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Jennell Oliver
Mar 16, 2020
Mrs. Alma Jennell (Alexander) Oliver, age 89, of Lavonia, passed away Monday, March 16, 2020 at Brown Health & Rehab in Royston. Born November 29, 1930, in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Alexander and Rosa (Reynolds) Alexander. Prior to retirement, she worked as a waitress and baker. She was a member of Price Chapel...
Margaret Bailey Conwell
Mar 11, 2020
Margaret (Bailey) Conwell (age 92) died on March 11, 2020 in Peachtree City, GA. Margaret was lovingly known by her family as Mama. She was born to Andrew Virgil and Evalena Bailey in Red Hill, Georgia, on May 31, 1927. She grew up in the Red Hill community and attended Piedmont College. There she met Walter Baxter Conwell who she...
Gene Ankerich
Mar 8, 2020
Obie Gene Ankerich left this earth for the heavenly realm Sunday, March 8, 2020. That's not the date he wanted in his obituary. "Just say that I actually died February 23, 1998." That was the date of his open heart surgery and the insertion of his St. Jude's heart valve, after which he said he was never physically the same....
Kermit Mcgee
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. Kermit McGee, age 81, of Canon, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his home. Born April 27, 1938 in Franklin County, he was the son of the late William Howard McGee, Sr. and Mildred (Bailey) McGee. Prior to retirement he was the owner and operator of Kermit McGee's Garage. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
Jackie R. Dove
Mar 8, 2020
Mr. Jackie Randolph Dove, 62, of Race Street, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his home. Born on October 20, 1957 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late L.G. "Buck" Dove and Hasteen Cobb Dove. Survivors include his sister: Sandra Dove of Hartwell; and two brothers: Roger Dove of Hartwell, and Byron Dove (Belinda) of...
Carolyn Mclane Taylor
Mar 2, 2020
Mrs. Carolyn McLane Taylor, 81, formerly of Reed Creek Hwy, Hartwell, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Hart Health & Rehabilitation. Born on February 27, 1939 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Frank McLane and Reedie Marett McLane. Carolyn graduated from Hart County High School in Hartwell, GA. She was...
R.H. Patterson
Mar 1, 2020
Rufus Henry Patterson, Junior, (R.H.) born November 6, 1937, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Hartwell, Georgia. He grew up in Covington, Georgia, the son of R. H. and Sara Clyde Patterson. Covington was his home until he and his wife the former Glorianne Smith of Dawson, Georgia, moved to Hartwell, Georgia where he became the owner of Hailey's Drug...
Louise Andrews
Feb 28, 2020
Mrs. Louise (Fleeman) Andrews, age 85, of Royston, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Mrs. Andrews was born August 10, 1934 in Royston, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Allie B. (Bragg) Fleeman. She worked for the Oxford Manufacturing Company for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her...
Curtis B. Mackey
Feb 26, 2020
Mr. Curtis B. Mackey, 99, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta GA. Born on January 16, 1921 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Sidney Mackey and Lessie Osborne Mackey.Mr. Mackey was a retired production supervisor for NVF and worked before WWII with the Civilian Conservation Corps. During...
George Terry Carter
Feb 24, 2020
Mr. George Terry Carter, 63, of New Kings Bridge Road, Nicholson, GA, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. Born on February 16, 1957 in Commerce GA, he was the son of the late John R. Carter and Gwynelle Wood Carter.Mr. Carter was an electrician for B & L. Electric. Survivors include three sons: Jonathan Carter, Justin Carter,...
Judy Gammell Cross
Feb 23, 2020
Mrs. Judith Mae Gammell "Judy" Cross, 75, of Swan Sanders Road, Hartwell, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at her home. Born on June 8, 1944 in Columbus OH, she was the daughter of the late Walter Omar Gammell and Esta Mae Cartwright Gammell.Mrs. Cross was a homemaker, formally worked in retail department stores and as an aide at an...
Nellie Black Chitwood
Feb 23, 2020
Mrs. Nellie Black Chitwood, age 95, of Martin, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born November 1, 1924, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Azalee Teat Black. She retired as a timekeeper from Coats & Clark after more than forty years of service. She was a member of...
Jerry Mack Welborn
Feb 22, 2020
Mr. Jerry Mack Welborn, 65, of Lavonia Highway, Bowersville, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home. Born on August 6, 1954 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Mack L. Welborn and Nina Bailey Welborn.Mr. Welborn was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include his sister: Brenda Grubbs of Bowersville; his nephew: Todd...
Clair H. Eaton
Feb 21, 2020
Mr. Clair Howard Eaton, Sr., age 86, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Born October 4, 1933, in Albion, NY, he was the son of the late Clyde and Clair Cecile (Ruger) Eaton. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he served in the Korean War. He was a salesman with Bethlehem Steel...
Carey J. Payne
Feb 18, 2020
Mr. Carey J. Payne, Jr, 89, of Kennesaw, GA, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Winnwood Assisted Living, Marietta, GA. Born on September 2, 1930 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Norman Payne and Mabel Sanders Payne.Mr. Payne was the owner/operator of a Shell gas station in Roswell, GA and was of the Baptist Church....
Delphene Lane
Feb 17, 2020
Mrs. Delphene June Ostermeyer Lane, 92, of Lakeshore Circle, Hartwell, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Born on April 26, 1927 in Beecher, IL, she was the daughter of the late George Ostermeyer and Marie Heneberg Ostermeyer.Mrs. Lane was co-founder of L & J Hardware and attended Sharon Presbyterian Church and Hartwell First United Methodist...
Bobby "Bob" Dyar
Feb 17, 2020
Mr. Bobby Wayne "Bob" Dyar, 69, of Reed Creek School Road, Hartwell, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at his home. Born on July 20, 1950 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late Homer Elmer Dyar and Mildred Louise "Minnie" Greenway Dyar.Mr. Dyar was former food chain manger working for Quincy's, Ryan's, Fletchers, and Dairy Queen. Mr....
Joseph Hart
Feb 14, 2020
Joseph Mills Hart, Jr., age 65, of Atlanta, GA passed away quietly, peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born June 25, 1954, in Willimantic, CT, he was the son of the late Joseph Mills Hart and Anna Romanoff. He attended New England College and Southern Connecticut State University before starting his career as a successful businessman....
Sarah Davison
Feb 12, 2020
Sarah Frances (Brooks) Davison, age 98, of Royston, passed away Wednesday, February 12, at her home. Born February 10, 1922 in Royston, she was the daughter of the late O. A. and Adlaide (Abbott) Brooks. Mrs. Davison was a homemaker and was a member of Middle River Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband: Lamar Davison; siblings:...
Elizabeth Diane Davis
Feb 10, 2020
Mrs. Elizabeth Diane Carey Davis, 61, of McKenzie Drive, Danielsville, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville, GA. Born on July 7, 1958 in Royston GA, she was the daughter of the late James Livingston Carey and Frances Lillian Smith Carey.Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and attended the Danielsville Evangelical Church. Survivors include five...
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