OBITUARIES

Jun 7, 2024

Dixie Sloan McCoy, 82, of Watkinsville, passed away on June 7, 2024. Born on March 25, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Dixon Sloan and Helen Barber Sloan.

Dixie was a loving mother and grandmother and loved to sparkle from head to toe. Besides the Lord, she loved her family above all. She retired from Oconee County School Systems...

Jun 6, 2024

Kevin Emmett Foley, 70, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away on June 6th, 2024 after a brief illness.

Kevin was born on September 28th, 1953 to Claire and Vincent Foley in Gary, Indiana. Kevin graduated in 1969 from Daycroft School in Connecticut, where he was an eagle scout as well as a premier athlete playing for the school football team. He went...

Jun 6, 2024

Jun 6, 2024

James Douglas “Doug” Carmichael, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Danielsville, Georgia on June 6, 2024. Doug was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Born on December 8, 1933, he was a lifelong Georgia native. Doug attended Cook County High School, where he excelled in multiple sports and helped the football team win the state championship in 1949....

Jun 4, 2024

Fay or Mama Fay as she was known by so many through the years left this earthly home Tuesday evening to reside in her permanent home. She had known since about age 16 that Heaven was her home and especially looked forward to being with loved ones who had gone on before her. The ones she was ready to hug,...

Jun 4, 2024

Sarah Elizabeth (Beth) Thaxton, 79, of Rayle, Ga passed away on June 4, 2024. Born in Athens, GA on February 7, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt Holder Bennett and Sara Mae Bennett. She was raised by her late grandparents, Earl Patrick McClain and Maude Mae Lyle, in the Wolfskin Community of Oglethorpe County. Beth was also preceded in death...

Jun 4, 2024

Claire Dickey Jones Jackson Plymel, 93, died June 4, 2024 after several years of declining health.  A long-time resident of LaGrange, she had lived since 2018 at Arbor Terrace of Athens.  Born Oct. 25, 1930, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, she was the youngest and last surviving of the four daughters of the Rev. Henry Hart Jones and Annie Dickey...

Jun 3, 2024

Jun 3, 2024

Esther Allred Barker, 85, of Bishop, died on Monday, June 3, 2024.

Born and raised in Byron, GA, Esther was the daughter of James Roy and Idell O’Neal Allred. Esther lived most of her adult life in Byron while her husband, Gene, worked at Robins Air Force Base. Esther became a registered nurse and worked as an industrial nurse for over...

Jun 2, 2024

Joseph Michael Pigage, 34, of Colbert, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Born in Atlanta, he was the son of Michael Steven Pigage and Debra Martin Pigage. Joseph was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for animals. He loved spending time on his farm with his chickens, ducks, cat, Tutu and beloved dogs, Colbie, Mocha and Chip. Joseph also...

Jun 2, 2024

Polly Ruth Simmons 86 of Colbert, GA, passed away June 2, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson & Maryann Patterson; also preceded in death by her husband, John Mell Simmons,Sr; a son, John Mell Simmons, Jr.;  grandson, John Mell Simmons III and three sisters and five brothers. Mrs. Simmons was a Loving mother and a Shrewd...

Jun 2, 2024

Reese James Lee, 92, of Jefferson, passed away on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024.

 

A native of Athens, Georgia, Reese was the son of the late Guy and Lula Lee. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Betty Ann Lee, and siblings Jewell Lee, Edward Lee, Reba Lee Epps, Shirley Lee Bond, Cloyce Lee,...

Jun 1, 2024

Teresita Lacson Lampe (1936–2024)Terrie Lampe was, first and foremost, a child of God. She was a wife to Wesley Lampe for 58 years, mother to four, grandmother to 12, great-grandmother to 10, and retired from Georgia State as Professor Emerita of Chemistry. She passed peacefully into the arms of God on June 1 in Danielsville Georgia.Terrie was the youngest of...

May 31, 2024

Bruce Eldon Jacobson, 89, husband of 57 years to Dortha Fry Jacobson, died on Friday, May 31, 2024. Born in Kalispell, Montana, he was the son of the late Andrew Jacobson and Lucile Thorson Jacobson. Bruce retired from GATX as a Software Engineer. Survivors in addition to his wife include their children: Alexander Jacobson, Bryan Jacobson and Kirsten Jacobson and...

May 30, 2024

Jean Kittle Daniel, 84, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Born in Athens on January 4, 1940, Jean was the daughter of Elijah Kittle and Alma Bray Kittle. She lived her entire life in Athens, graduated from Athens High, and was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. Jean worked as a bookkeeper for her family business, Robert...

May 29, 2024

James Cornelius Kepp, Jr. “Big Neal” passed away on May 29, 2024. Born on July 16, 1957 in Würzburg, Germany, he was the son of the late Lieutenant Colonel James Cornelius Kepp Sr. and Bessie Reba Curran Kepp.

Retired from working at the University of Georgia for 30 years, Big Neal loved spending time with his family, friends and working on...

May 29, 2024

Carolyn Joan Cunningham, 85, of Athens, GA, and most recently of Grandin, FL, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. 

Born in Arkansas to Raymond Swartz and Inez Ridley Swartz, Joan moved across the country over the course of her adult life, living variously in Arkansas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. She managed a crafts business, Crafts by...

May 28, 2024

Elaine Bailey Tucker, age 86, of Athens, GA passed away May 28, 2024, Ms. Tucker was born on January 26, 1938 in Macon, Georgia, the second daughter of the late Fliming Walter Bailey and Mary Pattishall Bailey. She grew up in Macon, GA and attended Miller High School for girls. She moved to Eatonton, GA in 1970. She worked as...

May 28, 2024

Joyce Phillips Hendrix, age 99, wife of the late George Wesley Hendrix, passed away on May 28, 2024.  She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on September 10, 1924 to Raymond Turnell Phillips and Ruby Kimbell Phillips. She was a graduate of Commercial High School in Atlanta and later employed at Aetna Insurance Company; after she became a mother, she was...

May 28, 2024

Leo Marcus Meyer Jr., age 88 of Athens, GA passed away on May 28, 2024. Marcus, known as Marc to family and friends, was the son of the late Leo Marcus Meyer Sr. and Anne Freeman Meyer. Along with his parents, Marc is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Gail Barry Meyer, his sister Julie Meyer Fielding and brother-in-law Ned C. Fielding.

Survivors include his three children: Kelli Meyer Waters, Rand Marcus Meyer (Debbie),...