Virginia Veal Merola
Oct 9, 2007
Athens - Virginia Veal Merola, 74 of 130 Rollingwood Drive died on Thursday, October 9, 2007. She was the beloved wife of Michael E. Merola. Mrs. Merola was the daughter of the late O.F. Veal, Jr. and the late Eugenia Breedlove Veal of Deepstep, Georgia . She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Michael and their children Gina...
Virginia Veal Merola
Oct 9, 2007
Athens, GA - Virginia Veal Merola, 74 of 130 Rollingwood Drive died on Thursday, October 9, 2007. She was the beloved wife of Michael E. Merola. Mrs. Merola was the daughter of the late O.F. Veal, Jr. and the late Eugenia Breedlove Veal of Deepstep , Georgia. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Michael and their children...
Ralph Leon McCay Sr
Oct 8, 2007
Ila - Ralph Leon McCay, Sr., 93, husband of the late Doris Sewell McCay, died Monday, October 8, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Centers. A native of Pocataligo, GA, he was the son of the late Edward Lee and Nettie Burroughs McCay. He was also preceded in death by his siblings: Rama Garrison, Effie Mae Prager, James Lee McCay and...
Pearl C. Hayes
Oct 6, 2007
Winder -Pearl C. Hayes, 91, wife of the late Guy S. Hayes, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Embracing Hospice of Snellville. A native of Oglethorpe County, Pearl was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Ida Sanders Chandler. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her daughter Jeann H. Greenway. She...
Roberta Morris
Oct 5, 2007
Colbert, GA - Roberta Morris, 88, of Colbert, died Friday, October 5, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Houston County on February 18, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Burruss and Anna Holcomb. Mrs. Morris was retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company and was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America and Colbert Baptist Church. Mrs....
Katherine Amy Duncan
Oct 4, 2007
Katherine Amy Duncan was born and then peacefully went to be with our Lord on October 4, 2007. A private family memorial service will be held Sunday. Baby Katherine is survived by her parents, Kyle and Amy Duncan; her grandparents, Robin and Tracy Harrast, and Charleton and Mary Duncan; her aunts, Lauren Harrast and Noel Duncan; and her uncles, Ryan...
Mary Hardeman Melton
Oct 4, 2007
Winterville - Mary Hardeman Melton, 93, wife of the late Willie J. Melton, died Thursday, October 4, 2007 at her residence. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late, James T. and Rosa Carter Hardeman. She was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was preceded in death...
Rena Estelle Chatham
Oct 3, 2007
Colbert, GA - Rena Estelle Chatham, 75, died October 3, 2007. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Harvey and Jettie Mae Whitehead Chatham. She was a seamstress and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her uncle, Leon Whitehead; nephews, Eugene and Ronald Whitehead and other cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, October...
Lucille Allen Lumpklin
Sep 30, 2007
Winterville, GA - Lucille Allen Lumpkin, 76, died September 30, 2007. A native of Habersham County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Henry Grady and Julia Mae Hopkins Allen. She was a devoted member of Winterville United Methodist Church for many years. Mrs. Lumpkin was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry Allen and Carter Allen. Funeral services...
Cissy Talbot
Sep 28, 2007
Jefferson, GA - Amy Celeste "Cissy" Hansford Talbot, 26, died September 28, 2007. A resident of Oconee County most of her life, she was a daughter of Billy and Grace Coker of Watkinsville. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Billie Grace Talbot. Funeral services will be Monday, October 1, 2007, at 2:00 PM at Oconee Chapel. Interment...
John Edwin Smith
Sep 28, 2007
Lexington - John Edwin Smith, 83, died on Friday, September 28, 2007. Mr. Smith was born in Lexington, Georgia, March 19, 1924, son of the late Oscar L. Smith and Evie Mae Huff Smith. A native of Oglethorpe County, Mr. Smith was a member of the Stephens Grove Baptist Church. He was a retired Chief Petty Officer in the United...
Lashea Waldrop
Sep 26, 2007
Athens, GA - LaShea Waldrop, 22, died September 26, 2007. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at noon at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, Travis Waldrop; daughter, Alexia LaShea Waldrop; mother, Rita Browner of Athens; brother, Justine Fountain of Athens. Lord and Stephens, EAST, is...
Harold Wallace Meyer Sr
Sep 23, 2007
Harold Wallace Meyer, Sr., 84, died September 23, 2007. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Charles and Ora Fleming Meyer and was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Dolly Irene Stapp Meyer. Mr. Meyer was a longtime farmer, having been named Oglethorpe County Farm Family of the Year in 1970 through...
Oneil Pitts
Sep 23, 2007
Lexington - Oneil Pitts, 82, husband of Sara Black Pitts, died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native of Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late James Walter Pitts and Ruby Bell Pitts. Mr. Pitts retried from Chicopee Mills, was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He served...
Fred Whatley
Sep 22, 2007
Statham - Fred Whatley, 39, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his residence. Born in Newton County he was the son of Patricia Thomas Whatley and the late Stewart Swan Whatley. Fred was a member of Ross Chapel Baptist Church where he was a deacon, trustee and Sunday School Teacher of the Teenage Class. He was a supervisor for Pike...
Leon M. Rouse Sr
Sep 21, 2007
Hull, Georgia - Leon M. Rouse, Sr., died Friday, September 21, 2007 at Comer Nursing Home. A native of Arden, Ark, he was the son of the late William and Ora Sexton. Leon was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and was a friend of Bill W. Survivors include his wife Angela Rouse of Hull, children: Robin (Jack) LeBeau of...
Amy Booth (tut) Coile
Sep 20, 2007
Jefferson - Amy Booth Coile, 87, wife of the late John Woodrow Coile, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the residence of her son Randy Coile in Jefferson, GA. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Walker and Bessie Lou Tate Booth. She was a member of White Hall Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons:...
Marie B. Gaynor
Sep 20, 2007
Watkinsville - Marie B. Gaynor, 86, died September 20, 2007. A native of New York, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Florence Broadmerkel and Harry Bezemer, Sr. Memorial services will be Saturday, September 29, 2007, at 11:00 AM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, WEST. Survivors include her son, Russ Gaynor of Watkinsille, Ga.; two brothers, Harry...
Bridget Delia Heffernan Foley
Sep 19, 2007
Athens - Bridget Delia Heffernan Foley, 97, of Athens, Georgia, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007. A native of County Galway, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Walsh Heffernan. She is survived by her sister, Helen Smyth, and her three children, Gerard B. Foley and his wife, Susan, of Athens, Ga., Mary Carroll and her husband,...
Florence T. Smith
Sep 18, 2007
Winterville, GA - Florence T. Smith, 89, died September 18, 2007. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph Thurmond Tucker, Sr. and Lucy Carter Tucker and widow of George Ferson Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Winterville United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be Friday, September 21, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Forest...