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Carol Edwin Fleeman

Carol Edwin Fleeman

Jun 3, 2016

Carol Edwin Fleeman, 81, of Winterville, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016. He was born May 17, 1935 and was the son of the late Lonnie Johnson Fleeman and Florence Ithma Ginn Fleeman of Athens, Ga. Mr. Fleeman was retired from the Winterville Police Dept. where he served as an officer and police chief for abt. 28 years. He attended...

Arloine Schille

Arloine Schille

Jun 2, 2016

Arloine (Arlie) Schille, 90, died June 2, 2016. Born in Baker OR, she was the daughter of the late Mary Hyde Moore and Arthur Moore. Arlie lived in Oregon, Washington, California, Missouri and Georgia for the last 39 years. Residences in Georgia included Dunwoody, Social Circle and most recently in Athens for the past 25 years. She is preceded by...

Mitch Schrader

Mitch Schrader

May 30, 2016

D. Mitch Schrader, 54, died May 30, 2016. A native of Swainsboro, GA, he was a son of Dorothy Schrader Smith of Dublin and the late Edward James "E.J." Schrader. Mr. Schrader was a 1979 graduate of Swainsboro High School and attended the University of Georgia. He began working in the Athens-Clarke County Tax office in 1985 and became Tax...

Ann Carol (Davis)  Ruark

Ann Carol (Davis) Ruark

May 30, 2016

Ann Carol Davis Ruark, 72, died Monday, May 30, 2016. A life long resident of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Malachi Davis and Nancy Elizabeth Elder Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Marvin Ruark and son, Chad Avery Ruark. She was a member of Bishop Baptist Church and retired from...

Stephanie Lopez

Stephanie Lopez

May 30, 2016

Nikki Millen Lopez, 36, Statham, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, May 30, 2016. Nikki was born February 24, 1980, in Thomaston, Georgia and attended Madison County High School. She was a devoted mother to her three children and loved her family fiercely. Nikki is survived by her daughter, Alexys Lopez; two sons Steven and Alex Lopez; mother, Julie Cohran,...

Clarence Grady "Bo" Hardigree

Clarence Grady "Bo" Hardigree

May 30, 2016

On May 30, 2016, Clarence Grady "Bo" Hardigree, Jr. passed away peacefully. A lifelong native of Watkinsville, Georgia, Bo was born on November 8, 1931, the eldest child of the late Clarence Grady "Rabbit" Hardigree and Annie Jane Norville Hardigree. Bo was also preceded in death by his sister, Alice Ann Hardigree, and a brother who died as an infant,...

Chester Lee Kenimer

Chester Lee Kenimer

May 29, 2016

Chester Lee Kenimer, 98, of Hull, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016. Born in Leaf, GA, he was the son of the late Michael Anderson and Clara Skelton Kenimer. Mr. Kenimer served in WWII in Patton's Third Army 94th Infantry Division as a Staff Sargeant. He had a Master's Degree in Military Arts which he earned from Cumberland University. He...

Wade Dalton Lawhorn

Wade Dalton Lawhorn

May 29, 2016

Wade Dalton Lawhorn, 44, of Bogart, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, he was the son of Jo-Anne Dalton Lawhorn and the late Donald Wade Lawhorn. Wade was a member of Athens First Methodist Church, the Pathfinders Sunday School Class and the Moose Club. He was a 1990 graduate of Oconee County High School. He had...

Diane Roy

Diane Roy

May 29, 2016

Diane Marie Roy, 65, of Monroe, died Sunday, May 29, 2016. A native of Woonsocket Rhode Island, Diane was preceded in death by her father, Armand Duclos. She is survived by her husband, Leo Roy, mother Lucille Duclos, children Carrie Gray and Jennifer Weglein, and grandchildren, Julianne Gray and Rachel Weglein. A memorial service will be held Thusday, June 2nd...

Patsy (Williams)  Chandler

Patsy (Williams) Chandler

May 29, 2016

Patsy W. Chandler, 69, died Saturday, May 29, 2016. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis Williams and Dorothy Jane Mashburn Williams. She retired from Pilgrims Pride. Patsy was a truly a loving sister. Survivors include her siblings: Jean Wells of Winterville, Linda Weaver of Colbert, Ronnie Williams of Hull, Kathy Rogers of Colbert and...

Tim Brown

Tim Brown

May 28, 2016

Timothy Rice Brown, 70, of Hull, Georgia, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM Hull Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Burial will follow at Hull Baptist Church Cemetery with Timothy McQuaid Brown officiating at graveside. The family will receive friends at the church for one hour...

Ruth Bridges

Ruth Bridges

May 28, 2016

Ruth Bridges, 97, died May 28, 2016. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Loudesti Ann Fortson and Lemuel Griff Hicks. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Judson Broughton Bridges and a son, Bobby B. Bridges. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Grady Hicks, Tom Hicks, Gede...

Beverly Jean (Duppstadt)  Kormanik

Beverly Jean (Duppstadt) Kormanik

May 27, 2016

Beverly Jean Duppstadt Kormanik passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 at the age of 83. She was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dayton Elwood Duppstadt and Gladys Mae Legg Duppstadt. After earning her BSRN from the University of Pittsburg School of Nursing, she worked in both public health and hospital settings, finally retiring from Athens Regional Hospital....

David Wayne Lavender

David Wayne Lavender

May 27, 2016

David Wayne Lavender, 64, died May 27, 2016, at his home in Bogart, GA. David was born July 25, 1951 in Athens, GA to the late Lee Roy Lavender and Mary Jo Lipham Lavender. He was proud to serve his country in the United States Army and was a retired driver of 35 years for UPS in Athens, GA. He...

Thomas Jefferson "Jerry" Haas III

Thomas Jefferson "Jerry" Haas III

May 27, 2016

Thomas J. "Jerry" Haas, III, died Friday, May 27, 2016. A native of Atlanta, he was the son of Thomas J. Haas, Jr. and Bonnie Little Haas. He was the Pastor of Missions and Evangelism at Prince Avenue Baptist Church for 17 years. Jerry was a talented man but his main focus in life was not himself. He truly lived...

Donald Mooney

Donald Mooney

May 25, 2016

Donald Mooney, 80, died May 25, 2016. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late W.D. and Inez Waldrup Mooney and was preceded in death by a sister, Juanita Gillespie. He was retired, having worked for eighteen years as a Corrections Officer with Clarke County. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Funeral services...

Montez E. Callahan

Montez E. Callahan

May 25, 2016

Mrs. Montez Callahan, age 76, passed away May 25, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice in Athens Ga. Montez was born in Buena Vista, GA to the late William Joshua Boddy and Nancy Ella Fowler. She was a graduate of the Associate Nursing Program at Columbus College in Columbus GA and spent most of her career in Columbus as an Oncology Nurse...

Delton Gowder Moody

Delton Gowder Moody

May 25, 2016

Hugh Delton Gowder Moody loved his couch. Almost as much as he loved his wife, Vicky, and children, D.G. and Maria. He also loved a good deal and at class="u_1485207876 widget-2d918b dmCustomWidget" data-lazy-load="false" data-title="" id="1485207876" dmle_extension="custom_extension" data-element-type="custom_extension" lock-element-for-editing="true" icon="false" surround="false" .10/word he would want to say Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis just to make sure he was getting his money's worth. He was a local metal artist, video game enthusiast and enjoyed lively political debates...

Davey Deramus

Davey Deramus

May 25, 2016

On May 25, 2016, Davey Lee DeRamus, age 85, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. A native of Tuskegee, AL, he was the oldest son of the late Lucille Biven and Joe Wilson DeRamus. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Bob, Don and Jim. Mr. DeRamus graduated high school from Union Springs, AL and then...

Jonathan Isaac Bellew

Jonathan Isaac Bellew

May 22, 2016

My Beautiful son, Jonathan Isaac Bellew, 21 of Franklin Springs, Lost his battle with depression in the early morning hours of Sunday May 22nd. He is preceded in death by his grandparents. Funeral services are Friday May 27, 2016 2:00pm at Lord & Stephens, Danielsville Chapel. The family will visit at the funeral home Thursday May 26th, from 6:00pm to...

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