OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
James Raymond Childs
Feb 3, 2011
Hull, Ga - James Raymond Childs, age 76, died Thursday February 3, 2011. A native of Oglethorpe Co. Mr. Childs was the son of the late James Willie and Lenora Hendrix Childs. Mr. Childs was retired from Inland Steel Co. and was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Childs was preceded in death by sisters, Frances Maddox; two...
Betty Jo (little Bit) Evans
Feb 3, 2011
Crawford - Betty Jo Evans, 70, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Crawford, Ga., she was the daughter of Edna Cheek Graham of Crawford and the late Walter Graham. She was well known in the Crawford area and member of Edwards Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Alice Carol Patat
Feb 2, 2011
Hull - Alice Carol Patat, 54, of Hull, died February 2, 2011. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. at Lord & Stephens East, and services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, February 5, at the funeral home chapel, with interment at Winterville Cemetery. Survivors include husband, Glenn Patat; sons, Ken (Holley) and Dale (Ruby) Ashley; brothers, Glenn and Reece McDaniel; six grandchildren,...
Robert Eugene Clute Sr
Feb 2, 2011
Robert Eugene Clute was born in Earlville, Iowa on July 12, 1924, the son of Henry and Leta (Allen) Clute, died on February 2, 2011. Dr. Clute was a member of the U.S. Army from 1943-1946. He received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1947, a M.A. from George Washington University in 1948, and a Ph.D. from Duke...
James Monroe Paul Sr
Feb 2, 2011
James Monroe Paul, Sr., 70, died February 2, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of Irene D. Paul and the late Deward A. Paul, and was preceded in death by a brother, William L. Paul. Mr. Paul was a grand civil servant, having served as Oglethorpe County Surveyor for over 40 years. Pallbearers...
Mary Buell Yarbrough
Feb 2, 2011
Mary Buell Yarbrough, 93, born April 19, 1917, died February 2, 2011. Born in Gainesville, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Charley Eldridge and Minnie Lawson Free. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Monroe Yarbrough and infant son, Billy Keith Yarbrough. She was a resident of Quiet Oaks Health Care, Crawford and member of Arnoldsville...
Mary Colvin
Feb 1, 2011
Athens - Mary Elizabeth Colvin, 89, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Yardley, Penn. Born in Shreveport, La., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Vivian Anthony Benge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her six-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Anne Colvin, and her beloved husband of 65 years, Thomas S. Colvin. Mrs. Colvin was...
Jeffery Stephen Haynie
Jan 31, 2011
Jeffery Stephen Haynie, 47, of Lexington, Ga. died Monday January 31, 2011. He was a son of the late Harvey Haynie and Angie Ferguson Haynie. He was employed at Athens Regional Medical Center as a network security engineer. He was an Associate Pastor at Crawford Baptist Church where his primary focus was on evangelism training. He was a former member...
Meade Junious Berryman
Jan 29, 2011
Meade Junious Berryman, 93, of Oglethorpe County, Ga. died Saturday January 29, 2011. He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Donnie, two grandchildren Amber J and L Brooke Berryman. 4 sister and 2 brothers. No services are planned at this time. Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East .
Lawrence Steed Parker
Jan 28, 2011
Lawrence Steed Parker, 76, died January 28, 2011. A native of Greene County, GA, he was a son of the late Sarah Albert and George Steed Parker and was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Parker. He was maintenance supervisor with Highland Hills Condominiums and a veteran of the United States Navy. Memorial services will be Monday, January 31,...
Margo Mullins Moon
Jan 28, 2011
Margo Mullins Moon, 36, died January 28, 2011. A native of Athens, GA, she was a daughter of James (Pam) Mullins and Nancy (Bill) Jervis. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Guy and Hazel Mullins and cousin, Dixie Adair. Ms. Moon was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Sunday, January 30, 2011 at...
Ralph Cefalo
Jan 27, 2011
Athens - Mr. Ralph Cefalo, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Cefalo was born on July 25, 1945 in Bronx, New York to Angeloantonio and Rose Marie Cefalo. Mr. Cefalo served his country proudly in the United States Army and was a member of the Labor International Union of...
Dwight Len Rice
Jan 27, 2011
Dwight Len Rice, 56, died January 27, 2011. Born in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of Rev. Durrell and Helen Aycock Rice. He was a lifelong resident of this area, was a poultry farmer and a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Greshamville. Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Kellay Durham Rice; children, Jacklen Brooke...
Alice Ann Hardigree
Jan 26, 2011
Alice Ann Hardigree, 72, died January 26, 2011. Born in Oconee County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Grady Hardigree, Sr. and Annie Jane Norville Hardigree. Ms. Hardigree was a graduate of Watkinsville High School. She was member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and a graduate of the University of Georgia where she received her Bachelor...
Betty Malcom Huff Berry
Jan 24, 2011
Watkinsville, Georgia - Betty Malcom Huff Berry , 89, died January 24, 2011. Born May 10, 1921, in Walton County , Georgia , she was the seventh of eight children born to the late Merritt Judson and Helen Thurmond Malcom. She was preceded in death by all her siblings, and by her first husband, Lunis H. Huff, and her second...
Paula Sheridan Burke
Jan 24, 2011
Paula Rose Sheridan Burke, a long-time resident of Athens, died Wednesday, April 13th 2011. Paula was born on October 4th, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee to Eufaula Goldin Sheridan and Thomas A. Sheridan, and was raised in Miami, Florida where she graduated from Saint Peter and Paul High School in 1947. Paula received her certificate in Nursing Education from Charity Hospital...
Marguerite Crowley
Jan 23, 2011
Athens - Miss Marguerite Crowley, 97, a resident of Lanier Gardens in Athens , died January 23, 2011. A native of Oglethorpe County , she was born September 3, 1913, the youngest daughter of the late William Hall and Lizzie Mae Landrum Crowley. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Annie Lucile Corbin and Mildred Elizabeth...
Wade Neal Thomas
Jan 23, 2011
Wade Neal Thomas, 41, passed away January 23, 2011. Wade N. Thomas was a lifelong resident of High Shoals, a graduate of Oconee County High School and the University of Georgia. He was a Georgia Bulldog supporter all of his life. Wade was a farmer - working on the family farm with his father - raising chickens and tending cattle....
Eugenia H Baker
Jan 23, 2011
Eugenia H. Baker, 77, of Watkinsville, Ga. died January 23, 2011. A life long resident of Watkinsville,Ga. Ms. Baker was a daughter of the late Trannie E. and Lottie Bell Gunnin Huff. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents, her husband Willie "Bill" E. Baker and a sister Elizabeth...
Eddy L. Segars
Jan 21, 2011
Eddy L. Segars, 56, of Colbert, died January 21, 2011. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday, January 23, at Lord & Stephens East, immediately followed by services at the funeral home chapel. Survivors include wife, Diane Segars; father, Thomas Segars; sons, Stephen, Allen, and Thomas Segars; sisters, Becky Crawford and Jean Adams; brother, Shannon Segars, and three grandchildren. Lord &...



