OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Sara Jean Hobbs
Apr 4, 2005
Sara Jean Hobbs, 82, died Monday, April 4, 2005 at Cobb Memorial Hospital. Born in Madison County she was the daughter of the late George and Bessie Burroughes and wife of the late Charles Everett Hobbs. She was a member of Sonlight Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny and Kay Hobbs, Everett and Yone Hobbs, both of...
Roy L. Kesler
Mar 15, 2005
Roy L. "Buddy" Kesler, 71, of Hull, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2005. A native of Madison County, he was the son of the late Roy Lee and Lurlene Griffeth Kesler and was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Truett Kesler. Mr. Kesler was retired from Kendall Corporation and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Funeral Services...
Mary Margaret Millican
Mar 14, 2005
Mary Margaret Millican, 87, died March 14, 2005. A native of Whiteville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Mattie Hill and Walter Patrick Lynch, and was the widow of W. T. (Bill) Millican, to whom she was married for sixty-eight years. She was also preceded in death by a son, W. T. (Tom) Millican, III. Mrs. Millican lived...
Coequilla Hammond
Mar 13, 2005
Coequilla Hammond, of Lexington, GA died Sunday, March 13, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Elizabeth Gulley Clark and was the widow of Tom Watson Sisk. She was a member of Pentecostal Chapel Holiness Church. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 3:00 PM at Pentecostal...
Mary Lee Whitaker
Mar 11, 2005
Mary Lee Whitaker, 73, of Athens, died Friday, March 11, 2005. A native of Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Thurman Carey and Sally Lizzie Bryant Jones and the widow of William Alexander Whitaker. She had retired from private nursing and was of the Baptist faith. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 20,...
Pamela Jo Hadaway
Mar 9, 2005
Pamela Jo Hadaway, 37, died March 9, 2005. A native and longtime resident of Athens, GA, she lived in Calabash, NC for eight years. She was a daughter of Dorothy Lavender Hadaway of Calabash, NC and James F. Hadaway of Athens. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST....
Billy Joe Smith
Mar 7, 2005
Billy Joe "B.J." Smith, 69, died March 7, 2005. A native of Reisel, Texas, he was a son of the late Barney L. and Rachel M. Smith. Mr. Smith retired in 1990 after serving thirty-five years in Federal service. The last fifteen years were spent as meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Athens, which at that time...
Annie Fowler Hutchinson
Mar 6, 2005
Annie Fowler Hutchinson, 77, wife of the late J. W. Hutchinson, died Sunday, March 6, 2005 at her residence. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Pauline Gossett Fowler. She was a member of Christian Life Worship Center. Survivors include her daughters, Joanne Hicks, Lillian Weathers, Sue Croy, Grace Edmonds and Barbara Vigal, two...
Howard Dobbs
Mar 6, 2005
Howard Dobbs, 84, died March 6, 2005. A native of Madison County, he was a son of the late Thomas and Hulda Barnett Dobbs, and the widower of Mary Frances Fitzpatrick Dobbs. He was recently preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Compton of Comer and Thomas ìRedî Dobbs of Danielsville. He was a veteran of the United States Army....
Helen Wheeler Foster
Mar 5, 2005
Helen Wheeler Foster, 86, of 940 South Enota Drive, died March 5, 2005. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Marcus Cleveland Wheeler and Lillie Catherine Hawkins Wheeler. She was preceded in death by a sister, Willie Gladys Wheeler Weatherly. She was a graduate of Athens High School and was retired from the Agricultural Engineering...
Thomas J. Eberhart
Mar 5, 2005
Thomas J. "Grandpa" Eberhart, 84, died March 5, 2005. A lifelong resident of Madison County, he was the son of the late George T. and Cornelia Patterson Eberhart and was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Nelms and grandson, Tom Childers. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. Graveside services will be Monday, March 7, 2005 at 1:00...
Robert Allen Wiggs Jr
Mar 3, 2005
Robert Allen (Bobby) Wiggs, Jr., 44, died March 3, 2005. He was the son of Robert A. and Jerry Wiggs of Montgomery, AL. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Upham-Wiggs; children, Pricilla Ann (Prissy) Wiggs, Robert Allen Wiggs, III (Tray) and Bobbie Jo Wiggs; stepchildren, Vanessa and Kayla; siblings, Karen (Jeff) palmer of Meridian, MS, J.B. (Bob) Pannell of Coosada, AL,...
Ruth Emily Tewes
Feb 27, 2005
Ruth Emily Tewes, 82, wife of the late Edward George Herman Tewes, died Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in College Point, NY, Mrs. Tewes was the daughter of the late Oscar and Martha Herzke Herzog. She worked for the US Government as a Legal secretary and was a realtor in Greensboro, GA and with Realty...
Henry Philip Morris Sr
Feb 25, 2005
Henry Philip Morris, Sr., 67, died February 25, 2005. Born in Tennille, GA, he was the son of the late Henry Chapman Morris and Mary Grace Underwood Morris. Mr. Morris has made his home in Athens since 1963 and was retired from Philip Morris and Associates, Inc., which he founded in 1988. He was an avid outdoorsman and a friend...
Angeline Coleris Cochanes
Feb 22, 2005
Angelina Coleris Cochanes, 94, died February 22, 2005. A native of Denver, Colorado, she was one of two children of John and Fannie Olympiou Coleris, and was preceded in death by her husband of seventy-three years, James John Cochanes. She was a member of St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church. Furneral services will be held Saturday, February 26, 2005, at 11:00...
Phyllis King Smith
Jan 5, 2005
Carlton - Phyllis King Smith, 65, wife of the late George Miles Smith, died Thursday, January 5, 2005 at her residence. Born in Elberton, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Littie Bond King. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her infant son, Stacey Lee Smith. Survivors include her...
Mary Langley
May 29, 2004
Athens - Mary Burch Langley of Athens died Saturday, May 29, 2004. A native of Dodge County, Mrs. Langley grew up in Eastman and was a daughter of the late Christopher and Louise Ray Burch. Her brothers Albert Ray, Flournoy, and Jakie preceded her in death, as well as her husband, Archie Langley, She graduated from the University of Georgia...
John Anderson "Andy" Heinz
Aug 28, 1951
John Anderson "Andy" Heinz, 60, of the Watson Mill area of Oglethorpe County, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. Mr Heinz was originally from Avondale Estates GA, but had lived in Oglethorpe County for the past 40 years. He was a well-known businessman in Lexington, GA for many years, where he operated Lost and Found Antiques. Mr. Heinz was...
Glenn Scarborough
Sep 20, 1943
Glenn Scarborough, a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran of 8079 Hwy 29 South, Hull, GA passed from this life unto his final rest on September 18, 2012. He was 69 years old, born September 20, 1943. The eleventh child of twelve children, he was born to Joe and Blanche Scarborough, seven of whom are deceased. Mr. Scarborough is also predeceased by...
Stephen S. Fennell
Sep 21, 1940
Dr. Stephen S. Fennell, 70, died Monday, May 30, 2011. A Memorial Mass will be held Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 2PM at the UGA Catholic Center. Lord & Stephens EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
