Floyd James Smigiel
Sep 16, 2016
Floyd Smigiel, 68, of Watkinsville, GA, died at his home on September 16, 2016. Born November 15, 1948, in Saginaw, Michigan, he served in the United States Air Force and as a police officer. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo, 4 sons, David, Andy, Floyd and Jason, 3 stepsons, Mike, Jim and Jeff and 8 grandchildren. The family...
Alan Grindle
Sep 16, 2016
Jeffrey Alan Grindle of Athens, GA unexpectedly passed away Friday evening, September 16th, at the age of 56. Alan was born to Billy H. Grindle and Willie (Nation) Grindle on January 6, 1960. He attended Roosevelt high school in Atlanta. After moving to Athens in 1994, he worked as a master mechanic at Tyner Truck and Auto Repair until his...
Judith Smith Wright
Sep 15, 2016
In early 1956, two young people named Judie Smith and Bill Wright were married with all the hope and joy that goes with true love. Bill a sailor from Jackson Georgia, who served in the Korean War, and his beloved Judie, of Conyers, Georgia, were blessed by their loved ones including Bill's mother, Gertrude Rowlenson Wright, now deceased, and Bill's...
Donna Davis
Sep 13, 2016
Donna "MaMaw" Davis was born August 5, 1953 to Benjamin and Irene Swancy who preceded her in death. God took her home on September 14, 2016, in her home in Loganville, Georgia. She was survived by her Spouse of 44 years, Randall Davis, Daughter Brandi Flippin and her Husband Shane, Grandchildren Matthew, Sarah, Jacob and JP; Son Dustin Davis, his...
Charlotte Elaine Alewine
Sep 13, 2016
Charlotte Elaine Alewine, 61, of Danielsville, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the late Grady Hoover Allen and Don Nelle McElroy Allen. Mrs. Alewine loved hunting and fishing, but most importantly, she loved her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Judy Sellers and Tammy...
Blake Tyler Evans
Sep 13, 2016
Text: Blake Tyler Evans, 30, of Winterville, died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Born in Miami, FL, Blake was the son of Bill Evans of Key Largo, FL, and Bonnie Evans of Winterville, GA. He was self-employed construction worker currently working in Breckenridge, CO. Blake loved the outdoors where he was able to camp, hike and fish. Survivors in addition to...
Gerald Obe Faulkner
Sep 13, 2016
Gerald Obe Faulkner, 70, of Colbert, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Colbert, he was the son of the late Roy Amon Faulkner and Allie Mae Melton Faulkner. He enjoyed gardening, working in his yard and riding to the mountains. Most importantly, Mr. Faulkner loved his granddaughters. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
James Larry Odom
Sep 12, 2016
James "Larry" Odom, 72, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 12, 2016. He had been ill for a long while, suffering from complications of diabetes. Larry was the son of the late Frank and Willie Nelms Odom. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Glenda Scarboro Odom. A daughter, Mia O....
Candace Todd
Sep 10, 2016
Candace Coles Yelton Todd died Saturday, September 10, after a long battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband Garry Todd (Athens, GA), her sons and their families, Jared and Becky Yelton (Ella) (West Jefferson, NC), Adam and Sarah Yelton (Hunter, Bella, Corinne, and Robert) (Athens, GA), her stepdaughters and their families, Heather and Tyler Mahaffey (Mason, Mercer,...
Sue Mealor
Sep 9, 2016
Sue Mealor, 85, died Friday, September 9, 2016. A native of Dahlonega, GA, she was the daughter of the late Brown Walker and Kate Patton Walker. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Bessie Lee and Kenneth Walker and granddaughter, Tabitha Murray. She was a homemaker and had attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Turnerville, GA. Survivors include...
Marion Baxter
Sep 9, 2016
Marion Baxter, born July 24th, 1963 passed away on Sept. 9th, 2016. She was born in Macon, Ga. to Jan and Don Baxter. She was the youngest of five children. She lived with her sister and brother- in-law, Barbara and Joseph Yuhas of Colbert. Other siblings are Sue Alewine of Athens, Ken Baxter of Milledgeville and Rose Berger of Farmersville,...
Janet Alice (Lindsay) Foell
Sep 8, 2016
Janet Alice Lindsay Foell, 77, of Watkinsville, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Elwood Lindsay and Jennie Caster Lindsay. Mrs. Foell was the current President of the Council on Auxiliaries/Volunteers of the Georgia Hospital Association. She was Past President of the Athens Regional Volunteer Auxiliary, and current hospital volunteer at...
Carl Lee Epps
Sep 8, 2016
Carl Lee Epps, 84, went home to be with the LORD, September 8, 2016. Born in Clarke County, he was a son of the late Willie Richard and Frances Dover Epps and preceded in death by his siblings, Parks (Mary) Epps and Edna (Guy) Rogers. Mr. Epps served with the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and was retired from...
John Terrell Chandler
Sep 6, 2016
John Terrell (Terry) Chandler, 68, died September 6, 2016. Born Jully 5, 1948, he was the son of the late John Henry Chandler and Quilla Mae Bray Chandler. He worked as a front end man for 42 years at Whelchel Alignment and Brakes. He was preceded in death by his wife Dianne Bonner Chandler. Survivors include one son, Johnny Chandler,...
LaVerne (Wellens) Marshall
Sep 5, 2016
LaVerne Frances Wellens Marshall, passed away at St. Mary's Hospice House in Watkinsville, Georgia, on September 5, 2016, following a courageous battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare neurological disorder. The daughter of Theodore R. and Frances L. Wellens, she was born on February 22, 1935 in Montgomery County, Maryland, and lived there until she left to attend and graduate from...
Mark Fite
Sep 4, 2016
Mark Everett Fite, born January 18, 1924, the youngest of six children, to Joe and Dora Fite at their family farm in Nunley, Arkansas, died September 4, 2016. He was married for over 67 years to Patty Sue (Hensley) from the nearby community of Eagleton, Ark. Mark and Pat have three children and five grandsons. They have made their home...
Jo Anne Dickerson
Sep 4, 2016
Jo Anne Dickerson, 84 of Hull, passed away September 4, 2016. She was the daughter of the late, Robert & Zella Fleeman. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was retired after over 35 years with General Times. Mrs. Dickerson was preceded in death by Husband, Lonnie Dickerson; brothers, Robert & Johnny Fleeman; sister, Martha Stewart; grandson,...
Betty Tate DeLorme
Sep 2, 2016
Betty Rush Tate DeLorme, of Milledge Circle, Athens, Georgia, died September 1, 2016. She was the oldest daughter of the late Melvin Greyson Tate, Sr. and the late Esther Hammett Tate, and the stepdaughter of the late Mary Jim Horton Tate. She was preceded in death by her only brother, Melvin Greyson Tate, Jr. Ms. DeLorme was born in Greenwood,...
Todd Motter Miller
Sep 2, 2016
Todd Motter Miller, age 84, of Athens, GA, devoted husband, loving father, and follower of Christ, died September 2, 2016 after a long illness. He was beloved by his family for his generosity, hearty laugh and quick wit. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Vernie; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Janie Miller, Raleigh, NC; son and...
Mary Pharr
Sep 1, 2016
Mary B. Pharr, 85, of Athens, GA, died peacefully on September 1, 2016. She was born in Forsythe County, educated in Gwinnett County schools, and graduated from Dacula High School. Upon graduation, she immediately went to work with GMAC in Atlanta. In 1949, she was baptized at Ivy Creek Baptist Church. She remained true to her Baptist faith for the...