Obituaries

Mar 18, 2019

Mrs. Blondine Corn Whiting Saylors age 74 of 569 Glen Carrie Road, Hull, Ga., formerly of Hartwell, Ga. went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 18, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Born November 15, 1944 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late John and Arie Dove Corn. .She was a homemaker and of...

Mar 18, 2019

Greg James Parizo, age 57 of 313 Stovall Circle, Hartwell, Ga., went to be with the Jesus on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He was born December 11, 1961 in Keene, NH to the late Robert Alexander Parizo and Virginia Teresa Ryan Parizo. Greg was a man of faith, genuine, kind, loving...

Mar 1, 2019

Mr. John William Reid of 480 Nancy Drive, Hartwell Ga passed away at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital under the care of Kindred Hospice. Born of July 7, 1928, he was the son of the late HJ Reid (Erskine) and Lenora Cleveland Reid. Mr . Reid was retired from Dunlop Sports Division of Hartwell and worked for Textron and Newton Mills...

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Bryan D. Simpson, age 69 0f Reed Creek School Road in Hartwell, entered into rest on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 14, 1949 in Hartwell. Bryan was a retired meat cutter in the grocery industry. He was a baptist by faith. He is survived by his brother, Wayne Simpson of Hartwell, Ga....

Feb 27, 2019

Mrs. Stephanie Renee Bowen Swaney, age 44 of Pulliam Mill Road in Bowman went to be with the Lord on Feb. 27, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 15, 1974 in Anderson, S.C. and was owner of Swaney Appraisal Service where she was a Certified General Appraiser. Stephanie had a great love...

Feb 25, 2019

Ms. Patsy Ruth Haygood Stancil, age 71, of Toccoa, GA, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at her home. Born February 24, 1948 in Toccoa, she was the daughter of the late Jones Franklin and Nellie Ruth Roberson Haygood. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, The Toccoa Women's Club, and the VFW Auxiliary. She was a beautician at...

Feb 25, 2019

Mr. Joseph Banks “Joey” Childs, 63, of Flatwoods Road, Elberton, husband of 33 years to Denise Josephine Saxon Childs, finished his course in faith on Monday, February 25, 2019, at his residence. Joey was born in Elbert County on August 26, 1955, the only child of Thomas Banks Childs and Joanne Johnson Childs. He was a special education teacher currently...

Feb 20, 2019

Mr. Jerry Ray Hill, age 53 of 1011 B. Bailey Road, Hartwell, Ga., entered into rest on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1965 in Commerce, Ga. He was a Grocer and loved to fish and hunt. Jerry was a member of the Hartwell Church of Christ. He is survived by;...

Feb 19, 2019

Mrs. Hazel Dodson Powell, 82, peacefully went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Hazel was born on October 14, 1936 in Rosman NC, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Denton Aiken Dodson. She retired from the Milliken Corp. with 35 years’ service. She was a member of the Kline...

Feb 16, 2019

Lauren Taylor Jenkins, age 10 of 57 Rockdale Road, Canon, Ga., went to be with Jesus on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. Mary's Sacred Heart in Lavonia. Lauren was born on October 10, 2008 in Royston, Ga. She was a student at Hartwell Elementary. She is survived by her parents, Brandon Jenkins and Rona Harris, grandparents, Jennifer and Len...

Feb 12, 2019

Ms. Sharon P. McGuire, age 60 of Hartwell, Ga., entered into rest on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 1, 1958 to the late Derrelle D. Pridgen Sr. and Mary Kilroy Pridgen in Atlanta, GA. She had a Masters Degree Ed.S in Speech Therapy and worked as a Speech Pathologist. She...

Feb 11, 2019

Doris Evelyn Clark Moorhead was born on December 13, 1922 the first and only child of John Henry Clark and Vinnie Irene Fain Clark. It was in the Fain homeplace where Doris was born and lived all her growing up years along with her step brother Howard James Clark and step sisters Nannie Ertzberger, Minnie Sue Heaton and Margaret Shirley....

Feb 8, 2019

Josie H. Daniel, 61, of Canon, Ga passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at her daughter’s home. Born on August 29, 1957 in Franklin County, GA she was the daughter of Sarah Lee Dale and the late Elmer Jackson Phillips, and was the wife of the late Perry Lee Hill Sr. Josie loved her family and friends and loved...

Jan 10, 2019

Ms. Nancy Joan Emhart, age 83 of Foxtrot Lane, Hartwell, Ga. passed peacefully on January 10, 2019 at her home. She was born on September 21, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Harry George Emhart and Clara Cecelia Scheck Emhart. She retired in Atlanta as a trainer in the IT field. Nancy moved to Hartwell in 2000 and immediately...

Jan 2, 2019

Mr. James O. Brown, age 88 of Lavonia Road, Bowersville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Hart Care Center in Hartwell, Georgia. He was born on January 29,1930 in Hartwell, GA. to the late Jack and Ella Rowland Brown. He was a mechanic for Auto Body Repair, a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and a former Deacon...

Dec 31, 2018

Dec 10, 2018

Honea Path- Rev Eddy Ray Mattison, 66, husband of Donna Ridge Mattison of Anderson Circle died Monday, December 10, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late William Ray and Rosa Lee Holliday Mattison. Rev. Mattison had been ordained at Mt Bethel Baptist Church in Belton. During his ministry he had served...

Dec 5, 2018

Mr. Lanier W. Burdette, 68, of Plantation Road, Elberton, husband of 12 years to Peggy Thornton Paramore Burdette, finished his course in faith on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at his residence. Lanier was born in Elberton on March 27, 1950, son of Jesse W. Burdette and the late Jeanette Brown Burdette. He was a graduate of Elbert County High School...

Dec 5, 2018

Billie J. Cooper, age 65, of Cumming, GA, formally of Hartwell, GA, passed away on December 5, 2018. Billie was born on September 5, 1953 in Snyder Texas to the late Bryant, Sr. and Doris Smith. Billie dedicated 20 plus years of service at the United States Postal Service, where she served as a mail courier at the Alpharetta, GA...

Dec 5, 2018

Mr. George Walter Boles, age 86 of Hartwell, Ga., husband of Rachel Tallent Boles, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. He was born November, 21, 1932 in Elberton, Ga. to the late Walter and Mamie Lettie Brown Boles.He was an Army Veteran, retired from Tenneco Automotive after 32 years of service and of the Church...