Fay Miller

Fay Miller

Jan 18, 2010

Athens - Fay Miller, 84, died January 18, 2010. Mrs. Miller was the daughter of the late Jeff and Ruby Nunnally Jackson and the widow of Medicus L. Miller. She was a homemaker and was previously employed with the Credit Bureau of Athens and was a member of the First Christian Church of Athens. Graveside services will be Thursday, January...

Frank H. Stephenson

Frank H. Stephenson

Jan 17, 2010

Frank H. Stephenson passed away on January 17, 2010. He owned and operated A-1 Veterans Transfer Co. until the mid 1980's, which at that time, was one of the largest moving and storage companies in N.E.Georgia. The company was agents for American Red Ball Transit Co, and North American Van Lines. Mr. Stephenson was a charter member of Campus View...

Clara Mae House

Clara Mae House

Jan 16, 2010

Mrs. Clara Mae Maxey House, 98, of Hull died Saturday January 16, 2010.She worked for Oconee County Board of Education for a number of years Funeral services will be Wednesday January 20, 2010 at 2 pm at Lord and Stephens East Chapel with Revs. Lee Hunter and Carlton Peters officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park. Family will receive...

John "kcrazy" Simmons Jr

John "kcrazy" Simmons Jr

Jan 16, 2010

John "Kcrazy" Mell Simmons, Jr., 55, died January 16, 2010. A native of Gastonia, NC, he was a son of Polly Ruth Patterson and John Mell Simmons, Sr., of Colbert, GA. He was employed with McLeroy Plumbing for many years. Memorial services will be Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville. The...

Stephen C. Holder

Stephen C. Holder

Jan 16, 2010

Stephen C. Holder, 58, died January 16, 2010. A native of Atlanta, Ga,, he was the eldest son of the late Hoke and Katheryn Holder. He held a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Pathology from the University of Georgia and was self employed as a software developer. Most recently, he was employed by the City of Athens as an...

Myrtle Elizabeth Steele

Myrtle Elizabeth Steele

Jan 14, 2010

Myrtle Elizabeth Steele, 91, a resident of Quiet Oaks Health Care Center for the last four years, passed away January 14, 2010. A native and longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, she was the last surviving child of James Dillard and Martha P. Kidd Lesseur and was the widow of William Claude Steele. She was preceded in death by her sisters,...

Henry Alexander Bingham

Henry Alexander Bingham

Jan 13, 2010

Arnoldsville, GA - Henry Alexander Bingham, 81, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Born in Blairsville, GA, he was the son of the late David Joel and Rosa Lee Osborne Bingham. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Youngblood Bingham, children, Rachael Doster, Henry Lewis Bingham and Ellen Tanksley. He retired from Chicopee Mills...

Curley David Nation

Curley David Nation

Jan 13, 2010

Winterville,GA - Curley David Nation, 88, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010. A lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Johnny and Sullie Nation. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his by his wife Mildred Hardy Nation and daughter, Martha Nation Berrong. He was one of eleven children. He served his...

Thomas H. Fair

Thomas H. Fair

Jan 13, 2010

Athens - Tommy Fair, 86, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Arnoldsville, GA, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Minnie Conley Fair. Tommy retired from National Life Insurance Company as an Insurance Agent. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII aboard the USS Pochard which was a Mine...

Rita S. Kishi

Rita S. Kishi

Jan 13, 2010

Rita S. Kishi 56, of Crawford, GA died Wednesday January 13, 2010 at Emory University Services will be Sunday at 3:30 at Lord and Stephens East. Visitation will be from 2:30 until 3:300 Survivors are Kevin Lang, Jessica Lang, Clint Jewell, Caleb Jewell, Joshua Lang, Everett and Yone Hobbs, Chris, Mitzi and Jordan Prescott, Willie and Rosemary McCain, Susan, Zachary,...

J. O. Stalnaker

J. O. Stalnaker

Jan 7, 2010

Bishop - J.O. Stalnaker, 85, died Thursday, January 7, 2010. He is survived by three children and their spouses: Jimmy and Diane Stalnaker of Colbert, Wayne and Cindy Stalnaker of Niceville, FL, Gloria and Jeff McNeill of Bishop; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Monday, January 11, 2009 at 2PM at Lord & Stephens...

Edith J. Womack

Edith J. Womack

Jan 5, 2010

Eatonton, GA - Edith J. Womack, 89, died Tuesday, January 05, 2010. Born in Lula, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Vasco and Lonnie Cagle Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years William Marvin Womack, Sr. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a manager of Millers Book...

Dennis E. Pederson Sr

Dennis E. Pederson Sr

Jan 5, 2010

Danielsville - Dennis E. Pedersen Sr. passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. A native of Bryson City, N.C., he was the son of the late Lester Einar and Margaret Ensley Pedersen. He was retired from GMAC and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday at Crisp Funeral Home, Bryson City, N.C., with visitation from 1 p.m....

Robert Lee Ratcliff

Robert Lee Ratcliff

Jan 5, 2010

Athens - Robert Lee Ratcliff, 94, died Tuesday, January 05, 2010. Born in Bailey, Mississippi, he was the son of the late James Robert and Leila Denton Ratcliff. Mr. Ratcliff worked in communications with Western Union for 28 years and retired from CSX Railroad. He was a member of the Order Of The Eastern Starr, Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge #22...

Robert (bob)  Evans

Robert (bob) Evans

Jan 1, 2010

Athens, GA - Robert (Bob) Henry Evans, 78, died at his residence, January 1, 2010. A native of Clarke County, he was the son of the late John Coleman and Ina Stone Evans. Mr. Evans was an avid golfer and Georgia Bulldog fan. He was a charter member and past president of Green Hills Country Club and a longtime member...

Ralph Clinton Bunn

Ralph Clinton Bunn

Dec 30, 2009

Athens, GA - Ralph Clinton Bunn, 97, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, in Athens, GA. Born April 5, 1912, at Swainsboro, GA, the son of John Wilson Bunn and Hattie Hall Bunn, he was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Martha Kelly White Bunn and one son, Homer S. White, Jr., of Augusta, GA. He is survived by three...

Maurice Tribble

Maurice Tribble

Dec 28, 2009

Maurice Tribble, 88, died December 28, 2009. A native of Madison, AL, he was a son of the late C. A. and Mae Sexton Tribble and was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Maurice Tribble and three brothers, Charles, Fred and Billy, formerly of Huntsville, AL. Mr. Tribble was employed with Russell-Daniel Irrigation and Ivy-Coile Motors as a master...

Joan Gertrude Cannady

Joan Gertrude Cannady

Dec 28, 2009

Athens - Joan Gertrude Cannady, 75, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at her residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James and Gertrude Cashwell. Joan lived in Cleveland, OH until the age of 11, then moving to Clinton, NC, where she lived until moving to Athens, GA in 1972. She worked as a Registered Nurse...

Freddie S. McCannon

Freddie S. McCannon

Dec 27, 2009

Carlton - Freddie McCannon, 71, died Sunday, December 27, 2009. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Coe Clark Sisk. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lamar N. McCannon, and two brothers: Pete and Gene Sisk. She was a member of Carlton Baptist Church. Funeral services will...

Rachel B. Doster

Rachel B. Doster

Dec 27, 2009

Rachel B. Doster, 57, died December 27, 2009. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of Henry Bingham and Vivian Youngblood Reese. Survivors include her husband, Horace Doster of Hull; daughter, Catrina Doster of Crawford; son, James Worley of Hull; adopted daughter, Jasmine Nicole Doster of Crawford; sister, Linda Tompkins; grandchildren, Kane Lee Worley, Keion Gresham, Keionte Gresham...