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Local Obituaries for Hartwell, GA, Hart County & Surrounding Areas

Jannet Skinner

Jannet Skinner

Oct 9, 2021

Ms. Jannet K. Skinner, age 76 of High Road, Carnesville, Ga., passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at home with her family by her side. She was born on August 27, 1945 in Spencer, WV. to the late Carl J. Starcher and Goldie Romine Starcher. She was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed sewing, cooking and celebrating the holidays....

Rev. Bobby Joe Maxwell Sr.

Rev. Bobby Joe Maxwell Sr.

Oct 8, 2021

Rev. Bobby Joe Maxwell Sr., age 72, of Bowman, GA. passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 15, 1949 in Elberton, GA. to the late Joe S. Maxwell and Evelyn Maxwell Maxwell. He was a brick mason. and Pastor. He was a member of Amazing Grace Baptist Church and...

Ricky Austin

Ricky Austin

Oct 7, 2021

Mr. Ricky Austin, age 54, of Hartwell, GA. passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Mr. Austin was born June 17, 1968 in Marietta, GA. to the late Horace J. Austin Jr and Elfriede Grabowski Austin. He enjoyed boating and fishing in Lake Allatoona. He was of the Baptist Faith. Ricky is survived by...

Melanie S. Michael

Melanie S. Michael

Oct 4, 2021

On October 4, 2021, the world lost a very loving mother and friend after a short battle with cancer. Melanie Michael received her wings and went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Christy; and her longtime friend, Jeff Carter. She is survived by her son, Casey Clement and...

Kevin Bradley Watkins

Kevin Bradley Watkins

Oct 3, 2021

Mr. Kevin Watkins, age 62, of Hartwell, GA. passed away at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital on Sunday, October 3, 2021. He was born on March 27, 1959 in Covina California to the late James Watkins and Cecelia Brown Watkins. Mr. Watkins was a retired truck driver who loved working on cars, cooking and watching the Green Bay Packers. He...

Dorothy C. Key

Dorothy C. Key

Oct 3, 2021

Dorothy C. Key, age 78, of Myrtle Street, Lavonia, went to be with Lord on October 3, 2021 at her home. She was born on March 21, 1943, in Banks County to the late Issac Dalton and Nellie Parker Dalton. She worked as a seamstress and enjoyed cross stitching, coloring and spending time with her family and grandkids. Mrs. Key...

Johnny William Coile

Johnny William Coile

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Johnny William Coile, age 84, of Cokesbury Highway, Hartwell, husband of the late Jeanette Seawright Coile, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday evening, September 30, 2021, at his residence following a period of declining health. Mr. Coile was born in Elbert County on February 28, 1937, to Floyd William Coile and Lillian Craft Coile Wrenn White....

William Thomas "Bill" Habel

William Thomas "Bill" Habel

Sep 26, 2021

Mr. William Thomas "Bill" Habel, age 55 of Hartwell, GA, passed peacefully Sunday, September 26, 2021 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born on October 16, 1965 in Berwyn, IL. He was self employed in manufacturing and attended Hartwell First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Brandy Michelle Garner Habel, parents, Thomas Henry Habel and...

Charles Guy Teague

Charles Guy Teague

Sep 25, 2021

Mr. Charles "Chuck" Guy Teague, age 62 of Shoal Creek Church Road in Lavonia, Ga., went to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was born on March 5, 1959 in Snellville, Ga., to the late Edgar H. Teague and Hazel Walker Teague. He was employed in the construction industry. Chuck loved...

Carolyn Kathleen Adams

Carolyn Kathleen Adams

Sep 25, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Kathleen Balding Adams, age 78 of Woodland Way, Dewy Rose, Ga., passed away peacefully, Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 17, 1943 in Meadow Fork, N.C., to the late Ferd Balding and Katherine Rowland Naillon. Carolyn had been employed with Hart County Solid Waste as a Scale Attendant. She...

T.J. Cordell

T.J. Cordell

Sep 23, 2021

Mr. T.J. Cordell, age 91 of 211 Beaverdam Farm Road in Canon, Ga., went to be with his Lord on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Hartwell Health and Rehab surrounded by his family. Born June 19, 1930 in Elbert County, he was the son of the late Leonard (L.R.) and Sara Jane Evans Cordell. Mr. Cordell served his country in...

Aubrey Dale Baker

Aubrey Dale Baker

Sep 22, 2021

Mr. Aubrey Dale Baker, age 45 of Bryant Drive in Royston, Ga., went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center. He was born on May 5, 1976 in Hartwell and was a Fork Lift Operator at Latexco. Aubrey was a musician and played the guitar in a band. He loved to entertain...

Steven Clifford Swaney

Steven Clifford Swaney

Sep 18, 2021

Mr. Steven Clifford Swaney, age 70 went to be with his Lord on early Saturday, September 18, 2021 at University Health and Rehab in Athens, Ga. He was born on January 12, 1951 in Anderson, SC. to the late Clifford Swaney and Louise Kennymore. He was retired from the school system as a bus driver and of the Christian Faith....

Patsy B. Carter

Patsy B. Carter

Sep 16, 2021

Patsy Ann Brown Carter, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Norcross, Georgia. Born September 1, 1935, in Hartwell, Georgia, she was a graduate of Hart County High School. Following employment for several years with the American Soil Conservation Society-Hart County office in the late 1950s, Pat took time to raise her children before...

Gene E. Henson

Gene E. Henson

Sep 16, 2021

Gene E. Henson, age 96 of Hartwell, formerly of Lawrenceville, Georgia, died Thursday, September 16, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Gena Cauthen (Randy), niece Vicki Walden (Bobby), and great-niece Amber Walden. She was preceded in death by her parents Jewell Smith Ethridge and Fred Golden Ethridge, her sisters Kathleen McGee and Irene Archer Hannah, and her beloved husband...

Harold Lester Chastine

Harold Lester Chastine

Sep 15, 2021

Mr. Harold Lester Chastine, age 83 of Early Drive in Hartwell, Ga., went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Riverdale, Ga., and was born to the late Fred Leroy Chastine and Nellie Marcella Isabella Chastine on July 14, 1938. He was a retired electrician in...

Lloyd Lee Dishman

Lloyd Lee Dishman

Sep 14, 2021

Mr. Lloyd Lee Dishman, age 62, of Elberton, GA. passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dishman was born on March 9, 1959 in Middleton Ohio to his birth mom, the late Alma Dishman Burton who became his sister when he was adopted by his late grandparents; Lee and Lena Dishman. He was...

Riley O'neal Thomas

Riley O'neal Thomas

Sep 10, 2021

Mr. Riley O'neal Thomas, age 22, of Anderson, S.C. passed away on September 10, 2021 at home. He was born on October 26, 1998 in Elberton, Ga. Riley loved cars, music, video games and working on cars. He was employed in construction. Left to cherish his memories are his mother, Wanda Dawn Ayers Thomas and Seymour Subaran of Anderson, S.C.,...

Gilda Rose Cleaver (Nepa)

Gilda Rose Cleaver (Nepa)

Sep 4, 2021

Gilda Rose Nepa Cleaver of Hartwell, Georgia passed away peacefully but suddenly from natural causes on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in her home in Hartwell. Gilda was born on July 28, 1946 in Wellsburg, WV to Alphonse and Gilda Rose (Romagnoli) Nepa. She graduated From Brooke High School and then moved To Alexandria, VA, before settling in Virginia Beach, VA....

Sheila Ann Adams (Courtesy)

Sheila Ann Adams (Courtesy)

Sep 4, 2021

Sheila Ann Adams 50 of Danielsville, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA. Ms. Adams was a beloved member of the community and to all the customers she served while working at the local post offices. During her time of service with the United States Postal Service, she worked as a mail carrier...