Rosetta Irene (Wilson) Lee
Jun 7, 2016
Rosette Irene Lee, 77, of Bogart, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Born in Colgate, Oklahoma she was the daughter of the late Harry Leroy Wilson and Audrey Griffin Wilson. She retired from AT&T as a telephone operator and was a member of the AT&T Telephone Pioneers of America. She volunteered at Scottish Rite for many years. Mrs. Lee enjoyed...
Susan Elizabeth Gray
Jun 6, 2016
Susan Elizabeth Gray, 69 of Athens, passed away June 6, 2016. She was the daughter of the late, Dr. Leroy C. and Katherine Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Robert Teasley. Mrs. Gray was a graduate from Hart County High School in 1965 and later graduated from Forrest College in 1967. She was from Elberton,...
Mary Alice (Whitehead) Canning
Jun 6, 2016
Mary Alice Whitehead Canning, 89, of Athens, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016. A lifelong resident of the area, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Stephens Whitehead and Veona Burger Whitehead. Mrs. Canning was a longtime member of Town and County Garden Club and she attended Cornerstone Church. She owned and operated Peter Pan Child Development Center following...
William Joseph Free
Jun 5, 2016
William J. Free died June 5 of complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Free and Kate Free of Athens. Dr. Free is survived by his son, David, of Chicago, and by his wife, Marya, of Athens. Dr. Free was a faculty member in UGA's Department of English before his retirement; he was awarded...
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
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...
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,...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...