Wesley Gordon Whitehead
May 14, 2012
Bogart, GA - Wesley Gordon Whitehead, 70, died May 14, 2012. Born in High Shoals, he was the son of the late Joe Wesley and Florence Elene Brooks Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead was a longtime cattleman and recently retired from RICO Corporation. He was a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and a Gideon. Mr. Whitehead was a lifelong member of Bogart Christian...
Louise Tumlin Hanes
May 14, 2012
Louise Tumlin Hanes, 82, wife of Carl Jackson Hanes, died Monday, May 14, 2012. A native of Tucker, GA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Fulton and Julia Teagle Tumlin. She was a longtime member of the Fairview Community in Morgan County, member of the Eastern Star, Winterville First Baptist Church and a homemaker. Mrs. Hanes was a...
Hazel Ruth McKinney
May 13, 2012
Hazel Ruth McKinney, 82, died May 13, 2012. A native of Ochlocknee, Ga., Mrs. McKinney lived in the area for the last 41 years. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Manning Croft and was also preceded in death by her husband, John Wiley McKinney and a son, John Gregory McKinney. She retired from Delmar and was...
Azalee Murry
May 13, 2012
Azalee Murry, age 98, died Sunday, May 13, 2012. Ms. Murry was born December 1, 1913, to the Late H. M. "Mart" Williams and Cora Addison Williams and was also preceded in death by six brothers and sisters. She grew up in the Broad River Community of Franklin County, where father farmed and she attended Broad River Baptist Church. As...
Michael S. Green
May 12, 2012
Michael Green of Athens, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Mike was born in Douglas, GA on March 20. 1957. He grew up in Telfair and Jeff Davis County but had made the Athens area home for many years. He was a graduate of Mercer University and John Marshall Law School. He was admitted to the...
Posie Michael Henderson
May 12, 2012
Posie Michael Henderson age 34 died Saturday May 12, 2012. A native of Clarke Co. Mr. Henderson was preceded in death by a Grandparent Cosby L. Henderson. Mr. Henderson worked at Publix. Funeral services will be held Wednesday May 16, 2012 at 2:00pm at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Douglas Duncan will officiate. Burial to follow at Bluestone Baptist Church...
Diane (Mount) Izant
May 12, 2012
Diane Mount Izant, 82, passed away peacefully May 12, 2012 at the St. Mary's Hospice House after a period of declining health. Mrs. Izant was born in Cranford, NJ on September 2, 1929. She was a graduate of New Jersey Teachers College and taught in Elizabeth, NJ. Later she was a paraprofessional in the Dekalb County School System. Survivors include...
Gregory Clark "Greg" Autry
May 11, 2012
Gregory Clark Autry, 45, died May 11, 2012. A native of Athens, he was a son of Nancy McCurley Autry and the late Jimmy Charles Autry, Sr. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST with Rev. Joe Davis officiating. Interment will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors in...
Donald Wesley McClure
May 9, 2012
Mr. Donald Wesley McClure, age 78 of Bogart passed away at his home following a period of declining health. Mr. McClure was born in Doerun, GA on April 21, 1934 to Ralph and Rose Lee Lokey McClure. He served his country honorably in the United States Army and was the owner and operator of Athens Appliance Center and a member...
Rodney Leland Provost
May 9, 2012
Mr. Rodney Leland Provost, 75, passed away peacefully, May 9, 2012, at his home following a period of declining health. Mr. Provost was born in Port Huron MI, to Olin Ivan and Frances Edna Kerr Provost on June 09, 1936. He was retired from the United States Air Force with more than 20 years of honorable service. Following his military...
Ronald Gene "Ronnie" Marlow
May 8, 2012
A memorial service honoring the life of Ronnie Marlow will be held at the Winterville Pavilion on May 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM. Ronnie passed away on May 8, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents Bill and Sybil Marlow, and his brother Paul Marlow. He is survived by his 3 children Calli Marlow, Michelle Marlow, and Christopher...
Ambus R. Perry
May 7, 2012
Ambus R. Perry age 95 died Monday May 7, 2012. A native of Royston, Ga. Mr. Perry was the son of the late Luke and Mellie McElreath Perry. Mr. Perry was preceded in death by his wife Allane A. Perry, Brothers, and Sisters. Mr. Perry was a retired mechanic with Wade Ford of Atlanta and was a WWII Army Veterian....
William Harvey Compton
May 7, 2012
William Harvey Compton, 71, of Stephens, GA passed away Monday, May 7, 2012. A native of Oglethorpe County, Harvey was the son of Ruby Lee Bingham Compton and the late Theodore Roosevelt (T.R.) Compton. He was born on March 21, 1941 in Crawford, GA and graduated from Oglethorpe County High School in 1959. He married Barbara Jean (Bobbie) Watson on...
Whitney Lynn Dickens
May 6, 2012
Whitney Lynn Dickens, 29, died May 6, 2012. She was the daughter of Rhonda Rogers Paul of Comer and Stephen Gerald Reynolds of Nicholson. Whitney is survived by her children, Christian, Alexzander and Rachel Dickens of Crawford, and brother, Eric Harrington of Boston, MA. Private services were held. Lord and Stephens, EAST was in charge of arrangements.
Louise Rogers Tyner
May 5, 2012
Mrs. Louise Rogers Tyner, 80, died May 5, 2012 at Rainbow Retirement Center. She was the daughter of the late Ira Jackson and Jewell Dean Rogers and was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Samuel Mack Tyner in October 2011. Mrs. Tyner was retired from Jackson EMC. Survivors include her sons and daughters in law, Samuel Mack...
Jack William Fambrough
May 4, 2012
Jack William Fambrough of Watkinsville, Georgia died peacefully at home on Friday, May 4, 2012. Mr. Fambrough was born February 18th, 1932 in Oconee County to Jim Lumpkin and Grace Wilhite Fambrough. After attending Rose Hill Elementary School, he graduated from Watkinsville High School. Jack enjoyed his school years and participated in a number of sports. In 1954 he served...
James Ray Self
May 3, 2012
James R. Self, age 75, passed away May 3, 2012. He had battled multiple sclerosis for thirty-three years and lung cancer most recently. He was born to Renus V. and Sarah B. Self in Oglethorpe Co. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, and a sister. Survivors include his wife of forty-three years, Linda...
Travis Dewitt Jett
May 3, 2012
Mr. Travis Dewitt Jett passed away at St. Mary's Hospice House on May 3, 2012 following a period of declining health. Mr. Jett was born on February 21, 1928 in Decatur Alabama to George and Rosie Jett. Mr. Jett proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII, he retired from EPA in Athens. He was a faithful member of...
Charles Weyman Williams
Apr 29, 2012
Charles Weyman Williams Crawford Charles Weyman Williams, 70, husband of Cindy Dean Williams, died Sunday, April 29, 2012. A native of Commerce, GA, he was the son of the late Willie Frank and Lula Powers Williams. Charles retired from Reliance Electric and was a member of New Life Christian Fellowship, but was Baptized at the Glade Baptist Church. He was...
Robert Evans Palmer
Apr 28, 2012
Robert Evans Palmer, 86, husband of Betty Ann Palmer, died Saturday, April 28, 2012. A native of Hamlet, NC, he was the son of the late Reece and Gladys Allgood Bradley. Mr. Palmer served his country in the US Army, retired from Athens Lincoln Mercury as a mechanic and was a member of Whitehall Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to...