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Saxon, Lucille

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Monday, January 12. 2009

LUMBERTON, N.C. – Lucille Jordan Saxon, 90, born in Commerce, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Elizabethtown, N.C. Survivors include a son, Johnny Saxon, Lumberton, N.C.; daughters, Carolyn Vendrick, Lumberton, N.C., Claudette Ray, Nakina, Janiece Radcliff, Coconut Creek, Fla., and Mary Ann Butler, White ... [Full Story »]

Cothran, Thomas

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Monday, January 12. 2009

CARNESVILLE – Thomas Edward Cothran, 78, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at his residence. Born in Franklin County on June 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Sloan Edward and Clara Bell Burgess Cothran. He was a retired machinist, was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and a member of the Athens Antique Car Club. He was a veteran, ... [Full Story »]

Alewine, Juanita

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Monday, January 12. 2009

COMMERCE – Nell Juanita Head Alewine, 74, formerly of Lavonia, died Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce. Born on January 16, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Zephyr Stovall head. She was a loving homemaker and a member of Poplar Spring Baptist Church. Mrs. Alewine was preceded in death by brothers, ... [Full Story »]

Towe, Bennie

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Monday, January 12. 2009

CARLTON - Bennie Edward Towe, 64, died Sunday, January 4, 2009. A native of Clarke County, he was a son of the late Bertie Lou Whitfield and James Gordon Towe. He served in the Vietnam War in the United States Army and retired from Stanfield Air Systems after 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Lillie Belle Johnson Towe; children, Virginia ... [Full Story »]

McConnell, Anita

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Monday, January 12. 2009

GAINESVILLE – – Anita Louise Jarrett McConnell, 64, of Maysville, Gainesville for a short period of time, died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following a brief illness. She was born on August 14, 1944, in Fulton County , the daughter of the late Foster Lee Jarrett Jr. and Pearl Millan Jarrett. ... [Full Story »]

Gordon, Kenneth

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Monday, January 12. 2009

ROYSTON – Kenneth Frank Gordon, 59, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Bogart. Born in Franklin County on August 23, 1949, he was the son of the late Freeman S. and Addie Lou Brown Gordon. He worked in the construction industry. Survivors include a son, Jessie Gordon, Jefferson; brother, Roy Gordon, ... [Full Story »]

Disharoon, Dorothy

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Monday, January 12. 2009

MADISON COUNTY – Dorothy Emily Attaway Disharoon, 75, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Born in Atlanta, in 1933, she was the daughter of the late John Herbert Attaway and Catherine Griffith. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Samuel Franklin Disharoon (children’s father), and Horace L. Warbington. Survivors include a daughter and ... [Full Story »]

Porter, Jack

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Monday, January 12. 2009

CORNELIA – Jack Russell Porter, 70, died Friday, January 9, 2009, at his residence. Born in Loganville on March 2, 1938, he was the son of the late Wilkins Haynie and Bessie Minnell Hammond Porter. He grew up in Jefferson, graduating from Jackson County High School, and also from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in ... [Full Story »]

Childers, Martha

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Monday, January 12. 2009

WINDER - Martha Simpson Childers, 67, died Thursday, January 8, 2009. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Thelma Martin Simpson and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Bud” Childers. Survivors include daughters, Rhonda Childers and Donna Barnes, both of Statham; and Amanda Fowler, Winder; four ... [Full Story »]

Adams, Patti

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Monday, January 12. 2009

HOSCHTON – Patti Harrell Adams, 54, died Friday, January 9, 2009. Born in Augusta, she was the daughter of the late William Samuel and Francis Crosby Harrell. She was, along with her late husband, Kenneth Larry Adams, owner of Adams Fleet Tire Inc. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Jessica Adams; daughter, Lindsey ... [Full Story »]

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