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Dorothy Palmer Morris
Aug 18, 2009
Colbert - Dorothy Palmer Morris, died August 18, 2009. Born in Hall County, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Annie Wade Palmer and was preceded in death by two sisters and six brothers and by her husband of 56 years, Hobson G. Morris. Mrs. Morris was retired from Westclox and was a member of Colbert Baptist...
James David Marbut Jr
Aug 18, 2009
Athens, GA - James David Marbut, Jr., 36, died August 18, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, he was the son of James D. (Jimmy) and Betty Marbut of Athens. David was a 1991 graduate of Athens Academy and attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He owned and operated...
Dorothy Speck
Aug 17, 2009
Athens, GA - Dorothy Harvey Speck, 86, died Monday, August 17, 2009. Dorothy, a native of Illinois, lived the past 48 years in Athens. She was the wife of the late Stephen Speck. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Dorothy worked for Follow Through at the University and was a Red Cross Volunteer and a member of the...
Cheyanne Hambrick
Aug 17, 2009
Hull - Cheyanne Mackenzie Hambrick, 3, daughter of Billy Jr. and Kelly Anglin Hambrick, died August 17, 2009. Graveside services will be Sunday, August 23, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Cemetery with Rev. Ardis Anglin officiating. The family will receive friends at Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, Saturday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Billy F. Mann
Aug 15, 2009
Billy F. Mann, 77, died August 15, 2009 at Winterville Retirement Center, where he resided for the last four years. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, he was a son of the late Frank and Florena Hall Mann. Mr. Mann was a veteran of the United States Navy with service during the Korean War, and was owner and...
Isaac Eugene Thompson
Aug 13, 2009
Athens - Isaac Eugene Thompson, 76, husband of Edith "Scottie" Thompson, died Thursday, August 13, 2009. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 16, 2009 at the West Chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Ricketts officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Born...
Edgar Roy Stewart
Aug 9, 2009
Edgar Roy Stewart, born September 29, 1918 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, died August 9, 2009 at Athens Heritage Home, Athens, Georgia. A lifelong resident of this area, Mr. Stewart was a son of the late Nay Gunter and James Elijah Stewart. He was a homebuilder for many years, and had a major part in several renovations at Hull Baptist Church...
Flora P. (flo) Ruff
Aug 7, 2009
Athens - Flora (Flo) P. Ruff, 71, died August 7, 2009. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Atencio and was the widow of John Ruff. Affectionately known as "Crazy Granny", Flo has made her home in Athens since 1960. She was longtime owner of Styles By Flo, Mane Event and A...
Mary C. Brooks
Aug 4, 2009
Ila - Mary C. Brooks, age 84, went home to be with her Lord on August 4, 2009. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Ed and Jewell Whitworth Chandler and was preceded in death by a brother, W. L. Chandler. She was Plant Manager for Georgia Sportswear of Ila for many years and...
Annie Sue Seymour
Aug 4, 2009
Comer - Annie Sue Seymour, 88, wife of the late Sewell Lawrence Seymour, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at her residence. Born in Moss Point, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Richard Wheeler Belin and Nettie May Cirlot Belin. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Louis Antoine Belin and...
Jewell Sexton
Aug 2, 2009
Hartwell, formerly of Athens - Jewell Hardy Sexton, 81, of Hartwell, formerly of Athens, died August 2, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, Mrs. Sexton was a daughter of the late M. L. "Pete" and Mary Louise Sisk Hardy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Norene Tegeder. She retired from...
Linda B. Highland
Aug 1, 2009
Danielsville - Linda B. Highland, 49, died Saturday, August 1, 2009. A native of Fort Bragg, N.C., she was a daughter of Elizabeth Strickland Anglin and the late George Anglin Sr., and was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Kirby. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at Colbert Cemetery with the Rev. Calvin Ward...
Ronny Moore
Jul 31, 2009
Winterville - Ronny (Roadhog) Moore, 54, died Friday, July 31, 2009. A lifelong resident of this area, he was a son of the late James and Frances Hicks Moore. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Survivors include his wife, Michele Moore; three children, Donny (Jennica) Moore of...
Vickie Denise Jordan
Jul 31, 2009
Vickie Denise Jordan, 55, died July 31, 2009. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the Gertrude Hix Booth and the late George D. Booth. Mrs. Jordan was employed with Progressive Insurance and Beans Wax Candles. She loved animals, especially dogs and turtles. Memorial services will be Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the chapel...
Mabel Hardeman Pittard
Jul 31, 2009
Winterville - Mabel Hardeman Pittard, 81, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at her residence. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late James T. and Rosa Carter Hardeman. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Ware Pittard and her second husband, Joe Burroughs. She had taught for Oglethorpe County High School as a...
Mattie D. Lester
Jul 29, 2009
Crawford, GA - Mattie Doster Lester, 77, died July 29, 2009. A resident of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Bessie Mae McElroy and William Thomas Doster. She was a member of Living Waters Baptist Church of Arnoldsville, and dedicated her life and all of her love to her family and her church. Mattie touched the heart...
Edith Helen Jacquin
Jul 28, 2009
Danielsville - Edith Helen Jacquin, 86, of Danielsville, died July 28, 2009. A native of Ridgewood, N.J., Edith moved to the Athens area in 2001. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel Campbell. She was of the Episcopal Faith. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Jacquin and mother to Marilyn Jacquin of Danielsville. Lord...
Ruth J. Human
Jul 27, 2009
Ruth J. Human, 96, passed away July 27, 2009. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Nancy Elizabeth Bragg Human. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Claude Human, Clyde Human, Wiley Human and Noah Human; four sisters, Till House, Cordelia Carter, Sue Dickerson and Allie Lou Alewine. She was a...
Rotay S. Jordan
Jul 26, 2009
Comer - Rotay S. Jordan, 91, died Sunday, July 26, 2009, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Sandy Cross Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Luster officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Minnie...
Robert W. White
Jul 25, 2009
Athens - Mr. Robert W. White, 89, of Athens, Ga., passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009. Mr. White was born in Nashville, Tenn., to the late Joel Jesse and Virginia Armistead White. He was a veteran of WWII, during which he served in the United States Army as one of the first radar operators. After the war ended, he attended...
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