Ruth Jackson Delancey
Jan 2, 2022
Mrs. Ruth Jackson Delancey, 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away January 2, 2022 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Born on October 28, 1946 in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson. Mrs. Delancey was a homemaker and a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include her two sons: James...
Joseph May
Jan 2, 2022
Ronald Joseph May, Jr., age 54, of Lavonia, received his wings and ascended into Heaven Sunday, January 2, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Joseph was born February 9, 1967, in Gary, Indiana, he was a son of Shiron (Alphan) Cann and the late Ronald Joseph May, Sr. He retired from the US Army, where he served in Desert...
Max Whitfield
Jan 1, 2022
Mr. Max Whitfield, age 81, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at AnMed Health in Anderson. Born April 9, 1940, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Edgar and Mary (Collier) Whitfield. He retired from the Milliken Company, where he worked as a supervisor at the Alan B. Sibley Mill. He was a member of...
James "Jim" Philip Martin
Jan 1, 2022
James (Jim) Philip Martin passed away on January 1, 2022.He was born in Athens, GA on December 19, 1933. Jim received a Journalism degree from the University of Georgia and later a Doctor of Law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He served three years in the U.S. Army. After receiving his degree, he became the editor of TRUX...
Ida Virgina Burgess
Dec 30, 2021
Ida Virginia Porter Burgess, age 95, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Jacksonville. Born November 5, 1926 in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Sharp and Ethel Landrum Porter. Prior to retirement, she worked as a legal secretary for the Andy Hill Law Firm. IN retirement, she worked as a...
Carol Crain Stone
Dec 29, 2021
Mary Carol Crain Stone, 84, born May 13th, 1937 in Highlands, NC to Loyde Eldridge Crain and Elsie Leona Vinson. A tough, 4-time cancer survivor, she departed this world in peaceful sleep from complications of dementia on 12/29/2021. It was in this state, early in the morning, innocent and unafraid, she was presented at the Gates of Heaven to claim...
Patsy Stone Elliott
Dec 26, 2021
Patsy Annette Stone Elliott, age 77 of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at her home. Born November 21, 1944, in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Burnice and Annie Suit Stone. She was a graduate of Hart County High School and retired from the Milliken Company. Mrs. Elliott was a member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church....
Ray Osborne
Dec 25, 2021
Mr. William Ray Osborne, 87, of the Reed Creek Community, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021 at his home. Born on December 6, 1934 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Audrey and Marie McCurley Osborne.As a young man his grandfather, the late Turner Osborne, was a major influence on Ray. Turner took Ray to the...
Herbert Atkinson
Dec 24, 2021
Mr. Columbus Herbert Atkinson, 93, of the Reed Creek Community, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at his home. Born on July 5, 1928 in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late Owen Ayers Atkinson and Janie Norvan Cleveland Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was a product engineer from Tenneco Automotive. Herbert was a member of Reed Creek Baptist...
Dan Butler
Dec 23, 2021
Mr. James Daniel "Dan" Butler, 87, of Sparta, TN, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at his home. Born on June 4, 1934 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Lee Thomas Butler Sr. and Lily Maudie Welborn Butler. Mr. Butler was a retired Senior Chief Petty Officer for the U. S. Navy where...
Morene J. Sokol
Dec 23, 2021
Mrs. Morene Jordan Sokol, 84, of Hartwell, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born on June 17, 1937 in Mt. Airy, GA, to the late Ace & Della (Brown) Jordan. She believed in hard work, patriotism, and family. Mrs. Sokol was a retired real estate agent for Keller-Williams Realty and formerly worked for American...
C. A. Brooks
Dec 22, 2021
Charles Auther "C. A." Brooks, age 82, of Carnesville, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his home. Born October 18, 1939, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Jackson and Blanche (Cape) Brooks. He was a master plumber and owner of C & T Brooks Plumbing. He never met a stranger and was always friendly, with...
Jennifer Wight Isom
Dec 18, 2021
Jennifer Rebecca Wight Isom, age 29, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born March 24, 1992, in Stephens County, the daughter of Larry Wight and Lisa Donald Wight. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. She worked in...
Harry E. Rowland
Dec 16, 2021
Mr. Harry Elmer Rowland, 87, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at home with family beside him. Born on April 23, 1934 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Elmer & Lucy Snow Rowland. Harry worked for the US Postal Service for 28 years as a rural mail carrier. After retirement, he enjoyed family yard...
Lincoln William Westbrook
Dec 16, 2021
Lincoln Westbrook, infant son of Seth and Ashley (Denny) Westbrook, was born and passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandfather: Freddie Manley; and his maternal great-grandparents: Alfred & Julia Denny and Richard & Dolores Bowman. Left to cherish his memory, in addition to his parents, is...
Jerry Wacker
Dec 15, 2021
Gerald (Jerry) Wacker passed from this life Wednesday, December 15th at Christian Care Center in Bolivar. He was born in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, Monday, October 18, 1937, son of the late Donald W. Wacker and Mabel Zink Wacker and lived in Haywood County prior to living in Hardeman County and the Hornsby area for the past 25 years. He graduated...
Marylan Hewell Kohl
Dec 15, 2021
Mrs. Marylan Kohl, 83, of Elberton, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at her home. Marylan was formerly Frances Marylan Hewell of Gillsville, GA. She was the wife of the late Randy Kohl for 43 years. Born on May 8, 1938 in Gillsville, GA, she was the daughter of the late...
Betty Van Dyke Gordon
Dec 14, 2021
Mrs. Betty Van Dyke Gordon, 101, of Taylors SC passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson SC. Born on December 1, 1920 in Foxtown PA, she was the daughter of the late Vernon C. and Pearl Felgar Van Dyke. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lee Road United Methodist Church in Taylors SC....
Doretha Holland Reese
Dec 13, 2021
Doretha Holland Reese, age 87, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021. She was a resident at Ashwood Meadows Retirement Community in Johns Creek, GA A native of Atlanta, she was born on May 21, 1934 and was the daughter of Eldrin Jackson and Verena Alma Holland. She was employed for 22 years as an Industrial Tool Buyer for Ziegler...
Glenn Bowers
Dec 13, 2021
Mr. Glenn Edward Bowers, 56, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born on March 5, 1965 in Anchorage AK, he was the son of Nora Christine Maddox Bowers and the late Farris Edward Bowers. He was a maintenance tech with GE Turbine in Greenville SC. He also was a musician, played the guitar...
