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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....
Jean M. Williams Pitt
Aug 1, 2020
Mrs. Jean Marion Williams Pitt, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on July 29, 1938 in Hereford England, she was a homemaker and widow of the late John Henry James Pitt. Survivors include her son: Nigel A. Pitt and his wife Tammy of Hartwell and their two daughters: Emilee Pitt and Kylee...
"Wassie" Kesler Vickery
Jul 31, 2020
Juanelle (Wassie) Kesler Vickery, 91, of Hartwell, passed away at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens on July 31, 2020. She was born on December 12, 1928, in Franklin County GA to the late Ovis (Hemphill) Kesler and Doc Herschel Kesler. She graduated from Hartwell High School at the age of 16 and attended Georgia College for Women in Milledgeville....
Jimmy Lewis
Jul 31, 2020
Mr. Jimmy D. Lewis, 77, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on May 27, 1943 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Newton E. Lewis and Carrie Elizabeth Maxwell Lewis.Jimmy was a former gas station attendant for Dyer Gulf Station, self-employed handyman and maintenance worker for Strickland Funeral Home.He...
William Marvin Whitehead
Jul 31, 2020
Mr. William Marvin Whitehead, 82, of Carnesville, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at his home. Born on October 24, 1937 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Roy Ledger Whitehead and Estelle Beatrice Carson Whitehead.Mr. Whitehead was a self-employed construction worker and a member of the Sheet Metal Union, and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...
Wilma Cleveland Temple
Jul 30, 2020
Mrs. Wilma Cleveland Temple, 87, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on September 3, 1932 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Cleveland and Ethel Isom Cleveland.Mrs. Temple was a former clerk for Scottie's Drug Store and homemaker. She was also a member of the Mt. Hebron Baptist Church....
Robert Chitwood
Jul 30, 2020
Mr. Robert Arthur Chitwood, age 86, of Royston, formerly of McDonough, GA, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Pruitt Health of Toccoa. He was born November 22, 1933 in Rome, GA, the son of the late Ernest and Louise (Smith) Chitwood. After high school he served in the US Air Force. He retired as an Air Traffic Controller with...
Jesse O'Neal
Jul 30, 2020
Mr. Jesse Patrick O'Neal, age 40, of Hartwell, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Emory University Hospital. Born August 12, 1979 in Brevard, NC, he was the son of Frank and Shirlee (Bruner) O'Neal. He was a manager for AT&T. Mr. O'Neal was a member of Old Pathway Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Jesse loved the...
Ruth Phillips Cromer
Jul 30, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Kay Phillips Cromer, 76, of Campbell Ridge Road, Royston, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Brown Health & Rehab, Royston. Born on September 24, 1943 in Elberton GA, She was the daughter of the late Gwyndel Phillips and Sara Kay Philips. Mrs. Cromer was an accountant for Ford Motor Company and was a member of the Goldmine...
Dorothy Adams Heffernan
Jul 30, 2020
Mrs. Dorothy Adams Heffernan, 93, formerly of Drew Lane, Lavonia, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born on March 24, 1927 in Bowersville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Julian Adams and Dessie Elizabeth McGill Adams.Mrs. Adams was a retired real estate broker and attended the St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Survivors...
Cason Ross Moon
Jul 29, 2020
Mr. Cason Ross Moon, 27, of Goldmine-Airline Road, Canon, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson, SC. Born on December 4, 1992 in Royston, GA, he was the son of Leonard Steve Moon and Connie Moore Moon of Canon. He is survived by his parents; brother: Cane Moon of Canon; paternal grandmother: Shirley Sanders Moon...
William "Coot" Brock
Jul 28, 2020
William Howard "Coot" Brock, age 75, of Lavonia, passed away at his home. Born January 13, 1945, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Odis and Minnie Lee (Dean) Brock. He was a graduate of Lavonia High School and a veteran of the US Army Reserves. William was an electrician by trade and retired from Henderson Electric...
James Carey
Jul 28, 2020
Mr. James W. Carey, 85, of Bannister Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Brown Health & Rehab in Royston. Born on August 21, 1934 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Joe Worley Carey and Rilla Carroll Carey.Mr. Carey was a furniture salesman for Weatherly Furniture & Pitts Furniture, and he was a member...
Harold G. Mcfall
Jul 28, 2020
Mr. Harold George "Gob" McFall, 94, of Massey Subdivision, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson SC Born on February 27, 1926 in Royalton IL, he was the son of the John George McFall and Ava Mae Brown McFall.Mr. McFall was retired from the coal industry, where he was a maintenance supervisor for Jewel Smokeless...
Rebecca Lin "Becky" Caudle
Jul 27, 2020
Ms. Rebecca Lin "Becky" Caudle, 38, of Hanover, MD, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at her parent's home in Hartwell. Born on November 20, 1981 in Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of Vernon C. Caudle and Deborah David Caudle of Hartwell. She is survived by her parents; son: Sean Patryck Caudle of Glen Burnie, MD; sister:...
Harvey Joe Sanders
Jul 24, 2020
Mr. Harvey Joe Sanders, 82, of Hartwell, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at Hart Care Center. Born on December 24, 1937 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Charlie P. Sanders and Myra (Sanders) Sanders.Mr. Sanders was a poultry farmer and former carpenter, and formerly employed at the Monroe Auto plant. He was of the Baptist...
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