OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas

Philip Homer Roberts

Philip Homer Roberts

Jul 4, 2010

Mr. Philip Homer Roberts, 79, of Watkinsville, Ga. died Sunday July 4, 2010. Mr. Roberts was born in Clarksville, Ga. to the late Homer and Jessie Groves Roberts. He was a Veteran serving in the United States Navy. He was employed by Standridge Color for a number of years. Mr. Roberts was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Funeral...

Tyler Bruce Arnold

Tyler Bruce Arnold

Jul 4, 2010

Mr. Tyler Bruce Arnold, 18, of Winterville, Ga. died Sunday July 4, 2010. He was born in Bainbridge Georgia but have lived in the Athens area most of his life. He was a 2010 graduate of Oconee County High School. Tyler loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of New Covenant Worship Center....

Donald F. Brueshaber

Donald F. Brueshaber

Jul 2, 2010

Danielsville - Donald F. Brueshaber, 72, passed away Friday, July 02, 2010. A native of Curtis Ohio he was the son of the late John Henry and Helen Brunner Griesmer Brueshaber and husband of Janice M. Morris Brueshaber. He was a farmer, U.S. Air Force Veterans and retired from Johns Manville of Winder, Georgia. Mr. Brueshaber was preceded in death...

Jai Prakash Sr

Jai Prakash Sr

Jul 1, 2010

Bogart - Jai Prakash Srivastava of Bogart, Georgia went to be with his maker on July 1, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife Lucille; son Sunny Srivastava and his wife Jennifer and their children Jacob and Abby of Andover, MA; step children Karl Scholz of Austin, TX, Tara Pinkos of Brookfield, MA and Michael Scholz of Windham, NH;...

Lois Nell Dillinger Brown

Lois Nell Dillinger Brown

Jun 28, 2010

Bishop - Lois Nell Dellinger Brown , 92, died peacefully on June 28, 2010. Born in Jackson County, she was raised in Bishop, GA by her late parents Joseph B. and Arrie M. Dellinger. She was pre-deceased by all nine of her brothers and sisters. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law David and...

Mary Young Hendershott

Mary Young Hendershott

Jun 28, 2010

Mrs. Mary Young Hendershott, age 84 of Athens, Georgia passed away at her home, Monday, June 28, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was a native of Angier, North Carolina and graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro before beginning careers in agriculture, education, music, and business. In 1970, she established Charmar Flower and Gift Shop, an...

Elena Hix Edmon

Elena Hix Edmon

Jun 28, 2010

Elena Claire Hix Edgmon, 54, of Commerce, Georgia, died Monday, June 28, 2010. She was born in Athens, Georgia, to the late Vincent Joseph and Mary Ellen Wilkes Hix. Elena graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's of Science in Education from the University of Georgia, where she also received her Master's of Education. She retired from the Madison County...

Frances McNeil

Frances McNeil

Jun 25, 2010

Funeral services for Frances McNeil, who died June 25, 2010, will be announced by Lord & Stephens East Chapel.

Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson

Jun 25, 2010

Funeral services for Craig Anderson, who died Friday, June 25, 2010, will be announced by Lord & Stephens West Chapel.

Jonathan Ray Kailing

Jonathan Ray Kailing

Jun 25, 2010

Carlton, GA - Jonathan Ray Kailing, 45, husband of Paula Kailing, died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL. Born in Detroit Michigan, he was the son of Donald Ray Kailing and the late Deanne McIlwee Weatherly. He was a truck driver for Estes Trucking and was a member of Mill Stone Baptist Church. In addition to...

Jonathan Kailing

Jonathan Kailing

Jun 25, 2010

Funeral services for Jonathan Kailing, who died Friday, June 25, 2010, will be announced by Lord & Stephens Danielsville Chapel.

Wilbur "bill" Deagen

Wilbur "bill" Deagen

Jun 24, 2010

Winterville - Wilbur "Bill" Deagen, 82, of Winterville, died Thursday, June 24, 2010. Funeral services will be 2p.m., Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes, East Chapel, Athens. Visitation will be 6 p.m.-8p.m., Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the funeral home. Donations to Winterville First Baptist Church will be accepted in lieu of flowers. Born in La...

Robert William Wright

Robert William Wright

Jun 24, 2010

Mr. Robert William Wright,76,of Palm Coast Florida, formerly of Bogart, Ga died June 24, 2010. Services will be Monday June 28, 2010 at 2 P.M. At Bogart Church of Christ with Rev. Edgar Waters and Pastor Ken Young officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 12-2 on Monday. Survivors include daughters Lisa Rose and Leslie Wright, a sister Doris...

William Dwaine "pop" Tyner

William Dwaine "pop" Tyner

Jun 23, 2010

Colbert - William Dwaine "Pop" Tyner died at his home Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the age of 81. His was an amazing life filled with adventure and family. He was a self-taught guitarist, singer of folk and gospel songs and filled with a wonderful sense of humor. He was a loving husband, devoted father and the best barber ever...

Herschel David Doster

Herschel David Doster

Jun 22, 2010

Watkinsville, GA - Herschel David Doster, 90, died June 22, 2010. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late James Albert and Mattie Archer Doster. He was preceded in death by 9 brothers, 2 sisters and his first wife, Inez Cranford Doster. Mr. Doster was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II and for a number of...

John Virgil Willis

John Virgil Willis

Jun 20, 2010

John Virgil Willis, 76, died June 20, 2010. A former resident of Macon County, TN, he was a son of the late John Henry and Esther Rush Willis and widower of Carla Sue Willis. Mr. Willis was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served during the Korean Conflict. He was employed for many years with the U.S....

Mary Eritha Cartledge

Mary Eritha Cartledge

Jun 20, 2010

Hull - Mary Eritha Cartledge, 92, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Winterville Assisted Living where she had been a resident of for the past 4 years. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh E. and Omie Glenn White. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W....

Tommy D. Mize

Tommy D. Mize

Jun 19, 2010

Watkinsville, GA - Tommy D. Mize, 73, of Watkinsville, GA died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at the home of his daughter, Jackson, MO. He was born September 27. 1936, in Morley, MO son of the late Ernest and Lena Murphy Mize. He and Cathy Thomas were married April 26, 1986. She survives in Watkinsville, GA. Other survivors include two daughters,...

Margie Mae Davis

Margie Mae Davis

Jun 19, 2010

Watkinsville - Mrs. Margie Mae Davis, 86, of Watkinsville, passed away June 19, 2010. Born in Summit, Ala., she has made her home in Watkinsville for the past eight years. A member of the Watkinsville Red Hat Society and Oconee Senior Center, she is survived by her daughter, Dee Strickland; son Richard Davis; sister, Dorothy Jones; eight grandchildren and eight...

Amory Eugene Smith

Amory Eugene Smith

Jun 18, 2010

Lexington - Amory Eugene Smith, 79, died Friday, June 18, 2010 at his residence. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Edwin and Thelma Roberts Smith and brother to the late Wilton Smith and Louise Peppers. Mr. Smith retired after serving our country for 20 years from the US Air Force and also retired from Athens...