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Wayne Starrett

Wayne Starrett

Nov 19, 2017

Wayne D. Starrett, 75, passed away at his home, November 19, 2017.Born March 28, 1942, in Hart County, he was the son of the late Obie B. and Emma Frances Hayes Starrett.   He was the brother of the late Herbert Starrett, Elizabeth Skelton, Margie Veal, Virginia Taylor, Brenda Brooks, Hazel Bond, and Faye Meadows and Jo Ann Lattimore.  He was...

Kenneth Cash

Kenneth Cash

Nov 18, 2017

Lt. Col. William Kenneth Cash “Bill”, formerly of Savannah, GA, died after a brief illness in Shreveport, LA on November 18, 2017 at the age of 86. Bill was born on January 27, 1931 in Franklin County, GA where he lived until graduating from Franklin County High School. After graduating from Piedmont College in Demorest, GA he entered the United...

Barry Westbrook

Barry Westbrook

Nov 9, 2017

Barry Keith Westbrook, 47, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday evening, November 9, 2017, at the Brown Health and Rehabilitation, in Royston, GA.Born November 8, 1970 in Royston, GA, he was the son of  Hazel Turpin Westbrook Singleton and the late Roy Earl Westbrook, and the late Ronnie Singleton. He was a member of the Hart County Class of 1988. He...

Barbara Malloy

Barbara Malloy

Nov 6, 2017

Barbara Malloy, 66, of Royston, passed away Monday evening November 6, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, GA.Born September 3, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Tommy Bellew and the late Edna Elise Nash Bellew Farmer.  She was employed at the Royston Public Library. She attended the Word Of Life in Carnesville.She was survived by her daughter...

Mary Jo Roberts

Mary Jo Roberts

Nov 3, 2017

Mary Jo Roberts, of the Red Hill community, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017, at the Scepter Health and Rehab of Snellville, GA.Born August 13, 1931, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Manny Lee and Lollie Sue Taylor Bryant.  She was the widow of the late James Ralph Roberts.  She was the sister of the late...

Andrew Elliot “Fuzz” Harper

Andrew Elliot “Fuzz” Harper

Nov 2, 2017

Andrew Elliot “Fuzz” Harper, 91, of the Sandy Cross Community, passed away early Thursday morning,  November 2, 2017 at the Brown Health and Rehab Center in Royston.Born October 28, 1926, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late John T. and Tarella Karzan Carey Harper. He was the husband of the late Vera Belle Rice Harper and brother...

Marilyn Walker

Marilyn Walker

Nov 2, 2017

Marilyn Pruitt Walker, 74, of the Plainview community of Franklin County, passed away Thursday morning, November 2, 2017,  at the Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA.Born September 9, 1943, in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Dorsey and Juanita Mary Cash Pruitt.  She was the mother of the late Dewey Olin Walker and sister of the...

Patricia Simmons

Patricia Simmons

Oct 26, 2017

Patricia Ann Daniel Simmons, age 75, of the Bold Spring Community of Carnesville, Ga passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Northridge Health and Rehabilitation in Commerce, Georgia.Born June 14, 1942 in Greenwood, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Osborn and Dorothy Lee Hill Daniel.  She was the wife of the late James Henry Simmons. ...

JoAnn Hopkins Kirk

JoAnn Hopkins Kirk

Oct 20, 2017

JoAnn  Hopkins Kirk, 80, of Carnesville, passed away Friday morning, October 20, 2017 at the St Mary's Hospital in Athens Georgia.Born April 30, 1937, in Carnesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lillian  W. Morgan Hopkins.  She was widow of the late Rufus Kirk;  grandmother of the late Amanda Abbs; and sister of the late...

Thomas Brantley Westbrook

Thomas Brantley Westbrook

Oct 8, 2017

Thomas Brantley Westbrook, 67, of the Ashland community, passed away Sunday morning, October 8, 2017, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.Born July 12, 1950, in Commerce, GA, he was the son of the late Thurston and Mary Lou Parker Westbrook. He was the husband of the late Ethel Letitia Westbrook, the brother of the late Betty McKern, and father-in-law...

Patti Payne

Patti Payne

Oct 4, 2017

“Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not”

Patti Ann Kennedy Payne, 61, of the New Franklin Community, passed away Wednesday morning, October 4, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia, GA.Born June 24, 1956, in Buford, GA, she was the daughter of the late Idus Harold and Kathryn Eloise Morgan Kennedy.  An executive secretary, she had worked...

James Parrish

James Parrish

Sep 30, 2017

James Everett Parrish, 85, of Carnesville, passed away Saturday morning, September 30, 2017, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville.Born April 11, 1932, in Princeton , North Carolina, he was the son of the late James Eddie and Effie Daughtry Parrish.  He was the brother of the late Elton Parrish, Estelle, Rains, and Ruth Powell.  He was a pressman and...

Alton Ray

Alton Ray

Sep 27, 2017

Rev. Alton Kenneth Ray, 84, of Canon, Georgia,  passed away Wednesday morning, September 27, 2017, at the Piedmont Athens Medical Center, Athens, Georgia.Born July 28, 1933, in Hart County, he was the son of the late William Jasper and Allie Brown Ray.  He was the father of the late, Susan Marie Ray Detter. The last member of his immediate family...

Virginia Whitworth

Virginia Whitworth

Sep 18, 2017

Virginia Ruth Whitworth, 72 of Red Hill passed away Monday afternoon at her home.Born March 15, 1945, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Rosie Hembree Chastain. She was the last surviving member of sixteen brothers and sisters. She was a homemaker, and a member of The Pointe Church of God. She was also very...

Pruitt McClain

Pruitt McClain

Sep 12, 2017

Alton Pruitt McClain, 85, of the Red Hill Community passed away Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA.Born March 30, 1932, in Red Hill, he was the son of the late Hoyt and Lily Mullinax McClain.  He was the brother of the late Ellen Smith, Hoke McClain, Solon McClain, Jim McClain, Pete McClain, and...

Jerri Duffell

Jerri Duffell

Sep 7, 2017

Retha Geraldine “Jerri” Bond Duffell, 79, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday morning, September 7, 2017 at the Northridge Health Center in Commerce.Born May 31, 1938, in Carnesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Leon and Azilee Martin Bond. She was the widow of the late Allen Duffell. She was a member of the FCHS class of 1956....

Peggy Beppler

Peggy Beppler

Sep 3, 2017

Peggy Jo Hunter Beppler, 58, of Canon, Georgia passed away Sunday morning September 3, 2017, at her home.Born March 22, 1959, in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bert Lee and Rosa Lee Dove Hunter.  She had been employed at Habersham Plantation and Hehr International.  She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.She is survived by her...

J N Hopkins

J N Hopkins

Aug 21, 2017

J N Hopkins, 84, of Martin, Ga, passed away Monday morning, August 21, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Ga.Born April 12, 1933, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Lillian W. Morgan Hopkins. He had retired from the J P Stevens/West Point Pepperell textile plant. He was of the Holiness faith.He is survived by...

Jennifer Harbart

Jennifer Harbart

Aug 18, 2017

Jennifer Sue Chatham Harbert, 60, of Toccoa, Georgia passed away at her home Friday August 18, 2017.Born May 29, 1957, in Royston, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Harvey and Sallie Sue King Chatham. She was the sister of the late Sammy Butler. She was a special education teacher with Stephens County School System for 15 years....

John Smith

John Smith

Aug 8, 2017

Johnathan Manley “John” Smith was called home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2017.He was a beloved son of Debra Ann Rall Smith, of Carnesville, GA and Dennis Smith of Habersham County Ga.He was wonderful husband, father, brother, grandson and friend to many. He was a Graduate of Franklin County High School and a certified welder through North...

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