James Benjamin Gillispie
Jun 25, 2013
James Benjamin Gillispie, age 46 passed away on June 25, 2013. Mr. Gillispie was born in Athens on October 7, 1966 to Harold and Carol Phillips Gillispie. He was a senior field technician for AT&T. Mr. Gillispie was preceded in death by his father Harold Gillispie, he is survived by his mother Carol Phillips Gillispie; brother Brian Gillispie; 2 uncles...
Pope Hoyt "Bud" Bryant Jr
Jun 25, 2013
Pope Hoyt "Bud" Bryant, Jr. of Lexington, Georgia went to be with the Lord on June 25, 2013. Born October 10, 1935 in Oglethorpe County he was the son of the late Pope Hoyt Bryant, Sr. and Daisy T. Bryant. In addition to his parents, Bud was preceded in death by his sisters: Sara West and Rita Minish; children: Ronald...
Gabriel David Black
Jun 19, 2013
Gabriel David Black, 30 of Hull, GA died June 19, 2013. Born in Athens on September 25, 1982 Gabriel was the son of David and Rhonda Black. He served in the US Army during the Iraqi War before being honorably discharged, and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Gabriel was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Hoyt Black...
Ruby Virginia Bingham
Jun 17, 2013
Ruby Virginia Drye Bingham, 84, wife of 63 years to Donald Lee Bingham, died Monday, June 17, 2013. A native of High Point, NC, she was the daughter of the late Moses Chrisenberry "Chris" Drye and Elizabeth Clodfelter Drye. She was a Registered Nurse and homemaker. Survivors in addition to her husband include; daughter: Joan Bingham (Chris) Clark of Athens;...
Francine (Willis) Hall
Jun 17, 2013
Mary Francine Willis Hall passed away June 17 at her home in Oconee County. She was born to Jack McCarty Willis and Edna Earl Hancock Willis in Beaumont, TX on August 29, 1941. Francine married Ernest Murray Hall, Jr. on June 27, 1959 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She retired in 2002 from the University of Georgia Campus Transit and was...
Peggy Michelle Haley
Jun 17, 2013
Peggy Michelle Haley, age 34, of Hull, died on Monday, June 17, 2013. A native of Athens, Michelle was the daughter of Willie Carlton Wooten and Peggy (Larry) Samples. She was a dental assistant and a member of Bethel M. Baptist Church. Michelle was preceded in death by her brother, Richie Wooten In addition to her parents, she is survived...
George Daniel "Dan" Wilson
Jun 17, 2013
George Daniel "Dan" Wilson, age 81, of Colbert, husband of Thelma Lowe Wilson, died on Monday, June 17, 2013. A native of Oglethorpe County, Dan was the son of the late J. P. and Mattie Smith Wilson. He retired from Robert Burgess Construction as a construction worker, and was of the Holiness faith. In addition to his parents, Dan was...
Frank Coile Stewart
Jun 16, 2013
Frank Coile Stewart, age 78, of Winterville, husband of Peggy Horne Stewart, died on Sunday, June 16, 2013. A native of Oglethorpe, Mr. Stewart was the son of the late Grady and Corine Barnette Stewart. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and self-employed as a painter. Survivors include his children, Thurmond Beard, of Newport, N.C., and...
Grace Louise Tiner
Jun 14, 2013
Grace Louise Tiner, 89, passed away June 14, 2013. Born in Guilford County, NC on March 27, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Charlie M. and Pearl Fowler Lance. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. L. Tiner and son, Bill Tiner. Survivors include her children, Judy Duke of Gainesville, Charlie (Mary) Tiner of Jonesboro and...
Michael Duane "Mike" Bates
Jun 14, 2013
Mike Bates passed away June 14, 2013 after a long illness with cancer. He was 66 years old. His craftsmanship was commercial and residential painting for most of his life in the Athens area. He was cared for by his life partner Jeri Ann Chasteen and good friend Wink McWhorter. Preceded in death by his parents Falco and Margaret Bates...
Eric Allen Arnold
Jun 13, 2013
Eric Allen Arnold, 22, died June 13, 2013. Born in Athens, GA, he was a son of Eddie and Michele Hubbard Arnold of Lexington. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edgar Lee Arnold and Grover "Shine" and Margie Nell Hubbard. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Bethany Baptist Church with Rev. Jim...
Harold Kenneth "Mutt" Faulkner
Jun 12, 2013
Mutt Faulkner, 64, loving husband of 41 years to Gilda Booth Faulkner, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013. A native of Colbert, he was the son of the late Roy A. and Allie Mae Melton Faulkner. He served his county in the US Army and retired from the US Post Office after 33 years. Mutt truly loved his family, especially his...
Joseph Peter Tereshinski
Jun 9, 2013
Mr. Joseph Peter Tereshinski, age 89, died Sunday, June 9, 2013. Joe was the son of the late Walter and Sophia Tereshinski of Glen Lyon, PA. After serving as the Captain of the All Anthracite Squad High School football team at Newport High School, the three-sport high school athlete attended the University of GA graduating with a degree in Business...
Kathleen (Slayton) Kamman
Jun 8, 2013
Mrs. Kathleen Kamman 90 of Comer, passed away June 8, 2013. She was the daughter of the late, Mr. and Mrs. Minrey and Flossie Slayton. She was preceded in death by her nephew, John Short. Mrs. Kamman was a native of Madison County and attended Meadow Baptist church and spent the largest amount of her life in the south Florida...
Geneva (Adams) Rice
Jun 7, 2013
Geneva Adams Rice, 92, of Hull, Ga. passed away on June 7, 2013. Born in Madison County, Ga. on November 8, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Texie Gunnells Adams. Mrs. Rice retired from the University of Georgia Libraries Photographic Services. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and the Joy-Friendship Sunday School Class....
Elizabeth Cornelison Murray
Jun 7, 2013
Elizabeth Cornelison Murray of Madison County, Georgia was born in Athens, Georgia on November 11, 1927; she died on June 7, 2013 after an extended pulmonary illness. She is survived by her husband of sixty-seven years W.C. "Bill" Murray whom she married after he returned from WWII. Their daughters are Reverend Jennifer Horton of Athens, Georgia, Ms. Julianne Murray of...
Bradley Brown Hogue Jr
Jun 6, 2013
Service Details
Friday, June 14th, 2013 11:00am, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Joyce Scoggins Adams
Jun 5, 2013
Joyce Scoggins Adams went to be with her God and Savior on June 5th, 2013. Born in Elbert County on July 30th, 1933, he was the daughter of the late T. E. and Ollie Tucker Scoggins. Mrs. Adams was the loving wife of Andrew J. Adams for fifty-five years. She was a homemaker and wonderful mother to James Edward Scoggins...
Stanley Vezey
Jun 4, 2013
Athens, GA - Dr. Stanley Vezey died peacefully in his sleep on June 4, 2013 from an extended illness. Stan was born in College Station, Texas on September 23, 1923 to Edward Earl Vezey and Myrtle Hester Vezey. He graduated from Texas A&M with a DVM degree in 1944. He entered military service during WWII and continued his service until...
Betty Jo (Sumners) Forbus
Jun 4, 2013
Betty Jo Sumners Forbus, 79, wife of the late William Roy Forbus, Jr., died Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Born in Goodwater, AL, and raised in Alexander City, AL, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Harlan Sumners and Minnie Culberson Sumners. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, William Roy "Bill"...