Jane Offer Lewis
Nov 5, 2005
Athens - Jane Offer Lewis, 85, wife of the late Floyd L. Lewis, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Jane had lived in the Athens area for 21 years. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Nell Saxer Offer and was also preceded in death by an infant daughter. She...
Ruby Barden Gray
Nov 2, 2005
Hull - Ruby Barden Gray, 79, died Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at Athens Health & Rehab. Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Shelley Barden and Cynthia Pledger Sanders. Mrs. Gray was also preceded in death by her brother Carl Barden. She had worked for Monarch Manufacturing as a seamstress. She was a member of Kingdom...
Evan Luke
Nov 1, 2005
Bogart, GA - Evan Phillip Luke, 20, died November 1, 2005. Born in Gwinnett County, he was the son of Jim and Phyllis Luke of Bogart. He was a 2003 graduate of Oconee County High School, and was currently attending Georgia College, Milledgeville. Evan enjoyed life, always wanting to have a good time. He hunted and fished far and wideé�...from...
Bailey Franklin Daniel
Oct 31, 2005
Bailey Franklin Daniel, 94 of 2067 Cleveland Road, died October 31, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, he was the son of the late Marion N. and Carrie Bailey Daniel and widower of Essie Hollis Daniel. Mr. Daniel was an avid outdoorsman and beekeeper. He was a retired finish carpenter, having worked for C.P. Shaw and Robert...
Richard C. Axt
Oct 30, 2005
Bogart - Richard C. Axt, 82, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2005. A native of Bloomfield, New Jersey, he lived in the Athens area for 10 years; he was the son of the late Robert Louis Morris and Mary Herrel Bach Axt. He was a retired Colonel in the US Air Force serving in WWII, Korea and Vietnam Wars. During...
Gloria Busbin Harrison
Oct 30, 2005
Winterville - Gloria Busbin Harrison passed away October 30, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Charles Harrison and mother of the late Jeffrey Harrison. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Winston and Estelle Gray Busbin. She was a graduate of Oglethorpe County High School and had attended...
Robert N. Shockley Jr
Oct 29, 2005
Winterville - Robert Nathaniel Shockley, Jr., 87, of 215 S. Georgia Avenue, Winterville, died October 29, 2005. Born in Hall County, he was the son of the late Robert N., Sr. and Mollie Stephens Shockley. A resident of Winterville for 52 years and avid fisherman, Mr. Shockley was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and was retired from Georgia Department...
Mervin Aubrey Tiller
Oct 28, 2005
Lexington - Mervin Aubrey Tiller, 68, died October 28, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Vincent C. and Irene Chafin Tiller. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the Lexington American Legion Post 123. Mr. Tiller was retired from Mastercraft. Funeral services will be Monday, October...
Mary Florence Foster
Oct 28, 2005
Crawford - Mary Foster passed away October 28, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She was a long-time teacher and pioneer in special education. After teaching in Sumner, Albany, Libya, Germany and Fulton County she devoted her time to Oglethorpe County schools. A memorial service will be conducted at Crawford Baptist Church, 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2005. A memorial...
Sara Ruth Warnes
Oct 21, 2005
Athens - Sara Ruth Warnes, 30, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at her residence with her family by her side. Born July 11, 1975, in Athens, GA, Sara was the daughter of James C. and Carol Leyden Warnes. A graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and Columbus State University with a B.S. in Nursing, Sara was a registered nurse on...
Lougenia Huff Peck
Oct 20, 2005
Lougenia Huff Peck, 81,of Watkinsville, died October 20, 2005. Born in Elbert County, she was the daughter of the late Dayton and Lillian Miller Huff. She was a longtime resident of Oconee County and was employed with Wellington Puritan for 35 years. Mrs. Peck was a member of Freeman Creek Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 22, 2005...
Josephine Palmer Strickland
Oct 19, 2005
Josephine Palmer Strickland, 82, died October 19, 2005. A longtime resident of Comer, GA, she was a daughter of the late Ruth Sutton and Clark Howell Palmer, and the widow of Julian L. Strickland. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jayne Cown and brother, Kent Palmer. Mrs. Strickland was a homemaker and a member of Comer United...
Elbert Mayne "son" Wilkes
Oct 19, 2005
Watkinsville - Elbert Mayne "Son" Wilkes, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2005. A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Clarence A. and Mary Belle Hardigree Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes was a farmer, a lifelong member of Antioch Christian Church where he served as a deacon, served 30 years as the Board of Director for Agsouth...
Jeffrey B. Harrison
Oct 17, 2005
Winterville - Jeffrey B. Harrison passed away October 17, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late Charles Harrison and Gloria Busbin Harrison of Winterville. He was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. Mr. Harrison had been employed by the University of Georgia for 17 years. He is survived by his...
Myrtie Whitehead
Oct 12, 2005
Myrtie Frances Baker "Grandma" Whitehead, 100, passed away October 12, 2005 following a short illness. She was born December 29, 1904 and was a lifelong resident of Madison County. She was the daughter of the late George Edward and Susie Eberhart Baker, and the widow of Harrison Whitehead. She was also preceded in death by two brotherS, Clarence and T....
Alfred Amandus (al) Johnson
Oct 10, 2005
Lexington, GA - Alfred (Al) Amandus Johnson, Jr., 80, died Monday, October 10, 2005. A native of Kinard, SC, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Alfred Amandus Johnson, Sr. and Addie Delphia Wehunt. Al graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton, SC. He served in the US Navy, 1st Beach Battalion during World War II in the Atlantic and...
Nellie Sue Dial
Oct 8, 2005
Crawford - Nellie Sue Dial, 73, wife of the late Albert Grady Dial, died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at her residence. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late Jess Bennett Hanson and Bertha Corrine Hill Hanson. She was a member of Bride Age Tabernacle Holiness Church, Lincolnton, GA and retired from Reliance Electrical. Survivors include two...
Hoyt Lee Young
Oct 8, 2005
Winterville - Hoyt Lee Young, 88, husband of Grace LaCount Young died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. Born in Arnoldsville, GA he was the son of the late Marshall Elbert and Elsie Dockery Young. He was preceded in death by his first wife Georgia Berry Young, brother, Roy Young and sister Gladys Young. He...
Betty Hampton Clark
Oct 7, 2005
Athens - Betty Hampton Clark, 77, wife of the late Carl B. Clark, died Friday, October 7, 2005. Born in Bibb County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Preston Hampton and Bessie Mae Tyler Hampton. She was a very active member of Tuckston United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Mitzi Brown of Athens, Carlos Johnson of...
Myrtle Gladys Tucker
Oct 6, 2005
Myrtle Gladys Tucker, 83,of Winterville, died October 6, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Olin C.,Sr. and Lona Pethel Cape and widow of Rudolph Thurman Tucker, Jr. She was a member of Winterville First United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Winterville Cemetery with Rev....