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Bobby Joe Blackmon
Oct 23, 2022
BOBBY JOE BLACKMON, Capt, USAF Retired, age 81, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Piedmont Healthcare in Newnan.
He was born April 23, 1941, in Pepperell, AL, the son of the late Luther and Sudie Henderson Blackmon. He received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Nebraska to certify as a Physician's Assistant; and...
Shelby Joe Phillips
Oct 22, 2022
Mr. Shelby Joe Phillips, 63, of Stillwood Drive, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital, Greenville SC.
Born on June 1, 1959 in Orlando FL, he was the son of the late Leslie Fitzgerald. Mr. Phillips was a police officer in Winter Garden FL and attended Bowman Church of God.
Survivors...
Ralph Sanders
Oct 22, 2022
Mr. James Ralph Sanders, 94, of Cleveland Ave., Hartwell, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Hart Care Center.
Born on December 29, 1927 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Clinton Sanders and Cora Myers Sanders. Mr. Sanders was a Chevron Oil Jobber and owner/operator of Sanders Oil Company from 1963-1992. He also...
Doris J Ruhlin
Oct 21, 2022
Doris Jean Ruhlin, age 93, of Lavonia, Georgia and formerly of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 at AnMed, Anderson Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. She lived a full life until she passed from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. She was born on September 28, 1929 to Dwight and Letta (Myers) Bruner. She married...
Kenneth Hulsey
Oct 21, 2022
Walter Kenneth Hulsey, age 80, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, SC.
He was born September 25, 1942, in Stephens County, son of the late Joe and Bonnie White Hulsey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 56 years: Dr. Judy...
Jerry D. Teasley
Oct 20, 2022
Mr. Jerry D. Teasley, 74, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Nancy Hart Nursing Home, Elberton GA.
Born on June 22, 1948 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Clayte Teasley and Edith Kay Teasley. Mr. Teasley was a retired supervisor for Milliken in Hartwell and Lavonia. He also was a...
Robert E. Barnard
Oct 15, 2022
Mr. Robert Edward Barnard, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his home.
Born on July 8, 1940 in Jesup GA, he was the son of the late Delas Columbus Barnard and Henrietta Henderson Barnard. Mr. Barnard was a graduate of Glynn Academy and a retired service technician AT&T / BellSouth. He was also...
Mozelle Fowler Starcher
Oct 14, 2022
Mrs. Mozelle Fowler Starcher, 91, of Lavonia Hwy, Lavonia, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at her daughter's home in Roseville, IL.
Born on November 20, 1930, in Toccoa GA, she was the daughter of Garnett E. Fowler and Lucy A Segars Fowler. Mrs. Starcher was a homemaker and an excellent baker. She was also a member...
Guy Robert King
Oct 14, 2022
Mr. Guy Robert King, 91, of Spears Lane, Hartwell, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022 at his home.
Born on October 23, 1930 in Blooming Prairie MN, he was the son of the late Rex King and Clara Hansel King. Mr. King was a retired Land Surveyor for the City of Livermore CA, a former member of...
Mary Coker Rogers
Oct 14, 2022
Mary Elizabeth (Coker) Rogers, age 89, of Canon, passed away Friday, October 14,2022, at Brookside Assisted Living in Commerce.
Born March 27, 1933, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of Harley Burton and Thelma Genora (Smith) Coker. Before retirement she worked as a seamstress for Carwood Manufacturing. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church....
Bridgette Gurley Carlton (Courtesy)
Oct 12, 2022
Bridgette Gurley Carlton, 55, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on October 12, 2022, after a long battle with renal cancer. Bridgette was born on October 2, 1967 in Hartwell, GA, the daughter of Joe Gurley and the late Anne Stovall Gurley.
She was a graduate of Hart County High School, class of 1985....
Michael J Espinosa
Oct 12, 2022
Michael J. Espinosa, 65, died October 12, 2022, suddenly but while peacefully asleep in his home in Lavonia, Georgia.
Born in Atlanta, Mike was a homegrown Georgia peach: He sported Bulldogs and Falcons gear, he watched NASCAR races and wrestling matches, and he enjoyed southern food. Mike was proud of his front-row seat to some of the...
Pilar Terceno Agvent
Oct 12, 2022
Mrs. Pilar Margaret Terceno Agvent, 90, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her home in Hartwell, Georgia.
Born on November 4, 1931, in New York NY, she was the daughter of the late Joaquin P. Terceno and Socorro Herrera Terceno. Mrs. Agvent was a retired bookkeeper with Stratford Municipal Federal Credit Union and a member of...
Carol C. Sanders
Oct 12, 2022
Carol Christine (Cowan) Sanders, age 82, of Central SC, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.
Born January 1, 1940, in Brookhaven, GA, she was the daughter of the late Marshall Strong and Ruth Ellen (Lancaster) Cowan. She was a nurse's aide and was a member of Poplar Springs...
Lorene Hill Brown
Oct 7, 2022
Mrs. Lorene Hill Brown, 96, of 1328 W. Main Street, Bowersville, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at Hartwell Health & Rehab.
Born on March 25, 1926 in Franklin County, GA, she was the widow of the late Harrison Brown, and daughter of the late Picken Carol Hill and Annie Lou Weaver Hill Garner. Mrs. Brown was...
Brenda Crump Adams
Oct 7, 2022
Mrs. Brenda Crump Terrell Adams, 70, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.
Born on April 10, 1952 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Golphan Edward Crump and Idell Millie Bailey Crump. Mrs. Adams was a retired cashier for Wal-Mart and a member of...
Claude William "Bill" Fulghum (Courtesy)
Oct 5, 2022
Evans Funeral Home of Jefferson announces the death of Mr. Claude William "Bill" Fulghum, age 81 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered rest Wednesday, October 5, 2022.  Mr. Fulghum was born in Canon, Georgia a son of the late Paul and Lettie Kelly Fulghum, was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Lucent Technology, and was a member of...
Frances Ivester Erwin (Courtesy)
Oct 4, 2022
Frances Marie Ivester Erwin, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia took her Heavenly flight home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 04, 2022 following an extended illness.
Born in Rabun County, Georgia on March 03, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Garnet & Carrie Turpin Ivester. Frances retired after many years of dedicated service...
Brad Taylor
Oct 3, 2022
Mr. Bradford Lawrence Taylor, 69, of Elberton, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022 at his home.
Born on July 14, 1953 in San Antonio TX, he was the son of the late William Myers Taylor and Ruth Ellen Larson Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a self-employed carpenter. He also was a member of the Bio Baptist Church, where...
Vivian Beggs Routhieaux (Courtesy)
Oct 1, 2022
Vivian Beggs Routhieaux, 91, of Danielsville, Georgia, formerly of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022, at her home.
Born in Hart County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Lois McGee Beggs. Mrs. Routhieaux was a graduate of Hartwell High School. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in...
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