Marvin Deleon Savage
Jan 7, 2012
Watkinsville, GA - Marvin Deleon Savage, 85, died January 7, 2012. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late Tallie and Ruby Varnum Savage. Mr. Savage was preceded in death by his son, Wyman Savage; sisters, Jo Ann Savage, Hazel Forrester and Geraldine Welborne, and brothers, Artie Savage and Lamar Savage. Mr. Savage was a U.S. Army...
Anthony Nelson "Tony" Smith
Jan 6, 2012
Danielsville, GA - Anthony "Tony" Nelson Smith, 38, passed away January 6, 2012. Born May 8, 1973, he is the son of Emory and Syble Phillips Smith. He was employed for several years as a sales associate for Home Depot. Graveside services will be Monday, January 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive...
Samuel Green "Sambo" Paradise Sr
Jan 6, 2012
Samuel "Sambo" Green Paradise, Sr., 71, of Lexington, GA passed away Friday, January 6, 2012. A native of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Mr. Paradise was the son of the late Howard H. Paradise and Lady Ethel Gassaway Paradise. He was in the Logging Business most of his life, retired from ABB and was a member of Salem Baptist Church. He is...
Martha Garland Brodrick
Jan 5, 2012
Watkinsville - Martha Garland Brodrick, 65, passed away on January 5, 2012 after a 14-week battle with cancer. Mrs. Brodrick taught, influenced, mentored, and impacted thousands of students and adults during more than 33 years as an educator and leader in communities from Massachusetts to Georgia. Martha was the second of eight children born to Ray and Phoebe Garland in...
David Joseph Boyd
Jan 4, 2012
David Joseph Boyd, 37, died January 4, 2012. A native of Conyers, GA, he was the oldest son of Keith Boyd of Cumming and Sheila Harris Boyd of Conyers. David was a 1992 graduate of Rockdale County High School where he was an outstanding student athlete and championship wrestler. He attended Lambuth University in Jackson, TN where he was a...
Joseph Alex Memory III
Jan 4, 2012
Joseph Alex Memory III, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, January 4 2012 at St. Mary's Hospice House with Jean, his beloved wife of forty-six years, by his side. He was born in Whiteville, NC on May 29, 1941 to the late Wynette and Joseph Alex Memory, Jr. but lived most of his life in Athens.He attended East Carolina University.Joe...
Brenda Maxey Bales
Jan 1, 2012
Brenda Maxey Bales, 64 of Athens, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, Sunday January 1, 2012. Mrs. Bales was born in Watkinsville, Georgia on September 5, 1947; she was the daughter of the late Marshall S. Maxey and Mildred H. Maxey of Watkinsville, Georgia. She was also preceded in death by two sisters. She was a retired...
Carolyn Parsons Nichols
Jan 1, 2012
Carolyn Parsons Nichols, 89, died January 1, 2012. A native of Watkinsville, GA, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Lola Langford Parsons and the widow of Roy Nichols. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Union Christian Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Union Christian Church with Rev....
William David "Dave" Hunt
Dec 31, 2011
William David "Dave" Hunt, 73, of Watkinsville, Georgia died peacefully Saturday, December 31, 2011. Dave, born in Detroit, Michigan on February 13, 1938, was the ninth child of the late Clyde and Mary Hunt. Born in an impoverished post-Depression era Detroit, Dave's early life, one bereft of material goods and yet filled with a mother's hope in God's faithfulness would...
Nazzareno Joseph Paloni Jr
Dec 28, 2011
Nazzareno Joseph Paloni, Jr. Athens, GA Nazzareno J. Paloni, 65, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late Nazzareno J. Paloni, Sr. and Dominica Paoletti Paloni. He was a parishioner of St. Josephs Catholic Church, Athens, GA as well as a small business owner in Athens, GA. Nazz was a past...
Michael R. Self
Dec 28, 2011
Michael R. Self, 45, died December 28, 2011. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of Ray and Barbara Self of Winterville. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Athens Memory Gardens with Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. Survivors in addition to his parents include two sisters, Mollie Self of Winterville and Melanie (Derrick)...
Lois Janet (Rogers) Gordon
Dec 24, 2011
Lois Rogers Gordon, 92, wife of the late Hal Gordon, died Saturday, December 24, 2011. Born in Danielsville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Bethel Gordon Rogers. She retired from Athens General as a nurse. She was a member of Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include her son: Kent Gordon of Conyers; sister: Mary Baker of...
Thomas William "Tommy" James
Dec 23, 2011
Tommy James, 59, died Friday, December 23, 2011. A native of Athens, he was the son of Jessie Mae Kellar James of Hull and the late T. W. James. Since 1972, Tommy was the owner and operator of Tommy James Mobile Home Transport. He also bored wells, owned a mobile home park, wrecker service, worked at Atlanta Gas Light and...
Barbara Ann Smith
Dec 18, 2011
Barbara Ann Smith, 53, wife of Gerald Smith, died December 18, 2011. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of Joe Taylor and Mildred Aycock Taylor. She was a nurse at Quiet Oaks for 16 years. Survivors in addition to her husband and parents include one son: Keith Smith of Madison County; daughters: Rebecca Smith of Crawford and Candace Smith...
Nancy Dean Bowman
Dec 18, 2011
Nancy Dean Bowman passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 18, 2012. She was born March 29, 1931 in Chula, Georgia to Gladys Ellerbee and Albert David Dean. She was raised on a farm close to Tifton, GA, graduated from Tift County High School, attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the University of Georgia, where she graduated with...
Hilda (Brown) Fleming
Dec 18, 2011
Mrs. Hilda Tyner Fleming, 90, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011. Mrs. Fleming was the daughter of the late Ola and Swift Brown. She was a member of Crawford Baptist Church. She had retired from the Department of Family and Children Services after serving as a department caseworker and manager for many years. In addition to her parents, she was...
Brent Nelson Haley
Dec 17, 2011
Brent Nelson Haley, age 26 of Lexington passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mr. Haley was born on February 09, 1985 in Athens, GA to Ricky and Libby Haley. He was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High School and was active in soccer with the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department. Mr. Haley is preceded in death by his grandparents, Vernon and...
J. Hoyt Nelms
Dec 17, 2011
Hull, GA - Mr. J. Hoyt Nelms passed away December 17, 2011. He was born in the Sanford Community in Madison County on June 16, 1923, to Hoyt J. and Irene Williams Nelms. His wife, Evelyn O'Quinn Nelms, preceded him in death. Mr. Nelms graduated from the University of Georgia in 1944, was a farmer, and retired from the public...
Irene Dillard Paul
Dec 17, 2011
Irene D. Paul died Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the age of 100. She was born in Comer, Georgia, Oglethorpe County on August 4, 1911. She was predeceased by her parents, Jesse Mercer and Josie Dye Dillard; husband, Deward A. Paul; brothers, Delmer and Mercer Dillard; sisters, Gladys M. Akin and Grace D. Paul; sons, William L. Paul, Sr. and...
Shanta Ratnayaka
Dec 15, 2011
Athens, GA - Shanta Ratnayaka died December 15, 2011. Born in Sri Lanka, Dr. Ratnayaka became a member of the Athens community and the University of Georgia in 1974. He served as professor emeritus in the Department of Religion. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, WEST. A viewing...