Obituary Listing

May 30, 2023

James Robert Brooks, age 67, of Fair Play, SC, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home.

Born June 9, 1955, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Robert and Nina Parten Brooks. He graduated from Franklin County High School with the Class of 1973. James formerly owned and operated Tri-County Electric and...

May 29, 2023

Mrs. Vicki Cleveland Morgan, 74, of Royston, GA, spouse of Mr. Roy A. Morgan, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Born on July 5, 1948, in Anderson SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred Max Cleveland and Edna Nixon Cleveland.  She was preceded in death by her brother David Max...

May 27, 2023

Mrs. Rebecca Dove Todd, 79, of Bowman, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the Garden House, Anderson SC.

Born on January 23, 1944 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Homer Dove and Florence Rebecca Gaines Dove.  Mrs. Todd was retired from Johnson & Johnson, loved gardening, flowers, reading and spending time...

May 25, 2023

Charles Edwin Crow, age 76, of Mt. Airy, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 25, 2023, following an extended illness. He was reunited with his parents: Roy and Frances Hardy Crowe and his beloved daughter: DeeDee Crowe Smith.

He was born January 23, 1947 in Habersham County....

May 25, 2023

Barbara Annette Hines, age 58, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital.

Born June 16, 1964, in Decatur, she was the daughter of Everest Carlisle and the late Bobby Jane Carlisle. Before retirement she worked for American Vans.

She is survived by her sons: Richard Hines and Robert...

May 21, 2023

Robert Jefferson (Bab) Payne, 90, of Hartwell, GA died peacefully surrounded by family on May 21, 2023 after a recent heart attack and short hospital stay. Bab was born February 23, 1933 in Clayton, GA to Jesse Lucille Burton and William Robert Payne.

He graduated from Toccoa High School and then served four years in the U.S....

May 20, 2023

At 4:30 A.M. on May 20, 2023 William Isham (Bill) Cordell, Jr. of Panama City Beach, Florida, formerly of Hartwell, took the hand of Jesus and went to his heavenly home. Bill was born on October 27, 1947 in Anderson, S.C. and was preceded in death by his parents William Isham (Brick) Cordell, Sr. and Geneva Adams Cordell.

May 19, 2023

Hugh Marion Shaw, 90, of Camp Springs, MD, passed away on May 19, 2023, from congestive heart failure surrounded by family.

Born on December 30,1932, in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Sam Shaw and Lola Mae Prather Shaw. He was a retired plumber and U.S. Army veteran.

Hugh was predeceased in...

May 17, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Jean Atkinson Shiflet, 68, of Royston, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Born on September 26, 1954 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Harold Atkinson and Mary Etta Evans Atkinson. Mrs. Shiflet was a homemaker...

May 17, 2023

Mr. James Terry Freeman, 71, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.

Born on February 2, 1952 in Seneca, SC, he was the son of the late William Carl Freeman and Faith Jewell Hunter Freeman. Terry was a...

May 17, 2023

Mr. Jerry Raymond Porterfield, 77, of Royston, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville GA.

Born on June 12, 1945 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Doyle Raymond Porterfield and Gladys McGarity Porterfield. Mr. Porterfield was a retired...

May 15, 2023

Chrystal Starr Collins, age 33, of Carnesville, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, in Eatonton, GA.

Born May 19, 1989, in Commerce, she was the daughter of Lisa Jane Julian and the late Lawrence David Stancil, Jr. She was employed with Tasty Chick Restaurant.

She is survived by her mother: Lisa Jane Julian; children: Summer...

May 14, 2023

Mrs. Lottie Geddings Evans Clark, 88, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023 at her home.

Born on December 16, 1934 in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Adair Geddings and Howard & Alma Kirby Lawton. Mrs. Clark was retired from Dunlop Manufacture,...

May 13, 2023

Pamela Lee Stout, age 67, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.

Born July 7, 1955, Pam was the daughter of the late Fred and Hilma Grindstaff Stout. She was a lifetime supporter of the Humane Society and the American...

May 9, 2023

Rev. Duane R. Holcombe, age 87, of Canon, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at his home, following an extended illness.

He was born June 30, 1935, in Birmingham, AL, son of Hermus Holcombe and Edith Hand. He graduated from Thompson High School in Alabaster, AL. He...

May 7, 2023

Mr. Charley Marcum, 70, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at his home.

Born on March 3, 1953 in Kermit, WV, he was the son of the late Henry Marcum and Missouri Marcum. Mr. Marcum was a retired fork lift operator for Abbot Labs, and...

May 7, 2023

Patricia Mitchell Staples, age 76, of Elberton, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Sunday May 7, 2023.

Patricia was born in Toccoa on October 29, 1946. She was the sixth child born to Corbitt Thomas Mitchell and Annie Cobb Mitchell, where she was affectionately known as "Sash" in...

May 4, 2023

Dorothy Chitwood Caudell, age 98, of Peachtree Corners, GA, formerly of Franklin County, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Hamilton Mill Personal Care Home in Buford.

Born October 29, 1924 in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late Fort and Neatie Elizabeth Norton Chitwood....

May 2, 2023

William Jerry Kay, age 65, of Lavonia, passed away May 2, 2023 at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC.

He was born July 9, 1957, in Stephens County, the son of Geraldine Segars Bridges and the late Ben Kay, Jr. He was a graduate of Stephens County High School and was of...

May 2, 2023

Mr. Larry Eugene Heindel, 68, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at North Greenville Long-term Acute Care in Travelers Rest, SC.

Born on August 4, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Murrel A. Heindel and Grace R. Meckley Heindel. Mr....