OBITUARIES

Aug 22, 2019

Julie Ann Lord, 51, wife of George Derek Bray, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 at her residence. Born in Albany, GA, she was the daughter of John and Mary Lord of Watkinsville. In addition to her husband and parents, survivors include her daughter: Sydney Lane Rister; sister: Terri Gilbert; grandchildren: Wyatt and Waylon Rister and Willow Black; niece: Mary...

Aug 22, 2019

Martha Annelle Smith walked peacefully through heaven’s gates on August 22, 2019, just shy of her 88th birthday.  She is preceded in death by her husband, James Gordon “Jerry” Smith and son Wayne Smith.  Annelle was born September 3, 1931, to the late Thomas and Mary Steele in the small Oglethorpe County community of Sandy Cross.  She studied nursing...

Aug 22, 2019

Mildred Eugenia Taylor, of Lexington, GA passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Mattie Aycock; son, George Taylor; and daughter, Ann Smith. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Patrick Campbell; daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Chris Holder; daughter and son-in-law, Martha and...

Aug 22, 2019

Caroline Carter Bennett passed away peacefully in Dacula, Georgia Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the age of 76 years old. She was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on November 23, 1942 to T.M. and Ruth Culbertson Carter. She was the youngest of six children in a home of humble and hardworking people. From the time of her childhood to the...

Aug 19, 2019

Melody Anita Williams-Clark, 83, died Monday, August 19, 2019.  She was born August 27, 1935, in San Diego, California, to Harold and Lillian Williams.

Melody grew up in a Navy family.  At the age of 6, she witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where her dad was stationed.  She remembered the Japanese bombers buzzing over their...

Aug 19, 2019

Kathleen Armour went to her Heavenly home on Monday, August 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Willie Mae (Hubbard) Armour and was also preceded in death by a number of siblings.

She is survived by her children, Michele and Rick Hanson of Hull, GA Wayne Armour, Patrick Armour and Kaye Queen all...

Aug 16, 2019

Ola Faye Jay, 92, of Athens died on August 16, 2019.  Faye was born in Tunnel Hill to Jesse and Ethel Reed, and was one of nine children.  Faye was preceded in death by her husband Charles Jay Sr., her son Charles Jay Jr., her daughter-in-law Diane Jay.  She is survived by one sister, Jean Blackburn, and her grandson...

Aug 16, 2019

Betty Wilma Booth Drake, 89 died peacefully at Piedmont Hospital on Friday, August 16, 2019.

She was born in Oglethorpe County on December 12, 1929 to Erla Buford Booth and Edna Estelle Brown Booth, before living most of her life in Madison County, GA.

She was married to James Howard Drake on July 4, 1957....

Aug 15, 2019

Nannie Ruth Edge Brannen, wife of the late Stephen J. Brannen, died Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Lester Edge and Eunice Johnson Edge and sister to the late James Edge, Mary Alice King, Lafayette Edge, Owen Edge, and Lamar Edge. Born in Doerun, Georgia, she lived her adult life in Athens and Watkinsville,...

Aug 14, 2019

Christine “Chris” Altizer, 71, passed away August 14, 2019, after a difficult battle with cancer. Chris was born in Lancaster, PA to Carolyn Von Stetten and Lewis Edwards. Chris was an early survivor of Rh-factor disease, which resulted in numerous blood transfusions during her first year of life, and gave Chris her lasting feisty temperament. Chris grew up in...

Aug 14, 2019

Bobbie Lee Burgess passed away on August 14, 2019.  She was born October 13, 1931, the oldest of 8 children to Roy and Florine Kitchens.  Her famous quotes showed the type of person that she was and the life that she lived.  She always said, "Don't say no, until you try" and "If you don't move it, you lose...

Aug 13, 2019

Lucy C.S. Chou, of Athens, GA, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 13, 2019, at the age of 74. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chu T. Ku and Wen Y. Hsu, of Taipei, Taiwan. She earned a bachelor's degree in English before moving to the United States, and settling down in Athens to become a devoted homemaker...

Aug 13, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Lucy Chueh-Seng Chou. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Aug 12, 2019

Mr. Richard Allen Stewart Sr., 60 of Athens died on Monday, August 12, 2019. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late George A. Stewart Sr. and Nellie Sue Stewart. Mr. Stewart grew up in Madison County and later moved to Alaska for some time, before moving back to Athens.

Mr. Stewart is survived by...

Aug 12, 2019

Donald Wayne King, 76, of Lexington, passed on August 12, 2019.

He was born in the family home along the banks of the Broad River on January 7, 1943 to the late Bob and Frances King of Carlton. A 1961 graduate of Madison County High School, he then enlisted and served in the United States Navy from...

Aug 11, 2019

Christopher O’Neal Strickland, age 36, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019.  Mr. Strickland was a native of Athens, GA and had lived in Pembroke with his family for four years, O’Neal was a loving husband and son and he especially loved his son, Eli. He was a home evaluator for Arrow Exterminators and a member of Reidsville Congregation of...

Aug 11, 2019

Sara M. Griffeth, 88, of Danielsville, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019.

Born in Bowman, she was the daughter of the late Leo Roy McGarity and Ellis Montine McGee McGarity. Mrs. Griffeth retired from the University of Georgia where she was a Secretary for over 34 years. She also served as a Secretary for the Georgia Cattleman’s...

Aug 10, 2019

Elbertine "Tina" Fields Montgomery, 95, wife of the late William C. Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019 in Athens, GA where she had lived for the past 17 years.  Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Irene Garvey Fields of New York City, NY, and the late Dr. Abijah Clements Fields of...

Aug 10, 2019

Ed Marcus Allgood, 72, of Carlton, GA, died Saturday, August 10, after a lengthy battle following open heart surgery and stroke.  He was preceded in death by his parents, W.F. Allgood and Evelyn Turner Allgood, and brother William “Bill” Allgood.  He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish.

A veteran of the Vietnam War,...

Aug 10, 2019

Bettie Shepherd Saye, 84, wife of the late Elmer “Sonny” Saye, died Saturday, August 10, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee Shepherd and Maggie Bailey Shepherd and sister to the late Fannie “Lois” Shepherd.  Bettie lived most of her life in the Athens area prior to moving to Conyers following Sonny’s death in 2015. She...