OBITUARIES

Dec 19, 2019

Lois Gertrude Bridges, 99 of Danielsville, passed away on December 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late, William & Ola Irvin. She was also preceded in death by husband, Charlie Bridges; sisters and brothers, Robert and Grady Irvin, Gertrude Russum and Gussie Mae Freeman.

Graveside services were Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Friendship Baptist Church...

Dec 18, 2019

Jerry Lee Long, Sr., 79, of Winterville, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019.  Born on January 29, 1940 in Augusta, GA, he attended Richmond Academy.  In 1973, he graduated from the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture.  He owned and operated a landscape business in Athens, GA for more than 30 years.

Dec 18, 2019

William F. “Bill”  Whitehead, Jr., was born November 11, 1925 to Nellie Thompson Whitehead and William Foster Whitehead, Jr.  Bill was a lifelong resident of Oconee County and Farmington, Georgia.  He died at his home surrounded by his family on December 18, 2019.

Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife of 74...

Dec 17, 2019

Evelyn Bales Cowart, 75, died December 17, 2019.

A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Lula Dillenger Bales and was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-six years, Eugene Cowart.

Funeral services will be Friday, December 27, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Chapel of Lord and...

Dec 17, 2019

Aubrey Moore Finch, age 88, of Lexington, GA passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was born February 17, 1931 in Union Point, GA to Annabelle Moore Finch and Marshal Alexander Finch. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two sisters: Marshal Finch, Harold Finch, Earle Finch, Gordon Finch, Roy Finch, Imogene Finch Wynn, and...

Dec 17, 2019

Belle Cochran, 97, died December 17, 2019.

A native of Ashburn, GA, she was a daughter of the late Lois Helms and Claude Lindsey Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. W. E. Cochran; daughter, Patricia C. Mount; son, Andy Cochran; son-in-law, Blake Hardigree; and four siblings.

As the wife of a...

Dec 17, 2019

Carlos Sauceda, 64, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Born in Mexico, he was the son of Carlos Sauceda and Florinda Mendoza Sauceda.  Mr. Sauceda was the owner of Sauceda Construction, Inc. for many years where he did work in the Athens area and had attended Prince Avenue Baptist Church.  He is survived by four children: Jenifer Sauceda, Ezequiel Sauceda,...

Dec 17, 2019

John Walter Layher, Sr., of Watkinsville,GA passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the age of 80.  He was born in Terre Haute,IN on September 23, 1939 and was the son of the late Charles Walter Layher and Irene Jennings Layher.  John was employed with Anaconda and Alcan Aluminum in Terre Haute,IN and Greensboro,GA for 32 years.  After...

Dec 16, 2019

Mary May Fenner, 81, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on December 16, 2019, with her children by her side.  Born in San Francisco, California, in 1938, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Gertrude Munson. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James Carl Fenner.  She was also preceded in death by her...

Dec 16, 2019

Andrew "Sonny" Weldon Epps, 77 of Carlton, GA, passed away December 16, 2019. He was the son of the late, Andrew & Alma Epps.

Funeral services are 2:00pm Thursday December 19, 2019 at Macedonia Holiness Church with Pastor Kendall Calloway officiating. The family will visit one hour prior to the service at the church.

Survivors...

Dec 16, 2019

Linda Watson Canning, 77, of Athens, Georgia, died on Monday, December 16, 2019.

Born in Berwind, West Virginia to the late Bernard Watson, and Mary Evelyn Morrison Watson, Linda graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, and later obtained her Master’s in Education degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  In 2008 she retired...

Dec 16, 2019

Arlie “George” Clinton McCaleb, beloved husband, father and Granddad, passed peacefully on December 16, 2019. George was born on November 9, 1922 in Columbia, TN.  One of seven brothers and sisters, he grew up in Columbia before making his home in Florida. He married his sweetheart, Johnnie Mae Kilchriss, in 1944, and together they raised two wonderful sons, Jerry...

Dec 16, 2019

Patsy McCannon Pierce, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the age of 72.

A lifelong resident of the Colbert area, Patsy owned and operated her own beauty shop for years. She loved gardening and working in her flowerbeds. She also enjoyed traveling and Facebooking but most importantly, she thrived...

Dec 13, 2019

Yukiko Kimura Marable, known by many as “Judy”, passed away peacefully in her sleep at age 87 on Friday morning, December 13, 2019, at her home near High Shoals, Georgia. She courageously battled Parkinson’s disease and other medical issues for more than ten years. Yukiko Kimura was born on May 13, 1932 in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. She...

Dec 12, 2019

William Long, 87, died at his home in Watkinsville on December 12. A native of Iowa, he had been a Georgia resident since 1974. Following his service in the US Army he was a purchasing agent in the modular housing industry.  In retirement he enjoyed woodworking, gardening and world travel. Surviving are his wife Janet and his children Scott...

Dec 12, 2019

Lloyd D. Carter, 97, husband of the late Beatrice Carter Carter, died Thursday, December 12, 2019. Born in Auburn, GA he was the son of the late Thomas Mackey Carter and Ella Isabella Willard Carter and was also preceded in death by 9 brothers and sisters.  Lloyd was a Veteran of US Army during WWII.  During his service he...

Dec 12, 2019

Serena Ann Hughes Hawkins, 83, died Thursday, December 12. Born on January 14, 1936, Mrs. Hawkins was a native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, GA. She attended Athens High School and was a member of the 1954 graduating class. For over 20 years she was a nutritionist and lunchroom manager at several elementary schools in Clarke County where...

Dec 11, 2019

Timothy Michael “Mike” Wilson, 53, husband of Jennifer Wilson, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Born in Athens, he was the son of Clara Brock Wilson of Colbert and the late Joe Tommy Wilson.  He was also preceded in death by his son Timothy Michael Wilson, Jr. and precious pet, Lil Girl.  Mike was the owner of Wilson...

Dec 10, 2019

Retta Arzola Edwards, beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the age of 88.

Born in Dunlap, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Orville Obed Frazier and Edna Summerfield Frazier. Mrs. Edwards retired from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She was a former member of the Iowa Communications Pioneers...

Dec 9, 2019

Lotti J. Fechheimer, 94, died on Monday, December 9, in Athens, Georgia. Born Liselotte Juras in 1925 in Berlin, Germany, she emigrated with her family to the United States in 1936 to escape the Nazi regime, eventually settling in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, at age 19. In 1946, she married Nathan Stix Fechheimer...