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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....
Charles T. Elliott
Nov 1, 2020
Mr. Charles Terrell Elliott, 83, of Lavonia, went home to our Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Born on August 13, 1937 in Lavonia, he was the son of the late Felton Oswald Elliott and Lena Jewell Walters Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a retired self-employed heavy equipment operator. He was an active member of Shoal Creek Baptist Church...
Clifford Howard
Oct 29, 2020
Clifford John Howard, age 61, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born August 12, 1959, in Marion, Indiana, he was the son of Donna Marie (Teller) Fetters and the late Clifford Howard. He was a well driller with Tony Holt & Sons. He was a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin....
Jason Tasi
Oct 27, 2020
Mr. Jason Amani Tasi, known as "Tasi", 42, of the Vanna Community, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home. Born on October 12, 1978 in Columbus, GA, he was the son of Amani L. Tasi and the late Janice Cornelius Brown Tasi. Tasi attended the Art Institute of Atlanta and was the owner/operator of Tasi' Tattoos in Royston,...
Myra Warren Ratterree
Oct 26, 2020
Mrs. Myra Frances Warren Ratterree, 80, of Deas Street, Rock Hill SC, passed away peacefully Monday, October 26, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Watkinsville GA. Born on November 6, 1939 in York SC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Henry Warren and Myra Catherine Garner Warren.Mrs. Ratterree was a retired Registered Nurse, where she had worked at...
Claire Martin Scales
Oct 25, 2020
Eleanor Claire Martin Scales, age 94, of Lavonia, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born December 9, 1925, in Augusta, she was the daughter of the late Frank Jasper Martin and Ada Viola "Banny" Maroney Martin. She retired as a production line worker with Rheem Manufacturing Company. She was a devoted member of Fairview Baptist...
Morris King
Oct 25, 2020
William Morris King, 71, of 601 Kings Road Lavonia, Georgia passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on October 25th, 2020. Morris was born on August, 16th, 1949, at Stephens County Hospital. He was the son of the late H. Dorsey King, Sr. and Carlyne (Walters) King of Hart County, Georgia. Morris was a graduate of Hart County...
Edith Fazio Ordine
Oct 23, 2020
Mrs. Edith Fazio Ordine, 95, of Yacht Club Rd, Hartwell, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at the St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville. Born on February 22, 1925 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jack Fazio and Josephine Curiele Fazio.Mrs. Ordine was a former homemaker, and a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic...
Judy Harris Hulsey
Oct 22, 2020
On Thursday, October 22, 2020, Dr. Judy Harris Hulsey was called to her Heavenly Home. She was born in Lavonia on November 1, 1944 to the late James 'J.C.' and Belva Gillespie Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved sister Betty Harris Morris. Judy was a 1962 graduate of Lavonia High School and...
Anita Whittaker Watkins
Oct 19, 2020
Anita Lake (Whittaker) Watkins, age 91, of Martin, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home. Born July 29, 1929, in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Vohn Whittaker and Ethel Alene Fain. She served in the US Air Force during the Korean War, where she met her husband, James Watkins. After she graduated from...
Jason Thomas Clark
Oct 18, 2020
Mr. Jason Thomas Clark, 45, of Canon, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his home. Born on February 17, 1975 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Jimmy Earl Clark and Mary Elizabeth Harris Clark. Survivors include his parents; son: Earl Clark of Hartwell; daughter: Elizabeth Clark of Hartwell; brother: David Clark (Angela) of Anderson; and sister: Sharon...
Barbara Owens Burdette
Oct 16, 2020
Barbara Owens Burdette, age 85, of Canon, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, SC. Born April 21, 1935 in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Clinton and Dora Faye (Cobb) Owens. She was a graduate of Lavonia High School. She worked as a teacher and secretary for the Franklin County School...
James "Jim" O'Brien
Oct 15, 2020
Mr. James Paul "Jim" O'Brien, 67, of Reed Creek Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home. Born on July 21, 1953 in Winthrop, IA, he was the son of the late Louis John O'Brien and Lorraine Barbian O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was a former meat market manager, and a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the...
Flora Norton White
Oct 14, 2020
Mrs. Flora Irene Norton White, 99, of Prairie Road, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her home. Born on February 8, 1921 in Rome, GA, she was the daughter of the late Homer Norton and Nancy Emma Garlen Norton.Mrs. White was a former sales clerk for Sears and Davidson's Department Store. Survivors include her sister: Sara Bell of...
Sam Dulaney
Oct 14, 2020
Rev. Samuel Edward Dulaney, 67, of Mobile, Alabama, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, AL. Born on February 3, 1953 in Anniston, AL, he was the son of the late S.E. Dulaney and Louise Dulaney.God called Rev. Dulaney into His ministry in 1970, when he was just 17 years old, and...
Ann Gleason Sequerth
Oct 12, 2020
Mrs. Ann Gleason Sequerth, 88, of the Rock Springs Community, Lavonia, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at her home. Born on January 17, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late J. Philip Gleason and Elinore McMahon Gleason.Mrs. Sequerth graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Childhood Development, and was a former school teacher and...
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