OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Dorsey Coleman Payne
Jul 7, 2012
Dorsey Coleman Payne, 79 passed away on July 7, 2012 in Athens, GA. Dorsey was born and raised in Athens, GA on March 16, 1933 to Carl Coleman Payne and Mamie Lavonia Edwards Payne. He graduated from Winterville High School. Dorsey served his country in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife of 54...
Minnie Faye Moon
Jul 6, 2012
Comer, Ga - Minnie Faye Moon, age 94, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012. A native of Madison County Ms. Moon was the daughter of the late Van and Leila Brooks Scarboro. She is preceded in death by her husband J.B. Moon, son, Van Bethel Moon, daughter, Zula Moon Childers Helton, 5 sisters and 1 brother. Ms. Moon was a...
Edna L. Jeter
Jul 5, 2012
Edna L. Jeter, age 85, died Thursday, July 5, 2012. Mrs. Jeter was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Forsyth. Mrs. Jeter was preceded in death by her husband, Levi Floyd Jeter, and a son, Larry Wesley Jeter. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 3 PM in the chapel of Lord & Stephens EAST....
Charles Wendell "Chuck" Jay Jr
Jul 4, 2012
Charles "Chuck" Wendall Jay, Jr., 63, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Chuck attended Osborn High School in Smyrna, Georgia and graduated from R.E. Lee Institute, Thomaston, Georgia in 1966. He earned a business degree at the University of Georgia in 1970 and served with the U.S. Army in Arlington, Virginia and in Germany from 1970 until 1973. He then returned...
Lillie Ruth (Strickland) Browning
Jul 1, 2012
Lillie Ruth Strickland Browning, 88 of Colbert, Georgia, died Sunday, July 1, 2012. A native of Madison County, Georgia, Mrs. Browning was a daughter of the late Clarence Milton Strickland and Eliese Conwell Strickland. She was a homemaker and a member of Moon's Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Millard Browning, a brother, William...
Lois A. Janson
Jun 30, 2012
Lois Anne Janson, 77, of Watkinsville, died June 30, 2012. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., she also lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Thomas C. Janson. Survivors include her son, Thomas Janson, of Weston, Conn.; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Richard Rechin, of Buford; son and...
F. Kathleen Silver McCannon
Jun 29, 2012
F. Kathleen Silver McCannon, 85, wife of Eugene G. McCannon, passed away at her home June 29, 2012 after an extended illness. Mrs. McCannon is survived by three daughters, a son, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was a member of Collier Baptist Church and lived on Chandler-Silver Road all of her life. She was the daughter of the...
Peggy Marie Alewine
Jun 28, 2012
Peggy Marie Alewine, 87, died June 28, 2012. Born in Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Carlmore Daniel and Doris Deadwyler Maddox and was also preceded in death by a grandson, Michael D. Alewine and siblings, Vivian Maddox, Edgar Daniel and Doris Ann Hayes. Mrs. Alewine was the widow of S.T. Alewine (1996). Together with her late...
Lewis Thaxton
Jun 27, 2012
Lewis Thaxton, 87, died June 27, 2012. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late Eddie N. and Lucy Patton Thaxton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sadie Graham Thaxton; sisters, Eunice Holmes, of Lexington, and Murrell James, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and brother, Charles Thaxton, of...
Fred Myers
Jun 27, 2012
Fred Myers, 92, of Athens died Wednesday June 27, 2012. He was born on May 29, 1920 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He was preceded in death by parents Otis Roy and Era Johnson Myers. He was also preceded by brother Richard Myers, sister Laura Eloise Barron, and grandson David A. Myers. Survivors in addition to his wife, Virginia, include children,...
Thomas Morgan Wilsford
Jun 27, 2012
Thomas Morgan Wilsford, 63, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Wilsford was preceded in death by his parents: Lelon and Rosamond Morgan Wilsford. He moved to Athens, GA in 2002 from Paris, TX. He is survived by his cousin; Suzanne Morgan Hudgens and her husband Ralph of Athens, GA, and cousin Dr. Claud Morgan and his wife...
Anthony "Smitty" Smith
Jun 27, 2012
Anthony "Smitty" Smith, 60, died June 27, 2012. A native of Rome, Indiana, he was employed with Omnisource Southeast for many years. He was preceded in death by a son, Anthony L. Smith. Funeral services will be Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. The family will receive friends at the funeral...
Marie Nix Maxwell
Jun 26, 2012
Marie Nix Maxwell, 88, passed away in Dublin, GA on June 26, 2012. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 3PM in the chapel at Lord & Stephens East Funeral Home, 4355 Lexington Rd, Athens, GA. Interment will follow at Clarke Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, GA. Rev. Mark George will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour...
Andrew Wilson White Jr
Jun 25, 2012
Watkinsville - Dr. Andrew Wilson White, Jr., was born August 1, 1927, in Thomaston, Georgia, the son of Dr. and Mrs. A.W. White, Sr. He was educated in the Macon public school system, then completed his final year of high school at Tifton High School, Tifton, Georgia. He began his college career at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at Tifton, Georgia,...
Sara Louise McAlister
Jun 25, 2012
Sara Louise McAlister, 92, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away June 25, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Ligeon and Emma Dickerson and wife of the late William Guyton McAlister. She was a devoted follower of Jesus and a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church. She loved crafts and teaching and will always be remembered for her thoughtful...
George Dennis Brown
Jun 23, 2012
Dennis Brown, 55, died Saturday, June 23, 2012. Dennis loved racing softball, hunting and fishing. Born in Franklin County, Dennis was the son of Edwin and Shirley Brown. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Brown. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sons: George (Mary Brown of Colbert, Jordan (Courtney) Brown of Arnoldsville; sister:...
Billy Joel Rogers
Jun 23, 2012
Billy Rogers, 61, died Saturday, June 23, 2012. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of Laura Nell Wilson Rogers of Comer and the late Duke Rogers. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Henry Rogers, and his sister-in-law, Inez Nation. Billy was a 1969 graduate of Oglethorpe County High School, was...
Kelly McCannon
Jun 22, 2012
Kelly McCannon, 88, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, June 22, 2012. A native and life long resident of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Earl and Emily Patton McCannon. He was also preceded in death by his six sisters and four brothers. He retired from Dixie Granite and was a member of Burts...
Clare H. Royce
Jun 22, 2012
Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Clare H. Royce, 96, of Athens, died June 22, 2012. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home East, Athens, has charge of arrangements.
Lamar Rondall (Ron) Mize
Jun 22, 2012
Lamar Rondall "Ron" Mize, 72, died June 22, 2012. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of the late Lamar H. and Lois Glosson Mize. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty-eight years, Gaynelle Roling Mize and his sister, Martha Jordan. Mr. Mize graduated from Athens High in 1957 and served in Korea while in...



