Paul Edward Boone
Jan 2, 2015
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...
Fay Dufft Burch
Jan 2, 2015
Fay Dufft Burch Athens Fay Dufft Burch, 53, died Friday, January 2, 2015. A native of Athens, GA, she was the daughter of Louise Pittard Burch of Little Egg Harbor, NJ and the late Frank Sinclair Burch. She was a live long resident of Athens, member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church and worked in retail sales most of her life....
Charles Moore
Jan 2, 2015
Charles Moore Comer Charles Moore, 74, of Comer, died Friday, January 2, 2015. Charles is survived by wife, Mary, children, Beverly Monnier, Angela Campbell, Scott Moore, and step-daughter Nancy Kennedy, grandchildren; Valarie Graves, Cody Moore, Corey Moore, Bryan Hammond, and Melissa Shanks, and great grandchildren; Taylor Hammond, Eric Hammond, Rylan Fuller, Jacob Graves, and Alden Moore. The family will receive...
David Ervin Weisenborn
Jan 2, 2015
Dr. David Ervin Weisenborn, 74, passed away January 2, 2015 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl & Leone Weisenborn. Mr. Weisenborn worked and was retired as a Professor at Georgia Southern University. A Memorial Service will be held later. Survivors include: Wife, Janet Weisenborn; children, Michael (Heather) Weisenborn and Lori (Derrick) Fyffe; brother, Steve...
Patricia Ann Yoder
Jan 2, 2015
Patricia A. Yoder, 86, wife of the late Harry W. Yoder, Jr., passed away peacefully the morning of January 2, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens, GA. Pat was born October 10, 1928 in Mount Morris, Illinois to Harold Stevens Middlekauff and Virgie Marie Highbarger Middlekauff. She grew up at Maple Lawn Farm, attended Stonebraker School and graduated...
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Bruce
Jan 1, 2015
Bogart, GA - Woodrow Wilson Bruce, Jr., "Woody", died January 1, 2015. Born in Hattiesburg, MS, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Bruce, Sr. and Mary Beulah Neely Bruce. Woody was a graduate of Clinch County High School where he was a multi letterman. He was a member of the USA High School Chorus and Theatre of...
Howard Rush Vickery
Jan 1, 2015
Royston, GA Howard Rush Vickery, 89, husband of the late Sara Ruth Willis Vickery, died Thursday, January 1, 2015. A native of Gumlog, GA, he was the son of the late Jack Callaway "J.C." Vickery and Mae Haggart Vickery. He retired from J. P Stevens Cloth Mill as a mechanic. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded...
Parks Brown
Dec 31, 2014
Parks Brown, 79, died December 31, 2014. A native of Elbert County, GA, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David C. Brown of Elberton. Mr. Brown was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church for many years and retired from Kroger Grocery Stores after thirty-six years. He was a devoted husband and a loving father and...
Deborah Ann (Debo) Thomas
Dec 31, 2014
Deborah Ann "Debo" Thomas, age 56, died at Athens Regional Medical Center on December 31, 2014. Born December 12, 1958, in Athens, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Hamilton and Martha Ann Wells Thomas. Debo was preceded in death by her parents and her grandparents, Hubert Homer and Elizabeth McRee Wells of Watkinsville, Georgia, and Cordis Bennett...
Robert William Hopewell
Dec 31, 2014
Robert William Hopewell, 85, husband of the late Betty Redemer Hopewell, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014. A native of Liberal, KS, he was preceded in death by his mother, Lena Chance Downing, his father, two sisters, one brother and daughter, Sue Hopewell. Robert was the owner and operator of Green Acers Fina Service Station from 1972 until his retirement. He...
Luree Martin Thomas
Dec 31, 2014
Luree Martin Thomas passed away on December 31, 2014 at the age of 90. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Emerson Thomas; son, Joey Nathan Thomas; son-in-Law, Robert Daniel Elder, Jr; father, Roy R. Martin; mother, Clyde C. Martin, step-mother, Florence A. Martin; brother, Julius R. Martin, sisters, Lois M. Whitehead and Inez M. Whitehead. Mrs....
Albert Sydney Johnson III
Dec 30, 2014
Albert Sydney Johnson III Bishop Albert Sydney Johnson III died on December 30, 2014. Born in Clarkston, DeKalb County, Georgia, Sydney was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Sydney Johnson II and Dorothy Louise Hudson Johnson, and son Brian Thomas Johnson. A resident of Oconee County since 1970, Sydney received his BS from the University of Georgia and his...
Luna Smith Chandler
Dec 30, 2014
Athens, GA - Luna Smith Chandler, 91, died December 30, 2014. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late John Herschel and Luna Haynie Smith and widow of Clement T. Chandler, Sr. A longtime Athens resident, she has been a member of Tuckston United Methodist Church since 1947. She was very active in her community, serving as...
Geneva "Dinky" Cape
Dec 29, 2014
Athens, GA - Geneva Lorrene Cape, 83, died December 29, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florrie Erwin and widow of Patrick R. Cape. She worked with Thomas Textile for a number of years and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Services will be Friday, January 2, 2015 at 4:00 PM at Lord and Stephens...
Jeffery Wills
Dec 26, 2014
Commerce - Jeffery Wills, 57, of Commerce died Friday, December 26, 2014. Born to the late William and Bonnie Miller Wills, Jeffery is also preceded in death by a daughter, Kayla Wills, and brother Joe Dean Wills. Jeffery is survived by children Jonathan (Tara) Wills and Kimberly (Michael) Poore, siblings Estelle Wills Littleton, Audrey Wills Hawkins, James William Wills, Alfred...
Sam Houston Mitchell
Dec 25, 2014
Sam Houston Mitchell, 74, lost his courageous two-year fight against a rare bone cancer on December 25, 2014. Funeral services will be Monday, December 29, 2014 at 12:30 PM at Athens First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Oconee Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Lord and Stephens, WEST, 1211 Jimmy...
Jack Williams
Dec 25, 2014
Jack Williams, 84, passed away December 25, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene Williams, his parents and 16 brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be Saturday December 27, 2014 3:00pm at Lord & Stephens, East chapel with Rev. Eric Buffington officiating. The family will receive one hour prior to the service. The interment will be in...
Elaine Healan
Dec 25, 2014
Watkinsville, GA - Mavis Elaine Healan, 78, died December 25, 2014. Born in Lawrenceville, she was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Ina Hosea Nichols, brothers, Troy and Larry Nichols and her husband of 40 years, Rev. Claud A. Healan, Jr. A resident of Oconee County since 1968, Mrs. Healan retired in 1999 from Oconee County as Deputy...
Frances Elizabeth Knight
Dec 25, 2014
Frances Elizabeth Fleming Knight, age 91, Danielsville, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014. Mrs. Knight was born on September 18, 1923, Elbert County, to the late Austin Loyd and Lucy Vercelle Fleming. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Austin LaClade Fleming, and sisters, Betty Jane Fleming Bryant and Marjorie Fleming Parham. She retired from Monarch...
Dorothy Mae Davis
Dec 24, 2014
Dorothy Mae Davis, 88, passed away December 24, 2014. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of the late, Henry and Vella Mobley and she was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer J. Davis and son, Joseph Allen. No Services will be held at this time. Survivors include: daughters, Vonda Lee Ragsdale, Francine Herron and Leah (William) Waggoner; Seven grandchildren,...