Helen Vaughn Griffith
May 28, 2011
Helen Wadine Vaughn Griffith, 85, died Saturday, May 28, 2011. Born in Elbert County , she was the daughter of the late Jacob Truman and Sula Dunn Withcher. She retired from Comer Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Paul E. Griffith Sr. and her second husband Alvin Charles Vaughn....
Doris Harris
May 27, 2011
Doris Allene Harris died at her daughter's home in Athens, GA on May 27, 2011. She was born on December 7, 1916 to John and Virginia Gibson in Browning, Missouri. Allene was 94 at her passing. Allene was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church and had resided in Missouri until the passing of her husband, Mr. J.O. Harris,...
Gordon Lee Christopherson
May 27, 2011
Gordon Lee Christopherson, 67, of Blue Springs, Miss., died May 27, 2011. A native of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and former longtime resident of Athens, he was the son of the late Leslie and Florence Christopherson. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dean Christopherson. Survivors include wife Betty Christopherson; sons Mark (Lisa) Christopherson, of Athens, and Randy (Heather)...
Irene Osborne
May 26, 2011
Colbert - Laura Irene Morris Osborne, 85, died May 26, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, she was born May 5, 1926, daughter of the late James Redden and Annie Eva Sharp Morris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Marie Morris and Lucille Morris; sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Bill Toney;...
David Payne
May 26, 2011
David Henry Payne, age 61, died early in the morning of Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center. He passed peacefully, lying in the arms of his wife Rhonda. Dr. Payne had suffered from Carcinoma of the Collecting Ducts of Bellini, a very rare, extremely aggressive renal cancer, a diagnosis made in late March of this year. David...
Marilyn Gabriel
May 26, 2011
Comer - Marilyn Gabriel, 70, of Comer, died May 26, 2011 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Billy Gabriel; three sons; two brothers; two sisters; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2011 at the funeral home. Services will be private. Lord and Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel is...
Dorothy "Dot" Wallace
May 24, 2011
Arnoldsville - Dorothy Wallace, 78, of Arnoldsville, passed peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on May 24th, 2011. Born and raised in Oglethorpe County , she was the daughter of Walter and Lessie Wallace. She was preceded in death by a brother, Davis Wallace. She graduated from Arnoldsville High in 1950 and remained close friends with many of her...
Henry Rudell Dudley
May 22, 2011
Winterville - Henry Rudell Dudley, 90, of Winterville, died May 22, 2011. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was a son of the late Izora Gertrude Adams and Henry Martin Dudley and was preceded in death by his first wife in 1996, Evelyne Ann Fields Dudley. Mr. Dudley was a member and former deacon of Arnoldsville Baptist Church. He was...
Elsie Rosser
May 22, 2011
Sharpsburg - Elsie Ann Rosser, age 76, of Sharpsburg, died Sunday, May 22, 2011. Ms. Rosser was the daughter of the late Floy Short and Irma Fulcher Wortham. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Ross Chapel, with the Rev. Harry Parkerson officiating. Survivors include sons, James Short, Charles Smith, and David Waddell; sisters, Merle Wheeler, Mary...
Brenda Jean White
May 21, 2011
Danielsville - Brenda Jean White, age 63, passed away at Athens Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2011. Mrs. White was born on February 20, 1948 to Clinton D. Haney & Mamie Davis Haney in Lilburn. Mrs. White is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Paul Junior White; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca & Douglas...
Daniel Seagraves
May 21, 2011
Athens - Daniel Leroy Seagraves, 55, passed away at his home in Athens, Saturday, May 21, 2011. A native of Athens, he was the son of Annie Ruth Seagraves of Athens and the late James Leroy Seagraves. He has worked for Athens-Clarke County Public Works Department (Water and Sewer Division) for many years. Funeral services will be held at 11...
Patience Hale
May 21, 2011
Winterville - Patience McRee Hale, 92, died May 21, 2011. A native of Farmington, she was a daughter of the late Cornelia Wood and L. McRee. She was preceded in death by her brother, Wilburn Pete McRee, and sister, Mary Ruth McRee, and also preceded in death by H. Edgar Wood, Taylor Wood and Gennie Wood. Funeral services will be...
Richard Griffeth
May 20, 2011
Danielsville - Richard Roy Griffeth, 83, of Danielsville, passed away at Cobb Healthcare on May 20, 2011. Mr. Griffeth was born on October 6, 1927 to Robert and Ollie Monore Griffeth in Danielsville. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Tidewater. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and the former mayor of Danielsville....
Alice Piskowski
May 20, 2011
Watkinsville - Alice Piskowski passed away peacefully on May 20, 2011. She was born on November 27, 1933 in Hawley, Pa., to the late Roy and Louise Horst. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who loved the simple things in life. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her. Alice is survived by...
Fred Dover
May 19, 2011
Athens - Fred Dorsey Dover died May 19, 2011, after a long illness. He was 95 years old on May 3. He was born in Habersham County to the late William Russell and Anna Ruth Dover. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 29 years, Rebecca Smelser Dover; a sister, Ruby Dover Lands; brothers, Kermit, Howard, and...
Elizabeth Megrail
May 19, 2011
Athens - Elizabeth Beth Briggs Pickens Sheppard Megrail, age 92, died on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Athens, at the home of her daughter Judy Lewis, where she has resided since August 2008. A native and longtime resident of Pickens County, S.C., she was born on November 4, 1918, the daughter of the late Francis Elihu Pickens and Lyde Elizabeth...
Jerry Anglin
May 19, 2011
Comer Jerry Dupree Anglin, 49, of Comer, passed away suddenly at Athens Regional Medical Center on May 19, 2011. Mr. Anglin was born on March 20, 1962 to Rev. William Dupree and Helen Flowers Anglin in Atlanta. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army and attended Welcome Avenue Congregational Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by his...
Reverend George Chambers
May 16, 2011
Watkinsville - The Reverend George Emmett Chambers, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Watkinsville on May 16, 2011 following a valiant struggle against Parkinson's disease and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Jeweldine Childs Chambers. The Rev. Chambers was born November 7, 1923, to the Rev. George Alvin Chambers and...
Mildred Thrasher
May 15, 2011
Athens - Mildred Thrasher, 89, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Arbor Terrace. Born in Yazoo City, Miss., she was the daughter of the late John Benjamin and Jeanette Rushe Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her second husband of 43 years, Thomas Isaac Thrasher of Atlanta, whose service in the Pacific Theater of...
Roger Lanier
May 14, 2011
Crawford - Roger Lewis Lanier, 91, died May 14, 2011. Born in White Plains, he was the son of the late Walter S. and Gertrude Smith Lanier, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Doris Taylor Lanier, in 2004. A longtime resident of Atlanta, he retired from Georgia Power following 42 years of service, and was a member...