Brenda Reed
Dec 21, 2022
Brenda Reid Reed, age 81, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, with her family at her bedside. She was born March 20, 1941 in Abbeville, SC, the daughter of the late James & Ellen Purdy Reid.
After graduating high school, she received an associate's degree in radiology, and worked as an x-ray technician, for...
Brenda White Smith
Dec 18, 2022
Brenda Faye Cobb White Smith, age 77, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at her home.
She was born November 21, 1945, in Stephens County, the daughter of the late Charlie Cobb and Faye Cawthon Burdette. She managed the Hardees in Lavonia for more than 22 years. She later worked for Johnson & Johnson for...
Danny Wilson
Dec 17, 2022
Mr. Danny Richard Wilson, 65, of Mt. Olivet Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home.
Born on December 18, 1957 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Ranie Wilson and Hazel Williams Wilson. Danny enjoyed dirt track auto racing, playing golf, and spending time with his grandkids. He was also...
Hope Porterfield Turner
Dec 16, 2022
Mrs. Hope Marie Porterfield Turner, 28, of Murfee Lane, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born on September 27, 1994 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of Mary Whitworth Bailey and the late Michael Porterfield. Mrs. Turner was a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Brown Memorial Convalescent Center in Royston....
Rev. Steve A. Patton
Dec 16, 2022
Rev. Steve Allen Patton, 67, of Chandler Trace, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.
Born on July 3, 1955 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late James Patton and Marie Black Patton. Rev. Patton received his Bachelor's Degree from Carson-Newman University. As a Baptist minister, he served...
Dr. Jonathan R. Merrill
Dec 14, 2022
Dr. Jonathan Ray Merrill, 75, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.
Born on May 19, 1947 in Wheaton, IL, he was the son of the late Raymond K. Merrill and Jane Needham Merrill and was proud to have grown up in Elgin, Illinois. Dr. Merrill was a Phi Beta Kappa...
Jimmy David Johnson
Dec 13, 2022
Jimmy David Johnson, age 62, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his home.
Born December 25, 1959, in Duluth, he was the son of the late J. N. Lavon Johnson and Frances Geraldine Fain. Before retirement he worked for the Atlanta's Best Flooring Company. He was a veteran of US Army. In addition to...
Rachel Mcconnell Whitworth (Courtesy)
Dec 12, 2022
Mrs. Rachel Carolyn McConnell Whitworth, age 87, of Whitworth Road in Lavonia, Georgia passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at the residence.
A daughter of the late William "Elmer" and Sarah Loftis McConnell, she was born October 10, 1935, in Athens, Georgia. She moved to Lavonia, Georgia after marriage in 1956, where she lived until her passing....
Jeff Womack
Dec 11, 2022
Mr. Ronald Jeffrey "Jeff" Womack, 62, of Walnut Grove, GA, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home.
Born on January 9, 1960 in Decatur, GA, he was the son of the late Dan Howard Womack and Shirley Payne Womack. Mr. Womack was the former director of Safety & Maintenance at the Newton...
Patricia Jane Lawrence
Dec 10, 2022
Mrs. Patricia Jane David Lawrence, 74, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA.
Born on March 7, 1948, on a farm in Trough Creek Valley, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Leroy David and Verna Mildred Black David. After raising her children, she went onto to...
Cynthia Certain
Dec 6, 2022
Cynthia Bradley Certain, age 89, of Martin, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at her home.
Born August 24, 1933, in Neely, MS, she was the daughter of the late Carl Bradley & Leona Brewer Bradley. Before retirement she worked for Cobb Memorial Healthcare System. Mrs. Certain was the second oldest member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church....
Dorothy Clark
Dec 4, 2022
Dorothy Elizabeth Clark, 80, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Heardmont Nursing Home, Elberton GA.
Born on June 9, 1942 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Marcus Clark and Dora Hendrick Clark. Ms. Clark was a retired seamstress from the Hartwell Company and of the Holiness Faith.
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Tom Mullenix
Dec 3, 2022
On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, beloved husband and father Thomas "Tom" Lafayette Mullenix left this world for the next one.
Born September 6th, 1941, Tom was the only child of Walter Glenn Mullenix of Hart County and Helen Palmer Mullenix of Abbeville, SC. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carolyn Nunnelley Mullenix, his son...
Mike Mouchet
Dec 2, 2022
Michael Pruitt Mouchet of Hartwell, GA, born on September 18, 1948 to the late Sara Pruitt Mouchet and Theodore Sylvester Mouchet, passed away in the comfort of his home on December 2, 2022.
He was a graduate of Gordon Military Academy where he excelled at sports and shenanigans. Upon graduation he went into the US Army and...
Sally Cooper
Nov 30, 2022
Marcel "Sally" Cooper, age 74, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN.
Born August 25, 1948, in Royston, she was the daughter of the late James Holley and Viola Aldrich. Before retirement she worked as a waitress.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
2022 Lavonia Candlelight Memorial
Nov 30, 2022
Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home of Lavonia.
Peggie Salsbury-Simler
Nov 28, 2022
Peggie Salsbury-Simler was born August 14, 1954 to Mazel and Vera (Fricke) Salsbury at Alma, Michigan and passed away from this life on November 28, 2022 at Maple View Retirement Center in Middleton, Michigan reaching the age of 68.
Mom spent her childhood on the family farm in Michigan and received her education at Fulton High School,...
Paul W. Cole Jr.
Nov 28, 2022
Paul Wilson Cole Jr., 93, of Bowersville, passed away Monday morning, November 28, 2022, at home with his wife by his side.
Paul was born on September 24, 1929, in Hartwell GA, to the late Paul Wilson Cole Sr. and Susie Booth Cole. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 and later commissioned for the...
David C. Mclane (Courtesy)
Nov 26, 2022
Mr. David C. McLane, age 72, of Kibbee Community, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah after an extended illness. He was a native of Hartwell, Georgia, living there most of his life before moving to Montgomery County in 2012. He was a 1968 graduate of Hart County High School and later was awarded...
