OBITUARIES

Nov 2, 2016

Visitation Details

Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Service Details

Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 3:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Nov 1, 2016

Andrew L. Wood, 86, of 1250 Voyles Road, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Wood was the son of the late H. Edgar Wood and Agnes Thrasher Wood. He is preceded in death by brothers, Shannon and Preston Wood. Mr. Wood was born on August 8, 1930. He graduated from Winterville High School and the...

Oct 31, 2016

Della Mildred Brooks Strickland, 94, of Danielsville left this earth on October 31, 2016 to be with her Lord. She was born February 4, 1922 in Madison County Georgia to the late Otto and Della Davis Brooks. Mrs. Strickland was predeceased by the love of her life, John Paul Strickland; son, C.P. Strickland; grandson, Jonathan Sartain; sons-in-law, Charles Adams and...

Oct 31, 2016

Services to be announced.

Oct 31, 2016

Janice Farneti Hannon died on Monday, October 31, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born on March 29, 1938, to Eugene Richard and Winifred Allen Farneti in Peru, Illinois. She is survived by her husband of nearly twenty-five years, Henry R. Hannon; her children, Jennifer G. Hardeman and husband Mitchell; Gregory C. Griffeth and wife Fiona; her grandchildren, Ansley...

Oct 30, 2016

Brian Craig Gabriel, 35, was born January 28, 1981 in Athens, GA. He resided in Oglethorpe County. He passed away on Monday October 31, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. A Memorial service will be Sunday November 6, 2016 2:00pm at Lord & Stephens, East Chapel. Brian was preceded in death in 2011 by his mother, Cherie Tardy, also preceded in death...

Oct 30, 2016

Glenn Argo, 75, of Athens Ga, died Sunday, October 30, 2016. Glenn was born in Milford Delaware to the late Richard John Argo and Thelma Beebe. He served in the United States Navy and was retired from DuPont. Glenn was a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association Chapter S in Winder GA, and he loved to follow the...

Oct 29, 2016

Natalie Koeser, at the age of 99, entered heaven on October 29, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens GA. Born on May 26, 1917 near Sidney, Montana to Herbert and Della Lightner, Natalie was the middle child in her family of 10 siblings. In 1949, she married Claus Koeser and lived in Watford City, ND. Natalie was known...

Oct 29, 2016

Eleanor Vezey of Athens, GA, a wife, mother, and friend, went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2016. Though her body was 89 when she passed, her Southern Belle mindset and exuberant spirit never advanced beyond age 25. Eleanor was a devoted wife to husband Stanley for 67 years, and their two sons and their life accomplishments were...

Oct 28, 2016

Mr. James A Wofford passed away October 28, 2016. Born in 1928 he was the son of Mary and James Alec Wofford (both deceased). He is survived by his wife Bert Wofford, his daughter Wanda Kendall (Danny) of Inman, SC and a son Jimmy Wofford (Janice) of Fountain Inn, SC. He had two grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two great-great...

Oct 28, 2016

"I was born happy," she said. "I intend to live and leave that way." And she did. Dorothy Carlisle Montgomery died Friday October 28, 2016. She was 88 years old. She was still happy. The widow of Professor Marion H. Montgomery, Jr., of Crawford, Athens, and Thomaston Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Dr. B.E. Carlisle and Villa...

Oct 27, 2016

Benjamin Carlisle Haynes, III of Augusta, GA, passed away at Doctors' Hospital on 27 Oct 2016. Son of Benjamin Carlisle Haynes, Jr. and Martha Brooks Haynes of Athens, GA, he was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Ward Haynes. Known as B.C. or Ben, he graduated from Oconee County High School in 1964. He attended the...

Oct 23, 2016

Margaret M. Hegge, 85, wife of 47 years to Robert I. Hegge, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Quiet Oaks Nursing Home. Born in Statesboro, GA she was the daughter of the late Charles Oscar McGalliard and Tressie Wilson McGalliard and mother of the late Michelle Walker. She was a hard worker for Sky City, Sears, seamstress for the public...

Oct 23, 2016

Gerald Pope Harris, 77, of Commerce GA, died Sunday, October 23, 2016. Gerald was born to the late George and Nellie Baxter Harris. He served in the United States Army and had retired from Westinghouse. Gerald had run a booth at the J & J Flea Market selling coming books since it opened. In addition to his parents, he is...

Oct 22, 2016

Gladys Thoit Smith Slay, 96, wife the late Melvin E. "Jack" Slay, Sr., died October 22, 2016. Born in Oglethorpe County, William and Maude Ledford Smith and mother of the late William R. Slay, Sr. Survivors include her daughter Beverly Slay (Donald Davis of Cleveland, GA) Paradise of Lexington, Melvin E. "Gene" (Loretta) Slay, Jr. of Watkinsville, 10 grandchildren, 18...

Oct 20, 2016

Johnnie Mae Cash, 86, died October 20, 2016. A native of Gainesville, GA, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Ilee Purcell Wiley and the widow of Charles A. Cash. The family will receive friends Friday, October 21, 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Lord and Stephens, West. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 22, 2016, at...

Oct 18, 2016

Ann Conley, 80 of Athens, passed away October 18, 2016. She was the daughter of the late, Hoyt W. & Mattie Ledford. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reese Conley. Mrs. Conley was a longtime member of Chaplewood United Methodist Church. Memorial services are Saturday October 22, 2016 2:00pm at Chaplewood United Methodist Church with Rev's Gil...

Oct 18, 2016

Willodean B. Tyner Hix, 89, of Hull, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was born in Madison County on December 31, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Addie Lee B. Appleby, but was raised in the home of her grandparents, the late W. Ollie and Ella Estes Benton. She was twice married, to the late Herman E. Tyner...

Oct 15, 2016

Memorial services will be scheduled this week at East Athens Baptist Church.

Service Details

Saturday, October 15th, 2016

Oct 15, 2016

J. Ralph Littleton, 74, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his residence in Comer. Born in Clanton, AL, he was the son of the late James Grady Littleton and Lessie Christine Davis Littleton. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, James F. "Jimmy" Littleton and Virginia Ann Henson. Ralph retired from American General Life Insurance. He never met...