John Thomas Krause
May 3, 2013
Watkinsville, GA - John Thomas Krause, 66, died May 3, 2013. Born in East Stroudsburg, PA, he was the son of Mary Frances Bilodeau and the late Albert Eugene Krause. LtCol Krause retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2006 following 42 years of service. LtCol Krause joined the Marine Corps in February of 1964 where he served with...
Charles Freeman White
May 1, 2013
Charles Freeman White, age 94, passed away May 1, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Charles was a member of Arnoldsville Baptist Church and VFW Post #2872 and a WWII Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morgan & Hansel Rogers White, five brothers, and one sister. Survivors include his wife of 63...
Beulah McClain Smith
May 1, 2013
Beulah McClain Smith, 97, wife of the late George William Smith, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013. A native of Wilkes County, she was the daughter of the late Miles Russell and Emma Mercer McClain. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her son, George Miles Smith, four brothers and seven sisters. She retired from...
Doris Downs
Apr 29, 2013
Mrs. Doris Wells Downs, passed away on April 29, 2013. Mrs. Downs was born on December 21, 1920 to David S. and Ruby Pearl Zuber Wells in Atlanta, GA. She served her country with honor in the United States Army Women's Corps, working in the Pentagon during World War II. Upon her discharge from the Army she worked for 20...
Vincent Aurigemma
Apr 29, 2013
Vincent Aurigemma, age 86, of Bogart, Ga. passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Michael and Josephine Aurigemma. Mr. Aurigemma retired from the City of New York, as well as Sears Roebuck, Co. He was a veteran of the United States Navy with service during World War II. He...
Patsy (Dixon) Blalock
Apr 28, 2013
Patsy Dixon Blalock, age 65, of Colbert, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013. A native of Athens, Patsy was the daughter of the late George Buford Dixon and Lillian Dillard Dixon, and the oldest of five children. Her siblings include Frank E. Dixon, of Augusta, and the late LaRue Carter, the late Billy Dixon, and the late Vickie Mauldin. Patsy...
Joseph Jackson Welch
Apr 27, 2013
Lexington, GA - Joseph Jackson Welch, 70, died April 27, 2013. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late William and Claude Martin Welch. Mr. Welch was a U.S. Navy veteran and was retired from Greyhound. He was a faithful member of Living Waters Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Eva Mae Welch and his adopted family,...
Lou Ann Carter
Apr 27, 2013
Lou Ann Carter age 73 died April 27, 2013. A native of Franklin Co. Ms. Carter was the daughter of the late Harold and Ruby Bradley. Ms. Carter was the widow of the late A.T. Carter Jr. Ms. Carter was retired from UGA and was a seamstress. Ms. Carter was a member of New Franklin Christian Church. Ms. Carter is...
James Charles Thompson
Apr 26, 2013
James Charles Thompson, 60, of Athens, GA, passed away on April 26, 2013 after a battle with cancer. He received a Bachelors Degree in social work at UGA and worked for the Department of Family and Children Services for over 20 years. He was a faithful member of Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Athens, GA. He was preceded in death...
Randy Frank Elmore
Apr 26, 2013
Randy Frank Elmore, 70, died Saturday, April 26, 2013 at his residence. A native of Granite Falls, N.C., he was the son of the late James C. and Marie Marshall Elmore. Randy retired from Kennesaw State University as a Professor of Education and had also worked at the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, Northeast Georgia RESA and Piedmont College...
Carolyn Sarah (Carey) Perry
Apr 25, 2013
Carolyn S. Perry, 88, wife of the late Thomas James Perry, died Thursday, April 25, 2013. A native of Athens, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Ruby Lee Daniell Carey. Mrs. Perry was a graduate of Athens' University High School Class of 1941 and was enrolled at North Georgia College studying early childhood education when...
Karys Elizabeth Mixon
Apr 24, 2013
Karys Elizabeth Mixon, infant daughter of Kevin and Kemberly Mixon, of Athens, passed away on April 24, 2013. She is survived by her parents, Kevin and Kemberly Mixon; brother, Rylan Mixon; grandparents, Jerod and Sandra Meeks, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Ray and Janice Mixon, of Cayce, S.C.; and great-grandmothers, Lois Sellner, of St. Augustine, Fla., Etta Meeks, of Nicholls,...
John David Polk
Apr 23, 2013
John David Polk, age 57, of Washington, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. A native of Clarke County, Mr. Polk was the son of the late Robert W. Polk Sr. and Margaret Maxwell Polk. He worked with the Wilkes County EMS Services and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors include his children, Heather (Ernest) McEathron and Steven Polk; brothers,...
Jane Marie Wilson
Apr 22, 2013
Jane Marie Maxwell Wilson, age 64, peacefully passed away at her home in Colbert on April 22, 2013. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East, 4355 Lexington Road, Athens. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, in the sanctuary of Lexington Presbyterian Church, 140 East Church...
Ray Carlton Pritchett Sr
Apr 22, 2013
Ray Carlton Pritchett, Sr, of Watkinsville and of North Kingstown Rhode Island, died April 22, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer's and prostate cancer. Ray Pritchett was born September 3, 1934, in Oconee County, Georgia. He was the son of William L Pritchett and Gladys B. Pritchett who both predeceased him. He was a 1952 graduate of Oconee County...
Stephen Carroll Wheeler
Apr 20, 2013
Stephen Carroll Wheeler, age 54, of Suwanee, GA had his faith made sight on April 20, 2013. Steve will be missed and celebrated by his wife, Donna Whiten Wheeler; his children, Brandy (Burton) Holloway, Laura (Michael) Healy, Craig Wheeler and Daniel Wheeler; grandchildren, Suzy Holloway and Autumn Healy; grand-dog, Charlie Wheeler; mother Betty (Mac) McCants; sister, Anne (Bill) Williams, brothers...
Jewell Davis Spence
Apr 20, 2013
Mr. Jewell Spence, 87, died April 20, 2013. A native of Shelbyville, TN, he was a son of the late Ira Patterson Spence and Mary Lou Davis Spence and was preceded in death by his sister, Nancy Spence. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Coble Dairy. Funeral services will be Monday, April 22, 2013...
Kathy (Mize) Barr
Apr 20, 2013
Kathy Barr, 62, died April 20, 2013. A native and lifelong resident of Athens, GA, she was a daughter of the late Myrtle Strickland and Walter A. Mize, Jr. and was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Teresa and Johnny Lester. Kathy was employed for over thirty years with Athens-Clarke County and was an active member of GAP...
Frank Dismore Shehulski
Apr 20, 2013
Lt. Colonel Frank Dismore Shehulski, U.S. Army, Retired, age 82 died on Sat. April 20th, 2013. He was born June 6, 1930 San Antonio, TX to the late Frank Shehulski & Mary Menchaca. He lived in Texas until he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in WWII where he served in Japan as a crash rescue fire fighter from 1946-1949....
William H. McDaniel
Apr 19, 2013
William "Mac" H. McDaniel, age 77 of Watkinsville, Ga. passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. A native of Wadley, Ga., Mac was the son of the late Adel and George McDaniel of Wadley. He was a Berry College Alumni where he met his wife of 56 years. Survivors include his wifeValeta Kate Harp McDaniel formerly of...