Susan Delle Webb
Dec 20, 2024
Susan Delle Webb of Flowery Branch, Ga. died on December 20, 2024, in Athens, Ga. Born on August 25, 1960, she was the daughter of John J. and Nancy K. Webb of Watkinsville, Ga.
Susan graduated from Oconee County High School in 1978 and from Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga. and obtained a master's degree in education from Piedmont College in...
Clayton Shane Scott
Dec 20, 2024
Clayton Shane Scott, born on May 11, 2020, in Hanford, California, passed away on December 20, 2024, in Bogart, Georgia.
Clayton was the beloved son of Kyle and Alexa Scott and the cherished younger brother of Charlotte Scott. He was deeply loved by his grandparents Keith and Jacquelyn Toms, Rob and Cindy Scott, and his paternal great-grandparents Earl and Shirley Easter...
Richard Leonard Hansford
Dec 20, 2024
Richard Leonard Hansford, 69, husband of 46 years to Lola Bradshaw Hansford, died on Friday, December 20, 2024. Born in Bogart, GA, he was the son of the late Jurdge Richard Hansford and Katherine Tucker Hansford. Richard worked as a machine operator for Peterson Spring in Athens for 20 years, was a member of First Apostolic Church of Whitehall and...
Linda "Poodle" Blevins
Dec 20, 2024
Linda Faye Blevins was a loyal, energetic, fierce protector. To know her was to know the feeling of true love. Through struggles, grief, and heartbreak, she was a guiding light for those around her. Outside of her family, she helped many souls through her work as a Certified Nursing Assistant. To find joy in life, she would bowl her heart...
Norma J Knight
Dec 20, 2024
Norma J. Knight 67 of Danielsville, GA passed away December 20, 2024. She was the daughter of the late, Leonard & Helen Horne; also preceded in death by her brothers, Tommy and Joe Horne.
Funeral service Friday at 2:00 PM at Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville chapel. The family and friends will visit at the funeral home, from 6:00 PM...
William Lawrence Waggoner
Dec 19, 2024
William Lawrence Waggoner, “Larry”, 76, of Winterville, passed away on December 19, 2024. Born on November 1, 1948 in Ohio, he was the son of the late Dr. William Horace Waggoner, Jr. and Ruth Cook Waggoner.
Larry had many interests and careers during his lifetime including a police officer and deputy sheriff in Athens, cross country truck driver, and gunsmith. He...
Dianne C. Thompson
Dec 19, 2024
Dianne C. Thompson, 71, of Colbert, passed away on December 19, 2024. Born on September 26, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Olin Clements and Leota Reeves Clements.
Dianne’s life faith in the Lord was unwavering. She showed this daily with her endless devotion to God, her church, and her family. She often expressed her love by cooking meals...
Ronnie G. Gillespie
Dec 19, 2024
Ronnie G. Gillespie, age 78, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 after a long battle with chronic kidney disease and heart failure. He was definitely one-of-a-kind in this world; he loved to laugh and joke, no matter what life may have thrown at him at times. His sweet disposition and faith in the Lord served him well all the...
Brenda Sailors Blanton
Dec 16, 2024
Brenda Sailors Blanton, 83, born in Jackson County, raised in Ellijay and a longtime resident of Athens, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2024 at her assisted living home in Marietta, GA. Born on August 18, 1941, she was the daughter of the late William H. Sailors and Ruth Chambers Sailors of Ellijay, GA.
Brenda was a dedicated REALTOR® and Broker/Owner...
Charlie Franklin Waters
Dec 16, 2024
Charlie Franklin Waters, 77, died December 16, 2024.
A native of Gainesville, GA, he was a son of the late Henry LaFayette Waters of Gainesville and Naomi (Jimmy) Archer Waters of Athens. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Terry Waters of Athens.
Charlie grew up in Athens then was a building contractor for commercial, residential and restoration projects all...
Nina Moore Hitchcock
Dec 16, 2024
Nina Hitchcock, 81, went to see Jesus on December 16, 2024.
She was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Moore and Willie Graham Moore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ray Moore (Addie) and her sister, Jack Carol Booth (Henry).
Surviving relatives include her husband of 62 years, William Hitchcock; daughter, April Watson (Stanley);...
Ingrid Moore
Dec 16, 2024
Ingrid Sobotta Moore, 85, of Athens, GA went on to be with the Lord our Savior on December 16, 2024. The daughter of the late Franz Joseph & Lydia Johanna Sobotta.
Ingrid grew up in Germany during and after World War II. While a nurse with the German Red Cross (Deutschen Roten Kreuz) in Kiel, she met and married late husband...
Alice Jane Hill Hughes
Dec 15, 2024
Alice Jane Hill Hughes, age 84, of the Beaverdam community of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Born to Dennis Odell Hill and Bernice Wright Hill in Gadsden, Alabama, she was reared in the family homeplace, where she feasted on folklore from her aunt, Florence Wright. Home was 112 Franklin Street, located within...
Charles Milton Brodnax
Dec 14, 2024
Charles Milton Brodnax, 87, joined his Lord and Savior in the early hours of December 14, 2024 with his wife and daughter by his side. At his request, there will be no services.
Charles was born September 22, 1937 in Stone Mountain to Samuel Starr Brodnax and Lucy Belle Freeman Brodnax. Soon after he graduated high school, he married the love...
Ralph Edward Maier
Dec 13, 2024
Mr. Ralph Edward Maier, 71, passed away peacefully at his home on December 13, 2024. A burial at Andersonville National Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Ralph was married to the love of his life, Bridgett Hall, for 50 years. Together, they raised two sons; Ezra and Jacque. Ralph greatly loved his sons, and was thrilled when his family...
Sharon Threlkeld Wright
Dec 13, 2024
Sharon Threlkeld Wright, 74, wife of 48 years to Wallace G. Wright, Jr., died on Friday, December 13, 2024.
Sharon was born in Athens, GA to the late James Threlkeld and Alene Turner Threlkeld. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Vickie Heath and grandson, Andrew Carter. She is survived by her spouse of 48...
Gloria Jean Pulliam
Dec 12, 2024
Gloria Jean Pulliam, 80, died December 12, 2024.
A native of Lakewood, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Harriet Ann Cottrell and Frank Snyder, Jr.
Gloria was a graduate of Elizabeth General Hospital and Dispensary School of Nursing and a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Army, honorably discharged as a Lieutenant. She worked for over twenty-seven years at...
David Charles Roach
Dec 12, 2024
David Charles Roach 76 of Greensboro, GA, passed away December 12, 2024. May he rest in peace. Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes, West, Watkinsville, GA is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
Adrian Wesley Thomas
Dec 11, 2024
Adrian Wesley Thomas (85) entered into eternal life with God Almighty, his Maker, and Jesus Christ, his Savior, on December 11, 2024, in Athens, GA. He was the son of the late Hasting Adrian and Azalena Bridges Thomas of Johnston, SC. He is survived by Martha McAllister Thomas, his loving wife of 60 years; his son Wesley (wife Melissa), grandchildren...
Edward Joseph Letostak
Dec 11, 2024
Edward Letostak, 93, of Bogart (Athens), Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 55 years, Joan Spitko (2010) and his eldest daughter Ellen Joy (2017). He is survived by children: David (Audrey), Paul, Lindsay and Nancy (Richard); grandchildren: Jennifer (Joshua), Maureen, Benjamin, Alexandra, Katie, Michal, Richard, Madeleine and...