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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
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...
Elmer Charles Pert
Sep 23, 2006
Athens - Elmer Charles Pert, 72, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at his residence. Born in Livingston, TX, he was the son of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Koch Pert. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Philomena Pert of Athens, daughter and son in law, Heidi and J.D. Powers, grandchildren, Beth and Jay...
Evelyn (mama) Long
Sep 22, 2006
Evelyn (Mama) Long, 90, of Athens, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2006. A native of Macon County, NC, Mrs. Long was the daughter of the late Charles and Rebecca Burrell Vinson and widow of Esco Long. She retired from Tiny Tot Nursery after many years and was a long time member of West End Baptist Church. Survivors include her...
Elizabeth Hayes Burrell
Sep 22, 2006
Watkinsville, GA - Elizabeth Hayes Burrell, 78, died September 22, 2006. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Marie Frances Hayes. In her early life, she was employed in the textile industry in the Athens area. For 15-20 years after this, she owned and ran her own sandwich shop in...
Edgar Jack Smith
Sep 22, 2006
Danielsville - Edgar Jack Smith, 69, husband of the late Jacquelyn Augustas Ogletree Smith, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at his residence. Born in Barrow County, he was the son of Martha Hayes Smith and the late Loanier Curtis Smith. He was a member of Elder Road Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughter...
Sara House Sims
Sep 22, 2006
Winterville - Sara House Sims, 76, wife of Norman Sims, died Friday, September 22, 2006. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Garnet W. and Mary Beck House. In addition to her husband she is survived by her son David Hutchins of Santa Rosa, FL, brothers; James D. House of Winder, John E. House of Cleveland,...
Florencio Flores
Sep 20, 2006
Florencio Flores, Jr., 53, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006. He was a native of Dallas TX and husband of Doris Mickle. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 24, 2006, in the chapel of Lord & Stephens Funeral Home EAST with interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends from 10:00 a.m. thru 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
Betty Mae Hopewell
Sep 20, 2006
Hull, GA - Betty Mae Hopewell, 73, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2006. She was the daughter of the late Morris and Emma Mae Williamson Redemer. Mrs. Hopewell has lived in this area since 1962 and was a member of Community Alliance Church. A Memorial Celebration for Betty will be held Sunday, September 24, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. in the...
Henry Lewis Bingham
Sep 20, 2006
Henry Lewis Bingham, 55, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Centers. Survivors include his parents, Henry Alexander Bingham and Vivian Youngblood Reese, children; Alex Bingham of Arkansas, Lisa Bingham of Arkansas, Tina Heard of Florida, grandchildren, Steven Bingham, Jennifer Bingham, Summer Heard, Jordan Bingham and three sisters. Funeral services will be private. Lord & Stephens, EAST is...
Anna Catherine Hill
Sep 19, 2006
Athens - Anna Catherine Hill, 80, died September 19, 2006. A native of Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Allen B. and Mamie Nabors Bowie, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ray Hill and her son, David R. Hill. Mrs. Hill moved to Athens in 1962 from Charleston, SC. She was a member of...
Mamie T. Carter
Sep 19, 2006
Mamie T. Carter, 95, wife of the late Clarence Lee Carter, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at her residence. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Ann Treadwell. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her son Clarence Alburn Carter and daughter, Dot Williams. She was a...
Charlotte T. Hubbard
Sep 18, 2006
Lexington, Ga- Charlotte T. Hubbard, age 73, passed away Monday, September 18, 2006 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born in Jackson Co. 0n November 10, 1932, to the late Raleigh and Flora Lockman Taylor. She was a retired bus driver for the Oglethorpe County Schools and a devoted member of the Crawford Pentecostal Church. She is also preceded...
Olga Synk
Sep 17, 2006
Athens - Olga Synk, 57, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at her residence. Olga is survived by her husband of 33 years, Bob Synk, one sister, Nadia Ryan of Cleveland, OH and a niece, Jennifer Ryan also of Cleveland, OH. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials in her honor may be made to the...
Milton O. Davis
Sep 16, 2006
Danielsville - Milton O. Davis, 63, died September 16, 2006. Born in Clarke County, he was a son of the late Carolyn Knighton and Hope Patton Davis, Sr., and was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from the University of Georgia and was a member of Moonís Grove Baptist Church. He was a charter...
Thelma Compton
Sep 11, 2006
Thelma Mae Hope Compton, 85, died September 11, 2006. A native of Liberty County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Sylvester and Ella Davis Hope, and the widow of James David Compton. She was also preceded in death by two children, James Compton and Linda Rowland. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist...
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