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Virginia Ann Hoff
Nov 29, 2020
Mrs. Virginia Ann Cothran Hoff, 67, of Buford, GA, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Watkinsville, GA. Born on May 21, 1953 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of late Thomas E. Cothran and Sara Frances Roach Cothran. Mrs. Hoff was a service representative for Capstone Logistics and a member of the Free Chapel...
Doris Mccurley Skelton
Nov 28, 2020
Mrs. Doris Ann McCurley Skelton, 76, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, GA. Born on April 18, 1944 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Benton McCurley Jr and Marie Chastain McCurley. Mrs. Skelton was a homemaker. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church...
Wayne Koon
Nov 26, 2020
Jimmy Wayne Koon, age 64, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born September 25, 1956 in Atlanta, he was the son of the late Ernest Howell and Opal Lee Koon. He is survived by his sisters: Connie Coker and June Crowe. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by siblings: Richard...
Sidney Doker
Nov 25, 2020
Mr. Sidney Edwin Doker, 75, of Old Mt. Olivet Road, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson. Born on March 29, 1945 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph T. Doker and Clara Mae Whitten Doker, and the stepson of the late Marie McCurley Doker. Mr. Doker was retired from...
Charles Albert Brown
Nov 24, 2020
Mr. Charles Albert Brown, 86, of Airline-Goldmine Road, Canon, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia. Born on January 15, 1934 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late N.P. Brown and Annie Bell Bannister Brown.Mr. Brown was a former supervisor for Dunlop, and a member & Elder of the Liberty Baptist...
Billie Garland Murray
Nov 24, 2020
Mrs. Billie Ruby Garland Murray, 85, of Beacon Light Road, Hartwell, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 after a long illness. Born on July 13, 1935 in Toccoa GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Garland and Ruby Holcombe Garland.Mrs. Murray was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Olivet...
Johnny Mack Sewell
Nov 23, 2020
Johnny Mack Sewell, age 78, of Bowersville, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home following an extended illness. He was born December 24, 1941, in Hart County, the son of the late Raymond and Fleetie Sewell. He retired as a truck driver with Moore's Paving Company after more than thirty years of service. Mr. Sewell was a member...
Charlotte Crook Johnson
Nov 21, 2020
Mrs. Charlotte Crook Johnson, 85, of Sunset Drive, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born on May 23, 1935 in Elberton GA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Crook and Marjorie Willis Crook.Mrs. Johnson took care of children in her home and was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church....
Ervin Lee Robertson
Nov 18, 2020
Mr. Ervin Lee Robertson, 79, of Bowersville, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his home. Born on November 16, 1941 in Bowersville, GA, he was the son of the late James H. Robertson and Evelyn Shiflet Robertson. Mr. Robertson retired from law enforcement after 35 years of service. He was also a US Army veteran, a Mason, and member...
Richard Hembree
Nov 18, 2020
Richard Lee Hembree, age 71, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. He was born, in Princeton, Indiana, on February 15, 1949 to the late Elbert and Mary (Beasley) Hembree. He was a veteran of the US Army, where he served during the Vietnam War. He retired from Kalamazoo Regional State Hospital. Following...
Deborah Johnson
Nov 14, 2020
Deborah Kay (Morgan) Donaldson Johnson, age 69, of Capri Point, Lavonia, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Greenville, SC on July 18, 1951 to Katherine (Turner) Morgan and the late Archie Morgan. She retired as office manager for Lavonia First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Pilot Club of...
Ned Hart
Nov 12, 2020
Ned Howell Hart, 80, of Raleigh passed from the presence of his beloved family into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday evening following a very courageous and inspiring 6-year battle with cancer. Ned was born in Canon, Georgia to his mother Mary and father Belton in 1940 and was the oldest of 11 children....
Marilyn Jeanette Powell
Nov 10, 2020
Mrs. Marilyn Jeanette Wheeler Powell, 85, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Walden's Cove Personal Care Home in Jefferson, GA. Born on December 9, 1934 in Maysville, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Christian Wheeler and Vera Vinson Perry Wheeler.Mrs. Powell was a graduate of Maysville High School and attended Piedmont College. Mrs. Powell...
Delores White Ayers
Nov 10, 2020
Mrs. Delores Marie White Ayers, 87, of Royston, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at her home. Born on March 19, 1933 in Vanna, GA, she was the daughter of the late Okadell Columbus White and Fay Elizabeth McGarity White.Mrs. Ayers was a member of the Holly Springs Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, painting, gardening, and photography. In addition...
Gloria Faye Coleman Patton
Nov 9, 2020
Mrs. Gloria Faye Coleman Patton, 68, of Randall Street, Hartwell, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at her home. Born on June 1, 1952 in Clinton, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Mason Coleman and Wilma Coker Coleman. Mrs. Patton graduated from Carson-Newman University with a Bachelors in Psychology, and she was retired from the Greenville County...
Dianne Barnett Brookins
Nov 8, 2020
Mrs. Dianne Barnett Brookins, 79, of Hubbard Street, Bowersville, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Friendship Health and Rehab, Cleveland GA. Born on November 8, 1941 in Atlanta GA, she was the daughter of the late John Barnett and Jessie Pauline Tucker Barnett.Mrs. Brookins worked for the State of Georgia Ombudsman Program. Survivors include her children: Barry Brookins (Pam)...
Clelland A. Tyson
Nov 6, 2020
Clelland Alonza Tyson, age 79, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at his home. Born November 16, 1940, in Tifton, GA, he was the son of the late Lewis Clelland "LC" and Louise (Hale) Tyson. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a B. S. in Agriculture Engineering and worked as a land surveyor and was the...
Laxie Harris
Nov 6, 2020
Laxie Lee (Dutton) Harris, age 79, of Canon, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born August 28, 1941 in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Vilee Lawrence Dutton. Prior to retirement, she worked for Brown Convalescent Center. She was a member of Hannah's Creek Baptist Church in Royston. She is survived...
Peggi Wood Rosenzweig
Nov 2, 2020
Ms. Peggi Joyce Wood Rosenzweig, 76, of Nancy Drive, Hartwell, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton, Georgia. Born on September 28, 1944 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Wood and Idelle Tippens Wood.Ms. Rosenzweig retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers as an administrative assistant. Survivors include...
Shirley Seymour Merritt
Nov 2, 2020
Mrs. Shirley Seymour Merritt, 63, of Golfview Drive, Hartwell, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Born on July 25, 1957 in Augsburg Germany, she was the daughter of the late Col. Leonard M. Seymour and Betty Ayers Seymour.Mrs. Merritt held associate degrees in both nursing and radiologic technology.She was a registered nurse for Dr....
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