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Roger "hard Times" Thornton
May 7, 2010
Roger "Hard Times" Thornton, 64, died May 7, 2010. A native of Bogart, GA, he was a son of the late Garnett and Marian Williams Thornton Ewing and the widower of Georgia Sherry Watson Thornton. He was also preceded in death by a son Gregory D. Thornton. Funeral services will be Monday, May 10, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the...
David Alan Bocher
May 3, 2010
Winterville - David Alan Bocher, 85, of 220 W Beaverdam Rd, Winterville, GA, 30683, died May 3, 2010. Born on November 3, 1924, in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of Herman Walter Bocher and Erna Jeske Bocher. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Dr. Herman "Bud" Bocher, of Wynnewood, PA, and his sister, Dr. Carol...
Keion Dowdy & Keionte Gresham
May 3, 2010
Keion Dowdy & Keionte Gresham Hull, GA Keion Dowdy, age 7, son of Catrina Doster and Reginald Dowdy and Keionte Gresham, age 4, son of Catrina Doster, died Monday, May 3, 2010. They were both born in Athens. They were preceded in death by their maternal grandmother, Rachel Doster. Both boys enjoyed playing football and wrestling and Keion attended Colbert...
Ida Mae Yarbrough
May 3, 2010
Statham - Ida Mae Yarbrough, 85, wife of the late William Robert "Pete" Yarbrough, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at her residence. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 11AM at Evergreen Memorial Park with Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. A native of Athens,...
Billie Nunnally
Apr 28, 2010
Bogart - Billie Nunnally, 86, wife of Gilbert Nunnally, died Wednesday April 28, 2010. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 30, 2010 at 11AM at Bogart Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ted Tedder officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the funeral home. A native of Bogart, she was the daughter...
Doyle Murray
Apr 28, 2010
Doyle Murray, 73, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Carlton and Thelma McElroy Murray and the husband of Fredda Gillen Murray. Mr. Murray was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Eleanor Sexton Murray. He retired from the University of Georgia and was a...
Charles Andrew Looney
Apr 27, 2010
Athens - Charles Andrew Looney, 60, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Danielsville, he was the son of the late Leroy Looney and Sara Brown Epps. He was a mechanic with City Wide Wrecker Service and had attended Victory Baptist Church. Survivors include his best friend and caretaker, Tammy Townsend Looney; children: Michael...
Mark "bull" Anthony Rowden
Apr 27, 2010
Mark Anthony "Bull" Rowden Bogart - Mark Anthony ÒBullÓ Rowden, 51, of Bogart, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010. He was a native of Oconee County and the son of Emma Lou Owens Rowden and the late Hewey Rowden. Mr. Rowden was employed with Heyward Allen Motor Company, a member of Church of the Nations and Christian Motorcycle Association. Funeral services...
Sarah M Turner
Apr 26, 2010
Sarah M. Turner, 68, died April 26, 2010. A native of Madison County, Ga., she was a daughter of the late James H. and Clara Smith Murray and the widow of Larry Turner. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Lottie Cole; and a granddaughter, Liv Turner. Mrs. Turner was a lifelong member of MoonÕs Grove Baptist Church...
Sara P. Collins
Apr 25, 2010
Sara P. Collins, 90, of Colbert, Ga. died Sunday April 25, 2010. She was born in Madison County to the late Redden Abner and Lucy Latty Patterson. Mrs. Collins was retired from Clarke County Board of Education where she served as manager in the lunchrooms at Fowler Drive Elementary and Clarke Central High Schools. She was a member of Hull...
Granny Annie Geraldine Wellborn
Apr 23, 2010
Geraldine Granny Annie Wellborn, 81, of Statham, Ga. died Friday April 23, 2010. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mrs. Wellborn was a daughter of the late Tallie and Ruby Varnum Savage. She retired as a floral arranger, working for Flowers Inc for a number of years. She was an avid artist primarily dealing with Primitive Art Paintings. She is in...
Edna Helen Nigro
Apr 23, 2010
Athens - Edna Helen Nigro was born May 24, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois; died April 23, 2010 in Athens. A resident of Athens since 1969, she was an active member of the Athens community, contributing to various local organizations, such as the Jeannette Rankin Foundation, the League of Women Voters, the local chapter of the Democratic Party and the Athens...
Jane Floyd Scott
Apr 21, 2010
Jane Floyd Scott passed away April 21st, 2010 after fighting a six-year battle against breast cancer. She was born on July 30th, 1934, to Reba Louise Williams Floyd Beatenbaugh and Henry Grady Floyd, deceased. She graduated from Athens High School and went on to become a loving wife, devoted mother and exceptional grandmother to Mary Tanner Scott, Madeline Rene Long,...
James Harrold Tiller
Apr 20, 2010
James Harrold Tiller, 81, died April 20, 2010. Mr. Tiller was a son of the late J. W. and Rosa Noell Tiller and was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth Patrick of Charlotte, NC, Doris Pierce of Athens, GA and a brother, Vivian Tiller of Decatur, GA. Mr. Tiller retired from Southland Life Insurance/Life of Georgia in 1991 after...
Leigh Norred Pope
Apr 20, 2010
Athens, GA - Leigh Allison Norred Pope, 29, wife of David C. Pope, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Born in Athens, GA, she was the daughter of William P. and Carol Nelson Norred. Leigh was a wonderful friend of many people though out the Athens area, touching and enriching their lives in so many ways. She was a fabulous mother...
Lila Edwards Shackelford
Apr 19, 2010
Lexington - Lila Edwards Shackelford, 101, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Quite Oaks Nursing Home, Crawford , GA A native of Dublin , GA , she was the daughter William and Martha Cowart Edwards, and wife of the late Pat S. Shackelford, Sr. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by two sons: Pat...
Hogan Sayer Dominy
Apr 18, 2010
Hogan Sayer Dominy, infant son of Kip and Angie Dominy, died April 18, 2010. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Interment will be in Oconee Hill Cemetery. Survivors in addition to his parents include his brother, Noah Kipling; sister, Lily Rose; grandparents, Kay Hogan Dominy of Dublin, GA, Van and...
Frances H. Mathews
Apr 17, 2010
Lexington - Frances H. Mathews, 100, born March 23, 1910, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the St. Mary's Hospice House. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 11AM at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lexington with Rev. Donnie Morgan and Rev. Howard Ledford officiating. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the last of twelve children....
Estelle B. Amos
Apr 16, 2010
Comer, GA - Estelle B. Amos, 88, died April 16, 2010. Born in Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Lenna Mae Dodd Bowers, widow of Lloyd M. Danner and Jesse Frank Amos, and preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Franklin Danner. She was retired from Royal Manufacturing and a lifelong member of Fishing...
Ada Nell Wells Moorehead
Apr 16, 2010
Mrs. Ada Nell Wells Moorehead, lovingly known as Dolly, 90, of Athens,Ga. died Friday April 16, 2010 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late T.S. Sr. and Ada Mallory Wells of Stone Mountain. She was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church since 1938 where she was the oldest living member. She was employed with the US...
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