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

Sybil Maxey Lucas

Sybil Maxey Lucas

Aug 16, 2005

Athens - Sybil Maxey Jones Lucas, 71, died August 16, 2005. A native of Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Marshall and Mildred Hinesley Maxey, and the widow of Thurman Hollis Lucas. She was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Maxey Crowe; grandson, Haven Thornton, and great-grandson, Chance Slocumb. She was a 1951 graduate of Bogart...

Mary H. Busbin

Mary H. Busbin

Aug 16, 2005

Ft. Myers, FL - Mary H. Busbin, 77, formerly of Athens, died August 16, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Lucille Wheeler Huff. She was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Dwain Busbin. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 20, 2005 at...

Gary Bullard

Gary Bullard

Aug 14, 2005

Athens - Gary Bullard, 52, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005. A native of Clarke County, he was the son of Lois Parham Bullard of Athens and the late Roland "Buck" Bullard. He was a musician for many years at Attica Baptis Church and Propsect United Methodist Church. Mr. Bullard was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church. Funeral services...

Jeanette M. Stigile

Jeanette M. Stigile

Aug 13, 2005

Winterville - Jeannette M. Stigile, wife of the late Arthur L. Stigile and formerly of Newark, DE, died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Rainbow Retirement Center. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Wythe Rigney, Sr. and Cecelia May Rigney. She was a member of Cornerstone Church of God where she was very active in...

Ruth Catherine OKelley

Ruth Catherine OKelley

Aug 13, 2005

Athens - Ruth Catherine OKelley, 73, died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at her residence with her family at her side. Born in Madison County she was the daughter of the late Brady and Willie Mae Harris Smith. Her brother Richard A. Smith also preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of Colbert Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Myrtle Strickland Mize

Myrtle Strickland Mize

Aug 13, 2005

Watkinsville - Myrtle Strickland Mize, 81, wife of the late Walter A. Mize, Jr., died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Maude V. Strickland. Her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa Mize and Johnny Lester, brothers, Jessie D. Strickland, William Strickland, sisters, Leila Burroughs, Irene Strickland and...

Morene Fields Holcomb

Morene Fields Holcomb

Aug 10, 2005

Comer - Norene Fields Holcomb, 91, died August 10, 2005. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lola Mae Epps Fields and the widow of James Holcomb. She was a homemaker and a member of Hull Baptist Church. Mrs. Holcomb was preceded in death by a son, James Arthur Holcomb, Sr.; daughter,...

Martha B. Kennebrew

Martha B. Kennebrew

Aug 10, 2005

Crawford - Martha B. Kennebrew, 58, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late C. T. Bratcher and Lucille Booth Parham. Survivors include her mother; daughters, Megan Kennebrew of Crawford, Connie Walter of Athens; sisters, Linda Moore of Colbert, Rachel Pritchett of Crawford; brothers, Tommy Bratcher of...

Bessie Burt

Bessie Burt

Aug 8, 2005

Athens - Bessie Burt, 91, died August 8, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Hattie King Bullock, and the window of James Carl Burt. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Alton Burton and granddaughter, Tracy Lynn Kilgore. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 11,...

Earl W. Hopkins

Earl W. Hopkins

Aug 8, 2005

Earl W. Hopkins, 79, of Athens, died August 8, 2005. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late L.G., Sr. and Lula Tolbert Hopkins and preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph Hopkins and L.G. Hopkins, Jr. He was a member and deacon of Edwards Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Hopkins was a Navy veteran of WW II...

Dean Hewell

Dean Hewell

Aug 6, 2005

James Ladean "Dean" Hewell, 62, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2005. - Born July 18, 1943 in Whitehall, Georgia, he was the son of the late Louise Fowler and James Frank Hewell. He was employed with Hodges Enterprise, Loganville and resided in Conyers, Georgia with Eugenia Roberts. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at Whitehall Baptist...

Mark Darrell Duffell

Mark Darrell Duffell

Aug 6, 2005

Athens - Mark Darrell Duffell, 25, died August 6, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of this area, he was a son of Darrell Duffell of Athens, and the late Rebecca Clark Duffell. His grandparents, Fred Clark and Mr. and Mrs. George Duffell, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 11:00 AM at the...

Willie Ruth Pruitt

Willie Ruth Pruitt

Aug 5, 2005

Bogart - Willie Ruth "Billie" Pruitt, 83, died August 5, 2005. A native of Oconee County, she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a daughter of the late James William and Johnnie Ruth Fulcher Edwards and a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, August 8, 2005, at 11:00 AM at the chapel...

Chester Thomas Martin

Chester Thomas Martin

Aug 3, 2005

Athens - Chester Thomas Martin, 85, died August 3, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Willie and Lessie Brooks Martin, and the widower of Myrtle Savage Martin. He was retired from Wellington Puritan Mill and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two...

Joseph Embrick

Joseph Embrick

Aug 3, 2005

Joseph Embrick, 22, died August 3, 2005. Born in Clarke County, he was the son of Kathleen Embrick of Comer and Charles Lee Embrick of Commerce. Joseph was raised in Lexington, attended Oglethorpe County High School and was employed with Lee Epting Catering. He put his heart into anything he did. Memorial services will be Saturday, August 6, 2005 at...

Violet F. Hardy

Violet F. Hardy

Aug 2, 2005

Watkinsville - Violet F. Hardy, 92, died August 2, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Beulah Marable Fulcher and the widow of Joe B. Hardy. She was a homemaker and a member of Watkinsville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas R. Hardy...

Grace Evelyn Chambers

Grace Evelyn Chambers

Aug 1, 2005

Watkinsville, GA - Grace Evelyn Childs Chambers, 86, died August 1, 2005. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late John and Maude Hyde Scarborough and preceded in death by her first husband, Hoyt Childs and granddaughter, Stacey Lee. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Briarwood Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Wednesday,...

Joe Thomas Potts Sr

Joe Thomas Potts Sr

Aug 1, 2005

Athens - Joe Thomas Potts, Sr., 78, passed away Monday, August 1, 2005. A native of Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Comer and Carrie Potts. Mr. Potts lived in Athens for the past 18 years, and was a retired director of Pitney Bowes. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, a former Mason, a member of...

Alan Cofer

Alan Cofer

Aug 1, 2005

Athens, GA - Alan Dorsey Cofer, 58, died August 1, 2005. A native of Clarke County, he was a son of Frances Hardeman Cofer of Athens and the late Ernest Dorsey Cofer. He was employed with the United States Postal Service for 39 years and was a member and chairman of the deacons of Attica Baptist Church. Mr. Cofer was...

Sally Sue Mills

Sally Sue Mills

Jul 31, 2005

Carlton - Sally Sue Mills, 94, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of William and Eula Nix. She retired after fifty years of service with Elberton Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Mills loved gardening and sewing. Survivors include her daughter, Betty Jean Wedd Thomas of Crawford; sisters, Eula Kathryn Holcomb...

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