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Martha Ida Tyner

Martha Ida Tyner

Jun 14, 2012

Martha Ida Tyner, age 86, died Thursday June 14, 2012. A native of Madison County GA, Mrs. Tyner was the daughter of the late Rev. D.H. Kesler, Sr. and Mammie Pritchett Kesler. Mrs. Tyner is preceded in death by her husband William Dwaine Tyner and a grandchild, Lee Tyner. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 2:00...

Stephen Edward Woodall

Stephen Edward Woodall

Jun 14, 2012

Stephen Edward Woodall, 56, died June 14, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Washington, DC, he was the son of Obyne Armour of Hull, GA and the late Thomas Edward Woodall. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Hurxel (Beulah) Woodall and Melvin (Cyble) Mullins. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 16, 2012 at...

Ronald Culver Walters

Ronald Culver Walters

Jun 12, 2012

Ronald Culver Walters, 86, died June 12, 2012. A native of Sheridan, WY, he was a son of the late Chester Roland and Olive Culver Walters. He was a retired computer programmer and had lived in this area since 2005. He was especially proud of his service in the United States Navy. Funeral services will be Monday, June 18, 2012...

Joe Paul Sanders

Joe Paul Sanders

Jun 6, 2012

oe Paul Sanders, 90, of Danielsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Wannie and Icie Sanders. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Tammy. He was a member of Union Baptist Church, served his country in the US Army and was...

Eula Mae Walden

Eula Mae Walden

Jun 5, 2012

Eula Mae Walden died June 5, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Walden and two daughters, Mary Helen Lowry and Fannie Reese. Graveside services will be Friday, June 8, 2012 at 11:00 am at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include three children, John F. Walden of Hull, Sue Walden of Athens and Margie Montgomery of Jacksonville,...

Paul Edward "Buzz" Hammond

Paul Edward "Buzz" Hammond

Jun 5, 2012

Paul Edward "Buzz" Hammond, 49, died June 5, 2012. Born in Maryville, TN, he has made his home in Athens since 1976. He was the son of Pat Hammond (Linda) of Arnoldsville and the late Patricia Gayle Dalton. Buzz was a longtime Athens musician, playing with bands that included Little Tigers, Green House and Time Toy. He helped the music...

Vera Whitfield

Vera Whitfield

Jun 5, 2012

Vera Morrison Whitfield of Ila, Georgia died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 , at Athens Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Madison County, Georgia, October 22, 1934, to Marion Morrison and Nobie Haggard Morrison, she was of the Methodist faith. She was a widow of the late James W. Whitfield. She is survived by her sisters, Patricia McGhee and...

Laura Elizabeth Coward

Laura Elizabeth Coward

Jun 5, 2012

Laura E. Coward, 71, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012. A native of Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Leyton Bullock and Kathryn Laura Johnson Hunter. Mrs. Coward dedicated much of her life to helping children with learning disabilities and was a special education teacher and the director of the Academic Resource Center prior to her retirement. Survivors include...

William Frank Crawford

William Frank Crawford

Jun 4, 2012

Dr. Bill Crawford, of Pensacola, FL, currently residing in Commerce, GA, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, June 4, 2012. A dedicated servant of God, Bill served faithfully for 52 years as teacher and most recently Academic Vice President at Pensacola Christian College. If he wasn't in the office or at home, he could be found at...

Frank Stanley Piskowski

Frank Stanley Piskowski

Jun 2, 2012

Frank Stanley Piskowski passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was born on January 29, 1930 in East Newark, NJ. He was employed as a lineman for Otis Elevator for 15 years before going into business for himself. He was a devout Christian, a loving husband and devoted family man who loved the simple things in life. He will...

William G. (Billy)  Aiken

William G. (Billy) Aiken

Jun 2, 2012

Hull, GA - William G. Aiken (Billy), age 76, died Saturday, June 2, 2012. Mr. Aiken was born in Clarke County on February 12, 1936 to the late Lois and Walter Aiken and was preceded in death by a son, David Aiken. He graduated from Winterville High School and served four years in the Air Force where he earned the...

Audrey Alice McCulloch

Audrey Alice McCulloch

Jun 1, 2012

Audrey Alice McCulloch, resident of Winterville, passed away peacefully at home on June 1, 2012. She was born Audrey Alice Crewe in Blackbrook Cottage, Westmeston, East Sussex, England on September 13, 1923. Audrey was the widow of William Gordon Everett McCulloch of Altona, Manitoba, Canada whom she married at Christ Church, Shamley Green on February 12, 1944. She served as...

James Henry Cabaniss

James Henry Cabaniss

Jun 1, 2012

Henry Cabaniss, 75, of Maxeys, GA passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at his home on Green Acres Farm. He was born July 22, 1936 in Athens, GA to Emmet Overton Cabaniss, Sr. and Louise Conger Carmichael Cabaniss. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Kathryn Ruark Cabaniss born in Bostwick, GA; daughter Karen Louise Wabler, her husband Barry Wabler...

Ann Wolfe Bohler

Ann Wolfe Bohler

May 31, 2012

Ann Wolfe Bohler was born in Savannah, Tennessee on October 10, 1925, one of eleven children. Ann moved to Atlanta, Georgia at 18 to work for Southern Bell as a switchboard operator. There she met and married her husband of 65 years, Robert H. Bohler, on December 5, 1946 at the Emory Chapel. She was a loving wife and mother...

Molly Pauline (Lord)  Seagraves

Molly Pauline (Lord) Seagraves

May 31, 2012

Molly Seagraves, 98, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Athens Heritage. A native of Ila, she was the daughter of the late Thurston and Lucy Sorrow Lord. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Seagraves, daughter: Lucy Elizabeth Seagraves; son: Cecil Seagraves: four brothers and two sisters. She was a housewife and had...

Lillian McElhannon

Lillian McElhannon

May 30, 2012

Lillian C. McElhannon, 87, wife of the late Carlton J. McElhannon, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Flora Belle Erwin. She was an inspector at Thomas Textile and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include her children: Deborah McElhannon, Richard McElhannon and Randall McElhannon all of Athens; sisters:...

Ralph Allan Alger

Ralph Allan Alger

May 30, 2012

Athens, GA Ralph Allan Alger, 67, died May 30, 2012. He was a teacher and coach at North Springs High School for ten years before entering a career in sales. He was most recently employed by Southern Directory Publishing. He was a long time member of St. David's Episcopal Church in Roswell, GA. His survivors include his wife, Lynn; children...

Sara Ann (Findley)  Bray

Sara Ann (Findley) Bray

May 30, 2012

Sara Ann Bray, 82, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at her home on Wire Bridge Road, Maxeys, GA, where she had lived for most of her life. She had been in declining health for the past several years. Sara Ann was born in Maxeys, GA to the late Lucile and Ernest Findley, on March 5, 1930. She was married...

Velty Thomas Wright Jr

Velty Thomas Wright Jr

May 30, 2012

Tom Wright, a native of Roanoke VA currently residing in Athens, GA passed away on Wednesday May 30, 2012 as the result of a sudden and brief illness. Tom would have celebrated his 78th birthday on June 4, 2012. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Tom enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a stock broker at Paine Webber and some...

John Craig Hertwig

John Craig Hertwig

May 30, 2012

John Craig (Sky) Hertwig passed away May 30th, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia following a brief illness. Craig was born January 15, 1952 in Columbus, GA to Edward J. Hertwig Jr. And Merritt Bell Hertwig, both deceased. Craig graduated from Mark Smith High School in Macon, GA and went to the University of Georgia on a football...

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