Nell Blackmon Strickland
Aug 21, 2022
Mrs. Nell Blackmon Strickland, 95, of Second Street, Hartwell, passed away peacefully on her birthday Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Brookdale of Hartwell.
Born on August 21, 1927 in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ossie E. Blackmon and Myrtie Bailey Blackmon. Mrs. Strickland was a former bookkeeper for Chapman Body Shop and a...
William "Butch" Guest (Courtesy)
Aug 21, 2022
William "Butch" Guest, age 77, of Columbus, formerly of Lavonia, went to be with the Lord after a long illness on August 21st, surrounded by family a Piedmont Midtown Hospital.
Born March 22, 1945, in Ocilla, GA son of the late Lloyd Richard Guest and Wilma Harper Guest.
Butch was a graduate of Lavonia High...
Randall Craig Anderson
Aug 19, 2022
Mr. Randall (Randy) Craig Anderson, 71, passed away after a short illness on August 19, 2022.
Randy was the son of the late Huin B. Anderson and Peggy O'Barr. He was born on January 9, 1951, in Tampa, FL. He graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa and attended Hillsborough College. Randy was a US Army veteran...
Beth Sears Gustafson
Aug 18, 2022
Ms. Mary Beth Sears Gustafson, 67, of Hartwell, peacefully passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at home with her loving son & daughter by her side.
Born on August 17, 1955 in Montgomery, AL, she was the daughter of the late John Sanders Sears and Mary Beth Williams Sears. Mrs. Gustafson was a graduate of Plantation High...
Shirley Jo Black Sanders
Aug 18, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Jo Black Sanders, 84, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson.
Born on August 27, 1937 in Elberton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Olin Black and Unie Williams Black. Mrs. Sanders was a nursery worker for Bright Horizons Day Care, and a member of...
Shirley Shaw Vickery
Aug 17, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Shaw Vickery, 78, of Canon, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at her home.
Born on September 13, 1943 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. Shaw and Elizabeth Jones Shaw. Mrs. Vickery was the co-owner and bookkeeper of Vickery Auto Parts and a member of the First Baptist Church...
Bobby Ray Brock, Sr.
Aug 15, 2022
Bobby Ray Brock, Sr., age 84, of Martin, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at his home.
Born May 26, 1938, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Guy H. Brock, Sr. and Nora Bruce Brock. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired as the manager of the meat department...
Theresa Bowman Cobb
Aug 13, 2022
Theresa Louise Collins Bowman Cobb, age 74, of Martin, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born July 13, 1948, in Duluth, she was the daughter of the late Arthur W. Collins, Sr. and Betty Jean Knight Collins. She worked in manufacturing and customer service, but her most important and treasured job...
Ray C. Bailey
Aug 13, 2022
Mr. Ray C. Bailey, 86, of Pineview Lane, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at his home.
Born on June 24, 1936 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Cullen Bailey and Ruth Griffin Bailey. Mr. Bailey was retired from Milliken Co. / Newton Textile Plant, and a member of the Mt. Olivet...
Jerome Laurence
Aug 13, 2022
Mr. Jerome Laurence, 87, of New Hope Rd, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia.
Born on October 12, 1934 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late John and Genevieve Nowocien. Mr. Laurence was a self-employed carpenter and builder, and was of the Catholic faith. He...
Ann Witmer (Courtesy)
Aug 12, 2022
Anna Page Campbell "Ann" Witmer, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Born on July 29, 1931 in Harrisonburg Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rhoda Roadcap Campbell and Joseph Leonard Campbell.
She is survived by her life partner, Linda Townsend of 39 years, two grandsons, Troy and Adam...
Eileen Jones-Looney
Aug 11, 2022
Eileen McCarthy Jones-Looney, age 85, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at her home.
Born November 9, 1936, in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Carmen Marie Bridenball McCarthy. After high school she continued her education and became a nurse, where she worked until her retirement. She was a member...
Dan Walters
Aug 9, 2022
Dan Alvin Walters, age 87, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his home.
Born June 1, 1935, in Hart County, he was the son of the late Owen Judson Walters and Robbie Maret Walters. After high school he attended the University of Georgia. He retired from the United States Navy after twenty years of...
Martisia Lizzy Holmes
Aug 4, 2022
Mrs. Martisia Lizzy Holmes, 39, of Hazlehurst GA, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 in Hazlehurst GA.
She is survived by her children: Ayesha Beasley of North Carolina, Ashley Holmes, Zachary Holmes and Isaiah Holmes all of Hartwell and a sister: Rosie Australie of North Carolina. Ms. Holmes was preceded by her parents: Lawrence...
"Mimsy" Demars Barfoot (Courtesy)
Aug 3, 2022
Catherine Mims "Mimsy" DeMars Barfoot, 50, wife of Steve Barfoot, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
Born in Orangeburg, she was a daughter of John Waring and Alice Sue Mims DeMars of Chapin. Mimsy was a graduate of Clemson University, a member of Concord Baptist Church, and the Director of Special...
Jon Michael Puerta
Aug 1, 2022
Jon Michael Puerta, age 43, of Bowersville, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2022. The family is both devastated and shocked by his death.
Jon was born on January 14, 1979 to Lorraine Brown Puerta and the late Michael O. Puerta in Decatur, Georgia. After graduating from Collins Hill High School in 1997, he went on...
Fay Allen Vanadore (Courtesy)
Aug 1, 2022
Fay Allen Vanadore, 87 of Starr, SC passed away Monday, August 1, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born December 25, 1934, in Hartwell, GA, she was a daughter of the late Grady Allen and Mabel Hembree Allen.
She retired from AnMed Health Medical Center and FCX and was a member of Unity Baptist Church....
Ruthann Burroughs
Jul 28, 2022
Ruthann Stephanie Kardas Burroughs, age 85, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Born July 16, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Joseph Kardas and Caroline Addine Dunbar. She retired as an executive secretary for State Farm Insurance Company in Deland, FL. She...
Fred Weaver
Jul 25, 2022
"Daddy" Fred Weaver, age 79, of New Franklin Church Road, Canon, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 at his home.
Born April 30, 1943, in Hart County, he was the son of the late Aubrey and Littie Bell Pierce Weaver. He was a lifelong farmer and loved spending time with his family in the great outdoors and...
Genny Burton Cole
Jul 24, 2022
Glenda Genevieve (Genny) Burton Cole, 80 of Braselton, GA (formerly Lavonia, Ga) passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Genny was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lee (Bo) Cole, her parents William Glen and Annie Lee McDowell Burton, and sister Kathy Burton Harris. She is survived by her sons Rhett Allen Cole and wife Joy of Concord,...
