Mary Lou Hayes
Aug 31, 2012
Mary Lou Hayes, 89, died Friday, September 31, 2012. A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Durham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Perry T. Hayes, son, James Perry Hayes, step brother, Blake Durham and sister in law, Georgia Nancy Frae Hayes Millman. Mrs. Hayes was a member of...
Hendrix Butler "Bud" Wiley Jr
Aug 31, 2012
H.B. "Bud" Wiley Jr., age 68 died August 31, 2012 after a brief illness. He will be missed by family members and many friends. Born in Franklin County but raised in Stephens County, Mr. Wiley was the son of the late Hendrix Butler Wiley Sr. Mr. Wiley was a member of Friendship Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wiley was a dairy farmer...
Veronica Marshall
Aug 29, 2012
Veronica Adams Marshall, age 43, of Bogart, GA went home to be with her savior Jesus Christ on August 29, 2012. She is survived by her children, Nicolas and Nicola Gensinger of Bogart, GA and a granddaughter, Marlee Grace. She is also survived by her parents, Frederick and Barbara Adams of Bogart. Funeral services will be Friday, August 31, 2012...
Howard Yates Williams
Aug 28, 2012
Howard Yates Williams, lovingly known as "Dadaw", 96, of Jefferson, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 61 years, Mildred M. Williams, as well as sisters, Martha Jenkins, Virginia Martyn, Dorothy Ellen Terrell, and his brother, Jack Williams. He is survived by his four children, Jean Stanley, Thomas Willams, John Williams...
Edwin Anthony Wray
Aug 28, 2012
Edwin Anthony Wray, 67, died at Athens Regional Hospital on Tuesday, August 28, after a long illness. He was born in 1945 in Washington, DC, son of Esther and Stanley Tanner Wray. He served two tours in Vietnam in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1971 he received a Bachelor of...
Linda (Wood) Mathews
Aug 28, 2012
Comer, Ga. - Linda Ruth Wood Mathews, 64, died Tuesday August 28, 2012. A native of Madison County, Mrs. Mathews was the daughter of the late H.C. and Glennie Compton Wood and the widow of Walter Howard Mathews. Mrs. Mathews was a beautician at My Lady Beauty Salon in Comer, Ga. Funeral services will be held at Bethany Baptist Church...
John William Nuss
Aug 25, 2012
John William Nuss, age 83, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Nuss was cremated. Private family services will be held. Lord and Stephens EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Crane Stofer
Aug 24, 2012
Dorothy (Child) Crane Stofer, 90, went home to be with her Lord on August 24, 2012, with family by her side in Santa Rosa, California. She was born on November 30, 1921 in Shelby, Mississippi to Earl and Mary Child. She graduated from Shelby High School in Shelby, Mississippi and from Bellhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. She worked for a...
Henry Wilson Wilder
Aug 22, 2012
Henry Wilson Winder, age 64, of Crawford, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2012 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00p.m., Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Temple United Methodist Church in Arnoldsville, Ga. The family will receive friends between 6:00p.m. and 8:00p.m., Friday, August 25, 2012 at Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, East in Athens, Georgia....
Lewis Seymour
Aug 22, 2012
Lewis O. Seymour, 88, passed away August 22, 2012. Mr. Seymour was a Naval Aviator in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a member of Comer Baptist Church and had retired as a Maintenance Supervisor from Westinghouse. Mr. Seymour was preceded in death by his parents, Jess & Myrtice Seymour, and a brother, J.C. Seymour. Survivors include...
John William Patton
Aug 19, 2012
John William Patton, 79, died August 19, 2012. A native of Bogart, GA, he was a son of the late Jesse Lee and Jody Shelton Patton. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War. Mr. Patton retired from Westinghouse/ABB after thirty years. Graveside services will be Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM...
Charlie A. Royston
Aug 18, 2012
Charlie A. Royston Jr., 83, of Athens, husband of Linnie J. Tolbert Royston, died on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Born in Gainesville, he was the son of the late Charlie A. Royston Sr. and Willie Mae Gann Royston. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Florrie Anne Royston Brown. He was raised in Augusta and Royston, graduated from...
Larry S. Ward Sr
Aug 16, 2012
Larry S. Ward, Sr., 70, died August 16, 2012. A native of Cordele, GA, he was a son of W. E. Ward and the late Lucille Masters Ward. He was owner and operator of L.S. Ward and Son's Furniture Company for many years. Memorial services will be Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and...
Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Chandler
Aug 15, 2012
Hull, GA - Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Chandler, 86, died August 15, 2012. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late George Nelson and Fannie Stevenson Stovall and the widow of William "Bill" Lewis Chandler. Mrs. Chandler was a charter member of St. James United Methodist Church in Athens and was employed with Snow Tire Company for...
Margaret Ann Peters
Aug 15, 2012
Arnoldsville, GA - Margaret Ann Peters, 74, died August 15, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Hugh D. and Etta Butler Aycock and was preceded in death by her husband, Randolph Peters and daughter, Katherine Boes. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Temple United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church...
James Thomas Blasingame
Aug 14, 2012
JAMES THOMAS BLASINGAME, age 76, Husband, Father, FBI Agent, and Runner Jim passed away on August 14, 2012 at age 76. He was born December 18, 1935 in Greensboro, Georgia, the son of the late Thomas Earl and Georgia Agnes Gober Blasingame. His sister, Ann Blasingame Corry, preceded him in death. He joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in...
J.C. Morrow
Aug 12, 2012
Mr. J.C. Morrow, age 80 of Athens passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 following a period of declining health. Mr. Morrow was born in Athens on July 15, 1932 to J.T. and Lizzie Mae Morrow. He was a member of New Covenant Worship Center; he worked for Adams Transfer and Storage as well as Mayflower Transit. Mr. Morrow served his...
Dorothy Kelley
Aug 11, 2012
Dorothy Buice Kelley, 76, died August 11, 2012. A native of Cumming, GA, she was a daughter of the late Earlie and Vera Wiesner Buice. She retired from the Forsyth County Board of Education and was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, August 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Beech Haven Baptist Church with...
William "Billy" Maxwell
Aug 11, 2012
William "Billy" Maxwell, age 92, of Lexington, GA, passed away on August 11th at VA hospital in Augusta, GA. Billy was born in San Diego, CA on November 5, 1919 to Oliver and Helen Maxwell. He served in the Navy, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor and served in the Pacific Theatre during...
Susie (Madden) Hancock
Aug 11, 2012
Susie Madden Hancock, 88, died August 11, 2012. A native of Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Effie McKelly Madden. She was preceded in death by a son, Dwight Hancock and a grandson, Phillip Hancock. Funeral services will be Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST....