OBITUARIES

Horace Austin Bonsteel

Aug 3, 2013

Horace Austin Bonsteel, 91, died August 3, 2013. A native of Oswego New York, lived in Florida for many years before retiring to Athens Georgia. He held the rank of Gunnery Sergeant in the Marines while serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He worked for several portland cement companies selling and managing contracts for major construction projects,...

Shahbaz Malik

Aug 2, 2013

Visitation Details

Sunday, August 4th, 2013 4:00pm - 6:00pm, Lord and Stephens, WEST

Service Details

Monday, August 5th, 2013 2:00pm, Georgia Islamic Institute

Interment Details

Muslim Cemetery of Lawrenceville

Betty Louise Secrist

Jul 31, 2013

Mrs. Betty Louise Secrist, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013. The family has asked that everyone join us for a celebration of life on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Ashford Manor in Watkinsville at 4 P.M. A covered dish party will be held for all that wish to join. Mrs. Secrist is preceded in death by her daughter Pam Secrist...

Delane Callie Borron

Jul 31, 2013

Bogart, GA - Delane C. Borron, 65, died July 31, 2013. Born in Kirksville, MO, he was the son of Ruth Polson Borron of Winigan, MO and the late Almo E. Borron. Delane received his BS in Agriculture from the University of Missouri in 1971 and was a graduate of The University of Georgia, receiving his Masters of Science in...

James Clayton Butler

Jul 31, 2013

Winterville, GA - James Clayton Butler, age 52, died Wednesday July 31, 2013. A native of Tennessee Mr. Butler was the son of the late Roy Butler Jr. and was preceded in death by his son Jeremy Daniel Butler. Mr. Butler was a mason with SBH Flooring. Memorial services will be held Saturday August 3, 2013 at 2:30pm at Lord...

John Joseph Overbeck Sr

Jul 30, 2013

John Joseph Overbeck, Sr., 90, died July 30, 2013. A native of Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Albert A. and Rosina Cratz Overbeck and was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Ruth Thornton Overbeck and son, John J. Overbeck, Jr. Mr. Overbeck retired from the United States Army after twenty-three years of honorable service...

Dorothy Hazel (Barnett) Sims

Jul 28, 2013

Mrs. Hazel Sims, 81 of Arnoldsville passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. Mrs. Sims was born on May 4, 1932 to Herschel and Doris Barnett in Watkinsville, GA. She was retired from the University of Georgia having worked in the registration office, and was a member of Bishop Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents as well...

Eudora Perry Bray

Jul 26, 2013

Eudora Bray, 92, died July 26, 2013. A native of McDonough, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Elizabeth Whitaker Perry and was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-six years, E. Paul Bray in 2004. Mrs. Bray retired from Athens-Clarke County Department of Family and Children's Services after more than thirty years of employment....

Betsy Earnest Carson

Jul 26, 2013

Betsy Earnest Carson, 78, died Friday, July 26, 2013 after a brief illness. Born Dec. 8, 1934, she was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she met and later married Johnny Carson Sr., on Sept. 11, 1955. She spent 20 years as an educator before retiring in 1991 and was a 37-year resident of Greene County. She was...

Michael Chandler Ray

Jul 25, 2013

Michael Chandler Ray, age 65, of Athens, GA passed away on July 25, 2013. Born in Athens, Mr. Ray was the son of Chandler and Betty Ray. He was a veteran of the US Army. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife Charlene Ray, daughter Michelle (David) Derepentigny and step daughter Kimberly (Cory) Almond, four grandchildren and one...

James Raymond Robertson

Jul 25, 2013

James Raymond Robertson, 59, of Athens, GA, died on Thursday, July 25, 2013. He was born to James (late) and Grace Robertson on May 8, 1954. He married Dorothy Cody-Robertson in 1990 and they lived in Middlesex, and then Bound Brook for more than 23 years before relocating to Athens, GA in 2011. Raymond was a gentle and kind man...

Martha Hope Spratlin

Jul 24, 2013

Ms. Martha Hope Spratlin, age 67 of Crawford passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013. Ms. Spratlin was born in the Hutchins Community of Oglethorpe County, on January 21, 1946 to William Pope and Eunice Baker Spratlin. She was an active and life long member of Antioch Baptist Church. Ms. Spratlin is survived by her sister Patsy England and brother Edward...

Ernest Renard Frizzi

Jul 24, 2013

Ernest Renard Frizzi, age 91, of Maxeys, GA passed away on July 24, 2013. Born in York, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Frank and Michelina Tucci Frizzi. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy E. Carter Frizzi. Mr. Frizzi was the owner of Frizzi Bindery and was a member...

Louis Gold Satterwhite

Jul 23, 2013

Reverend Louis Gold Satterwhite, Jr., 81, died peacefully at home in Athens, Georgia on July 23, 2013. Born March 21, 1932 in Waverly, Tennessee to Janie Hurt Satterwhite and Louis Gold Satterwhite, Sr., Rev. Satterwhite leaves behind his devoted and loving wife of 55 years, Pat, two daughters, Lee Ann Spradlin (Mike), Elizabeth Cruz (Tony), one son, John David Satterwhite,...

Rhonda Denise White

Jul 22, 2013

Rhonda Denise White, 50, died Monday, July 22, 2013. A native of Oglethorpe County and she was the daughter of John K. and Florine Holmes White. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Floyd White; maternal grandparents: Woodrow and Eunice Holmes. A private family memorial service will be held later. She is survived by her parents; John and...

William Horne

Jul 21, 2013

William C. Horne died July 21, 2013. A native of Madison County, Mr. Horne was the son of the late Richard B. Horne and Elizabeth Mary Hollaway Thomas. Mr. Horne was retired from the Madison County Road Department as a heavy machine operator. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 11:00AM at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev....

Hoyt W. Carney

Jul 21, 2013

Hoyt W. Carney, 94, left his earthly life on July 21, 2013. He was born March 21, 1919 to the late Gordon and Etta Carney. He was born in Jackson County and later moved to Winterville, Ga. He married the love of his life, Lottrelle Whitehead Carney, on November 25, 1937. They were married for 73 years until her death...

Ronald Lee Waln

Jul 20, 2013

Ronald Lee Waln died in Athens, GA, on July 20, 2013. Ron's life was filled with music and his family. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ron grew up in Oberlin, Ohio. Music was in his life at a very early age from his musical father, and Ron was introduced to the flute in third grade. Ron went on to earn...

Roy Lord

Jul 19, 2013

Roy Lee Lord died Friday July 19, 2013. A native of Madison County Mr. Lord was the son of the late Hope and Fannie Jones Lord. Mr. Lord was retired from Oliver Rubber Co. as a Machine Operator. Funeral services will be held Tuesday July 23, 2013 at 2:00pm at Lord and Stephens, Danielsville. Rev. Billy Angel will officiate. Burial...

Beatrice (Bradley) Graham

Jul 18, 2013

Beatrice "Bea" Graham, age 79, passed away July 18, 2013. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her parents, Wally & Chi-chester Gunnells Bradley, and husband, Ralph Harold Graham. Survivors include sons, Stan (Angela) Graham and Gregory (Judy) Graham; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several cousins. Funeral services will be held...