OBITUARIES

Dec 27, 2023

Eddie Wayne “Eddie G” Garrett, 75, husband of 49 years to Barbara Dawson Garrett, died on December 27, 2023. Born in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late Ernest Cecil Garrett and Elizabeth Jackson Garrett and brother to the late Hinton “Uncle Bud” Garrett.  Mr. Garrett retired from Walton EMC after more than 40 years and served...

Dec 26, 2023

Thomas Jackson (Jay) Brightwell, III left us for his heavenly home on December 26, 2023.  Born in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late Thomas Jackson Brightwell, Jr and Juanita George Brightwell. His earliest childhood years were spent in the tiny town of Maxeys, Ga, where the Brightwell family had prospered and multiplied since the 1800’s. He...

Dec 26, 2023

Richard C. McElhannon, 64, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.

A lifelong resident of Athens, he was a son of the late Carlton Jackson McElhannon and Lillian Erwin McElhannon. Ricky was an avid fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and he loved to cook and grill. Above all else, he loved his family and was a friend...

Dec 25, 2023

William Stanley “Stan” Hunt, 82, resident of The Georgia Club in Statham, GA, formerly of Avondale Estates, GA, passed on December 25, 2023, due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia, diagnosed in 2016. In 2018, “Mr. Stan” became a resident of St. Mary’s Highland Hills Memory Care in Watkinsville, GA, for 24/7 professional, loving attention along with daily family...

Dec 25, 2023

Asbury Latimer ¨Lat¨ Heard, Jr., died on December 25, 2023 after a fierce seven year battle with prostate cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones when he went to be with his Savior. He was born in Atlanta on December 19th, 1951. He grew up in Elberton, Ga, and was the son of Asbury Latimer Heard, Sr. of Elberton,...

Dec 25, 2023

Betty Jo Kilpatrick, 89, died December 25, 2023.

A native of Oconee County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Richard Albert and Doris Ivie Scoggins and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Niece Kilpatrick and her son, James Kennedy Kilpatrick. Mrs. Kilpatrick was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area....

Dec 24, 2023

Lucyle Reynolds Ballentine, 98, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home on December 24, 2023, with her two daughters by her side.

Lucyle was born in Lexington, Georgia on July 11, 1925. She attended Meason Academy where her basketball team won the state championship two years in a row. She loved her small hometown...

Dec 24, 2023

Eleanor Turnbull, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

She was one of ten children born to the late Mose and Anna Walls. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Turnbull and two daughters, Carla Sorrow and Celeste Turnbull.

Survivors include her children, Crystal Turnbull and Thomas...

Dec 23, 2023

Carolyn W. Nunnally, 95, of Athens, passed away on December 23, 2023. Born on September 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Dewy Williams and Mattie Lou Lee Williams.

Carolyn was a faithful member of Central Presbyterian Church and later, Athens First Baptist Church. She was a Clarke County Educator for several years, master...

Dec 23, 2023

Emily Barnes Mills Porter

July 21, 1927-December 23, 2023

Born in the town of Newborn Georgia to Emory and Ivey Barnes, Emily was a long time resident of Athens, graduating from Athens High in 1945. She was preceded in death by her husbands Frank Mills Sr. (1948-1996) and Howard Porter (2001-2007) and son Frank Norwood...

Dec 23, 2023

Edward Clark Dingler, 82, of Union Point, Georgia, husband of fifty-nine years to Priscilla Edwards Dingler, entered rest on Saturday, December 23, 2023. Born in Crawfordville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Seth Clark and Mary Cleo Gibby Dingler. Edward loved his wife and daughters and always enjoyed participating in their activities, endeavors and adventures. He found...

Dec 21, 2023

Kenneth Wayne Lauderdale

April 12, 1950 - December 21, 2023 (age 73)

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Ken was a son of Betty Imogene Ramer Lauderdale and the late Marion D. Lauderdale. He was preceded in death by his beloved sisters, Lisa Marie Lauderdale, Donna Sue Lauderdale, and Kathleen Ann Seay Lauderdale.  Ken passed...

Dec 21, 2023

Jameson Chandler McRae passed away on December 21, 2023. Known by everyone as Chan, he was an old soul and a bluesman at heart. Chan was born on September 17, 1993, in Athens, Georgia. He attended school in Athens, graduating from Cedar Shoals High School in 2012. Following graduation, he moved to Milledgeville, Georgia, to attend Georgia College with...

Dec 21, 2023

Constance Marchell Flynn, resident of Athens, GA, passed peacefully in her home in the company of her family on Thursday, December 21st, 2023. Connee was born on November 27th, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY to Alexander Marchell and Cornelia Mazurkiewiecz.

Connee attended art school and worked as a graphic designer with an advertising firm in Brooklyn until marrying...

Dec 21, 2023

Dr. John Michael Morgan passed peacefully on December 21, 2023 in Athens, Georgia surrounded by his family.  Dr. Morgan was born September 18, 1945 and was originally from Wren, Georgia and was the oldest of four beloved siblings.  He received his Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Georgia Southern University in 1967.  He received a Masters of Arts in...

Dec 20, 2023

Billy Jack Mundy, P0385, was born April 29, 1957, in Canton, GA to John Tyra and Marie Vaughn Mundy. Jack was raised in Cumming Ga, graduating from Forsyth County High School. He was a member of the volunteer fire department in Cumming. After graduating from high school, he became an EMT working in Cherokee County. In 1979, after graduating...

Dec 20, 2023

Francis William Malinowski, 92, of Athens, GA died on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The son of Wladyslaw and Stanislawa Malinowski, Frank was born October 4, 1931 in Jamaica, NY.

Frank was a first generation American born to Polish immigrants. He graduated from John Adams High School. Following high school, he attended the Merchant Marine Academy for one...

Dec 20, 2023

Mary DeFoor Lambert, 90, died on Thursday, December 20, 2023. Born in Hartwell, GA she was the daughter of the late Hubert Watson Lewis and Sallie Dooley Lewis. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Frank DeFoor and her second husband Clyde Lambert, Sr; son: Mike DeFoor and three siblings: Dot Mauldin,...

Dec 18, 2023

Woodrow Shane Childs, 53, died on December 18, 2023. Born in Elberton, Georgia, on October 11, 1970, he was the son of the late Thomas Woodrow Childs, Jr. and Brenda Risner Childs.

Shane loved spending time with his family and was an extremely proud father to three children.  He enjoyed riding his four-wheeler, caring for his home-grown...

Dec 18, 2023

Mary Lou Kesler Sapp

On Monday morning, December 18, 2023, our precious mother went to her eternal home. She passed peacefully at her home in Athens, GA. She was 89 years old and had been married to Eugene Sapp for almost 69 years. Daddy preceded her in death on August 1, 2021.

She is survived...