OBITUARIES

Feb 19, 2022

Robert Jefferson Brown 65 of Watkinsville, passed away on February 19, 2022. He was the son of the late, Clyde & Mary Brown. He was preceded by a brother, Junior Brown, and a sister, Linda Newman. Mr. Brown was a Corporal in The United States Army for 6 years and The United States Marine Corps for 8 years, serving...

Feb 17, 2022

Sue Wagoner, 84, died February 17, 2022.

Jessie Sue Proctor Wagoner, a native of High Point, NC, was a daughter of the late Gene and Bernice Payne Proctor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years, C. B. Wagoner; son, Jerry Wagoner; grandson, Seth Wagoner; brothers, Jerry Proctor and Ronnie Proctor.

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Feb 17, 2022

Hoyle Thomas McCurley, 79, husband of 56 years to Barbara Bryant McCurley, died Thursday, February 17, 2022. Born in Madison County, GA he was the son of the late Garnett Thomas McCurley and Kathleen Brooks McCurley and father to the late John Thomas McCurley.  Thomas served in the US Navy and was a member of Moon’s Grove Baptist Church....

Feb 16, 2022

Thomas Edward Gabriel, 88, died February 16, 2022.

A native of Winterville, GA, he was a son of the late Lizzie Mae and Frank E. Gabriel, Sr. and was preceded in death by his wife, Doris McElhannon Gabriel and several siblings.

Thomas was a Diesel Mechanic for many years and was a veteran of the...

Feb 16, 2022

Michael E. Beasley, 67 of Danielsville GA. Born in Elberton GA to Margaret and Joe Cohen Beasley. A 1972 graduate of Elbert County High school and a 1976 graduate of The University of Georgia. A Certified Public Accountant working as the finance director for the Banks County school system, and a tax preparer for many in the Madison County...

Feb 16, 2022

Dr. James “Jim” Clarence Price, 89, of Athens, GA, passed away on February 16, 2022.

Jim was born on November 20, 1932, in London, AR to the late Clarence Ulysses and Edna Mabel (James) Price. He was a 1948 graduate of London High School. He attended the College of the Ozarks for 2 years in their pharmacy...

Feb 15, 2022

C. Peter Wyllie passed away on Tuesday, February 15,  2022 at the age of 87.

Peter was born in Quincy, MA. He graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He married Martha Laidlaw in June of 1959 and in May of 1962, they had completed their family with their two children. In...

Feb 15, 2022

William "Coach" Robert Dando, Jr. 89, of Watkinsville, went home to be with the LORD on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.

Bill Dando was born in Ashland, PA on April 30, 1932.  He was the late son of William R. Dando, Sr., and Catherine Madden Dando.

Coach earned All-State Honors in Football, Basketball and Baseball for...

Feb 14, 2022

Hallie Sue Dean, 91, of Athens passed away on February 14, 2022. Born on September 3, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Robert Watkins and Katie Pearl Watkins.

Sue was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at the VFW. She retired from Superior Pants, was the former owner of three package stores and later retired...

Feb 14, 2022

Byron Browder Wilde, age 56, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at Piedmont Regional Hospital, Athens, Georgia on February 14, 2022, following a long illness.

Byron was born on March 15, 1965 in Bristol, Tennessee to Lionel Byron Wilde and Anne Browder Wilde. He then moved with his parents to Ocala, Florida where he lived for...

Feb 14, 2022

Joe E. Benkoski, Sr, 75 of Watkinsville passed away on February 14, 2022. He was the son of the late, Stanley and Jennie Benkoski; he was also preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Erin Suzanne Tarpley.

He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Madison. Mr. Benkoski was a beloved husband, father, grandfather. He loved...

Feb 14, 2022

Mildred Roberta Saxon Burt passed away peacefully at her home on February 14, 2022.  She was born October 10, 1922, in Elbert County, Georgia, to the late Eddie Frank Saxon and the late Martha Olivia Grimes Saxon. She married her beloved husband, Dolphus Richerson Burt in August of 1945 and celebrated 47 years of marriage before his death. She...

Feb 13, 2022

James Thomas “Jim” Granberry, 79, lately of Winterville but a longtime resident of the Clarkesville area, passed away on February 13, 2022. Born on April 21, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William Harvey Granberry and Lena Workman Granberry.

Jim served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War era.  His career...

Feb 13, 2022

Mary Compton Bielicki, 83, wife of 27 years to Robert Bielicki, died Sunday, February 13, 2022. Born in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Ricket Fabris and Idelle Hand Fabris and mother to the late Michael Gene Compton, the father of her children, James T. Compton and two great grandchildren. She had worked as a...

Feb 13, 2022

In lieu of flowers the family asks those wishing to honor Khamsone, donate blood to their local blood drive or donate a monetary gift directly to The American Red Cross .

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Feb 12, 2022

Nancy Bechtold Lukasiewicz, 71, of Athens, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022.

Born in Berkeley, CA to the late Richard Bechtold and Helen Cary Bechtold, Nancy moved from California to Michigan and Switzerland before pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Carnegie Mellon. She moved to Athens in 1973 and received her Masters degree in...

Feb 12, 2022

Graveside services will be held for Evelyn Sanders McDonald at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Comer City Cemetery in Comer, Georgia. Mrs. McDonald (88) passed away on February 12, 2022. A memorial service will be planned later at her church, Pine Forest Baptist in Macon, Georgia.

Mrs. McDonald was the daughter of Samuel Preston...

Feb 12, 2022

Thomas Latimer Glenn Sr., age 92, peacefully passed on Saturday, February 12, 2022.

A lifelong Athenian, Mr. Glenn was the son of the late Paul Latimer and Grace Campbell Glenn. He was a 1947 graduate of Athens High School and received his Bachelor of Science and Masters in agricultural engineering from the University of Georgia in 1956....

Feb 11, 2022

Grace Alene Riley, 80, of Danielsville, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022.

Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Peppler and Madeline Pinto. Mrs. Riley resided in several different states including Georgia, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania. She retired from Danielsville Elementary school where she worked in the cafeteria. Grace lived by these...

Feb 10, 2022

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