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Dan Womack
May 24, 2021
Mr. Dan Howard Womack, 88, of Jud Cole Road, Bowersville, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at Hart Care Center. Born on November 18, 1932 in Decatur GA, he was the son of the late Charles Womack and Edna Smith Womack.Mr. Womack was a self-employed brick mason. Survivors include three sons: Steve Womack of Hartwell, Brian Womack and Jeff Womack...
Dorothy Decker Henslee
May 24, 2021
Dorothy Rose Decker Henslee, age 79 of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021. Born in Lavonia, Georgia on April 11, 1942 to the late A.T. Decker and Sara Lee Kesler Decker. Mrs. Henslee moved from Franklin County in 1965 to the Atlanta area where she lived, and worked for Sears for over 30 years, before moving back to...
Frances Goldsmith Craft
May 24, 2021
Mrs. Frances Goldsmith Craft, 82, of Craft Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson. Born on January 2, 1939 in Hartwell, GA she was the daughter of the late Mary Goldsmith. Mrs. Craft was a homemaker and a member of the River of Life Church. Survivors include her daughter-in-law: Susan Craft of Hartwell;...
Terrel Vickery
May 22, 2021
Mr. Terrel Lee Vickery, 73, of Colbert GA, went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ with family by his side on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens. Born on November 9, 1947 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late Ralph Julian Vickery and Daisy Brown Vickery.Mr. Vickery served in the United...
Tim H. Partain
May 16, 2021
Mr. Timothy Harold "Tim" Partain, 58, of Dewy Rose, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson. Born on April 19, 1963 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of Robert W. Partain and the late Sara Ann Teasley Partain.Mr. Partain was a tie in machine operator for the Milliken Gerrish Plant in Pendleton, SC, and...
Mary Ann Bobbitt
May 14, 2021
Mary Ann (Murphy) Bobbitt, age 74, of Royston, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at her home. Born October 8, 1946 in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late J.C. and Sarah Lucille (Whitfield) Murphy. Before retirement she worked for Johnson & Johnson. Mrs. Bobbitt was of the Methodist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Alice Holmes Barksdale
May 12, 2021
Mrs. Alice Holmes Barksdale, 90, of Hugh Dorsey Road, Hartwell GA, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson SC. Born on October 18, 1930 in LaGrange GA, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Franklin "Frank" Holmes and Florence Grace Moncrief Holmes. Mrs. Barksdale was a retired Clerk to the Commission for the Fulton...
B D Segars
May 12, 2021
B D Segars, age 89, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home. Born January 27, 1932 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Holman and Fannie Segars. He retired from Masters Furniture Company, where he worked as supervisor. He was an experienced auctioneer, having owned and operated his own company. He enjoyed the...
James "Tiger" Floyd
May 12, 2021
James David "Tiger" Floyd, age 51, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 in Lincoln County, GA. Born October 9, 1969, in Stephens County, he was the son of the late James Howard Floyd and Beverly Ann Mauldin Smith. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School and worked for Andritz Hydro Corporation. He was previously a journeyman...
Lenora Brown Ramsey
May 12, 2021
Mrs. Lenora Brown Ramsey, 80, of Old 29 Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at her home. Born on July 21, 1940 in Danielsville GA, she was the daughter of the late George Brown and Rosa Mae Seabolt Brown.Mrs. Ramsey was a retired program assistant from University of Georgia 4-H, Hart County Extension office. She was a member...
Maribeth Edmondson Schleier
May 11, 2021
Maribeth Schleier, 89, of Canon, Georgia, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Kennesaw, Georgia. Born Maribeth Edmondson, on July 31, 1931, in Ottumwa, Iowa, Maribeth was the daughter of the late Helen and Carroll Edmondson.She graduated from Ottumwa High School and from the nursing program at St. Joseph's Hospital in Ottumwa, becoming a registered nurse.She married her beloved husband, John...
Josiane L. Duvernois
May 10, 2021
Mrs. Josiane Louise Ford DuVernois, 80, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. Born on December 25, 1940 in Brussels, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Marcel De Leeuw and the late Cecile Nuyt Ford. Mrs. DuVernois graduated from Agawam High School in Agawam, MA, in 1958, then worked as a computer programmer and...
Donald Eugene Cochran
May 7, 2021
Donald Eugene Cochran, age 92, of Martin, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home. Born October 25, 1928 in Dallas, GA, he was the son of the late Horace Emory and Agnes Inez (Phillips) Cochran. He was self employed in the retail business and was a veteran of US Army. He is survived by his wife: Betty Irelle...
Johnny Barrett
May 6, 2021
Rev. John Henry "Johnny" Barrett, age 86, of Cornelia, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home following an extended illness. Born May 3, 1935 in Maysville, he was the son of the late Grady and Mattie Parr Barrett. He was an ordained minister with the Congregational Holiness Church. During a ministry that spanned more than sixty years, he...
Larry Holland
May 4, 2021
Mr. Larry Truman Holland, 76, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia. Born on February 17, 1945 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Truman Walker Holland and Flora Shultz Holland.Mr. Holland was a self-employed electrician and plumber, and a member of the Reed Creek Baptist Church. He was...
Edward Seay (Courtesy)
May 3, 2021
Mr. Edward E. Seay age 88 of Pensacola, Florida passed away on Monday May 03, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday May 08, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Eric Boyd will officiate. The family will receive...
Barbara Vickery Andrews
May 1, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Vickery Andrews, 78, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born on June 30, 1942 in Taylors, SC, she was the daughter of the late Horace J. "H.J." Vickery Jr. and Deane Adams Vickery.Mrs. Andrews was an RN who served the Hart County Hospital, Heritage Inn Nursing Home, and Hart Care Center....
David Mcgarity
Apr 30, 2021
Mr. Harold David McGarity, age 73, of Bakers Bridge Road, Royston, passed away peacefully with his wife, Marie Pilgrim McGarity, by his side. He was cremated in accordance with his request. There will be no services planned at this time. The Strickland Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
R.D. Sauer
Apr 30, 2021
Mr. Rufus Dean "R.D." Sauer, 60, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born on January 7, 1961 in Baton Rouge LA, he was the son of Vernon B. Sauer and the late Marylou Burleson Sauer.Mr. Sauer was an electrician and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his father: Vernon Sauer of Hartwell;...
Shelby Jean Cawthon
Apr 29, 2021
Shelby Jean (Ertzberger) Cawthon, age 85, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, April 29. 2021 at Habersham Home West following an extended illness. Born April 3, 1936 in Hartwell, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clyde and Mary (Minish) Ertzberger. She graduated from Hart County High School where she played basketball. She worked at Northeast Georgia Bank and was...
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