OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas

Rhonda Joyce George

Rhonda Joyce George

Sep 25, 2008

Statham, GA - Rhonda Joyce George, 58, passed away September 25, 2008. A native of Oconee County, GA, she was a daughter of Peggy Mobley Carson of Statham and the late Jack Almond Fuller. She will be remembered as a loving daughter, mother, grandmother and wife. Funeral services will be Sunday, September 28, 2008, at 2:00 PM at Hebron Christian...

Byron Dean

Byron Dean

Sep 25, 2008

Bogart, GA - Byron Dallas Dean, 77, passed away September 25, 2008. A native and longtime resident of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Arizona Turk and Lonnie C. Dean, Sr., and was preceded in death by a brother, Lonnie C. Dean, Jr. and a sister, Ruth Whitehead. Mr. Dean was a graduate of Bogart High School...

Phillip Strickland

Phillip Strickland

Sep 24, 2008

Nicholson, GA - Phillip Daniel Strickland, 38, passed away September 24, 2008. A native of Fulton County, GA, he was a son of Joe and Linda Strickland of Danielsville. He was preceded in death by a sister, Melanie Strickland, brother, Kevin Strickland, and grandparents, Albert and Mary A. Wood and C. D. and Jene Strickland. He was employed with Silgan...

Betty Miller Fox

Betty Miller Fox

Sep 24, 2008

Athens, GA - Betty Miller Fox, 56, died September 24, 2008. Born in Vienna, GA, she was the daughter of Robert B. and Virginia Findley Miller of Vienna. Mrs. Fox was a 1974 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia. Since graduation, she has been employed with the University of Georgia Libraries. She was a member of Vienna...

Esther Soto

Esther Soto

Sep 23, 2008

Athens, GA - Esther Lopez Soto, 80, passed away September 23, 2008. A native of Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Andres Lopez and Ramona Rios. She was preceded in death by her husband, Javier Soto, who she married in 1951. Mrs. Soto was of the Catholic faith and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...

Marian Elizabeth McAnallen

Marian Elizabeth McAnallen

Sep 21, 2008

Athens, GA - Marian Elizabeth McAnallen, beloved wife of Heyward Merle McAnallen, passed away September 21, 2008. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania on February 7, 1926 to the late Fred E. and Mary Huselton Turner, she was married to Heyward on March 21, 1947. Survivors include her husband, Heyward M. McAnallen; son, Douglas H. McAnallen; and daughter, Deborah K. McAnallen. Funeral...

Judith Lee Rogers

Judith Lee Rogers

Sep 20, 2008

Danielsville-Judith Lee Rogers, 67, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the St. Mary's Hospice House. Born in Pasadena, TX, she was the daughter of the late Don and Janet Rogers. Lee was a graduate of Rollins College, Yale University and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill receiving advanced degrees in the field of science. She was currently employed by the...

Diane R. Seawright

Diane R. Seawright

Sep 20, 2008

Athens - Diane R. Seawright, 54, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at her residence. Born in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of Claudio and Louise Roig both of Athens. She was a member of the Church of Christ; had worked for Dalton Carpet One and Carpets Unlimited as an Interior Designer and was a Master Gardner through the State...

Lewis Wesley Miller Sr

Lewis Wesley Miller Sr

Sep 18, 2008

Lexington, GA - Lewis Wesley Miller, Sr., beloved husband of 66 years to the late Florence Pearl LaCount Miller, died September 18, 2008. Born in Walton County on April 15, 1924, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley Miller and Lorene Kitchens Bray. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter,...

Winnelle Ledbetter McIntyre

Winnelle Ledbetter McIntyre

Sep 18, 2008

Monroe - Winnelle Ledbetter McIntyre, 87, passed away September 18, 2008. A native of Chattahoochee, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Claude and Eunice Taylor Ledbetter and the widow of Howard N. McIntyre Sr. She was a former member of First Baptist Church of Chattahoochee and a current member of Watkinsville First Baptist Church. She was a charter...

Dellaree Erwin

Dellaree Erwin

Sep 17, 2008

Winterville, GA - Dellaree Rogers Erwin, 77, passed away September 17, 2008. A native of Oglethorpe County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Ezra and Zella Coile Rogers and the widow of Coile C. Erwin. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area. Graveside services will be Friday, September 19, 2008, at 11:00 AM at...

Georgia Sherry Thornton

Georgia Sherry Thornton

Sep 17, 2008

Bogart - Georgia Sherry Thornton, 62, wife of Roger Darrell Thornton, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at her residence. Born in Spokane, Wash., she was the daughter of the late Lt. Col. Reynolds Stevens Watson and Lois P. Thornton Gilliland. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gregory Thornton. Survivors in addition to her husband include her children,...

Rose Richason

Rose Richason

Sep 17, 2008

Winterville, GA - Rose Sugg Richason, 96, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, went peacefully to be with the Lord on September 17, 2008, with her family by her side. Rose was born December 6, 1911, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, to Edmund Tom "Teddy" and Helen Kate Sugg. She was a member of the orchestra and graduated from Centralia High School in...

David Winge

David Winge

Sep 17, 2008

Athens, GA - David Marion Winge, 66, son of the late John and Hazel Winge, former members of Green Acres Baptist Church, passed away September 17, 2008. Mr. Winge was born July 5, 1942 in Warner Robins, GA. He was a graduate of Northwestern School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 20, 2008, at 10:00...

Elsie Spratlin

Elsie Spratlin

Sep 12, 2008

Hull, GA - Elsie Smith Spratlin, 85, passed away September 12, 2008. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Bud and Susie Tolbert Smith and was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Leonard Spratlin. Mrs. Spratlin retired from the University of Georgia and was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Funeral services will be...

Zula Boswell

Zula Boswell

Sep 9, 2008

Hull, GA - Zula Rowe Boswell, 88, died September 9, 2008. Funeral services will be Friday, September 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, Thursday from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Cemetery Fund.

Henry L. Hammond

Henry L. Hammond

Sep 8, 2008

Arnoldsville, GA - Henry Lewis Hammond, 80, passed away September 8, 2008. A native of Greene County, GA, he was a son of the late Sarah Flem Bryan and Benjamin Bartemus Hammond. He was also preceded in death by his previous wife, Evelyn Hensley, his son, Bruce Andrew Hammond, brother, Edgar Hammond and sister, Jo Parker. Mr. Hammond retired in...

Taylor H. Wood

Taylor H. Wood

Sep 8, 2008

Winterville, GA - Taylor H. Wood, 95, died September 8, 2008. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Walter Preston Wood and Mattie Pugh Wood. He was preceded in death by sisters, Gennie Wood and Mary Ruth McRee, brother, H. Edgar Wood and nephews, Shannon Wood and Preston Wood. Mr. Wood was a minister of the...

William S. (bill)  Compton

William S. (bill) Compton

Sep 6, 2008

Comer - Bill Compton, 80, died Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late Norman and Hassie Mae Wood Compton. He retired from Georgia Power after 30 years service where he was a lineman. Bill was a member of Meadow Baptist Church and was an avid gardener. In...

Roy A. Nichols Sr

Roy A. Nichols Sr

Sep 5, 2008

Watkinsville - Roy A. Nichols, Sr., 92, husband to Carolyn Parsons Nichols for 62 years, died Friday, September 5, 2008. Born in Moultrie, GA, he was the son of the late Charlie Crawford and Mary Ellen Patrick Nichols. Mr. Nichols served his country during WWII in the US Army 753rd Tank Battalion. He retired from General Motors. He was a...