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Janice Meadow Farris
Sep 26, 2015
Janice Meadow Farris, 69, wife of Bill Farris, died Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Florine Meadow and mother to the late Suzanne Nash. Janice retired from the Georgia Center at the University of Georgia. In addition to her husband, survivors include her brother: Bill Meadow; and family brothers and...
Juda Evelyn (McGee) Smaltz
Sep 26, 2015
Juda Evelyn McGee Smaltz, 71, wife of R. Bradley Smaltz, died Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born in Jamestown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frances A. McGee and Julia Elizabeth McCallum McGee and sister to the late Thomas and Theodore McGee. She retired from Duke Reality as an Accounting Specialist and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic...
Margaret Matilda Hansford
Sep 25, 2015
Margaret Berryman Hansford, 95, wife of the late Roscoe Albert Hansford, died Friday, September 25, 2015. Born in Oglethorpe County on February 2, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Meade and Neily Barber Berryman and was also preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters. She was a homemaker, member of Hull Baptist Church and loyal member...
Steve R. Cowart
Sep 25, 2015
Steve R. Cowart, 62 of Center, passed away September 24, 2015. He was born February 5, 1952 to the late, Grady Russell Cowart & Betty Lorene Pearson Cowart. Steve worked for BILO on North Ave in Athens, GA for 17 years and was loved by all who knew him. Funeral Services Sunday September 27, 2015 2:00pm at Lord & Stephens,...
Helen L. McArthur
Sep 24, 2015
Helen Elizabeth Long McArthur, 88, of Athens, Georgia, died peacefully September 24, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, December 19, 1926, to Malcolm Johnstone Long, Sr. and Helen Elizabeth Stewart Long. She graduated from Girl's High School of Atlanta and attended Shorter College. On July 21, 1945, Helen married Lt. j.g. W. C. McArthur...
M. Smith "Smitty" Griffith
Sep 21, 2015
Athens, GA - Longtime Athens resident, Smitty Griffith, died Monday, September 21, 2015, after an extended illness. She was born September 16, 1923, in Stanly County, NC, to James Lemuel and Mollie Bruton Smith. Smitty moved to Athens from Atlanta in 1961 and began dedicating herself to causes benefitting the University of Georgia and the Athens community. She served as...
W.C. "Smitty" Smith
Sep 20, 2015
W.C. "Smitty" Smith, 90, of Athens, died Sunday, September 20, 2015. He was born in Oglethorpe County to the late Carl Samuel and Ruby Mae Thomas Smith of Enterprise GA. W.C. was a graduate of Meson Academy and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific on the USS Burleson. He retired from Southern Bell after thirty-seven years...
James A. Forrester
Sep 20, 2015
James A. Forrester, 76, of Lexington, died Sunday, September 20, 2015. A native of Oglethorpe County, James was born to the late James Dennis and Haddie Jewel Forrester. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a son, James A. Forrester Jr. He is survived by his wife, Frances Tiller Forrester, sons, Roy Forrester (Amy) and James...
Wanda Joyce Lee
Sep 20, 2015
Wanda Joyce Lee, 71 of Watkinsville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She was born in Clewiston, Florida on January 8, 1944 of the late Clarence Melvin and Hilda Anna (Wilder) Lee. She grew up in Lake Harbor, Florida. She graduated from Belle Glade High School in 1962. In 2007, Mrs. Lee and her husband, Billy retired and...
Jeanette Houseworth
Sep 19, 2015
Jeanette Strawn Houseworth passed away September 19, 2015, surrounded by her family. Jeanette was born December 20, 1923 in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania to Anna Rachael and Paul William Strawn. She was a dedicated member of St. John United Church of Christ in Riegelsville, PA, where she served on the consistory and as treasurer. She graduated from Easton High School in 1941,...
Mitch Huff
Sep 19, 2015
James Mitchell "Mitch" Huff, 64, died September 19, 2015. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of the late Herschel Edgar and Sarah Dudley Huff. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he retired after twenty-five years with Athens Clarke County, After retirement, he continued to work at R. A. Dudley Nurseries in Thomson, GA, which his grandfather...
F. Boyd Andrews
Sep 19, 2015
Francis Boyd Andrews, 81, died September 19, 2015. Boyd was born in Osyka, Mississippi on March 26, 1934. He was the son of Robert Sitmon Andrews and Althea Andrews. Boyd is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Marilyn, and his children, Andrea Fraser (Curt) of Buford, GA; Randy Andrews (Karin) of Watkinsville, GA; and Kevin Andrews (Susan) of Fresno,...
Doris Lunsford
Sep 19, 2015
Doris McManious Lunsford, 88, died September 19, 2015. A native of Columbus, she the last surviving child of the late Joe H. and Eva Geiger McManious. She was the widow of Raymond Lee Lunsford and preceded in death by 3 brothers. Mrs. Lunsford was a member of Trinity Temple Assembly of God. Graveside services will be Monday, September 21, 2015...
Cokey Elder
Sep 19, 2015
Courtney "Cokey" Mathews Elder, Sr., 69, died September 19, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospice House after a lengthy illness. Mr. Elder was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was born in Watkinsville, Georgia on February 25, 1946. He was a son of the late Robert Daniel "Jack" Elder, Sr. and Elizabeth Mathews Elder. Mr. Elder was preceded in death...
Arthur J Olson
Sep 18, 2015
Arthur J. Olson, 79, of Statham, GA passed away suddenly September 18, 2015. Born in Chicago, IL and raised in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Arthur J., Sr. and Myrtle Ringman Olson. Mr. Olson was a graduate of Westminster College, Fulton, MO, where he attended on a golf scholarship and was a proud member of...
Gloria Gladys Miles
Sep 17, 2015
Gloria Gladys Miles, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 17, 2015, after a valiant battle with cancer. Gloria was born November 30, 1931, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Derbyshire Miles and her father, Joy Christian Miles. Gloria is survived by her sister, Jean Miles Merrick-Smith and brother-in-law, Clifton Smith from Indianapolis; her longtime...
Dr. James B Weaver
Sep 16, 2015
Dr. James B. Weaver, III, of Atlanta passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 16. Jim was born January 23, 1956 in Athens, Georgia; the only child of Dr. J.B. Weaver, Jr and the late Betty D. Weaver. Jim earned his bachelor of science in agricultural communication and master of arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Georgia...
Elizabeth Morris "Betty" Logan
Sep 16, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Morris Logan, 97, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Daughter of the late James Redden and Annie Sharp Morris, Betty was a native of Colbert. Betty loved to quilt and to be out in the garden with her flowers, and was a member of Colbert Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Nolan Malcolm
Sep 15, 2015
Nolan Malcolm, 79, died September 15, 2015. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of the late Martha Grace Marable and Ned Nolan Malcolm. He was also preceded in death by a twin brother, Rolan Malcolm. Mr. Malcolm retired from the U.S. Forestry Service and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He attended Bishop Baptist Church...
Loyal Trevor Price
Sep 15, 2015
Loyal Trevor Price, 39, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Born in Simpsonville, SC, he was a native of Madison County and he was the son of Trevor Loyal Price and Helen Rebecca Walls Price and his second mom, Felisha Allen. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Loyal Preston Price and Beatrice Gertrude Price, maternal grandparents, George William...
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