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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas

Trudy Willey

Trudy Willey

Sep 19, 2014

Mrs. Trudy Willey Descended from North Mississippi's pioneering families, Memphis native Trudy Shepard Willey grew up in Memphis' beautiful Hind Park. As a child, she loved taking her bicycle to see movie serials downtown on Saturdays and later riding her favorite horse Prince of the Pea Vines. An accomplished equestrian, Mrs. Willey retained the grace of an athlete through the...

E. Allen Carter

E. Allen Carter

Sep 18, 2014

E. Allen Carter Bishop Allen Carter, 58, husband of 34 years to Terri Dean Carter, died suddenly, Thursday, September 18, 2014. A native of Byron, GA, he was the son of the late George A. and Ruby Nell Bishop Carter. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Bradley Allen Carter and his grandparents. Allen...

Dana Shellnut

Dana Shellnut

Sep 18, 2014

Dana Shellnut, 43, died September 18, 2014. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST with Rev. Joe Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include her husband, Rodney Shellnut; three children, Andrew (April) Kesler, Kristin Shellnut and Briana Shellnut; parents, Bob and Connie McCurley, brother,...

Merry Christmas (Shedd)  Wright

Merry Christmas (Shedd) Wright

Sep 17, 2014

Visitation Details

Friday, September 19th, 2014 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Lord and Stephens, Danielsville

Service Details

Saturday, September 20th, 2014 2:00pm, Bethel M. Baptist Church

Interment Details

Bethel M. Baptist Church

Marvin E. Shannon

Marvin E. Shannon

Sep 17, 2014

Marvin Ernest Shannon, 75, died September 17, 2014 at his home in Danielsville. He was born to Cecil and Elizabeth Shannon on July 15, 1939. Marvin was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Carolyn D. Shannon. Mr. Shannon served in the United States Coast Guard and was employed with Athens Clarke County Fire Department (Station 1). He...

Paula J. Stevens

Paula J. Stevens

Sep 15, 2014

Paula Stevens Athens Paula J. Stevens passed away September 15, 2014. Born on April 3, 1941 in El Paso Texas she is survived by her two daughters, Mary Magallanez and Michelle Stevens, along with several brothers and sisters and many beloved family members. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Jerome F. Stevens. Graveside service will be held...

Morris Shaffer

Morris Shaffer

Sep 15, 2014

Morris Shaffer, 175 Tara Place, Athens, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at the age of ninety one. He was born December 2, 1922, the son of the late William Henry and Jessie Clyde Shaffer of Montgomery County, Mississippi. He is survived by his wife of sixty one years, Louise, a son, Thomas Michael Shaffer of Athens, and a sister, Ruth...

Jacquelyn J. Maddox

Jacquelyn J. Maddox

Sep 14, 2014

Jacquelyn J. Maddox Athens GA Jacquelyn J. Maddox, 84, of Athens died Sunday, September 14, 2014. Born in Macon GA to the late Abner and Clevie McCarty Johnson, Jacquelyn had spent the last 52 years in Athens. She was a University of Georgia graduate and member of the Phi Mu sorority. Jacquelyn was a member of Athens First United Methodist...

Cynthia Daves

Cynthia Daves

Sep 14, 2014

Cynthia Daves Ila GA Cynthia Daves, of Ila, died Sunday, September 14, 2014. A native of Athens, Cynthia is survived by her husband, Larry Daves, daughters Sandra Salas and Denise Wood, mother Delores Chandler, five siblings, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 21, at Ila...

Georgia Lois Tolbert

Georgia Lois Tolbert

Sep 13, 2014

Georgia Lois Tolbert Bishop Georgia Lois Tolbert, 92, wife of 49 years to the late Cleo Richard Tolbert, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her residence. A native of Watkinsville, she was the daughter of the late William Wesley Giles and Della Christopher Giles and mother to the late Roy Tolbert. Lois had lived in Covington and Conyers prior to...

Marvin Blaine Doster

Marvin Blaine Doster

Sep 7, 2014

Colonel Marvin Blaine Doster, US Army (Retired), 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 7, 2014. Born in Madison County, Marvin was the son of the late Garnett Curtis and Lucy Langford Doster. Marvin received his Bachelor's degree from North Georgia College and Masters Degree in Physical Education from the University of Georgia. He retired...

Sue Ann Hopewell

Sue Ann Hopewell

Sep 7, 2014

Sue Ann Hopewell, 62, died Sunday, September 7, 2014. A native of Liberal, KS, she was the daughter of Robert William Hopewell and the late Betty Mae Hopewell. She retired from the University of Georgia as a Parking Services Supervisor. Survivors include her father, brother, Tom E. (Kathryn) Hopewell of Jefferson, sister, Linda (George) Corbin of Rome, nieces and nephews,...

Charles Wayne Bullock

Charles Wayne Bullock

Sep 6, 2014

Charles Wayne Bullock died Saturday, September 6, 2014. The youngest of two sons, Wayne was born to the late Rufus and Beatrice Shelnutt Bullock in Nashville TN. He traveled the world with his family while his father was in the military, and Wayne in turn served in the United States Army. A 1971 graduate of Oconee High School, he went...

William Edgar "Bill" Young Jr

William Edgar "Bill" Young Jr

Sep 6, 2014

Mr. William Edgar "Bill" Young, Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014. Born November 24, 1927 in Decatur, GA. He was a graduate of Druid Hills High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany as part of the occupation restructuring just after WWII. Upon his return from Germany, he married Martha Anne...

Vince Pearson

Vince Pearson

Sep 5, 2014

Bogart, GA - Jesse Vinson Pearson, 69, died September 5, 2014. Born in Athens, he was a son of the late Harvey N. and Bertie Mae Goodrum Pearson and was also preceded in death by a sister, Annie Ruth Pearson and brother, LeRoy Pearson. Mr. Pearson was a longtime resident of both Athens and Oconee County. Mr. Pearson was a...

Dorothy Sexton Fowler

Dorothy Sexton Fowler

Sep 4, 2014

Atlanta, GA - Dorothy Sexton Fowler, 92, died September 4, 2014. Born in Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Christopher Lonnie and Lillie Mae Miller Sexton and was preceded in death by her husband, Milton R. Fowler (1998). She was a longtime resident of Atlanta where she retired from Cluett Peabody & Co. and was a member...

Sanford Hoyt "Sandy" Butler

Sanford Hoyt "Sandy" Butler

Sep 3, 2014

Sanford Hoyt Butler Hull Sanford "Sandy" Hoyt Butler, 79, husband of Faye McCoy Butler, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his residence. A native and longtime resident of the Athens Area, he was the son of the late Sanford Hoyt Butler, Sr. and Rubye Jones Butler and brother to the late Gloria Butler Cobb. He was a Life Long Real...

Rev. Dalton Carrington

Rev. Dalton Carrington

Sep 2, 2014

Rev. Claude "Dalton" Carrington, 91, a longtime resident of Madison County, GA, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. He served for 35 years in active Baptist ministry in Georgia, North and South Carolina, and 12 years in interim service in the Madison County area. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, from 6:00 until 8:00pm at Lord and Stephens Funeral...

Charles H. Holcomb

Charles H. Holcomb

Sep 2, 2014

Charles H. Holcomb, age 84, of Bishop passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after an extended illness. Mr. Holcomb was born on March 3, 1930, in rural Oconee County, to the late Glenn Alexander Holcomb and Lena Barnett Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb was a farmer and later sheriff of his native Oconee County from 1965 to 1988. In his first year...

Lewis Sanford Tiller

Lewis Sanford Tiller

Sep 1, 2014

Lewis Sanford Tiller Hull Lewis Sanford Tiller, 76, died Monday, September 1, 2014. Born in Lexington, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph C. Tiller and Florence Johnson Tiller. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Faye Carroll Tiller and brothers, Julius and Fred Tiller. He had attended Word of Life Congregational Holiness Church. Survivors include...

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