Molly Jo Wolpert
Jan 15, 2022
Molly Jo (Smith) Wolpert, age 68, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her home. Born June 20, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Margaret Baker. She studied Horticulture in college and owned her own flower shop and was regional owner of Tradebank of Athens and NE GA. In addition to her mother, she was preceded...
Charlesey Whitehead Brown
Jan 13, 2022
Mrs. Charlesey Ann Whitehead Brown, 95, of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Hartwell GA. Born on August 23, 1926, she was a native of Atlanta and daughter of the late Charles Henson Whitehead and Mary Amelia Watson Whitehead.Mrs. Brown was a graduate of the University of Georgia and Emory University.She retired from the Atlanta Public School System,...
Michael Dale Leavell
Jan 11, 2022
Michael Dale Leavell, age 67, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at his home following an extended illness. Born July 13, 1954, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late Virgil Dale Leavell and Jo Ann Ogles Leavell. While growing up he was an active member of the Boy Scout Troup 50 in Atlanta. After graduating from...
Donald Chappell
Jan 10, 2022
Donald Chappell, age 87, of Canon, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at his home after an extended battle with cancer. Born August 28, 1934 in Griffin, GA, he was a son of the late Roy Chappell, Sr. and Nancy Riley Chappell.He was a graduate of Royston High School and North Georgia Technical College. He retired from Westinghouse as a...
Janice Arnold Freeman
Jan 9, 2022
Mrs. Janice Arnold Freeman, 77, of Whippoorwill Trail, Hartwell passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at her home. Born on November 19, 1944 in Manchester, TN, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Austin Arnold and Nannie Olene Martin Arnold. Mrs. Freeman was a retired paralegal for Runyan & Green LLC and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church....
Ronald Lawrence
Jan 9, 2022
Mr. Ronald Franklin Lawrence, 73, of Paynes Creek Road, Hartwell, passed away January 9, 2022 at his home. Born on May 16, 1948 in Hayward, CA, he was the son of the late Richard C. Lawrence and Mildred Cordiero. Mr. Lawrence was a trucker for Leiphart Trucking in York, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. He...
Linda Fitzpatrick Russell
Jan 8, 2022
Mrs. Linda Fitzpatrick Russell, 75, of Hartwell, passed away January 8, 2022 at NHC Healthcare in Anderson, SC. Born on December 23, 1946 in Ila, GA, she was the daughter of the late Homer Fitzpatrick and Vera Bowen. Mrs. Russell was a real estate agent for Lake Hartwell Land and Home. Survivors include her daughter Danielle Johnson (Eric) of Hartwell;...
Charles E Dickerson
Jan 7, 2022
Mr. Charles Edward Dickerson, Sr, 83, of Bowman Hwy, Dewy Rose, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on July 25, 1938 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Florence Thomas Dickerson and Ruby Jessie McGarity Dickerson. Mr. Dickerson retired from the United States Postal Service after 43½ years, and he was...
Sue Lecroy Cole
Jan 6, 2022
Nancy Sue LeCroy Cole, age 75, of Canon, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at her home following an extended illness. Born April 12, 1946, in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Andy & Mozelle (Crowe) LeCroy. Before retirement she worked as an LPN and later as a Respiratory Therapist with TY Cobb Memorial Hospital. She is remembered...
Merle Bratcher Mclane
Jan 6, 2022
Mrs. Annie Merle Bratcher McLane, 85, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at her home. Born on November 30, 1936 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Doc Bratcher and Oneil Carnes Bratcher. Mrs. McLane was a former weaver for Newton Mills and co-owner of McLane Farms. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet...
Nancy Amedro Field
Jan 4, 2022
Nancy Amedro Field, 80, of Hartwell, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Born on January 23, 1941, in Syracuse, NY, Nancy was the daughter of the late Harry Lockwood Amedro and Margaret Healy Amedro. Nancy was retired from the County of Onondaga and was a member of the Hartwell First United Methodist Church. After...
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...
