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Joe Payne

Joe Payne

Mar 15, 2022

Mr. Joe Stewart Payne, Sr. of Jefferson, formerly of Hartwell, died at home while under hospice care on March 15, 2022. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Payne was born at home on August 27, 1937, in the Bio community of Hartwell. He was the youngest of eight children born to the late David Lumpkin Payne, Sr. and Flora...

James L. Hayes

James L. Hayes

Mar 15, 2022

Mr. James Leo Hayes, 79, of Airline Community, Bowersville, passed away Tuesday, March 15 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens. Born on February 15, 1943 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Albert Hayes and Laura Crook Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a delivery driver for Ford Lumber Company for over 36 years and a member of...

Margaret Arwood Cribb

Margaret Arwood Cribb

Mar 15, 2022

Margaret Louise Carter Arwood Cribb, 93, passed to the next life in the early hours of March 15, 2022, at her home in Hartwell, GA. She was born in Lawtey, FL, on December 30, 1928, the oldest daughter of late Carl "Bub" Francis Carter and Mildred Louise Durban Carter. Margaret grew up as a farmer's daughter in Lawtey. She met...

William "Bill" Poe

William "Bill" Poe

Mar 13, 2022

William "Bill" Poe. Age 87, formerly of Wyandotte and Allen Park. Beloved father of Debbie (Ed) Johnson, Sally (Jerry) Nantais, and Pamela (James) Farmer. Also survived by 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and dear brother Ken. Preceded in death by his loving wife JoAnn, parents William (Fred) and Dorothy Poe, and dear brother Bob. He's left us to be with his...

Susan Rena Phagan

Susan Rena Phagan

Mar 12, 2022

Mrs. Susan Rena Phagan, age 61 of Lavonia, GA, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, at her residence. A daughter of the late Delma Cecil Phagan, Sr. and Jo Westmoreland Phagan, she was born January 23, 1961, in Stephens County and has lived the last 25 years in Franklin, County.Susan was a member of the Rock Creek Baptist Church; she...

Jerod Heith Stowe

Jerod Heith Stowe

Mar 12, 2022

Mr. Jerod Heith Stowe, 40, of Doyle Street, Toccoa, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at his home. Born on February 22, 1982 in Royston GA, he was the son of Keith Stowe and Deborah Altman Meeks. He received an associate degree from Tri County Tech. Mr. Stowe was a traveling nurse with Solian and Health and was a member...

Virginia Roberson Senkbeil

Virginia Roberson Senkbeil

Mar 11, 2022

Mrs. Virginia Dare Roberson Senkbeil, age 88, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born July 24, 1933, in Marion County, AL, she was a daughter of the late J. S. and Dessie Ola Ayers Roberson. She was a homemaker and a member of Lavonia First Baptist Church. She...

Scott Douglas Wood

Scott Douglas Wood

Mar 10, 2022

Scott Douglas Wood, age 51, of Canon, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at his home. Born February 8, 1971, in Three Forks, Montana, he was a son of the late Douglas Wood and Debra Lynn (Wood) Tuck. He has worked with Ritz Instrument Transformers in Lavonia for more than ten years. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist...

Edith Holland Kane

Edith Holland Kane

Mar 8, 2022

Mrs. Edith "Edie" Edna Holland Kane, 69, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at her home. Edie was born September 2, 1952, on MacDill Airforce Base in Tampa, Florida. She grew up in Sylvester, Georgia, and attended Worth County High School. She went on to graduate from Troy University with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Georgia Southwestern State...

Lucy Robertson Brown

Lucy Robertson Brown

Mar 8, 2022

Ms. Lucy Robertson Brown, 89, of Rock Springs Community, Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Hart Care Center. Born on November 13, 1932 in Lavonia GA, she was the daughter of the late Howell Baxter Robertson and Lizzie Mae Gray Robertson Byrum. Lucy was an inspector and seamstress for 43 years from The Hartwell Company and retired from...

Shirley Mccurley Herndon

Shirley Mccurley Herndon

Mar 7, 2022

Mrs. Shirley McCurley Herndon, 85, of Marietta, GA, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 after a four year battle with cancer. She was born on November 18, 1936 in Winder, GA. Shirley was the daughter of the late Annie Ruth Perry McCurley and Dan McCurley of Hartwell. Shirley grew up in Hartwell and graduated from Hart County High School in...

Donald "Don" Warren

Donald "Don" Warren

Mar 7, 2022

Mr. Donald Joseph "Don" Warren, 80, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Born on February 10, 1942 in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of the late Joseph Clayton Warren and Ethelda "Tootsie" Hinkle Shaw. Mr. Warren was a self-employed real estate appraiser and was owner/operatorof Gwinnett Appraisal Services from 1970-2010, and then...

Calvin V. Smith

Calvin V. Smith

Mar 5, 2022

Mr. Calvin V. Smith, 89, of Ridge Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Doctors Hospital, Augusta GA. Born on July 7, 1932 in Carnesville GA, he was the son of the late Roy J. Smith and Mary Canup Smith. Before Mr. Smith returned to Hartwell, he retired from the County of Sumter, Bushnell Florida and was the...

Shirlene Brock

Shirlene Brock

Mar 4, 2022

Sandra Shirlene Brock, age 74, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at her home. Born January 24, 1948, in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late George and JoEllen Roe Brock. She was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by children: Tricia...

Kay Allen Adams

Kay Allen Adams

Mar 4, 2022

Mrs. Kay Allen Adams, 78, of Bowersville, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at her home. Born on June 7, 1943 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Allen and Mary Ruth Roper Vickery. Mrs. Adams was a seamstress for Gips Manufacturing, and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She also enjoyed shopping, and...

Janie Dove Thornton

Janie Dove Thornton

Mar 3, 2022

Janie Thornton of Sandy Springs, GA passed on into the presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 3, 2022. Funeral services for Janie will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory with Dr. David White officiating. A reception will be held following...

Thomas Alvin Mitchell

Thomas Alvin Mitchell

Mar 2, 2022

Thomas Alvin Mitchell, age 81, of Martin, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the home of his daughter. Born June 1, 1940, in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of the late Corbitt Thomas Mitchell and Annie Lizzie Cobb Mitchell. He was a maintenance technician by trade and retired from Franklin County Schools. He was a retired firefighter, having...

Hwapong Kim Hughes

Hwapong Kim Hughes

Mar 1, 2022

Mrs. HwaPong Kim Hughes, 77, of Knox Circle, Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born on June 28, 1944 in Jindo, South Korea, she was the daughter of the late Pak Jon Ok and Kim Song Dal. Mrs. Hughes was a homemaker. Survivors include her son: Bobby Hughes (Amanda) of Buford, GA; daughter: Jennifer...

Ray Peacock

Ray Peacock

Feb 26, 2022

Mr. Ramon A. "Ray" Peacock, 68, of Bowman, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton. Born on May 18, 1953 in Thomasville FL, he was the son of the late Dr. Hugh Anthony Peacock and Helen Willis Peacock.Ray was a ATV/Motorcycle mechanic, member of the Fork Creek Baptist Church and enjoyed camping, summers by the pool...

Betty Milford Fleming

Betty Milford Fleming

Feb 25, 2022

Mrs. Betty Jo Milford Fleming, 86, of Elberton Hwy, Dewy Rose, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at her home. Born on January 20, 1936 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late George W. Milford and Ethel Powell Milford. Mrs. Fleming was a homemaker, and she was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church where she was...

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