OBITUARIES

Apr 20, 2018

Visitation Details

Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Service Details

Monday, April 23rd, 2018 11:00am, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Apr 19, 2018

Service Details

Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 3:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Interment Details

Oconee Hill Cemetery

Apr 19, 2018

David Daniel Hutchins, Jr., 73, husband of Ann Austin Hutchins, died Thursday, April 19, 2018. A native of Athens, he was the son of the late David Daniel Hutchins, Sr. and Maggie Laura Whitehead Hutchins. He was also preceded in death by his son, David Daniel "Davey" Hutchins, III. David was a loving and Godly husband, father, brother and grandfather....

Apr 18, 2018

Carla Mae Tucker, 49 of Ila, passed away April 18, 2018. She was the daughter of the late, John Shoemaker. A Private service will be held at a later date. Survivors include: Mother, Hazel Penny Gordon; children, Brandon Tucker, Gracie Wyn and Wesley Wyn; sister, Mary Gordon; brother, Johnny Shoemaker; nieces, Jamie Gordon and Meagan Toney. Lord & Stephens, East...

Apr 17, 2018

Ida Lynn Shelton, 65, wife of 46 years to Steve Milton Shelton, Sr., died Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Born in Walterboro, SC, she was the daughter of Carl Sydney and Mary Elise Stanfield Beach and Harry Lee Copeland, Jr. and sister to the late Barbara Diane Hansford. Lynn was a 1970 graduate of Oconee County High School where she played...

Apr 17, 2018

Denzil Ray Capps, Sr., 93, of Danielsville, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Mr. Capps was preceded in death by his wife of almost 73 years, Vera Viola Capps, parents, Denzil Evenda Capps and Bertha Beatrice Capps and siblings: Donna Ellen Capps, James Milledge Capps and Donald Douglas Capps. He retired as a mechanic from Railoc Company Inc. and had...

Apr 16, 2018

John Delaney Amos of Watkinsville died suddenly and peacefully on Monday, April 16. He was one week past his 79th birthday. John is survived by his wife Jane Yardley Amos of Watkinsville, his son John Ellison Amos III (Alex) of Ft. Lauderdale, daughter Jane Sullivan Amos Hurley (Jim) of Darien CT, daughter Emily Page Murray (Kirby) of Watkinsville, sister Mary...

Apr 13, 2018

Phyllis Florence (Cornuet) Rasmussen died Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Athens, GA. Born March 2, 1929 in Dysart, PA, she lived most of her life in the Akron, Ohio area. She was a member of Bethel Valley United Methodist, Akron, and retired from Fred Arbogast Company after 30 years in 1989. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband...

Apr 13, 2018

Alvin Mathews, 68, died April 13, 2018. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of the late Walter R. and Ernestine Faust Mathews. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles E. Mathews and W. Howard Mathews and a sister, Dyanne Mathews Mize. Mr. Mathews was a veteran of the United States Navy with honorable service...

Apr 12, 2018

Mary Roberts Rowan, wife of 50 years to the late Paul James Rowan, died Thursday, April 12, 2018. Born in Macon, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. Roberts and Katherine Hardy Roberts. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was preceded in death by her daughter: Katherine Teresa Rowan; brothers: Charles B. Roberts, Jr. and...

Apr 12, 2018

Stuart M. Sullivan, 63, from Charlotte N.C., died on April 12, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Ann Sullivan. Also surviving are his sons Nicholas and Graham, daughter-in-law Mariel, and grandson Adrian. Visitation will be held on Saturday April 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. followed by funeral services at 1:00 p.m. Both...

Apr 12, 2018

Dr. William Edward Swinson Jr., 83, of Jefferson, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018. Born in Macon, he was a son of the late William Edward Swinson Sr. and Gladys Inez Davis Swinson. He graduated high school from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army from April 1954 to December 1956 as a...

Apr 11, 2018

Melcena C. Johnson, 85, died Wednesday, April 11, at Piedmont Hospital in Athens, GA. Mrs. Johnson will be buried at Silverdale Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN. A graveside service will be held on May 26th at 11AM. Melcena was born August 11, 1932 in Chattanooga, TN, to Melvin Oscar Burns and Edna Frances Smith Burns. In 1950 Melcena graduated from Girls Preparatory...

Apr 11, 2018

Ronnie Morris, 69, died April 11, 2018. Mr. Morris was born September 30, 1948 to H. G. and Dorothy Palmer Morris. He was a veteran of the United States Army with service during the Vietnam War and worked for Southland Power, Fence and Equipment for fourteen years. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00AM at the chapel...

Apr 10, 2018

James Carey Marable, 83, died April 10, 2018. A native and longtime resident of Maxeys, GA, he was a son of the late James Robert and Sarah Evans Marable. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Phillip Marable and sister, June M. Smith. He retired from Westinghouse after thirty-one years and was a...

Apr 7, 2018

Teddy Ray Weaver, 65, husband of Linda Williams Weaver, died Saturday, April 7, 2018. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late Oran Freeman Weaver and Mary Lou Carter Weaver and brother to the late Billy Ray Carter and Oren Ray Weaver. Ted had work for the Oglethorpe County High School as a Custodian and various rock quarries....

Apr 7, 2018

Brandon Ray Lance passed away quietly in his Comer home Saturday, April 7th. He was 57 years old. Brandon was a native of St. Louis, MO where he worked for Coca-Cola. He was a devoted son, leaving school at a young age to help his mother raise his two sisters. Mr. Lance after moving to Georgia he worked as an...

Apr 6, 2018

Pastor Joseph Buford Lockman, 83, husband of 62 years to Joan Dove Lockman, died Friday, April 6, 2018. Born in Jackson County, Buford was the son of the late Grady and Montine Archer Lockman. Early in his ministry, Buford served as Pastor at Baptist Tabernacle of Commerce, Center Baptist Church in Jackson County, Bluestone Baptist Church in Danielsville, Hannah's Creek...

Apr 5, 2018

Lloyd Gilbert Sawhill, 93, died April 5, 2018 in Athens, GA after a short illness. A gathering for family and friends will be held Sunday, April 22 from 2:00-4:00 pm at Lord & Stephens West Funeral Home, 1211 Jimmy Daniel Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677. www.lordandstephens.com Lloyd was born to George W. and Alta M. Sawhill on August 26, 1924 in...

Apr 5, 2018

Berkeley Napier Smith Minor, wife of Henry Daniels Minor, Athens, Georgia, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, after a fall and head injury. Mrs. Minor was born April 7, 1938, in the Middle Georgia Hospital in Macon, Georgia, to Robert Monroe Smith (Bob) and Marion Rose Napier. Her maternal grandparents were Hendley Varner Napier Jr. and wife, Viola Felton Ross of...