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James "Jim" Bennett Randels
Sep 5, 2025
James B. Randels (Jim) was born October 23,1918 in Anthony, Kansas and died on September 5, 2025 in Athens, Georgia of natural causes at the age of 106 years.
Jim graduated high school in Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1936. He was the youngest recipient of Eagle Scout status in the state of Oklahoma at that time. Jim attended Oklahoma A&M University. He...
Margaret Williamson
Sep 4, 2025
Margaret Elizabeth Williamson, a long-term resident of Martin, Georgia and a recent resident of Avery Village Assisted Living in Winterville, Georgia died on September 4, 2025. She was originally from Hartwell, Georgia.
She retired from Sears Roebuck after working 45 years in their customer service department. There she met her sweetheart, Tom Williamson, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage...
Benjamin Joseph "BJ" Ivie
Sep 4, 2025
Benjamin Joseph “B.J.” Ivie, 48, died September 4, 2025.
Born December 28, 1976, he was a son of Ronnie and Teresa Ivie. B.J. was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. Most of his life he was a building contractor but also enjoyed his time farming and landscaping. He was a dedicated member and former deacon of High Shoals...
Jon Spencer
Sep 3, 2025
Jon Stephen Spencer, 77, of Statham, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on September 3, 2025. He was born on January 29, 1948 in Roswell, New Mexico to the late Donald “Cotton” Earl Spencer and Betty Jean Bloome Spencer. Jon grew up a military brat but sources say he may have moved frequently to prevent being discovered as an...
Marion Kinney Wilmot
Sep 2, 2025
Marion Kinney Bowden Wilmont, 90, past away peacefully at Brookside of Commerce on September 2, 2025.
Born in Habersham County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Lawson Kinney. Mrs. Wilmont was the mother of the late Sixleth Rainmaker and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Loyd William Bowden and her second husband, Johnie...
Richard E. Coe
Sep 2, 2025
Richard "Dick" Erwin Coe, 94, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025. He was born on July 27, 1931, in Scriba, New York, to the late Erwin and Gladys Coe. He spent much of his life in the Oswego area before moving to Camden, New York, in 1956, where he made his home for nearly seven decades.
Richard proudly served his...
Glenda Cunningham
Sep 2, 2025
Betty Glenda Cunningham, age 78, of Oglethorpe County, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025. She was the daughter of the late James David Barnett and Roberta Mary (Byrnes) Barnett of Oconee County.
Glenda was a beloved and selfless mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She had a talent and passion for tending and nurturing plants; in years past her porch and yard...
Kenneth Ray Fowler
Sep 2, 2025
Kenneth Ray Fowler, 62, of Danielsville, passed away on September 2, 2025 at his residence.Mr. Fowler was born to the late Johnny Fowler and Virginia Holmes Fowler of Winder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John John Fowler, Raymond Fowler and Jerry Fowler and his sister, Elizabeth Fowler Robinson.Mr. Fowler is survived by...
Ann Avera Whittemore
Sep 2, 2025
Ann Avera Whittemore
Raised in Oglethorpe, GA, she was one of ten children born to Thomas Binion Avera and Ruth Webb Avera. Growing up, she was a member of the Oglethorpe Baptist Church in Macon County. In 1962, she graduated from Reynolds High School and later attended Massey Business College in Atlanta.
In Atlanta, she worked for C&S Bank where she met...
Robert E. Carr
Aug 31, 2025
Robert Edward “Bobby” Carr, 85, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on August 31, 2025, after a long battle with dementia.
Bobby was born on May 21, 1940, in Covington, Kentucky, and grew up in the heart of the Bluegrass State. Horses were always part of his life, and he spent more than 40 years in the thoroughbred world—galloping at racetracks and...
Antoinette Wilkerson Watts
Aug 31, 2025
Antoinette Wilkerson Watts of Athens, Ga died peacefully on August 31, 2025. She was born May 4, 1945 in Talladega, Alabama to Thomas Eugene and Anna Marshall Clapp Wilkerson and grew up in Troy, Alabama. After graduating from Charles Henderson High School, and attending the University of Alabama, she was a long-time resident of Atlanta, working at the Coca-Cola Company...
Lavinia June McCann
Aug 31, 2025
Lavinia June (Shields) McCann, 98 of Athens Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on August 31, 2025
She was born on June 23, 1927, in Laurelvale, a village of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, to William Samuel Shields and Anne Jane (McNally) Shields. As a teen June played field hockey and was a member of the drama club. She was also...
Fain Slaughter, Jr.
Aug 31, 2025
May the record show… This is NOT an obituary…
This is a tall tale of a Georgia Sportsman.
Fain Slaughter “Jr.,” despite being an Athens Ga. native, was born in Decatur, Ga. in 1934. He took great pride in growing up on Milledge Cir. when the “Y” was on Lumpkin and The Varsity was on the corner of College & Broad. Fain...
Linda C. Smith
Aug 30, 2025
Linda C. Smith, age 73 of Colbert, Georgia, passed away on August 30, 2025. She was born on November 15, 1951 in Aguilar, CO. to the late Ignacio and Carmelita Cruz.
Linda was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, known for her kindness, compassion and for being loved by all.
Linda is preceded in death by her loving husband of over 50...
Joseph C. Grayson
Aug 30, 2025
Joseph Cole Grayson, beloved husband, grandfather, veteran, and civic leader, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 8, 1932, in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Joe was the son of James Roy Grayson and Ida Ellen Grayson.
In 1934, at the age of two, Joe and his family moved to Miami, Florida, where he would grow...
Yvonia Bates Threlkeld
Aug 30, 2025
Yvonia Bates Threlkeld, 88 of Comer, GA passed away August 30, 2025. She was the daughter of the late T.C. & Irene Bates of Comer, GA. Along with her parents, she is also preceded in death by a brother Harold Bates. She was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church and the Adult Sunday School teacher for many years. She...
Martha Ann Hines
Aug 30, 2025
Martha Ann Hines, 87, of Winterville passed away on August 30, 2025. Born on August 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Stonewall Strickland and Nellie Mae Barber Strickland.
Ann was a long-time member of Winterville United Methodist Church. She was a long-time member of Happy Squares, a square-dancing club in Athens.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Craig Anthony Burnett
Aug 30, 2025
Craig Anthony Burnett, born on September 14, 1994, in McDonough, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his residence in Winder, Georgia, on August 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Craig dedicated his professional life to serving others as a funeral director and embalmer. He provided compassionate care and support to families during their times of loss, ensuring that each loved...
Robert Harris
Aug 29, 2025
Robert “Bob” Paul Harris, Jr., a passionate and loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather, passed away on his 77th birthday, August 28, 2025.
Bob was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to the late Robert and Peggy Harris on August 28, 1948. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from Indiana State University, where he especially loved watching Larry Bird play...
Dorothy McCannon Lord
Aug 28, 2025
Dorothy McCannon Lord, 91, of Athens, passed away on August 28, 2025. Born on March 3, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Marrow McCannon and Ethel Huff McCannon.
Dot was a lifelong resident of Athens. She attended East Athens Baptist Church and loved to bake, being well known for her delicious cakes.
In addition to her parents, she was...
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