James "Jim" Dawson
Aug 18, 2020
James Dawson III, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and great grandfather passed away peacefully on August 18th, 2020.He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to James and Virginia Dawson on January 22, 1943. Jim graduated from South Side High School, Fort Wayne Indiana.He received his bachelor's degree in teaching from Colorado State University (1965).James lettered in football and track.Playing football...
Benny Brown
Aug 17, 2020
Benny Aaron Brown, age 70, of Carnesville, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at his home. Born March 26, 1950, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Jewett Frank Brown and Amy (Buris) Ayers. He worked for many years for Reliance Electric, before retiring from Baldor as the production coordinator. He was a member of Bowman Church...
Martha Sanders Byrum
Aug 17, 2020
Mrs. Martha Ruth Sanders Byrum, 75, of Highland Ave, Hartwell, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. Born on July 4, 1945 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Susie Rice Sanders.Mrs. Byrum was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband: Sgt. Major Harvey Byrum, U.S. Army Retired; and...
Wynelle Johnston Grizzle
Aug 16, 2020
Mrs. Wynelle Johnston Grizzle, 95, of Linder Place, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 at her home. Born on June 5, 1925 in Canton GA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Newton Johnston and Estelle Purcell Johnston.Mrs. Grizzle retired from the Whitfield County School System, where she was an administrative assistant.She was also a former member of...
Vivian R. Garrett
Aug 14, 2020
Mrs. Vivian Ruth (Thacker) Garrett, age 84, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at her home following an extended illness. Born September 17, 1935 in Pikeville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Allie Elaine (Huffman) Thacker. Mrs. Garrett was an entrepreneur having owned a couple of restaurants and antique stores. She was of the...
Charlotte Dean
Aug 14, 2020
Mrs. Charlotte Ruth (Conyers) Dean, age 80, of Martin, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Born November 9, 1939, in Mt. Pleasant, AR she was the daughter of the late Truman Ray and Beulah Irene Conyers. Mrs. Dean was manager in the Child Support Office for the State of Georgia. She was of the...
Nellie Thompson Brown
Aug 13, 2020
Mrs. Nellie Thompson Brown, 93, of Smith McGee Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Born on January 20, 1927 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late John Gordon Thompson and Bessie Clark Thompson.Mrs. Brown was a former weaver for Starr Mills and Clark Schwebel in Washington, GA. She was...
"Pete" Nagele
Aug 13, 2020
Emil John 'Pete' Nagele, age 96, of Lightwood Road Hartwell passed away Thursday August 13, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Eleanor Doxsee Nagele, on July 22, 2012. Pete was born in New York City and raised in Long Beach on Long Island, NY through High School. Pete and Eleanor had 3 sons,...
Mary Lane Otte
Aug 13, 2020
Dr. Mary Lane Otte passed away August 13th, 2020 in Hartwell, GA. She was a native of Mississippi, born in Handsboro and reared in Forest. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from The University of South Mississippi with two majors and two minors and was a leader in the Wesley Foundation while also residing in the Honor House on...
Bryson Kirkland
Aug 13, 2020
Bryson Ty Kirkland, age 13, of Martin, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born August 2, 2007, in Greer, SC, he was the son of Larry and Cherie (Proffit) Kirkland. He loved animals and playing video games. He enjoyed horseback riding, swimming, and hiking in State Parks. He loved playing with other kids and making people...
Doug Harvey
Aug 12, 2020
George Douglas "Doug" Harvey, age 72, of Grady School Road, Canon, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Born August 24, 1947, in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Garvin "Peewee" Harvey and Jennell Alexander Oliver. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked as a truck driver with AutoZone...
Jim Neil
Aug 12, 2020
Mr. James F. "Jim" Neil, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 while fishing on Lake Hartwell. Born on May 15, 1938 in Boomer WV, he was the son of the late Fred Neil and Anna Gray Neil.Mr. Neil was a graduate of WVU and a retired plant manager for Elkem Metals.He was a member of the Hartwell...
Richard E. Wieller
Aug 11, 2020
Tech Sgt. Richard Edmond Wieller, U.S. Air Force Retired, 80, of Reed Creek Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his home. Born on October 25, 1939 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of the late Virgil Edmond Wieller and Irma Marie Pinkerton Wieller.Mr. Wieller retired as a Security Supervisor in the Military Police for the US...
Billy D Lecroy
Aug 10, 2020
Miss Billy D. LeCroy, of Somerset Court, Hartwell, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at North Pointe Assisted Living, Anderson SC. Born on October 30, 1931 in Hartwell GA, Miss LeCroy was the daughter of the late Yancey LeCroy and Lula Nixon LeCroy.She retired from Southern Bell / AT&T in Columbia SC and was a member of the St. Andrews...
Judy Coleman Coulter
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Judith "Judy" Coleman Coulter, 73, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020. Born on March 12, 1947 in Pensacola, FL, she was the daughter of the late William Bascom Coleman and Aldonna Stogsdall Coleman.Mrs. Coulter was a personal banker for Athens First and a member of the First Baptist Church of Hartwell. She was also an election poll...
Donnie R. Fowler
Aug 3, 2020
Mr. Donnie Ray Fowler, 57, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens GA. Born on January 12, 1963 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of Roy R. Fowler and the late Dorothy White "Dot" Fowler.He was a powder painter at Carrier Transicold of Athens and of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include his father:...
Ray Chasteen
Aug 3, 2020
Ray Samuel Chasteen, age 71, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home. Born March 7, 1949, in Toccoa, he was the son of the late Raymond and Inez (King) Chasteen. Ray was a lifelong resident of Lavonia. He graduated from Franklin County High School and retired from the Army Corp of Engineers, where he enjoyed working...
Joanne Moorhead Brooks
Aug 2, 2020
Mrs. Joanne Moorhead Brooks, 85, of Hartwell, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 peacefully at her home. Born on January 16, 1935 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Moorhead and Floy Holbrook Moorhead.Mrs. Brooks was employed for 22 years by the Hart County Board of Education until her retirement in 1996. She was a...
Geneva Hilley Beggs
Aug 1, 2020
Mrs. Geneva Hilley Beggs, 92, of Eagle Grove School Road, Canon, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia. Born on August 24, 1927 in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ottis White Hilley and Ella Gaines Hilley.Mrs. Beggs was a former seamstress for Bellcraft and a clerk/bookkeeper for D.H. Beggs Grocery...
Randy Moore
Aug 1, 2020
Randolph "Randy" Moore, age 93, of Lavonia passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Elbert Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born July 22, 1927, in Royston, he was the son of the late Elvey Gibson Moore and Nancy Jewel (Brown) Moore. He was a 1944 graduate of Royston High School, The University of Georgia, and Navy Post Graduate School....
