Billy Ray Cantrell
Jan 18, 2023
Mr. Billy Ray Cantrell, 86, of Demorest GA, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Habersham Home West.
Born on February 14, 1936 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Jess Cantrell and Lena Jordan Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell retired from Monroe Auto Equipment Company after 35 years of employment. He was...
Betty Collins Norris
Jan 17, 2023
Betty Louise Collins Norris, age 90, of Hartwell, formerly of Canon, passed away Tuesday, January 17.
She was born September 5, 1932, in Walton County, daughter of the late John Willis Collins and Callie Glass Collins. She retired from Boaz Manufacturing after more than thirty-six years of service. She was a member of the Lavonia Church of...
Kenneth Cleveland
Jan 17, 2023
Mr. George Kenneth Cleveland, 83, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at his home.
Born on March 21, 1939 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Denver W. Cleveland and Drucilla Vickery Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland was a graduate of Hart County High School. He was a lifelong grocery worker, beginning after graduation...
Imogene Sanders Dunn
Jan 15, 2023
Centenarian Imogene Sanders Dunn, 100, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC.
Mrs. Dunn was born in Hart County, GA, on June 16, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Hubert Sanders and Clyde Brown Sanders. Mrs. Dunn was married for 71 years to the late Stewart Dunn. She was...
Carolyn Adams Bailey
Jan 15, 2023
Mrs. Carolyn Eugene Adams Bailey, 76 of Early Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at her home.
Born on December 23, 1946 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Isham Adams and Earlene Hayes Adams. Mrs. Bailey was a graduate of Forrest College, a bookkeeper for the Hartwell Housing Authority and...
Lynne D. Henry
Jan 14, 2023
Lynne D. (Gadsen) Henry, age 76, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at her home.
Born May 13, 1946, in Hammond IN, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Mary Hood Gadsen. Before retirement, she worked 28 years as a Legal Secretary for the law firm Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton in Atlanta.
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Hattie Carter
Jan 13, 2023
Mrs. Harriet Frances Niel "Hattie" Carter, 49, of Uly White Road, Hartwell, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at her home.
Born on August 16, 1973 in Jamestown NY, she was the daughter of Patricia Sheldon Smith and the late Jack Niel.
Survivors include her mother; a daughter: Ashleigh Carter of Hartwell; two sons: Brandon...
Joseph Agurs
Jan 12, 2023
Mr. Joseph Agurs, 62, of Hickory Crossing Road, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at his home.
Born on December 22, 1960 in Charlotte NC, he was the son of the late Joseph Jackson Agurs and Geraldine Johnson Agurs. He was a US Army Veteran.
He is survived by his children: Donyell Cunningham and...
Faye Broome
Jan 11, 2023
Duchie Faye Hobbs Broome, age 74, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at her home.
She was born, October 2, 1948, in Stephens County, the daughter of the late Luther Hobbs and Vera Cobb Hobbs. She worked for many years for Franklin County Schools and will be fondly remembered by the children of Lavonia Elementary...
Jean Jones
Jan 11, 2023
Mrs. Gilda Jean Williams Jones, 72, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at TerraBella Epps Bridge Retirement Community in Athens, GA.
Born on September 6, 1950 in Shelby, NC, she was the daughter of the late Larston Williams and Nora Edna Dotson Williams. Mrs. Jones graduated from Gaston College with a Bachelor's in Nursing and...
Sue Williford Allen
Jan 9, 2023
Mrs. Mary Sue Williford Allen, 82, of Old 29 Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.
Born on August 31, 1940 in Lavonia, GA, she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn Williford and Catherine Isbell Williford. Mrs. Allen was a homemaker, and a member of the Oak...
Bucky Wooten
Jan 8, 2023
William Alexander "Bucky" Wooten, age 79, of Martin, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Pruitt Health of Toccoa.
Born September 22, 1943, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late L.T. and Falonia McCollum Wooten. Prior to retirement, he worked as a sheetrock contractor. He was a member of Lavonia Church of God. In...
Doug Bartlett (Courtesy)
Jan 7, 2023
George Douglas "Doug" Bartlett 69, of Janesville, WI passed away peacefully on Saturday January 7, 2023.
Born on September 10, 1953 in Royston, Ga, he was the son of the late Robert S Bartlett and Annie Dean Carnes Bartlett. Doug graduated from High School in Summerville; SC. He retired as a heavy equipment operator and enjoyed woodworking...
Earl Echols
Jan 7, 2023
Earl Thomas Echols, age 91, of Canon, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
He was born December 31, 1931, in Tignall, son of the late Weldon Lee Echols and Irene Lucy Blackmon Echols. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served during the Korean War aboard the...
Mark Pickren
Jan 7, 2023
Mark Gerald Pickren, age 71, of Gillsville, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Born June 17, 1951, in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Alva Henry Pickren, Jr. and Marion Kathryn Carter Pickren. He worked as a trainer for Mingledorff's HVAC, where he served for more than thirty...
David Ray Mccormick
Jan 5, 2023
Mr. David Ray McCormick, 58, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC.
Born on May 27, 1964 in Naples, FL, he was the son of the late Harvy McCormick and Sandra Smith McCormick. Mr. McCormick was a self-employed handyman. David loved life and loved to make others laugh....
Debbie Gurley Kelley
Jan 1, 2023
Ms. Debbie Gurley Kelley, 60, of Bowersville, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.
Born on November 25, 1962, in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late James H. "Johnny" Gurley, U.S. Army Veteran, and the late Mary Edna Sosby Gurley. Debbie was a graduate of...
Henry Freeman
Dec 30, 2022
Mr. Henry Lee Freeman, 77, of Hartwell, passed away holding the hands of his loved ones on Friday, December 30, 2022 at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC.
Born on October 1, 1945 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late William Carl Freeman and Faith Jewel Hunter Freeman. Mr. Freeman was retired from...
Billy Joe Turpin
Dec 30, 2022
Mr. Billy Joe Turpin, 73, of Bowman Highway, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, GA.
Born on August 8, 1949 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Arnold Turpin and Irene McCollum Turpin Brown. Mr. Turpin was retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers as a contract...
Bondsie Skelton
Dec 28, 2022
Mr. William Bondsie Skelton, 88, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at The Overlook in Toccoa GA.
Born on October 22, 1934 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Samuel Leo Skelton and Buena Page Skelton Segars. Mr. Skelton was a self-employed Mechanic and Farmer. He was also a member of the...
