Harry Granger Fancher
Sep 21, 2016
Hull, GA - Harry Granger Fancher at 7:32AM on September 21, 2016, our beloved husband and father, Harry Fancher, passed away peacefully in the presence of family at his home in Hull, GA, after losing a 9�month battle with cancer. Harry was 78 years old. Harry Fancher was born in Norwalk, CT, on December 22, 1937. He was the first...
Buddy Logan
Sep 21, 2016
Lewis Benjamin "Buddy" Logan, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by this family September 21, 2016. Buddy, a lifelong resident of Madison County, was the son of the late Jowett and Betty Morris Logan of Colbert. He graduated from Madison County High School in 1963 where he played baseball, lettered in football, and was an FFA officer. He was a long-standing...
Saxton R. Gaskin Jr
Sep 20, 2016
Saxton R. Gaskin, Jr., 87, of Athens, died September 20, 2016. Born in Savannah, he was the son of the late Saxton R., Sr. and Sara NeSmith. He was a member of Kiwanis, a pilot with AOPA and served with the Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Glenda...
William Michael "Mike" Hillsman
Sep 20, 2016
William Michael "Mike" Hillsman, 67, of Colbert, GA, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late Joe Maxey Hillsman and Lona Mae Robinson Hillsman and brother to the late Alice Durden. Mike retired from Athens Regional Medical Center as a HVAC Mechanic. He served his county in the US Army during Vietnam and...
Robert Somers
Sep 19, 2016
Robert L. Somers, 69, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. He was born on August 14, 1947 in Greensboro, North Carolina and lived in Athens, Georgia since 1990. He is preceded in death by his father Vernon L. Somers, his mother Violet Murphy Somers and his brother William Somers. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Jackson Somers;...
Leslie Todd Neal
Sep 19, 2016
Leslie Todd Neal, of Hull, died Monday, September 19, 2016. Born in Quitman, GA, he was the son of Betty Jean (Hans) Guenther of Hull and the late Paul W. Neal. Mr. Neal was the current Purchasing Manager with Peterson Spring where he had been employed for 39 years and former member of the Madison County Board of Education having...
Maria "Charo" Pozo-Hurtado
Sep 19, 2016
Charo Pozo-Hurtado, 47, of Lima, Perú, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016. Born in Lima, she was the daughter of the late René Pozo-Vildoso and Consuelo Hurtado-Roque. Mrs. Pozo-Hurtado loved teaching and helping others, but most of all, she loved her family profoundly. Survivors include her husband, Jorge García-Granados; two children, Valeria García-Pozo and Daniel García-Pozo; her mother, Consuelo Hurtado-Roque;...
Laura Rogers
Sep 19, 2016
Laura Nell Rogers, 86 of Comer, passed away September 19, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Preston & Maddie Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Duke Rogers, sons, Henry & Billy Rogers, brothers and sister, Dan, Benny & Tommy Wilson and Frances Welch. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 11:00AM at...
George Arthur Garrison
Sep 18, 2016
George Arthur Garrison, 72 of Watkinsville, GA passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born April 28, 1944 in Athens, GA to Jack and Felecia Garrison. He met his wife, Catherine "Kitty" Elizabeth Smith in 1964 while serving in the United States Navy in Jacksonville, FL. They were married on June 5,...
Phyllis Ward
Sep 17, 2016
Phyllis Ward, 73, died September 17, 2016. A native of Royston, GA, she was a daughter of the late Marshall and Bonnie Cromer Roach and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy Bruce. She was employed with the University of Georgia for many years and was named Secretary of the Year in 1980. Funeral services will be Tuesday,...
Maxie Jasper Hubbard
Sep 16, 2016
Maxie Jasper Hubbard of Cumming and Athens, Georgia, passed away on September 16, 2016, after a long illness. Born on September 30, 1928, he was preceded in death by his mother and father, Irene and Toy Hubbard; his sister, Eunice Hubbard Bennett; mother- and father-in-law, Anderson and Bertie (Akins) Holtzclaw; brother-in-law, Edward Holtzclaw; sister-in-law, Barbara Jean Holtzclaw Turner, and brother-in-law,...
Grady McCannon
Sep 16, 2016
Grady Dell McCannon, 64, of Hartwell, died Friday, September 16, 2016. Grady was born in Athens to the late Stewart and Ilene O'Kelley McCannon and raised in Crawford GA. He retired from Snow Tire Company after many years of service. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Harvey McCannon. Grady is survived by his...
Floyd James Smigiel
Sep 16, 2016
Floyd Smigiel, 68, of Watkinsville, GA, died at his home on September 16, 2016. Born November 15, 1948, in Saginaw, Michigan, he served in the United States Air Force and as a police officer. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo, 4 sons, David, Andy, Floyd and Jason, 3 stepsons, Mike, Jim and Jeff and 8 grandchildren. The family...
Alan Grindle
Sep 16, 2016
Jeffrey Alan Grindle of Athens, GA unexpectedly passed away Friday evening, September 16th, at the age of 56. Alan was born to Billy H. Grindle and Willie (Nation) Grindle on January 6, 1960. He attended Roosevelt high school in Atlanta. After moving to Athens in 1994, he worked as a master mechanic at Tyner Truck and Auto Repair until his...
Judith Smith Wright
Sep 15, 2016
In early 1956, two young people named Judie Smith and Bill Wright were married with all the hope and joy that goes with true love. Bill a sailor from Jackson Georgia, who served in the Korean War, and his beloved Judie, of Conyers, Georgia, were blessed by their loved ones including Bill's mother, Gertrude Rowlenson Wright, now deceased, and Bill's...
Donna Davis
Sep 13, 2016
Donna "MaMaw" Davis was born August 5, 1953 to Benjamin and Irene Swancy who preceded her in death. God took her home on September 14, 2016, in her home in Loganville, Georgia. She was survived by her Spouse of 44 years, Randall Davis, Daughter Brandi Flippin and her Husband Shane, Grandchildren Matthew, Sarah, Jacob and JP; Son Dustin Davis, his...
Charlotte Elaine Alewine
Sep 13, 2016
Charlotte Elaine Alewine, 61, of Danielsville, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the late Grady Hoover Allen and Don Nelle McElroy Allen. Mrs. Alewine loved hunting and fishing, but most importantly, she loved her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Judy Sellers and Tammy...
Blake Tyler Evans
Sep 13, 2016
Text: Blake Tyler Evans, 30, of Winterville, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Miami, FL, Blake was the son of Bill Evans of Key Largo, FL, and Bonnie Evans of Winterville, GA. He was self-employed construction worker currently working in Breckenridge, CO. Blake loved the outdoors where he was able to camp, hike and fish. Survivors in addition to...
Gerald Obe Faulkner
Sep 13, 2016
Gerald Obe Faulkner, 70, of Colbert, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Colbert, he was the son of the late Roy Amon Faulkner and Allie Mae Melton Faulkner. He enjoyed gardening, working in his yard and riding to the mountains. Most importantly, Mr. Faulkner loved his granddaughters. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
James Larry Odom
Sep 12, 2016
James "Larry" Odom, 72, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 12, 2016. He had been ill for a long while, suffering from complications of diabetes. Larry was the son of the late Frank and Willie Nelms Odom. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Glenda Scarboro Odom. A daughter, Mia O....