Athens, GA Obituaries

Carl Clifton Newton, Jr., was born on September 22, 1932, in Dawsonville, Georgia. He left his earthly body to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 5, 2026, at his home in Athens, Georg...

Linda Brown Fouche, 80, of Bogart, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Born on January 15, 1946, in Athens, Linda was the daughter of the late Luther Brown and Sybil Porter Brown. Linda devote...

Mary Suzann Welch, 80, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on October 28, 2026. Born October 19, 1946, in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter Belford and Mary Alice Blair Gi...

Barbara “Bobbie” Faulkner, surrounded by her family, peacefully went to be with the Lord on October 27, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Gary Faulkner, her parents, Aubreia and ...

Aristotle Theodore Nicolaides, born 1st September 1931 in Jerusalem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, 28th, October 2026, at his home in Athens, GA, surrounded by his wife and three kids. He was 9...

Daphne Wint, affectionately known to all as "Grandma," passed away on October 26, 2026, at the age of 91. She leaves behind a family who loved her deeply and a legacy of warmth, strength, and devotion...

Bonnie Hollingsworth of Athens, passed away peacefully October 25, 2026, at the age of 73. She was born on November 4, 1952, to Adrian and Sarah Drew in Albany, GA. After graduating from The Universit...

Our loved one, Gary Dwight Brook, passed away on October 25, 2026, at the age of 75. He was the son of Ralph and Nell Brook. Gary grew up in the Sylvan Hills community of Atlanta, Georgia, where he an...

It is with great sadness and extremely heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of Robert “Bob” White. He passed peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father on October 22, 2026, with his...

Carol Ann White, 78, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on October 13, 2026. Born February 1, 1948, in Jericho, Vermont, Carol was the daughter of the late Floyd Leon White and the late Ruth Helen Ormsto...

Peggy “Faye” passed away in the early morning hours of October 11 at The Overlook Senior Living Community in Monroe, GA. This had been her temporary home since she suffered a stroke in July. Before th...

Richard Greene Thomson, 69, known to all as Pete since childhood, died Saturday, October 10, from cancer. The son of a naval aviator, Pete crisscrossed the country in childhood, but always called Vir...

Dorothy Anthony passed away on October 9, 2026. She was born in Commerce, Georgia, and was preceded in death by her parents, Hettie Cowart and Claude Cowart. After her marriage, she lived most of her ...

Sally Satterthwaite Young, 86, of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Born on February 14, 1940, in Birmingham, Michigan, Sally was the daughter of the late Philip Satterthwaite and Paul...

Eugene VanLandingham Herrin of Athens, Georgia passed away peacefully on October 7, 2026. The son of Harrold and Emily Herrin of Winder, Georgia, he was born in Atlanta, Georgia, May 25, 1940, and spe...

Susan Rebecca Steed Mercer went to meet her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Susan was born in China Lake, California, to the late Blake H. Steed, MSgt., U.S. Marines, and Jane O’Thina ...

Judith "Judi" Saye Fleming, 76, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on October 1, 2026. She was born in Athens on July 7, 1950, to Harold and Margery Saye, and spent every one of her 76 years in the town ...

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...