Mary Lou Dudley Mewborn
May 17, 2019
Mrs. Mary Lou Mull Dudley Mewborn, 97, of West Howell Street, Hartwell, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at Hart Care Center. Born on January 4, 1922 in Clemson SC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Milton Mull and Annie Pearl Carey Mull.Mrs. Mewborn was retired from the Hartwell Mfg. Company, where she was a secretary and also...
Benalee Hannah Stuart
May 17, 2019
Ms. Benalee (Hannah) Pitts Stuart, age 81, of Lavonia, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at the home of her son. Born November 30, 1937, in Haywood County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Ruth (Smith) Hannah. After graduation from high school in Haywood County, she married William Pitts, Jr. After William's death, Benalee and her...
Curtis B. Wright
May 13, 2019
Mr. Curtis Brian Wright, 42, of Lanier Pruitt Road, Anderson, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at his home. Born on September 14, 1976 in Pahokee, FL, he was the son of Thermon H. Wright and Virginia Brown "Vee" Wright.Mr. Wright was a welder and fabricator at Hartness International of Greenville SC, and a maintenance technician for ACS of Abbeville,...
Wendy Franks
May 10, 2019
Margaret Wendy (Bennett) Franks, age 90, of Easley, SC, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. Born July 4, 1928 in South Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth (Sowell) Bennett. She worked at Stephens County Hospital as Director of Nursing and was a member of Pleasant...
Barbara Jean Layne
May 9, 2019
Barbara Jean Layne, 76, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at her home. She was born February 11, 1943, in Monroe, GA the daughter of the late Harvey Lee Rowe and Martha Etter McIntyre. She was the owner of Apple Tree Restaurant and was a member of Calvary Holiness Church in Fayetteville.She was preceded in death by her...
Lucy Hopkins Gill
May 7, 2019
Lucy Gill of Lavonia, Georgia, passed away at her home on May 7, 2019. She was born in Washington, Georgia on March 30, 1926, the daughter of the late Albert and Lucy Scott Hopkins.She was predeceased by her husband John T. Gill as well as five of her six brothers.She is survived by her five children and their spouses, eleven...
Joanne Brown Gregg
May 1, 2019
Mrs. JoAnne Long Brown Gregg, 84, of Elberton Hwy, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Hart Care Center. Born on April 28, 1935 in Franklin NC, she was the daughter of the late John Boyd Long and Helen Gribble Long.Mrs. Gregg was retired from Hart EMC, where she was a Billing Clerk and was a member of the...
Gloria Taber
Apr 27, 2019
Gloria Hatch Taber (nee Gloria Hatch y Agramonte ), 94, of Clermont, Ga., passed away peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Born June 17, 1924 in Camaguey, Cuba. Gloria was the daughter of the late Ralph Douglass Hatch and Guillermina "Ina" Hatch (nee Guillermina Agramonte y Rodriguez). Gloria's father served in WWI and after being discharged from...
Janette Craft Payne
Apr 26, 2019
Mrs. Janette Craft Payne, 86, of Kennesaw, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at her home. Born on March 16, 1933 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Craft and Millie Cantrell Craft.Mrs. Payne was a retired office receptionist for Sears and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband: Carey Payne, Jr. and her...
Myrtle Christian Harris
Apr 25, 2019
Emma Myrtle (Christian) Harris, age 72, of Brunswick, formerly of Lavonia, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Southeast Georgia Health Systems of Brunswick. Born November 27, 1946, in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Ruby Mae (Scoggins) Christian. Prior to her retirement she was a home healthcare worker. She was a member of Flat...
Tommy L. Floyd
Apr 23, 2019
Mr. Tommy L. Floyd, 63, of Seed Cleaner Road, Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson SC. Born on August 7, 1955 in Royston GA, he was the son of the late William Grady Gunnells and Mary Frances Floyd Gunnells. Mr. Floyd was a retired forklift operator for Tenneco Automotive Co. and a member...
Rita Brown
Apr 17, 2019
Mrs. Rita Ann Willoughby Brown, age 68, of Lavonia, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens. Born December 21, 1950, in Griffin, GA, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Mildred (Biles) Willoughby. She retired from Gwinnett County Schools as a bus driver. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. She...
Mary F. Harris
Apr 17, 2019
Mrs. Mary Finegan Harris, 69, of Hillcrest Circle, Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA. Born on June 7, 1949 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Joseph Finegan and Anne Russell Finegan. Mrs. Harris was a former secretary for a law firm and a clerk for Wal-Mart Pharmacy....
Sherrie Davis Lux
Apr 14, 2019
Sherrie Davis Lux, 74, of Lavonia, Georgia, went to be with the Lord and her beloved Bill on April 14, 2019; she passed away peacefully at home in her sleep. She was the only child born to the late Bernard (Buck) Lloyd Davis and Edna Marie Brougham on April 22, 1944, in Pocomoke City, Maryland. Sherrie graduated from West Lyden...
Michael J. Ehlers
Apr 13, 2019
Michael Ehlers, 59, of Lavonia, GA, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 17, 1960, in Dayton, OH, and is predeceased by his father, Donald J. Ehlers. Survivors include his mother, Gayle Ehlers, siblings, Greg (Christy) Ehlers of greenwood, SC and their children, Kathy Ehlers of Lavonia, and Wendy...
Helen Juanita Gallagher
Apr 10, 2019
Mrs. Helen Juanita Bassett Gallagher, 90, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens, GA. Born on June 13, 1928 in Dover, FL.Mrs. Gallagher was a retired ladies sportswear buyer for Belk's and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two grandsons: Harley Shaun Myers and Colby Grant Myers both of Hartwell.Mrs....
James Pierce
Apr 10, 2019
James Henry Pierce, age 71, of Martin, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. Born, May 27, 1947 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Charley and Vannon (Brock) Pierce. He was a veteran of the US Army, where he was stationed in Germany and served as a medic. He graduated from...
Melody Etheridge Scott
Apr 7, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Melody Blondell Etheridge Scott announces her passing on April 7, 2019. Melody Blondell Etheridge Scott was a longtime resident of Franklin County, GA. She has been a resident of Brown Health and Rehab for the past 4 years. Melody enjoyed many distinctions including Beta Club honors, National Honor Society, and Honor...
Judy Watson Stafford
Apr 1, 2019
Mrs. Judy Kay Watson Stafford, 79, of Hartwell, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Hartwell Health & Rehab. Born on November 2, 1939 in Paxton, IL, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Carroll Watson and Marjorie Meserve Watson.Mrs. Stafford was a 1962 graduate of Emory University X-ray School. She was a homemaker and a former member of...
John H. Bridges
Mar 31, 2019
Mr. John H. "Johnny" Bridges, 81, of Bowman Hwy., Hartwell, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Heardmont Nursing Home in Elberton, GA. Born on September 27, 1937 in Lawrenceville, GA, he was the son of the late Frank William Bridges and Nancy Christine Shook Bridges. Mr. Bridges was a retired carpenter for Wilson Construction and was of the Baptist...
