Rachel Norris
Jan 8, 2014
Athens, GA - Rachel Elizabeth Hammock Norris, 88, died January 8, 2014. Born in Bostwick, she was the daughter of the late Tracey S. Hammock, Sr. and Minnie Lee Peppers Hammock and was the widow of Hurshel Lee Norris. Mrs. Morris worked for the Athens Police Department for a number of years. She was a member of Green Acres Baptist...
James Ambrus Benton Jr
Jan 8, 2014
James A. Benton, Jr., 87, died January 8, 2014. A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a son of the late Della Elsie Anderson and James Ambrus Benton, Sr. and was preceded in death by his wife of forty-two years, Olene Adams Benton. He retired from Westinghouse after thirty-four years and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...
Greg Dillard
Jan 6, 2014
Greg Dillard, 51, died January 6, 2014. Born May 29, 1962 in Athens, GA, Greg was a lifelong resident of this area. He served in the United States Air Force twenty-one years and was employed for the last four years with Epps Aviation. He was preceded in death by his father, Randall Dillard and grandparents, Charity and Donald Link. Funeral...
H. Owen Reed
Jan 6, 2014
H. Owen Reed (age 103) died at Arbor Terrace, in Athens, Georgia on Monday, January 6, 2014. He was born in Odessa, Missouri on June 17, 1910. He worked his way through the University of Missouri and Louisiana State University playing in Jazz bands and later received a Ph.D. from Eastman School of Music. He was a professor of Music...
Angela (Whipple) Wise
Jan 5, 2014
Angela Whipple Wise Athens Angela Whipple Wise, 70, died Sunday, January 5, 2014. A native of Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lee Whipple, Sr. and Irene Masters Whipple. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Lee Whipple, Jr. Mrs. Wise was a graduate of Columbus High School and...
Lonnie McDaniel
Jan 5, 2014
Lonnie McDaneil, 59, of Madison, died Sunday, January 05, 2014. Lonnie was preceded in death by his parents Lonnis McDaniel and Mary Shelton McDaniel, and brothers James (Ricky) and Donald McDaniel. In addition to his wife, Jackie, he is survived by daughter Lisa Lindsey (Jay) and son Lonnie (Dooley) McDaniel Jr. (Christie), brothers Jimmy (Jim) McDaniel (Beckie), James (Buck) McDaniel...
Gail Elizabeth Bacle
Jan 4, 2014
Gail Elizabeth Bacle, 63, died Saturday, January 4, 2014.A native of Simpsonville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Dorothy Thackston Bacle. Gail retired from the University of Georgia as a mail room supervisor after 30 years, was a graduate of ABAC and West Georgia College. Survivors include her partner, Sue Hopewell of Hull and brother Robert...
Harold Fraser Powers
Jan 1, 2014
Harold Fraser Powers Athens, GA Harold Fraser Powers, 92, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at his home in Athens, Ga. He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, skilled gardener, brave World War II veteran, and great storyteller. He lived a full life and shared his dedication to church, family, and friends with everyone he knew. Harold...
Roberta Sue (Gunnells) Bahnsen
Dec 30, 2013
Roberta Sue Gunnells Bahnsen, 90, wife of the late Elton Boyd Bahnsen, died Monday, December 30, 2013. Mrs. Bahnsen had celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family just a few days earlier on December 26. A lifelong resident of the Athens area, she was born in Neese, Ga, and she was the daughter of the late Charles Sterling Gunnells...
Ruby Alice Parrott
Dec 29, 2013
Athens, GA - Ruby Alice Parrott, 86, died December 29, 2013. Born in Greene County, she was the daughter of the late William Joshua and Estelle Benton Parrott and was preceded in death by her twin sister, Grace Parrott Floyd. Ms. Parrott was retired from Sears Roebuck. She was an avid gardener and lover of birds, a curious reader and...
Nancy Griffin Bennett
Dec 28, 2013
Athens, GA - Nancy Griffin Bennett, age 76, passed away at home on Saturday, December 28, 2013. She was born on November 4, 1937 in Nashville, TN to the late Charles and Frances Griffin, and was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Bert Bennett, Jr. Nancy was a graduate of West End High School, Nashville, TN and studied music...
Roger Phillip Glass III
Dec 28, 2013
Roger Phillip Glass, III, 28, died December 28, 2013 from injuries sustained in a tragic pedestrian accident after being struck by a vehicle. Phillip was born in Athens, GA on September 9, 1985 and was a 2004 graduate of Oconee County High School, where he played for and genuinely supported the football team. He was also an avid UGA football...
Norma Irene Shirah
Dec 27, 2013
Norma Irene Shirah died Friday, December 27, 2013. Norma was the only child of Charlie and Ruth Williams and grew up at Pine Crest Lodge. She graduated from Athens High School in 1965 and attended Young Harris College where she met her husband of forty-seven years. Norma was a loyal wife supporting her husband's twenty-five year Army career. She is...
Joan Kathryn Albertson
Dec 25, 2013
Joan Kathryn Albertson, 66, passed away December 25, 2013. Joan was a graduate of Athens High School and had recently retired from the Engineering Department of Athens-Clarke County. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was preceded in death by her son, Carl Martin, and a sister, Delores Hunter. Survivors include her parents, Mr. & Mrs. James...
Dora Evelyn (Thomas) Beggs
Dec 23, 2013
Dora Evelyn Thomas Beggs, 88, of Clarkesville, peacefully passed away, Monday, December 23, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Wallace Beggs of Clarkesville. She is also survived by two sons and their families, Tommy and Beth Beggs of Indiannola, Iowa, and Ricky and Vicki Beggs of Clermont, and a daughter and her family,...
Kenneth Ray Justice
Dec 22, 2013
Kenneth Ray Justice, age 65, of 214 Sherwood Circle, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. Mr. Justice was preceded in death by his father Harvey Justice, his mother Lorraine (Rose) Justice, father in law Jessie Kinser. He worked in the automotive industry for General Motors (Willow Run Plant), Ypsilanti, MI where he retired from. Automobiles were his hobby....
Lozelle Segars Cape
Dec 22, 2013
Lozelle Segars Cape Hull Lozelle Segars Cape, 86, wife of the late Lester Lee Cape, Sr., died Sunday, December 22, 2013. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Doctor Luther Segars and Lydia Westmoreland Segars. She was a homemaker and member of Christian Life Worship Center. As a longtime member of Christian Life Worship Center,...
Donald William Wood
Dec 18, 2013
Donald William Wood Watkinsville Donald William Wood, 93, husband of the late Marguerite Hammond Wood, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his residence. A native of Athens, he was the son of the late Henry and Lucy Ogle Wood. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Shirley, brothers and one...
David James Holland
Dec 18, 2013
Mr. David James Holland, 76, entered into rest on Wednesday,December 18, 2013 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. David was born on February 14, 1937 in Marietta, Ohio. He lived his life in several states and overseas. He joined the United States Army on September 3, 1954 and retired as Chief Warrant Officer on September 30,...
Bonnie Jean (Churchwell) Hammond
Dec 15, 2013
Bonnie Jean Hammond Winterville Jean Hammond, 82, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at her residence. A native of Mt. Pleasant, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harry Rufus Churchwell and Nellie Katherine Gray Churchwell. In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by two sisters: Elaine Little and Marjorie Wilkes. She was a member of Cornerstone...