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, 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, 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. 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,...
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Sunday, January 18th, 2015 10:00am, Lord and Stephens, EAST
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...
William Felix "Bill" Greene Athens, Ga Bill Greene, 81, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015. A native of Ball Ground, GA, he was the son of the late Altus Lewis Benson Greene and the late Gladys McCalmon Greene. Bill was a graduate of Canton High School where he was an Eagle Scout. He attended the University of Georgia and graduated in...
Betty Payne, 85, of Crawford GA, died Monday, January 12, 2015. Born to the late Frank and Sally Lester Hughes, she is also preceded in death by her husband Talmadge Payne. Betty is survived my several extended family members. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 14, at 11:00 AM at Evergreen Memorial Park. Lord and Stephens, East is...
In the early morning of January 12, 2015 in her 99th year Virginia Reeder Scott passed peacefully from this life surrounded by the love of family and caregivers. Virginia was gifted with a deeply caring and generous spirit. Beneath her modest and self-effacing manner and despite her frequent denials and deferrals to her husband's educated mind, Virginia was one sharp...
E. Mildred Smith Berryman, 86, passed away January 11, 2015. A native of Oglethorpe, County, Georgia, born November 6, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Reba McCannon and Joe C Smith. She was a member of Briarwood Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be Wednesday January 14, 2015 at Lord & Stephens West Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Standard...
Winterville, GA - William Edward Leggett, 85, died January 10, 2015. He was the son of the late William Alvin Leggett and Ethel Mae Lockwood Wingate. Mr. Leggett is survived by sisters, Evelyn Lord of Jacksonville, FL and Jean Parker of Winterville and a number of nephews. Mr. Leggett was a U.S. Army veteran and a Golden Gloves boxer. He...
Edward Glen Holt (May 21, 1932 - January 7, 2015) Watkinsville, Georgia - Rev. Dr. Edward Glen Holt, 82, died on January 7, 2015. Glen was the sixth of eight children born to David Milton Holt and Anna Mildred Powell Holt. Glen graduated from Mars Hill Junior College in 1952, Wake Forest College in 1954 and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary...
Evelyn M. Parham, 87, a native of Madison County, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ardell Threlkeld Meadow, and the widow of the late Donald E. Parham. She was also preceded in death by brothers Harold, Pete, and Bill Meadow, and brother-in-law Henry Wood. She is survived by her daughter,...
Brian Jay Baggarly Danielsville, GA- Brian Jay Baggarly of Danielsville, GA passed away after a brief illness on January 5, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, January 9 at Emmanuel Church, 621 Foster Road, Macon at 4:00 pm followed with a memorial service at 5:00 pm. Brian was born on April 13, 1968 in Macon, GA to Al Baggarly and...
Zane Meredith Morgan, 81, died January 5, 2015. A native of Blairsville, GA, he was a son of the late Annie Lou Spiva and William Nolan Morgan and the widower of Shirley Mae Escoe Morgan. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Henry Andrew Morgan, Donald Lee Morgan, Homer Dale Morgan; two sisters, Violet Morgan and Faye Herndon....
Sanford Community - Mary Matthews Stone, age 93 of Sanford Community, Madison County passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at her home. Mary Frances Matthews Stone was born September 24, 1921 to Miles Wilson Matthews and Annie Mae Crawford Matthews in the Center Community of Jackson County. Her life was dedicated to her family, her church, her community, and helping...
Alma Jean Shelton, 75, wife of the late Clarence Lee Shelton, died Saturday, January 3, 2015. A native of Colbert, GA she was the daughter of the late Mildred Walls Ashworth; mother to the late Edward and Ronald Shelton and grandmother to the late Halee Shelton. She retired from St. Mary's EMS as a dispatcher and secretary. She was a...
Carl Thomas Poss, 69, of Athens died on January 3, 2015 from Alzheimer's Disease and complications from flu. He was the son of Anne Wilkinson Poss and Carl Walter Poss. He lived his young life in Cordele, GA where he was active in Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. A hard worker, both in and out of school,...
Patsy Ann Brewer, 66, of Colbert, died Friday, January 2, 2015. Born in Hartsville, TN, Patsy was the daughter of the late Jessie E. and Anna (Sue) West. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Kenneth Brewer and brother, Charles H. West. Survivors include her...
Paul Edward Boone, 48, died January 2, 2015. A native of Aiken, SC, he was a son of Peggy Jean Wood of Monroe, GA and the late Oliver Edward Boone. He lived in this area for twelve years and was a member of Living Word Baptist Church. The family will receive friends Sunday from 4:00 until 6:00 PM at Lord...