Albert Louis AsKew
May 25, 2017
Albert Louis AsKew (August 27, 1940-May 25, 2017) was born in Chipley, Georgia, son of the late Louis Elwin AsKew and Mary Carlisle AsKew. He graduated from Harris County High School then continued his education at Young Harris College, LaGrange College, and Candler School of Theology at Emory University. In 1960 he began 46 years of ministry in The United...
Robert Pyle
May 24, 2017
Robert Turton Pyle, 90, husband of 66 years to Betty (Johnston) Pyle, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in Athens, GA. Born in Monessen, PA, he was the son of the late William Samuel Pyle and Ruth (Turton) Pyle. He served in the Army during WW II and was an engineer having worked at US Geological Survey, US Pollution Control and...
Scott Gaines Chandler
May 24, 2017
Scott Gaines Chandler, 45, of Winterville, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017. He was the son of George Herbert Chandler and Patsy Johns Chandler. Scott attended Athens Technical College, and was employed with Pep Boys Automotive for over 17 years. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Wilson and Margaret Johns and paternal grandparents, Ralph and Snow Chandler. Survivors...
Florene McGinnis
May 24, 2017
Florence Eberhart McGinnis, 89, died May 24, 2017. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late William Earl and Emma Pearl Tucker Eberhart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Dudley McGinnis and son, James D. McGinnis. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 27, at 10:00 AM at Colbert Cemetery. Survivors include a son,...
John Thomas Bleecker
May 22, 2017
John Thomas Bleecker, 65, of Watkinsville, Georgia passed away suddenly on Monday, May 22nd, 2017. John was born in York, Pennsylvania to John Norton Bleecker and Mirriam Bentzel Bleecker on June 10th, 1951. He graduated from Elizabethtown College. He married Paula Diane Kramer on May, 7 1977. John owned various businesses around York, Pennsylvania for over twenty years. He then...
Harold Wallace "Buddy" Meyer
May 22, 2017
Harald Wallace "Buddy" Meyer, 60, of Crawford, died Monday, May 22, 2017. Born in Athens to the late H. Wallace Meyer Sr. and Dolly Stapp Meyer, Buddy worked for several years at Bells food store and later retired from the University of Georgia Extension Service. Buddy was an avid outdoorsman and loved being in nature. He loved being out fishing,...
Jody Wheless (Poole) Poole
May 21, 2017
Jody Wheless Poole, formerly of Sandy Cross, passed away on Friday, May 19th, 2017. She was 48. Jody was born December 26, 1968. She was the daughter of the late Bernice Frank Poole and Josephine Wheless Poole of Sandy Cross. She was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High School and spent most of her life in Oglethorpe County. Jody was...
John Earl Zeh
May 21, 2017
Mr. John "Jack" Earl Zeh, 79, of Athens, passed away May 21, 2017 peacefully at his home in Athens Georgia. He was born December 5, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce M. Zeh and parents John and Christine Zeh. He was the owner of Graphic Prep. Jack served proudly in the US Army...
Annette Sorrow
May 20, 2017
Visitation Details
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 9:00am - 11:00am, Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors
Service Details
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 11:00am, Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors
Interment Details
Oconee Memorial Park
Herschel Edgar Huff Jr
May 19, 2017
Herschel Edgar Huff Jr., 70, of Athens, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017. Herschel was born in Athens to the late Sarah Dudley Huff and Herschel Edgar Huff Sr. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Mitchell Huff. He is survived by his wife, Sherrye Huff, children, Justin Huff and David Huff, brother, Ralph...
O'Dell G. "Dan" Daniel
May 19, 2017
Dr. O. G. (Dan) Daniel passed away at his home on May 18, 2017. He was the son of Leonard D. and Martha Ann White Daniel. Born in Paris, Arkansas, he attended public school there graduating from Paris High School in 1940. Following his graduation from Arkansas State Teachers College he served in the Armed Forces during World War II....
Robert Davis Yager
May 18, 2017
Robert Davis Yager, March 20, 1935 - May 18, 2017` Bob Yager was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of James Gordon Yager and Lurene Belle (Davis) Yager, along with his sisters Mary Ann and Wendy. He graduated from the University of Iowa (1957) with a B.A. in Marketing, on a football scholarship. Yager met his wife, Janet, in...
Ann Huff
May 18, 2017
Ann Smith Westbrook Huff, 86, died May 18, 2017. A native of Athens, GA, she was the daughter of Vaughan Carl Smith and Eutha Katherine Smith Bissell. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Robert C. Westbrook and Col. Harold L. Huff, Jr. and her sister, Betty Holland. Mrs. Huff was a poet and writer of inspirational and spiritual...
Lance Jason Wilder
May 18, 2017
Lance Jason Wilder, 47, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Marietta, Georgia, Lance was the youngest son of Donald E. Wilder and Shirley Hardy Wilder. He was an avid baseball fan who was devoted to his Atlanta Braves, and a self described "music junky" and supporter of the arts. Lance received his doctorate...
Lucy Lee Prather
May 15, 2017
Lucy Lee Prather was a lady of many hats until she was called home on May 15, 2017. In her 97 years she was a mom, daughter, grandmother, provider, but she most cherished her title as a Godly Woman. Born on November 25, 1919 in Madison County, she was the beloved daughter of the late John Wesley Duncan and Maggie...
Danny Austin Eades
May 15, 2017
Danny Austin Eades, 20, died Monday, May 15, 2017. Born in Athens, Austin was the son of Randy (Joe Ann) Eades of Watkinsville and Stacie (Joey) Kizziah of Tuscaloosa, AL. He was a 2015 graduate of Oconee County High School. Austin was full of life and enjoyed hunting, fishing, laughing and spending time with his family and friends. In addition...
Louise Fracassa
May 15, 2017
Louise Fracassa, 76, wife of Normand R. Fracassa, died Monday, May 15, 2017. Louise was born March 4, 1941 in Providence, RI. She was a homemaker and member of Cornerstone Church of Athens. Survivors include her husband; sons: Normand (Amy) Fracassa, Jr. of Dover, NH, Kevin (Christy) Fracassa of Athens; sister: Annette Angeli; brothers: Albert Guercia and Steven Guercia; grandchildren:...
Raymond W Smith
May 15, 2017
Raymond W. Smith, 90, born in Athens, passed away at home on Monday, May 15th surrounded by his loving family. He proudly served his country in both the US Navy and Marines and was retired from the Athens Police Department and Ingle's. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Martha Smith; Brothers James, Luther, Eugene, Calvin; sister,...
Fannie Bell Carter Pruitt
May 14, 2017
Fannie Bell Carter Pruitt, 95, of Quiet Oaks Healthcare, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. Born in Statham, she was a daughter of the late Frank Carter and Fannie Smith Carter. Mrs. Pruitt loved gospel singing, and one of her favorite past-times was harmonizing with her siblings at a young age. She also loved traveling, and most importantly, she enjoyed...
Jeanette Coveny
May 14, 2017
Jeanette O. Coveny, 92, of Winterville, GA, died Sunday morning, May 14, 2017. A family graveside service will be held at Ft. Benning, GA, on May 22. Born on Aug. 5, 1924, in Rutherford, AL, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rosa L. Ogletree. Survivors include her children: Jo Anne (Tom) Glesser of Pensacola, FL; Jill (Doug)...