OBITUARIES

Aug 14, 2014

Athens, GA - Kathleen Browning Kinney, 92, wife of the late Rabun Kinney, died August 14, 2014. Born in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Ruth Peterman Browning. Mrs. Kinney spent the early part of her life in the Diamond Hill Community of Madison County and moved to Athens in 1956. In addition to her parents...

Aug 13, 2014

Service Details

Saturday, August 16th, 2014 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Aug 11, 2014

Florence Spratlin Hardy, 87, was called home by her heavenly father Monday, August 11, 2014. Florence was born in Hull to the late Walter and Hattie Davis Spratlin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Hardy, and brothers Thomas, Harry, Weldon, Sherwood, and Viron Spratlin. Survivors include sisters Viola S. Dillard and Florrie...

Aug 10, 2014

Linda Ann Anderson, 65, died Sunday, August 10, 2014. A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Roy Anderson and Anna Bell Young Anderson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Mike Starnes, brothers, Jackie Thomas Anderson and Lee Roy Anderson and nephew, Mark Anderson. She has worked for...

Aug 10, 2014

Millicent Vaughan Norton, 85, died peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Phoenix, Arizona, with family members by her side. She was born May 30, 1929, in Bartow County, Georgia, the eldest child of Mae Morris and Theodore L. Vaughan, Sr. The family relocated to Oconee County when Millicent was a young teen, and except for a brief time, she...

Aug 9, 2014

Josephine Carithers, 90, died August 9, 2014. Born November 22, 1923 in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Mell and Ola Webb Carithers. She was educated in the public school of Madison and Oglethorpe Counties and graduated from Comer High School in 1940. Mrs. Carithers graduated from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Junior College, Piedmont College and the University of...

Aug 9, 2014

Service Details

Saturday, September 6th, 2014 11:00am, Watkinsville First Baptist Church

Aug 8, 2014

Visitation Details

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST

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Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST

Interment Details

Oconee Memorial Park

Aug 7, 2014

Ronald Dean Linder, age 63, of Covington, died on August 7, 2014. Born in Columbia, SC on March 5, 1951, he was the son of the late Henry and Effie Linder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Cecile Linder. He was a long time employee of Michelin Tire in Covington, having worked there...

Aug 6, 2014

Colbert, GA - Barbara Ann Alewine, 67, died August 6, 2014. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Noah William and Callie Mae Lord Alewine. Ann was retired from Athens Auto Wrecking. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who cared deeply for her family. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 9, 2014 at...

Aug 5, 2014

Greg Coile Stewart, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Son of Coile and Glenda Stewart he is also survived by son, Chad Stewart, brother, Russell Stewart, and two grandchildren, Dakota and Bryson. Funeral service will be held Friday, August 8, at 11:00 at Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Crawford...

Aug 5, 2014

Valerie M. Pink, 74, passed away August 5, 2014. Born in Birmingham, England of the UK, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Tilley Cobb and was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth A. Pink. Mrs. Pink served with the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Memorial services will be Tuesday August 12, 2014 at 11:00am at...

Aug 5, 2014

David W. Poelstra, 68, died August 5, 2014. A native of Chicago, IL, he was son of Vivian Keen Carlough of LaBelle, FL and the late Donald Williams. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, with service during the Vietnam War. He was an active member of American Legion Post 123, Lexington, GA, where he was a past...

Aug 5, 2014

Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Charlotte Jewel Iverson Bailey, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, joining her husband of fifty-five years, Louis Franklin Bailey, Sr. She was the daughter of Alfred and Jewel Shirey Iverson. Having lost both parents as a young child, she and her sister, Mary Iverson Henderson, were fortunate to be raised by their...

Aug 5, 2014

Greensboro, GA - Alzina Loretta Wiencek, 88, died August 5, 2014 at St Mary's Hospice Athens, Georgia. Born in Chicago, where she spent most of her life, she was the widow of Frank Wiencek. Survivors include her children, David Wiencek (Kate), Thomas Wiencek (Mary Beth) and Mary Ann Gonsiorek; grandchildren, Gwen, Ali, John, Matthew and Laura Wiencek and Amy Smit;...

Aug 3, 2014

Entered into rest August 3, 2014, Ernest Neal Gruetter, loving and beloved husband of 44 years to Kathryn Franklin Gruetter. Funeral services will be held at Campus View Church of Christ, 1360 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA, on Thursday at 11:00 am. A life long math educator, he graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and earned his Masters...

Aug 3, 2014

Carlton B. Couch Danielsville Carton B. Couch, 76 of Danielsville passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 due to an extended illness of Pulmonary Fibrosis. A native of Athens, he was the son of the late Harry Bartow Couch, Sr. and Myrtis Elizabeth Doster Couch. He was also preceded in death by his siblings Dean Couch, Harry Bartow Couch, Jr. and...

Aug 3, 2014

Linda Faye Strickland Comer Linda Faye Strickland, 59, died Sunday, August 3, 2014. A native of Royston, GA, she was the daughter of Merlin G. and Willie Genora Bruce Bridges. She was a homemaker and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Ray Thomas Strickland, son, Lee Thomas Strickland of Comer, daughter, Crystal Gail Scoggins...

Aug 3, 2014

Mary Felicia Drake Colbert Mary Felicia Drake, 64, died Sunday, August 3, 2014. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Harold Tony Smith and Mary Katherine Smith. Mary was a Customer Service Representative with Walmart Epps Bridge Road for the last 10 years and had also worked for the Clarke County Schools at Whitehead Elementary School....

Aug 2, 2014

Carol Lynn Newkirk Bogart Carol Lynn Newkirk, 54, died Saturday, August 2, 2014. A native of Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of Mary Ellen Brooks Martin of Watkinsville and the late Benny Ray Newkirk. She was of the Baptist Faith and had worked at Angie's Place. Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Roger Nalley of Bogart,...