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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas

Marshall Hunsinger

Marshall Hunsinger

Dec 2, 2008

Athens, GA - Marshall Hunsinger, 77, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008. A native of Madison County, GA, he was a son of the late Charlie and Mazie Shellnutt Hunsinger and the widow of Sue Hunsinger. He was retired from the University of Georgia and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Baptist faith and...

R. T. Toney

R. T. Toney

Dec 2, 2008

Arnoldsville, GA - R. T. Toney, 87, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008. A native of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Isa Hooper and John Newton Toney. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Annabelle Toney as well as twelve brothers and sisters. Mr. Toney was a World War II veteran of the United...

J. W. Fleeman

J. W. Fleeman

Dec 2, 2008

Winterville, GA - J.W. Fleeman, 81, died December 2, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Berry Ardine and Ora Belle Ogle Fleeman. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, EAST with Rev. Raymond Duncan officiating. Interment will be in Winterville Cemetery....

Evelyn Joyce Dean

Evelyn Joyce Dean

Nov 30, 2008

Evelyn Joyce Dean peacefully passed away Sunday November 30th, 2008 at her home in Conyers after a long illness. Joyce was born on January 6, 1929, in Madison County, Ga. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, T.W. Dean also from Madison County. She had two sons, Dennis N. Dean of Conyers (Sherry Dean, wife) and James W....

Charles C. Pignato

Charles C. Pignato

Nov 30, 2008

Buckhead, GA - Charles C. Pignato of Buckhead Georgia, formerly of Tequesta Florida died into eternal life Sunday, November 30, 2008 after a long illness. He was born in West Virginia on September 7, 1917, one of ten children born to Giovanni and Giacomina Pignato. He served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. He was...

Kent Jeffrey Wolford

Kent Jeffrey Wolford

Nov 27, 2008

Commerce - Kent Jeffrey Wolford, 47, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008. A native of Orange County, Fla., he was a son of Eula J. Parker of Winterville and the late Clarence Washington Wolford and stepson of the late Charles Parker. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Mark Parker. Mr. Wolford attended Cedar Shoals High School. Funeral...

John Samuel Ward

John Samuel Ward

Nov 25, 2008

Greenville, S.C. - John Samuel Ward, 76, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. A native of Madison County, Ga., he was a son of the late Lovie Hill and William Breece Ward, and was preceded in death by a brother, James Ward. Funeral services will be Friday, November 28, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens,...

Melvin Louis Rodekohr

Melvin Louis Rodekohr

Nov 24, 2008

Athens - Mel Rodekohr, 93, of Athens, passed away Monday, November 24, 2008. He was born April 10, 1915 in Battle Creek, NE, to Louis and Augusta Rodekohr. A Memorial Service will be celebrated on Friday, November 28, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Athens at 2 p.m. Mel and Thelma were parents to four children -- Nancy Ann (Volk), Ruthann Marie...

Nora Bowman

Nora Bowman

Nov 23, 2008

Farmington, GA - Nora Elizabeth Bowman, 60, passed away November 23, 2008. A native of Morgan County, she was a daughter of the late Eris Haley and Jesse Lee Conner. She was a member of Rutledge Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 26, 2008, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, WEST. Interment will be...

Amory Barnett

Amory Barnett

Nov 23, 2008

Athens, GA - Amory R. Barnett, 80, passed away November 23, 2008. A native of Jackson County, GA, he was a son of the late Boyd and Icie Minish Barnett and was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Barnett. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He was owner and operator of Barnett's Welding Shop for...

Nancy Ellen Elrod

Nancy Ellen Elrod

Nov 22, 2008

Athens, GA - Nancy Ellen Elrod, 75, passed away November 22, 2008. Survivors include her sister, Marian Partain of Hull; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. No services are scheduled at this time. Lord and Stephens, EAST, is in charge of arrangements.

Nancy McGhee

Nancy McGhee

Nov 21, 2008

Athens, GA - Nancy Stuart McGhee, 58, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008. A native of Princeton, NJ, she was a daughter of Ann McGhee of Athens, GA and the late Robert Barclay McGhee. She was a longtime resident of this area and a graduate of Athens High School. She was a nurse for many years. A memorial service will...

Leonard (leo)  Ohler

Leonard (leo) Ohler

Nov 21, 2008

Leonard "Leo" Ohler, 53, of Danielsville, died Friday, November 21, 2008. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.

Sodena Hunter

Sodena Hunter

Nov 21, 2008

Athens, GA - Mary Sodena Hunter, 89, widow of James E. Hunter, died November 21, 2008. Graveside services will be Monday, November 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by a grandson, Ben Hunter of Atlanta. Lord and Stephens, EAST is in charge of arrangements.

Clara Mildred Fitzpatrick

Clara Mildred Fitzpatrick

Nov 20, 2008

Ila - Clara Mildred Fitzpatrick, age 93, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 3PM at Ila Baptist Church with burial to follow at Ila Cemetery. A native of Banks County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bennett Segars and Anno Parks Segars. In addition to her...

Tom (papa)  Dooley

Tom (papa) Dooley

Nov 20, 2008

Watkinsville, GA - Tom Watson (Papa) Dooley, 85, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in St. Mary's Hospital. Born and raised in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Melvin D. and Susie S. C. Stewart Dooley. Mr. Dooley served three years in the U.S. Army, 45 Infantry Division during World War II in Germany and the European Operation....

Harold Iley

Harold Iley

Nov 19, 2008

Corbin, KY - Harold Iley, age 63, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Born in Missouri, he was the son of the late Charles and Geraldine Stratton Iley. Mr. Iley was a graduate of Georgia Tech Class of 1968. He was an Electrical Engineer that was self employed and served his county in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors...

Jimmy Waldroup

Jimmy Waldroup

Nov 19, 2008

Hull, GA - James "Jimmy" Lewis Waldroup, 54, passed away November 19, 2008. A native of Clarke County, GA, he was a son of the late Bonnie Jean Harvey and George W. Waldroup and also preceded in death by a twin brother, John Carson Waldroup. He was a master plumber by trade, although his happiest years were spent as a...

Walter Thomas Carpenter

Walter Thomas Carpenter

Nov 18, 2008

Monroe - Walter Thomas Carpenter, Sr., 79, husband of the late Evelyn Turner Carpenter, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3PM at Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, NC. Visitation will be Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 6 to 8 at Lord & Stephens West Chapel. Born in Wadesboro,...

Margie Hale Spearman

Margie Hale Spearman

Nov 18, 2008

Athens - Margie Hale Spearman, 53, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008 after an extended illness with cancer. Born in Griffin, Ga., she was a daughter of Mary Green Hale of Athens and the late Abe Lincoln Hale Sr. and was a longtime employee of Flowers, Inc. and worked with Fire and Flavor in Bogart for the last several years....

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