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Alma Inez "memaw" Williams
Sep 27, 2005
Alma Inez (MeMaw) Williams, 84, died September 27, 2005. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late B.R. and Audrey Fowler Connally and widow of Spurgeon (Spud) Williams. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by 3 brothers, James, Grover and Ray Connally. She was retired from Chicopee Mfg. Company after 35 years of service and was a...
Evelyn Erwin White
Sep 27, 2005
Winterville, GA - Evelyn Erwin White, passed away September 27, 2005. Born December 18, 1909, she was a daughter of the late John and Fannie Meyer Erwin and the widow of Hughie H. White. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Minnie Estes and Ethel Hardeman, and two brothers, Frederick Erwin and Andrew "Gump" Erwin. She was a member...
Thomas Alton Tucker
Sep 27, 2005
Stephens, GA - Thomas Alton Tucker, 88, died September 27, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Ezekiel D. and Hennie Mae Lester Tucker and widower of Lorene Dellinger Tucker. He was retired from Wilkins Industries. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 2:30 PM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, EAST. Interment...
Hazel D. Birchmore
Sep 27, 2005
Comer - Hazel D. Birchmore, 84, died September 27, 2005. A longtime resident of Comer, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Alvin and Lucille Meriwether Dickinson, and the widow of John Charles Birchmore. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Louise D. Cochran of Newnan, GA. Mrs. Birchmore was a homemaker and a member of...
Sally Drewry
Sep 25, 2005
Athens - Sally Evon Meachen Drewry passed away peacefully on September 25, 2005 after a brief illness. Born to Jerome and Mildred Durrett Meachen in Oklahoma City, and the widow of George H. Drewry, she was a longtime resident of Athens. Savannah was her home from 1979-1982. Sally will be remembered by many Athenians as a paraprofessional for kindergarten classes...
Bobbie Hansford
Sep 22, 2005
Watkinsville, GA - Barbara "Bobbie" Diane Hansford, 54, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005. Born in Collenton County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Carl Sidney and Mary Elise Stanfield Beach. She made her home in Oconee County for the past 45 years. Mrs. Hansford was employed with Oconee State Bank for 24 years, where she served...
Peggy Foster
Sep 22, 2005
Athens - Margaret W. ìPeggyî Foster, 96, of Arbor Terrance, formerly of Iris Place, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home WEST, is in charge of the arrangements.
Jacob George Schnabel
Sep 22, 2005
Athens - Mr. Jacob George Schnabel, Jr., son of Jacob George Schnabel, Sr. and Matilda Meyer Schnabel of Brooklyn, New York, resided in Athens, Georgia. Mr. Schnabel died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at the Athens Regional Medical Center of Athens after a long illness. Born in Valley Stream, New York April 22, 1925, Mr. Schnabel was a United States Navy...
Lynn Barrentine
Sep 22, 2005
Crawford, GA - Mr. Lynn Vondelle Barrentine, 82, died September 22, 2005. A native of Camilla, GA, he was a son of the late John C. and Annie Mae James Barrentine and was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Vondelle Barrentine, Jr. He was a carpenter and a United States Air Force veteran of World War II. Funeral services...
Jodi Elisabeth Torres
Sep 22, 2005
Comer - Jodi Elisabeth Torres, 16, died September 22, 2005. Born in Belleville, MI, she was the daughter of Timothy Gerald Torres and Lisa Benton Bolin. She was an active member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bowman. Jodi was a Junior at Madison County High School where she was a Varsity Cheerleader. She was a member of the 4-H Club...
Charlotte L. Simpson
Sep 20, 2005
Athens - Charlotte L. Simpson, 65, of Athens, GA died on September 20, 2005 at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Simpson, her daughter Jennifer Brandon, her son-in-law, Christopher Brandon Jr., grandson Christopher Brandon III, her son Timothy Simpson, daughter-in-law Dianne Hall Simpson, and grandsons Alexander Simpson, Benjamin Simpson and Timothy...
Maggie Lee Paul
Sep 20, 2005
Lexington - Maggie Lee Paul, 98, of Quiet Oaks and Lexington, GA died September 20, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ophelia White Porterfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Paul and a daughter, Doris P. Burgess. Mrs. Paul is survived by two daughters, Katheryn Tucker of Rayle and JoAnn York of Lexington;...
Stephen Douglas Floyd
Sep 20, 2005
Dr. Stephen Douglas Floyd, 47, of Watkinsville, Georgia, died on September 20, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Asher Floyd, his son, Daniel Jackson Floyd, and his daughter, Emily Elise Floyd. Dr. Floyd graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980 and from The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta in 1984. He established Oconee Pediatrics in 1988...
Shirley Morgan
Sep 19, 2005
Lexington - Shirley Mae Morgan, 64, wife of Zane Morgan, died Monday, September 19, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Omie Mae Burdette Escoe. She was a member of Crawford Baptist Church and volunteered at Quiet Oaks Nursing Home. She is survived by her husband Zane,...
Brent Dover
Sep 17, 2005
Brent Dover, 67, died September 17, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Annie Lou Lyle Dover. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Winterville Cemetery with Rev. Ray Finger officiating. Survivors include his children, Rick Dover of Watkinsville, Randy Dover of Gainesville and Robin Dover Williamson of Athens;...
Felton L. Patton
Sep 16, 2005
Bogart - Felton L. Patton, 79, died Friday, September 16, 2005 at his residence. Born in Oconee County he was the son of the late Walter J. and Era Mae Wright Patton. He served his country in the US Army during WWII and retired from Amerada Hess Corp. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law Cheryl Patton (Michael) Wu, Vienna, VA,...
Elaine K. Wood
Sep 14, 2005
Watkinsville - Elaine K. Wood, 63, died September 14, 2005. A longtime resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Margaret Emma Montgomery and Charles Manley Kenney. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Van Wood and sister, Shirley Smith. She was owner and operator of Mrs. Elaine's Day Care for over thirty-five years and...
Elise Black Hughes
Sep 14, 2005
Comer, GA - Elise Black Hughes, 93, died September 14, 2005. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Essie Ruth Sailors and Matthew Jewett Black. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul James Hughes, Sr., and five children, J. B. Hughes, Sallie Mae Hughes Whitehead, Evie Lee Hughes Shaw, Annie Sue Hughes...
Bonnie Irene Polk
Sep 8, 2005
Arnoldsville - Bonnie Thompson Polk, 84, died September 8, 2005. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Maude Smith Hitt. She was the widow of J.B. Polk and preceded in death by sons, Buddy Monroe Thompson and John Wesley Thompson, Sr. and brother, Riley Monroe Hitt. She was a member of AMVETS and...
Jack Edsel Dean
Sep 7, 2005
Danielsville - Jack Edsel Dean, 71, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at his residence. A native of Madison County he was the son of the late Joe Worley and Birtie Lee Coile Dean. Jack served his country in the US Army. He was a poultry farmer and loved hunting, fishing and was an avid gardener. Survivors include his wife Earlene...
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