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Joseph Onda

Joseph Onda

Dec 28, 2022

Mr. Joseph Onda, 86, of Martin, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Born on October 6, 1936 in Arka, Hungary he was the son of the late Stephen Onda and Anna Sedenski Onda. Mr. Onda was a self-employed landscaper.

He is survived by son: James Onda of Toccoa; daughter and...

Jeffrey Berryman

Jeffrey Berryman

Dec 28, 2022

Jeffrey Thomas Berryman, age 60, of Martin, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Anmed Health in Anderson from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born February 27, 1962, in Royston, he was the son of Betty Joe Cromer Williams and the late Bobby Berryman. He was an Auto Paint & Body Technician and worked part time...

Quoc Nguyen

Quoc Nguyen

Dec 26, 2022

Quoc Nguyen, age 54, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital.

Born May 21, 1968, in Saigon, Vietnam, he was the son of Nguyen Hai and Nho Thi Pham. He was a farmer and of the Buddhist faith.

He is survived by his wife: Suong Tuong; daughter Hien...

Mark Mccormack

Mark Mccormack

Dec 26, 2022

Mark Douglas McCormack, age 67, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at his home.

Born August 20, 1955, in Seneca, SC, he was the son of Bobbie Jean Howell McCormack and the late Britt Dyer. After his father's death at a young age, he was raised by his mother and step-father, the late Jack McCormack,...

Martha Beasley Cassels

Martha Beasley Cassels

Dec 25, 2022

Strickland Funeral Home of Lavonia "A Caring and Experienced Service"

Martha Beasley Cassels died at age 90 on December 25 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She was born to Faith Ora and Hugh Alton Beasley in Greenwood, SC on October 22, 1932. Real estate development and sales was her profession in later life, but she began as a...

"Mr. Ernie" Mcfadden

"Mr. Ernie" Mcfadden

Dec 23, 2022

Mr. Ernest Walter "Mr. Ernie" McFadden, 88, of Majestic Shores Road, Hartwell, beloved husband of the late "Bobbie" McFadden, passed away peacefully Friday, December 23, 2022 at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville SC.

Mr. Ernie wished to be cremated and no services are planned.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Glaucoma...

Brenda Reed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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