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Alice Floyd Risner
Feb 22, 2021
Mrs. Alice Fay Floyd Risner, 69, of Old 29 Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born on August 2, 1951 in Abbeville SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Floyd and Sallie Mae Carter Floyd Reed.Mrs. Risner was a process line worker for Pilgrim's Pride in Elberton, and a member...
Glenn Ronald "Ronnie" Chitwood
Feb 21, 2021
Mr. Glenn Ronald Chitwood, 71, of Opal Street, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Rosemont Memory Care of Stone Mountain. Born on September 29, 1949 in Dalton GA, he was the son of the late Hoyt Lon Chitwood and Eloise Duck Chitwood.Mr. Chitwood retired after 39 years of service as a Firefighter, Lieutenant and Captain from the City...
Jerry Wicker
Feb 20, 2021
Mr. Jerry Wicker, 73, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home. Born on June 28, 1947 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late James M. Wicker and Ethel Faye Isom Wicker.Mr. Wicker was the owner/operator of Wicker Wrecker Service. He was a member of the Oak Bower Baptist Church where he was a...
Marian Hill Payne
Feb 19, 2021
Mrs. Marian Hill Payne, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at her home. Born on August 18, 1938 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Hill and Beatrice Bailey Hill.Mrs. Payne formerly worked at Dunlop Sports and was a retired CNA for Heritage Inn (Hartwell Healthcare). She was a member of...
Rufus Pearson
Feb 17, 2021
Rufus Wilford Pearson, age 78, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born February 24, 1942 in Royston he was the son of the late Walter Wilford and Sallie Mae (King) Pearson. Mr. Pearson was a truck driver for Columbia Farms. He is survived by his children: Ann & Brian Fleeman of Vanna;...
Bud Elrod
Feb 16, 2021
Andrew "Bud" Elrod, age 83, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born May 15, 1938, in Franklin County, the son of the late Barney and Birdie Hendrix Elrod. He graduated from Lavonia High School in 1956 and the University of Georgia in 1961. He worked as a pharmacist for...
Rusty Jordan
Feb 14, 2021
Rusty Wade Jordan, age 34, of Canon, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 doing what he loved. Born June 9, 1986, he was the son of Lisa Marie (Brown) Jordan and the late Randall Wade Jordan. He was a machinist with Stovall Machine Products, but his passion was dirt track racing and his family; especially racing with his boys. Driving...
Thelma Swafford Moore
Feb 11, 2021
Mrs. Thelma Lee Swafford Moore, 92, of Paradise Point Road, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at her home. Born on March 28, 1928 in Rockwood TN, she was the daughter of the late Garland Swafford and Ersie Swafford.Mrs. Moore was a homemaker. Survivors include one son: Bill Moore (Christine) of Dawsonville GA; two daughters: Juanita Mount of Dahlonega...
John Vokes
Feb 11, 2021
Mr. John Arthur Vokes, 83, of Sugar Cane Drive in Hartwell, GA, husband of Gail Clark Vokes, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC. John was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, on March 10, 1937, son of the late Edwin Hilda Stiles of Eldorado, IL and the late Arthur Vokes of...
Vicki Allen Marinell
Feb 11, 2021
Mrs. Vicki Allen Marinell, 49, of Bowersville, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2020 at her home. Born on February 22, 1971 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Allen and Elizabeth Williamson "Faye" Allen. Mrs. Marinell was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband: Mike Marinell; two sons: Zach Marinell of Lavonia and Josh Marinell of...
Beverly Driver Bowen
Feb 9, 2021
Mrs. Beverly Ann Driver Bowen, 85, of Bowen Road, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Hart Care Center. Born in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Otis Caston Driver and Pauline Whitman Driver.Mrs. Bowen was retired security guard for several different locations including Portman Marina, and she sold Avon for several years. She was a...
George Warren
Feb 9, 2021
George Otis Warren, age 79, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Camilla Place Assisted Living in Woodstock. He was born February 18, 1941, in El Dorado, Arkansas, the son of the late Otis Albert Warren and Rilla Culpepper Warren. Prior to retirement he worked as a self-employed Field Service Engineer. After retirement, he moved to Lavonia...
P. W. Bishop
Feb 6, 2021
Paul W. Bishop, Jr. age 81, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born February 8, 1939, in Des Moines, IA, he was the son of the late Paul and Esta Mae (Morris) Bishop. Paul had a very full and adventurous life. He had an extensive career in aviation that began when he...
Tina Freeman Martin
Feb 3, 2021
Tina Renee Freeman Martin, age 51, of Martin, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at her home. She was born April 2, 1969, in Winston-Salem, NC, to James Freeman and the late Doris Caroldine Adkins. Prior to disability, she worked as a cosmetologist. She also worked for McDonalds in Franklin Springs and Lavonia for several years. Tina enjoyed making bead...
Vicki Roland Gurley
Feb 3, 2021
Mrs. Victoria Beth "Vicki" Roland Gurley, 75, of Fleming Circle, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at her home. Born on June 2, 1945 in Athens GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert William Roland and Martha Ella Kersey Roland. Mrs. Gurley was the owner/operator of Vicki's Flowers and a member of the Hartwell First United Methodist...
Vincent Carnes
Feb 3, 2021
Reily Vincent "R.V." Carnes, Sr., 89, husband of the late Barbara Suttles Carnes, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Born in Hartwell, GA he was the son of the late Levis Gartrell Carnes and Laura Grant Carnes.In addition to his wife and parents, R.V. was preceded in death by his sisters: Sadie Anthony, Sara Mae Byrum, Patsy Martin, Willie Myrt Whitaker,...
Larry E. Floyd
Jan 31, 2021
Larry Edwin Floyd, Sr., age 75 of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. He was born November 8, 1945, in Bowersville, the son of the late Lonnie & Dorothy Sue Vaughn Floyd. After graduating from Lavonia High School, he attended the School of Drafting. Larry was a pillar of the...
Joseph W. Waskiewicz
Jan 31, 2021
Joseph W. Waskiewicz, 78, of Martin, GA passed away Sunday, January 31st, 2021. Born April 8, 1942, in Worcester, MA. He was the son of Joseph & Mildred (Brooks) Waskiewicz of Milbury, MA. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Joseph was an avid fisherman; he loved all of it from salt to fresh water. He was...
Alice Harris Mullennix
Jan 27, 2021
Alice Harris Mullennix, age 80, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Born in Hart County, on June 8, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James David Harris and Dollie Mae Buffington Harris and the youngest of ten children. She was a 1958 graduate of Lavonia High School.She...
Adam Dowell
Jan 27, 2021
Mr. Adam Emory Dowell, 40, of Pine Needle Lane, Elberton, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens. Born on May 21, 1980 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late Billy Dowell Sr. and Annette Sabel Dowell.Mr. Dowell was a tree surgeon for CLC Services, and a member of the Milltown Baptist Church....
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