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Kelley Cordell Gaines
Dec 20, 2020
Mrs. Kelley Paige Cordell Gaines, 47, of Northlake Drive, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Oconee Memorial Hospital, Seneca, SC. Born on July 5, 1973 in Atlanta GA, she was the daughter of the late Guy Brent Cordell and Lee Tumlin Cordell.Mrs. Gaines received a Masters Degree from Liberty University and was a middle school teacher for 21...
Robert W. Williams
Dec 19, 2020
Robert Wesley Williams, age 84, of Lavonia, passed away December 19, 2020 at his home following an extended illness. Born November 28, 1936, in Snellville, he was the son of the late John Berry "J. B." and Newtie Joe (Wesley) Williams. He was a 1955 graduate of Snellville High School and worked as a self-employed General Contractor and Real Estate...
Shirley Ruth Bryan Brown
Dec 18, 2020
Shirley Ruth Bryan Brown, died December 18, 2020 in Stone Mountain, GA, after a brief illness. Shirley was born to Thomas Cortez Bryan and Velma Ruth Turner Bryan, on May 10, 1935, in Elbert County, GA. She grew up in Goldmine community, in Hart County, and graduated from Hartwell High School in 1953. She attended North Georgia College, where she...
Harvey Richard Lemay
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Harvey Richard Lemay, Jr, 79, of Bowersville Hwy, Bowersville, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home. Born on May 23, 1941 in Northbridge MA, he was the son of late Harvey Richard Lemay Sr. and Rita Eva Laflashe Lemay. Mr. Lemay was a route driver for Coca Cola of Florida and a US Army Veteran. Survivors include...
Cesar Augusto Arroyo
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Cesar Augusto Arroyo, 56, of Canon, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home. Born on July 12, 1964 in Lima, Peru, he was the son of the Olinda Lynch-Iglesias Arroyo and the late Aurelio Velentin Arroyo.Mr. Arroyo was a parts manager for AutoZone. He loved playing soccer, and he was a music producer as music was his...
Larry Ray
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. Larry Wayne Ray, 68, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his home. Born on January 25, 1952 in Elberton GA, he was the son of the late Fed Ray Sr and Frances Guest Ray.Mr. Ray retired from Humana Insurance Company, as an insurance agent and a member of the Abundant Life Baptist Church. Survivors include his...
James William Stovall (Courtesy)
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. James William Stovall, better known as "Jim", a lifelong resident of Elberton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. He was 80. A son of the late Herbert Frank Stovall and Carrie Marie Burdette Stovall, Jim was a 1958 graduate of Elberton High School, and immediately after graduation, served his country in the...
Keith Osborne
Dec 15, 2020
Mr. Billy Keith Osborne, 68, of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home. Born on November 15, 1952 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late Bill C. Osborne and Drucie Adams Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a retired maintenance mechanic from BASF / Shaw Industries and a member of the Reed Creek Baptist Church where...
James Hendrick
Dec 15, 2020
Mr. James Marion Hendrick, 70, of Ridgewood Lane, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2020 at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Born on September 7, 1950 in Elberton, GA, he was the son of the late Marion B. Hendrick and Thelma Gaines Hendrick. Mr. Hendrick was a former plant supervisor for BASF of Hartwell, and he was a member of Oak Bower...
Lionel R. Michaud
Dec 14, 2020
Lionel Rowland Michaud, 84, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home. Born on November 1, 1936 in Windsor CT, he was the son of the late Lionel Rowland Michaud Sr. and Yvonne (Cyr) Michaud.Mr. Michaud was retired from the DeKalb County Planning Department, where he was Director of GIS.He was also an active member of the...
Mary Ann Toney
Dec 14, 2020
Ms. Mary Ann Venable Toney, 85, of Timberlane Drive, Hartwell, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at her home. Born on December 23, 1934 in Jackson County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Harold Edward Venable and Mary Ruth Massey Venable. Ms. Toney was a retired secretary for the U.S. Corps of Engineers – Hartwell Project, and she...
James "Shorty" Norris
Dec 11, 2020
James Lewis "Shorty" Norris, 92, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late Lester and Zembley Hipps Norris. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was a retired employee of Monroe Auto Equipment Co. Mr. Norris was a member of the Divver Masonic Lodge and...
Ann Heaton Temple
Dec 11, 2020
Mrs. Ann Heaton Temple, 87, of Hartwell GA, went to her Heavenly home on Friday, December 11, 2020. She was born April 21, 1933 in Orlando FL, to the late Charles Rufus Heaton Sr. and Dollye Estes Heaton. She attended Hartwell High School and received her GED in 1973, the same year that she celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary, became...
Leon Meeks
Dec 10, 2020
Mr. Leon Leonard Meeks Sr, 82, of Red Fox Run, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital Athens GA. Born on October 14, 1938 in Alpharetta GA, he was the son of Buron Amberis Meeks and Bertha Ivalene Cook Meeks. Mr. Meeks was retired owner/operator of A & R Metal Works and Meeks Prototyping Company. Survivors...
Annette Brown O'Barr
Dec 9, 2020
Mrs. Julia Annette Brown O'Barr, 79, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia. Born on September 16, 1941 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late Julian Allen Brown and Jenelle Maxwell Brown.Mrs. O'Barr was a para-pro at Mt. Olivet Elementary School, and a full-time nanny. She was also a...
David Yates
Dec 6, 2020
Mr. John David Yates, 58, of Marshall Dove Road, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at his home. Born on July 28, 1962 in Anderson SC, he was the son of the late William Brown "Bill" Yates and Marilyn DeLisle Yates Spence.David was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors include his two brothers: Greg Yates (Leesa) of Bowersville GA and...
Mattie Baxter Christian
Dec 6, 2020
Mrs. Mattie Ruth Baxter Christian, 71, of Danielsville, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at her home. Born on July 1, 1949 in Colbert, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Doyle Baxter and Lizzie Toole Baxter.Mrs. Christian was a retired Home Healthcare Aide, and was a member of the Flat Shoals Baptist Church. Survivors include her three...
Joe Ford
Dec 5, 2020
Joseph Patrick Ford, 84, of Hartwell, Georgia, died peacefully on December 5, 2020 after a long battle with melanoma, surrounded by his loving family.Devoted husband and father, devout Catholic, proud U.S. Marine, accomplished businessman, talented basketball coach, revered mentor, and enthusiastic fan of University of Georgia football and UCONN women's basketball – Joe leaves a legacy of deep passions and...
Ruby Mccollum Blackmon
Dec 5, 2020
Ruby McCollum Blackmon, age 82, of Canon, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Born August 3, 1938, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel McCollum and Magie Royster McCollum. She retired from the Milliken & Co. Avalon Plant. After retirement she worked as a substitute teacher at Hart County...
Debbie Simpson Borders
Dec 4, 2020
Mrs. Debra Faye Simpson "Debbie" Borders, 64, of Oakland Street, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at her home. Born on September 11, 1956 in Abbeville SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Simpson and Amanda Link Simpson Ethridge.Mrs. Borders received a Master's Degree in Education from Brenau University and worked for the Hart Co Board of...
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