George Tommy "Tommy" Kitchens
Feb 2, 2012
Lexington, GA - George "Tommy" Kitchens age 78 died Thursday Feb. 02, 2012. A native of Hall Co. Mr. Kitchens was the son of the late Roy Lee Kitchens Sr. and Florence Laznby Kitchens. Mr. Kitchens was a retired security guard and was a Vietnam Army Veteran. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Betty Jo Milligan Kitchens; daughter and...
Thelma Freeman Morris
Feb 2, 2012
Colbert, GA - Thelma Freeman Morris, 93, died February 2, 2012. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Pearl Long Freeman and was preceded in death by her husband, Allison Morris and grandson, Dennis McCarty. She was retired from Blue Bell Manufacturing and was a longtime member of Colbert First Baptist Church and Saints Alive...
Carol Beth Vincent Givens
Feb 1, 2012
Carol Beth Vincent Givens died peacefully Wednesday, February 01, 2012, at the St. Mary's Hospice House. She was a resident of Iris Place in Athens, Georgia. She has lived there happily the last 5 years surrounded by many friends. Mrs. Givens was born in Atwood, Kansas, on June 30, 1931, to James O. Vincent and Gertrude Mather Vincent where she...
Reece Cleveland Lester Jr
Jan 31, 2012
Reece Cleveland Lester, Jr., 82, passed away on January 31, 2012. He was originally from Ila, but had been a resident of Oglethorpe County for many years and was a member of Living Waters Baptist Church in Arnoldsville. He was the son of Reece Lester and Leila Darnell and was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Doster Lester and...
William Donald "Bill" Lectka Sr
Jan 31, 2012
Athens, GA - William Donald Lectka, Sr., 93, died on January 31, 2012. Born in Middleville, Michigan, he moved to Georgia in 1976. From 1936 to 1940 he served in the U.S. Navy on board the hydrographic survey ships USS Nokomis and USS Bushnell in Central and South American waters. He served proudly again during World War II in the...
Charles A. Cash
Jan 30, 2012
Charles A. Cash, 80, died January 30, 2012. A native of Ben Hill, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lawrence Hamilton and Ruby Mae Fain Cash and was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Collins and a brother, Harold Cash. Mr. Cash retired from General Motors after thirty-eight years and lived in the Athens area for the...
George Winsor Graham
Jan 29, 2012
George Winsor Graham, age 73, passed away into Heaven, January 29, 2012. He was born in Alabama to Carrie and J.D. Graham. He began work with the Alabama State Highway Department and upon moving to Athens, worked with Athens-Clarke County Traffic Engineering Department. He retired in 2001 and began transporting vehicles for local dealerships for ten years. He was a...
Amy Paige Thomas Strehler
Jan 26, 2012
Hull, GA - Amy Paige Thomas Strehler, 44, died January 26, 2012. She battled a mental disorder and health problems for many years and suffered a brain aneurysm on November 17, 2011, that ultimately claimed her life. She was born August 6, 1967, in Athens, GA and lived in the Sanford Community of Madison County. She attended school in Ila...
Jack Oliver Archer
Jan 24, 2012
Jack Oliver Archer, 78, husband of Virginia Epps Archer, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at his residence. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Edward Ernest and Annie Lou Oliver Archer and the brother of four sisters and six brothers, who also preceded him in death. Jack retired from the University of Georgia Food Services...
Lester W. Whittle
Jan 23, 2012
Lester W. Whittle, 95, passed away January 23, 2012. Lester was a US Army veteran of WW II, who proudly served his country in the Pacific. He worked for the John H. Harland Company from 1948 until his retirement in 1983. Lester never met a stranger and was a kind and gentle soul. He was preceded in death by his...
Bobby J. Sosbee
Jan 23, 2012
Bobby J. Sosbee, 73, of Statham, died January 23, 2012. Mr. Sosbee is survived by his wife Etta Sosbee of 53 years, daughter Tracie Harden (Christopher) of Watkinsville, brother Jerry Sosbee (Sandra) of Statham, sister Sara Peters (Richard) of Chicago, and grandchildren Pilar and Hannah Harden. The family will receive friends Tuesday January 24, 2012 from 6-8:00 P.M. A memorial...
Sara (Strickland) Poole
Jan 22, 2012
Sara Strickland Poole of Athens, who celebrated her 95th birthday New Year's Day, passed away Jan. 22, 2012, after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of nearly 73 years, Robert Dee Poole, two daughters and one son and their spouses: Robbie and Dan Lord of Marietta; John and Susan Poole of Lavonia; and Linda and Hayden Drewry...
W. Blanche Haley Sims
Jan 22, 2012
Mrs. W. Blanche Haley Sims, 84, passed away January 22, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Chris and Mattie Haley and widow of Robert Clarence Sims. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 24, 2012 AM 11:00 am at Lord & Stephens Chapel, Danielsville with Rev. Billy Owensby officiating . Burial will be at Danielsville Memorial...
Eula Mae (Nix) Downs
Jan 22, 2012
Eula Mae Downs, 81, wife of the late Vernon N. Downs, died Sunday, January 22, 2012. A native of Jefferson, GA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Rosina Nix. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Juanita Adams and Doris Holder. She was the owner and operator of the Beauty Nook and she and her...
Robert Coldwell "Bobby" Maxwell
Jan 20, 2012
Robert Caldwell (Bobby) Maxwell, 87, passed away in Dublin, GA on January 20, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Lord & Stephens East Funeral Home, 4355 Lexington Rd, Athens, GA. Interment will follow at Clarke-Maxwell Cemetery, Lexington, GA. The Rev. Dr. Ted Staton will officiate. Visitation will be...
Jerald Dwayne "Yardbird" Yarbrough
Jan 18, 2012
Ila , Georgia - Mr. Jerald "Yardbird" Dwayne Yarbrough, 62, passed away January 18, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Jackson Deward and Faye Shelnutt Yarbrough and preceded in death by a brother, Michael Yarbrough. Mr. Yarbrough was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam war. In addition to his military service, he was inducted...
Ruby Cornelia (Self) Hardigree
Jan 17, 2012
Ruby Cornelia Self Hardigree, age 79, of Watkinsville passed away peacefully on January 17, 2012. Mrs. Hardigree was born in Oconee County on July 19, 1932.She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Lamar Hardigree of Watkinsville, mother, Gladys Ophelia Self of Watkinsville, and father, James Ira Self of Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Hardigree was a lifelong resident of Oconee...
Dr. Randall Oliver Manning
Jan 16, 2012
After a six-year struggle with cancer, Dr. Randall Oliver Manning died peacefully at his home on Monday, January 16th surrounded by his wife, family, and beloved dog. Randy was born on October 12, 1956 in Dublin, Ga.He attended Dublin High School and graduated with a bachelors, masters, and doctorate from the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia. He...
Juanita B. Henley
Jan 16, 2012
Danielsville, GA - Juanita B. Henley, 89, passed away at North Ridge Health and Rehab Center on January 16, 2012 following a period of declining health. Mrs. Henley was born in Eastman, GA on October 05, 1922 to William and Frances Evans Buchanan. She was a proud homemaker and member of Providence Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs....
Teresa S. McLean
Jan 16, 2012
Athens, Ga - Teresa S. McLean, age 55, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. McLean was a graduate of Indiana State University with a Bachelor's degree and of Southern Union University where she received her degree in nursing. Mrs. McLean was employed as an RN at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens for 21 years. Mass...