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Leroy B. Lenox
Jul 19, 2005
Athens - LeRoy Bouton Lenox, 89, died July 19, 2005. A native of Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph Flanagan and Sadie Bouton Lenox. Mr. Lenox was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II. He was a graduate of Trenton State University, participated in graduate studies at Columbia University and the University of Georgia and attended...
C. P. Shaw
Jul 18, 2005
Clarkesville,GA - C. P. Shaw, 80, formerly of Athens, died July 18, 2005. A native of Honea Path, SC, he was a son of the late Pearl Lindley and Henry Prue Shaw and was preceded in death by his first wife, Colleen Shaw. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Harper Shaw and two sisters, Delma Reep...
David Thaxton Hancock
Jul 18, 2005
Athens - David Thaxton Hancock, 62, of 965 Winterville Road, Athens, GA died in an automobile accident Monday, July 18, 2005. A native of Athens, GA, David was a graduate of Athens High School and the University of Georgia. He was Service Director for Phil Cook Motor Company in Madison, GA. He was a son of the late Alice Thaxton...
Pauline Wilkes
Jul 17, 2005
Pauline Dickerson Wilkes, 82, died July 17, 2005. Born in Elbert County, she was the daughter of the late W.T. and Lillie Mae Booth Dickerson . She was retired from Athens Clarke County Tax Commissioners Office and was a member of Central Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Chapel,...
Rebecca C. Strickland
Jul 17, 2005
Eastville, Ga. - Rebecca C. STrickland, 72 died July 17, 2005 . A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Lillian Thomas Christopher and was preceded in death by a sister, Racheal Ward. Mrs. STrickland was a longtime employee with Oconee County School System and a member of Ray's United Methodist Church. Funeral...
Betty Ann Tatum
Jul 17, 2005
Betty Ann Tatum, 74, died July 17, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Lois C. Carter and widow of Leonard H. Tatum. Mrs. Tatum was preceded in death by a sister, Ellen Marie Hagwood and granddaughter, Amanda Kay Tatum. Mrs. Tatum was retried from Jefferson Mills and Roses Department Store. She...
Ouida Sanger
Jul 16, 2005
Ouida Clark Sanger, 91, wife of George Sanger, died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at her residence. Born in Dublin, GA she was the daughter of the late Flournoy and Minnie Anderson Clark. She was a lifetime Methodist. She retired in 1979 from the Kanawha County West Virginia School district. She enjoyed traveling and had a deep love for her family....
Ronnie Allen Adams Jr
Jul 13, 2005
Winder - Ronnie Allen Adams, Jr., 41, died July 13, 2005. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Ronnie and Ophelia Adams of Commerce. A longtime resident of Winder, he was employed with Pike Electric. Graveside services will be Friday, July 15, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors in addition to his parents include his...
Allen Adams
Jul 13, 2005
Ronnie Allen Adams, Jr., 41, of Winterville, died July 13, 2005. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Ronnie and Ophelia Adams of Commerce. A longtime resident of Winder, he was employed with Pike Electric. Graveside services will be Friday, July 15, 2005 at 10:00 AM at Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors in addition to his parents include his...
Paul Gunnells
Jul 13, 2005
Paul Gunnells, 60, husband of Melba Gunnells, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at his residence in Winder, Georgia. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late James E. and Gladys Parnell Gunnells. Mr. Gunnells was also preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Paul Gunnells and six brothers. He was a member of Whitehall Baptist Church. He retired...
John Thomas Faust Jr
Jul 12, 2005
Crawford - John Thomas Faust, Jr., 72, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Faust Sr. and Addie Noell Faust. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, was employed with the Navy Commissary, and a member of Lighthouse Evangelical Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held 3:00...
Grace Jenkins Fincher
Jul 12, 2005
Athens, GA - Grace Jenkins Fincher, of Talmadge Terrace died July 12, 2005. Grace was born in Wiley, Georgia on September 7, 1920 to James Condor Jenkins and Elizabeth Pitts Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Gordon Fincher, a son, William L. Fincher, Sr. and two sisters, Willene Dunn and Kathleen Bleckley. Mrs. Fincher and her...
Grady A. Sims
Jul 11, 2005
Bogart - Grady Artsee Sims, 79, passed away Monday, July 11, 2005. A native of Clarke County, he was the son of the late L. C. and Eunice Belle Whitehead Sims and was preceded in death by a brother, W. C. Sims. He worked at Westinghouse Corp. for 28 years, a U. S. Navy Veteran and of the Baptist faith....
Fred Clifford Brown
Jul 11, 2005
Watkinsville - Fred Clifford Brown, 67, died July 11, 2005. A native of Toombs County, GA, he was a son of the late Luther D. and Lula Holcombe Brown, and was preceded in death by two brothers, Glen Brown and Steve Brown. Mr. Brown was in the National Guard for eleven years and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services...
Willie Edd Cooper
Jul 10, 2005
Colbert - Willie Edd Cooper, 81, died July 10, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, he was a son of the late Bessie Thurmond and James O. Cooper, and the widower of Margaret Hawkes Cooper. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph Cooper of Lincoln, NE, John Cooper of Concord, NC, and two sisters, Virginia...
Helen Blomquist
Jul 9, 2005
Athens - Helen Mae Blomquist, 93, a resident of Iris Place, died July 9, 2005. A native of Stanwood, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Vincent H. and Allenna May Hull Ogburn. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Richard F. Blomquist, and her daughter, Patricia Louise Robinson. Mrs. Blomquist was a graduate of...
Mary Carolyn Phillips
Jul 9, 2005
Winterville - Mary Carolyn Phillips, 62, died July 9, 2005. A lifelong resident of Winterville, GA, she was a daughter of the late William Howard Dunaway and Betty White Katzmann. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Winterville. Funeral services will be Monday, July 11, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Rev....
Myrl Fuller Brooks
Jul 7, 2005
Bogart - Myrl L. Fuller Brooks, 89, formerly of Mars Hill Road, Bogart, GA died July 7, 2005 at Family Life Enrichment Center. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Mattie Lou Parham and Benjamin Moses Logan, and the widow of D. J. Fuller and Herman Brooks. Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by eight...
Bette Tellefson Barwick
Jul 7, 2005
Athens - Better Tellefson Barwick, 80, of Highland Hills Retirement Home, died July 7, 2005. Born in Montana, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Sadie Weisner Wendt. Mrs. Barwick was raised in Wisconsin and lived in Iowa, Illinois, and Georgia. In earlier years she was very active with her church, her flowers and her family. Her husbands,...
Claudette M. Darrell
Jul 7, 2005
Athens - Claudette M. Darrell, 68, wife of the late James Wells, died Thursday, July 7, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Darrell was born in New York, September 3, 1936. She was a retired registered nurse from St. Maryís Hospital where she worked as a charge nurse. She was a foster grandmother at 4th Street Elementary school. Survivors...
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