OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Ramona Behrends Tyson
Jan 22, 2018
Ramona Behrends Tyson August 30, 1957 - January 22, 2018 In life's tough moments, you can cry or you can choose to laugh. Ramona Rae Behrends Tyson preferred the latter. The Lord called her home on January 22, 2018 at 60 years old, and she is undoubtedly laughing (probably louder than appropriate) and rejoicing with family members and friends who...
Emma Ola Perry Michael
Jan 21, 2018
Emma Ola Perry Michael passed away peacefully on January 21, 2018 at her home. She was born on July 2, 1914 in Bethlehem, Georgia, the oldest of four children of the late Ernest Stephens and Ruth Sims Perry. After graduating from Winder High School she enrolled at the State Normal School in Athens where she received her teaching credentials. While...
Zennieth Gaines
Jan 21, 2018
Mrs. Zennieth Ozmore Gaines, 83, died January 21, 2018. A native of Sargent, GA, she was a daughter of the late Robert Emerald and Maggie Nola Cantrell Ozmore. She was a homemaker and the last surviving of eight children. Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Newnan, GA. Survivors include a...
Tony Randal Tuckey
Jan 21, 2018
Tony R. Tuckey, 59 of Colbert, GA, passed away Sunday January 21, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born September 6, 1958 in Chinon, France, son of the late, Sherril and Phyllis (McDannell) Tuckey. Tony graduated from EESmith High School. He served 3 years in the Marine Corps. Tony enjoyed hunting, fishing and his family. He is survived by...
Harold K. Vaughn
Jan 21, 2018
Harold K. Vaughn, 75, died Sunday, January 21, 2018. Born in Jasper, TN, he was the son of the late Jesse Vaughn and Margaret Meadors Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn retired as an automotive mechanic and enjoyed farming. He served in the US Army and attained the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Survivors include his son: Jonathan Vaughn of Columbus, OH; daughter: Mary...
Charles Landers
Jan 20, 2018
Charles Joseph Landers passed away peacefully on January 20, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Joe was a native Georgian, having been raised in High Shoals and educated at the University of Georgia where he graduated with a degree in Pharmacy. He was a volunteer for a number of years at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home in Atlanta and...
Donald Melvin "Big D" Patton Jr
Jan 20, 2018
Donald Melvin "Big D" Patton Jr., 55, of Comer, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Athens, he was a son of Marie Nix Covington and the late Donald Melvin "Duck" Patton Sr. He was a truck driver for years and most recently worked for Enterprise Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, racing and UGA football. Most importantly, he will be...
Donald Wiedower
Jan 19, 2018
Donald Edwin Wiedower, 86, of Watkinsville, died January 19, 2018. Born in Phoenix, AZ, he was the son of the late Eleanor Byers and Clarence Adelbert Wiedower and widower of Julia Ann Lyall Wiedower. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Wiedower. Mr. Wiedower was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired contractor with Del Webb....
Lisa Anne Shrout
Jan 19, 2018
Lisa Shrout, 53, died January 19, 2018. A native of Warner Robins, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Julia Martin Doolittle and was preceded in death by a grandson, Brayden Buchanan and a niece, Wilma Samples Maxwell. Lisa was a devoted Army wife and a generous and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt. Funeral services...
Janet Gayle Len-Rios
Jan 18, 2018
Janet Gayle Len-Ríos, 83, died on Jan. 18, 2018, in Athens, Georgia. She retired to her hometown of Osceola, Wisconsin, in 1998 after many years of distinguished service at the Panama Canal Commission where she concluded her career as the Associate Director, International Media and Publications, Office of Public Affairs. She was born to Ashbel and Mary (Uecker) Ingerson in...
Mary Alice Hannon
Jan 17, 2018
Mary Alice Campbell Hannon, 98, a long-time high school English teacher and former University of Georgia sorority housemother, passed away on Jan. 17 following a brief illness. Mary Alice was born in Hoopeston, Ill., but grew up in West Lafayette, Ind., where she met her late husband John (Jack) Marion Hannon, who was a classmate of hers at Purdue University....
Charles Hicks
Jan 17, 2018
Obituary for Charles F. Hicks Charles F. Hicks, 85, died on January 17, 2018 in Athens, Georgia. Born in Allendale, S.C. on February 5th 1932, he was the son of James Young Hicks and Alice Eulalia Hicks of Charleston, S.C. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara L. Hicks. Also surviving are his children Claude, Bryan, MaryAnn,...
Leila Hardigree
Jan 17, 2018
Leila O. Hardigree, 90, died January 17, 2018. A native of Watkinsville, she retired from Barrett Dodge after thirty years and was a founding member of Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Hardigree was a daughter of the late Herbert J. and Jenny Sue Aiken O'Dillon, and the widow of Harry Hardigree. She was also preceded in death by a son, Mark...
Ruth Sisk Leadley
Jan 17, 2018
Ruth Sisk Leadley, 68, Lexington GA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on January 17, 2018. Ruth was the loving wife of Mike Leadley (Frank Paul) for the last 33 years. She was proceeded in death by her parents Tom Watson and Coequilla Clark Sisk and siblings Pete Sisk, Gene Sisk, and Sybil McCannon. Ruth is survived by...
Bill O'Neill
Jan 15, 2018
William (Bill) John O'Neill, 82, of Athens, GA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on January 15, 2018. A longtime resident of Athens, GA. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1935 to the late William Regis and Elsie Johe O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill was loved by everyone who knew him and will forever be cherished. He...
Robert M Cagampan
Jan 15, 2018
Robert Meneses Cagampan died January 15, 2018 at the age of 74. Mr. Cagampan was born in the Philippines. He was a longtime resident of the Athens area, eventually settling in Watkinsville. He was a veteran of the US Navy from 1964 and honorably discharged in 1975. Mr. Cagampan is the son of the late Almirante and Alejandra Cagampan. He...
Nolen Lumpkin Wood
Jan 14, 2018
Nolen Lumpkin Wood, 53, of Watkinsville, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born in Athens on May 12, 1964, he was a son of the late Van Y. Wood and Martha Elaine Kenney Wood. Nolen owned and operated Nolen Wood Lawn Maintenance for over 32 years. He loved hunting, fishing and his Triton bass boat. Most importantly, he loved his...
Myrna Loy Booth
Jan 14, 2018
Myrna Loy Booth, 85, of Athens, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 following a courageous fifteen-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Royston, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Brooks and Josie Smith Brooks. Mrs. Booth was a graduate of Franklin County High School, where she played Varsity Basketball and graduated at the top of her class. Following...
Bonnie O'Neal (Smith) Smith
Jan 14, 2018
Bonnie O'Neal Smith, of Hull, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2018. He was 85. Mr. Smith was born in the home on January 18, 1932, to Buddy and Eula (Rousey) Smith and raised in Point Peter in Oglethorpe County. He was a graduate of Athens High School. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as...
Alonzo "A.B." Benjamin Gaines
Jan 14, 2018
Alonzo Benjamin "A.B." Gaines, 77, died January 14, 2018. Mr. Gaines was born and raised in Winterville, GA, and eventually moved to the Sandy Cross community just outside of Lexington, GA. He was the son of the late E.S. and Margaret Holcomb Gaines. He was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as a Medic in Germany...



