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Rosa Bailey Hicks
Jul 13, 2020
Mrs. Rosa Bailey Hicks, 84, a lifelong resident of the Mt. Olivet Community of Hartwell, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on May 16, 1936 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Doc Bailey and Coven O'Barr Bailey.Mrs. Hicks was a retired shipping clerk from The Hartwell Company.She was also a member...
Rodney E. Roland
Jul 13, 2020
Mr. Rodney Earl Roland, 68, of GA Hwy 172, Bowman, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Born on August 31, 1951 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Robert William Roland and Martha Kersey Roland.Mr. Roland was a self-employed antique collector and dealer and served in the US Navy. Survivors include his...
Sheila Mcdowell
Jul 12, 2020
Mrs. Sheila Jo (Cobb) McDowell, age 71, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at AnMed Health in Anderson following an extended illness. Born December 17, 1948 in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Rachel (Smith) Cobb. Mrs. McDowell was a homemaker and was a member of Price Chapel Church of God. She is survived...
Karen Hayes Sweeney
Jul 5, 2020
Mrs. Karen Ethel Hayes Sweeney, 81, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born in Waseca MN, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Ethel Gooderum Hayes.Mrs. Sweeney was a former Bank Teller, avid Quilter and a member of the Quilters of America.She was also a member of the Hartwell...
Thomas E. Slater
Jul 3, 2020
Mr. Thomas Edwin Slater, 91, formerly of Walnut Drive, Hartwell, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on July 21, 1928 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late John Oliver Slater and Lois Macijewski Slater.Mr. Slater was retired from the Hartwell Coca Cola Bottling Company, where he was a route salesman for 36...
Randy Cannon
Jul 2, 2020
Mr. Randall Eugene "Randy" Cannon, 52, of the Rock Branch Community, Elberton, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Elberton Memorial Hospital. Born on June 3, 1968 in Elberton, GA, he was the son of Calvin C. Cannon and Linda Partain Cannon.Mr. Cannon was the owner/operator of Cannon Farms, and was a member of the Georgia Cattlemen Association and the...
John Timothy Spivey
Jul 1, 2020
John Timothy "Tim" Spivey, age 64, of Toccoa, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born January 10, 1956, in Atlanta, he was the son of the late: John M. and Virginia (Jones) Spivey. He worked as a self-employed construction worker. He is survived by his children: Joshua Spivey (Amanda), John Tyler Spivey, Jake Tytus...
Cheryl Dyer Strange
Jul 1, 2020
Mrs. Cheryl Dyer Strange, 41, of S. Forest Avenue, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Born on January 25, 1979 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Gary L. Dyer and the late Sylvia Elaine Cobb Dyer.Mrs. Strange was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Survivors include her father:...
Joyce Chitwood Hill (Courtesy)
Jun 30, 2020
Joyce Chitwood Hill, age 87 of the Habersham Mills Community, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Born on April 1, 1933 in Ayersville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Fort Chitwood and Neatie Norton Chitwood. Mrs. Hill was a Lab Tech with Habersham Mills for many years. She grew up in Franklin County, Georgia and was a...
James Dennis Carey
Jun 28, 2020
Mr. James Dennis Carey, 62, formerly of S. Jackson Street, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 in Anderson, SC. Born on March 24, 1958 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Joe Garner Carey and Frances Helen Starrett Carey. Mr. Carey was formerly employed at the Hartwell Chevron, a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, and a...
Ruth Bryson Bailey
Jun 27, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Bryson Bailey, 92, of Cedar Pond Road, Hartwell, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on October 31, 1927 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Luther Bryson and Annie Allison Bryson.Mrs. Bailey was a retired supervisor for the Hartwell Company. She was also a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist...
Judy Chapman Barnett
Jun 26, 2020
Mrs. Judy Walker Chapman Barnett, 68, of Woodlake Circle, Hartwell, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC. Born on October 25, 1951 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Walton Chapman and Velda Oda Phillips Chapman.Mrs. Barnett was a former para-pro and a member of the First Baptist Church...
Mike Gordon
Jun 26, 2020
Mr. Michael Alan "Mike" Gordon, 75, of Benson Street, Hartwell, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at his home. Born on April 15, 1945 in Cincinnati OH, he was the son of Betty Jane Van Dyke Gordon and the late William Uriah Gordon.Mr. Gordon was owner/operator of Red Clay Marketing. He was a former City of Hartwell Councilman from January...
Ruth Seymour Sellers Bowers
Jun 25, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Seymour Sellers Bowers, 91, Anderson, SC, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born on December 30, 1928 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joel Martin Seymour and Millie Partain Seymour.Mrs. Bowers met her late husband, B.F. Sellers, in Athens, GA, while they were...
Becky Mclane Cleveland
Jun 25, 2020
Mrs. Rebecca McLane "Becky" Cleveland, 66, of Payne Road, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at her home. Born on January 16, 1954 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Broadus A. McLane and Frances Frye McLane. Mrs. Cleveland was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband: Wayne Cleveland; daughter: Jessica Lee...
Joan Blanke Waddell
Jun 24, 2020
Joan Maureen (Blanke) Waddell, age 71, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC. Born August 18, 1948, in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Maureen (Clifford) Blanke. Prior to retirement, she operated a catering business for weddings. She was a Catholic by faith and attended services at Sacred...
Victor Allen Pittman
Jun 22, 2020
Victor Allen Pittman, age 66, of Martin, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born March 29, 1954, in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late Robert and Margie (Shoun) Pittman. Prior to retirement he was a machine operator with Sage Automotive Company. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived...
Bobby Lott
Jun 20, 2020
Bobby Gene Lott, age 84, of Lavonia, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Born July 26, 1935, in Tifton, GA, he was the son of the late: O. K.Lott and Allie Mae (Moore) Lott. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and later retired from the US Department of Agriculture as...
Janie Atkinson Bond
Jun 20, 2020
Saturday morning, June 20, 2020 the world lost a bright and beautiful woman when Janie Atkinson Bond, loving wife, mother and Yaya passed away at the age of 70. Janie was born the eldest of 4 girls in Royston, GA on January 9, 1950 to Hettie Lou and James Harvey (Bill) Atkinson.She married Clinton T. Bond on April 25, 1971.Janie...
Wesley Hamby (Courtesy)
Jun 17, 2020
Wesley Brown Hamby Wesley Brown Hamby, 72, of Roanoke Rapids, NC, went to be with his Heavenly Father, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Wes was a native of Franklin County, Georgia. He was the youngest son of the late John Luther Hamby and Elizabeth Brown Hamby of Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Frank,...
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