OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Gregory Scott Holder
Oct 10, 2006
Lexington - Gregory Scott Holder, age 30, of Lexington, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Clarke County on April 1, 1976. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Holder. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Jackie and Jimmy Coile of Lexington. One brother, Anthony Holder of Stephens, and...
Margaret L. Styron
Oct 10, 2006
Athens - Margaret L. Styron passed away on October 10, 2006. She resided on Nowhere Road. Mrs. Styron was born on October 7, 1941 at Athens General Hospital. She was the only child of Sue Hunsinger and Cliff Little. She is survived by her husband, Billy Mac Styron, Sr.; her second father, Marshal Hunsinger; 2 daughters, Tammy Skinner and Myra...
James Benjamin Altmiller
Oct 9, 2006
Nicholson - James Benjamin Altmiller, 72, died October 9, 2006. A native of Louisville, KY, he was a son of the late Joseph and Esther Mary Vowels Altmiller, and was preceded in death by a brother, William P. Altmiller. Mr. Altmiller was a member of St. Josephís Catholic Church for many years. Memorial Mass will be Saturday, October 14, 2006...
Thad H. Ward
Oct 8, 2006
Athens - Thad H. Ward, 87, husband of the late Florine McGuire Ward, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Melvin Richard and Annie Spence Ward. He was a member of Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Thad was the owner and operator of Thadís Amoco Station. In...
Ida Myers Mann
Oct 8, 2006
Danielsville - Ida Myers Mann, 94, of Danielsville, GA, died October 8, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Center. A Native of Hart County, Mrs. Mann was the daughter of the late Thomas Mahlon Myers and Cancy Smith Myers. She was the widow of the late Hervin C. Mann, She was a member of the Danielsville United Methodist Church. She taught...
Edith Hardt Blue
Oct 7, 2006
Watkinsville - Edith Hardt Blue, 74, wife of the late Dr. Jack L. Blue, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 in Giessen (Adlahn) Germany while visiting family. Mrs. Blue was born in Giessen (Adlahn) Germany, to the late Hermann Hardt and Charlotte Ebert Hardt. Edith was one of twelve children, she became a US Citizen in 1959, shortly there after she...
Sadie Davison Christy
Oct 7, 2006
Crawford - Sadie Davison Christy, 94, wife of the late James E. Christy, died Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Quiet Oaks Nursing Home. Born in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late John Dillard and Dora King Davison. She was a member Crawford Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was also preceded in death by her son Jerry D. Christy....
Flora S. Gillespie
Oct 6, 2006
Arnoldsville - Flora S. Gillespie, 91, died October 6, 2006. A native of Hall County, she was a longtime resident of this area and was a member of Arnoldsville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Freeman and Anna Smallwood Savage, husband, Grady Gillespie, and a son, Reese Gillespie. Funeral services will be Monday, October 9, 2006,...
Charles Wilson Ruark
Oct 6, 2006
Colbert - Charles Wilson Ruark, 62, died Friday, October 6, 2006 at his residence. Born in Greene County, he was the son of Elizabeth Wilson Moon and the late Pat B. Ruark. He was a member of Winterville First Baptist Church. He served his country in the US Navy during Viet Nam aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. Charles retired from...
Robert Roxburgh
Oct 6, 2006
Colbert, GA - Robert Joseph Roxburgh, 45, died October 6, 2006. He was the son of Madeline Coyle Roxburgh of Colbert and the late Robert M. Roxburgh. He was a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School. Graveside services will be Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 11:00 AM at Athens Memory Gardens. Robert dearly loved his family and in addition to...
Rachel Burt Jenkins
Oct 4, 2006
Hull - Rachel Burt Jenkins, 102, wife of the late Dalton D. Jenkins, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at Athens Heritage Nursing Home. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Early Parks Burt and Maggie Mathews Burt. In addition to her parents and husband, she is also preceded in death by seven sisters and one brother....
Lucas Davis Williams
Oct 3, 2006
Watkinsville - Lucas Davis Williams, infant son of Christopher and Elizabeth Davis, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Egleston Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Born August 16, 2006 at St. Maryís Hospital, he was the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Davis. He is survived by one sister, Leah Davis, paternal grandparents, Diane Norton and Chuck Williams and maternal grandparents, Randy and Kay...
Lauren Dee Clark
Sep 30, 2006
Bogart - Lauren Dee Clark, 20, daughter of Deirdre Clark Futo and James Gregory Futo, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Daniel Joseph Clark; grandparents, Alfred Joseph Clark and Lucy C. Clark of Athens. Funeral services will be at 8:00 PM Thursday, October 5, 2006, at the chapel of...
Grace O. Healan
Sep 29, 2006
Athens, GA - Grace O. Healan, 91, died September 29, 2006. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Cynthia Foster Orr. For a number of years, Mrs. Healan worked with her husband, the late J.B. Healan in their store, J.B. Healan Auto Parts. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Graveside services will...
Robert Edwin Jacquin
Sep 29, 2006
Danielsville - Robert Edwin Jacquin, age 82, died Friday, September 29, 2006 in Madison Co. Survivors include his wife, Edith Campbell Jacquin, and a daughter, Marilyn Jacquin and one sister, Ruth Aber. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Lord and Stephens-East is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Coile
Sep 28, 2006
Athens, GA - Lonnie Donald Coile, 70, died September 28, 2006. A native of the Whitehall Community, he was the son of the late James Obie and Sallie Drake Coile and preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Coile. Mr. Coile was an excellent house painter by trade and was a good baseball pitcher in his early days. He was...
Gene Bledsoe
Sep 26, 2006
Athens, GA - Ivey E. (Gene) Bledsoe, 68, died September 26, 2006. Born in Marion, NC, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Bledsoe and was preceded in death by a daughter, Catheleen Rena Ring. Mr. Bledsoe served 2 tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps, having received the purple heart and bronze star....
Lloyd Bennett Mackey
Sep 26, 2006
Lloyd Bennett Mackey, 78, died September 26, 2006. Lloyd Mackey was born in Moulton, AL on July 30, 1928 and was raised in Andalusia, AL. He left Alabama to serve in the US Army from 1947-1950, where he served with the occupation forces in Japan immediately after World War II. After 1950 Mr. Mackey moved to Georgia and worked in...
Carol Rackensperger
Sep 26, 2006
Carol A. Rackensperger, 65, of Athens, died September 26, 2006. She is survived by her husband, George A. Rackensperger, daughters, Tracy L. Rackensperger, Sara B. Rackensperger and her husband, Eric Dennison and grandson, Trent Dennison, all of Athens. Lord and Stephens, EAST is in charge of arrangements.
Steven Osborne
Sep 24, 2006
Hull - Steven L. Osborne, 68, died September 24, 2006. Born in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Steven W. Osborne and Barbara Fincher Osborne Meridian and was preceded in death by a sister, Charlcie Burrus. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. Following his military service, he retired from Russell Research. Mr. Osborne was a member...



