Category: Obituaries

Mr. John Robert Hamby, 72, of Athens, formerly of Lavonia, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Athens Regional Medical Center. The memorial service will be held at 2 PM Sunday March 5, 2017 at the Lavonia Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 1 PM until the service hour. Online condolences […]

Mrs. Betty Clark Milford, age 85 of Lavonia, Ga., died Friday morning, March 3, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.  Graveside services will be held Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Three o’clock p.m. from the Memorial Garden of Prayer in Hartwell. The family will greet friends from 1:30 – 2:30 just prior to the service at the funeral […]

Mr. Jeremiah “Jerry” Blackwell, 76, of Lavonia, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Lavonia Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Lavonia City ~ Burgess Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 […]

Mrs. Nellie Johnson Rice, 92, of Hartwell, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Hart Care Center. Funeral services will be Friday, March 3, 2017, at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Entombment will be in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park. The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family […]

Mr. John E. Maxwell, age 86, of Lavonia, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his home. The funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Lavonia First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens – North with Rev. Bruce Moore officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening from […]