Rose Ann (Sweeney) Presley
Nov 28, 2016
Rose Ann Sweeney Presley, 73, died Monday, November 28, 2016. Born in Johnstown, PA, raised in Lilly, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Carrie Campagna Sweeney. Rose Ann retired from the Human Resources Department with Gwinnett County and was a member of the UGA Catholic Center. She volunteered at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Prince...
Robert Matthew Tyner
Nov 28, 2016
Matt Tyner, 43, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016. Matt was born in Athens, Georgia on July 10, 1973. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1992, and then went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was self-employed as a...
Alexandra Mettler
Nov 27, 2016
Alexandra Russell Mettler died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Sunday, the twenty-seventh of November. Alexandra was born on November 17, 1940 in Savannah, GA. She graduated from Savannah Country Day School. She attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Emerson College in Boston, Hunter College in New York City and received a BA in Journalism from Georgia State...
Kay (Everette) Bennett
Nov 27, 2016
Kay Bennett, 69, wife of Dwight P. Bennett, died Sunday, November 27, 2016. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of Nell Craft Everette of Winder and the late Harold Green Everette. She retried from the medical field as a Medical Administrative Assistant. Kay graduated from Truett McConnell College were she majored in Music and was named Miss Truett McConnell...
Daulton Shane Kitchens
Nov 27, 2016
Daulton Shane Kitchens, 18, passed away on November 27, 2016. He is the son of Anthony Shane Kitchens and Emma Chantill Tweedell, and the brother of Dylan Lewis Kitchens. He was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High School, class of 2016. Daulton is survived by his grandmother Mildred McElroy and grandfather Roy Lee Kitchens, Aunt Heidi Tweedell, Uncles and Aunts...
W. Lance Thomason
Nov 27, 2016
Lance Thomason, 98, of Hull, GA passed away on November 27, 2016. He was the son of the Late Ila Free and W.M. Thomason of Cornelia, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife Lillian Y. Thomason whom he loved very dearly for 73 years, his son, Toney Lance Thomason and grandson Andrew Lance Thomason. He was the 5th...
Roberta Sorrow
Nov 26, 2016
Annie Roberta Sorrow, 90, of Colbert, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016. Born in Winterville, she was the daughter of the late Howard Bullock and Eva Halbert Bullock. Mrs. Sorrow wrote poetry for Colbert's Fourth of July Celebration for over 44 years. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Most importantly, she was a wonderful mother and grandmother. In...
Maggie Nell "Nell" Payne
Nov 25, 2016
Nell Payne, 97, of Bogart, died November 25, 2016. Born in White County, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Bert and Maggie Davidson Moore. Mrs. Payne was the widow of Walter Prince Payne and preceded in death by two daughters and son-in-law, Joyce and Eugene Eades and Wera Jackson. She was a longtime member of Bogart United Methodist...
Bessie Indera Jackson
Nov 25, 2016
Visitation Details
Sunday, November 27th, 2016 11:30am - 12:30pm, New Beginning Family Worship Center
Service Details
New Beginning Family Worship Center
Interment Details
Eastview Cemetery
William Alton "Bill" Edwards
Nov 24, 2016
William Alton Edwards, 78, of Watkinsville passed away on November 24, 2016. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he became Director of Recreation for Rockville, MD before moving to Athens. He retired as Associate Director of the State 4-H Extension Service. He spearheaded the formation of Clover & Company musical organization that celebrates 36 years in December. He was instrumental...
Traci Link
Nov 23, 2016
Traci Nichole Link, 47 of Athens, passed away November 23, 2016. She is the daughter of , Jimmy & Peggy Ard. She was a beloved wife, mother and Gigi, and will be sorely missed. Memorial Services are Monday November 28, 2016 4:00pm at Lord & Stephens, East Chapel. Survivors include: Husband, Steven Link; daughter, Jordan (Michael) Ard-Wilderman; brother, Jeff (Tracy)...
Jo B. Whitehead
Nov 23, 2016
Jo B. Whitehead, 81, of Statham, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Paul Brewer and Irma Lou Compton Brewer. Mrs. Whitehead was a longtime member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Charles H. Whitehead; two children, David C. Whitehead and Annette W. Loggins; son-in-law, Calvin Loggins and...
Emma Kate Fordyce
Nov 22, 2016
Emma Kate Fordyce, 96, wife of the late Philip Alexander Fordyce died on November 22, 2016 at home. Born Emma Kate Radford in Hartford, Alabama on April 26, 1920, was the daughter of James Houston Radford and Katie Leona Pouncey Radford. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter Leslie Harriet Fordyce and...
Bryan Patterson
Nov 22, 2016
Bryan E. Patterson passed away suddenly on November 21, 2016 at the age of 47. Bryan was born in Duluth, GA on March 16, 1969 to the late Lawrence E. and Mary C. Patterson of Statham. He was the former owner of Patterson Landscape and Maintenance. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the chapel...
Michael Fowler
Nov 21, 2016
Michael "Mike" Lane Fowler, 68, died November 21, 2016. A native of Dublin, GA, he was a son of the late Bessie Hendricks and H. T. Fowler, Sr. and was also preceded in death by a sister, Felicia Fowler Thompson. Mike graduated from the University of Georgia and taught for thirty years in Madison County and ten years at Athens...
Sue Thompson
Nov 21, 2016
Sue Griffith Thompson, 93, of Athens, died November 21, 2016. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late R.A. (Bob) and Annie Harris Griffith. She was the widow of Allen Costa Thompson and was preceded in death by brothers, Jack and J.W. (Jake) Griffith. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Tuckston United Methodist Church. Survivors include her...
Brandon Carter
Nov 20, 2016
Brandon DeWitt Carter, 36, died November 20, 2016. A native of Conyers, GA, he was a son of Ken and Judy Carter of Conyers. A dedicated family man who especially loved his wife and children, Brandon loved God and enjoyed fellowship with his many friends. He loved Nascar, hunting and camping, the Georgia Bulldogs and experiencing life to the fullest....
Donald Oldham
Nov 20, 2016
Donald C. Oldham, 83, of Colbert, died November 20, 2016. He was a son of the late Kingsley A. and Nancy Bridges and widower of Dorothy Nelle Oldham. Mr. Oldham served with the US Army 11th Airborn Division as a parachutist, 1953-55. He was retired from Oliver Rubber Company and a member of Hull Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter,...
James Dillard Hawkins Sr
Nov 19, 2016
James Dillard Hawkins, Sr. passed away at his home at Cherokee Corner, Arnoldsville, Georgia on November 19, 2016. He was born June 15, 1921 to the late Thaddeus Henry Hawkins, Sr. and Mary Dillard Hawkins at Athens General Hospital and was reported by doctors to be the first baby born there. His mother died there three days later, and he...
Jacqueline Stokely Williford
Nov 19, 2016
Jacqueline Stokely Williford, 96, of Augusta, wife of the late Gordon Williford, passed away on November 19, 2016. Jacqueline was born in Crawford, GA to the late John (Jack) G. Stokely and the late Addie Berry Stokely. She graduated from Crawford High School and the Georgia State College for Women (GSCW). She worked as a secretary for an Augusta bank,...