Edward Prather
Apr 10, 2006
Edward Frazer Prather, 88, died April 10, 2006. Born in Jasper, GA, he was the son of the late Lee and Gladys Frazer Prather. Mr. Prather was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict. Following his graduation from The University of Georgia, Mr. Prather taught Agriculture at Colbert High School for several years before farming full...
Chris Bjornlie
Apr 10, 2006
Chris Bjornlie, 45, died April 10, 2006. A native of Winnemucca, Nevada, he lived in this area for the last thirty-nine years. He was a construction worker and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Bjornlie enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing golf. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 11:00 AM at Colbert Cemetery. Survivors include...
Sara C. Saxon
Apr 8, 2006
Watkinsville - Sara C. Saxon, 81, wife of the late Edd R. Saxon, died Saturday, April 08, 2006 at Athens Heritage Nursing Home. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Guy L. and Ruby Eberhardt Crawford. She retired from the Oconee County School System and was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by...
Felton Magness
Apr 8, 2006
Watkinsville - Felton Magness, 84, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 1PM at Lord & Stephens WEST Chapel. Burial will be at 3:30PM at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, GA. Visitation will be held Tuesday at the funeral home from 6 to 8PM. Lord & Stephens,...
Donald Wayne Junkins
Apr 7, 2006
Arnoldsville - Donald Wayne Junkins, 48, died Friday, April 07, 2006 at his residence. Born in Americus, GA he was the son of the late Forrest V. Junkins and Ellen Medlock Moody. He served in the US Navy and was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. He is survived by his uncle Bud Junkins of AL and step father,...
Vinnie Elizabeth Hill
Apr 7, 2006
Danielsville - Mrs. Hill, age 85, died Friday, April 7, 2006 after an extended illness. She was born in Madison, Co. April 13, 1920. She was the daughter of the late George and Judy Martin Hunsinger. She was preceded in death by her husband Woodie Hill, a son Elvis Hill, a daughter Joyce Janes and one grandson Shawn Hill. Survivors...
David C. Mathis
Apr 6, 2006
Athens - David C. Mathis, 52, died Thursday, April 6, 2006 at his residence. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late J.C. Mathis and Louise Rhodes Mathis of Athens. He was a graduate of Clarke Central High School where he played Basketball and Baseball. David was the owner of Par Six Pest Control. He received his Undergraduate...
Ledford Charles Dalton
Apr 6, 2006
Hull - Ledford Charles Dalton, 64, died April 6, 2006. Mr. Dalton was a son of the late Arnold and Negie V. Dalton. He was employed with Goldkist and lived in this area for the last six years. Memorial services were Sunday, April 9, 2006, at 2:00 PM at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Survivors include his wife,...
Katherine Sherrer
Apr 6, 2006
Lexington - Katherine Sherrer, 80, died April 6, 2006. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Pierce and Susan Burt Mathews, and was the widow of Willis Elton Sherrer. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Eva Steele and Nona Isbel, and a brother, Jewett Lofton Mathews. Mrs. Sherrer moved to this area...
Spencer Damon Redmon
Apr 4, 2006
Athens - Spencer Damon Redmon, died April 4, 2006. A native of Lakeland, FL, he was a 1991 graduate of Perry High School and attended Macon Junior College. Mr. Redmon lived in this area for thirteen years and was a popular chef for the last eight years at Harry Bissetts Restaurant. Funeral services were Saturday, April 8, 2006, at 11:00...
Hollis Bernard Davis
Apr 3, 2006
Winterville - Hollis Bernard Davis, 99, died Monday, April 3, 2006 at his residence. Born in Annona, TX, he was the son of the late Eugene Thomas and Ava Lawson Davis. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Myers Davis, daughters; Sandy Mims of Athens, Judy Dufour of Simpsonville, SC, grandchildren; David Mims, Shelley Martin, Julie Hunter, Kathy Beach, Laurie Soenen, and...
Jerry Daniel Harrell
Apr 3, 2006
Jerry D. Harrell, 43, husband of Carol Roberts Harrell, died Monday, April 3, 2006 at his home. Born in Tuscaloosa, AL, he was the son of Jerry E. and Nancy Wheelis Harrell. He was a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church. Dan was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved by the many who knew him. He was preceded in...
Henry Clarke Ferguson
Mar 30, 2006
Bogart - Henry Clarke Ferguson, 90, husband of the late Mattie Marian McBrayer Ferguson, died Thursday, March 30, 2006. Born in Temple, GA, he was the son of the late Thomas Wiley and Fannie Lou Kinney Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson is survived by his daughters; Dianne (Richard) Crawford of Bogart, Linda (Walter) Chandler of Doraville, GA, one sister, four grandchildren, 15...
Stase Mazeika
Mar 30, 2006
Colbert - Stase Mazeika, 90, died March 30, 2006. A native of Panevzys, Lithuania, she was a daughter of the late John and Paulina Zaleskis Gogas. She was a registered nurse for many years. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 10:00 AM, St. Josephís Catholic Church. Interment will be at St. Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, on...
Grady James Strickland
Mar 29, 2006
Watkinsville - Grady James Strickland, 64, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at his residence. Born in Atlanta, he was the son of the late James Hamilton and Peggy Young Strickland. He was a Sergeant in the US Army during Vietnam. Survivors include his sons; Jimmy Strickland and Johnny Strickland both of Watkinsville, sisters; Peggy Twiggs and Betty Joe McKew, brothers;...
Chris Lee
Mar 27, 2006
Chris Lee, 38, died March 27, 2006. A native of Columbia County, GA, he was a graduate of Evans High School. Mr. Lee was the son of the late Herbert and Merwin Lee and has lived in the Athens area since 1987. He was currently employed with Adams Motor Express and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp....
Lamar Thomas
Mar 27, 2006
Athens - Cary Lamar Thomas, 49, died March 27, 2006 at ARMC after three years of declining health. He was the son of Joseph Allen Thomas of Colbert, Edwina Fambro T. Hollis of Hull and also survived by his stepmother, Mariam Baker Thomas of Colbert and stepfather, John D. Hollis, Jr. of Hull. He was a former construction worker and...
Isabelle B. Thomas
Mar 26, 2006
Arnoldsville - Isabelle B. Thomas, 84, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at Wilbankís Personal Care Home, Commerce, GA. Born in Swansea South Wales, she was the daughter of the late John Gynn and Isabella Fleming Morgan. Survivors include her daughters; Sandy Wilson of Arnoldsville, GA, Jacqueline Renaud of Derry, NH, sister, Terry Sullivan of Atkinson, NH six grandchildren and seven...
Connie Barnette
Mar 26, 2006
Connie Rebecca Barnette died peacefully on the evening of March 26, 2006 at Athens Regional Hospital. Her mother and life companion, Rebecca Dawson (Becky) Barnette was at her bedside. Connie was preceded in death by her father, James Milton Barnette, who died suddenly on December 26, 1950, when Connie was 9 years of age. Connie had a multitude of family...
Reba Spratlin
Mar 24, 2006
Reba Johnson Spratlin, 90, died March 24, 2006. A native and lifelong resident of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Dora Ann Brown Johnson and widow of Craig Spratlin. She was a member of Hull Baptist Church where she taught Gleeners Sunday School Class and Sunbeams and was active in WMU. Funeral services will...