Kathleen Anne Lacey Ralph
Oct 10, 2022
Kathleen Anne Lacey Ralph, 88, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 following a period of declining health.
Born February 25, 1934 in Highland Park, Michigan, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Charles Evert Lacey and Anna Harris Lacey. Her father was a traveling Brethren preacher, and she lived in many areas of the United States during...
Joan Carole Hataway
Oct 10, 2022
Joan Carole Hataway, 87, of Winterville died on Monday, October 10, 2022.
Born in Morgan County to Jones Broach and Curtis Byrd Broach, Joan grew up in Walton County before relocating to Athens in 1958. She retired from Del Mar Window Coverings. Joan was a dedicated Christian and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also an...
Larry Edwards Webster
Oct 10, 2022
Larry Edwards Webster, 83, of Athens died on Monday, October 10, 2022.
Born in Birmingham, AL to John Edwin Webster and Myrtice Edwards Webster, Larry grew up in the Inglenook neighborhood of Birmingham, graduating from Philips High School and later from Auburn University with bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management. He then served his country...
George Stasyshyn
Oct 9, 2022
George Stasyshyn, 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Jefferson on Sunday October 9, 2022. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
George was born in Bethlehem Township, N.J. on April 27, 1931. He was the youngest of the twelve children of Anthony Stasyshyn and Anna Boysyshyn Stasyshyn. George grew up on the family farm...
Tamara Sailors
Oct 9, 2022
Tamara Lynne Pegram Sailors, 54, died peacefully on October 9, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born September 19, 1968, in Charlotte North Carolina, the oldest daughter of James Leigh Pegram and Linda Linker Harris Pegram. Tamara met many personal challenges in her life, yet she received an Associate's Degree in Business Management from Georgia State University. "There...
Billy L. Shirey
Oct 9, 2022
Billy (Bill) Shirey, 87, of Athens, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 9, 2022. He was surrounded by his family.
Born April 18, 1935, in Winfield, Alabama. He was the son of the late Martin Floyd Shirey and Eva Pearl Henderson Shirey. He is preceded in death by his brothers, John Clifton, Paul, and Gilbert and...
Michael Shawn O'Kelley
Oct 7, 2022
Michael Shawn O’Kelley, 23, of Watkinsville died on Friday, October 7, 2022. Born and bred in Oconee County, Michael worked as a maintenance technician for Daifuku. Michael was a hard worker and the consummate “good ol’ boy,” a true Southern, country gentleman. He loved guns, had a great sense of humor, and was extremely loyal, always there for anyone...
Reba Charlotte Parr Johnson
Oct 7, 2022
Reba Charlotte Parr Johnson, cherished mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022 at the age of 93.
Born in Athens, she was a daughter of the late Roy W. Parr and Ruth Couch Parr. Mrs. Johnson was a lifelong member of Princeton United Methodist Church. She was an avid fan of the Atlanta...
Harry Samuel Burch
Oct 6, 2022
Harry Samuel Burch, 75, of Watkinsville, GA died on October 6th, 2022. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill, Bob, Jim and Frank. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, his daughter, Laura (her husband Mark), his brother, Mike and his sisters-in-law, Mary and Donna.
Harry was born in Hartsville, SC to the...
Susie (Johnson) Powell
Oct 6, 2022
Susie Johnson Powell died peacefully on Thursday, October 6th at the age of 95 with her family at her side. A lifelong resident of Georgia, she had lived in Athens for the last 25 years. Susie is survived by four children, Mike Powell (Anne) of Statham, GA, Jim Powell (Jean) of Monroe, GA, Vicki Powell Sorrow (Randy) of Rabun...
Dr. Susan Diane Guttman
Oct 5, 2022
Susan Diane (Guttman) Glover passed away at the age of 75 on October 5, 2022, at her home in Athens, GA. She was born on February 18, 1947, in Tarrytown, NY, to Reitha and Irving Guttman. She was married to Claiborne Van Cortlandt Glover III for 42 years and is survived by her husband, her son David Claiborne (wife...
Sara (Jennings) Downs
Oct 5, 2022
Sara Elizabeth Jennings Downs of Watkinsville, Georgia passed away at Magnolia Estates, Winder, Georgia on October 5, 2022.
She was born on February 24, 1927 in Watkinsville, Georgia and lifetime resident of Oconee County. She was a graduate of Oconee High School in 1945. She was a lifelong member of Antioch Christian Church. She retired from Reliance Electric,...
Christopher Paul Brooks
Oct 4, 2022
After a brief battle with cancer Christopher Paul Brooks, age 43, passed away at home on Oct. 4, 2022. Paul was born on Aug. 1, 1979, the son of the late James R. and Virginia A. Brooks. He was a longtime residence of Hull, Ga. Paul followed in his fathers’ footsteps and became an electrician. He most recently worked...
Dennis James Woods
Oct 4, 2022
Dennis James Woods, 64, of Athens, passed away on October 4, 2022. Born on August 29, 1958, he was the son of James Woods and Yvonne Boggs Woods.
Dennis was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of over 37 years, Maria Woods; sons, Samuel Woods, Jacob Woods (Maris Lyons),...
David Michael Rohme
Oct 4, 2022
"David "Mike" Rohme, of Lexington Georgia, passed away on October 4, 2022 after a 10 month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was born May 23, 1969 in Athens Georgia. He is the son of Carolyn Rohme and the late Emmett "Pete" Rohme. Mike grew up in Jefferson Georgia, where he made life long friends and...
Quinon Robert Coggins
Oct 3, 2022
Quinon Robert Coggins, 63, of Watkinsville, died on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Quinon was born in Buford, GA to the late Charlie Robert Coggins and Judy Coggins. He was exceptional from the very beginning: super smart, his family discovered he could already read when he started school. He remained an avid reader his entire life. An outstanding...
Alice Geraldine (Maxey) Camp
Sep 30, 2022
Alice Geraldine Maxey Camp gave up the pain and agony of her world in exchange for eternal life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. After an extended illness, Alice, 69 of Hull, GA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends. She grew up in Watkinsville, GA and graduated from Oconee County High School in 1971....
Jean Kelley Hopkins
Sep 30, 2022
After a short illness, Jean Kelley Hopkins, 96, went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2022 with her family present. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Stuart R. Hopkins, her parents, Mr. & Mrs. C Earl Kelley, her son, Paul Kelley Hopkins and a grandson, Stuart Anthony Nemetz.
Ms. Hopkins was employed as a...
June Elrod Logan
Sep 30, 2022
June Elrod Logan, 76, of Hull GA went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2022, following an extended illness. She was born in Franklin County, GA to the late William Hoyt Elrod and Mary Brooks Elrod. June was also preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Benjamin “Buddy” Logan and her sister, Rachel Elrod Anderson, both of...
Dr. Sarah "Sallie" Bradford Krickel
Sep 29, 2022
Dr. Sarah “Sallie” Bradford Krickel, 79, of Athens, died on September 29, 2022, after a short illness. The daughter of the BR and Sarah Robertson Bradford, Sallie was born on December 9, 1942 in Savannah, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Ransom Bradford IV, Windell Bradford, and Neil Bradford. She was also preceded in...