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Steve Douglas Venable
Mar 17, 2018
Steve Douglas Venable, age 59 of Athens, GA (Jackson County) passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his residence. Born on January 4, 1959 in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late Larry Harold Venable and Claire Elrod Venable. He was a computer operator, of the Baptist faith, had a Bachelor Degree at Troy University and took some...
William H. Brown
Mar 16, 2018
William Howard Brown, Jr., age 57 of Maysville, GA passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at his residence. Born April 10, 1961 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Mr. Brown was the son of the late William Howard Brown, Sr., and Helen Derstein Brown. He was a self-employed printer, a history buff, and loved going on cruises and coin-collecting. Mr. Brown was...
Jeffrey Benjamin Wilson
Mar 12, 2018
Jeffrey Benjamin Wilson, age 64 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at his residence. Born on Aug. 22, 1953 in Commerce, GA, he was the son of the late Q.D. and Alma Waters Wilson. He was a retired mechanist with Caterpillar, worked at Roper for a number of years, and was a member of Wilson United Methodist...
John F. Webber
Mar 9, 2018
Reverend John F. Webber, age 91 of Commerce, GA, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1926 in San Diego, California to the late Jefferson Rogers and Eula Neese Smith Webber. Mr. Webber was a minister and pastored all over the southeast region. He was an Air Force veteran and...
Arnold Earnest Bomia
Mar 9, 2018
Arnold Earnest Bomia, age 49 of Nicholson, GA passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at his residence. Born on July 6, 1968 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Merrell and Donna Bomia. He was a mechanic with Greenway's Trucking, formerly an employee with Gainesville Tire for 25 years, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Kathy...
Nathan George Ballenger
Mar 9, 2018
Nathan George Ballenger, age 53, of Maysville, GA passed away Friday, March 9, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born November 14, 1964 in Commerce, GA to Jimmy Ballenger and Mary Helen Chambers Ballenger. He was a self-employed construction worker, and a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother,...
Otis William Mcclure
Mar 6, 2018
Otis William McClure passed away on March 6, 2018. William, as he was known to his family, and Bill, as he was known to his friends, was born on May 8, 1944, to Hoyt and Jurelle McClure of Commerce, GA. He was preceded in death by his sister, Catherine Neisler of Greenville, SC, sister, Brenda Stephenson of Jefferson, GA, and...
Myrtle L. Baker
Mar 5, 2018
Myrtle L. Baker, age 60 of Jefferson, GA passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at her residence. Born on July 21, 1957 in Laurens Co., GA to the late Glenn and Renie Fowler Patton. She was the widow of Danny Baker, a homemaker, and a member of Mt. Creek Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a daughter,...
Lois Allene Seabolt
Mar 4, 2018
Lois Allene Snipes Seabolt entered into eternal rest on March 4, 2018. She was born on October 26, 1924 in Jackson County to the late Silas and Elizabeth "Betty" Stevens Snipes. She finished High School in 1942 and attended Athens Business College. She was employed by W.N. Harden Oil Company for 35 years. She was first married to Valdosta Thomas...
James Walter Eubanks
Mar 3, 2018
James Walter Eubanks, Sr. age 82 of Commerce passed away Saturday March 3, 2018 at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Mr. Eubanks was born October 21, 1935 in Homer to the late Jesse Lamar & Margie Irvin Eubanks. He was the former owner/operator of Eubanks Pest Control and was currently employed at Ivie Funeral Home. He was a past president of...
Linda Lee Enos
Feb 26, 2018
Linda Lee Enos, age 67, of Colbert, GA, passed away February 26th, 2018 at her residence. Born on January 18th, 1951 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of Herbert Charles Enos and Virginia Chute Enos. She worked at the University of Georgia for over 20 years, and retired as a records clerk from the Athens/Clarke County Government after 10...
Donald Lee Wilson
Feb 24, 2018
Rev. Donald Lee Wilson, age 75 of Commerce, GA passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018. Born on September 20, 1942 in Commerce, GA, he was the son of the late Howard Wilson and Irene Minish Wilson. Rev. Wilson loved God's word and studied it earnestly. He achieved a PHD in Theology. He pastored Thytira Baptist Church and Community Baptist and...
John Turner
Feb 23, 2018
John William Turner age 83 of Commerce passed away Friday Feb. 23, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Turner was born Sept. 21, 1934 in Commerce to the late Henry & Eva Evans Turner. He was a machine operator with ABB and served his Country in the United States Air Force. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include, daughter, Shelby...
Henry Franklin O'Kelley
Feb 21, 2018
Mr. Henry Franklin O'Kelley, age 81, of Maysville, GA, passed away Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. O'Kelley was born in Maysville, GA to the late Charlie F. and Sallie Suggs O‘Kelley. Mr. O'Kelley served his Country in the United States Army and in the National Guard. He was a former equipment operator for the Department...
Edna Wood Brown
Feb 19, 2018
Edna Wood Brown, age 91 of Commerce, GA passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Born in Maysville, GA on Aug. 28, 1926, she was the daughter of the late R.J. and Cleo Nicholson Wood. Mrs. Brown was a seamstress with Oxford, member of Wilson United Methodist Church, and is preceded in death by brothers, Robert Wood, James Wood, Alvin Wood,...
Lawrence Dupree London
Feb 16, 2018
Lawrence Dupree "Silver Fox" London age 80 of Murrayville passed away Friday Feb. 16, 2018 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Mr. London was born May 12, 1937 in Cleveland to the late Hugh Jason & Jessie Naomi Smith London. He worked in construction, also at Georgia Chair and was a former grave digger at Memorial Park Cemetery. He was...
Vivian Matthews Zillman
Feb 8, 2018
Vivian Matthews Zillman age 68 of Jefferson passed away Thursday Feb. 8, 2018 at Winder Health Care. Mrs. Zillman was born May 24, 1949 in Commerce to the late Frank Matthews & Johnnie Pace Gibby. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Zillman and a brother, Bobby Matthews....
Dempsey H. Pruitt
Feb 6, 2018
Dempsey H. Pruitt, age 77, of Homer, GA passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Born on Aug. 01, 1940 in Carnesville, GA, Mr. Pruitt was the son of the late Ralph Pruitt, Ruth Means Pruitt and his step-mother, Mamie Sue Pruitt. He was the widower of Geraldine Bond Pruitt to whom he married on March 31, 1959 and was married...
Marshall Anthony Pugh
Feb 5, 2018
Marshall Anthony Pugh of Hookerton, North Carolina, formerly of Madison County, Georgia passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018, at the age of 42 after a short battle with cancer. Marshall was a man better suited for a tree stand than a hospital bed, but when he was called to fight the big cancer, he did. He fought until the...
Betty Sue Hooper Latty
Feb 5, 2018
Betty Sue Hooper Latty, age 71, of Maysville, GA passed away Monday, February 5, 2018, at her residence. Ms. Latty was born August 24th, 1946 in Commerce, GA to the late Charles Hooper and Mozelle Payne Swain. She was a former manager at Pruitt & Gee in Pendergrass, GA. She was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents,...
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