"Terry" Holesko
May 30, 2019
Mr. Terrance S. Holesko, 71, of Freedom Heights Drive, Hartwell, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at his home. Born on January 21, 1948 in Warren, OH, he was the son of the late Steve Holesko and Madeline Gretchko Holesko.Mr. Holesko was retired from Peerless-Winsmith, a member of the Train Collectors Association, and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his...
"Jeanie" Lecroy Franklin
May 28, 2019
Mrs. Jean LeCroy "Jeanie" Franklin, 92, of Brookhaven Road, Charlotte NC, formerly of Hartwell, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte NC. Born on December 20, 1926 in Hartwell GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles LeCroy and Vesta Fleming LeCroy.Mrs. Franklin was retired from the State of North Carolina Superior Court System and...
Sarah Fleming White
May 24, 2019
Mrs. Sarah Fleming White, 90, of Comer GA, stepped into Heaven on May 24, 2019.She was welcomed by her Creator, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and a host of family and friends. Sarah was born in Hart County, GA to Denver and Irma Morris Fleming.She was preceded by her two brothers, Bill, and Emerson. She graduated from Hartwell High School....
Jack R. Coker
May 21, 2019
Jack R. Coker, age 76, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at his home, while surrounded by his family. Born August 26, 1942, in Tifton, he was the son of the late T. A. and Mildred (Scarborough) Gay. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, 1960-1966,...
Vera Stowe
May 20, 2019
Mrs. Vera Brady Stowe, age 93, of Demorest, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at Habersham Home. Born August 20, 1925 in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Asia and Bessie Brady. Before retirement she worked in the Suture Department at Chicopee Manufacturing. Mrs. Stowe was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Stephen L. Davis
May 19, 2019
Stephen L. Davis, age 59 of Columbus, NE, died Sunday, May 19, 2019 in Omaha, NE. Stephen L. Davis was born January 13, 1960 in Burnettsville, Indiana to the late Harry and Vera Jean (Buis) Davis. He grew up in Hartwell, Georgia and graduated from Hart County High School in Hartwell. On November 17, 1984 Steve was united in marriage...
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...
