Athens, GA Obituaries

Thomas James Valitzski, age 74, passed away on March 3, 2026. Born January 5, 1952, Thomas lived in Hull, Georgia. Jim retired in 2018 from Lummus Corporation as Chief Operating Officer (COO) after ...

Marilyn Mallard Kehoe of Athens passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the age of 89. Visitation will be held at Bernstein Funeral Home, 3195 Atlanta Highway, Athens, on Thursday, March 19, 2026, f...

Michelle Marie Maner, 65, of Athens, Georgia went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 26, 2026 in Athens. Michelle was born on December 24, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late James and ...

William Ricky Dottery passed away on February 26, 2026, at the age of 72.

David Sander Shull, 95, of Watkinsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Born October 17, 1930, David was a native of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and the son of the late Elmer Ellsworth and Kat...

Evelyn Spratlin Wood, 80, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026. She is survived by a daughter, Addie Wood Henderson and her husband, Fain Henderson, of Trade, Tennessee. Her husband, Roy Wood Jr., ...

Louis B. Eidson, 90, of Winterville, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2026. He was a lifelong resident of Athens, GA and graduated from Winterville High School in 1955. He was preceded ...

William Lorenzo Moss II, 91, died peacefully in Athens, Georgia on February 21, 2026. A native Athenian, he attended Chase Street Elementary, Asheville School for Boys, and Athens High School. Lorenz...

Shirley “Penny” Rosemond, born on January 2, 1954, in Camden, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Penny was known for her warm heart, bright spirit, and the k...

Doye Lynn (Richardson) Church, better known as “Mama Lynn,” 84, of Danielsville, GA, was thanking Jesus in person the morning of February 17, 2026. Born in Stephens County, GA, Lynn attended Lavonia ...

On the morning of February 15, 2026, Thomas “TL” Lawrence Collins III, born January 7, 1945, in Athens, GA left this world to be with his Lord. TL was a man of humor who loved to joke and laugh. He s...

Joshua Adrian Minish, age 42, of Athens, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was born on September 2, 1983 in Athens. A memorial visitation will be held at Bernstein Funeral Home, located a...

Dr. Igor Alekseevich Khripunov of Athens, Georgia, passed away on February 10, 2026, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born on May 26, 1946, in Moscow, Russia, Dr. Khrip...

Reverend John R. Griffeth Junior, 89, of Danielsville, Georgia, passed away on February 10, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. John was born in Athens, Georgia on May 12, 1936. Precocious and independen...

FENCHAK, Elizabeth Rose, 85, of Athens, GA passed away February 9, 2026 in Athens, GA. Born March 7, 1940, in Revloc, PA, daughter of the late Richard and Helen Kischel, wife of the late George Fench...

Karen Denise Pruitt, a beloved resident of Nicholson, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on June 9, 1962, in Athens, Karen graduated from Cedar Shoals High School and was ...

Dr. Dennis Christopher Doherty, age 67, of Athens, Georgia, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born on December 9, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York, Dennis grew up in Ne...

Candace Mullis Skeppstrom moved to her heavenly home on February 9, 2026 in Athens, Ga. Candace was born in Gainesville, Ga. in 1954 to Joseph J. and Hilda Porterfield Mullis and was the youngest of...

Sarah Hendley Landers-Porter, known to many as Hendley, was born on November 29th, 1994, in Athens, Georgia, and passed away there on February 4th, 2026. She graduated from Clarke Central High Schoo...

Linda May Barron, age 62, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026. Born on July 17, 1963, in Evanston, Illinois, Linda was the beloved daughter of the late John William Hester and Alice Lynn Hester. ...

Vivian (Baird) Nickerson Ygartua of Athens, Georgia passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026. Vivian was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a wonderful friend to many. Born o...

Jack David Mouilso, 76, of Athens, Georgia, passed away on February 1, 2026, at his home after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and related complications. His loving wife, Renee, was by his side...

Bradley Keith Mathias, 54, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026. He was born on February 23, 1971. Bradley was a resident of Bogart, Georgia. A visitation will be held at Bernstein Funeral Home, ...

Patricia Ann Johnson, aged 75, passed away on January 29, 2026. Born on March 18, 1950, Patricia was a resident of Watkinsville, Georgia.

Kevin Vaughn Blount, age 61, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2026. Son of the late Fred and Jane Blount, Kevin was born April 10, 1964 in Athens, Georgia. He attended the public schools of Clar...

Barbara Josephine (“Bobbie”) Selzer was born on November 22, 1945, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and died on January 27, 2026, in Athens, Georgia. Bobbie excelled in her studies at our Lady of Mercy ...

Richard M. Brooks Jr., 90, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026. Born on August 6, 1935, he was a resident of Athens, Georgia. Richard was the son of the late Richard M. Brooks Sr. and Jennie Mae ...

Dr. Roy Edward Grant was born on March 3, 1939, in Rossville, Georgia, to Charles Roy Grant and Mable Knight Grant. His life was deeply shaped by faith, family, music, and service to others, and he le...

Terry Nelson, mother, grandmother, great-, great-great grandmother, and widow of Tank Nelson of Morro Bay and San Pedro, California, died on Thursday night, 22 Jan 2026, a month shy of her 95th birthd...

Evelyn Paulette Whitman, a resident of Augusta, Georgia, passed away on January 22, 2026, at the age of 75. She was born on January 10, 1951, to the late Horace Jack Whitman and Nora Elizabeth Hughes...

David Lee Slayton, a native and lifelong resident of the Athens area, passed away on January 21, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on August 20, 1960, he was the son of the late Eugene Talmadge Slayton and...

Due to forecasted inclement weather, the memorial service originally scheduled for Saturday, January 31, has been postponed to a later date. Stephen Ramos, Beloved Professor of Urban Planni...