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Kathryn Davis
Jun 11, 2011
Mrs. Kathryn ( Kitty ) Davis, 96 of Winterville,Georgia ,died June 11, 2011. A former resident of Lake Charles, LA.. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Jack Davis, as well as her four sisters and brothers, several nieces and nephews and her beloved son-in-law, Marty Dufour. She is survived by her daughters, Sandy (Charles) Mims...
Freddie D Nation
Jun 11, 2011
Crawford - Freddie D. Nation, 80, of Crawford, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at his residence. Born in Sylvia, N.C., he was the son of the late Fred D. and Bertha Ward Nation, and father to the late Danny Nation. He had worked for Rainwater Construction and Alloy Construction as a welder. He was a member of Welcome Avenue Congregational...
Peter R. Granson
Jun 11, 2011
Peter R Granson, 67, died at Saturday, June 11, 2011. Survivors include his wife: Pat Granson; daughter and son in law: Laura and Jason Griffin of Atlanta; brothers in law and sisters in law: Carroll and Kim Ayres of Woodrbridge, VA, Frank and Doreen Ayres of Rex, GA and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later...
Lizzie Willoughby
Jun 9, 2011
Athens, GA - Lizzie Willoughby, 75, passed away June 9, 2011. A native of Oglethorpe County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Otis and Mary Bell Lanceford Haynes. She was preceded in death by her husband, West Willoughby; brother, Otis Hayes; sister, Barbara Haynes; and half brother, Larry Bailey. Mrs. Willoughby lived in Athens since 1970 and was...
Margaret Eileen Nettles
Jun 9, 2011
Maggie Nettles, 64, died at home on June 9th, with her life partner, Gary Crider, at her side. Maggie had been diagnosed with colon cancer fifteen months earlier. Fortunately, most of those months were spent comfortably; she had spent a week at the South Carolina Coast just a month ago, taking walks, having long conversations, listening to her son play...
Frances Shaw Alton
Jun 9, 2011
Frances Shaw Alton, 86 passed away on June 9, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Athens. A native of Tift County, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Bessie Shaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, M/SGT William D. Alton (USA) (RET); and brothers Everett, Forrest, Vernon, and Alton Shaw. Mrs....
Robert Murrel Mundy
Jun 8, 2011
Athens, GA - Robert Murrel Mundy Sr., 78, beloved husband of Maxine Rampey Mundy, died June 8, 2011. He was born March 28, 1933, to the late Charles Mundy and Gwendolyn Wentworth Hendrix Mundy of Ware Shoals, SC. Murrel graduated from Clemson University in 1959 with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. Prior to completing his education at Clemson, he...
Patricia Gail "Pat" Scogin
Jun 8, 2011
Colbert - Patricia Gail Lacy Scogin, "Pat," departed this world at 8:35 p.m. on June 8, 2011. This Earth was graced with her presence for 63 years. She loved her family and her friends with a passion rarely witnessed. She loved life but was unafraid to let it go. While she was here she loved, she worked, she played, and...
Clarence Edward Burger
Jun 7, 2011
Watkinsville, GA - Clarence Edward Burger, 91, passed away at his home June 7, 2011 following a period of declining health. Mr. Burger was born on October 03, 1919 in Farmington, Georgia to Charlie Clifford Burger and Josephine Giles Burger. Mr. Burger served his country with honor in the United States Army from 1942 until 1945 where he received numerous...
Sybil Bramblett
Jun 6, 2011
Mary "Sybil" Bramblett (Mashburn) of Athens, GA, died June 6, 2011, at Morningside of Athens. Born Mary Sybil Mashburn in Wedowee, AL, on June 17, 1923, she was the daughter of Monk Mashburn, proprietor of Mashburn Furniture, and Jimmie Dobson. Sybil married Willis "Frank" Bramblett in June of 1946. The couple lived in Cumming, GA, Wedowee, AL, Anniston, AL, and...
Dr. Gene E. Michaels
Jun 6, 2011
Dr. Gene Earl Michaels, 82, of Winterville, GA passed away June 6, 2011, surrounded by his family of friends. He was born April 18, 1929 to Richard Herschel and Edna Edith Folk Michaels, in South Bend, Indiana. He came to Ft. Benning, Georgia as an airman in the Air Force. While stationed at Ft. Benning, he began what would become...
Vicki Hix
Jun 5, 2011
Watkinsville - Vicki Diane Hix, 55, died June 5, 2011. Born in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., she was the daughter of Marilyn Holmes Shewbert, of Watkinsville, and the late Franklin Eugene Shewbert. Vicki grew up in Gainesville, Ga., where she graduated from Johnson High School, and later from North Georgia College with a bachelor's degree in Business & Marketing. She...
Samuel Thomas "Sam" Hart
Jun 4, 2011
Samuel "Sam" Thomas Hart, 10, died June 4, 2011. He was the son of Thomas Eugene and Elisha Hart. He was a student at Comer Elementary School and attended Davids Home Church and New Bethel Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, Danielsville. Revs. Martha Guest, Doug Conwell...
Elmer J McCannon
Jun 4, 2011
Ila - Elmer J McCannon, 96, passed away June 4, 2001 at his home. He was the son of the late Elmer and Addie Sailers McCannon and widower of Maydell Roberts McCannon. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Ann McCannon Thornley and Florene McCannon Osborne Brooks and brother, John Ralph McCannon. He is survived by several nieces,...
Evan Escoe
Jun 3, 2011
Evan "Evanator" Escoe, 10, died June 3, 2011. A native of Clarke County, he was a son of Jayson and Helecia Escoe of Hull. He was a student at Ila Elementary School and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edward Escoe and Deborah Haley Escoe. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the chapel...
Ed Huff
Jun 2, 2011
Farmington - Mr. Ed Huff, 84, of Farmington, died June 2, 2011. Mr. Huff was preceded in death by parents, Lee and Ruth Huff; wife, Marie Huff; brothers, Franklin "Bro" Huff, and Eugene Huff; and sister, Hilda Colley. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Freeman Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Hoyt Johnson and...
Vivian Logan Byrd
Jun 2, 2011
High Shoals, GA - Vivian Logan Byrd died June 2, 2011. Born January 28, 1914, she was the daughter of William and Myra Logan of Fitzgerald, GA. She was predeceased by her husband, James Madison Byrd, sister, Geraldine Logan Berry, and daughter, Marilyn Byrd Moore. Mrs. Byrd is survived by her daughter, Susan Byrd Mathews and son-in-law, James Samuel Mathews;...
LaTrelle Lanier Ethridge
Jun 1, 2011
LaTrelle Lanier Ethridge, 91, born June 1, 1920, died June 1, 2011. Born in White Plains, she was the daughter of the late Walter Stone and Gertrude Smith Lanier, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, James Aldon Ethridge, in 2003. She was a graduate of Crawford High School and Reinhardt College. She taught elementary...
Oliver Carter
May 31, 2011
Colbert - Oliver Brantley Carter, 78, of Colbert, died May 31, 2011. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Lord & Stephens Chapel, in Danielsville, with the Rev. Barry Black officiating. There will be a private burial. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Edward S. Lambert
May 31, 2011
Edward S. Lambert, 71, professor emeritus of the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art, passed away May 31, 2011. Professor Lambert is survived by his wife of 45 years , Donna Lambert; brothers, William Lambert, of Madison, Wis., and James Lambert, of Colo.; and sisters, Mary Ann Keen, of Fairmont, Calif., and Marge Lambert, of Madison, Wis. A...
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