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Earnest Lee Weaver
Mar 6, 2013
Earnest Lee Weaver age, 62 of Hull passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was employed with Tommy James for 41 years, and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Weaver is preceded in death by his parents Milton and Ruby Carter Weaver, and wife Rita Whitley Weaver, brothers Carlton Weaver, Randy Weaver and Rubin Weaver,...
Sara Holcomb Maxey
Mar 5, 2013
Sara Glenn Holcomb Maxey, 89, died March 5, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn Alexander and Lena Barnett Holcomb and was the widow of Joseph Dawson Maxey. Mrs. Maxey graduated from Watkinsville High School and was a homemaker for most of her life. She was a longtime and dedicated...
Joseph Donald Comfort
Mar 1, 2013
Joseph Donald Comfort, 76, husband of Barbara Comfort, died Friday, March 1, 2013. A native of Washington, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Laura Staniford Comfort. He retired from Jenmar Corporation and attended First Presbyterian Church of Athens. Mr. Comfort attended the University of Georgia and played three seasons of football 1955-1957 for the University. Survivors...
Norma Phyllis (Allsopp) Ward
Mar 1, 2013
Norma Phyllis Allsopp Ward, 87, died Friday, March 1, 2013. A native of Gainesville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Norma Ethel Gay Allsopp. She was a graduate of Florida State College for Women, receiving her AB in Art History in 1949. She was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency and was prominent among the...
Joyce Marie Zeh
Mar 1, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Marie Zeh, 74 of Athens, passed away March 1, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Zeh was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Ann Majewski. She was retired as the co-owner of Graphic Prep. A Memorial service will be Saturday, March 9, 2013 2:00pm at Lord & Stephens, West chapel , Rev. Jon Messarra officiating. The...
Bruce Robert Warner
Mar 1, 2013
Bruce Robert Warner, 69, died Friday, March 1, 2013. Mr. Warner was born June 26, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. He served his county in the US Navy, was Project Manager at Westgroup and Electrical Engineer at the Georgia Center. Mr. Warner was a Mason and a Shriner. Survivors include his wife Shirley Warner; children: Danelle Awtrey of Austin, TX,...
Nannie Sue (Anderson) Michael
Feb 27, 2013
Mrs. Nannie Sue Anderson Michael, 93, passed away at home following a period of declining health. Mrs. Michael was born in Lithonia, GA on September 9, 1919 to J.J. and Janie Campbell Anderson. She was a homemaker and will always be remembered for special and loving mother and friend. Mrs. Michael was preceded in death by her parents as well...
Michael Hutchens Mize
Feb 27, 2013
Michael Hutchens Mize age 61 died Wednesday February 27, 2013. A native of Fulton Co. Mr. Mize was the son of the late Clifford Edgar and Margaret Hutchens Mize. Mr. Mize was a Sales Rep with Home Depot and was a Navy Veteran. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:00 pm at Lord and Stephens, East Chapel. Burial will...
John David Edwards
Feb 25, 2013
John David Edwards, 36, died Monday, February 25, 2013. A native of Athens, he was the son of Ken and Rita Edwards of Athens. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents George W. Marlow and Margaret F. Marlow and paternal grandfather Emory H. Edwards. David was a school bus driver for the Oconee County Board of Education. He...
Kajal Dinesh Patel
Feb 25, 2013
Kajal Dinesh Patel, 13, of Athens, GA, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013 at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta after losing her long battle with an auto immune disorder. She was surrounded by her family and embraced with the love of her entire community. Kajal is best known as the sixth grade student who inspired her classmates to defy all...
Billy Melton
Feb 23, 2013
Mr. James William "Billy" Melton, 83, of Hull, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Mr. Melton was born in Oglethorpe County on May 12, 1929 and lived most of his life in Clarke County. He was the son of the late Gordon Melton and Nettie Bradley Melton. He is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Sue O'Kelley Melton;...
Dollie (Hopkins) Jarrett
Feb 23, 2013
Dollie Jarrett, 92, died February 23, 2013. A native of Woodstock, GA, she was a daughter of the late Jervice Felton and Beulah Mae Clay Hopkins. Mrs. Jarrett was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Jarrett and daughter, Vanessa Shonhor. Graveside services will be Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Georgia Memorial Park, Marietta, GA. Survivors include...
Mary Jean Crawford
Feb 22, 2013
Mary Jeanette Crawford (age 99) of Little Rock, Arkansas, and most recently of Athens, Georgia went to be with the Lord February 22, 2013 after a short illness. Jeanette was born on December 28, 1913 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Mina and Jess Henson. She married the love of her life Guy Crawford on February 22, 1934. Their marriage of seventy...
Michael Morgan
Feb 22, 2013
After a long fought battle with cancer, Michael Lawson Morgan passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 3:00 pm at Bethlehem First United Methodist Church Bethlehem, Ga., immediately followed by a reception and celebration of his life at The Georgia Club, Statham, Ga. Mr. Morgan, son of Mr. Lehman...
Martha Elizabeth (Spratlin) Miller
Feb 22, 2013
Martha Elizabeth Spratlin Miller, 92 of Savannah, Georgia went peacefully Friday February 22, 2013 to be with her Lord and Savior. She was well taken care of for the past 10 years by the staff of Westview Nursing and Rehab in Port Wentworth, Ga. Ms. Miller was the daughter of the late Pelham L. and Martha Strother Spratlin. Ms. Miller...
Mac Dunn Bryan
Feb 19, 2013
Mac Dunn Bryan, 58, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. A native of Panama City, FL and reared in Blakely, GA, he was the son of Sara Jean Bryan Thompson of Blakely and the late Edsel Wayne Bryan, Sr. Mac retired after 35 years in retail sales managament: 25 years with Winn Dixie and ten years between Lowes and Academy. After...
Bessie Mae (Smith) Paradise
Feb 19, 2013
Bessie Mae Paradise passed away February 19, 2013. Bessie Mae Paradise was born July 21, 1908 in Wilkes County, GA. She was the daughter of the late Walton Smith and Lucy Bailey Smith and was preceded in death by her husband, Mark Anderson Paradise, Sr. Mrs. Paradise was the oldest living member of Salem Baptist Church, where she was very...
Marion Odell Perry
Feb 18, 2013
Marion Odell Perry, age 67, of Bogart, died on Monday, February 18, 2013. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Perry was the son of the late Odell and Kennieth Murray Perry. He was retired from American Linen Company. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Teresa Witcher Perry; children, Dane Noell Perry and Wendy Ellen Perry; grandchildren, Anna, Carolyn, Kathleen,...
Peter Anthony Conway
Feb 17, 2013
Peter Anthony Conway, 72, died February 17, 2013. A native of Indiana, PA, he was the son of the late John A. and Ollie Uncapher Conway. He was a member of Campusview Church of Christ, retired as a manager from K-Mart after 27 years and had also worked at Durham Town. Survivors include his children: Kevin Conway of Winterville, Sherre...
Willie Mae (Taylor) Compton
Feb 16, 2013
Willie Mae Compton, 91, wife of the late Thomas Dorsey Compton, died Saturday, February 16, 2013. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late R. G. and Flora Lockman Taylor. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son Weyman Compton, one brother, two sisters and one grandson. She was...
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