Melvin C. "Buddy" Tate Sr
Oct 5, 2011
Melvin C. "Buddy" Tate, 82, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Melvin Clifford and Mary Jane Patton Tate. He was also preceded in death by his son Clifford Ray Tate, Sr. and his former wife Willie Geneva Tate. Buddy retired from Hanson Mineral Products after 29 years. Survivors include...
Donnie Lee Sanders Sr
Oct 4, 2011
Donnie Lee Sanders, Sr., 57, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Born in Seneca, SC, he was the son of the late Leonard Leon and Betty Sue Roach Sanders. He was also preceded in death by his brothers: Robbie Dewitt Sanders and Tommy Orr Sanders. He retired from E.R. Snell after 20 years and loved the outdoors. Survivors include his wife;...
Mary Vezmar
Oct 4, 2011
Mary Vezmar, 93, passed away peacefully with family by her side. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Michael & Rhea Vezmar, Diana Vezmar-Bailey & Leslie Chartier; grandchildren John & Diane Vezmar, Christine & John Olding, Michelle & Doug Hartley, Valerie & Jason Perrott, and seven great grandchildren; and niece Doris Winn, her daughter, Joan Austin, and two...
Monica Smith Herrera
Oct 2, 2011
Monica Smith Herrera, age 57 of Athens passed away at her residence following a brief illness, on Sunday, October 02, 2011. Mrs. Herrera was born in Atlanta to Henry and Fannie Smith on September 20, 1954. She is survived by her children Donna Harper, Alejandro Carrillo, Shelby Carrillo, and Melisa Gaona; 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; and 1 sister....
Allen Leon "Red" Goss
Oct 1, 2011
Allen Leon "Red" Goss, 73, died October 1, 2011. Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late Fred and Floretta Evans Goss and was preceded in death by a son, Ron Goss. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps and retired roofing contractor. Survivors include his wife, Paula Youngblood Dawkins; brother, Howard Goss and a...
Robert Andrew Morgan
Oct 1, 2011
Andrew Morgan, 41, died Saturday, October 1, 2011. A native of Athens, he was the son of Joyce Morgan of Athens and the late Wallace McDuffie Morgan, Jr. Survivors in addition to his mother include three brothers: Wallace Morgan of Philadelphia, PA, Bill Morgan and Jeff Morgan both of Athens. A memorial mass will be held Tuesday, October 4, 2011...
Bruce Byron Lind
Oct 1, 2011
Bruce Byron Lind, 62, died Saturday, October 1, 2011. Born in Akron, OH he was the son of the late Byron and Ardeene Rogers Lind. Bruce was a very spiritual man as well as a loving husband, father and friend. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict as a combat engineer. He was an inventor, self-employed gunsmith...
Frances Grace "Daisy" Sorrow
Oct 1, 2011
Frances Grace "Daisy" Sorrow, 68, died Sunday, October 1, 2011. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Murdies Brown Sorrow. She was also preceded in death by her son David Sorrow. Survivors include her husband Earvin Alfred Sorrow; children: Tracy Sorrow, Jo Price, Ervin Sorrow, Mary Sims; sister: Linda Gosnell; brother: George Sorrow; twelve...
Angellina Rosa Peralta
Oct 1, 2011
Angellina Rosa Peralta of Crawford was born September 14, 2011 and passed away October 1, 2011. The family would like to think the staff of MCG and Athens Regional Medical Center for the care they received and a special Thank You to Dr. Cheves and Dr. Campbell of ARMC. Baby Angellina was preceded in death by her grandfather, Howard Fowler....
H. Winston Berryman
Sep 30, 2011
H. Winston Berryman, of Colbert, Georgia passed away Friday, September 30, 2011. He was born on October 9, 1928, the 6th child of 8 children born to Jasper and Aulena Moon Berryman of Comer, Madison County, Georgia. In addition to his parents, Winston is preceded in death by his older brothers, J.J, William Timothy (W.T.,), Ansley, Clyde; a younger brother...
David Norris Hilley Sr
Sep 30, 2011
David Norris Hilley, Sr., 61, died Saturday, September 30, 2011. A native of Athens, David was the son of Betty Jean Hilley of Lexington and the late Roy T. Hilley, Sr. He served his county in the US Army during Vietnam. In addition to his mother, survivors include a son and daughter in law; David and Crystal Hilley, Jr.; brothers...
James Towns "Peanut" Vinson
Sep 29, 2011
James Towns Vinson (Peanut), 86, of Athens, died September 29, 2011. Mr. Vinson was the former owner of Peanut's Redneck Bar B.Q. He served during WW II in France, Belgin, Normandy and Italy. Mr. Vinson is survived by his wife of 63 years, Martha Morris Vinson; son, Ricky Vinson and wife Becky; daughter, Karen Manley and husband Bill; grandsons, Jason...
Oscar B Shaw
Sep 25, 2011
Oscar B. Shaw, 92, died Sunday September 25, 2011. A native of Thomas County, Mr. Shaw was the son of the late John Gordon and Sallie E. Barton Shaw and was preceded in death by his wife, Maria Shaw. He was a Army Veteran. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Brown Chapel, Danielville....
Mildred E Vinton
Sep 25, 2011
Arnoldsville-Mildred E. Vinton, 89, a long-time resident of the Wolfskin Community in Oglethorpe County, passed away on the evening of September 25, 2011. Mrs. Vinton was born and raised in Michigan. Soon after graduating high school she went to work in a Jackson Michigan factory as part of the WWII effort. She married Earl Vinton in 1941 and they raised...
Earl B. Benton
Sep 23, 2011
Earl B. Benton, beloved husband, father, son-in-law, uncle and friend passed away September 23, 2011 after a 17 month courageous battle of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease). He was born Nov. 21, 1953 in Commerce, GA to William Jackson and Frances Benton who predeceased him. Because of ALS, he had to retired from Fowler Products Co. in Athens,...
Shirley Paul Foster
Sep 23, 2011
Shirley Foster, age 84, daughter of the late Howard A. and Mary H. Paul, of Sandy Cross, GA, passed away Tuesday evening, September 27, 2011 after a long and intimate embrace with life... a weary but reluctant heart called home. Shirley Beth Paul graduated from Lexington, Georgia's Meson Academy in 1944 and soon began a career in Atlanta providing business...
Aubrey Dale Williford
Sep 22, 2011
Aubrey Dale Williford, 19, died September 22, 2011. A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of Felicia Williford and Dale Williford and stepson of Tracy Lee Williford. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Patsy Nell Williford. Graveside services will be Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors in addition to his...
Norman Glenn Sansing
Sep 22, 2011
Norman Glenn Sansing was born at home in Woodstock, Alabama, on August 17, 1932 and died September 22, 2011. He was the only son of Archie Glenn Sansing and Magdalene Cook Sansing, and was predeceased by his parents and his only sibling, Carolyn Sansing Dortch. Dr. Sansing graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) in 1954 with a BS in...
John Hazel (Yarbrough) Porterfield
Sep 22, 2011
John Hazel Porterfield died September 22, 2011. She was born July 26, 1917, the daughter of the late J. G. Yarbrough and Nettie Hart Yarbrough, and lived in Hull, Madison County, Georgia, all of her life. Mrs. Porterfield was preceded in death by her parents, her late husband, Paul Porterfield, who died in 1994; and her siblings, Pauline Y. Thompson,...
Barbara Jean "Bee" Maples
Sep 19, 2011
Athens - Barbara Jean "Bee" Miller Maples was born on October 27, 1921, and passed away on September 19, 2011, with her trademark dignity and grace, after suffering for some time with congestive heart failure. Her family moved frequently while she was growing up, and she was fond of saying that she "was born in Detroit but grew up in...