Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Terry Gaines

Terry Gaines

Jan 20, 2020

Mr. Terry Jay Gaines, age 75 of Page Road in Hartwell went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Elberton, Ga., on October 6, 1944 to the late Fred Gaines and Estelle Bradley Gaines. He was a heavy equipment operator in the construction business and was a...

Lenolia Harvell (Courtesy)

Lenolia Harvell (Courtesy)

Jan 11, 2020

Mrs. Lenolia Rice Harvell, 93, longtime resident of the Ruckersville Community in Elbert County, wife of the late George Dupree Harvell, Sr., passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Harvell was born in Elberton on November 19, 1926, daughter of the late Claude Elmer Rice and Zelma Ray Rice. She worked as a...

Diane Wampole (Courtesy)

Diane Wampole (Courtesy)

Jan 9, 2020

Diane Kerr Wampole, age 77 of Colbert passed away on January 9, 2020. She was the daughter of the late, Walter Kerr & Amelia Roth; also preceded in death by her grandchild, Jeffrey Adams. Mrs. Wampole was a member of Colbert First Baptist Church. Services will be Monday, January 13, 2020, at 2:00 pm at Lord & Stephens, East chapel...

Pamela Moore Wilson

Pamela Moore Wilson

Jan 6, 2020

Ms. Pamela Denise Moore Wilson, age 51 of Iva, S.C., went to be with the Lord early Monday morning at Abbeville Area Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born on Janaury 26, 1968 in Hartwell, Ga., to the late George Moore and Annie Ruth Harrington Moore. She was a Home Health Aide and of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith. She is...

Mary Ann Mize

Mary Ann Mize

Jan 5, 2020

Mrs. Mary Ann Whitaker Mize, age 71 of Fiddlers Drive in Hartwell, went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, January 5, 2020 at Rainbow Retirement Home in Arnoldsville. She was born July 2, 1948 in Royston, Ga., to the late Charles Whitaker and Mary Frances Herring Ray. She was a Certified Law Enforcement Officer having worked with Hart...

Dr. Charles Wooten (Courtesy)

Dr. Charles Wooten (Courtesy)

Jan 4, 2020

Dr. Charles Arthur Wooten, 78, husband of Dr. Margaret Everhart Wooten, died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson on September 28, 1941, he was a son of the late Arthur Nathaniel Wooten and the late Desoto Goodson Wooten. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he graduated from Anderson College and Carson Newman College...

John C Lewis

John C Lewis

Jan 3, 2020

Mr. John Lewis, age 85 of Hartwell, GA passed on January 3, 2020 at the Hartwell Health and Rehab. He was born on October 13, 1934 in Hartwell to the late Newton Lewis and Carrie Maxwell Lewis. He was a retired auto mechanic, and a member of Mt. Olivet Church of God. Mr. Lewis was a U.S. Army Veteran. He...

Katie Grizzell

Katie Grizzell

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Katie Elaine Dawson Grizzell, age 31 of Bowersville, Ga., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 31, 1988 in Royston, Ga. Katie loved people and never met a stranger. She attended Bowersville Baptist Church when able. She is survived by; her mother, Brenda Watkins...

Young S. Kim

Young S. Kim

Dec 26, 2019

Mrs. Young Sook Kim, age 79 of Powder Bag Creek Road, Hartwell, Ga., entered into eternal rest on December 26, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. She was born on July 7, 1940 in Choong Joo, S. Korea and was a retired teacher. She was a member of the Carnesville Korean Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a member of...

Corrado "Dino" Salvemini

Corrado "Dino" Salvemini

Dec 23, 2019

Mr. Corrado “Dino” Salvemini, age 78 of Shimkets Drive, Dewy Rose, Ga., entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home. He was born on April 14, 1941 in Molfetta, Italy to the late Franscesco Salvemini and Ottavia Salvemini. He was a retired electrician and served in the Italian Army. He was a member of Sacred Heart...

Douglas Ankerich

Douglas Ankerich

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Douglas Ankerich, age 77 of Carrie Craft Road, Bowersville, GA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the home. He was born August 30, 1942 in Hart County the son of the late Pascal Ankerich and Jessie Mae Brown Ankerich. He worked as an electrician at Monroe for 48 years. He served his country...

Kenneth Pilgrim

Kenneth Pilgrim

Dec 18, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Pilgrim, age 66, of Dewy Rose, Ga., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on April 27, 1953 in Louisville, KY to the late Clarence Wesley Pilgrim, Jr., and Marcella Nauert Pilgrim. Kenneth recently retired from the United States Department...

Robert "Bob" Bell

Robert "Bob" Bell

Dec 4, 2019

Mr. Robert “Bob” Nolan Bell, age 65 of Bell’s Ferry Rd., Comer Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 He was born on October 20, 1954 in Orange Park Florida to the late David John Bell and Florence Mae Miller. Mr. Bell was a general contractor in the construction business and also worked as a fabricator at Section 8...

Alan Tupper

Alan Tupper

Nov 30, 2019

Mr. Russell Alan Tupper, age 44 of Hartwell passed peacefully on November 30, 2019 at Greenville Hospital System. Born May 20, 1975 in East Point, Ga., to the late Russell Warren Tupper and Betty Toombs Tupper he was an automotive mechanic. He is survived by; daughter, Alanis Tupper Dickerson of Hartwell, Ga., and sister, Nikki Tupper Burdette of Westminster, S.C....

Gwen Waller

Gwen Waller

Nov 29, 2019

Mrs. Gwendolyn "Gwen" Neal Starks Waller, age 75 of Providence Point in Hartwell, passed peacefully on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 13, 1944 in Hartwell to the late Dick Starks and Lizzie Rucker Starks. Gwen was a graduate of Brenau University with a bachelors in business, she had a 34...

William Dale Gray

William Dale Gray

Nov 29, 2019

Mr. William Dale Gray, age 48 of Commerce formerly of Nicholson, Ga., passed peacefully on November 29, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 17, 1971 in Atlanta, Ga., to the late James Gray, Sr., and Suell Hawkins Partin. In later years he was taken in by Ronald and Mary Ann Lord who were instrumental in his life....

Anna Stafford

Anna Stafford

Nov 27, 2019

Mrs. Anna Jewell Morgan Stafford, age 94 of N. Forest Avenue in Hartwell went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at home with her family by her side. She was born May 7, 1925 in Alabama to the late Joseph Elgin Morgan and Annie Mae Morgan. She was a homemaker and foster mother. Mrs. Stafford attended...

Carol Dennis

Carol Dennis

Nov 25, 2019

Mrs. Carol Drew Dennis,, age 94 a resident of Hart Care Center, Hartwell, Ga., passed peacefully early Monday morning, Nov. 25, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson, S.C. She was born December 25, 1924 in Trumansburg, N.Y. to the late Leon Drew and Eleanor Maude Higgins Drew. Mrs. Dennis was a retired florist and attended Hartwell First United Methodist Church....

Jacqueline Swaim

Jacqueline Swaim

Nov 25, 2019

Mrs. Jacqueline Smith Swaim, age 79 of Chateau Estates, Lavonia, Ga. passed peacefully on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 19, 1940 in Atlanta, Ga., to the late Jack Smith and Ethel Smith. She was a retired X-Ray Technician with Dr. Waller Edwards and the late Dr. Bill Collins at the...

Ray Boleman (Courtesy)

Ray Boleman (Courtesy)

Nov 23, 2019

Ray Judson Boleman, Jr., died unexpectedly on November 23, 2019 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ray was born on November 9, 1944 in Royston, Georgia to the late Ray and Martha Boleman. He attended Clemson University, completed a Masters of Business Administration degree from Louisiana State University. He married Jan Ankerich, his high school sweetheart, in 1964. They began their married...