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Bessie Smith
Oct 23, 2009
Winterville, GA - Elizabeth "Bessie" Jeannette Hancock Smith, 90, died October 23, 2009. Born in Oglethorpe County and a lifelong resident of this area, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Mary Jane Erwin Hancock. In earlier years, she worked for Thomas Textile. She was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith was a loving...
Shirley Ann Black Mathews
Oct 19, 2009
Carlton - Shirley Ann Black Mathews, age 70, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2009. A well-loved fixture in the Enterprise community, Mrs. Mathews was born in Oglethorpe County and spent all of her life there, surrounded by a close-knit family and cadre of friends. She was a homemaker, a retired school bus driver and, for many years, her motherís...
Hazel Davis Huff
Oct 17, 2009
Watkinsville - Hazel Huff, 73, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Lionel Grady and Bertie Hall Davis. She was a seamstress and had worked at Colbert Manufacturing, Wilkins Industries and George Dean's. She was a member of Living Word Baptist Church and long time former...
Agnes B. Sorrow
Oct 15, 2009
Harvest, Ala., formerly of Hull - Agnes B. Sorrow, 97, of Harvest, Ala., formerly of Hull, Ga. went to be with her Lord on October 15, 2009. Born October 13, 1912, in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Ruth Peterman Browning. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin (Ed) Sorrow, who passed...
Anita Hammond Reed
Oct 14, 2009
Watkinsville - Anita Hammond Reed, 91, of Watkinsville, died Wednesday October 14, 2009. Mrs. Reed was born December 6, 1917, to the late George Bee and Julia Frances Carter Hammond. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia in 1941. She retired from teaching in 1975. She taught the fourth grade at Hoosic Valley School in Schaghticoke, N.Y. She...
Bonnie Pruitt Chandler
Oct 13, 2009
Athens - Bonnie Chandler, 92, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare of Athens. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 1PM at Lord & Stephens East Chapel with Rev. Jeff Wells officiating. Burial will follow at Athens Memory Gardens. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Henry Columbus and Leila Crawford...
Herman Cutshall
Oct 12, 2009
Royston - Herman Cutshall, 59, died Monday, October 12, 2009. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2PM at First Pentecostal Oneness Church, Arcade, GA with Rev. Gene Smith, Rev. Wayne Wills and his son Tater Cutshall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Marshall, NC, he was the son of Baxter Cutshall and...
Howard Norman Floyd
Oct 11, 2009
Howard Norman Floyd, 84, died October 11, 2009. A native of Elbert County, he was a son of the late Mark and Myrtle Thompson Floyd and was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Harriette Ernestine Floyd. Mr. Floyd was a 1943 graduate of Madison County High School and a lifelong member of Mt. Hermon Presbyterian Church, where...
Obie C. Burt Jr
Oct 10, 2009
Obie C. Burt, Jr., 81, died October 10, 2009. A native of South Carolina, he was a son of the late Clyde Melton and Obie C. Burt, Sr. and was the widower of Ruth Ford Burt. Mr. Burt was retired from Seaboard Railroad and a member for over fifty years of East Athens Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Sunday,...
Richard B. Rupert
Oct 10, 2009
Richard "Dick" Rupert, 68, died October 10, 2009. Mr. Rupert retired from AT&T, and moved to Winder from Between, Georgia in 1995 to be closer to his grandchildren. Mr. Rupert was a member of the NRA, Cherokee Gun Club, The Sons of Confederate Veterans and the First United Methodist Church of Winder. He was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather....
Maggie Lou Anderson
Oct 9, 2009
Watkinsville - Maggie Lou Bradshaw Anderson, 85, widow of Bruce B. Anderson, died October 9, 2009. Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Lovie Barton Bradshaw and was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. During WWII, Mrs. Anderson worked as a welder for the U.S. Navy in Washington State and...
Robert Davison Roth
Oct 9, 2009
Watkinsville - Robert Davison Roth, 59, died October 9, 2009, at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of this area, Mr. Roth was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Carson Roth. Mr. Roth was a member of Bethabara Baptist Church and retired from Athens Regional Medical Center after almost 40 years of service. Graveside services will be at...
Martha Oleda Harper
Oct 7, 2009
Comer - Martha Oleda Harper, 84, wife of the late Thomas D. Harper, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 3PM at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel with Rev. Chuck Tatum and Rev. B.G. Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Glade United Methodist Church. Born in Oglethorpe...
Gayle Hunter
Oct 7, 2009
Winder - Gayle Hunter, 61, died October 7, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Hoyt and Lois McCurley Autry and was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Hunter; and brother, Dwayne Autry. Mrs. Hunter was a member of Connecting Point Church, a former member of the Bogart City...
Frances Louise Tucker
Oct 6, 2009
Frances Louise Tucker, 91, passed away October 6, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Noah H. and Lila Mae Sayer Walters. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Tucker and two sisters, Kathleen Whitehead and Mary Phillips. Graveside services will be Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:00...
Anita Louise Garrison
Oct 6, 2009
Comer - Anita Louise Garrison was born September 13, 1963 in Amarillo, Texas. She died Tuesday morning, October 6, 2009 in her home in Comer, Georgia. Anita was preceded in death by her father, Henry Garrison, Sr. Anita leaves behind her beloved partner, Shane Russell, of Comer; her mother, Alice Garrison, of Rockwall, Texas; her children, Devin Winters and Jeff...
George B. Freeman Jr
Oct 4, 2009
George B. (G.B.) Freeman, Jr., 85, died October 4, 2009. Born December 27, 1923 in Madison County, he was the son of the late George B. and Annie Ginn Freeman. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Lee, Frank, Clinton and S.B. Freeman and three sisters, Nellie Hitchcock, Grace Gordon and Dorothy Escoe. Mr. Freeman was a member of...
Olious Ervin (buddy) Moore
Oct 3, 2009
Colbert, GA - Olious Ervin "Buddy" Moore, 87, died Saturday October 3, 2009 A native of Banks County, Mr. Moore was a son of the late Thomas Early and Mattie Carey Moore. He was a farmer. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary Cannon Moore and a son Ervin Moore Survivors include daughters, Diane Slaton...
Ruby Weaver
Sep 30, 2009
Hull - Ruby Dean Weaver, 83, died September 30, 2009. Mrs. Weaver was the widow of Milton Weaver. She was preceded in death by three sons, Carlton Weaver, Ruben Weaver and Randy Weaver; and daughter, Blannie Weaver. Mr. Weaver is survived by six children, Bobby Weaver, Earnest Weaver, Janice Crowther, Dennis Weaver, Robin Weaver, Gail Weaver and Michael Weaver; brother,...
Dawn Hale Cole
Sep 29, 2009
Milledgeville - Dawn Hale Cole, 45, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at her residence in Milledgeville. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 2PM at Lord & Stephens West Chapel, Bogart, GA. Born in Athens, GA, she was a longtime member of Milledge Avenue Baptist Church. Her love was writing and composing music. She also enjoyed...
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