John "Johnny" Van Cleef Warner, Jr.
Jun 9, 2020
John “Johnny” Van Cleef Warner, Jr., husband of Kathy Jones Warner, died at his home in Athens, Georgia on June 9, 2020.
Johnny was born in Savannah, Georgia, June 11, 1947 to June Mahaney and John Van Cleef Warner, Sr. He grew up on St. Simon’s Island, graduated from Glynn Academy in Brunswick in 1966 and attended...
Virgil T Savage
Jun 8, 2020
Virgil T. Savage, 88 of Oconee county passed away June 8, 2020. He was the son of the late, William Dean & Ollie Savage. Mr. Savage was preceded in death by wife Hilda Savage; also by two sisters and two brothers.
Graveside services are June 11, 2020 2:00pm at Oconee Hill cemetery with Rev. Jonah Simmons officiating....
Isabel Wilches Crane
Jun 7, 2020
Isabel was born on July 25, 1941 in Bógota, Colombia to Plutarco Wilches and Cecilia Peña; her father worked in transportation and her mother was a homemaker.
Isabel attended a religious primary and high school, Nuestra Señora de la Paz - Bogotá. She was a student at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana where she studied education with some...
Jerry Blake NeSmith
Jun 7, 2020
Jerry Blake NeSmith, 71, Athens, GA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday night in his home. He was born on August 12, 1948 in Decatur, Alabama. The family relocated to Wichita, KS, where Jerry attended Wichita High School West and met his sweetheart and lifelong soulmate Farol Lea Farney. They married on August 18, 1968. Jerry studied engineering at Wichita State...
Allan Hardigree
Jun 7, 2020
Allan Hardigree Sr., a native of Oconee county, was born on April 6, 1946 and passed away on June 7, 2020.
Allan is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Lorenzo Hardigree and Dorothy Dell Hardigree; and brother, Henry David Hardigree.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Gilbert Hardigree; daughter, Dorothy Hardigree; son, Al Hardigree Jr.;...
Leonard Clifton Johnson
Jun 6, 2020
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
Thomas "Sam" Carrol Griffeth
Jun 5, 2020
Thomas Carrol “Sam” Griffeth, 85, died Friday, June 5, 2020. Born in High Shoals, GA, he was the son of the late Euel Lumpkin Griffeth and G. Louise Lovern Griffeth and was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Griffeth and children: Penny Eaton and Dennis Griffeth. Sam retired from furniture manufacturing and attended High Shoals Christian Church. ...
Ramona I Kloss
Jun 5, 2020
Ramona Ilse Kloss was born December 16th 1960 in Bamberg, Germany to Heidi Marie Rothe (Kloss) where she spent the formative years of her life up until age 5 there until she and her mother emigrated to the United States with her dad Command Sergeant Major David Kloss (retired). She learned English quickly but was always proud of her...
Timothy Mitchell Rowland
Jun 3, 2020
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Nell Russell
Jun 3, 2020
Nell Russell, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on June 3, 2020 at the age of 89.
She was a daughter of the late Excelle Moorehead and Ruby Bell Thurmond Moorehead. Mrs. Russell worked for over 30 years at Elberton Manufacturing Company and for more than 10 years as a Greeter at Publix. In addition...
Robert Dennis Sumner
Jun 1, 2020
Robert Dennis Sumner, 68, of Athens, died on Monday, June 1, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.
Bob was born in Bainbridge, GA on December 1, 1951. He grew up in Bainbridge and enrolled in Georgia Tech after graduating from high school. After a couple of years at Tech, Bob decided the liberal arts suited him...
Imogene O'Kelley Wilbanks
Jun 1, 2020
Imogene O’Kelley Wilbanks died at the age of 88 on June 1, 2020 at her residence of 56 years in Bishop, GA.
Imogene was born November 7, 1931 at home in High Shoals, GA. She was a daughter of the late Charlie and Floy O’Kelley and the sister of the late Helen O’Kelley Terrell Vandiver. She lived...
James Wade Meeler
Jun 1, 2020
James Wade Meeler, 49 of Bogart passed away June 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Meeler.
Graveside services will be Thursday June 4, 2020 2:00pm at Evergreen Memorial Park with Rev. Jeff Wilkes officiating.
Survivors include: Mother, Lynn Crowe Slayton; step father, David Slayton; children, Jessica and Nathan Meeler; A...
Barbara Lee (McCollum) Kennedy
May 31, 2020
Barbara Lee McCollum Kennedy passed away on May 31, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Athens, GA. Born in Bowling Green, KY in 1943, she grew up in Eatonton, GA, the daughter of Chalmers Fleming McCollum and Dorothy Ellis McCollum. She graduated from Putnam County High School, where her mother taught English and her father was the Principal....
Horace Gilbert Brooks
May 31, 2020
Horace Gilbert Brooks, 89, of Crawford, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 31, 2020. A native of Oglethorpe County, Gilbert proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War as a Boatswain Mate and Coxswain of small motorboat aboard the USS Toledo. He retired from Seaboard Farms as...
Virginia Hale Crawford
May 30, 2020
Athens suffered a great loss on Friday, May 29th, when surrounded by her two daughters, Virginia Hale Crawford, lifelong resident of Athens, passed away. The daughter of the late Eddie Inman Hale and Junia Hale, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband J. Edward Crawford and devoted daughter, Karla Virginia Pinson, who was always there for her...
Betty B Guest
May 30, 2020
The unstoppable matriarch Betty Mack Benton Guest of Carlton, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2020. Betty was the wife of the late John H. Guest, Sr. After his death she did what any woman would do. She ran the farm, raised the kids, and spoiled the grandkids. Betty was the epitome of what a matriarch should be....
Lucy (Whitehead) Sellers
May 29, 2020
Lucy Whitehead Sellers, 101, died Friday, May 29, 2020.
Born in Jefferson, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lovic Pierce Whitehead and Lizzie May Wood Whitehead. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Wiley Sellers, Sr. on October 3, 1992 and one granddaughter Martha Wright.
Mrs....
Carlton Hendrix, Jr.
May 28, 2020
Due to restrictions from the coronavirus, private services will be held.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, GA, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
Addie Ruth Harper
May 28, 2020
Addie Ruth Harper, 95, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Born on May 10, 1925 in Madison, Georgia, Addie was the daughter of the late Austin Fred Harper and Cynthia Frances Studdard Harper.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 5 sisters. Survivors include her sisters, Hazel (Vernon) Craft...