Athens, GA Obituaries

Ronald Lee Bowen, 83, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2026, surrounded by his immediate family. Born in Seattle, Washington, Ron grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, an...

Amy Lee Gibson, 50, of Madison, Georgia passed away on September 18, 2026. Born October 5, 1975 in Anderson, South Carolina to Teresa Nichols and Walter Gibson. Amy was employed at ADD Drug Store fo...

Dusty Shane Addington, 65, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Born on November 11, 1960, in Athens, Georgia, Dusty was the son of the late Margaret Wilson Addington and...

Evelyn Smith Martin, 76, of Athens, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Born on September 4, 1950, in Charlotte, NC, Evelyn moved to Athens at an early age and remained deeply rooted in the ...

Timothy Palmer Tonge, 67, native of Macon, GA and resident of Rockdale County passed away on September 23, 2026 in Piedmont Hospital Atlanta after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his pare...

Katherine Aileen Stern “Sissy,” born on May 24, 1936, in Buffalo, New York, entered eternal rest on September 22, 2026, leaving behind a beautiful legacy of family, love, and memories that will contin...

Pat Harrison, 95, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of September 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. After 95 years of a life marked by faith, service, family, and countle...

Harry Jarvis Haynsworth passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026, at age 101. He was born in Haynsworth, Florida, in Alachua County, on July 22, 1925, to Josiah Edgar Haynsworth, Sr., and Jettie F...

Marcia Ann (McCann) Scredon, 72, was born November 21, 1953, in Kokomo, Indiana, and passed away September 16, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Marcia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from Cl...

Thomas Allen Lupton III, 68, passed peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, September 15, 2026. A resident of Watkinsville, he was a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and prece...

Brian Robert Allen, 42, of Athens, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026. Born May 7, 1984, in Athens, Brian was the son of Roberta Hensley of Louisiana and the late Robert Allen. A man of steady p...

Elizabeth "Liza" Tyler Wallace Sampson, aged 57, passed away on September 7, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, warmth, and cherished memories. Diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer in 2023, Liza ...

Lora Bernstein Cooley, 64, of Gainesville, GA, passed away on September 10, 2026, following an astounding nearly four year knock-em-down, drag-em-out battle with glioblastoma and acute myeloid leukemi...

Linda Patricia Hale, 83, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026, at PruittHealth-Athens Heritage. She was born in Athens and was the daughter of Inez Martin Anderson and James D. Anderson. She was ...

David Edward Branch Sr., age 80, of Bishop, Georgia, passed away on September 4, 2026. David was born June 3, 1946, in Thomaston, Georgia, to Benjamin Marcellus Branch and Carolyn Reid Branch. His fa...

Wayne Winford Voyles, 80, of Hull, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born May 23, 1946, in Franklin County, Wayne was a son of the late Al...

Amanda Slay Summerville was born on September 4, 1948, in Covington to the late Manley Clark Slay and Algie Mae West Slay and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, leaving behind che...

Randall Armstrong, 79, passed away on September 2, 2026, at the home of his wife, Nancy, son, Scot, and daughter-in-law, Donna, in Athens, Georgia. A lifelong Mississippian, Randall spent his final ye...

Russell Anthony Gugino passed on September 1, 2026, at the age of 59, having been born on October 25, 1966, and residing in Douglasville, Georgia.

William Brantley Daniel passed on September 1, 2026, at age 99; born August 7, 1927, in Millen, Georgia, William was a resident of Athens, Georgia. A Memorial Service will be held at Georgia Vetera...

Alexander "Sandy" MacKenzie, 81, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026. A native of New York and born on April 16, 1945, Alex was a veteran of the United States Army and grew up in the moving business, wher...

Mary Cordelia Hall Whitley “Delia,” age 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Presbyterian Village, Athens, GA. She was the daughter and only child of the late Julian Hall and Loi...

In Memory of “Q” The Remarkable Life of Robert E. “Bobby” Poss Robert Ernest "Bobby" Poss III of Athens passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the age of 78. A memorial service will be held Fr...

William Hamilton Peltier III, 89, of Watkinsville, died Thursday, August 27, 2026. Born in Flint, MI, on August 25, 1937, he was the son of the late William Hamilton Peltier Jr. and Juliann White Pelt...

Cheryl Ann Lee Hood, age 78, of Commerce, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Services were private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, 41 Perimeter Ce...

Sandy Lynn Edwards, 60, of Hull, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Born December 22, 1965, Sandy was a native of San Bernardino, California, and the daughter of the late Samuel Fisk and Linda ...

After living a full life and enriching the lives of others, Jennifer “Jen” Reines Williams, 62, of Athens, Georgia, passed on August 17, 2026. Born December 9, 1963, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the d...

Donald Rex Purcell, 86, of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Born February 3, 1940, in Hall County, Georgia, Donald grew up in Cornelia, carrying forward a steady sense of...

Dr. Sylvia McCoy Hutchinson, 88, of Athens, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026. In Sylvia’s own words: “I am blessed. I have known the love of Hutch, a good and gentle man. I love and have been lo...

George was born March 21, 1933, to George R. Kelley, Sr. and Eleitha Hood Kelley. He served in the US Navy (1951-1955). He owned and operated The Music Shop, later named Kelley’s TV & Appliance. Over ...

Melody Mauldin Covington, née Melody Lynn Mauldin, born on October 5, 1958, died unexpectedly on August 14, 2026, during a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Michael A. Covington; her ...

Charlotte Anne Workman Valitzski, 72, of Hull, Georgia passed away on August 12, 2026 after a short but fierce battle with cancer. Charlotte was born June 25, 1954 in Florida but lived all of her adul...

Mary Katherine Corbett Tillman, 89, of Athens, Georgia, peacefully passed away on August 12, 2026. Born February 10, 1937, in Valdosta, Georgia, Mary Katherine lived a life marked by steady devotion t...

“I had a wife who loved me and children who loved me. What more could anyone ask for?” Laurence A. Lewis, 87, son of Milton Lewis and Frederica Lewis (nee Aaronson) and brother of Lorraine Cohen, pas...

Pansy Revella Butler (née Batchelor) of Bishop, GA and Mount Laurel, NJ, died peacefully Sunday, August 9, 2026, at home, surrounded by family. Pansy was the first child born to Farrie Garrison Batch...

Dorothy Dean Deason passed away on August 6, 2026. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Hollis Deason (died on August 20, 2013). She is survived by her daughter, Charlotte Miller (Mike) and h...

Joel Lee Adams, 64, of Colbert, Georgia, passed away on July 31, 2026. Born May 10, 1962, in Athens, Georgia, Lee was a native of Athens and lived most of his life there before moving to Colbert. Le...

Con profundo amor y tristeza despedimos a una mujer extraordinaria, Elvia Barriga Gonzalez quien dejó una huella imborrable en la vida de todos los que tuvieron la dicha de conocerla. Nació en Cuenem...

J. Thomas Bowen, 77, of Athens died peacefully at home on August 3, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born July 18, 1949, he was the son of the late Joel Thomas Bowen and Inez Phillips Bowen of Covingto...

Charles Stanyarne Mangleburg, III, 86, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2026, in Newport News, Virginia. Mr. Mangleburg was a physicist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. He en...

William Crawford Carmichael was born on January 18, 1935, in Madison, Georgia. He was one of seven children born to Mary Knight and Weyman Liston Carmichael. He died on August 1, 2026, in Athens, Geor...

Eric Randall West, 44, peacefully passed away on August 2, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Eric was born in Norman, Oklahoma on July 11, 1982, but moved to Athens, Georgia in June of 1986. He attended Timo...

Patricia Flaherty Neidert, 89, of Athens, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026. Pat was born on July 6, 1937, to Louise and Vincent Flaherty in Stamford, Connecticut. Pat graduated from ...

Betty Jean Lanier Gibson, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home on August 1, 2026, with her loving family by her side. Born in Duplin County, Beulaville, North Carolina, Betty was a lifelong bel...

Thomas Edwin Beck, 78, of Hoschton, GA, passed away on July 30, 2026, in Lawrenceville, GA. Tom was born in Athens, GA to Edwin and Beatrice Beck on May 19, 1948. He earned a degree/certificate in A...

Stephen Eugene Pazian, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on July 25, 2026, at the age of 50. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Stephen was a long-time resident of the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. He lived for t...

Dalton Lee Warren, 27, of Austell, Ga., passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2026. He will be remembered and missed by those who loved him. His dark sense of humor, passion for deep conversations, an...

Sandra "Sandy" Wilson, 79, of Doraville, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2026, at her sister's home on Lake Oconee. Born on February 23, 1947 in Atlanta, Sandy was the daughter of the late ...

It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the passing of my beloved wife, Patricia Snowden Sheahan, who left us on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the age of 72. Patricia is survived by husband of...

Ila Maye Sutton, born March 13, 1932, in San Joaquin, California, to Richard and Mary Haynie, died July 23, 2026, in Bishop, Georgia, at the age of 94 after a long illness. Ila grew up in Percival, I...