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Rocky Caudell
Nov 28, 2019
Rocky Sterlin Caudell, age 34, of Martin, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at his home. Born October 10, 1985, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Leslie "Les" Caudell and the late Beverly Jo (Burdette) Caudell. He was a self-employed electrician and owned and operated Rocks Bullies, a breeding kennel for bulldogs. Rocky was of the Baptist faith....
Winston F. Fellows
Nov 26, 2019
Mr. Winston Franklin Fellows, 76, of Murfee Lane, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at The Pine Senior Living, Maysville GA. Born on October 7, 1943 in Abbeville GA, he was the son of the late Howard Francis Fellows and Mary Niblett Fellows.Mr. Fellows retired from Southern Bell/AT&T as a lineman and attended Tabernacle Baptist Church.He also was a...
Jimmy Kotal
Nov 25, 2019
Mr. Jimmy Arthur Kotal, 76, of Kotal Road, Canon, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on April 15, 1943 in Hartwell GA, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry Kotal and Ella Lou Adams Kotal.Mr. Kotal was a farmer and a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Survivors include...
Ray Boleman
Nov 23, 2019
Ray Judson Boleman, Jr., 75, of Blowing Rock NC, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ray was born on November 9, 1944 in Royston, Georgia to the late Ray and Martha Boleman. He attended Clemson University, completed a Masters of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University. He married Jan Ankerich, his high school sweetheart,...
Leonard M. Seymour
Nov 21, 2019
Mr. Leonard Martin Seymour, 92, of Golfview Drive, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, at The Pines Senior Living Center, Maysville, GA. Born on April 12, 1927, in Canon GA, he was the son of the late Joel Martin Seymour and Millie Partain Seymour.Mr. Seymour was one of 10 children and grew up on a farm in rural Hart...
Jean Chism
Nov 21, 2019
Mrs. Jean Carol (Helms) Chism, age 83, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Mrs. Chism was born March 3, 1936 in Fayetteville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Sarah Helms Galloway. Before retirement she worked for the Whirlpool Corporation. Mrs. Chism was a member of the Lavonia First...
Michael J. Depeal
Nov 20, 2019
Mr. Michael James DePeal, III, 82, of 2345 Bethany-Bowersville Road, Canon, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his home. Born on November 30, 1936 in Pinconning, MI, he was the son of the late Michael James DePeal II and Mary Williams DePeal.Mr. Depeal was a retired LPN having worked at Cobb Memorial Hospital and Elbert Memorial Hospital.Mr. DePeal was...
Patsy Whitworth Gilbert
Nov 19, 2019
Mary Patsy (Whitworth) Gilbert, age 80, a long-time resident of Lavonia, and a recent resident of Greenville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Patsy was born on July 22, 1939 in Stephens County. She was the daughter of the late Hugh W. and Ether Mae (Whitlow) Whitworth. Patsy graduated from the Lavonia High School and the University of...
John E. Smith
Nov 19, 2019
John Eldred Smith, 92, of Macon, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Coliseum Northside Hospital. Born on November 13, 1927 in Collinsville, AL, John was the son of the late Walter Smith and Nena Edwards Smith. He was the youngest of nine with five brothers and three sisters.Mr. Smith graduated from Collinsville High School in 1946, graduated from...
Edna Bartlett Brown
Nov 15, 2019
Mrs. Edna Bartlett Brown, 99, of Brown Road, Bowersville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia. Born on September 14, 1920 in Bowersville GA, she was the daughter of the late William Bartlett and Annie Adams Bartlett.Mrs. Brown was a graduate of Toccoa Falls College, former LPN for Cobb Memorial Hospital and homemaker.She was...
Ted Hinkel
Nov 14, 2019
Mr. Theodor McKean "Ted" Hinkel, 90, of Friendship Road, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Brown Health & Rehab, Royston, GA. Born on March 13, 1929 in Youngstown OH, he was the son of the late Edgar Adam Hinkel and Wilda Harl Hinkel.Mr. Hinkel retired from Kimball Electronics as a technician and attended the Hartwell Mennonite Church and...
Dorathy Stewart Link
Nov 12, 2019
Mrs. Dorathy Stewart Link, 63, of Tom Cobb Drive, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born on January 23, 1956 in Charlotte NC, she was the daughter of the late Ivey W. Stewart, Jr. and Harriet Thigpen Stewart.Mrs. Link was employed with the Elbert County Board of Education with 23 years of service and currently serving as secretary to...
Barbara Ann Gibson
Nov 8, 2019
Mrs. Barbara Ann Gibson, age 73, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Mrs. Gibson was born July 22, 1946 in Pickens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ella Mae (Whitworth) Herring. She was a Cutter Sharpener for the Bosch Corporation and was a member of the Lavonia Church...
Lisa Wilson
Nov 8, 2019
Miss Janet Lisa Wilson, 56, of Mt. Olivet Community, Hartwell, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson, SC. Born on November 3, 1963 in Hartwell GA, she is the daughter of Jimmy A. Wilson and Johnnie Fleming Wilson.Miss Wilson attended the University of Georgia and was a graduate of Brenau University with a Masters Degree...
Nonnie Dilworth Marett
Nov 8, 2019
Mrs. Nonnie Dilworth Marett, 97, of Hartwell died peacefully at her home on Friday, November 8, 2019.She was the daughter of the late Joseph Vineyard Dilworth and Bert Hunsinger Dilworth of Walhalla, S.C. A native of Oconee County, S.C., she met her one true love, a handsome former Army officer, while employed as a bank teller in Walhalla, S.C. shortly...
Christine Floyd Randall
Oct 31, 2019
Christine Floyd Randall, age 82, of Canon, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at The Oaks of Athens. She was born at home in Hart County, July 25, 1937 to the late Lumpkin and Pearl (McCollum) Floyd. She was a graduate of Hart County High School and retired from Kautex Industries. She married John F. Randall and they remained happily...
Christopher Waddell
Oct 31, 2019
Christopher James Waddell, age 45, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home. He was born October 26, 1974, in Atlanta, the son of Paul A. Waddell, Jr. and Joan Maureen (Blanke) Waddell. He was a graduate of Central Gwinnett High School and a commercial driver. Chris was baptized at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lawrenceville and...
Johnny "J.J." Fields
Oct 29, 2019
Johnny "J. J." Fields, Jr., age 33, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his home. Born November 29, 1985, in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of Johnny Fields, Sr. and the late Renee Bater. He was a painter by trade and a Baptist by faith. J. J. will be cremated in accordance with his request and...
Larry K. Knowles
Oct 27, 2019
Pastor Larry Kenneth Knowles, 71, passed away after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, at his daughter's home surrounded by his loved ones in Lavonia, Georgia. He was born on May 17, 1948. He was a 1968 graduate of Ketron High School (Kingsport, TN) and a Salutatorian Summa cum Laude 1975 graduate of Lee University (Cleveland, TN) with a double...
David C. Harris
Oct 22, 2019
Mr. David Cromer Harris, age 73, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born September 29, 1946, in Stephens County, he was a son of the late J. D. & Dollie Mae (Buffington) Harris. He was a graduate of Lavonia High School and retired from GEM Southeast in Toccoa. Mr. Harris was a...
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