Charles Hearn, III, our "Elf", 44, of Guyton, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018.

Charles was born in Savannah and was a lifelong artist, a wonderful father and son.  He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Charles & Betty Hearn.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Stricklin; children, Aiden and Oliver Hearn; mother and step-father, Athena & Randall Biggs; father, Charles Hearn, II; brothers, Benjamin and Ryan Hearn; maternal grandfather, Bernard Mock, Sr.; nephews, Ethan, Ian, Colin, Declan and Finn Hearn, and Jude Stricklin; nieces, Cassie Biggs and Erin Hearn, and the Stricklin family.

There will be a celebration of Charles' life in the form of a reception beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Alpha United Methodist Church located at 5 East U.S. Hwy. 80 in Bloomingdale.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to heroinitiative.org

Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfuneralhome.com

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes – West Chatham Chapel (912) 748-2444