Athens, GA - Mary Sodena Hunter, 89, widow of James E. Hunter, died November 21, 2008. Graveside services will be Monday, November 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by a grandson, Ben Hunter of Atlanta. Lord and Stephens, EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Ila - Clara Mildred Fitzpatrick, age 93, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 3PM at Ila Baptist Church with burial to follow at Ila Cemetery. A native of Banks County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Bennett Segars and Anno Parks Segars. In addition to her...
Watkinsville, GA - Tom Watson (Papa) Dooley, 85, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in St. Mary's Hospital. Born and raised in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Melvin D. and Susie S. C. Stewart Dooley. Mr. Dooley served three years in the U.S. Army, 45 Infantry Division during World War II in Germany and the European Operation....
Corbin, KY - Harold Iley, age 63, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Born in Missouri, he was the son of the late Charles and Geraldine Stratton Iley. Mr. Iley was a graduate of Georgia Tech Class of 1968. He was an Electrical Engineer that was self employed and served his county in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors...
Hull, GA - James "Jimmy" Lewis Waldroup, 54, passed away November 19, 2008. A native of Clarke County, GA, he was a son of the late Bonnie Jean Harvey and George W. Waldroup and also preceded in death by a twin brother, John Carson Waldroup. He was a master plumber by trade, although his happiest years were spent as a...
Monroe - Walter Thomas Carpenter, Sr., 79, husband of the late Evelyn Turner Carpenter, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at his residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3PM at Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, NC. Visitation will be Thursday, November 20, 2008 from 6 to 8 at Lord & Stephens West Chapel. Born in Wadesboro,...
Athens - Margie Hale Spearman, 53, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008 after an extended illness with cancer. Born in Griffin, Ga., she was a daughter of Mary Green Hale of Athens and the late Abe Lincoln Hale Sr. and was a longtime employee of Flowers, Inc. and worked with Fire and Flavor in Bogart for the last several years....
Arnoldsville - Judy Ann Geeter, 51, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21, 2008 at 2PM at Lord & Stephens East Chapel with Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. Burial will follow at Whitehall Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Brown, Randy Moore, Vernon Keith, James E. Geeter and James L. Geeter....
Athens - Shirley Moore Griffith, 63, of Athens, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at her home in Athens. Mrs. Griffith was the daughter of Marjorie M. Moore of Athens and the late Donald P. Moore. Survivors other than her mother are her husband, Hillman F. Griffith Jr.; her daughter, Jennifer Partridge; and was mother to Cheryl A. Davis (Donnie) of...
John Stanley Lapczynski, of Lexington, died Monday, November 17, 2008. Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel, Crawford, has charge of arrangements.
Bogart - Sara Irene Johnson, 80, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10AM at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors with Rev. Rob Bray officiating. Burial will follow in Oconee Memorial Park. A native of Walton County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Jackson and Levy Davis Peters....
Hull - Billy Darrell Adams, age 61, husband of Connie Handley Adams, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3PM at Union Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Smith and Rev. Billy Owensby officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matt Adams, Lanier Strickland, Jason...
Athens - Mary Lou DuPriest Williams, affectionately known as "Sistee," passed away on November 16, 2008. Sistee was born in Albany, Ga. on January 2, 1933 and raised in Sylvester, Ga. She was the daughter of Rosa Polhill and Raymond Hadley DuPriest. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, John Raymond "Bingo" DuPriest. She is survived...
Athens - Constance E. Mercer, 98, died November 16, 2008. Born in Flat Bush, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Eugene Franklin and Evadana Bell Whiand File and was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, T. Homer Mercer in 2000. Mrs. Mercer was a longtime resident of Tampa, Fla. and has made her home in...
Hull - Julius William Carithers, 79, of Hull, Ga., passed away November 16, 2008, following an illness with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Elsie Burdick Carithers. Mr. Carithers was the son of the late Jasper A. Carithers and Annie Miller Carithers of Kannapolis, N.C. He was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Bakos and a brother, Aubrey...
Lawrenceville, GA - Carmelita Lee-Teodor, 64, wife of Adrian Teodor, died Saturday, November 15, 2008. Born in Ozamis, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Angel Ruperto and Bibiana Zapanta Ruperto. She was a graduate of FEU, avid member of ALTA and active in the Filipino American community, most importantly PAMET-GA, where she served as President in 2002-03. In...
Bogart - Clifford Raymond Emery, age 64, died Friday, November 14, 2008. Survivors include his wife, Lavina J. Emery; son and daughter in law: Cliff Jr. and Vicki Emery of Hull; daughter: Joy Milam of Bogart; five brothers and two grandchildren. Services will be private. Lord & Stephens, West is in charge of arrangements.
Rayle, GA - Nita Jane "Janie" Miller, 87, passed away November 11, 2008. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Hiram Newton Manus and the widow of Robert Mason Miller. Graveside services will be Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 3:00 PM at Redstone United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00...
Watkinsville - Juan Whitehead, 77, husband of the late Betty Dillard Whitehead, died Monday, November 10, 2008. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Sim and Maude Thurmond Whitehead. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Danny Whitehead. He was self employed as a Logger. Funeral services will be held...
Hull - Roberta Adams Hardman, 88, of Hull, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Bernie and Clara Nix Adams and, preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Adams and second husband, Van Hardman; son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Nell Adams; and brother, Seward O. Adams. Funeral services...