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Mrs. Emilie Lucille Hilley

Mrs. Emilie Lucille Hilley

Jun 30, 2022

Mrs. Emilie Lucille Hilley, 83, of Beaver Creek Road, Bowman, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at her home. Born on January 2, 1939 in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Corbert Bashaw and Marie Lehman Bashaw. Mrs. Hilley was bookkeeper for Modern Tire Company and a member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors include her...

Mr. Scott Russell Graham

Mr. Scott Russell Graham

Jun 30, 2022

Mr. Scott Russell Graham, 53, of Tanglewood Lane, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at his home. Born on March 25, 1969 in Royston, GA, he was the son of Jack Graham and the late Pat Cobb Graham. Mr. Graham was formerly employed by Tenneco in maintenance and was a safety manager. He also attended Hartwell First United...

Mr. James M. Starnes

Mr. James M. Starnes

Jun 30, 2022

Mr. James M. Starnes, 94, of Hartwell, formerly of Pelzer, SC, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at his home. Born on February 5, 1928 in Clinton, SC, he was the son of the late Minter Bobo Starnes and Effie Brady Starnes. Mr. Starnes worked at AnMed Health Medical Center from 1977-1993 where he was a maintenance worker in...

Mr. Frank Ira Jordan Jr

Mr. Frank Ira Jordan Jr

Jun 28, 2022

Mr. Frank Ira Jordan Jr, 82, of Bowersville, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at his home. Born on October 2, 1939 in Canon GA, he was the son of the late Frank Ira Jordan Sr and Hazel Reynolds Jordan. Mr. Jordan worked for several textile companies and Monroe Auto Equipment Company. He was a member of the Canon...

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Graham

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Graham

Jun 28, 2022

Mrs. Dorthy Patricia "Pat" Cobb Graham, 80, of Old 29 Hwy., Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her home. Born on September 11, 1941 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Marshall Cobb and Essie Lewis Cobb. Mrs. Graham was a member of Hartwell First United Methodist Church, Sojourners and Joyful Holland Sunday...

Mr. Matthew Tyler

Mr. Matthew Tyler

Jun 27, 2022

Matthew John Tyler, age 33, of Abbeville, SC, formerly of Cornelia, passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born November 8, 1988, in Demorest, he was the son of Luania Armour Rumph (Anthony) and James Ray Tyler. He was employed with Electrolux in Anderson. He is survived by his father and mother: Anthony...

Marilyn Furse Saxon

Marilyn Furse Saxon

Jun 21, 2022

Marilyn Furse Saxon, 70, of Anderson, SC passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC. She was born April 2, 1952, in Atlanta, GA and was the adopted child of the late Marion and Florence Furse. Mrs. Saxon was a former secretary for the School of Business at the University of Georgia. She was preceded...

Mary Ann Myerholtz Dutton

Mary Ann Myerholtz Dutton

Jun 20, 2022

Ms. Mary Ann Myerholtz Dutton, 75, of Pebble Point, Hartwell, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022 at her home. Born on January 29, 1947 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late JW Myerholtz and Katie Peeples Myerholtz. Ms. Dutton was formerly a seamstress at Bellcraft and a retired cashier from Walmart. She was of the Holiness...

Barbara Jones Doker

Barbara Jones Doker

Jun 18, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Jones Doker, 89, of Foxworth Lane, Lavonia, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born on March 7, 1933 in Winter Garden, FL, she was the daughter of the late Odell Jones and Christine Bledsoe Jones and raised by the late Henry L. "Pete" Foxworth and Arlie Jones Foxworth. Mrs. Doker was a...

Ricky Lee Watkins

Ricky Lee Watkins

Jun 18, 2022

Ricky Lee Watkins, 63, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at AnMed Health in Anderson, South Carolina. He was born April 15, 1959, in Toccoa, to Margaret Thomas and the late Tommy L. Watkins. He lived in Franklin County his whole life. Ricky served as a member of the US Army. He was a loving father, son, and...

Tom D. Christman

Tom D. Christman

Jun 16, 2022

Mr. Thomas D. "Tom" Christman, 72, of Canon, passed away peacefully at Emory University Hospital surrounded by his family and friends on June 16, 2022. Born on April 10, 1950 in Kingwood, WV, he was the son of the late Denzel Leeotis Christman and Marie Sisler Christman. Tom was raised in Ohio where he met and married his high...

Melissa Osley Lunsford

Melissa Osley Lunsford

Jun 11, 2022

Melissa Deanna Osley Lunsford, age 57, of Royston, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1964, in Franklin County, daughter of Robert Osley and Joanna Smith. She attended Franklin County High School and graduated from Hart County High School, Class of 1981. After graduating from Athens Technical College, Melissa worked...

Levi Douglas Roach

Levi Douglas Roach

Jun 10, 2022

Levi Douglas Roach, age 26, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at his home. He was born April 1, 1996, in Banks County, the son of Cheri Floyd Beatenbo and Wayne Roach. He was a self-employed landscaper. Levi was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his parents: Cheri & Tony Beatenbo and Wayne & Gail Roach;...

Clyde Mcdowell

Clyde Mcdowell

Jun 10, 2022

Donald Clyde McDowell, 69, of Hartwell, GA died June 10, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC after a decades-long battle with kidney disease. Clyde was born July 7, 1952 in Greenwood, SC to the late James Allen and Bernice Still McDowell. He leaves behind a wife, Donna Sanders McDowell, a daughter, Laura Dickerson and her husband...

Tim Gipson

Tim Gipson

Jun 9, 2022

Timothy William Gipson, age 69, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022. Born August 19, 1952, in Carnesville he was the son of the late Frank and Ebbie Chambers Gipson. Mr. Gipson was a farmer and welder. He is survived by his wife: Jane Harbin Gipson; sons: William Gipson and Warren Gipson; grandchildren: Chasen, Ansley, Will, Conner, Maribeth, Eithan,...

Brent Floyd Vickery

Brent Floyd Vickery

Jun 7, 2022

Brent Floyd Vickery was born March 7, 1968 at Anderson Memorial Hospital in Anderson, South Carolina. He was the son of Bill Floyd and Janice Moorhead Vickery. He graduated from Hart County High School with honors, the University of Georgia, and Johnson Wells Culinary School in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Lavonia....

Maverick Reid Sanders

Maverick Reid Sanders

Jun 6, 2022

Infant Maverick Reid Sanders, of Lavonia, went to heaven to be with Jesus on Monday, June 6, 2022 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, GA Survivors include his parents: Derek and Holly Segars Sanders; his maternal grandparents: Mark and CJ Segars of Canon, Tim and Michele Shepherd of Hartwell; his paternal grandparents: Sandra Sanders of Royston and William...

Jennifer Lynn Sanders

Jennifer Lynn Sanders

Jun 5, 2022

Jennifer Lynn Hurst Sanders, age 45, of Bowersville, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home following an extended illness. She was born December 8, 1976, in Freeport, TX, the daughter of Larry Hurst and Gail Oaks Farmer. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Hartwell. In addition to her parents, she is survived...

Shirley Certain Gibson

Shirley Certain Gibson

Jun 4, 2022

Shirley Ann Certain Gibson, age 78, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her home following an extended illness. She was born July 21, 1943, in Miami, Florida, a daughter of the late J. S. Certain and the late Janie Bell Coker Certain. Prior to retirement, she worked as the cashier manager for Echo Restaurant. She was a...

Beverly Johnson Wade

Beverly Johnson Wade

May 29, 2022

Mrs. Beverly Joan Johnson Wade, 82, of Snellville GA, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Brown Health & Rehab, Royston GA. Born on January 24, 1940 in Indianapolis IN, she was the daughter of the late Robert Johnson and Joan Ryan Johnson. Mrs. Wade was a retired operator from Indiana Bell and a sales representative for Brach's Candy...

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