Candace Todd
Sep 10, 2016
Candace Coles Yelton Todd died Saturday, September 10, after a long battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband Garry Todd (Athens, GA), her sons and their families, Jared and Becky Yelton (Ella) (West Jefferson, NC), Adam and Sarah Yelton (Hunter, Bella, Corinne, and Robert) (Athens, GA), her stepdaughters and their families, Heather and Tyler Mahaffey (Mason, Mercer,...
Sue Mealor
Sep 9, 2016
Sue Mealor, 85, died Friday, September 9, 2016. A native of Dahlonega, GA, she was the daughter of the late Brown Walker and Kate Patton Walker. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Bessie Lee and Kenneth Walker and granddaughter, Tabitha Murray. She was a homemaker and had attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Turnerville, GA. Survivors include...
Marion Baxter
Sep 9, 2016
Marion Baxter, born July 24th, 1963 passed away on Sept. 9th, 2016. She was born in Macon, Ga. to Jan and Don Baxter. She was the youngest of five children. She lived with her sister and brother- in-law, Barbara and Joseph Yuhas of Colbert. Other siblings are Sue Alewine of Athens, Ken Baxter of Milledgeville and Rose Berger of Farmersville,...
Janet Alice (Lindsay) Foell
Sep 8, 2016
Janet Alice Lindsay Foell, 77, of Watkinsville, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Elwood Lindsay and Jennie Caster Lindsay. Mrs. Foell was the current President of the Council on Auxiliaries/Volunteers of the Georgia Hospital Association. She was Past President of the Athens Regional Volunteer Auxiliary, and current hospital volunteer at...
Carl Lee Epps
Sep 8, 2016
Carl Lee Epps, 84, went home to be with the LORD, September 8, 2016. Born in Clarke County, he was a son of the late Willie Richard and Frances Dover Epps and preceded in death by his siblings, Parks (Mary) Epps and Edna (Guy) Rogers. Mr. Epps served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and was retired from...
John Terrell Chandler
Sep 6, 2016
John Terrell (Terry) Chandler, 68, died September 6, 2016. Born Jully 5, 1948, he was the son of the late John Henry Chandler and Quilla Mae Bray Chandler. He worked as a front end man for 42 years at Whelchel Alignment and Brakes. He was preceded in death by his wife Dianne Bonner Chandler. Survivors include one son, Johnny Chandler,...
LaVerne (Wellens) Marshall
Sep 5, 2016
LaVerne Frances Wellens Marshall, passed away at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville, Georgia, on September 5, 2016, following a courageous battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare neurological disorder. The daughter of Theodore R. and Frances L. Wellens, she was born on February 22, 1935 in Montgomery County, Maryland, and lived there until she left to attend and graduate from...
Mark Fite
Sep 4, 2016
Mark Everett Fite, born January 18, 1924, the youngest of six children, to Joe and Dora Fite at their family farm in Nunley, Arkansas, died September 4, 2016. He was married for over 67 years to Patty Sue (Hensley) from the nearby community of Eagleton, Ark. Mark and Pat have three children and five grandsons. They have made their home...
Jo Anne Dickerson
Sep 4, 2016
Jo Anne Dickerson, 84 of Hull, passed away September 4, 2016. She was the daughter of the late, Robert & Zella Fleeman. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was retired after over 35 years with General Times. Mrs. Dickerson was preceded in death by Husband, Lonnie Dickerson; brothers, Robert & Johnny Fleeman; sister, Martha Stewart; grandson,...
Betty Tate DeLorme
Sep 2, 2016
Betty Rush Tate DeLorme, of Milledge Circle, Athens, Georgia, died September 1, 2016. She was the oldest daughter of the late Melvin Greyson Tate, Sr. and the late Esther Hammett Tate, and the stepdaughter of the late Mary Jim Horton Tate. She was preceded in death by her only brother, Melvin Greyson Tate, Jr. Ms. DeLorme was born in Greenwood,...
Todd Motter Miller
Sep 2, 2016
Todd Motter Miller, age 84, of Athens, GA, devoted husband, loving father, and follower of Christ, died September 2, 2016 after a long illness. He was beloved by his family for his generosity, hearty laugh and quick wit. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Vernie; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Janie Miller, Raleigh, NC; son and...
Mary Pharr
Sep 1, 2016
Mary B. Pharr, 85, of Athens, GA, died peacefully on September 1, 2016. She was born in Forsythe County, educated in Gwinnett County schools, and graduated from Dacula High School. Upon graduation, she immediately went to work with GMAC in Atlanta. In 1949, she was baptized at Ivy Creek Baptist Church. She remained true to her Baptist faith for the...
Don Dressel
Sep 1, 2016
Donald A. Dressel, Sr. of Comer, GA passed away on Thursday September 1st, 2016 at the age of 83. Don battled cancer with his family and friends at his side. Throughout, he showed an amazing balance of grace and grit, living life to the fullest for several years longer than expected before God called him home. Don spent his childhood...
Katherine Sims Burrell
Sep 1, 2016
Katherine Sims Burrell, age 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 1, 2016, after a short illness. Her strong faith in Jesus Christ gave her the strength to persevere through the challenges of old age. Born in Oglethorpe County, GA., to the late Charles Emory Sims and Harriet (Hattie) Whitehead Sims. She was preceded in death...
John Waters
Aug 31, 2016
John S. Waters, 74, of Athens, loving husband, father, grandfather, and coach passed away on August 31, 2016. Born March 7, 1942 to J.S. and Evelyn Waters in Reidsville, GA. He graduated from Claxton High School as a three sport letterman. He later earned B.S. and M. Ed. Degrees, as well as two athletic letters, from Georgia Southern University. In...
Dallas Glen Gose
Aug 30, 2016
Dallas Glen Gose passed away on August 30, 2016 in Commerce, Georgia. Dallas was born on December 2, 1930 in Monroe Michigan, the son of Glen and Ethel (Owen) Gose, originally of Union County, Tennessee. Dallas graduated from Monroe High School and subsequently joined the armed forces in the Korean War. Upon his return home, Dallas completed a degree in...
Mamie Sue (Roberts) Chandler
Aug 30, 2016
Mamie Sue Roberts Chandler, 83, of Danielsville, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Born in Comer, she was the daughter of the late John David Roberts and Anna Dove Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard J. Chandler. Survivors include her children, Wayne (Lydia) Chandler and Stacy (Andrea) Chandler; siblings, Louise Hardeman...
William Woodruff Wright Jr
Aug 28, 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...
Thomas Johnson
Aug 28, 2016
Thomas Johnson, 76, of Athens, died Sunday, August 28, 2016. Tom was born in Coshocton, Ohio to the late Arthur and Lucille Johnson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings, James Johnson, Fredrick Johnson, Cora Thornsley, Pat Laffertty, Paul Johnson, Arthur Johnson, and infant sister Joanne Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Ana...
Jimmy E. Pridgen Sr
Aug 27, 2016
Jimmy E. Pridgen, Sr. (September 1, 1945) met Jesus and began his dance on streets of gold Saturday, August 27, 2016. Jimmy is survived by his wife of 5 years, Karen Pridgen of Comer, GA; his daughter, Lisa and husband, Jim Carpenter; his son, Jay Pridgen and wife, Sonja of Hull, Ga; his siblings, Margaret (Sezai) Gursel, Sam (Brenda) Pridgen...