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

Thelma DeRight

Thelma DeRight

May 22, 2007

Comer - Thelma DeRight, 86, of Comer, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Comer. Survivors include children, Dennis DeRight, of Spring Hill, Fla., and Marcia Little, of Comer, Ga.; and one grandchild, Hannah Joy Little, also of Comer. Funeral services will be private. Lord & Stephens, Danielsville is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Jean Hodges

Betty Jean Hodges

May 22, 2007

Comer - Betty Jean Hodges, 61, wife of Luther Hodges, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at her residence. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Dorsey Garland and Lucile Herbert Moore. She was a member of Lexington Church of God. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Dan Ellis Moore. Survivors in addition to...

Eleanor Schroder

Eleanor Schroder

May 21, 2007

Athens - Eleanor Schroder, 52, died May 21, 2007. A native of Ridgewood, N.J., she was a daughter of Nancy Schroder, of Athens and the late Clifton V. Schroder. She was served for fourteen years by Georgia Options, Inc., an organization that provides independent community living for persons with disabilities. Memorial services will be Friday, May 25, 2007, at 2:00...

Destin James Hattaway

Destin James Hattaway

May 20, 2007

Colbert - Destin James Hattaway, 24, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Banks Jackson Commerce Hospital, Commerce, Ga. Born in Clarke County, he was the son of Dennis Hattaway and Judy Hattaway. He had attended Riverside Baptist Church, Colbert, Ga., graduated from the Georgia School for the Deaf in 2001 and was presently attending Athens Technical College. In addition to...

Sandra Ann Collingsworth

Sandra Ann Collingsworth

May 18, 2007

Athens - Sandra Ann Collinsworth, 62, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Embracing HospiceCare, Snellville, GA. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of O. C. and Bertha Lee Smith Collinsworth. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her brothers and sisters in law; Jimmy and Joan Collinsworth of Athens, Donald and Elizabeth Collinsworth of Monroe; nephews, Mark...

Elizabeth Ann Hill

Elizabeth Ann Hill

May 18, 2007

Winder - Elizabeth Ann Hill, 64, wife of Chester Lee Hill, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at her residence. A native of Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie L. and Mary Wilbanks Woods. She was a member of Whitehall Baptist Church and a homemaker. In addition to her husband Chester, Ann is survived by her children:...

Sallie Mae Burroughs

Sallie Mae Burroughs

May 17, 2007

Lexington - Sallie Mae Burroughs, 94, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Elberton Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held 12:00 Noon, Friday, May 18, 2007, at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Carolyn Poling officiating. Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements.

Vivian B. Reese

Vivian B. Reese

May 17, 2007

Hull - Vivian B. Reese, 82, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at her residence. Born in Lawrenceville, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Leona Youngblood. She was a member of Church of Lord Jesus Christ, Crawford, Ga. She was also preceded in death by her son; Henry Lewis Bingham, and daughter, Patricia Ellen Tanksley. Survivors include her daughters:...

Willie Mae Barrett

Willie Mae Barrett

May 17, 2007

Athens, GA - Willie Mae Barrett, 89, died May 17, 2007. Born in Kannapolis, NC, she was the daughter of the late Saint Paul and Delia Simmons Roberts. She was the widow of William Coile Barrett, Sr. and preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Barrett O'Kelley and son, William Coile Barrett, Jr. Known affectionately as "Ganny Bill", her talents...

Carolina Wilson Halstead

Carolina Wilson Halstead

May 17, 2007

Carolina Wilson Halstead, 82, of Athens, died Thursday, May 17, 2007. Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.

Carolina Wilson (kari)  Halstead

Carolina Wilson (kari) Halstead

May 17, 2007

Athens - Carolina (Kari) Wilson Halstead, 82, formerly of Decatur, GA and originally from New Jersey, died May 17, 2007. She graduated in 1942 from St. Mary's High School in Rutherford, NJ. Kari was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, William Robert Halstead, Sr. and a son Ronald Wilson Halstead. Survivors include her sister, Marion Wassel,...

Krystyna Eubanks Mathe

Krystyna Eubanks Mathe

May 15, 2007

Athens - Krystyna Joyce Eubanks Mathe, 42, wife of Charles Albert Davis, died May 15, 2007 at St. Mary' s Hospital, Athens, GA. Born in Clayton, GA, she was the daughter of Joyce Kesler Eubanks of Athens and the late Shelton Eubanks, Jr. She was a Medical Technologist at Emory Medical Hospital and a member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist...

Krystyna Eubanks Mathe

Krystyna Eubanks Mathe

May 15, 2007

Krystyna Joyce Eubanks Mathe, 42, of Athens, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at St. Maryís Hospital. Lord & Stephens, EAST, is in charge of arrangements.

Mae Alston Whiddon

Mae Alston Whiddon

May 15, 2007

Athens - Mae Alston Whiddon, 84, died May 15, 2007 at Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA. Born in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Alston and Lena Mae Fleming Witt. She was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Whiddon was also preceded in death by her sister, Edith Dutton. Survivors include her sons; Vernon C....

Mary Fields

Mary Fields

May 15, 2007

Athens - Mary Frances McClure Fields, 90, died May 15, 2007. Born in Charleston, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Grover and Myrtle Iverson McClure and widow of Andrew Franklin Fields. She made her home in Athens, most of her life, where she was a loving mother, housewife, and member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Graveside services will...

Richard Talmadge Giles

Richard Talmadge Giles

May 14, 2007

Farmington - Richard Talmadge Giles, 76, of Farmington, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held 11:00am, Thursday, May 17, 2007 from Lord & Stephens Funeral Home West Chapel. Rev. Durell Rice officiating. Interment in Farmington Cemetery.

Dorothy L. Skinner Webb

Dorothy L. Skinner Webb

May 13, 2007

Winterville - Dorothy L. Skinner Webb, 66, died Sunday May 13, 2007. Mrs. Webb was a native of Lanier County, GA but had lived in Athens for the past 16 years. She was a member of Hull Baptist Church, Faith Sunday School Class, Golden Highlights, and W.M.S. Mrs. Webb was also a member of Beaver Dam Auxiliary. She was preceded...

Virginia Mcnabb Grogan

Virginia Mcnabb Grogan

May 12, 2007

Athens - Virginia McNabb Grogan, aged 72, died May 12, 2007.Born in Gainesville, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Gaden and Estelle McNabb. She is preceded in death by her brother, Truman McNabb. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Bill White, grandchildren Caley, Micah, and David (Candice) White; her daughter Jennie Faust, grandchildren Charlie...

Christine Lloyd Parnell

Christine Lloyd Parnell

May 11, 2007

Nicholson - Christine Lloyd Parnell, 87, died May 11, 2007. A native of Wake County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Pearl Perry Lloyd and the widow of Arthur Royal Parnell. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lowe Funeral Home, Burlington, NC. Interment was in Alamance Memorial Park....

Lois Yarbrough Seagraves

Lois Yarbrough Seagraves

May 11, 2007

Havelock, N.C. - Lois Yarbrough Seagraves, 94, died Friday morning, May 11, 2007. Lois left us to be with her Lord and Savior. Daughter of the late William "Bill" and Maud Yarbrough. Also preceded in death by her husband Homer Seagraves, sister Martha Yarbrough Smith, brothers Pete Yarbrough and Tommy Yarbrough. Survived by daughter Laura Anderson and husband Charles of...

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