Charlotte Rae Wallinga, 67, of Watkinsville, passed away on April 19, 2019.  She is survived by her husband, William Long; her son, William M. Long; her sister, Merry Lynn (Jim) Roelofs; and nieces and nephew: Ann, Laura, and Mark.  A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 24, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Lord and Stephens, West, Watkinsville, Georgia. Interment will follow at a later date in Sioux Center, Iowa.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Camp Twin...

Sherman “Larry” Harper, Jr., passed away on April 19, 2019, after a short, hard battle with cancer. Larry was a lifelong resident of Athens and graduated from Clarke Central High School in 1980. Larry worked at the Athens Banner-Herald for 31 years and at Caterpillar for the past 2 years. Larry valued many friends from his jobs and made an impression on each life he touched. Larry was a self-taught guitarist with a special passion for classical guitar and spent many years...

On April 18, 2019, Nezzie Lene Christopher Saxon, 95, passed away in her daughter’s home surrounded by family. Born in Watkinsville, on October 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady and Mattie Carson Christopher. She was preceded in death by all of her siblings, Macy Christopher Almand, Henry Thomas Christopher, Annie Christopher Almand, Jennie Bea Christopher, and Hallie Christopher Hayes. She grew up in South Oconee in the heart of the great depression on a cotton...

Nancy Louise Casper, 62, of Winder, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Nancy was born in Madison County to the late Henry David Herring Sr., and Bertie Lou Patat Herring. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son, Bobby Chance Casper, and siblings, Joe Clyde Guest, James Guest, Pete Guest, David Herring, Jerry Guest, Tom Guest, and Brenda Herring. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Casper, children, Matthew and Lana Casper, grandchildren, Brenna and Kinley Casper,...

William Andrew Vickers, 18, a gentle warrior for Jesus Christ, died Monday, April 15, 2019. Born in Rome, GA, he was the son of Robert Preston Vickers and Teresa Lyn Langley Vickers. In addition to his parents survivors include three siblings: Matthew (Melissa) Langley of North Carolina, Rebekah Grace Vickers and Nathaniel David Vickers both of Hull; niece: Aubrey Vickers and numerous other family members and friends. William was a member of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church and was attending...

George Marvin Hunt, 91, of Danielsville, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019. Born in Paulding County, he was a son of the late Roy Marshburn Hunt and Evie Bullock Hunt. Mr. Hunt was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Ila Baptist Church and the Madison County Men’s Breakfast Club. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Sherri Hanley and one grandson. Survivors include his wife, Mary L. Hunt; children, Dakota Hunt, Michael Hunt and...

Hinton Johnson Harris, 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather died April 12, 2019 in Athens, Georgia.  Hinton was born June 5, 1928 in Macon, Georgia, the son of John Robert Harris, Sr. and Lucille Ross Harris.  Hinton graduated from high school in Crawford County Georgia in 1947.  He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the University of Georgia graduating with B.S in Agriculture in 1951.   Hinton worked as a County Extension...

Charles Ray Chambers of Nicholson, Ga passed away Friday, April 12, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father, Dempsey Chambers. He is survived by his wife, Nora Lynn Chambers; mother, Barbara Childers; daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Kyle Coleman; son, Jared Chambers; son, Dan Chambers; sister, Brenda Smith; sister, Virginia James; sister, Debra Bearden; brother, Jerry Chambers; and grandchildren, Austin, Blake, Skyler and Raileigh. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 15,...

Albert Lee Hester, 86, writer, publisher, local historian, professor of journalism, and founder of the James A. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at home in Athens, GA with his family. Dr. Hester was a professor at the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia from 1972 - 1997, where the Cox Center was created through his initiative in 1985.  During his teaching and research career, he...