Dorothy Simpkins
Apr 19, 2013
Dorothy Cox Simpkins, 98, died peacefully on Friday April 19. "Dot" was a devoted daughter, wife, sister, and aunt who always put others' needs before her own. Dot lived in Comer and Carlton before entering Athens Heritage Home for her last years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Comer for well over eighty years, and worked...
William "Bill" Harshbarger
Apr 18, 2013
William "Bill" Harshbarger, 89, died April 18, 2013. A native of Petersburg, PA, he was a son of the late James I. and Effie W. Harshbarger. Mr. Harshbarger worked in the Poultry Science Department at Penn State and Ohio State and retired from the University of Georgia as Farm Manager of the Poultry Science Department. He was a veteran of...
Nathan Evans Wilkins
Apr 18, 2013
Colbert, GA - Nathan E. Wilkins, 85, died Thursday, April 18, 2013. Born in Clarke County, he was the son of the late Hugh and Claudia Patton Wilkins and was also preceded in death by his wife; Blanche Smith Wilkins, a son, Ronald Wilkins and granddaughter, Debbie Wilkins. Mr. Wilkins was retired from General Times as a tool and die...
Lois Moore Klein
Apr 17, 2013
L. Lois Moore Klein, age 91, of Thomasville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Lois was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on May 22, 1921, and has also resided in Glen Ridge, N.J., and Crawford, Ga. She was a law librarian for U.S. Steel, in New York City, and was active with the Democratic Party in the Bronx, N.Y....
John Bates
Apr 12, 2013
John Wesley Bates, 83, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at his residence. A native of Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late John Wesley Bates, Sr. and Wilene Bachelor Bates. John retired from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Safe Guard Inspector. He served his country in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the...
Marion L. Epting
Apr 11, 2013
Marion L. Epting, 88, died April 11, 2013. Lord and Stephens, EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Roy James Hamby
Apr 11, 2013
Roy J. Hamby, 65, husband of Susan Cook Hamby, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his residence. A native of Atlanta, he was the son of the late Clifford and Donnie Hamby. He retired from Delta Airlines after 40 years and served in the US Army. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two step sons, David Corry and John...
Lauren Brown
Apr 10, 2013
Mr. Lauren Holman Brown died, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Son of the late Howard and Maggie Brown, Lauren was also preceded in death by brother, Tommy Brown. He is survived by daughter, Jessica Brown; son, Zachary Brown; sister, Shelly Thomas (Nelson); sister-in-law, Jan Brown; and nieces and nephews, Brent Brown, Chad Brown, Patrick Thomas, Caroline Thomas, and Vincent Thomas. A...
Cassandra L. Richardson
Apr 8, 2013
Cassandra L. Richardson, 64, wife of the late Paul Randolph Richardson, Sr., died Monday, April 08, 2013. A native of Cincinnati, OH, she retired as a medical assistant and remembered as a school bus driver for the Oconee County School System. She was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Cassandra lived a very fulfilling and meaningful life and continued...
Louis Phillip Enslen Jr
Apr 7, 2013
In memory of Louis P Enslen Jr. He passed away April 8, 2013. He was 69 and fought cancer for almost a year until losing his battle on Sunday. He is survived by his father Louis P Enslen Sr.,his daughters Meredith Enslen, Stephanie Enslen Smith and Angela Saunders. He also has 5 grandchildren Garrett Smith, Mason Spangler, Trey Smith ,...
Robert H. Stephens
Apr 6, 2013
Robert H. Stephens entered into the presence of his Lord April 6, 2013, after a long, faithful battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on January 19, 1936, Robert was the son of the late Paul and Pauline Stephens. He is survived by his devoted wife Pat Stephens. He was married to the late Helen Stephens who preceded him...
Amy Yarbrough
Apr 5, 2013
Comer, GA - Amy Lowe Yarbrough died April 5, 2013. A native of Union County Ms. Yarbrough was the daughter of the late Julius and Sarah Letitia Poteete Lowe. Ms. Yarbrough was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years James Clifford Yarbrough. Ms. Yarbrough was a member of Comer Baptist Church, was the 12th child of 14, and...
Alan Lewis Pace
Apr 4, 2013
Alan Lewis Pace, 52 of Watkinsville, GA passed away at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA on April 4, 2013. Born on November 17, 1960 in Fayetteville, GA, son of Annie Laura Pace (deceased) and Warren Alton Pace (deceased). Attendee of Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, GA and graduate of Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, GA 1979,...
Roger Milford
Apr 4, 2013
Roger Charles Milford, 63, of Watkinsville passed away at home on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He is survived by his wife and partner of 43 years, Lynn Dunlavy Milford, and daughters Megan Rose Milford Dickson (Christopher) of Stockton-on-Tees, England, and Sarah Devon Milford of Athens. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Louis and Margaret Elizabeth Rogers Milford,...
Stephen Webb Johnson
Apr 4, 2013
Stephen Webb Johnson, age 56, passed away suddenly in his home, April 4, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Dingler Johnson; daughters, Stephanie Johnson and Loren Johnson; sisters Judy Rhodes and Vicky Nelms; several nieces and nephews. Family visitation will begin at 2:00p.m. and funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at Lord...
Vance Willard Boring
Apr 1, 2013
Vance Willard Boring, 82, died April 1, 2013. A native of Cleveland, TN, he was a son of the late James Oscar and Essie L. Boring and was preceded in death by his sister, Ella Sue Eldridge and a brother, Ervin Boring. Mr. Boring was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War. He retired...
Thomas Edward "Tom" Carter Sr
Mar 31, 2013
Visitation Details
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST
Service Details
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 2:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST
Interment Details
Evergreen Memorial Park
Dianne McElheney
Mar 29, 2013
Mary Dianne McElheney, 70, wife of the late Elton McElheney, went home to be with her Savior Good Friday, March 29, 2013. A native of McRae, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Lois Wyley Smith. She was a homemaker and member of Oconee Heights Baptist Church. Dianne was a kind and generous woman who leaves a...
Mary Jo (Shelnutt) Morrison
Mar 26, 2013
Mary Jo Shelnutt Morrison, age 76, passed away March 26, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Morrison and parents, Mr. & Mrs. H.E. Shelnutt, Sr. Survivors include her children, Eddy (Linda) Morrison, Mitzi (Rev. Donnie) Morrison Morgan, and Stacey (Rex) Morrison Burkhalter; sister, Emma Faulkner; brother, Montgomery Shelnutt; eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will...
Eloise (Bragg) McGehee
Mar 26, 2013
Eloise B. McGehee, 92, passed away Tuesday evening, March 23, 2013 in her home in Athens, Georgia. Mrs. McGehee was born July 30, 1920, in Bullock County, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents, George Ernest Bragg and Ruth Hodges Bragg; her husband, John B. McGehee; her brothers, Dan Bragg and George Emitt Bragg; her sister-in-laws, Marion Francis...