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Obits from MainStreetNewsOBITS - Topics from December, 2008

‘Cowboy’ Cochran

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Tuesday, December 16. 2008

Eugene Thomas “Cowboy” Cochran, 49, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at his residence. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Peggy Ann Edwards Cochran of Jefferson and the late Thomas Cochran. He was a horse farmer and was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, David Nylander. Survivors include sisters and brothers-in-law, ... [Full Story »]

William Shaw

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Tuesday, December 16. 2008

William Thomas Shaw, age 18, of Winder, died December 13, 2008. A lifelong resident of Barrow County, he was the son of Maria Holbrook and the late Kenneth Holbrook. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Cox. Survivors include his wife, Chrissy Shaw, Winder; children, Cheyenne Shaw, Taylor Shaw and Kenneth Thomas Shaw, all of ... [Full Story »]

James King

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Tuesday, December 16. 2008

James Henry King, 84, of the Gables of Royston, died Monday, December 15, 2008. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later. Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.

Edna Arnold

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Edna Williams Arnold, 73, of Jefferson, died Sunday, December 14, 2008. She was an insurance secretary and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Ed Arnold, Jefferson; children, Mitzi Hughes, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Nita Buice, Buford, Cindy Fuller, Bullard, Texas; sister, Ann Williams, Athens; grandchildren, Gina Peterson, ... [Full Story »]

Nell Crisp

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Nell Duckett Crisp, 90, of Cannonwood Village, Tiger, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born in Banks County on May 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Abb and Laura Stevenson Duckett. She was a member of the Clayton Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir, and was a member of the ... [Full Story »]

Laura Rooks

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Laura Rooks, 71, of Winder, died Saturday, December 13, 2008. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Othal C. and Floy Holliday Casper. She was Baptist and attended Eastside and Fellowship Baptist Church. She was a volunteer for the Big A Club. Mrs. Rooks was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jimmy” Rooks; and ... [Full Story »]

Ladye Brown

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Ladye Brown, 93, of Royston, died Friday, December 12, 2008, at the Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston. She was born in Hart County on January 29, 1915, the daughter of the late Asa Chandler and Nancy Sewell Brown. She attended the GSCW in Milledgeville and then attended the University of Georgia, where she received her Masters of Education. She ... [Full Story »]

Hazel Bond

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Hazel Bond, 71, of Hartwell, died Friday, December 12, 2008, at her residence. Born in Franklin County on November 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late O.B. and Emmer Hayes Starrett. Mrs. Bond was the sister of Wayne Starrett of Royston; and sister of Linda Thomason and Faye Meadows, both of Royston. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, ... [Full Story »]

Carol Brantly

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Monday, December 15. 2008

Carol N. Clemons Brantly, 70, of Royston, died Saturday, December 13, 2008. Born in Fulton County, on February 27, 1938, she was the daughter of Trudy Huckabee Clemons and the late Joseph Winslow Clemons. She worked in the trust department for SunTrust Bank and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Roy Brantly, Royston; sons, Roy F. ... [Full Story »]

James Morrow

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Monday, December 15. 2008

James Lester Morrow, 79, of Colbert, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. A native of Taliaferro County, he was the son of the late Will Tom and Nora Bell Chapman Morrow and was a member of the Colbert United Methodist Church. He was a shoe repairman for more than 60 years at Alps Road Shoe Repair and ... [Full Story »]

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