OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Laura Joan Bowman
Apr 9, 2009
Laura Joan Bowman, 73, passed away April 9, 2009. Ms. Bowman was a daughter of the late Helen Williams and Joe Brown Bowman and was preceded in death by her brother, Jim. She was a graduate of Winterville High School and the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara. She was a sister of Billy and Gloria Bowman and Mary...
William Neal Allen
Apr 9, 2009
William Neal Allen, 88, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at his residence. Born in Madison County , he was the son of the late William T. and Erma Lou Rowe Allen. In addition to his parents, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his first wife, Sue Shaw Allen and second wife, JoAnn Shaw Allen. He was a member of...
Laura Joan Bowman
Apr 9, 2009
Laura Joan Bowman, 73, passed away April 9, 2009. Mrs. Bowman was a daughter of the late Helen Williams and Joe Brown Bowman and was preceded in death by a brother, Jim. She was a graduate of Winterville High School and attended the University of Southern California of Santa Barbara. She was a sister of Billy and Gloria Bowman and...
David Stanley Ashley
Apr 8, 2009
David Stanley Ashley, 44, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 2PM at Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel with Revs. Rex Evans and Anthony H. Watts officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford Cemetery . Pallbearers will be Danny Prather, Stacy Dover, Shayne Presley, Aaron Williamson, James Bennett and...
W. L. Guy
Apr 7, 2009
W. L. Guy, 83, died April 7, 2009. A native of Alabama, he was a son of the late Bill Douglas and Mary Julian Shoffiett Guy and was preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Guy Lukers. He was a retired butcher, having worked for thirty-five years and A & P and for fifteen years at Bell's Food Store. Mr....
Herbert Franklin Cape
Apr 7, 2009
Herbert Franklin Cape , 80, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center . A native of Oglethorpe County , he was the son of the late Olin C. and Lona Pethel Cape . Mr. Cape was the owner and operator of Cape Upholstery for 40 years. He was a very involved member of Winterville United Methodist Church...
Barney Russell Willoughby Sr
Apr 5, 2009
Barney Russell Willoughby, Sr., 72, died April 5, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, he was a son of the late David and Vallie Barton Willoughby. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired plumber. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roy W. Willoughby and Phillip T. Willoughby; two sisters, Sallie...
Martha Elizabeth Moore Bell
Apr 5, 2009
Watkinsville - Martha Elizabeth Moore Bell, 91, wife of the late Charles D. Bell, died Sunday, April 05, 2009 at University Nursing and Rehab. A native of Glennville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Goss Moore and Lellie Moore Bray. She was a member of Forest Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include her children and their spouses; Elaine...
Elma Helen Crowley
Apr 3, 2009
Athens - Elma Helen Crowley, 90, wife of the late Harold Crowley, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Elberton, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Nobie Gunter Smith. She was a member of Johnson Drive Baptist Church and retired as a seamstress from Thomas Textile. Survivors include her daughter and...
Brenda Barber
Apr 3, 2009
Hull, GA - Brenda Joyce Barber, 61, died April 3, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Walter, Jr. and Mary Bowles Colley. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Barber; daughter, Lisa Hewell of Hull; son, Shane Barber of Athens; 4 grandchildren, Emilie Bedgood, Brian Savage, Courtney Barber and Hunter Barber. Services will be Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2:00...
Nancy Shelton Carson
Apr 2, 2009
Farmington - Nancy Shelton Carson, 66, wife of Donald P. Carson, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Landmark Hospital. A native of Madison, GA, she was the daughter of the late Willie E. Shelton and Lena M. Shelton of Farmington. She was a homemaker and with her husband was the owner and operator of Carson's Supermarket in Farmington. She was...
Johnny R. Carson Sr
Apr 1, 2009
Johnny Richard Carson Sr., 79, of Greshamville, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Born Jan. 31, 1930, in the Cabbagetown area of Atlanta, he was son of the late Clyde and Annie Hayes Carson and grandson of country music pioneer and Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame member, Fiddliní John Carson. An exceptional athlete, he...
Georgianna M. Havener
Mar 29, 2009
Georgianna M. Havener, 86, wife of the late Millard F. Havener, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at her residence. A native of Longbranch, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Joseph Meagher and Josephine Emma Darragh Meagher. She was a member of Chapelwood United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was a Lioness with the Athens...
Ada Louise Curdts Camp
Mar 29, 2009
Bishop - Ada Camp, 94, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Silver Leaf Assisted Living Facility. Born in Monongahela Penn., she was the daughter of the late George T. and Sue Butt Curdts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, A.B. Camp; brothers: Herbert Curdts and Dillworth; sisters: Helen Simmons and...
Marie Brazzale
Mar 26, 2009
Hull - Marie Brazzale, 50, wife of Richard Brazzale, passed away, Thursday, March 26, 2009 at her residence. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Raymond Smith and Virginia Whitfield Smith. She had worked with H& R Block and was currently an Administrative Assistant at the University of Georgia. She was of the Baptist Faith....
Doris Jean Hardin-Trottier
Mar 25, 2009
Doris "Dory" Jean Hardin-Trottier, 63, died March 25, 2009. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Edward Huddleston and Betty Jane George Grimes. She was a former resident of California for many years before moving to Cherokee County in April of 2007, where she was an active member and secretary of the Cherokee Saddle...
Mary Bruce Clendening
Mar 21, 2009
Athens - Mary Bruce Clendening, 88, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Logan W.V., she was the daughter of the late Howard Newton Clendening and Emilie Maupin Clendening. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Athens, Professor Emeritus from the University of Georgia retiring in 1981 after 20 years, member of the...
George W. Krumm
Mar 21, 2009
Watkinsville - George W. Krumm, 69, husband of Barbara Norris Krumm, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 23, 2009 at 2PM at the chapel of Lord & Stephens West with Rev. Tony Long officiating. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Michael Krumm, Isaac Krumm, Clifton...
Loyd William Bowden
Mar 19, 2009
Athens, GA - Loyd William Bowden, 79, died March 19, 2009. Born in Clarkesville, GA, he was the son of the late Edward Boone and Mary Wade Stonesypher Bowden and was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Monica Bowden and brother, Forrest Bowden. Mr. Bowden was retired as District Operator with Georgia Power Company following 39 years of service. He...
Evelyn Messer
Mar 19, 2009
Athens - Evelyn Messer, 74, died March 19, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Jessie Fuller Kubitzky and the widow of Lyndel Messer. She attended Johnson Drive Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors include two sons,...



