OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Gary Bullard
Aug 14, 2005
Athens - Gary Bullard, 52, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005. A native of Clarke County, he was the son of Lois Parham Bullard of Athens and the late Roland "Buck" Bullard. He was a musician for many years at Attica Baptis Church and Propsect United Methodist Church. Mr. Bullard was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church. Funeral services...
Myrtle Strickland Mize
Aug 13, 2005
Watkinsville - Myrtle Strickland Mize, 81, wife of the late Walter A. Mize, Jr., died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Maude V. Strickland. Her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa Mize and Johnny Lester, brothers, Jessie D. Strickland, William Strickland, sisters, Leila Burroughs, Irene Strickland and...
Ruth Catherine OKelley
Aug 13, 2005
Athens - Ruth Catherine OKelley, 73, died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at her residence with her family at her side. Born in Madison County she was the daughter of the late Brady and Willie Mae Harris Smith. Her brother Richard A. Smith also preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of Colbert Baptist Church. Survivors include...
Jeanette M. Stigile
Aug 13, 2005
Winterville - Jeannette M. Stigile, wife of the late Arthur L. Stigile and formerly of Newark, DE, died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Rainbow Retirement Center. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Wythe Rigney, Sr. and Cecelia May Rigney. She was a member of Cornerstone Church of God where she was very active in...
Martha B. Kennebrew
Aug 10, 2005
Crawford - Martha B. Kennebrew, 58, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late C. T. Bratcher and Lucille Booth Parham. Survivors include her mother; daughters, Megan Kennebrew of Crawford, Connie Walter of Athens; sisters, Linda Moore of Colbert, Rachel Pritchett of Crawford; brothers, Tommy Bratcher of...
Morene Fields Holcomb
Aug 10, 2005
Comer - Norene Fields Holcomb, 91, died August 10, 2005. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lola Mae Epps Fields and the widow of James Holcomb. She was a homemaker and a member of Hull Baptist Church. Mrs. Holcomb was preceded in death by a son, James Arthur Holcomb, Sr.; daughter,...
Earl W. Hopkins
Aug 8, 2005
Earl W. Hopkins, 79, of Athens, died August 8, 2005. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late L.G., Sr. and Lula Tolbert Hopkins and preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph Hopkins and L.G. Hopkins, Jr. He was a member and deacon of Edwards Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Hopkins was a Navy veteran of WW II...
Bessie Burt
Aug 8, 2005
Athens - Bessie Burt, 91, died August 8, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Clarke County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Hattie King Bullock, and the window of James Carl Burt. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Alton Burton and granddaughter, Tracy Lynn Kilgore. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 11,...
Dean Hewell
Aug 6, 2005
James Ladean "Dean" Hewell, 62, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2005. - Born July 18, 1943 in Whitehall, Georgia, he was the son of the late Louise Fowler and James Frank Hewell. He was employed with Hodges Enterprise, Loganville and resided in Conyers, Georgia with Eugenia Roberts. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at Whitehall Baptist...
Mark Darrell Duffell
Aug 6, 2005
Athens - Mark Darrell Duffell, 25, died August 6, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of this area, he was a son of Darrell Duffell of Athens, and the late Rebecca Clark Duffell. His grandparents, Fred Clark and Mr. and Mrs. George Duffell, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 11:00 AM at the...
Willie Ruth Pruitt
Aug 5, 2005
Bogart - Willie Ruth "Billie" Pruitt, 83, died August 5, 2005. A native of Oconee County, she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a daughter of the late James William and Johnnie Ruth Fulcher Edwards and a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Monday, August 8, 2005, at 11:00 AM at the chapel...
Chester Thomas Martin
Aug 3, 2005
Athens - Chester Thomas Martin, 85, died August 3, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Willie and Lessie Brooks Martin, and the widower of Myrtle Savage Martin. He was retired from Wellington Puritan Mill and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two...
Joseph Embrick
Aug 3, 2005
Joseph Embrick, 22, died August 3, 2005. Born in Clarke County, he was the son of Kathleen Embrick of Comer and Charles Lee Embrick of Commerce. Joseph was raised in Lexington, attended Oglethorpe County High School and was employed with Lee Epting Catering. He put his heart into anything he did. Memorial services will be Saturday, August 6, 2005 at...
Violet F. Hardy
Aug 2, 2005
Watkinsville - Violet F. Hardy, 92, died August 2, 2005. A native and lifelong resident of Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Beulah Marable Fulcher and the widow of Joe B. Hardy. She was a homemaker and a member of Watkinsville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas R. Hardy...
Grace Evelyn Chambers
Aug 1, 2005
Watkinsville, GA - Grace Evelyn Childs Chambers, 86, died August 1, 2005. A native of Madison County, she was a daughter of the late John and Maude Hyde Scarborough and preceded in death by her first husband, Hoyt Childs and granddaughter, Stacey Lee. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Briarwood Baptist Church. Graveside services will be Wednesday,...
Alan Cofer
Aug 1, 2005
Athens, GA - Alan Dorsey Cofer, 58, died August 1, 2005. A native of Clarke County, he was a son of Frances Hardeman Cofer of Athens and the late Ernest Dorsey Cofer. He was employed with the United States Postal Service for 39 years and was a member and chairman of the deacons of Attica Baptist Church. Mr. Cofer was...
Joe Thomas Potts Sr
Aug 1, 2005
Athens - Joe Thomas Potts, Sr., 78, passed away Monday, August 1, 2005. A native of Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Comer and Carrie Potts. Mr. Potts lived in Athens for the past 18 years, and was a retired director of Pitney Bowes. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, a former Mason, a member of...
Sally Sue Mills
Jul 31, 2005
Carlton - Sally Sue Mills, 94, died Sunday, July 31, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, she was the daughter of William and Eula Nix. She retired after fifty years of service with Elberton Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Mills loved gardening and sewing. Survivors include her daughter, Betty Jean Wedd Thomas of Crawford; sisters, Eula Kathryn Holcomb...
Frances Pass Bray
Jul 29, 2005
Athens - Frances Pass Bray, 95, died July 29, 2005. A Native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late D. Albert Pass and Maggie Elizabeth Bridges Pass and the widow of Joe Brown Bray, Sr. She was preceded in death by her son, Joe Brown Bray, Jr. Mrs. Bray was a lifelong resident of the Athens area...
Winfield Buddy Shook Jr
Jul 28, 2005
Buddy Shook, 58, of Watkinsville, died July 28, 2005 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Danbury, CT, he was the son of the late Winfield Eben Shook, Sr. Mr. Shook worked part time for Columbia Paper Company and Farmers Furniture. He attended Prince Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Reta Shook, mother and step father, Mary and Allen...



