Paul Popov
Jul 2, 2024
Dr. Paul P. Popov passed away July 2nd, 2024 at the age of 90. He was the son of the late Peter Klimentevich Popov, and Evdokiya Ivanovna Ivanov-Popov, from Rucheiki and Sosonka areas, Pskov Oblast (region), Russia. He was born September 5th, 1933. He and his parents were taken from Russia to forcibly work in German munitions plants during WW2....
Lois Sylvia Sanders
Jul 2, 2024
Lois Sylvia Sanders, 89, of Crawford, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.Born in Jackson County to Winston and Ruby White, Sylvia grew up in Winder, GA, where she married her first husband, Roger House, with whom she had her only son, Donny. After Roger’s death, Sylvia remarried in 1971 to Huey Sanders, and together they lived in Crawford, GA....
Marshall Yarbrough, Jr.
Jul 2, 2024
Marshall Webb Yarbrough, Jr., 66, of Winterville, passed away on July 2, 2024.
Born in Kansas City, Kansas, he was a son of Beverly Mace Yarbrough and the late Marshall Webb Yarbrough, Sr. Mr. Yarbrough was an avid University of Georgia fan and he enjoyed watching NASCAR. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and most importantly, spending time with his family.
Survivors in...
Julia Hardman Colquitt
Jul 2, 2024
Julia Hardman Colquitt, a beloved member of the community, passed away on July 2, 2024, at the age of 95. She was born on June 22, 1929, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, to her late parents Julius Albert and Agnes Mae Harris Hardman. She was also preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Carol Ann Colquitt, granddaughter, Katie Colquitt and brother, Guy...
James Vandell Cross
Jul 1, 2024
James Vandell Cross, 85, of Watkinsville, Georgia, died on July 1, 2024. The son of the late Luther Ray Cross and Essie Pearl (Perkins) Cross, he was born in Durant, Oklahoma, on March 28, 1939. The fourth of eight children, James grew up in rural Oklahoma, until he moved to Pampa, Texas, at age 18.
At age 20, while working in...
Walter Ralph Chandler
Jun 30, 2024
Walter Ralph Chandler of Winterville, GA, died June 30, 2024. Private Services will be held.
Kathleen Magruder Edwards
Jun 30, 2024
Kathleen M. “Kathy” Edwards, 84, of Crawford, died on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
Born in Washington, D.C. on July 3, 1939, Kathy was the daughter of Harry Frederick Magruder and Elizabeth Jane O’Roark Magruder.
Kathy loved butterflies. She thought of them as symbols of Christ’s life. They begin as ones moving along on the earth, they go into a cocoon, and then...
Kimberly Franklin
Jun 29, 2024
Kimberly Michelle Franklin, 32, of Milledgeville, GA. passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, with her family by her side. Born in Atlanta, GA. on October 19th, 1991, Kimberly was the daughter of Mrs. Jackie Kent. She enjoyed going to the gym and escaping to the beach whenever possible. Kimberly loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her wife...
Norma Golden White
Jun 29, 2024
Norma Golden White, 82, of Athens, died on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Born in Americus and raised in her beloved Ellaville, she was the only daughter of the late Charles Otis Golden and Sara Lou Smith Golden. Norma attended Chase Street Elementary and was a 1959 graduate of Athens High School. She also attended the University of Georgia where she received...
Evelyn Howington Brooks
Jun 29, 2024
Evelyn Brooks, 88, of Athens, GA passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024 with her daughter, Mary, by her side.
Born on November 28, 1935 in Athens, GA, Ms. Brooks was the foster daughter of the late N. B. Carnes Sr. and Florine Howington Carnes.
She was preceded in death by her foster parents; foster sister, Janice Smith; and foster brother, Larry...
Donald Leon Carroll
Jun 28, 2024
Donald Leon Carroll, 80, of Danielsville, died on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Born in Pavo, GA, Don was the son of William Elmer Carroll and Allie Pearl Cooper Carroll. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two wives: Obie Gillen Carroll and Margaret Fox Carroll.
Don is survived by his sister, Iris Edwards, and his best friend, David Cranfill.
Lord...
Elliot Timothy Ambrose
Jun 28, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Elliot Timothy Ambrose, beloved son, brother and friend, on June 28, 2024, at the age of 35. Elliot was born on September 27, 1988 in Athens, Georgia. He was the son of Jon Ambrose, an ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources, and Dana Ambrose, a parasitologist at the...
Joyce Burnette
Jun 28, 2024
Joyce Burnette, 83, of Commerce and former longtime resident of Winterville, died June 28, 2024.
Joyce was the daughter of the late Oliver and Mattie Mae Anthony Johnson. She was retired, having worked in nursing her entire career. She and her husband enjoyed many years camping.
The family will receive friends at Lord and Stephens, EAST, Sunday, June 30, 2024 beginning at...
Janice Faye Mattson
Jun 26, 2024
Memorial services for Mrs. Mattson will be Monday, July 1, 2024 at 11:00 am at Lord and Stephens, East.
Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am.
Dennis Wayne Denton
Jun 24, 2024
Dennis Wayne Denton passed away at his home in Colbert, GA on June 24, 2024. Dennis was born on October 1, 1949, to Ruby McClanahan Denton and Tommy C. L. Denton in Maryville, TN. He later moved to Oak Ridge, TN with his parents and older sister, Jonelle, when their father took a job at the weapons plant. His sister,...
Ross and Deborah Perry
Jun 24, 2024
Lawrence Ross Perry, Jr., 81, and Deborah Frances Perry, 74, both of Athens, GA, will have a celebration of life service on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 11:00 a.m. Ross passed away on February 28, 2024, leaving behind his wife of 38 years, Deborah, who died on June 24, 2024. Ross was born in Ellensburg,...
James Scott Shaw
Jun 24, 2024
James Scott Shaw passed away on June 24, 2024, after a valiant two-year battle with multiple myeloma.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Earl and Mildred Hart Shaw, and his son, David Scott Shaw. He is survived by his wife, Beth Bowen Shaw, his daughter Christine Shaw (Michael Weingartner), his daughter-in-law Jami Shaw, grandson Kellan James Shaw, granddaughter...
Hazel Vannan Demsky
Jun 24, 2024
Hazel Vannan Demsky, 78, of Bogart, died on Monday, June 24, 2024.
Born in Elkton, MD, and raised in Delaware, Hazel was the daughter of William Robinson, Sr. and Thelma Whitlock Robinson. Hazel met her future husband, Christopher Demsky, while he was stationed at Dover Air Force Base. Three years later, they began a fruitful and loving marriage that lasted fifty-two...
Mary Pauline Alewine
Jun 24, 2024
Mary Pauline “Polly” Alewine, 78, of Bogart, died on June 24, 2024.
A lifelong native of Athens, Polly was the daughter of the late Otho Chandler and Viola Christopher Chandler. She graduated from Athens High School and worked for Reliance Electric for over thirty years. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother whose family was her number one priority.
Along with...
Carolyn Alder Maultsby
Jun 23, 2024
Carolyn Ruth Maultsby, 59, of Watkinsville passed away on June 23, 2024.
Carolyn was born January 18, 1965 in Durham, North Carolina to Jonathan Lewis Alder and Ruth Ayendez Alder. She graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina with a BA in Political Science. While in college, she met her husband Paul Joseph “Joe” Maultsby; they married in 1988. After...