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Ray Preston Argo Sr
Nov 22, 2009
Athens - Ray Preston Argo Sr., 89, husband of Lula Alice Harrison Argo, died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Family Life Enrichment Center. Graveside services were held Wednesday, November 25, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Wesley Chapel Church, Lexington, Ga., with Rev. Dan Fuller officiating. Born November 17, 1920, in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late William...
Hollis Kimsey
Nov 21, 2009
Winterville - Hollis Kimsey, 77, died suddenly on November 21, 2009. A native of Madison County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Pearl Carithers Kimsey and his grandson, Patrick Brooks. He served as a sergeant with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department for 31 years and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Funeral services were...
Deborah R. Williams
Nov 21, 2009
Athens - Deborah R. Williams, 59, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mildred George Terry and the wife of Larry O. Williams. The family received friends Wednesday, November 25, 2009, from 2 p.m. thru 5 p.m. at the funeral home with a memorial service at a...
Leroy Virgil Horton
Nov 17, 2009
Leroy Virgil Horton, 73, died November 17, 2009. Born in Arkansas, he was a son of the late Owen and Ruby Lee Horton. No services are scheduled at this time. Survivors include his daughter, Candace Ballard of Athens; brother, Randall Horton; sister, Bonnie Horton; niece, Gwen Flowers, all of Colorado. Lord and Stephens, WEST, is in charge of arrangements.
Pennie Carol Eaton
Nov 16, 2009
High Shoals - Pennie Carol Eaton, 49, wife of Randy Eaton, died Monday, November 16, 2009. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 2PM at Oconee Chapel Funeral Directors with Rev. Doug Bowers officiating. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park. Born in Athens, GA, she was the daughter of Sam and Dorothy Mallory Griffeth of High...
Shirley Croy
Nov 16, 2009
Danielsville, GA - Shirley Ann Croy, 64, died November 16, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Hassie Hudson. She was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Hawkins and great grandson, Zachary Whiten. Survivors include her husband, Fred Croy; children, Debbie Seabolt (Danny) of Colbert, Judy Croy of Jefferson and Roger Croy...
Elmer Roy Trumbull
Nov 15, 2009
Elmer Roy Trumbull, 85, died November 15, 2009. A native of Lawrence, MA, he was a son of the late Marion Willis and Elmer Roy Trumbull, Sr. In 1989, he moved to the Athens area from Hamilton, NY after retiring from Colgate University after thirty years. He was a member of the Athens Choral Society. No services are planned at...
Robert Milton Herring
Nov 12, 2009
Robert Milton Herring, 83, passed away November 12, 2009. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was preceded in death by his parents, John Albert and Roxie Herring and his first wife, Margaret Berrong Herring. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Davis and Lizzie Mae Morrow and brother, Charlie Allison Herring. Mr. Herring was the owner and...
Emily Joyce Gaddis Kardos
Nov 7, 2009
Athens - Emily Joyce Gaddis Kardos, age 85, died on November 7, 2009, in Athens, Ga. Born in Valdosta, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Bevy Marshall Gaddis and Effie (Cowart) Gaddis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gus Edward Kardos; and by her brother, Don Abbot Gaddis, of Alpine,...
Charlotte Genelia Mitchum Cook
Nov 4, 2009
Watkinsville - Charlotte M. Cook, 70, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3 PM at Lord & Stephens, West Chapel with Rev. Buford Lockman officiating. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be: Tommy Cannon, Kenny Reynolds, Chris Boswell, Steven Berardinelli, Troy Glenn and Larry...
Quincy Cleveland Posey
Nov 4, 2009
Bogart - Quincy Cleveland Posey, 86, husband of 67 years to Grace Moore Posey, died November 4, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Lord and Stephens West Chapel with Rev. Ted Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bob Hooie, Jack Ervin, Ron Young,...
Rita Fluke
Nov 4, 2009
Athens - Rita Arlene Fluke, 81, died November 4, 2009. Born in Johnstown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Warren and Edna (Logue) Hahn and was preceded in death by sisters, Laveda Suitor and Elsie Mae Hahn; and brother Bill Hahn, all from Johnstown, Pa. She is survived by her husband, Allen Fluke of Everett, Pa.; daughter, Sharon...
Mae Vandiver Berryman
Nov 2, 2009
Mae Vandiver Berryman, age 75, of Colbert, Ga passed away Monday, November 2, 2009. She was born May 8, 1934 in Franklin County, Georgia, the daughter of the late William Amos Vandiver and Genolia Bell South Vandiver. In addition to her parents, "Miss Mae" is preceded in death by an older brother and sister in law, Harold and Ruth Vandiver;...
Naomi Malueg
Nov 2, 2009
Watkinsville, GA - Naomi Malueg passed away November 2, 2009. A native of Greene County, Mississippi and a former resident of Laurel, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Mammie Triplett Boyston Griffin and J. J. Griffin. She was the widow of William J. Malueg, to whom she was married for sixty-six years. She was also preceded in death...
John Snow Shores
Oct 31, 2009
Athens - John Snow Shores, 49, died Saturday October 31, 2009 at his residence. John was the son of Richard Landrum Shores and the late Mary Alice Snow Shores. He was born on September 20, 1960 in Greenwood, SC but lived in the nearby town of Ware Shoals, SC. John graduated from the Catawba School in Rock Hill, SC. He...
Bill Brandenburg
Oct 28, 2009
William "Bill" L. Brandenburg, Jr., 86, passed away October 28, 2009. A native and longtime resident of Clarke County, he was a son of the late Bertha Lillian Ohlkers and William L. Brandenburg, Sr., and the widower of Eunice Mills Brandenburg. Mr. Brandenburg was a veteran of the United States Navy with service during World War II. He was an...
Betty Ann Hardigree Haithcock
Oct 28, 2009
Watkinsville - Betty Ann Hardigree Haithcock was born on August 22, 1931, and died on October 28, 2009. She was the widow of William D. Haithcock. She is survived by one son, Michael Andrew Haithcock; and one grandson (pictured above with his grandmother), David Andrew Haithcock. She was retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and then employed at CDC until...
Felton Asa Rice
Oct 25, 2009
Pete Rice, 84, husband of Martha Fay Rice, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11AM at Hull Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Crowe officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Born in Colbert, he was the son of the late Asa Lee and Maude Hart "Momma" Rice....
Don Norris
Oct 25, 2009
Don Norris, 72, passed away October 25, 2009. A longtime resident of Oconee County, Mr. Norris was preceded in death by his parents, Iva Hunter and John Clinton Norris and daughter, Melissa Anne Norris. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. He was the longest continuous serving Commissioner (over 20...
Isabel E. Sawhill
Oct 24, 2009
Athens - Isabel E. Sawhill, 85, of Athens, Ga., died October 24, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Elgin and Cora Lynch and was preceded in death by an infant son and by her sister, Evelyn Wood. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Lloyd G. Sawhill; a number of nieces and nephews and an extended...
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