Obituary Listing

Apr 17, 2023

Reverend Geary F. Bird, originally of Joseph, Oregon, and recently of Canon, GA, crossed the bridge to Heaven at 5 pm on April 17, 2023. He was at home and surrounded by family when he passed. Geary was one week shy of his 92nd birthday. He lived a fruitful, productive, and in many ways, exciting life. Through his ministry,...

Apr 15, 2023

Mrs. Sara Haynie Gurley, 91, of Bowersville, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Hart Care Center.

Born on October 8, 1931 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie W. Haynie and Carrie Marett Haynie. Mrs. Gurley was retired from the Fashion Spot in sales and, she was a member of the Cross...

Apr 13, 2023

Mr. David Bryan Bryant, 56, of Gainesville, passed away April 13, 2023.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2023 in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Graham will officiate. Interment will follow in Whitehall Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Monday...

Apr 9, 2023

Kenneth Clay Blalock, age 81, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023, following an extended illness.

He was born February 24, 1942, in Anderson, SC, the son of the late Claude O'Dell and Lillian Powell Blalock. He retired from Tenneco as a maintenance technician after forty-two years of service. He was a member of Canon Church...

Apr 9, 2023

Mr. Michael Wayne Risner, 68, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

Born in Anderson SC on March 2, 1955, he was the son of the late Howard William Risner and Tina Holcomb Risner. Mr. Risner was a retired mechanic for Monroe Auto/Tenneco, and attended Reed Creek Baptist...

Apr 4, 2023

Mrs. Minnie Lee Pittman Crider, 98, of Hartwell, passed peacefully on April 4th, at her home in Hartwell, GA.

She was born on December 22, 1924, in Waycross, GA, and she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee & Cayce Butler Pittman. Minnie graduated as the valedictorian of Atkinson County High School in 1941.  While she...

Apr 2, 2023

Mr. Roger Ford Heaton, 86, of Hartwell, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Born on April 7, 1936, in Hartwell, Georgia, he was the fifth of eight children born to the late Hubert Thomas Heaton and Olivia Ford Heaton.  He graduated from Hartwell High School in 1954, after which he enlisted in the...

Apr 1, 2023

Mr. Melvin Kenneth Temples, 72, of Sunset Drive, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at his home.

Born on November 13, 1950 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late James Walter "Bud" Temples and Ione Broome Temples. Mr. Temples was a self-employed painter and was the owner/operator of Kenneth Temples Painting. He was...

Mar 31, 2023

Mr. Philip J. Monti, 83, of Dunwoody GA formerly of Hartwell, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers FL.

Born on June 28, 1939 in Syracuse NY, he was the son of the late Philip Aldo Monti and Lydia Musilli Monti. Mr. Monti lived in Skaneateles, NY for many years, where he...

Mar 29, 2023

Mr. Stanley Maguire Sholette, Jr, 69, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC.

Born on November 11, 1953 in Darby, PA, he was the son of the late Stanley Sholette Sr. and Cornelia Timberlake Sholette. Mr. Sholette was employed as a sale representative for BCI Solutions, and was...

Mar 29, 2023

Ms. Gloria Ann Evans Shelnut, 65, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC.

Born on June 8, 1957 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Amos Evans and Mary Annie Whitfield Evans. Gloria was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church.

She is survived...

Mar 29, 2023

Mrs. Barbara Ann Wyrick Brown, 74, of Hartwell, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

Born May 3, 1948 in Greensboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Granville Wyrick and Helen McFarland Wyrick.  Mrs. Brown received a Bachelor's Degree from Gardner-Webb University and was a retired teacher...

Mar 26, 2023

Mr. Viviano Monarrez, 70, of Nicholson, GA, formerly of Cicero, IL, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, Georgia.

Born on December 2, 1952 in Durango, Mexico, he was the son of the late Justo Monarrez Quiñones and Antonia Astorga Diaz. Mr. Monarrez was a retired machine operator for PolyOne and attended...

Mar 25, 2023

Elaine Maret Gibbs, age 80, of Royston, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, following a series of strokes.

She was born October 7, 1942, in Franklin County, daughter of the late Karl and Sophia Randall Maret. She was a member of Lavonia High School's Class of 1960, and graduated from...

Mar 24, 2023

Dora Viola McGill Gray, 82, of Carnesville, passed away Friday morning, March 24, 2023 at Spring Valley Nursing Home, Elberton, GA.

Born May 22, 1940, in Franklin County she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Icie Bell Williams McGill. She was the great-grandmother of the late, Ella Ruth Todd, mother-in-law of the late Becky...

Mar 21, 2023

Jay Carroll Bullock embarked upon his wide-open and adventurous life on May 6, 1960 as the son of Gerald and Brenda Bullock on an army base located in Wurzburg, Germany.  From there his family transferred to a new military assignment in Chicago, after living his first year as a dual citizen due to his German birth.

They...

Mar 19, 2023

Mrs. Ruth Inez Bratcher Cobb, 88, of  Hartwell, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Born on March 19, 1935 in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Dock Bratcher and O'Nell Carnes Bratcher. Mrs. Cobb was a retired seamstress for the Hartwell Garment Company, a caregiver, and a member of the...

Mar 19, 2023

Martha Emily Reynolds Landen, age 86, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

She was born January 3, 1937, in Wilmington, DE, daughter of the late William and Susan Hands Reynolds. She was a member of the first graduating class of Nurse Practioners at Emory University during a career that...

Mar 18, 2023

Mozelle Segers Royston, age 90, of Lavonia, Georgia, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was born on July 16, 1932, in Carnesville, Georgia.

Mozelle was the daughter of the late J. H. and Emmie Segers. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Lavonia. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother, Aunt, Sister...

Mar 15, 2023

Pauline Powers "Polly" Brady, age 86, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital

Born June 7, 1936 in Franklin County, she was the daughter the late Lewis Alvin "Jeff" & Mary Alewine Powers. Before retirement she worked as a Teller at Northeast Georgia Bank  and First Bank & Trust. She was a...