OBITUARIES

Aug 21, 2017

Gloria Jean Veazey, 73, wife of John Lamar Veazey, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Frances Cobb Stephens. She retired from Flowers Inc. Wholesale. Survivors include her husband, daughters; Sheri Veazey of Statham and Tara Butler of Dewy Rose, GA; sisters: BJ Weaver and Elizabeth Jansen; grandchildren: Logan...

Aug 21, 2017

Visitation Details

Saturday, August 26th, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Tuckston United Methodist Church

Service Details

Saturday, August 26th, 2017 1:00pm, Tuckston United Methodist Church

Aug 20, 2017

James Thomas "JT" Wood, 35 of Greensboro, GA passed away August 20, 2017. He was born in Milledgeville, GA on January 26, 1981 to Joe and Elaine Wood. JT was a graduate of North Georgia Technical College with a degree in Golf Turf Management. He has worked on several golf courses in Georgia and North Carolina including Bald Head Island,...

Aug 20, 2017

Ceil Rose Halastra, 90, of Athens, died August 20, 2017. Born in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Rose Dronzek Washburn, preceded in death by a brother, George Washburn and the widow of Paul Walter Halastra (2007). Ceil is survived by daughters, Marilou Braswell and Kim Halastra, of Athens; grandchildren, Laci Braswell Nelson (Adam) of...

Aug 19, 2017

Benjamin Jackson Holton, native of Watkinsville, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 just two days shy of his 90th birthday. Born in Bacon County, GA, he was a son of the late Thomas Berry Holton and Carrie Johnson Holton. Mr. Holton was a member of the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge #22. He was employed with the Athens Police Department from...

Aug 19, 2017

Mrs. Jo Alspaugh passed away on August 19, 2017, at the age of 94. She was born July 22, 1923 to Frederick and Amanda Murphy in Akron, Indiana, the youngest of four daughters. She married her high school sweetheart, Foster D. (Joe) Alspaugh. Upon his retirement they moved to Watkinsville, GA where they resided for almost 30 years. She was...

Aug 19, 2017

Dr. Richard O. Loyd, a Georgia Cancer Specialists physician and former bishop of the Athens 2nd Ward congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2017. He died surrounded by family after 11 days in the Piedmont Athens Regional Cardiac ICU. Born in New Orleans, La., on July 17, 1958, he was...

Aug 17, 2017

Gerard "Jerry" Benedict Foley, 71, of Athens, Georgia, died Thursday, August 17, 2017. He was born in Bronx, New York on April 13, 1946, the son of the late Michael and Bridget Delia Foley. He graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY in 1968 with a BA degree in Economics. He lived and worked in NYC until 1973 when...

Aug 16, 2017

Frank Ronald Crane, 81, husband of Linda Rohrer Crane, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he was the son of the late Albert Edward Crane and Ruby Estelle Sparks Crane. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jack and Bill. Frank moved to the United States in the early 1970s, living and working in the...

Aug 15, 2017

Herbert Richard Smith, 72, husband of Magally Marrero Smith, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Born in Hawkinsville, GA, he was the son of the late William Richard Smith and Alma Holland Smith and brother to the late William Edward Smith. Mr. Smith received his Bachelors in Entomology from the University of Georgia and his Masters in Plant Pathology from Virginia...

Aug 13, 2017

Bernadine Miller, 96, died August 13, 2017. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Catherine Murphy Kurtz. She was the widow of Victor Hugo Miller and was also preceded in death by a grandson, Scott Pursell, a sister, Celeste Breen and a great granddaughter, Emily Craig-Parker. A Funeral Mass will be held on...

Aug 13, 2017

Jimmy Williams, 54 of Hull, lost his battle with cancer on August 13, 2017. He was the son of the late, Jack & Janet Williams; also preceded in death by his sisters and brother, Brenda Smith, Kitty Bennett and George Bennett. Mr. Williams was a member of Faith Pentecostal Church. He was a devoted husband, loving father and a great...

Aug 13, 2017

Laurie Glenn Paul, 90, went home to be with the Lord on August 13, 2017. Born in Oglethorpe County on May 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William Eugene and Jennie Lou Tiller Glenn and step-daughter of the late Capers (Capie) Glenn. She was the beloved wife of 59 ½ years of the late Howard Maurice Paul....

Aug 12, 2017

Anthony Edward "Tony" Anderson, born May 25, 1957, died August 12, 2017 at the age of 60. Tony was married to the love of his life, Lisa "Lulu" Anderson, for 33 years. He loved his boys and grandchildren with his whole heart. They were the light of his life. Tony's sense of humor and love for life was contagious. He...

Aug 11, 2017

Mary Louise Sheuring, 83, died Friday, August 11, 2017. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Horace Thompson and Henrietta Myers Thompson and sister Edna Brewster. She retired from the Holiday Inn as the housekeeping manager and was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters: Jeannie (Mark) Tyner of Athens, Brenda (Bryan) Dove...

Aug 10, 2017

Barry Keith Carson, 64, husband of Rose Ann Carson, died Thursday, August 10, 2017. A native of Athens, he was the son of Charles Edward Carson and Dorothy Nell McDaris Carson. Barry's greatest love was his wife, children and grandchildren. His grandchildren provided him with endless happiness. As the owner of P& M Army Store, he could always be found...

Aug 9, 2017

Evelyn Lee Hardigree, 92 of Watkinsville, passed away August 9, 2017. She was the daughter of the late, William Walter & Gertrude Lee. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Thomas E. Hardigree and a brother, Will Ervin Lee. Evelyn was born August 26, 1924 in Banks County, and was a resident of Oconee County...

Aug 8, 2017

Peter George Nadeau, 77, of Colbert, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Arthur Giddeon Nadeau and Mary Jane Gagne Nadeau. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served on the USS Piedmont. Mr. Nadeau worked at GE and Schweitzer's Mill in Massachusetts. While living in Georgia,...

Aug 8, 2017

Richard Charles (Dick) Payne of Athens, Georgia died unexpectedly Tuesday August 8 at his home while resting in his favorite chair. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, May Humm Payne, whom he devoted the last decade of his life for her home bound care. A native of Rochester, NY, he was the son of the late...

Aug 8, 2017

Sybil Pitts Walker let go of this life and stepped into Heaven on August 8, 2017. She was greeted by her parents the late James Walter (Walt) Pitts and Ruby Lee Bell Pitts, and her husband the late John (Shorty) C. Walker. Sybil was reunited with her son David Martin Walker, her grandson Brian Wilford Pittman, great grandson Charlie Wood,...