Nov 30, 2019

Janis Anne Hawes Reynolds, 70, died Saturday, November 30, 2019. Born in Washington, GA, she was the daughter of the late J. Marvin Hawes Sr. (Mary) and Janelle C. Maxwell (George), mother to the late Joel E. Reynolds and sister to the late Jesse M. Hawes, Jr. (Susan).

Mrs. Reynolds was a graduate of Lincoln High School...

Nov 29, 2019

Betty Jo Cape, 88, of Winterville, died Friday, November 29, 2019.

A lifelong resident of the Athens area, Betty was the daughter of the late Joe Frank Jacobs and Louise Greer Jacobs. Betty was an active member of Winterville United Methodist Church for over sixty years. She served as a Sunday school teacher, Brownie leader, and was...

Nov 29, 2019

Thomas Lamar Palmer, 59, husband of 35 years to Donna Murray Palmer, died Friday, November 29, 2019.

Born in Athens, GA he was the son of Sulene Palmer Colquitt and the late Ernest Palmer. He enjoyed the outdoors as an avid hunter and fisherman.  Lamar always put others first and was a loving husband, son, father, grandfather...

Nov 29, 2019

George “Sonny” Raymond Fortson, 69 of Colbert passed away November 29, 2019. He was the son of the late Tom & Imogene Fortson. Sonny was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jodi Torres and Kaycee Phelps. He was a member of Colbert United Methodist Church.

Sonny worked in pipeline/ cable for many years. He loved a...

Nov 28, 2019

Mary Ruth Seagraves, 94, passed away November 28, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee following a five-year illness with Alzheimer’s Disease.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Leonard (Tensie) Seagraves; her father, Willard Hilery Bailey; mother, Dessie Lee Seabolt; step-father, Henry Jonah Huff; brothers, A.L. Bailey and Willard Bailey, Jr.

She was a lifelong...

Nov 27, 2019

The family invites you to an informal celebration of Trevor's life at Lord and Stephens, West Chapel on Saturday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service. Please feel free to dress casually or however you feel comfortable.

Nov 26, 2019

Gerry Wayne Olson, 74, of Carlton, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

Born in Virginia to Luther and Katie Olson, Gerry served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He later moved to the Athens area, where he worked as an electrician at Lucent Technologies. He was a member at Cornerstone Church in Athens...

Nov 25, 2019

Kevin George Coats, born on May 26, 1955 in Newark, NJ, passed away on November 25, 2019 surrounded by his family. Kevin earned a Bachelor's in History from Juanita College in Huntington, PA. In 2001, he moved to Athens, GA. He enjoyed visiting historical reenactments and reading history books. If he was not reading, he was most likely rocking...

Nov 25, 2019

Mike (H. W.) Kooyman, a past business CEO and community leader passed away peacefully on November 25, 2019 after a short illness.  He was 91 years old.

The youngest and one of seven kids, Mike Kooyman was the only member of the family born in the U.S. in 1928.  His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Alkmaar...

Nov 24, 2019

Linda K. May, 66, wife of Daniel L. May, died Sunday, November 24, 2019. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late James and Ophelia McCannon Compton.  Linda retired from the Athens Clarke County School System and was a member of New Life Apostolic Church.  Survivors include her sons: Alfred May and John May; siblings: Jimmy Compton,...

Nov 24, 2019

William Leo “Bill” Fincher, Jr., beloved father, “paw”, son, brother and uncle, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the age of 56.

Born in Athens, he was a son of Jeannie Pitts Fincher and the late William Leo Fincher, Sr. Bill worked in law enforcement and was a longtime volunteer fireman and first responder in...

Nov 24, 2019

Kenneth Lawrence Stula, 88, of Athens, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Sunday, November 24, 2019.

Born in Colchester, CT, to Ferdinand and Irene Melnyk Stula, Ken was raised in Colchester and received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Loyola University. He practiced pharmacy for several years before being drafted into the...

Nov 24, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Mary Kathryn Culberson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Nov 22, 2019

Carole Light Stephens, 75, died November 22, 2019.

Carole was born on August 20, 1944, to Burchell Marion Light and Emma Ernestine Cook Light in Wilmington, Delaware. Her youth was spent in Alderson, West Virginia, graduating from Alderson High School in 1962.  After graduation, she entered Petersburg School of Nursing and Richard Bland College in Petersburg, VA,...

Nov 22, 2019

Michael W. Lewis Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019 at the age of 64.

Born in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late David Lewis and Martha Martin Lewis. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Air Force for seven years where he achieved the rank of...

Nov 21, 2019

Harold Clayton Nix of Danielsville, Ga passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the age of 76. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Hill Nix; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Renee Nix; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Diane Nix; brother and sister-in-law, Rudolph and Birdie Nix; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren...

Nov 20, 2019

Charles Luther Wood, 5 month old infant son of Thomas Franklin Wood and Tela Lynn Dalton Wood, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.

Charles was born in Athens on June 16, 2019. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two siblings, Thomas Franklin Wood, Jr. and Tela Miya Wood; grandparents, Thomas Lee Wood (Charmaine),...

Nov 19, 2019

Sara L. Greer, 96, of Colbert, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

Born in Danielsville, Mrs. Greer was a daughter of the late Howard Jones and Ophelia Morris Jones. She was a longtime member of Ila Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kirby Allen Greer and four...

Nov 19, 2019

June McQueen (Baldwin) Turnell died Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

June, a native of Greenville, Alabama, was born there June 19, 1932 to William Ashley McQueen and Erlyne Turner McQueen.

June loved life and it loved her back. She lit up any room she entered—her enthusiasm was infectious. There was never a truer friend, and hers...

Nov 18, 2019

Carol Dean Moon, 75, passed away peacefully on November 18th, 2019, surrounded by family and friends, at her home in Athens, GA after an extended illness.

Born in Anderson, SC, she was a retired Real Estate Agent in the Athens area and an active member of Whitehall Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Cleo...