Russell "Russ" James
Feb 9, 2012
Athens, GA - Russell William James, 37, died February 9, 2012. A native of Athens, he was the son of Elmer and Doris Christian James. Russ was a 1994 graduate of Athens Christian School. He was a loving husband and devoted father. Russ coached youth football at Athens Christian School and little league baseball. He worked with his father at...
Patricia Hoveland
Feb 8, 2012
Patricia Catherine Gisin King Hoveland died February 8 at St. Mary's Hospice House . She was born August 12, 1927 in Prescott, AZ, daughter of Dr. George and Maxine Sayers Gisin. Her father was a U.S. Army oral surgeon. Frequent moves disrupted her childhood as she lived in places like Denver, CO, and Los Angeles. Some of her happiest years...
Rebecca Dickens (Gilchrist) Morris
Feb 6, 2012
Rebecca G. Morris age 84 died Monday, February 6, 2012. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Morris was the daughter of the late Jesse and Kathleen Dickens Gilchrist. Mrs. Morris was the widow of Clifford L. Morris and was a telephone operator for Southern Bell. She attended Colbert United Methodist Church. Survivors include sons, Mike (Debbie) Morris and Randy Morris; grandchildren,...
Margund "1931" Ennulat
Feb 6, 2012
Margund Ennulat, 80, of Athens, Ga., passed from this life into Eternity on February 6. Born in Germany, she emigrated with her young family to the United States in 1961, settling in Athens in 1965. She leaves behind her husband Egbert Ennulat, daughters Daniela Ennulat, of Cochranville, PA, and Christine Ennulat, of Richmond, VA; son-in-law David Wilson and grandchildren Anna,...
Anita Oldham Huff
Feb 5, 2012
Anita Oldham Huff, 72, died February 5, 2012. A native of Atlanta, GA, she was a daughter of the late William and Sarah Parr Oldham, and was the widow of B. D. Huff, Sr. She was preceded in death by her son, B. D. "Chip" Huff, Jr. Mrs. Huff was a former employee with Athens Marble and Granite and was...
Emmett Larry "Butch" Lunceford
Feb 4, 2012
On February 4, 2012, Emmett Larry "Butch" Lunceford left his earthly home and went to be with his lord Jesus Christ. He was born in 1939 on September 21 in Atlanta Georgia. His was preceded in death by his parents Garner and Ruby Lunceford. He grew up and attended school in Warner Robins and was a proud graduate of Warner...
Eugene "Gene" Channell
Feb 3, 2012
Maxeys, GA - Esper Eugene "Gene" Channell, 90, died February 3, 2012. Born in Maxeys, he was the son of the late Esper Eugene and Berta Maxey Channell and widower of Shirley Elaine Schuldt Channell. Mr. Channell was a WW II veteran and retired from the U.S. Navy following 20 years of service. He was a member of the Fleet...
Joseph Edward Wages
Feb 3, 2012
Joseph Edward Wages, 87, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Morningside Assisted Living. A native of Athens, he was the son of the late Joseph Massey and Chessley Brown Wages. Joe served his country during WWII in the US Navy as a submariner aboard the USS Sterlet. He was a member of Forest Heights Baptist Church, where he was a...
Gary Randall Cagle
Feb 3, 2012
Gary Randall Cagle, 60, passed away peacefully at his home Friday morning. February 3, 2012. He was a native of Decatur, GA, he was the son of the late Norman and Winnie Lee Cagle. He was self employed owner and operator of Cagle Equipment & Repair. Survivors include his wife Gaye Cagle; daughter: Selena Carter Adams; sister; Sandra Haynes of...
Thomas Watson "Tom" Patton
Feb 2, 2012
Thomas "Tom" Watson Patton, 80, died February 2, 2012. A native of Greene County, he was a son of the late Walter J. and Era Mae Wright Patton and was the last of thirteen children. Mr. Patton was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from the Navy Supply Corps School. He was a member at East Athens...
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...