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Roberta Buckley
Oct 3, 2020
Roberta (Van Wycke) Buckley, age 81, of Martin, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at her home. Born April 29, 1939 in Hackensack, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Tunis and Helen Van Wycke. Before retirement she worked as a Medical Assistant and Office Manager for Dr. Allen Weiss. She is survived by children: Michael Patrick Buckley, Keith...
Larry Duncan
Oct 3, 2020
On October 3, 2020, Larry J. Duncan, adoring husband, devoted father, and proud papa, was promoted to glory at the age of 65. Larry was born on November 30, 1954, in Salem, SC to Claude and Cora Duncan. He was the youngest of six children. On April 7th, 1974, Larry married his high school sweetheart and the love of his...
Roger Hill
Oct 1, 2020
Roger Z. Hill, age 85, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home. Born May 27, 1935 in Hart County, he was the son of the late Berter and Myrtie (Segers) Hill. Before retirement he worked as an A/C Tech with Hill Service Company. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church. He is survived by...
Willie Joe Busby
Oct 1, 2020
Willie Joe Busby, age 83, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at a friend's house in Westminster, SC. Born March 11, 1937 in Royston, he was the son of the late Johnny B. and Louise (LeCroy) Busby. Before retirement he worked as a grinder operator for Vermont America. He was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. He...
Kenneth F. Bailey
Oct 1, 2020
Mr. Kenneth F. Bailey, 87, of Mount Olivet Road, Hartwell, went home to our Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Born on September 17, 1933 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Cullen Jackson Bailey and Ruth Griffin Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a retired driver for Loadstar Truss Company, former loom fixer for Newton Mills,...
Elton Payne
Sep 30, 2020
Mr. Elton A. Payne Sr, 64, of Bowersville, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta. Born on December 30, 1955 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Fred C. Payne and Grace Caudell Payne.Mr. Payne was a poultry farmer and school bus driver for the Hart County School System. He also attended Abundant Life...
Ronald W. Hornick
Sep 29, 2020
Mr. Ronald W. "Ron" Hornick, 77, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa. Born on January 11, 1943 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Joe B. Hornick and Flossie Stamps Hornick. Mr. Hornick was a retired commercial cookware salesman. Survivors include his wife: Helen LaRose Akins Hornick of Lavonia;...
Linda Thornton Bennett
Sep 28, 2020
Linda Gail Thornton Bennett, age 67, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born February 25, 1953, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin Thornton and Mary Sue Mauldin. She was a graduate of North Georgia Technical College and worked for more than thirty years as a cosmetologist. Linda...
Kathryn Morrison Nye
Sep 28, 2020
Mrs. Kathryn A. Morrison Nye, 74, of New London, MO, formerly of B. Bailey Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at Mt. Carmel Senior Living in St. Charles, MO. Born on June 24, 1946 in Hannibal, MO, she was the daughter of the late Harold Benjamin Morrison and Isabell Stickhost Morrison. Mrs. Nye formerly worked in quality control...
Susan W. Lee
Sep 26, 2020
Susan Wynnette Tolbert Lee, age 51, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born November 22, 1968, in Habersham County, the daughter of Margaret King Tolbert and the late Edwin Malcolm Tolbert, Sr. She previously worked in child care and retail sales. Susan attended Compassion Baptist Church, Carnesville, GA. In addition...
Tonya Jo Howard
Sep 24, 2020
Tonya Jo Howard, age 60, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at AnMed Health in Anderson. Born August 15, 1960, in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of Donna Marie (Teller) Fetters and the late Clifford Howard. She was of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her mother;...
Betty Cape Hicks
Sep 23, 2020
Betty Joan Cape Hicks, age 79, of Eastanollee, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born September 27, 1940, in Harlan, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late James Reese Cape and Bertha Iona (Rogers) Ellis. After high school, she worked in civil service for many years. She retired as a pharmacy technician with Wynn...
Jan Rowland Herring
Sep 22, 2020
Mrs. Jan Rowland Herring, 83, of Gloria Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on August 3, 1937 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Rowland and Lucy Snow Rowland.Mrs. Herring was formerly employed at Hart County High School and was a retired Licensed Life Insurance Agent, working many years...
Roger F Sims
Sep 22, 2020
Roger Felton Sims age 80 of Gainesville passed away Tuesday Sept. 22, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Sims was born June 19, 1940 in Talmo, GA to the late Rude & Mary Ethel Pendland Sims. He was the owner & operator of Frontier Hardware in Gainesville, and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. He...
Sam Greenway
Sep 21, 2020
Mr. Sam Benjamin Greenway, 55, of Sanders Circle, Hartwell, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at his home. Born on October 2, 1964 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Larry Greenway and Sharry White Greenway. Survivors include his son: Ben Greenway of Pendleton SC; daughter: Leanna Greenway of Anderson SC; sister: Denise Thornton of Royston; brother:...
Marilyn C Butterfloss
Sep 19, 2020
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, Marilyn Butterfoss passed away at age 86. Marilyn was born on November 17, 1933 in Springfield, OH to Charles and Clara (Gaston) Corcoran. She attended Villa Maria college in Erie, PA from 1953 to 1963 and earned a BS in Elementary Education. While at Villa Maria, Marilyn joined the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Erie...
Ruby Scott Dowell
Sep 15, 2020
Mrs. Ruby Scott Dowell, 88, of College Street, Royston, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on June 24, 1932 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon Scott and Georgia Anna Ayers Scott.Mrs. Dowell was a retired lunchroom worker for Emmanuel College and a member of the Rice Creek Baptist Church....
Joe Smith
Sep 12, 2020
Mr. Joseph Steven "Joe" Smith Jr, 36, of Elberton, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton. Born on September 15, 1983 in Toccoa, GA, he was the son of Pamela L. Bond Chandler.Mr. Smith was a CDL driver for Werner Trucking and was of the Baptist Faith. Joe was also a US Army veteran and...
Corrie Sue Thomas
Sep 11, 2020
Corrie Sue Thomas (1934-2020), age 81, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 11, 2020, in an assisted living facility in Mandarin, Florida. A faithful wife of nearly six decades and a doting mother of three boys, she lived most of her life exactly the way that she wished.Born in Hull, Georgia, on the outskirts of Commerce as the...
Ann Bryson Starrett
Sep 11, 2020
Ms. Ann Laura Bryson Starrett, 84, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on September 22, 1935 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry & Hyacinih C. Bryson.Ms. Starrett was a sitter and caregiver to senior adults and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include a son: Rev....
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