OBITUARIES

May 22, 2022

Donald Gene Chandler, cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the age of 76.

Born in Commerce, he was a son of the late Walter Chandler and Nora Hawkes Chandler. Donald was a longtime member of Erastus Christian Church where he previously served as a Deacon. He retired from...

May 21, 2022

Roy H Savage II , age 62 of Winder has passed away in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday May 21st 2022. Roy was born in Augusta to Billie Cason and Roy Henry Savage. Working with his father in industrial construction he was one of the men that helped build this great country of ours. Roy loved music, guitars,...

May 21, 2022

Ian James Willis Firth, age 78 of Athens, Georgia, passed away May 21, 2022. He was born June 23rd 1943, in Leeds, West Yorkshire (England) to the late Harry Firth and Sarah (Willis) Firth. After graduating from high school in Leeds, he went on to further studies graduating from Oxford University with a BA and then MA in Geography...

May 21, 2022

Martha Anne James, 87, of Watkinsville, died on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Born in Fayetteville, NC to the late Clarence B. Rhodes and Lindsay Andrews Rhodes, Martha moved to the Athens area in 1990. She had previously resided with her husband and family in Florida, Kansas, New Jersey, California, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Stone Mountain, Georgia. In Athens,...

May 21, 2022

Jan Rogers, "Pappy," went to be with our Lord and Savior, Saturday, May 21, 2022, just 10 days short of his 73rd birthday. He fought a hard, tough battle with COPD. He was a caring husband, father, "Pappy," brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend. He spent his life working with wood as a master carpenter. He was an avid Georgia...

May 21, 2022

Lilles Whitehead Miller passed away quietly on May 21, 2022.  She was born September 14, 1930 to Lillious and Lorena Waters Whitehead.  She spent most of her life in Oconee County and was preceded in death by her husband, Otis Carlton (Pete) Miller and her only son, Michael Otis Miller.  She is survived by her sister, Julie Trigg of...

May 21, 2022

Homer Glen Roland, of Danielsville, GA, passed away Saturday May 21, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Glen was born on July 18, 1940 in Commerce, GA to the late Kellie Paul Roland and Catherine Roland McManus. Mr. Roland was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Rosa Nell Bowles Roland, and his sisters, Patricia Lytle...

May 20, 2022

Wanda Lynn Charping Outz passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022.

A Small graveside Service will be on June 5, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Interment will be in Vineyards Creek Baptist Church cemetery.

She is survived by her parents Marshall Charping and Clara Charping. Daughters, Tonya, Abby, Samantha, and...

May 20, 2022

Dr. Lawrence Michael (Mike) Streetman, 75 years old of Watkinsville, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 surrounded by family.

Mike was born on October 19, 1946 to the late Esta Tapley “E.T.” Streetman and Oneta Smith Streetman Hall. He was raised by Oneta and Joseph F. Hall, Jr. after his father passed during his...

May 20, 2022

Joel Shane Fleming, cherished son, brother, uncle and nephew, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the age of 48. A lifelong resident of Greensboro, he was a son of Joel Emerson Fleming and Marcelle McDougal Fleming. Shane was an avid music enthusiast. He loved taking pictures of sunsets, reading, playing guitar, and enjoyed being outdoors with...

May 20, 2022

Rodger Lee Williams, husband, step-father, grandpa (“paw-paw”), and quintessential "dad" with his signature white tennis shoes, died on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Rodger was born on February 22, 1968, to James Morgan and Helen (Thaxton) Williams.  He was the youngest child in a line of seven, and even though he did not know it yet, he was...

May 18, 2022

Wallace Curtis Jarman, 80, husband of the late Sallie Semler Jarman, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Born in Sims Chapel, Alabama, Wallace was the son of the late Thomas Edward Jarman and Rebecca Wheat Jarman. Mr. Jarman retired from Kimberly-Clark in Mobile, AL as a mechanic and served as the plant Fire Marshall to end his 41...

May 17, 2022

Kasey Jayne Strawder’s pain and depression caused her to take her life on May 17th, 2022, at the age of 30. She is survived by her long-term partner, Zeb Brookshire, her mother, Tracy Tarbox, brothers, Kristopher and Kleigh Strawder, father, Kris Strawder, grandmother, Jayne Hancock and Eunice Turbox, aunt, Tammy VanWambeke, cousins, Addie, and Mimi Driggers, best friends –...

May 17, 2022

Melvin “Duck” Pierce, cherished husband, father, papa and brother, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the age of 77.

Born in Elberton, he was a son of the late Hoyt Pierce and Beulah Coile Pierce. Melvin was a Veteran of the United States National Guard and retired from Atlanta Gas Light Company after almost 25...

May 17, 2022

Larry Ray Mulkey, age 75 of Hull, died on Tuesday May 17, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Duluth, GA to the late Lloyd and Ora Elizabeth Gilliland Mulkey, Larry lived in Gwinnett County for most of his life before relocating to Madison County.

He spent the majority of his career as...

May 14, 2022

Gary D. Hale, 59, passed away to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Born in Tifton, GA on May 15, 1962, he was the son of Carolyn Janice Hale of Watkinsville and the late Albert Eugene Hale. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Kevin Lee Hale and Van Smith Hale.  Gary retired from the...

May 12, 2022

Laverne Cooper, 86, of Oconee County, entered the gates of heaven on May 12, 2022. He was born in Huntsville, Texas on the Fourth of July 1935 and later moved with his family to Jackson County, Georgia. After serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War, Laverne moved to Oconee County and resided there until his death....

May 11, 2022

Adrienne Whitehead O’Dillion,96, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2022. She was born on December 11, 1925 to William Walker Whitehead and Isabella Rix Whitehead. Adrienne lived her entire life in Watkinsville where she was a homemaker and caretaker.

Adrienne was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; four sisters. She was also preceded in death...

May 10, 2022

Ronald “Ron” James Tumey, 67, died on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Born in Lebanon, Indiana, Ron was the son of the late Charles James Tumey and Constance Lorraine Woods Tumey and brother to the late Daniel Wayne Tumey. Ron served in the US Navy and had worked in the maintenance department at the Thomss Jefferson Law School in San...

May 10, 2022

I would say that most people do not get the opportunity to write their own obituary. You are reading mine by my own hand, every one eventually dies, well almost every one; the Scriptures tell us that Ezekiel didn't because of a fiery chariot. But for most of us it is as natural as being born. Death is a...