Hunter Matthew Bales
Feb 1, 2008
Watkinsville - Hunter Matthew Bales, infant son of Travis and Christy Bales, passed away February 1, 2008. Graveside services will be Monday, February 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM at Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors in addition to his parents include grandparents, Kevin and Jennie Perry and Rev. Johnny and Brenda Anderson. Lord and Stephens, EAST, is in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Eunice Casey Allison
Feb 1, 2008
Watkinsville,GA - Evelyn Casey Allison, age 82, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away quietly February 1, 2008, of heart failure. Mrs. Allison was born June 24, 1925, in Polk County, Georgia. She taught intermediate and middle school in the Bibb County Public Schools for more than thirty years. She was a member of Bass United Methodist Church in Macon, Georgia. Miss...
Grace Parks Edwards
Jan 31, 2008
Jacksonville, Florida - Grace Parks Edwards, 87, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL. Born in Gillsville, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Minnie Day Parks. She was also preceded in death by her husbands Eugene Hamilton and Charles Edwards and son Wesley Brian Hamilton. She had worked as a teller...
Tracy Bruden Sr
Jan 31, 2008
Winterville, GA - Tracy Keith Brudon, Sr., 50, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2008. A native of Camden County, NJ, he was a son of John and Janyce Brudon of Watkinsville. He was employed as Service Advisor with Athens Chevrolet for over nine years. Funeral services will be Sunday, February 3, 2008, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord...
Lonnie E. Tucker
Jan 30, 2008
Comer, GA - Lonnie E. Tucker, 81, died January 30, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Mell and Susie Casey Tucker and was preceded in death by his first wife, Montine Callaway Tucker in 1990. Mr. Tucker was a farmer and was employed with Athens Farm Equipment for 22 years. Graveside services will...
Barbara Elder Lester
Jan 28, 2008
Athens - Barbara E. Lester died peacefully January 28, 2008. Full of grace and charm, Barbara was considered to be a traditional southern "Old Athens" woman loved by all who had the privilege of knowing her. Barbara lived at Iris Place Retirement Community and was one of the first residents to move there. She enjoyed meeting new residents and doing...
Beatrice C. Edwards
Jan 27, 2008
Watkinsville - Beatrice C. Edwards, 85, wife of the late Thomas Edwards, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Athens Heritage Nursing Home. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Pet and Annie Myrt Adams Crawford. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Johnny and Vernon Crawford. She was a member of Watkinsville Memorial Baptist...
Gene Sisk
Jan 26, 2008
Lexington - Gene Sisk, 77, died January 26, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Tom Watson and Coequilla Clark Sisk. He was a retired truck driver and farmer and a member of Pentecost Chapel Congregational Holiness Church. Funeral services will be Monday, January 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Pentecost Chapel with Revs....
Robert E. Arnold
Jan 26, 2008
Lexington - Robert E. Arnold, 94, of Lexington, died Saturday, January 26, 2008. Services will be 11am, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Bethany Baptist Church. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Survivors include his daughters, Judy Freeman & Vicki Ussery; sisters, Jean Basset & Frances Harvey; six GC & three GGC. Lord & Stephens Oglethorpe Chapel has charge of...
Jimmy Linn Jr
Jan 26, 2008
Hull - James "Jimmy" Garland Linn Jr., 63, husband of Evelyn Vining Linn, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at his residence. A native of Ft. McPherson, Ga., he was the son of the late James Garland and Lucile Merk Linn. He was a maintenance supervisor with Wimberly Daniel Properties. James was a graduate of the University of Georgia, served his...
Adam Haggard
Jan 25, 2008
Watkinsville - Adam Reese Haggard, 20, died January 25, 2008. Born in Commerce, he was raised in Oconee County and attended Oconee County High School. He was at home in the outdoors and loved the mountains and camping. Adam was an avid music fan and among his favorite bands were Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band. Funeral services will...
David N. Branan
Jan 24, 2008
Athens, GA - David Newton Branan, 85, died January 24, 2008. Born in Morgan County, he was the son of the late C. Newton and Mary Hunter Branan. Mr. Branan was a retired medic with the U.S. Navy, having served during WW II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of American Legion and Beech Haven Baptist Church. Mr....
Stephen J. Brannen
Jan 24, 2008
Watkinsville, GA - Dr. Stephen Joshua Brannen, 82, died January 24, 2008. Born in Glennville, GA, he was the son of the late H. Lonnie and Ellen F. Guy Brannen. Dr. Brannen was a retired Agricultural Economist with the University of Georgia following 37 years of service. He served with the U.S. Army 86th Infantry from 1944-1946, having received the...
Margaret Orene Phillips
Jan 18, 2008
Athens, GA - Margaret Orene Phillips, 95, died January 18, 2008. A native of Oconee County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Powatan and Lydia Mae Bell Stovall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Phillips, Sr.; two daughters, Elizabeth Batchelor of Bostwick and Pauline Daily of Oneonta, AL; and four sisters, Helen Champlain, Sarah Woodworth,...
Frances Pauline Singleton
Jan 16, 2008
Danielsville - Frances Pauline Singleton, 74, wife of the late Lomer Gilbert Singleton, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Julius Delmar and Susetta Porterfield Epps. She was a member of Meadow Baptist Church, Eastern Star and had worked as an inspector for General Times. In addition...
Ronald Eugene Jones
Jan 15, 2008
Winterville - Ronald Eugene Jones, 67, passed away January 15, 2008. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, he was a son of the late S.E. Jones and Mary Jane Brantley, and stepson of Randolph Brantley. He was employed at Jasper Motors, Ridgeland, SC for many years as well as Beaufort Motors, Beaufort, SC. While living in Athens he worked several years...
Frances Moore Robertson
Jan 14, 2008
Athens - Frances Moore Robertson died January 14, 2008. Daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth Brown Moore, she was born May 18, 1920, grew up in Decatur, and graduated from Decatur Girls High. She attended Georgia State College for Women and the University of Georgia. As she raised her family, she lived in various parts of Georgia, settling in...
Russell Larkin Calhoun Sr
Jan 13, 2008
Watkinsville - Russell Larkin Calhoun, Sr., 78, passed away January 13, 2008. A native of Newland, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Roy Calhoun and Oma Chaney. Mr. Calhoun retired from the United States Navy and was a member of Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints of Athens, GA. He will be remembered by his family...
Dorothy Wrena Few
Jan 10, 2008
Watkinsville - Dorothy Wrena Few, 76, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2008. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was a daughter of the late Pearl Reed Emory and John Henry London. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Clinton Few and brother, Eugene London. Mrs. Few was employed for many years at Flowers Incorporated Balloons. She was an...
David Lee Sprinkles
Jan 9, 2008
Winterville - David Lee Sprinkles, 45, died January 9, 2008. Born in Athens, he was the son of Annette Gipson Sprinkles of Nicholson and the late Edward Lee Sprinkles. He owned and operated Sprinkles Garage and was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Chapel,...