Sep 6, 2019

Clara Hazel Butler, 96, wife of the late Marvin Butler, died Friday, September 6, 2019. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Elbridge Christy and Callie Shelnutt Christy and sister to the late Edgar Christy, Lanora Smith, Florine Myers, Willie Mae Wyatt, Mattie Lou Myers and Ollie Christy. She retired from Thomas Textile and was...

Sep 5, 2019

Dr. William Edward David passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the age of 94. He was the son of Edward and Anna Lou David, born on February 8, 1925 in Houston Texas where he grew up. He served in WWII for the "Flying Tigers" Air Force unit in China as an intelligence officer. When he returned...

Sep 5, 2019

Julius Thomas Young, 81, husband of 61 years to Patricia Ward Young, died Thursday, September 5, 2019. Born in Watkinsville, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph Tilden Young and Floy Lovern Young and was preceded in death by one son, Jonathan Tracy Young. Julius retired from Westinghouse/ABB and served in the US Air Force.  Survivors in...

Sep 4, 2019

David Arnold Marable 74 of Winterville passed away September 4, 2019. He was the son of the late, Jack & Evelyn Marable. Mr. Marable was a retired lieutenant with Athens Clarke County Fire Department.

Graveside services September 7, 2019 12:00pm at Bishop cemetery. The family will visit at the funeral home, September 6, 2019 from 6:00pm to...

Sep 3, 2019

Maurine Wathen of Athens, GA died September 3rd, her 84th birthday.  She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family.  She is greatly missed.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Maurine was the daughter of the late Maurice Taggart and the late Helen Nelson Taggart.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Wathen, and her sister,...

Sep 3, 2019

Ann Elizabeth Whitehead Bradberry, NP, RN.

Elizabeth Bradberry, 76, of North High Shoals, accepted, with customary humility and grace, her Father’s invitation to lay down her burdens and return Home on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

Born in the autumn of 1942 in Bogart, Georgia, Liz and her brother Billy Whitehead lost their parents at a...

Sep 2, 2019

Chaplain (COL-Ret) James LaMar Griffin, US Army, 64, husband of Dixie Cain Griffin, died Monday, September 2, 2019. Born in Langdale, AL, he was the son of the late Tommy Frank Griffin and Frances Blackmon Griffin.  LaMar retired after serving in the US Army for 30 years as a Chaplain and was a member of St. Thomas Anglican Church,...

Sep 1, 2019

Suzette A. Goodwin, 88, a native of Pamlico County, NC died Sunday, September 1 in Athens, GA. The daughter of Goethe and Ruby (Wiley) Aldridge of Pamlico County, NC, she was a long-time employee with Lee County government in Fort Myers, FL working with the US Soil Conservation Service.

She is survived by one brother: Bud (Annette)...

Aug 30, 2019

Betsy Ann Cottrell, 67, of Washington, GA, died August 30, 2019.

Born in South Amboy, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Shirley Renigar Cottrell. She received her BS degree in Computer Science from the University of Georgia and her Master's degree from St. John's University in New York.  She was a retired computer...

Aug 30, 2019

Brian Keith Spivey, beloved husband, father, son, brother and grandfather, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at the age of 56. Born in Fort Bragg, NC, he was a son of Audrey Lindsey Spivey and the late Bobby Spivey. Brian was a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and Troy University. He retired from the United States Army with the...

Aug 30, 2019

Ruth Naomi Williams, 84, died August 30, 2019.

A native of Athens, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Virginia Bramblett and Roy Nelms.

Mrs. Williams retired in 1998 from the University of Georgia after twenty-eight years. She was an avid UGA Football fan and volunteered at the State Garden Club of Georgia house...

Aug 30, 2019

Connie King Gurley of Colbert, GA passed away on August 30, 2019 at her home.  Connie was born and raised in Canton, GA.  She studied at North Georgia College and the University of Georgia earning a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education.  She was an educator for nearly forty years prior to her accident in 2011.

Aug 28, 2019

Betty Ann Archer, born May 22, 1936, age 83, of Hull, GA, passed away on August 28, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Jackson Archer, parents Elvis Woodie and Vinnie Elizabeth Hunsinger Hill, brother Elvis Hill of Danielsville, and sister Joyce Tiller Janes of Dallas, GA.

She is survived by two...

Aug 26, 2019

Thomas Benjamin Marable, 73, of Athens, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019.

Tommy was born on March 21, 1946, to the late James Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Evans Marable in Washington, Georgia. He served his country in the United States Army. Tommy loved God, his family, his church, and the Georgia Bulldogs. He was a kind...

Aug 26, 2019

Mary Alice Floyd, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at the age of 78.

A lifelong resident of Danielsville, she was a daughter of the late Neri Samuel Edwards and Addie Bell Dorsey Edwards. Mrs. Floyd was a wonderful cook and had a keen sense of humor. She was of the Baptist faith...

Aug 25, 2019

Just two months shy of her 100th birthday, Rosa Mae Harper, entered into eternal rest on August 25, 2019. Having been born and raised in Madison county she was a daughter of Johnny B. and Nellie Smith Lindsey.  She was preceded in death by sisters Annie Lou Huff, Betty Jean Coile and brother J. Richard Lindsey.  She is survived...

Aug 23, 2019

Jordan Caleb Hudspeth, born March 30, 1990, died at the young age of 29. He did not mean to leave us, and there is a gaping hole in our hearts and lives where he should be. Jordan loved others fiercely, with no holds barred. He was a faithful friend, son, brother, and cousin, and he never made a distinction...

Aug 22, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Karen Sue Bryant-Wilkins. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Aug 22, 2019

Julie Ann Lord, 51, wife of George Derek Bray, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 at her residence. Born in Albany, GA, she was the daughter of John and Mary Lord of Watkinsville. In addition to her husband and parents, survivors include her daughter: Sydney Lane Rister; sister: Terri Gilbert; grandchildren: Wyatt and Waylon Rister and Willow Black; niece: Mary...

Aug 22, 2019

Martha Annelle Smith walked peacefully through heaven’s gates on August 22, 2019, just shy of her 88th birthday.  She is preceded in death by her husband, James Gordon “Jerry” Smith and son Wayne Smith.  Annelle was born September 3, 1931, to the late Thomas and Mary Steele in the small Oglethorpe County community of Sandy Cross.  She studied nursing...