Jo Ann Hester 80 of Stephens, GA passed away on April 21, 2022. She was the daughter of the late, Stacy & Florence Bennett; she was also preceded by her son, Michael Todd Hester. Mrs. Hester was a graduate of Oconee County High School, and attended Athens Business School. She retired from Athens Technical College and worked in the...
Daniel Matthew Joseph Coyle, 80, died April 20, 2022. Born on July 5th, 1941, in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late William P. Coyle and Catherine Corliss Coyle. Daniel was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He proudly served in the US Air Force (1962-1966), attaining the rank of Airman Second Class. He...
William Lee “Bill” McCannon, 83, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Cleveland L. McCannon and Florie McCannon. Bill served in the US Army, was a member of Burt's United Methodist Church and retired from Reliance Electric. Survivors include his children: Lori (Mike), Jenny (Matthew), Cindy, and Terry (Kim);...
Jacqueline Eugenia Woolfolk Mathes, age 107, died on Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2022, in the skilled nursing facility of Presbyterian Village in Athens, GA, where she had lived since August 2021, after moving to Athens in 2018. Born on October 1, 1914, to John Washington Woolfolk and Annie Letitia Blackburn Woolfolk in Fort Valley, GA, and sister to Elizabeth...
Richard Hindman Bouldin, 80, of Watkinsville, died on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
Born and raised in Florence, Alabama, Richard attended the University of Alabama, where he majored in mathematics. He went on to receive his master's degree at the University of Chicago and was awarded his doctorate degree in mathematics from The University of Virginia. Dr. Bouldin...
Dr. Jude Thomas Sommerfeld, 86, of Watkinsville, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022, in the comfort of his home.
Dr. Sommerfeld was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1936 and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated as valedictorian from Assumption High School in 1953, the University of Detroit (BS in Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude) in...
Lillie Belle Youngblood, 91 passed away peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones on April 14, 2022. She was born in Ringgold, Georgia, and the daughter of the late Rosa Lee and David Bingham and the wife of the late Robert H. Youngblood. She was a homemaker and lived on her farm with her family and was a member...
Connie Ward Stewart 11/19/1938-4/13/2022, born in Oconee County, GA, was daughter of Fred Tendal Ward, Sr. and Elsie Janes Ward. She died in the Hospice Unit at Emory University Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 30, 2pm at The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta. A charter member of Friendship...
Douglas Dwayne Mattox, 61, husband of Sherry Mattox, died Tuesday, April 12th, 2022. Born in Athens, GA he was the son of Aline Andrews Mattox and the late James Douglas Mattox. After graduating from West Virginia University, Doug began his law enforcement career at the University of Georgia Police Department to later work at the Athens Police Department and...
Agnes Turner Gaines, 94, passed away peacefully April 11 after living a life well lived filled with family, friends and love. Born in Franklin Springs, Georgia, she spent her childhood and early teens in India where her parents were missionaries. She lived an idyllic childhood on the mission filled with adventure - the tea gardens, the Himalayas and the...
BARRETT, Gary Wayne
Gary Wayne Barrett, Eugene Pleasants Odum Chair of Ecology Emeritus, of Athens, Georgia, formerly of Princeton, Indiana, passed away in his home on April 10, 2022. He was 82 years of age. Gary’s childhood education began in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Pike County, Indiana. During grade school he developed an avid appreciation of...
Thurston “Junior” Barber, Jr., 85, of Hull passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Born on February 28, 1937, he was the son of the late Thurston Barber, Sr. and Sarah Sims Barber.
Junior was a member and trustee of Trinity Baptist Church. He was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather and was the owner of...
James Steven Rice, 65 of Hull, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022. Born November 30, 1956, he was the son of the late Geneva and Coy Rice.
He was a graduate of Madison County High School, Class of 1975, and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He was a retired truck driver.
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Juanita E. Ash, 95, of Bishop, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Born in Atlanta to Ernest Elder Sr. and Berta Dellinger Elder, Juanita was raised in Oconee County and graduated from Watkinsville High School in the class of 1943. She graduated from Athens Business College in 1944 and worked as a bookkeeper, most recently for the...
Dr. Thomas P. McHugh, DDS passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on April 6, 2022 in Athens GA. Tom and his wife, Emily, resided in Athens GA for 26 years. Tom was born in 1929 in Brooklyn NY. He attended Bishop Loughlin HS where he served as a class officer and was an outstanding track athlete. He...
Robert “Bob” Wayne Lance, 86, of Hull Georgia, died at his home Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022.
Born on July 7, 1935, he was the son of the late Reba Carter Lance Patterson and Wayne Leon Lance.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Massey Lance, and two daughters —Amy Lance Brown and Donna Lance...
Mabel Elizabeth Jeffers, the 3-year-old daughter of Matt and Rachelle Jeffers of Hoschton, passed away on April 5, 2022. Mabel’s life brought laughter, smiles, and joy to all who knew her (or met her randomly in the grocery store). Mabel Elizabeth, meaning “lovable" and "pledge to God," fit her beautifully as she lived out her earthly commission by being...
Laura (Lala) Hanson King, formerly of Conyers and most recently of Athens, passed away April 5, 2022. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 16, 1942. She was in her heart a Georgia Peach and Steel Magnolia. She is preceded in death by her parents, A.A. and Elizabeth Hanson, and her beloved brother (in law) Donald (Buddy) Boone....