OBITUARIES

Nov 7, 2012

Patsy Ann Drake Stephens, age 64, of Hull, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Survivors include her son, David (Deborah) Osborne; father, Luther Drake; sisters, Susan Drake, Alice Sorrell, and Debbie LeSueur; brothers, David and Roy Drake; and grandchildren, Deanna, Ashley, and Jacob Osborne. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, at Macedonia Holiness Church....

Nov 5, 2012

Juliet Kennerly Cox, 92, died Monday, November 05, 2012. A native of Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Orion and Mariam Stewart Kennerly and wife of the late James B. Cox. She retired from the Clarke County Health Department after more than 20 years and was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Cox was a...

Nov 5, 2012

Mary Myrtle Hill Stoudenmire Engler, age 97, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday evening November 4, 2012. Mary was born in Laurel, Mississippi on September 12, 1915. She was one of four children. Mary was a native of Uniontown, Alabama, where she worked at the local Winn Dixie and served on the city council for many years....

Nov 4, 2012

Lisa Kay Ward, 53, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of Martha Bridges Ward Daniel of Athens and the late Weyman Thomas Ward. She graduated from Oconee County High School in 1976, UGA Terry College of Business and Air Force ROTC program in 1980. Later she attained a Masters of Science and...

Nov 4, 2012

Ila Turner McDonald, age 91 of Athens, passed away Sunday, November 04, 2012 following a period of declining health. Mrs. McDonald was born in Greene County, GA on November 08, 1920 to George Henry and Francis Dye Turner. Mrs. McDonald worked for many years in the insurance industry as a claims director, but she will be remembered most of all...

Nov 3, 2012

Sally Ruth Stephens, age 73, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. A native of Royston, Ga., she was the daughter of the late John and Mirtie Mae Dove. Survivors include her husband of fifty- four years, Newell V. Dove, children Johnny Lanier Stephens Sr., and Bobby Lamar Stephens. Three sisters; Romell Kittle, Carolyn Crider, and Lavonia Hardman, Two brothers; Lester and...

Nov 3, 2012

George Washington Payne died November 3, 2012. A native of Athens, he was a son of the late Ralph and Edna Payne and the widower of Gayzelle Smith Payne. He was a painter, farmer and a veteran of the United States Army. Funeral services will be Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church. Interment will be...

Nov 1, 2012

Charles Dennis Hemphill, 58, died November 1, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of Mary Jeanette Dawkins Hemphill of Stephens and the late Douglas Nash Hemphill, Sr. Mr. Hemphill was a devoted member of Salem Baptist Church. He deeply loved his family and friends. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his...

Oct 31, 2012

Visitation Details

Friday, November 2nd, 2012 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST

Oct 31, 2012

Visitation Details

Friday, November 2nd, 2012 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST

Service Details

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 10:00am, Grace Fellowship

Interment Details

Oconee Memorial Park

Oct 28, 2012

Oct 28, 2012

Caroline Tolbert, 52, passed away October 28, 2012. She is preceded in death by her father, Bobby Lee Hughes. Survivors include her mother, Helga Pruitt; daughter, Pamela Leigh Tolbert; siblings, Christina (Michael) Kimbler, Rebecca Patterson, and Linda Russell Haley; paternal grandmother, Pat Tolbert; and beloved pets, Ivan, Fletcher, Hal, Gracie, Lilly, and Toby. Memorial services will be held at 11AM...

Oct 28, 2012

Visitation Details

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Service Details

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, EAST

Oct 26, 2012

Marjorie Harris, 91, wife of the late Orell S. Harris, died on Friday, October 26, 2012. A native of Decatur, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Archie S. and Jessie Lee Vogan Goforth. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Edris Tomlinson; brother, Henry Goforth; granddaughter, Jessica Hanna; and great-grandchildren,...

Oct 24, 2012

Dr. Oh B. Kwon, 76, of Statham, Ga., passed this life peacefully at this home on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, surrounded by his family. Dr. Kwon was born in Seoul, Korea, and immigrated to the United States in 1967 on a medical training scholarship. After completing his training at the Medical College of Georgia, he settled in Athens, Georgia and...

Oct 24, 2012

Martha C. Godfrey, 81, of Hull, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Mrs. Godfrey was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Godfrey Sr., and her parents, William and Mamie Aaron. Survivors include her children, Joy (Mitchell) Meadow, Barbara Godfrey, and Robert Godfrey Jr.; grandchildren, Mitchell (Dorothy) Meadow and Megan Meadow (Clint Pruitt); and great-grandchild, Brody Meadow. The family will...

Oct 24, 2012

Pauline Sorrow Cloud, 66, passed away October 24, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, Dewey Sorrow, and brother, George Sorrow. Survivors include her mother, Glayds Baxter Parsons; children, Dewey Anglin (Cindy), Bobby J. Toole (Tillie), Sharon D. Hussey (Michael), Stephanie L. Lopez, and Della R. Lopez (Sergio); siblings, Darlene Sorrow, Jimmy Sorrow, Sallie Sorrow, Deborah Minish, Wayne...

Oct 23, 2012

Charles Pettigrew died suddenly Tuesday night of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Watkinsville home of his parents Claude Owen and Jean Melnora Pettigrew, where he had been providing supportive care for them in their old age. He was preceded in death by his youngest brother, Ronald Ray and two nephews. He is survived by his parents, his brother Richard...

Oct 22, 2012

Walter Scroggins Jackson, 81, died October 22, 2012. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Sylvan and Mozell Archer Jackson. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 12:00PM at Brown Chapel with Rev. Buford Lockman and Rev. Billy Owensby officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include his wife:...

Oct 21, 2012

Anita Sams Holton of Athens, widow of the late Robert Fulmer Holton, passed away October 21, 2012. Mrs. Holton was born in Athens, July 11, 1933, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dobbs Sams. She was educated at Mount Vernon Junior College and the University of Georgia where she was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority, Mrs. Holton...