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Jimmy Linn Jr
Jan 26, 2008
Hull - James "Jimmy" Garland Linn Jr., 63, husband of Evelyn Vining Linn, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at his residence. A native of Ft. McPherson, Ga., he was the son of the late James Garland and Lucile Merk Linn. He was a maintenance supervisor with Wimberly Daniel Properties. James was a graduate of the University of Georgia, served his...
Gene Sisk
Jan 26, 2008
Lexington - Gene Sisk, 77, died January 26, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Tom Watson and Coequilla Clark Sisk. He was a retired truck driver and farmer and a member of Pentecost Chapel Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be Monday, January 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Pentecost Chapel with Revs....
Robert E. Arnold
Jan 26, 2008
Lexington - Robert E. Arnold, 94, of Lexington, died Saturday, January 26, 2008. Services will be 11am, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Bethany Baptist Church. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Survivors include his daughters, Judy Freeman & Vicki Ussery; sisters, Jean Basset & Frances Harvey; six GC & three GGC. Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel has charge of...
Adam Haggard
Jan 25, 2008
Watkinsville - Adam Reese Haggard, 20, died January 25, 2008. Born in Commerce, he was raised in Oconee County and attended Oconee County High School. He was at home in the outdoors and loved the mountains and camping. Adam was an avid music fan and among his favorite bands were Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band. Funeral services will...
David N. Branan
Jan 24, 2008
Athens, GA - David Newton Branan, 85, died January 24, 2008. Born in Morgan County, he was the son of the late C. Newton and Mary Hunter Branan. Mr. Branan was a retired medic with the U.S. Navy, having served during WW II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of American Legion and Beech Haven Baptist Church. Mr....
Stephen J. Brannen
Jan 24, 2008
Watkinsville, GA - Dr. Stephen Joshua Brannen, 82, died January 24, 2008. Born in Glennville, GA, he was the son of the late H. Lonnie and Ellen F. Guy Brannen. Dr. Brannen was a retired Agricultural Economist with the University of Georgia following 37 years of service. He served with the U.S. Army 86th Infantry from 1944-1946, having received the...
Margaret Orene Phillips
Jan 18, 2008
Athens, GA - Margaret Orene Phillips, 95, died January 18, 2008. A native of Oconee County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Powatan and Lydia Mae Bell Stovall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Phillips, Sr.; two daughters, Elizabeth Batchelor of Bostwick and Pauline Daily of Oneonta, AL; and four sisters, Helen Champlain, Sarah Woodworth,...
Frances Pauline Singleton
Jan 16, 2008
Danielsville - Frances Pauline Singleton, 74, wife of the late Lomer Gilbert Singleton, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Julius Delmar and Susetta Porterfield Epps. She was a member of Meadow Baptist Church, Eastern Star and had worked as an inspector for General Times. In addition...
Ronald Eugene Jones
Jan 15, 2008
Winterville - Ronald Eugene Jones, 67, passed away January 15, 2008. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, he was a son of the late S.E. Jones and Mary Jane Brantley, and stepson of Randolph Brantley. He was employed at Jasper Motors, Ridgeland, SC for many years as well as Beaufort Motors, Beaufort, SC. While living in Athens he worked several years...
Frances Moore Robertson
Jan 14, 2008
Athens - Frances Moore Robertson died January 14, 2008. Daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth Brown Moore, she was born May 18, 1920, grew up in Decatur, and graduated from Decatur Girls High. She attended Georgia State College for Women and the University of Georgia. As she raised her family, she lived in various parts of Georgia, settling in...
Russell Larkin Calhoun Sr
Jan 13, 2008
Watkinsville - Russell Larkin Calhoun, Sr., 78, passed away January 13, 2008. A native of Newland, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Roy Calhoun and Oma Chaney. Mr. Calhoun retired from the United States Navy and was a member of Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints of Athens, GA. He will be remembered by his family...
Dorothy Wrena Few
Jan 10, 2008
Watkinsville - Dorothy Wrena Few, 76, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2008. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was a daughter of the late Pearl Reed Emory and John Henry London. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Clinton Few and brother, Eugene London. Mrs. Few was employed for many years at Flowers Incorporated Balloons. She was an...
David Lee Sprinkles
Jan 9, 2008
Winterville - David Lee Sprinkles, 45, died January 9, 2008. Born in Athens, he was the son of Annette Gipson Sprinkles of Nicholson and the late Edward Lee Sprinkles. He owned and operated Sprinkles Garage and was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Chapel,...
Gale Strickland
Jan 9, 2008
Hull - Gale Strickland, 61, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard F. and Mozelle James Phillips. She was preceded in death by three brothers, James Douglas Phillips, Utah Phillips, Belton R. Phillips and a sister, Genomie Patrick. Mrs. Strickland was a member of Union Baptist Church. Memorial Services...
Ed Malone Barge Sr
Jan 7, 2008
Athens - Ed Malone Barge, Sr., 94, husband of Camilla Barge, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of the late Miles William and Mabel Sockwell Barge. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Barge, son, Ed Malone Barge, Jr., infant...
Ruth Fran ASuhre
Jan 6, 2008
Bogart - Ruth Fran Suhre, 89, wife of the late Alvin Suhre, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Athens Heritage Nursing Home. A native of St. Louis, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bessie Hodges True. She was a member of Young Harris United Methodist Church and PEO Chapter. Mrs. Suhre had worked for State Farm...
William Henry (bill) Burt
Jan 3, 2008
Madison, GA - William (Bill) Henry Burt, Sr., 72, died January 3, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, GA, he was a son of the late William Joel and Pearl Adkins Burt. He was resident of Maxeys until 1979 when he moved to Madison, GA. Mr. Burt was employed for thirty-six years with Central Truck Lines, Tampa, FL as a...
Johnnie Clarence Trice
Jan 3, 2008
Athens, GA - Dr. Johnnie Clarence Trice died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at his home in Athens, GA after a valiant battle with cancer. Dr. Tice was born in Clarendon, AR, November 22, 1931 to Richard Harold Trice and Lena Cleo Trice. After graduating from high school in Stuttgart, AR, he attended Hendrix College in Conway, AR and received a...
Eva Poche ' Wolfe
Jan 3, 2008
Athens - Eva Poche' Wolfe, 101, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at Athens Heritage Nursing Home. A native of St. James Parrish, La., she was the daughter of the late Sydney and Maddy Englade and Poche'. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth James Wolfe and daughter, Wanda Wolfe Woods. She was a...
Carmine Gerald Costello Sr
Jan 3, 2008
Carlton, GA - Carmine Gerald Costello Sr., 62, died January 3, 2008. A native of Bronx, NY, he was the son of Maria Concetta Costello of Bluffton, SC and the late Carmello "Charlie" Costello and was preceded in death by a brother, Biagio Costello. Mr. Costello moved to this area in 1987. He opened Carmines Pizza Time in Comer with...
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