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William Moore Sr
Dec 19, 2008
Athens, GA - William Moore, Sr., 89, passed away Friday, December 19, 2008. A native of Memphis, TN, he was a son of the late Bessie Irby and William V. Moore. He was the owner of The Moore the Merrier Farm in Oglethorpe County from 1952 until 1996, when they moved to Athens. Mr. Moore was a member and former...
Charles R. (red) Hancock
Dec 18, 2008
Winterville - Charles R. (Red) Hancock, Jr., age 81, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Barrow County , he was the son of the late Charles Robert Hancock, Sr. and Bonita Claire Wall Hancock and was preceded in death by his only sister,...
Charles R. (red) Hancock Jr
Dec 18, 2008
Winterville - Charles R. "Red" Hancock Jr., age 81, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House. A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Winterville Methodist Church with Rev. Tac Coley officiating. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Jean T. Hancock; children, Teresa (Mike) H. Cumuze of Watkinsville, David L....
Homer Wallace Hanley
Dec 18, 2008
Winterville - Homer Wallace Hanley, age 74, husband of the late Margaret Spratling Hanley, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at his residence. Born in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Spurgeon C. and Edith E. Rice Hanley. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ray Hanley. He retired from International Paper after 25 years and...
Joann Shaw Allen
Dec 18, 2008
Danielsville, GA - Joann Shaw Allen, 75, died Thursday, December 18, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Ben B. and Mary Odessa Davis. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Shaw, as well as two brothers, William C. Davis and Ben Davis, Jr. She was a pediatric...
Ruth Ann Cheely
Dec 17, 2008
Maysville, GA - Ruth Ann Cheely, age 77, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at her residence. Born in Walton County, she was the daughter of the late W. Hoyt Dodd and Eunice Francis Terry Dodd. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Henry Virgil Cheely. She retired from Discount Children's Wear as the strore...
Henry Yarbrough
Dec 16, 2008
Athens - Henry Ernest Yarbrough, 87, died December 16, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, he was a son of the late Maude Eidson and William Thomas Yarbrough. He was employed with L.M. Leathers for 53 years and was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served...
Mimi Smith
Dec 15, 2008
Demorest, GA - Mary (Mimi) Moreland Smith, age 77 of Demorest, GA , passed away Monday, December 15, 2008. She was born on August 2, 1931 in Porto Alegre, Brazil to the late J. Earl Moreland and Helen Hardy Moreland. She grew up in Ashland, VA and attended Randolph Macon Women's College, graduating in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in...
Jake Wesley (buddy) Griffith
Dec 15, 2008
Crawford - Jake Wesley (Buddy) Griffith, age 68, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 2PM at Lexington Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Waller and Rev. Kenneth Glenn officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Cross Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mark Glenn, Bobby Glenn, Terry Glenn, Jeff Glenn,...
James Lester Morrow
Dec 13, 2008
Colbert - James Lester Morrow, age 79, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 15, 2008 at 2PM at Colbert United Methodist Church with Rev. James Haralson officiating. Burial will follow in Colbert Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steven Morrow, Chris Morrow, Michael Morrow, Greg Palmer, Lance McCarty and Wayne McCarty....
Sylvia Gunnells
Dec 13, 2008
Winterville - Sylvia Cochran Gunnells, age 84, wife of the late Cleveland Harold Gunnells, died Saturday, December 13, 2008 at her home. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Oconee Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. A native of Clarke...
Robert R. Venable
Dec 11, 2008
Bogart - Robert R. Venable, 78, passed away December 11, 2008. A native of Jackson County, Illinois, he was a son of the late James Ray and Evelyn Weis Venable and was preceded in death by a sister, Florence Humphreys and brother, James Venable. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War on...
Jannie Bowen
Dec 9, 2008
Covington - Jannie Lou Bowen, age 80, formerly of Crawford, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Heartland Hospice House Conyers. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 12, 2008 at 11AM at Crawford Baptist Church with Rev. David Shiver officiating. Burial will follow at Peterman Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rod Quinton, Geoffrey Quinton, John Quinton, Buck Smith, James Smith,...
Margaret Elizabeth Davis
Dec 9, 2008
Statham, GA - Margaret Elizabeth Davis, 71, passed away December 9, 2008. A native of Walton County, she was a daughter of Edna Waldrop Waters of Jersey, GA and the late J. D. Smith. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeff Davis and two brothers, Daniel Smith and Gene Smith. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and had been...
James Virgil Tiller
Dec 9, 2008
Watkinsville - James Virgil Tiller, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Born in Bostwick, Ga. on June 2, 1924, he was the son of James Coile Tiller and Carrie Tiller. He was a veteran of the Navy U.S. Pensacola, Seaman Second Class. Mr. Tiller was retired from the grading business. He was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church...
Gerald Holmes
Dec 7, 2008
Lexington, GA - William Gerald Holmes, 76, passed away December 7, 2008. A native and longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late James E. and Pearl Tiller Holmes and was preceded in death by a brother, Doyle Holmes. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from Westinghouse after thirty-three years. He...
Marjorie Brightwell
Dec 6, 2008
Athens, GA - Marjorie Brightwell, 93, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Athens, GA. Born in Monticello, Georgia on August 18, 1915, she was a daughter of the late John Dozier and Fleeta Persons. She was a graduate of the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia. Mrs. Brightwell was retired from the Clarke County School System where...
Ruby Wheless
Dec 5, 2008
Crawford, GA - Ruby B. Wheless, 78, passed away December 5, 2008. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Wheless lived in Crawford since 1942. She was a member of Arnoldsville Baptist Church and attended Edwards Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, December 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel. Interment will be in Crawford Cemetery....
Lillie Mae Locklear
Dec 5, 2008
Crawford, GA - Lillie Mae Stephens Locklear, 77, passed away Friday, December 5, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Thelma Patman and N. V. "Jack" Stephens. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Campbell and a sister, Dorothy Sorrell. She was a biscuitmaker at the Biscuit Barn in Athens for many...
Mary Moon
Dec 4, 2008
Athens - Mary Moon, 70, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House. Graveside services will be held Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3PM at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Born in Montgomery, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Joseph Carl and Mary Roper Newton. Survivors include her son, Steve Mikul of Athens; sister, Linda Bryant of...
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