Euell Dwayne Griffeth Sr.
May 19, 2020
Watkinsville, GA - E. Dwayne Griffeth, 88, died May 19th, 2020. Born in High Schoals, Ga, He was the son of the late Euell Lumpkin Griffeth and Gwendolyn Lovern - Griffeth. He lived most of his life in Watkinsville, where in earlier years, was a cotton farmer, a druggist, and retired from Guardian General Cable as a Supervisor after 35...
Lucille Sanders Jennings
May 13, 2020
Lucille S. Jennings, 79, wife of Cecil R. Jennings, Sr., died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Born in Eastman, GA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Sanders and Vida Pearl Butler Sanders. Lucille retired from the University of Georgia as a bookkeeper and was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons; Cecil (Katherine) Jennings, Jr....
Miriam Louise Leaptrott
May 8, 2020
Miriam Louise Leaptrott, 89, died May 8, 2020. Miriam was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Rev. Don Leaptrott. As the wife of a minister, she played a very important role in the churches and communities they served. Miriam and Don moved to Athens in 1959, where he became the pastor of Green Acres Baptist Church. They...
Bilal Mohamed Rabai
May 6, 2020
Bilal Mohamed Rabai, age 61, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed from this earth to heaven on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. He was in the middle of a brave recovery from heart surgery. His last days were filled with love and hope for the future. The first child of Amneh Kobeissi and Mohamed Rabai, Bilal was born on October 11, 1958, in...
Mary Nell Dellinger
May 2, 2020
Mary Nell Sexton Dellinger, 82, wife of the late Clifford Eugene "Gene" Dellinger, died Saturday, May 2, 2020. Born in Farmington, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Grover Sexton and Corrine Bell Miller Sexton and sister to the late Doris Carter. She retired from Benson's Bakery and was a member of Bishop Baptist Church. Survivors include her...
Morton Smith
Apr 23, 2020
Morton Smith, World War II veteran, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the age of 97. Born in the Goshen, GA community off Antioch Church Rd on November 16, 1922, he was the son of the late Samuel Herman Smith and Marie Elder Smith. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Kenney Smith and his second wife,...
Theodore (Ted) Ronald Ridgeway
Apr 20, 2020
Dr. Theodore Ronald (Ted) Ridgeway, Ted passed away on Monday, April 20th at Quiet Oaks Health Care Center in Crawford, Ga. He was born in Charleston, S. C., on October 27, 1928, the 10th of eleven children and two cousins that his parents took in and raised he considered his brothers. Ted was predeceased by his parents, all of his...
Harold Olmstead Roberts
Apr 18, 2020
Harold Olmstead Roberts passed away on April 18, 2020, at the age of 88, after a long-term battle with multiple myeloma. Mr. Roberts was born August 28, 1931, in Dover, Tennessee, to Lydia W. Roberts and Guy L. Roberts. Mr. Roberts attended Oak Ridge, Tennessee, High School, and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1953. He was a member...
Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Elder
Apr 17, 2020
Mr. Benjamin “Ben/Benny Boy” Franklin Elder was the eldest of four children born to the late Frank Webb and Sophie G. Jones Elder in Watkinsville, Georgia on May 21, 1942. As a youth, he joined Oak Hill Baptist Church, Oconee County, Georgia. He attended Ed Stroud Elementary and High School, where he graduated in 1963. Ben was employed by Athens...
Robert Hugh Lowrey
Apr 15, 2020
Robert Hugh Lowrey, 60, died April 15, 2020. Born in Ithaca, NY, he was the son of Robert S. and Gloria L. Lowrey of Athens. Rob and his family moved to Athens in 1970. He graduated from Cedar Shoals High School in 1978 and attended the University of Georgia. He later moved to LaGrange, where he has lived for the...
Miguel Figueroa
Apr 10, 2020
Miguel Figueroa, age 81, of Athens, GA passed April 10, 2020. A private graveside service will be held on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Athens Memory Gardens. Survivors include: spouse, Edith Flores de Figueroa; children, Miguel Rodriguez, Elmer Figueroa, Gilma Yolanda Figueroa, Mauricio Figueroa, Walter Figueroa and Lisandro Figueroa; grandchildren, Jacklynn Figueroa, Robert Figueroa, Robin Figueroa, Brenda Figueroa, Bryan Figueroa,...
Adriana Francina Strydom
Apr 9, 2020
Adriana Francina Strydom (nee Lombard) went home to be with the Lord and her husband, Ben, on April 9th, 2020. Riana was born in Frankfort, South Africa on July 16th, 1934. Riana is survived by her children. Anette Mccaffrey, Erik Strydom, and Ansie Meintjes. She also had several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jaco Steenkamp, Lourika Steenkamp, Christelle Strydom, Adelle Schenk,...
Lois Sybil (Green) Epps
Apr 8, 2020
Lois G Epps, 94, wife of 74 years to the late William Raymond Epps, Sr., died April 8, 2020. Born in Maysville, Ga, she was the daughter of the late Lam James Green and Bessie Smith Green. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie Raymond Epps, Sr. and siblings; George, Tom & Rufus Green, Mattie Taylor, Polly Short,...
Bobby J. Farmer
Apr 3, 2020
Bobby J. Farmer, 73, husband of Judy Farmer, died Friday, April 3, 2020. A native of Oconee County, Bobby was the son of the late James E. Farmer and Frances Hardy Farmer. He was the owner of Farmers Welding and Steel Erection and was a member of Friendship Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors in addition to his wife Judy include four...
Larry L Grimes
Apr 2, 2020
Mr. Larry Grimes, age 76, passed away peacefully at his Oglethorpe County residence on 4/2/2020. He was a retired correctional officer with the Athens-Clarke County Corrections Department and a veteran with the United States Army. The services for Mr. Larry Grimes are as follows: Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 from 10:00am to 8:00pm at Barrett Funeral Home...
Robert Aaron Mcelhannon Sr.
Mar 26, 2020
Robert Aaron McElhannon Sr., 74, of Athens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, died on March 26th, 2020. A native son of Athens, Robert was born in Oglethorpe County on August 30th, 1945. Robert was the second son of the late Hubert and Fanny McElhannon. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers James and Wayne McElhannon....
Sandra Helen Venable
Mar 26, 2020
Sandra Helen Venable, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the age of 71. Born in Jefferson, she was a daughter of the late Floyd Adkins Venable and Dorothy Helen Venable. Mrs. Venable thrived on time spent with her family and most importantly, her precious grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Doris S. Carter
Mar 23, 2020
Doris S. Carter, 87, of Bishop, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020. Born in Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Grover Sexton and Corrine Bell Miller Sexton. Mrs. Carter was an active member of Bishop Baptist Church. She enjoyed the outdoors and working with her flowers. Mrs. Carter was employed for over 25 years with the...