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‘Buster’ Strickland

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Monday, January 19. 2009

COMMERCE – Jack “Buster” W. Strickland, 81, died Saturday, January 17, 2009, at his residence. Survivors include daughters, Rose Marie Rozier, Blackshear, Mary Lynn Nix, Nicholson, and Jackie E. Walker Jenkins, Commerce; a son, Larry A. Strickland, Commerce; sisters, Yvonne Farley and Maxine Strickland, both of Blackshear; five ... [Full Story »]

‘Nina’ Monk

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Monday, January 19. 2009

CORNELIA – Nannie “Nina” Monk, 84, died Monday, January 19, 2009. Born on June 30, 1924, in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Mary Ette Strange Osborne. She was a member of Hillside Baptist Church. Before retirement, she was employed by Ingles as a baker and was a Wal-Mart greeter. Ms. Monk was preceded in death ... [Full Story »]

Mildred Parten

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Monday, January 19. 2009

WINDER - Mildred Parten, 92, died Friday, January 16, 2009. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Grady and Gertrude Harrison Adcock. A member of Corinth Methodist Church, she was a retired seamstress with Carwood Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Parten was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Gordon Parten. Survivors include ... [Full Story »]

Sara McMullan

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Monday, January 19. 2009

HARTWELL – Sara Blackwell McMullan, 94, died peacefully Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at her residence. Born on February 12, 1914, in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Lon and Alice Hill Blackwell. She was a graduate of Tift College and was a retired school teacher and paraprofessional. She was a member of Hartwell First Baptist ... [Full Story »]

Carlton Bremer

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Monday, January 19. 2009

WINDER – Carlton Henry Bremer Jr., 84, died Friday, January 16, 2009. Born in Utica, N.Y., he was the son of the late Carlton Bremer Sr. and Helen W. Bremer. He served as president of the Atlanta Textile Club in 1961, and was a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., with a BA in business. Mr. Bremer was preceded in death by a ... [Full Story »]

Addie Jane Skelton

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Monday, January 19. 2009

WINDER - Addie Jane Skelton, 77, died Sunday, January 18, 2009. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Ronald V. House and Mildred Hartley House Haymon. A member of the Nazareth United Methodist Church, she was retired from the Empire Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Skelton was preceded in death by her husband, Otis E. Skelton. ... [Full Story »]

James Vanderford

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Monday, January 19. 2009

COMMERCE – James Louie Vanderford, 71, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Athens Regional Hospital in Athens. Born in Gwinnett County, he was the son of the late Joseph Otis and Ethel Lee Holcomb Vanderford. He was a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Willie Parker Vanderford, Commerce; children, James Todd and Michelle Vanderford, ... [Full Story »]

Doris Lackey

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Monday, January 19. 2009

DANIELSVILLE – Doris C. Lackey, 80, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Cabarrus County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Walter Carter and Minnie Hall Payne. She was preceded in death by a sister, Magdalene Foutz. Survivors include her husband, Tom Lackey, Danielsville; sons and ... [Full Story »]

Pauline Reynolds

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Friday, January 16. 2009

WINDER - Pauline Reynolds, 94, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Winder Health Care, following an extended illness. A native of Wilcox County, she was the daughter of the late Edmond Greene and Ora Bee Griffeth Smith. Mrs. Reynolds was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Reynolds; daughter, Doris Elaine Williams; grandson, Jimmy Reynolds; ... [Full Story »]

Emily Oldrid

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Thursday, January 15. 2009

LARGO, FLA. - Emily Oldrid, 94, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009, following a long battle with COPD. Born in North Easton, Mass. On March 16, 1915, she moved to Bethlehem in 1996. She was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, Winder, and was a seamstress. Mrs. Oldrid was preceded in death by her husband, George Oldrid; and son-in-law, Rodney ... [Full Story »]