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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...
Michael Allen
Feb 23, 2024
Michael Ray Allen, age 55, of Martin, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born March 13, 1968 in Duluth, he was the son of the late Jackie Ray Allen and Wanda Irene Brannon Bannister. He was a construction worker and was of the Church of God faith.
He is...
Barbara Kruger Peterson
Feb 22, 2024
Barbara Kruger Peterson died peacefully at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC at 2AM on February 22nd. Â She was 92 years old and is survived by her three children. Â Berry Bate lives in Asheville, NC. Â Bruce Thomas Bate lives in Hartwell, GA with his wife Carol and their two dogs. Â Glen Karl Peterson lives in Anderson, SC....
Ann Clark Holloman
Feb 19, 2024
Mrs. Ann Brown Clark Holloman died Monday, February 19, 2024 at home in Provo, Utah.
She was the widow of Retired Air Force SSGT Richard C. Holloman, Sr, married in 1950 in Macon, GA. He predeceased her in 2011 in Athens, GA. Born in Tampa, FL on May 27, 1931 during the Great...
Wayne Keller
Feb 19, 2024
Enos Wayne Keller, age 60, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, February 19, 2024 at his home.
He was born August 24, 1963, in Stephens County, the son of Rose Crump Armour and the late Eugene Jackson Keller. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother: Roy Casey Keller. He was a graduate...
Lester T. Harris, Jr. (Courtesy)
Feb 18, 2024
Lester Tillman Harris, Jr., age 84, of Rome, GA passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024 at Piedmont Cartersville.
Forever, the prankster, Lester Tillman Harris, Jr (T-Boy) loved telling stories and jokes, almost as much as he loved his family. As a father, he was a guiding light, a shoulder to turn to, and fountain of love. As...
Ted E. Mitchell
Feb 17, 2024
Ted Everette Mitchell, age 86, of Martin, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
He was born December 18, 1937, in Franklin County, the son of the late Corbitt Thomas Mitchell and Annie Lizzie Cobb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Patsy Ann Elrod Mitchell;...
Sue Randall Cawthon
Feb 17, 2024
Dorothy Sue Randall Cawthon passed away Saturday, February 17 at Hart Care Center.
Sue was born on January 18, 1927 in Lavonia, Georgia, to the late Clarence Richard Randall and Rilla Pierce Randall. She graduated from Lavonia High School, attended secretarial school in Atlanta and then returned to Lavonia where she married Fred Cawthon. When her husband...
Winona Chitwood Evans
Feb 16, 2024
Mrs. Winona Chitwood Evans, 86, of Winterville, passed away Friday, February 16, 2024 at Avery Village, Winterville GA.
Born on January 30, 1938 in Lavonia GA, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt L. Chitwood and Eloise Duck Chitwood. Â Mrs. Evans retired from Clarke County School System and was a member of...
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