Dover, Delaware - Billy J. Wheeler of Dover died Wednesday October 5, 2005 in his home. He was 62. Mr. Wheeler was born February 16, 1943 in Jackson County, Georgia to the late Joe Webb Wheeler and Sarah Allene Hill Wheeler. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He was in the aircraft maintenance department at Summit...
Nina Hardeman Haynie, 103, formerly of Winterville, died October 4, 2005. A native of and lifelong resident of Winterville and Athens, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Annie Bryant Hardeman and widow of C.B. (Crick) Haynie. Mrs. Haynie was a homemaker and caregiver, having lovingly and unselfishly taken care of her family following her mother's death....
Hull - Andrew Lance Thomason, 25, passed away Monday, October 03, 2005. A native of Hull, he was the son of Tony L. (stepmother, Terrie) Thomason of Hull and mother, Suzan Bradshaw of Atlanta. He was employed with Southeastern Rubber Company and was a member of Hull Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2005,...
Chad David Cook, 25, of 2720 Malcom Bridge Road, died Sunday, October 2, 2005. He was a self-employed construction worker and the son of Cheryl Bramlett Cook of the home, and Bobby Cook and stepmother, Levie Cook of Bogart, GA. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 3:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, WEST. Revs....
Mary Helen Burkhalter Hicks, 69, died October 2, 2005. Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late George David Burkhalter and Flora Mae Craft Durden and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Hicks. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, WEST with Rev. Charles Pirkle officiating....
Winterville - Billy Franklin Hart, 69, died October 2, 2005. A native of Franklin County, he was a son of the late Dewey and Flora Lee Hart. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne Hart, Derick Hart and Branson Hart. He was retired from the University of Georgia. Mr. Hart was a charter member of New Covenant...
Crawford, GA - Sandra B. Cook, 71, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2005. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2005, at Tuckston United Methodist Church. Following the service there will be a reception for family and friends in the Tuckston UMC Fellowship Hall. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Athens - Frances Y. Cundiff died Thursday, September 29, 2005. She was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania on September 7, 1913. She lived in Albany and Milledgeville for many years and moved to Athens in 1997. She was a member of Chapelwood United Methodist Church, Athens and was a former State officer of Eastern Star. Mrs. Cundiff was the widow of...
Stephens, GA - Thomas Alton Tucker, 88, died September 27, 2005. A native of Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Ezekiel D. and Hennie Mae Lester Tucker and widower of Lorene Dellinger Tucker. He was retired from Wilkins Industries. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 2:30 PM at Lord and Stephens Chapel, EAST. Interment...
Russell D. (Bud) Brown, 84, of Watkinsville, Georgia, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005. He was a native of Titusville, Florida. Graveside services will be Friday, September 30, 2005 at 11:00am in Titusville, Florida. Mr. Brown's Georgia family include his wife, Ann Huff Brown, stepsons Dwayne Epps, Dwight Epps, and the late Donny Epps, stepdaughters Denise Seagraves and Deana Shields. He...
Alma Inez (MeMaw) Williams, 84, died September 27, 2005. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late B.R. and Audrey Fowler Connally and widow of Spurgeon (Spud) Williams. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by 3 brothers, James, Grover and Ray Connally. She was retired from Chicopee Mfg. Company after 35 years of service and was a...
Comer - Hazel D. Birchmore, 84, died September 27, 2005. A longtime resident of Comer, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Alvin and Lucille Meriwether Dickinson, and the widow of John Charles Birchmore. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Louise D. Cochran of Newnan, GA. Mrs. Birchmore was a homemaker and a member of...
Athens - James Marion Underwood, 85, of Iris Place, died September 27, 2005. Born in Woodbury, GA, Meriweather County, he was the son of the late Edward Hill and Mary Elizabeth Cartwright Underwood and was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Underwood. Mr. Underwood was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII having served with the Third Army under the...
Winterville, GA - Evelyn Erwin White, passed away September 27, 2005. Born December 18, 1909, she was a daughter of the late John and Fannie Meyer Erwin and the widow of Hughie H. White. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Minnie Estes and Ethel Hardeman, and two brothers, Frederick Erwin and Andrew "Gump" Erwin. She was a member...
Athens - Sally Evon Meachen Drewry passed away peacefully on September 25, 2005 after a brief illness. Born to Jerome and Mildred Durrett Meachen in Oklahoma City, and the widow of George H. Drewry, she was a longtime resident of Athens. Savannah was her home from 1979-1982. Sally will be remembered by many Athenians as a paraprofessional for kindergarten classes...
Watkinsville, GA - Barbara "Bobbie" Diane Hansford, 54, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005. Born in Collenton County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Carl Sidney and Mary Elise Stanfield Beach. She made her home in Oconee County for the past 45 years. Mrs. Hansford was employed with Oconee State Bank for 24 years, where she served...
Athens - Mr. Jacob George Schnabel, Jr., son of Jacob George Schnabel, Sr. and Matilda Meyer Schnabel of Brooklyn, New York, resided in Athens, Georgia. Mr. Schnabel died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at the Athens Regional Medical Center of Athens after a long illness. Born in Valley Stream, New York April 22, 1925, Mr. Schnabel was a United States Navy...
Comer - Jodi Elisabeth Torres, 16, died September 22, 2005. Born in Belleville, MI, she was the daughter of Timothy Gerald Torres and Lisa Benton Bolin. She was an active member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Bowman. Jodi was a Junior at Madison County High School where she was a Varsity Cheerleader. She was a member of the 4-H Club...
Athens - Margaret W. ìPeggyî Foster, 96, of Arbor Terrance, formerly of Iris Place, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home WEST, is in charge of the arrangements.
Crawford, GA - Mr. Lynn Vondelle Barrentine, 82, died September 22, 2005. A native of Camilla, GA, he was a son of the late John C. and Annie Mae James Barrentine and was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Vondelle Barrentine, Jr. He was a carpenter and a United States Air Force veteran of World War II. Funeral services...