OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Marion M. Plogh
Dec 10, 2010
Bethlehem , GA - Marion Plogh, 79, died Friday, December 10, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospice House, Bogart , GA. Born in Silvis , IL , she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Maria DeGreave Verplaetse. She worked for International Harvester and retired after 25 years from Bandag. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Anne Tiller
Dec 10, 2010
Anne Tiller, 83, died December 10, 2010. A native of Oconee County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Mae and Willie Warren Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-four years, James Virgil Tiller and her daughter Robbie T. Wilson. Mrs. Tiller was a lifelong member of Mars Hill Baptist Church and was active...
Kenneth Riley Adams
Dec 8, 2010
Danielsville - Kenneth Riley Adams, 67, died Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at his residence. Born in Danielsville, he was the son of the late Fonnie and Varo Baxter Adams and was preceded in death by his brother Burlan T. Adams. Riley was a member of Union Baptist Church and was the owner/operator of Adams Corrosion. Survivors include his daughters Patsy...
Steve Edward Woods
Dec 7, 2010
Washington - Steve Edward Woods, 58, husband of Debra Hopkins Woods, died Wednesday, December 7, 2010. Born in Athens, he was the son of Sammy L. Woods, Jr. and Eddie Mae Woods of Stephens. He was a meat cutter at Winn Dixie, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. In addition to his wife and parents, survivors include; daughter: Amanda...
Bertty Jean Parker
Dec 5, 2010
Blairsville, GA - Betty Jean Parker, nee Spiva died on Sunday, December 5th, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born to Montine Wilson Spiva and Cecil D. Spiva on June 3, 1931, in Blairsville, Georgia, where she resided most recently. Betty was the widow of James Earl Parker, also from Blairsville, Georgia. Betty is...
John Alex Carroll
Dec 5, 2010
John Alex Carroll, 74, of Bogart, passed away on December 5, 2010 after a long battle with various physical ailments. He was born in Athens, Georgia on December 8, 1935 and was an active member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church for thirty-five years. John was a devoted husband to his beloved wife of fifty-four years, Penny, who suffered from MS...
Annie Clark
Dec 5, 2010
Tifton, GA - Annie Talulah Barnes Clark, 95, of Tifton and formerly of Athens, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Tift Health Care in Tifton. Graveside rites will be 11:00 AM Friday, December 10, 2010 at Evergreen Memorial Park in Athens. Born June 17, 1915 in Newnan, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Young Barnes and Annie...
Richard David Murray
Dec 5, 2010
Athens, GA- Richard David Murray, 53, died Sunday, December 5, 2010. He was born in Italy in 1957 into a military family. Richard was primarily a resident of Athens, GA as well as residing in Charlottesville, VA and Greenville, SC for many years. Survivors include daughters, Kathleen and Mollie Murray, father John F.T. Murray, brothers John and William, sisters Mary...
Lorene Hoard Toney
Dec 5, 2010
Athens - Ms. Lorene Hoard Toney, 86, of Athens, died Sunday, December 5, 2010. Born in Homer, Ms. Toney was a daughter of the late Lon and Emma Westbrook Gowder. She had worked with Thomas Textiles, General Times and cared for elderly people as a private in-home health care provider. Ms. Toney was a charter member at Central Baptist Church...
Johnny Irwin
Dec 3, 2010
Hull - Johnny Irwin, 53, of Hull, died December 3, 2010. Graveside services were 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, at the Huff Cemetery. Survivors include wife, Juanita Irwin; children, Bree Brantley, Elaine Cox, Angie Nonamaker, Kevin Irwin, and Curtis Shuler; three sisters, and 13 grandchildren. Brown Chapel, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.
Shirley Hall Bryant
Dec 3, 2010
Shirley Jo Hall Bryant, 62, died December 3, 2010. A native of Commerce, GA, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Mary Louise Williams Hall and the widow of James Bryant. Memorial services will be Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Survivors include three children, Billy Ray Wilson...
Margaretta Haley
Dec 2, 2010
Margaretta Haley, 67, died December 2, 2010. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Mildred Sorrow Shelnutt and the widow of Hugh Edward Haley. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, with Rev. Mike Sarna officiating. Interment will be in Nancy...
William Allen Wilbanks
Dec 2, 2010
Athens - Allen Wilbanks, age 82, died December 2, 2010. He was a retired professor emeritus of Psychology at the University of Georgia. He served his country as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Mari-jane Wilbanks, his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Garth and Nancy Wilbanks of Winterport, Maine. He also leaves behind...
Nellie G. Compton
Dec 2, 2010
Mrs. Nellie G. Compton, 91, went home to be with the Lord on December 2, 2010. Mrs. Compton was born in Oglethorpe County to the Late Robert O. and Fannie Lou Grimes. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, Grady H. Compton. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Martha G. Adkins and Sara...
Janette Fambrough Walker
Dec 1, 2010
Janette Fambrough Walker, 87 of Watkinsville passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at her residence. A native of Oconee County she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Oree Robison Fambrough. She was preceded in death by her husband James W. Walker. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church. Visitation will be held at Oconee Chapel on Friday,...
Barbie Hendrix
Nov 27, 2010
Barbie Hendrix, 41, died November 27, 2010. A native of Commerce, GA, she was a daughter of Martha Kay Kubitzky and Bobby Hendrix and was preceded in death by her brother, Nathan Holland Kubitzky. She was employed with the University of Georgia for over ten years. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the chapel...
Michael Hennessey
Nov 26, 2010
Lexington - Michael Anthony Hennessey, 41, of Lexington, died November 26, 2010. A memorial service was held 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2010, at Crawford Pentecostal Holiness
Alexander Staudt
Nov 25, 2010
Marietta - Alexander Staudt, 85, died November 25, 2010. Born in Akron, OH, he was the son of the late Alexander and Julia Staudt. Alexander was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Marietta, GA where he was very active serving the church in different ways: serving as an usher. He served his country in the US Navy from 1943 to...
Georgianna Foster
Nov 22, 2010
Athens - Georgianna Tervia Foster, 91, passed away November 22, 2010. A native of Middlebranch, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late George and Hazel Gans Martin and was also preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Mrs. Foster married Harold Konen in 1944 in Ohio and survived his death in Ormond Beach, Fla., in 1991. She...
Charles William Norton
Nov 21, 2010
Athens - Charles William Norton, 69, died Sunday, November 21, 2010 at his residence. Born in Jackson County , he was the son of the late Jewell Norton and Beatrice Crawford Edwards. Charles retired from Pepsi Bottling Company after 35 years as General Manager. He was a member of Watkinsville Memorial Baptist Church and longtime member of the Athens Rotary...



