Thomas Roscoe Conley Jr
Apr 28, 2016
Thomas Roscoe Conley Jr., 60, of Athens, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Born in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Thomas Roscoe Conley Sr. and Doris Jeanette Wilson Conley. Mr. Conley was employed with Hall Equipment Company as a sheet metal fabricator, but he was a skilled carpenter by trade. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and being outdoors....
John Byron Dillard
Apr 28, 2016
John "Johnny" Byron Dillard, 62 of Winterville, passed away April 28, 2016. He was the son of the late Mr. James Dillard and also preceded in death by his brother, Greg Dillard. Mr. Dillard was an avid outdoorsman and was very active in duck hunting and fishing. Memorial Services are Saturday April 30, 2016 12:00pm at Lord & Stephens, East...
Orin Zirlott
Apr 28, 2016
Dwayne "Orin" Zirlott was a kind and generous man. He enjoyed spending time with friends, family, and his Boston Terriers. Orin passed away on the evening of April 28, 2016. Orin was born on July 21, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama. He was 55 years old. Orin was the youngest son of Carole Bosarge Thompson and the late Ebbie O'Neal Zirlott....
Edda (Robbins) Agee
Apr 27, 2016
Edda R. Agee of Athens passed away April 27, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Warren K. Agee. Edda was born in Plano, Texas, and moved to Athens in 1969 when her husband became the Dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. For over 40 years she devoted...
Alton Johnson Nix
Apr 25, 2016
Alton Nix, 82, of Hull GA, died Monday, April 25, 2016. Born to the late Ed and Esther Crenshaw Nix, Alton was a founding member of Heritage Fellowship in Bogart. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Alton retired from Athens Clarke County as road superintendent in 1995. In addition to his parents,...
Sean Anthony Dookwah
Apr 25, 2016
Sean Anthony Denroy Dookwah, 43, passed away from complications due to congestive heart failure early Monday morning, April 25, 2016. Born October 5, 1972, in Guyana, South America, Sean was the son and eldest child of Hugh and Joycelyn Dookwah. Survivors also include two sisters, Jeanette Amanda and Michelle Dookwah. Friends are invited to share with his family in their...
Jack N. McClellan
Apr 24, 2016
Jack N. McClellan, 83, of Colbert, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016. Born in Commerce, he was the son of the late James McClellan and Clyde Short McClellan. Mr. McClellan was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force, where he served in the Korean Conflict. He spent 18 months in Guam, and assisted in the construction of the air...
Peggy Ann Hancock
Apr 21, 2016
Peggy Bailey Hancock, 89, of Athens, GA, passed away on Thursday, April 21. 2016. A native of Athens, Mrs. Hancock was a daughter of the late S. H. Bailey, Jr. and Myrtle Akin Bailey. She was preceded in death by her son, Larry S. Hancock, and her brothers, Henry Donald Bailey and Terry Joe Bailey. Mrs. Hancock was retired from...
Winston Miles
Apr 21, 2016
Winston Morrow Miles, 80 of Hull, passed away April 21, 2016. He was the son of the late, E.J & Annie Morrow Miles; he was also preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Miles and brother & sister, Grady Miles and Dorothy Williams. Mr. Miles retired from and worked at the U S Navy School in the naval supply, before...
Anna Baker
Apr 20, 2016
Anna Matthews Baker of Athens died on April 20, 2016 after a brief illness. Ann was born March 27, 1929 in Frankfurt Germany to Ferd and Elle Bernhard. She came to the United States in 1948 with her first husband, Frederick Lee Matthews, who died in 1974. She is survived by her husband Hugh T. Baker, her brother Wolfgang Bernhard...
William Jerrald McCoy
Apr 20, 2016
Service Details
Lord and Stephens, EAST
Interment Details
Colbert Cemetery
Myrtle Jo (Perry) Hughes
Apr 19, 2016
Myrtle "Jo" Hughes, 85, of Watkinsville, Georgia passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 19th, 2016 surrounded by her family. A graveside service for family and friends will be held at Evergreen Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 followed by a reception at the home of Ormonde and Beth...
Roy Lamar Kidd
Apr 18, 2016
Roy Lamar Kidd, 85, of Athens, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016. A native of Walton County, GA, he was the son of the late, Roy F. and Ruth Jones Kidd of Hull. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kaye Kidd Moore of Athens; sister, Dorothy Nell Jacobs of Monks Corner, SC. He was a member of Green...
James A. "J-Bird" Rhyne
Apr 17, 2016
James A. "J-Bird" Rhyne, 52, of Athens, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. Born May 7, 1963 in Atlanta, he was the son of Martha "Marty" Maupin Rhyne of Carnesville and the late John Louis "Johnny" Rhyne. James was raised in Athens and attended Athens Christian School and Clarke Central High School. He was an avid racing fan. Not only...
Thomas Vernon Melton
Apr 17, 2016
Thomas Vernon "Papa Tom" Melton, age 69 of Colbert, GA, died Sunday, April 17, 2016. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late Robert G. Melton and Edna Merle Payne Melton. Mr. Melton was a retired painting contractor and member of New Covenant Worship Center. He loved dirt track racing in his car "Judge", #71. In addition to...
Paul Chastain
Apr 15, 2016
Paul Holden Chastain, 54, died at home in Watkinsville, Georgia on April 15, 2016. He was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and was a 1979 graduate of Colquitt County High School and a 1985 graduate of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia. He was a passionate music lover, excellent bridge player and a generous friend. The family he...
Linda Bright
Apr 14, 2016
Celebrating the life of Ms. Linda J. Gooch-Bright, born november 22, 1950 and went to be with her Lord April 14, 2016. She is preceded in death by her dad, Roy Gooch. She is survived by her mother, Lorine Fields, five children, Kenny Horton (Mechelle), Donnie Bright, Jeffery Couch, Jennifer Bright, and adopted brother Mike Scarboough and his daughters. Linda...
Florene (Strickland) Jenkins
Apr 13, 2016
Florene Strickland Jenkins, 81, of Danielsville GA went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, H. Austin Jenkins, a son, David Alan Jenkins, her parents Euel Thomas Strickland and Roberta Thompson Strickland, sister, Betty Fortson, and brother, Cecil Strickland. She is survived by her son...
Deborah Lynn (Martin) Jones
Apr 12, 2016
Deborah Martin Jones, 60, of Danielsville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Born at Athens General Hospital on September 21, 1955, she was the daughter of Ruth Busbin Martin and the late Ernest Martin. Mrs. Jones was a 1973 graduate of Madison County High School and a lifelong resident of the area. She loved crafts and decorating. Mrs. Jones, along...