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....
Carl L. Bond
Aug 9, 2012
Carl L. Bond, 65, died August 9, 2012. A native of Erlangen, Germany, he was a son of C. L. Bond of Danielsville and the late Jackobine Heinrichmeyer Bond. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired from DuPont after thirty years. Mr. Bond was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Sunday,...
Ursula McGaha
Aug 9, 2012
Ursula McGaha, age 70, died Thursday, August 9, 2012. Ms. McGaha was preceded in death by her husband, James McGaha, and a grandson, Jacob T. McGaha. She is survived by her son, Tom Mcgaha and his companion Christine Velez-Gordon. Other survivors include grandchildren Katie (David) Lambert, and Jennifer McGaha. A celebration of life for Ms. McGaha will be held at...
Jeremy Ryan Huff
Aug 8, 2012
Jeremy Ryan Huff went to be with his Lord on August 9, 2012. Jeremy was born in Athens on August 12, 1994. Jeremy will be remembered for his beautiful smile, loving heart and love of music. There is a hole in our hearts as we mourn his passing but we know God will see us through this tough time as...
Lola Williams
Aug 7, 2012
Lola Williams, 87, of Athens, Georgia, died at the home of her son, Hamp Williams on August 7, 2012. Lola Callahan Hubert Williams was born November 25, 1924 in Taliaferro County, Crawfordville, Georgia to Lola Mae Callahan and Jack Hamilton Hubert. She had three sisters: Libby Lane McKee (Paul), Jacqueline H. Shell (Donald), and Saralyn L. Hill (Charles). As a...
John Anderson "Andy" Heinz
Aug 6, 2012
John Anderson "Andy" Heinz, 60, of the Watson Mill area of Oglethorpe County, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. Mr. Heinz was originally from Avondale Estates, but had lived in Oglethorpe County for the past 40 years. He was a well-known businessman in Lexington for many years, where he operated Lost & Found Antiques. Mr. Heinz was preceded in...
John Richard Sarti
Aug 6, 2012
John Richard Sarti, age 69 of Bishop passed away on August 06, 2012. Mr. Sarti was born in Queens New York on November 21, 1942 to Joseph and Florence Clarke Sarti. He moved to Bishop from New Jersey where he owned and operated a tree service. Mr. Sarti is preceded in death by his parents as well as a son...
Henry Talmadge Sorrow
Aug 6, 2012
Henry Talmadge Sorrow, born May 4, 1922, in Comer, Georgia to Thomas W. & Myrtle P. Sorrow, went to be with his heavenly father on August 6, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Grace Wood Sorrow, and a twin brother, Harold Sorrow. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sara Booth Sorrow;...
Stephanie Ellen Morgan
Aug 3, 2012
Stephanie Ellen Morgan, 45, a resident of Winder, GA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 3, 2012, at 2:35 p. m. in the presence of her loving family, and friends, at her bedside at Athens Regional Medical Center, GA. Stephanie was born on November 18, 1966, at Madigan Army General Hospital at Fort Lewis, Washington, when her...
Miriam Elizabeth Diaz
Aug 1, 2012
Miriam Elizabeth Diaz, age 65, passed away August 1, 2012. Mrs. Diaz worked with Blue Ridge Paper Company for 29 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel G. Diaz, and father, David A. "Buddy" Floyd. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Verna & Gene Hearn; daughter, Mary Beth Diaz; son, David Diaz; brothers, Kerry Floyd, Joel Floyd,...