Sidney W. Christopher
Dec 31, 2020
Sidney Wesley Christopher, 81, died December 31, 2020. A native and longtime resident of Oconee County, he was a son of the late Lillian Thomas Christopher and John Clarke Christopher. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Mr. Christopher was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from Champion International/Diary Pak Division...
Joanna Greeson
Dec 31, 2020
Joanna “Whopper” Greeson (née Wood) died in her home on Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Elberton, GA following a long illness. She was 78. Joanna was born on March 13, 1942 in Athens, GA to her parents, James and Audrey Wood. She married John Greeson in 1969. The Greeson’s resided in Athens, GA until 1983, when they moved to Elberton,...
Anna Elizabeth Butler
Dec 30, 2020
Anna Elizabeth Butler was born in Greenwood, SC and lived in Hartwell, GA. until 1997 when her family moved to Watkinsville, GA. She attended Briarwood Baptist Church and Athens Church. She graduated from Oconee County High School in 2010 and while there was involved in many clubs and organizations that are too numerous to name and lettered in several sports....
Brandon Peterson
Dec 27, 2020
Brandon Peterson, age 30 of Watkinsville, died December 27, 2020. He left this world surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Moultrie, Ga on February 27, 1990. The son of the late Adolph Hartzog and adopted son of Brett A. Peterson. A lifetime Georgia Bulldog fan and avid fisherman. Brandon graduated from Oconee County High School and went...
Barbara C. Goss
Dec 26, 2020
Barbara C. Goss, 79, wife of twenty-two years to Charles E. Goss, met her Lord and Savior December 26, 2020. Born in Crawford, she was a daughter of the late David Cooper and Viola Reynolds. Mrs. Goss retired from DuPont, was a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church and a charter member of Sonlight Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to...
Ronnie Mack Lakins
Dec 25, 2020
Ronnie Mack Lakins, 73, husband of Charlene Seabolt Lakins, died Friday, December 25, 2020. Born in Knoxville, TN, he was the son of the late Mack Lakins and Ruth Crawford Lakins. Ronnie retired from Westinghouse after 29 years and was a member of Freedom Worship Center. He loved the Lord, his church, music, playing his guitars and spending time with...
Wilber Strowder Jr
Dec 19, 2020
Wilber Strowder, Jr, age 48, of Athens, GA passed December 19, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday December 23, 2020 at the graveside of Athens Memory Garden, Athens, GA. Public viewing, Tuesday 12-6 PM, at the funeral home. Survivors include: three children, Michael MaHaffey, Myrtisa Strowder and Shantisa Strowder; mother, Lorraine Strowder; siblings, Edna Carruth, Jannie...
John Edward Zelley
Dec 17, 2020
John Edward Zelley, 60, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Mr. Zelley was a son of Anne Lewis Zelley and the late Richard Noel Zelley. He loved pugs and enjoyed arts and crafts. Mr. Zelley graduated from the University of Georgia and worked for over 20 years at Publix. He was a longtime member of Beech Haven...
Asher James Waller
Dec 16, 2020
Little Master Asher James Waller (Davenport) made his arrival on 12/9/2020 and gained his angelic wings on 12/16/2020. He is survived by his parents: Christina Waller and Antrovel Davenport; maternal grandparents, Larry and Marilyn Waller; paternal grandparents, Deborah Gilbert and Curtis Miller. Services will be held at Athens Memory Gardens on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Time: TBD. Barrett Funeral Home...
Bobby Gene "B.G." Miller Sr.
Dec 13, 2020
Reverend Bobby Gene “B.G.” Miller, Sr., 84, husband of nearly 69 years to Pearl Yvonne Miller, died Sunday, December 13, 2020. Born in Risco, MO, he was the son of the late Reverend Cecil Arthur Miller and Eva Elizabeth Fowler Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters; Virginia Killian, Geraldine Watson, Deborah Bolden....
May Kenimer Kennon
Dec 5, 2020
May Kenimer Kennon, 87, of Watkinsville passed away after a brief illness on December 5, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Hershel Montgomery and Carolyn Dell Kenimer, August 16, 1933, in Bishop, Georgia. May graduated from Oconee County High School in 1949 at the early age of 15. After high school she attended...
Curtis Lee Hammond
Dec 2, 2020
Curtis Lee Hammond, 89, of Comer passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Born on March 22, 1931, he was the son of the late Rev. Obie C. Hammond and Rosa Nell Hammond. He was the senior pastor of the First Apostolic Church of Whitehall, a loving husband and devoted father, grandfather, and great grandfather. In addition to his parents...
Richard "Rich" John Fox
Dec 2, 2020
Richard “Rich” John Fox, devoted husband of Joyce Ellen “Jill” Fox, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at his residence in Athens, GA. Born February 19, 1942, in Manhattan, NY, to the late Richard Nicholas and Margaret (McCarron) Fox, Rich attended Our Lady of Mercy and Mount St. Michael in the Bronx — a place he held dear to...
Gail Barry Meyer
Nov 26, 2020
Gail Barry Meyer, 80, of Athens, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020, surrounded by her family. She attended Clarke County Schools and was a member of the Athens High School class of 1958. Later, Gail attended Gainesville Junior College where she received her real estate training. She worked in real estate in Statesboro until her retirement in 1998....
Judy Lenora Farmer
Nov 22, 2020
Judy Lenora Farmer, 69, wife of the late Bobby Farmer, died November 22, 2020. A native of Boston, Mass., Judy was the daughter of the late Bobby D. Browning and Reola Browning. She and her husband Bobby were the owners of Farmers Welding and Steel Erection. Survivors include her four children: James (Stephanie) Farmer of Watkinsville, Jason (Misty) Farmer of...
Patricia Lee Burkett
Nov 17, 2020
Patricia Lee Burkett, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the age of 83. Born in Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Garland E. Blake and Lura Chadwell Blake. Mrs. Burkett retired from the Food Service Department at the University of Georgia and the Clarke County School System. She was an...
Ronnie Howell Lewis
Nov 17, 2020
Rev. Ronnie Howell Lewis was born in Fulton County, GA on July 29, 1954, to the late Erby Dee Lewis and the late Madie Evelyn McCarty. Ronnie served as a Sunday school teacher, director of youth ministry, and then as an ordained lay minister in the Apostolic doctrine. Not only did he serve in the ministry, but he was the...
Carolyn Langford Coile
Nov 15, 2020
Carolyn Langford Coile, 94, of Avery Place, Winterville, GA, died November 15, 2020. Born September 25, 1926 in Statham, GA, she lived most of her life in Clarke County. She was the daughter of the late Ellis Quinton Langford and Lila DeLay Langford. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, Bernice Iverson Coile; great grandson, Jonathan...
Walker Cody Cullison
Nov 13, 2020
Walker Cody Cullison passed away on November 13, 2020 in Folsom, LA. He was born on September 8, 2020 in Covington, LA to William Cody Cullison and Makayla Ann DiGiovanni. Walker was the twin brother of Charlee Khalee Cullison. He was the beloved grandson of Cheryl Cox, Tim Philips, Sarah DiGiovanni, Brian and Brooke DiGiovanni; great-grandson of Mike and Ann...