Betty Eloise "Gann" Nixon
Nov 26, 2011
Betty Eloise Nixon, 82, died Saturday, November 26, 2011. Born in Heard County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Newt Lee Gann and Willie Bera Shumake Gann. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother: Bobby Elliot Gann. She was a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Later Day Saints. She...
Donald Gordon (Don) Scott
Nov 25, 2011
Donald Gordon Scott, 79, died November 25, 2011. A native of Birmingham, AL, he retired from the United States Navy after thirty years. He spent most of that time on aircraft carriers as a maintenance officer for aircraft and served during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. Mr. Scott also retired from Lockheed Martin, where he was a C130 Specialist....
Eula Mae Adams
Nov 24, 2011
Pocataligo - Eula Mae Chatham Adams, 72, passed away on November 24, 2011. She was the daughter of Morris and Lucille B. Chatham of Hartwell. She was also preceded in death by three brothers; Bill Chatham, Jimmy Chatham, and Stewart Chatham of Hartwell; two sisters Cuemi Hart and Maryetta Chatham of Hartwell. Mae was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
Henry Joseph Rogers
Nov 24, 2011
Hull, GA - Henry Joseph Rogers, 63, died November 24, 2011. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of Laura Nell Rogers of Colbert and the late Duke I. Rogers and was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Nation Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Army veteran of Viet Nam where he received the Purple Heart. He...
Virginia "Ginny" Sexton
Nov 24, 2011
Commerce, GA - Virginia Sexton, 75, died Thursday, November 24, 2011 at her residence. Born in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Flossie Edwards Hanley. She retired from Westinghouse. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth T. Sexton, daughters: Deborah (Gerry) Burdette of Comer, Lynn (Andy) Adams of Comer; sons: Lee (Cheryl) Sexton of Danielsville, Timmy (Terri)...
James H. "Jim" Westmoreland, Jr
Nov 23, 2011
Dallas, GA - James H. Westmoreland, Jr., 54, passed away on the afternoon of Nov. 23, 2011. Jim was born in Fredricksburg, VA on August 16, 1957, the son of James H. Sr., and Harriet Dickins Westmoreland of Algood, TN. He graduated from Westview High School in Martin, TN, was a Marine Corps veteran, and a graduate of University of...
Marion H. Montgomery Jr
Nov 23, 2011
Marion H. Montgomery, Jr., 86, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 26, 2011 at St. Stephens Anglican Catholic Church, Athens, GA at 11AM with a reception to follow in the Parrish Hall. Burial will follow the reception at 3PM at Crawford Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, November 25, 2011...
Roberta Nelms Basham
Nov 23, 2011
Athens - Roberta N. Basham, age 95, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. She was born May 25, 1916, to Willie Martin and Walter F. Nelms in Danielsville, GA. She moved to Athens when she was three years old. She was a lifelong member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church for over eighty five years. She...
Zygmunt J. Gasiorowski
Nov 20, 2011
On April 14, 1919 on an estate near Czestochowa, Poland a remarkable individual was born. Zygmunt Jerzy Gasiorowski would live and thrive through some of history's most perilous and triumphant moments. A member of a prominent family, his youth was typical of his background. He grew up in cultured surroundings with three sisters, Wanda, Danuta, and Krystyna, in a home...
Michael A. Spivey
Nov 19, 2011
Michael A. Spivey, 55, born June 12, 1956 in Macon, Georgia, passed November 19, 2011 from the dreadful disease ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease). Born and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia, Michael moved to Columbia and retired after 28 years as a high voltage electrician with the City of Columbia, SC. He was a loving man. Family survivors are his wife,...
Jessie Thomas Almand Sr
Nov 19, 2011
Madison - Jessie Thomas Almand, Sr., 76, died November 19, 2011. A native of Social Circle, he was a son of the late Oscar Lewsi and Lucy Bell Almand and was preceded in death by a brother, Gene Almand. He was a building contractor for over fifty years and helped build Oasis Faith Baptist Church and Willow Springs Baptist Church....
Sybil Carey Schoyen
Nov 18, 2011
Colbert, GA - Sybil Carey Schoyen, 83, passed away peacefully, Friday, November 18, 2011. A native of Danielsville in Madison County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Little Carey and Ellene Martin Carey and was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Gladys Carey and Ferrol Tyner. Mrs. Schoyen was the widow of Gerald Hjalmar Schoyen and was...
Melvin Eugene Drake
Nov 18, 2011
Melvin Eugene Drake, age 63 of Comer passed away following a period of declining health. Mr. Drake was born in Royston, GA on June 14, 1948 to George and Beatrice Hulsey Drake. Mr. Drake was a master mechanic and a school bus driver for the Madison County School System. He was a Madison County Comminiser in district 4, a life...
Ralph Edward Lloyd
Nov 18, 2011
Watkinsville, GA - Ralph Edward Lloyd, 67, died November 18, 2011. He was the son of the late Archie Ralph and Lois Justine Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd owned Allstate Bonding. Survivors include his son, Darren Edward Lloyd; adopted children, David Lloyd, Elizabeth Lloyd, Brianna Lloyd, Charity Lloyd and Noah Lloyd; brother, Mark Lloyd; sisters, Sharon Eloda Collier and Janice Ann Sladky;...
Helen Davis
Nov 18, 2011
Helen Helen Christine Davis, 87, died November 18, 2011. A native of Cedar Grove, TN, she was a daughter of the late Victor and Vera Coffman and was the widow of Edward Davis. Mrs. Davis was a resident of Tucker for many years and recently moved to the Athens area. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Christian Church in...
Louise Rice Jones
Nov 18, 2011
High Shoals, Georgia - Louise Rice Jones, 100, died November 19, 2011 at Family Life Enrichment Center. She was born to Katie Mae Huff Rice and John Major Rice on November 11, 1911 in Forsyth County near Cumming, GA. She was the oldest of five children born to this union. Lake Lanier now covers the ancestral home. Louise entered first...
Gladys F. (Hooper) Burroughs
Nov 16, 2011
Gladys Hooper Burroughs, 97, wife of the late Charles Thomas Burroughs, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at her residence. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Judge Ervin and Mattie Hendrick Hooper. She was the oldest member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she was very active for many years. She was also a member...
James R. "Randy" Jones
Nov 15, 2011
Mr. Jones was born in Baxley, GA on November 2, 1944, was married to Lesley L. Jones who is employed by the GHSU/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert (Doc) Jones and Lois B. Jones of Baxley and brother, Kenneth Jones of Brunswick. Survivors include addition to her wife include his sisters, Patricia...
Rosie Lee (Gabriel) Anderson
Nov 13, 2011
Rosie Lee Anderson, 88, wife of the late Vaughn Anderson, died Sunday, November 13, 2011. Born in Oglethorpe, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Earl and Cora Rochester Gabriel. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, J.E. Gabriel, sisters, Maybelle Patton and Frances Gabriel and two grandchildren. She retired from...
Rickie Lee Hollenback
Nov 12, 2011
Rickie Lee Hollenback, 57, husband of Marcella West Hollenback, died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at his residence. Born in Muncie, Indiana, he was the son of the late Alford and Meural Paul. He was a truck driver for Brown Trucking Company. Survivors in addition to his wife include children: Tammy (Kevin) Hansford, Christina (Richard) Hollenback; sisters: Maria (Kevin) Thompson, Anna...