Shirley L. Busbin
Jan 31, 2015
Shirley L. Busbin, 66, of Danielsville, died Saturday, January 31, 2015. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of Drenon and Rose Smith Ward. Mrs. Busbin was preceded in death by her husband, James Vernon Busbin, Sr. Survivors include her children, Wayne and Rodney Busbin; and three brothers, Frank Durell Ward, James Billups Ward, both of Louisiana, and Harold Lee...
A. Lester Carson
Jan 31, 2015
Lester Carson Watkinsville Lester Carson, 82, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Gentiva Hospice in Athens, GA. He was born Allie Lester Carson to the late Ethel Hale Carson and Allie Fonie Carson on April 14, 1932. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his one sibling, Mavis Nix and his son, Jeff. Mr. Carson lived and farmed...
Thor Baltzar Gustafson
Jan 29, 2015
THOR BALTZAR GUSTAFSON BORN ON 27 AUGUST 1916 DIED ON 29 JANUARY 2015 AT ARBOR TERRACE SENIOR LIVING IN ATHENS, GEORGIA, UNDER THE CARE OF HIS DAUGHTER, GWENDA. A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF BROOKSIDE, MENDHAM TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY HE SERVED THE TOWN HE LOVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE VILLAGE HE NEVER FORGOT, CROSS RIVER,...
Esther Mason
Jan 29, 2015
Esther Mason Colbert Esther Mason, 83, of Colbert, died Thursday, January 29, 2015. Born in Toccoa to the late Chelcer and Ida Bell Walker, Esther was a longtime member of Christian Life and ran a daycare from her home for over 30 years. She is survived by her husband, John Clayton Mason, children Joyce Mason, John Mason (Marcia), and Brenda...
Billy Carl Coker
Jan 29, 2015
Service will be announced.
Visitation Details
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST
Service Details
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST
Interment Details
Oconee Memorial Park
Louise T. Shearon
Jan 28, 2015
Louise T. Shearon October 11, 1913 --- January 28, 2015 This is not an obituary. We merely wish to share the joy that Louise T. Shearon, aka Miss Louise, G.G., Mom moved on peacefully, age 101, on the evening of January 28th, 2015, and simply say, to know her was to love her. She joins her husband Kenneth Shearon, sons...
George L. Harmon Jr
Jan 27, 2015
George L. Harmon Jr. of Athens, Georgia passed away peacefully on January 27, 2015. He was originally born in South Carolina and resided at Lanier Gardens in Athens, George was a 1963 graduate of Clemson University where he earned honors distinction. He worked in the textile industry all over the Southeast for over 20 years, mostly with Burlington Industries where...
Essie Claud Bloodworth Hughes
Jan 25, 2015
Essie Claud Bloodworth Hughes, 83, passed away on January 25, 2015 at her home. Claud Hughes was a retired master school teacher and reading specialist with Dekalb County Schools who moved to Athens in 2003 from Decatur. She was the daughter of Gertie Mixon Bloodworth and Roy L. Bloodworth of Elko. Siblings include Eva Etheridge of Macon; Charlee Goolsby of...
Dorothy Jeanne Willis
Jan 25, 2015
Dorothy J. Willis Athens GA Dorothy J. Willis, aged 90, died on January 25, 2015. Born in Long Beach California to Donald and Margaret Parker in May 1924, she graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and began a career in elementary education and administration. In 1944 she married Leland J. Willis, who survives her, as do two...
Coleman Whitehead
Jan 24, 2015
Robert Coleman Whitehead, 84, died January 24, 2015. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Lloyd S. and Veona Burger Whitehead. He was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Donald C. Boone and a great granddaughter, Catherine O'Barr. Mr. Whitehead was former Deacon and Sunday school teacher and active member of Hull Baptist Church....
Lois Jean Harshbarger
Jan 23, 2015
Lois Jean Harshbarger, 85, of Winterville, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at 5:50 PM at the Gentiva Hospice Unit of Athens. Born on August 24, 1929 in Gallitzin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chance and Ester (Blakenbaker) Watson. She married William C. Harshbarger on March 4, 1946, and he preceded her in death on April 8, 2013....
Dorothy "Dot" Larkins
Jan 22, 2015
Dorothy Larkins, known to so many as Dot, entered into life eternal on January 22, 2015. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law: John and Clare Larkins of Dunwoody, Gary Larkins of St. Simons Island, Jeff and Phylis Larkins of Watkinsville; granddaughter Lydia Larkins; four grandsons and their wives: Jake and Kerry Larkins, McKinley and Megan Larkins, Matt...
Frank Lee "Bob" Culbertson
Jan 22, 2015
Frank (Bob) Lee Culbertson, 93, died January 22, 2015. He was born March 14, 1921 and was a lifelong resident of Winterville. He was the son of the late Arthur C. and Pearl (Edwards) Culbertson. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific aboard the USS Intrepid. He drove for Athens City Bus lines for 14...
Frances Coleman Faunce
Jan 21, 2015
Frances Coleman Faunce, 89, died January 21, 2015. A native of Gainesville, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Lillian George Coleman and the widow of Albert Carlton Faunce. She lived most of her life in Savannah before moving to Statesboro. She has spent the last four years in Athens. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 24,...
Robert Eugene "Bob" Yongue III
Jan 20, 2015
Robert (Bob) Eugene Yongue, III of Athens, died Tuesday, January 20. He was 86. Born in Laurinburg, N.C., Yongue graduated from Scotland County High School in 1945 and attended Georgia Military Academy (Woodruff Academy) in Atlanta and later Duke University in North Carolina. Enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1951, Yongue was stationed in Guam and served in Armed Forces...
Jimmy Alton Payne
Jan 17, 2015
Jimmy Alton Payne, 63, husband of Debbie Payne, died Saturday, January 17, 2015.A native of Athens, he was the son of the late Charles Milton Payne and Dorothy House Payne and brother to the late Jeff Payne. Jimmy retired from Complete Lift Service and had been a Heavy Equipment Mechanic for 40 years. He was a member of Bogart Baptist...
Nancy Jane Bruce
Jan 17, 2015
Nancy Jane Bruce, 68, of Athens, GA, died Saturday, January 17, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1946. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Richard H. (Dick) Bruce; a son and daughter-in-law, Bradford and LeeAnn Bruce, their daughters, Ashlee, Alyssa, and Emily Bruce, of Hamilton, NJ; a daughter...
Alfred L. "Al" Cuming
Jan 15, 2015
Alfred L. Cuming, age 96, died January 15, 2015, at Somerby of Mount Pleasant, SC. Al was born July 8, 1918, in New York City. He is the son of Alfred L. Kohn and Alice Gordon Cuming, all of New York. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Sterling of Ridgefield, Conn. and fathered Pete Cuming of Awendaw and Ehrhardt, SC,...
Dr. Ramesh K. Sr
Jan 14, 2015
Service Details
Sunday, January 18th, 2015 10:00am, Lord and Stephens, EAST
Jenelle Gunter Melton
Jan 14, 2015
Jenelle G. Melton, 93, died January 14, 2015. A lifelong resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Wright and Ruby Wilhite Gunter and the widow of James W. Melton. Mrs. Melton was also preceded in death by three sisters, Lillian Guest, Wilma Massey, Floree Wilkins and a brother, David Gunter. She retired from Thomas Textile and...