Christopher Gay
Sep 10, 2006
Christopher Louis Gay, 23, died Sunday, September 10, 2006. Born in South Bend, IN, he was the son of Edward Louis Gay and Ruth Ann Gay. He had attended Hebron Baptist Church where he was recently baptized. Chris was a loving father, son and brother that will be deeply missed by his family and friends. He lived life to the...
Latricia L. Isler
Sep 8, 2006
Hull - Latricia L. Isler, 70, of Hull, died Friday, September 8, 2006. She was born in Jasper County, Indiana on June 19, 1936 to George and Sophia Dobbins. Mrs. Isler was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and her husband Bud Isler. Survivors include her two daughters, Kim (Larry) Hollingshead of Raleigh, N.C., Crissy (Todd) Bitner of...
Bobby Allen McCannon
Sep 7, 2006
Stephens, Ga- Mr. Bobby McCannon, age 70, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Athens Regional Hospital of Athens. He was born in Oglethorpe County on October 12, 1935 to the late Cleveland and Florie McCannon. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of the Burts United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; Lucy McCannon; five children;...
Ruby Reynolds Smith
Sep 6, 2006
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home in Athens announces the death of Ruby Reynolds Smith of Athens. Mrs. Smith passed away in the early morning hours of September 6, 2006. Mrs. Smith was born in McDuffie County on August 23, 1917 to parents Alfonzo Cornelius and Effie Lexie Reynolds. Mrs. Smith has resided in Athens for 80 years. Mrs. Smith was...
Necie Prickett
Sep 5, 2006
Necie Earnest Prickett, 80, died September 5, 2006. Born in Fayette County, AL, she was an Athens resident since 1963. She was the daughter of the late Fayette and Ellen Mullinax Earnest and widow of Garnett Prickett. Mrs. Prickett was retired from Benson Bakery and was a member of Christian Life Worship Center. Survivors include her sisters, Archieva Kilgore of...
Annie Lou (memmie) Epps
Sep 5, 2006
Annie Lou (Memmie) Epps, 98, died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 5, 2006. A lifelong resident of this area, she was a daughter of the late Hester Lester and Howard Wheless, and the widow of Ramey C. Epps. She retired from Chicopee Mills after fifty years. Mrs. Epps was a Christian woman and a mother to all she...
Robert S. Harvey
Sep 3, 2006
Mr. Robert S. Harvey, age 87, passed away, Sunday, September 3, 2006, at the Kindred Hospital of Atlanta. He was born in Oconee County on May 3, 1919 to the late William J. and Alma Harrison Harvey. He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma Harvey ; three sisters, and four brothers. He was a Member of the Poplar...
Harold Grady Barton
Sep 2, 2006
Harold Grady Barton, 73, died Saturday, September 2, 2006. Born in Fulton County, he was the son of the late Artemus Grady and Loyce Bennett Barton. Mr. Barton lived most of his life in the Athens area and was a graduate of Winterville High School. Mr. Barton's career in sales began with L.B. Price Mercantile. He then founded American Home...
Luther Tucker Berryman
Sep 2, 2006
Watkinsville, GA - Luther Tucker Berryman, 73, died September 2, 2006. A native of Hart County, GA, he was a son of the late Fannie Aaron and Lemeul Wilson Berryman. He was a member of Briarwood Baptist Church and a former chief dispatcher with the Georgia Forestry Commission. Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at 2:00 PM at...
Sara Pendergrass
Sep 1, 2006
Athens - Sara Pendergrass, 83, died Friday, September 01, 2006 at St. Marys Hospital. Graveside services will be held Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 2PM at Athens Memory Gardens. Lord& Stephens, EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby L. Tolbert- Gunn
Aug 30, 2006
Ruby L. Tolbert-Gunn, 90, died August 30, 2006. A native of Oglethorpe County, she lived in North Carolina for over twenty years before moving back to Winterville in 1962. She was a daughter of the late L. T. and Holly Fleeman Dover and was preceded in death by two husbands, Olin Howard Tolbert and Lonnie Gunn, as well as three...
Katie Mae Carter
Aug 29, 2006
Katie Mae Carter, 88, died August 29, 2006. Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Mattie Wortham Stewart and preceded in death by her brothers, Paul Stewart, Floyd Stewart and James Earl Stewart. Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Silas L. Carter. She was a longtime member...
John Ashton Martin
Aug 25, 2006
John Ashton Martin, 56, of Athens, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Friday, August 25, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, and their three 16-year-old children, Austin, Avery and Haley. John's older son, Sean Martin lives in Asheville, NC with his wife Debbie and their son Terran. John was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his mother, Catherine...
J. W. Wade
Aug 22, 2006
James W. (J.W.) Wade, 73, died August 22, 2006. Born in Barrow County, he was the son of Ruby Healan Wade of Athens and the late Willie Thomas Wade and preceded in death by a brother, Hugh Carroll Wade. Mr. Wade was a U. S. Army and Navy veteran. He served following the Korean Conflict and aboard the USS Independence...
Col. Carl Grady Moore, U.s. Army Ret.
Aug 22, 2006
Carl Grady Moore (Col., U.S. Army, ret.), age 87, passed away August 22, 2006 in Knoxville, TN. Col. Moore was born in Maynardville, TN on January 26, 1919, the seventh son of J.I. and Florence Moore. He attended Lincoln Memorial University, where he lettered in both baseball and basketball, and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Law School....
Infant Vincent Christian McKenzie
Aug 21, 2006
Vincent Christian McKenzie, died Monday, August 21, 2006 at Gwinett MedicalCenter. Born August 17, 2006 he was the infant son of Christopher Alan and Christina Murchison McKenzie. In addition to his parents he is survived by his twin brother, David McKenzie, brothers, Jamie Pitts and Chase Yager and sister, Holly Yager, maternal grandmother, Lillie Murchison of Athens, paternal grandmother, Opal...
Betty Melton
Aug 20, 2006
Comer - Betty Pridgen Melton, 79, died August 20, 2006. A native of Pike County, AL, she was a former resident of Opelika, AL, Phenix City, AL, and Gainesville, GA. She was a daughter of the late Franklin and Addie Williams Grissett, and was preceded in death by her first husband, Willie C. Pridgen; two brothers, Hayward Grissett and Willie...
Joyce Mary Good
Aug 18, 2006
Athens, Georgia - Joyce Mary Good, age 61, of Athens, GA died Friday, August 18, 2006 at her residence. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Charlotte Galar. She was a medical coder for Medical Management and attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include her daughter Denise and Patrick Joyce ; two grandchildren: Mary...
Heyward Sloan
Aug 16, 2006
Winterville, GA - William Heyward Sloan, 77, died August 16, 2006. A native of Harleyville, SC, he was a son of the late William Alex Sloan and Lelia Ann Heaton Sloan Scott and was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Kellum and Edna Parham, and a brother, Claude Sloan. He was retired from American General Life Insurance Company and...
Barbara Tiller
Aug 15, 2006
Barbara Gunnells Tiller, 59, died August 15, 2006. A native of Clarke County, she was a daughter of Sylvia Cochran Gunnells of Athens and the late Cleveland Harold Gunnells. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Revs. Glenn Guest and Jeff Wells will officiate. Interment will be in...