...
Danny Lee Hill
Mar 6, 2024
Danny Lee Hill, age 69, of Eastanollee, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Stephens County Hospital.
He was born June 18, 1954, in Jackson County, the son of the late Claude Richard Hill and Hilda Sue Mathis. He retired as a construction worker for Bowen & Watson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Sonja Sanders Holland
Mar 4, 2024
Ms. Sonja Diane Sanders Holland, 76, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Born on August 5, 1947 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Milton Sanders and Susie Rice Sanders Yearwood. Â She was a retired beautician and a member of the Reed Creek...
James R. Elliott
Feb 29, 2024
James Richard Elliott passed from this life on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at the age of 81, after several extended illnesses and a long battle with depression. He is preceded in death by his wife and soulmate, Patsy Stone Elliott; his parents, John Elliott and Maude Herring Elliott; and his brother-in-law and friend, Max Bratcher. He is survived by...
Prophet Jimmy Redmond
Feb 27, 2024
Prophet James Leroy "Jimmy" Redmond, age 71, of the Gumlog Community, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at his home
Born March 25, 1952, he was the son of the late William Fletcher Redmond and Ruby Elizabeth Grogan Redmond. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister: Juanita Huff; and brothers: William...
Harry Strickland
Feb 27, 2024
Mr. Charles Harry Strickland Jr., 67, of North Myrtle Beach SC, formerly of Woodstock GA and Hartwell GA passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at his home.
Born on October 29, 1956 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late Charles Harry Strickland Sr. and Barbara Howard Strickland.
Naomi "Pete" Cordell Hope
Feb 25, 2024
Mrs. Naomi "Pete" Cordell Hope, 88, of Dewy Rose, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson SC.
Born on April 21, 1935 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Albert Cordell and Fannie Shiflet Cordell. Â She was formerly employed with Dr. William Brinson and Dr....
Homero Morales
Feb 24, 2024
Mr. Homero Rodrigo Morales, 58, of Gloria Street, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Born on March 13, 1965 in Poxtla Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, he was the son of Micaela Gonzales Mendoza and the late Homero Morales. Mr. Morales was the former owner and cook...
Yvonne Dean Dutton
Feb 24, 2024
Mrs. Yvonne Debbie Ann Dean Dutton, 55, of Whippoorwill Trail, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024 at her home.
Born on April 12, 1968, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Dean and Thelma Brown Dean. Mrs. Dutton worked as a waitress for both Jim's Grill and Swamp Guinea, and she...
Gaye Martin Holland
Feb 24, 2024
Mrs. Gaye Martin Holland passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Gaye was born on October 7, 1941, in Hartwell, GA, to the late Edgar Jesse Martin and Cleo Moorhead Martin. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Hugh D. Holland of Hartwell; her daughter and son-in-law: Natalie and...
Charles D. Garnto
Feb 23, 2024
Charles Dean Garnto, age 78, of Martin, formerly of Buford, Georgia passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at his home on Lake Hartwell.
He was born May 7, 1945, in Dublin, GA, the son of the late Charles Lindbergh Garnto and Dorothy Couey Wright. He retired from Siemens Energy and Automation as a mechanical engineer. Charlie was...
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