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Rev. Jamie Lee Doster
May 4, 2011
Rev. Jamie Lee Doster, 76, died May 4, 2011. A native of Thompson, GA, he was a son of the late Bessie Mae McLeroy and William Thomas Doster. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Brenda Doster Gabriel, grandson, Derick (Duck) Cleghorne and sisters, Ann Jackson and Mattie Lester. Rev. Doster was the pastor of Edwards Baptist Church in...
Anna W. Daniell
May 2, 2011
Anna W. Daniell, 85, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at her residence. Born in Bradenton , FL , she was the daughter of the late Byron Williams and the late Blanche Ward Williams Robison. Mrs. Daniell retired from the US Department of Agriculture in 1973 and was a member of Watkinsville First United Methodist Church . She was a member...
Lillie Belle Towe
May 2, 2011
Lillie Belle Johnson Towe, 69, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Rainbow Retirement Home in Arnoldsville, GA. A native of Carlton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Sanford George Johnson and Suelene Hardman Johnson and the widow of Bennie Edward Towe. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rosa Lee Johnson. Funeral services will be...
Evelyn Carter Nix
May 2, 2011
Evelyn Carter Nix, 86, died May 2, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie DeLay and Clarence Thomas "Doc" Carter, and the widow of Edward Paul Nix, who died in 1992. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST...
James "smitty" Smith
May 1, 2011
Athens - James "Smitty" Smith, 82, died May 1, 2011. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Charlie Albert and Annie Mae Silvey Smith and father to the late David Sorrow. Survivors include a long time companion, Lillie Sorrow, sons, Timothy Sorrow and Scott Sorrow, daughters, Shannon Bryant and Sylvia Morrow, sister, Frances Wilson, grandchildren, Misty...
William Jerry Brooks
Apr 30, 2011
William Jerry Brooks, 43, died suddenly, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Born in Athens, Ga., he was the son of William Jerry Brooks Sr. and Carolyn Noell Brooks. He was employed by Southeastern Testing Labs, Bishop, Ga. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Julia Pritchett Brooks; children, Bill Gaddis of Hull, Judy Clark of Hull, Elizabeth Burgess of...
Alvin Etherage Morris Jr
Apr 29, 2011
Bogart - Alvin Etherage Morris Jr. died Friday, April 29, 2011. A native of N. Augusta, S.C., he was the son of the late Alvin Etherage Morris, Sr., and Myrtis Inez Witcher. He graduated from the South Carolina School of Pharmacy. He owned his own drug store in Faith, N.C. for 10 years, and afterward worked 15 years with Eckerd...
Guillermo Roberto Younkin
Apr 28, 2011
Winterville, GA - Guillermo Roberto Younkin, 43, died April 28, 2011. Born in Norfolk, VA, he is a son of David H. and Concepcion Franco Younkin. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, David C. Younkin and Jose D. Younkin (Feliz) and sister, Inmaculada Perez (Orlando); nephew, Jose F. Younkin and extended family in Spain and Tennessee....
Clifton Albert Ward
Apr 27, 2011
Clifton Albert Ward, of 5600 Hog Mountain Road and former assistant commissioner of agriculture, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born November 4, 1914 in Pine Park, GA. Mr. Ward was the son of Daniel Patterson Ward and Emma Rogers Ward. He was educated in Pine Park and Cairo,...
Robert Hugh Maxey
Apr 27, 2011
Robert Hugh Maxey, 65, died April 27, 2011. A native of Pittsburgh, California, he was a son of the late Hugh and Georgia Lewis Maxey. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Vietnam. He was employed for over twenty years with Dekalb County as a city planner and was a member of Northeast Georgia Area...
Drew Dalton
Apr 26, 2011
Hull, GA - Melvin "Drew" Dalton, 26, died April 26, 2011. Born in Athens, he was the son of Kenneth D. and Linda R. Faulkner Dalton of Hull. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Hazel and Charles Adams and Melvin Dalton and great grandparents, George and Doris Dalton. Drew was a 2003 graduate of Madison County High School...
Vernice Foster Isbell
Apr 25, 2011
Mrs. Vernice Foster Isbell, 87, of Athens, died April 25, 2011. Mrs. Isbell was preceded in death by her parents, James D. and Gertie Lowe Foster, and her husband, Mr. Charlie A. Isbell. Mrs. Isbell was a member of Johnson Drive Baptist Church. Survivors include daughter, Debbie (Blanton) Dove; son, Leonard (Teresa) Isbell; sister, Gladys (Bill) Young; brother, Bob (Mary)...
Helen Roberts
Apr 24, 2011
Watkinsville, GA - Helen Armistead Roberts, 79, died Sunday, April 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Linza and Myrtle Mathis Armistead and the widow of Philip Homer Roberts. She was retired from Bank of America and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Lord...
Agnes Hembree
Apr 24, 2011
Athens Agnes B. Hembree, 78, of Athens, died April 24, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Maybelle Toney Bradberry. She was the widow of J.W. Hembree, and was also preceded in death by a son, Randall Mark Hembree, and brother, Troy Bradberry. She was retired from Thomas Textile...
Ella Ruth Ryder
Apr 23, 2011
Danielsville, GA - Ella Ruth Thompson Ryder (Ms. Tommie) died April 23, 2011. She was born in the Rogers Mill Community of Madison County to Lola Nelms and Richard Hope Thompson on August 7, 1922. She attended Madison County High School where she won blue ribbons for sack-racing, declamations and school plays. After graduation from Georgia State College for Women...
Henry House
Apr 22, 2011
Nicholson - Henry E. House, 81, of Nicholson, died April 22, 2011. Brown Chapel, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements. Athens Banner-Herald, Sunday, April 24, 2011
Naomi Alwayne Wood
Apr 21, 2011
Naomi Alwayne Wood, 89, died April 21, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Lillie Arnold and Ferd Monroe Logan and the widow of Thomas L. Wood. Mrs. Wood was also preceded in death by her siblings, Millard (Opal) Logan, Alice (Charles) Tate, Annie (Guy) White, Horace Logan, Hubert Logan and Robert Paul. Funeral services will be Monday, April...
Aletha LaCount
Apr 21, 2011
Hull, GA - Aletha Rebecca Vinson LaCount, 83, died April 21, 2011. Born in Macon County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Fred Hampton and Pearl Dowdle Vinson and was preceded in death by her husband, James Thomas LaCount (1970), son, Jimmy Vernon LaCount (1966), and brother Don Vinson. She lived most of her adult life in the...
Denny Bloom
Apr 19, 2011
Colbert, GA - Rodger Dennis "Denny" Bloom, 58, died April 19, 2011. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a son of Roger Bloom and the late Madelyn Keating Bloom. He lived in this area for the last fifteen years after moving from Keene, New Hampshire and was employed with Pro Mach (Fowler Products). Memorial services will be Saturday, April 23,...
Doris Edna Medders
Apr 19, 2011
Doris Edna Medders, 90, of Crawford, GA, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Quiet Oaks Retirement Home. Born in Glascock County, GA on October 20, 1920, she was the eldest daughter of the late Edward and Alma May Phillips of Gibson, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-six years, Grady E. Medders of Sylvester, GA;...
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