John Edward Patat Sr
Feb 16, 2014
Bogart, GA - John Edward Patat, Sr., 89, a member of the "greatest generation", died February 16, 2014. A native of Athens, he was the son of the late Samuel E. and Belle Williams Patat and was preceded in death by his sister, Martha Akins. He received his Bachelors of Education from the University of Georgia. Mr. Patat served with...
Eddie Dale Nelms
Feb 16, 2014
Eddie Dale Nelms, 51, passed away February 16, 2014. He was the son of the late R.W. and Kathleen Nelms. Graveside services will be Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 1:00pm at Comer Cemetery with Rev. Mike Sarna officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00pm. Survivors include his wife, Marion Denice Nelms; son,...
Jesse James Jackson
Feb 16, 2014
Jesse James Jackson, 71, died Sunday, February 16, 2014. Born October 22, 1942 in Tuscumbia, AL to the late Mildred and Ruben Jackson. Jesse retired from E.R. Snell Road and Bridge Construction Company after 25 years of service, and was a member of Antioch Christian Church. Jesse was a Master Mason with Lodge #32 Callahan FL and 32 degree Scottish...
Howard Ray Phillips
Feb 15, 2014
"There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place; There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face." Howard Ray (Uncle Howie, Grandpa Howie, Papa) Phillips passed away February 15, 2014 at home in Athens, Georgia after a short illness. Born in Bellville, OH August 26, 1949, he attended Bellville public schools including Clear...
Cliftus Dwaine Welch
Feb 14, 2014
Cliftus Dwaine Welch, 59, died February 14, 2014. A longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late Jack and Mary F. Welch and was also preceded in death by his brother, Toby Welch; sisters, Betty Bray and Pansy Sloan. Mr. Welch was a poultry farmer and raised cows for many years. He also had worked for...
Horace Gibbs Mallory
Feb 13, 2014
Horace Gibbs Mallory Athens Horace Gibbs Mallory, 68, died Thursday, February 13, 2014. A native of Madison, GA, he was the son of the late William Guy Mallory and Minnie Mason Mallory Kennedy. He was also preceded in death by his son: Travis Gibbs Mallory; brothers: Eddie Glenn Mallory, Richard Mallory, William Everett Mallory. He retired from Anaconda as a...
Dr. William A. Smith Jr
Feb 12, 2014
Service Details
Monday, February 17th, 2014 3:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST
Walter Earnest Lanier
Feb 10, 2014
Bogart, GA - Mr. Walter Earnest Lanier, 66, passed away February 10, 2014. He was the son of the late Walter and Lois Lanier. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 15, 2014 at1:00 PM at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors with Rev. Alex Stevens and Steve Smith officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon until service time. Burial will follow in...
Bonnie E. Crowley
Feb 10, 2014
Athens, GA - Bonnie E. Crowley, 90, died Monday, February 10, 2014. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was preceded in death by her mother and step father, Julia Thaxton Young and Walter Young, her husband, Joe Marvin Crowley and her sons, Joe Marvin Crowley, Jr. and Lt. Colonel John Crowley. Bonnie was a retired bookkeeper and member of Hull Baptist...
Arthur Donald Melson
Feb 10, 2014
Arthur Donald Melson Winterville Arthur Donald Melson, 84, husband of 58 years to Jane Graham Melson, died Monday, February 10, 2014. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur Melson and Margaret Chapin Melson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, James Arthur Melson. After serving in the US...
Doris Oglesby
Feb 9, 2014
Doris Mac Oglesby, age 94, died at home on Sunday, February 9, 2014 after a brief illness. She was born in Hartwell, GA on April 14,1919 to the late Mac and Ina Adams Oglesby. She attended North Georgia College and then the University of Georgia where she earned a degree in home economics. She worked for both Georgia Power and...
Joan Cheek
Feb 9, 2014
Joan Anderson Cheek, 85, of Comer, GA, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. A native of Norcross, GA, Mrs. Cheek was the daughter of the late Ralph Victor Anderson and Marie Gregory Anderson and was preceded in death by her husband, Bun Joe Cheek, son-in-law, John C. Collier, a sister, Judy Smith; granddaughter, Victoria Leighanne Runyan. Survivors include four children,...
Syble Smith
Feb 9, 2014
Syble Smith, 87, died Sunday, February 9, 2014. A lifetime resident of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Mathews and Julia Daniel Mathews and the widow of James P. Smith, Jr. She was a member of Glade Baptist Church and will be remembered for her faithful church attendance and her love of music. She was first...
Ola (Christopher) Sorrow
Feb 8, 2014
Ola Christopher Sorrow, 73, went to be with God on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Landmark Hospital due to complications from major surgery on December 30, 2013. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Evelyn A. Christopher and was preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Christopher. She was a longtime member...
Calvin Donald Coleman Jr
Feb 8, 2014
Calvin Donald Coleman, Jr., age 52, died on February 8, 2014 at his Winterville home. He was preceded in death by his father, Calvin Donald Coleman, Sr. He was the owner of Don's Silkscreen and Trophy. He was a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and Athens Technical College in automotive engineering. He was a certified scuba diver and underwater...
Dorothy Floyd "Dot" Edwards
Feb 7, 2014
Athens, GA - Dorothy Marie (Dot) Floyd Edwards, 87, of Athens, GA, passed away at Presbyterian Village in Austell, GA, on February 7, 2014. Daughter of D.L. Floyd, Sr. and Naomi Marie Floyd of Athens, Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Emory Hayes Edwards, grandson John David Edwards and her two brothers, D.L. Floyd,...
Elmar Ray Skipper
Feb 6, 2014
Ray Skipper Danielsville, GA Elmar Ray Skipper, 73, husband of Sandy Middleton Skipper, died Thursday, February 6, 2014. A native of Butler, AL, he was one of eleven children to the late Eddie Frank Skipper and Josie Phene Jones Skipper. He was Baptist Minister having served all over the world. Survivors in addition to his wife include four sons: Keith...
Peggy J. Doster
Feb 5, 2014
Peggy Joyce Doster, 67, died February 5, 2014. A lifelong resident of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Annie Ruth Maddox and the widow of Harvey "Babe" Doster. She was a homemaker and attended Union Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens,...
Patricia "P.J." Joren
Feb 3, 2014
Athens, GA - Patricia "P.J." Joren, 67, died February 3, 2014. She was the widow of Jacob Joren and is survived by her children, Terri DeMuth (Thomas) of Athens, Sandra Ann Farrell (Jason) and Larry Allen Harthon (Jennifer) of Melborne, FL; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date....
William T. Smith
Feb 1, 2014
William Trampus Smith Union Point, GA William Trampus Smith, 49, passed away February 1, 2014. He was preceded in death by his father, Lovic Joseph Smith and brother, Tracy Smith. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Bairds Baptist Church. Memorial services will be Monday, February 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe...