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,...
Anne Troutman Brown
Jul 22, 2022
Anne Troutman Brown, 66, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 22, 2022 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Anne was born on October 24, 1955, to the late Jack and Charlotte Troutman in Atlanta, GA. A lifelong Atlantan, she grew up in Ansley Park and graduated from the Lovett School in 1973. From there...
Opal Allen Williams
Jul 22, 2022
Opal Allen Williams, age 85, of Martin, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at his home.
Born July 29, 1936, in Martin, he was the son of the late J. T. and Tommie Holcomb Williams. He was a veteran of the US Army. After his military service, he worked in the communications field and as an instrumentation...
Kelly L. Mcgee
Jul 19, 2022
Kelly Lane McGee, age 45, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at his home.
Born June 21, 1977, in Hartwell, he was the son of Linda Lane Bellamy McGee and the late William Howard "Shade" McGee, Jr. Â He was Facility Manager for Ross Controls.
He is survived by his mother; children: Laney Victoria...
Angie Harris Scarborough (Courtesy)
Jul 19, 2022
Mrs. Mary Angela "Angie" Harris Scarborough, 53, of Elberton, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. Angie was born in Hartwell on September 26, 1968, daughter of Billy Frank Harris and Mary Frances Teasley Harris. She was a 1986 graduate of Elbert County Comprehensive High School and followed...
Jimmy Ray Dunn
Jul 18, 2022
Mr. Jimmy Ray Dunn, 75, of Reed Creek School Rd, Hartwell, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at his home.
Born on June 30, 1947 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late W.C. Dunn and Leo Lee Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a retired farmer and Bus driver for the Hart County Charter System. He...
Louise White Gaines
Jul 16, 2022
Nora Louise White Gaines, age 97, passed away on July 16, 2022, at Magnolia Estates, Elberton, GA. Before living at Magnolia Estates, Mrs. Gaines resided at The Gables, Royston, GA, having moved there from her farm in Canon, GA, where she resided for many years.
Mrs. Gaines was born in Hartwell, GA, on January 2, 1925, the...
Charly & Kelli Schell
Jul 14, 2022
Philanthropists and business owners Charles "Charly" Thomas Schell, age 52, and his wife, Kelli Taylor Schell, age 50, both of Hartwell, Georgia passed away on July 14, 2022 in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Kelli was born in Chandler, Oklahoma, the daughter of Franklin "Frank" Lee Taylor and Nancy Barbara Taylor. Charly, the son of Clifford "Frank" Schell and Janet...
Jason Dean
Jul 13, 2022
Jason David Dean, age 42, of Carnesville, passed away July 13, 2022.
Born October 6, 1979, in Stephens County, he was the son of Jeanette Williams Dean and the late John Henry Dean. Jason was a veteran of the US Army, where he served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a member of the VFW Post 5897...
