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Hubert McDougal

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Friday, March 6. 2009

JEFFERSON – Hubert Ronald McDougal, 61, died Friday, March 6, 2009. Born in Jefferson, he was the son of the late Richard and Sallie Mae Chanon McDougal. He was a carpenter and a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Ethellene Swafford McDougal, Jefferson; sister, Laverne Jones, Winder; and ... [Full Story »]

Don Williams

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Friday, March 6. 2009

AUBURN - Don Williams, 74, died Thursday, March 5, 2009. A lifelong resident of Barrow County and member of the Midway United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late C. E. “Luss” and Bertie Etheridge Williams. Mr. Williams was a United States Army Veteran and member of Auburn Masonic Lodge # 230, F. & A. M. He was a retiree of ... [Full Story »]

Flonnie Blackburn

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

HOMER – Flonnie Scales Blackburn, 86, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at BJC Nursing Center. Born in Banks County on January 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Moore H. and Mary Anna Black Scales. She had been employed as a Blue Bell seamstress and was a member of Homer Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Blackburn was preceded in death by her ... [Full Story »]

Virginia Wood

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

COLBERT – Virginia Martin Wood, 94, died Monday, March 2, 2009. Born on April 24, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Vance Martin and Mary Drake. She was a member of Vineyard’s Creek Baptist Church, was of the Baptist denomination, and was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben C. Wood. Survivors include a son, Kenneth M. Wood; ... [Full Story »]

Vader Odell Ray

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

GILLSVILLE – Vader Odell Giles Ray, 72, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born on April 5, 1936, in Hall County, the daughter of the late Frank G. and Lillie Mae Poston Giles. She retired from the United States Government with 28 years of service, and was of the Southern ... [Full Story »]

Wilma Dodd

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

OAKWOOD – Wilma Inez Gee Dodd, 86, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, at New Horizons West Nursing Home following a brief illness. Born in Jackson County on December 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Beatty and Mae Smith Gee. She retired from Chicopee with 49 years of service and was of the Baptist domination. Mrs. Dodd was preceded in ... [Full Story »]

‘Bobby’ Bailey

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

JEFFERSON – Robert M. Bailey, 86, died Thursday, March 5, 2009. Born in Jefferson, he was the son of the late George Wyatt and Minnie Caroline White Bailey. He was a graduate of Martin Institute and the University of Georgia. He was a United States Air Force veteran, having served during World War II, flying “The Hump” from Burma to ... [Full Story »]

Jackie Barnette

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

STATHAM – Jackie Barnette, 58, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at her residence. A Gwinnett County native, she was the daughter of the late Bunyan Etheridge and Peggy Joyce Everett Reynolds. She had resided in Barrow County most of her life, where she served as secretary of B & M Pallet Company, Inc., of Statham. Mrs. Barnette was preceded ... [Full Story »]

‘Jerry’ Smith

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

JEFFERSON – Gerald Neal “Jerry” Smith, 67, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Marvin Curtis Smith Jr. and Lucille Ginn Smith. He was retired from the food service industry. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Annette Dowdy Smith; brothers, Marvin Curtis Smith Jr., and Bobby Smith. ... [Full Story »]

Dovie Jane Freeman

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

STONE MOUNTAIN – Dovie Jane Freeman, 94, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Mrs. Freeman was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Doyle Freeman. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy and Jan Freeman, Hoschton, and Donald and Shirley Freeman, Bowman; grandchildren, Tonya Annette Holyoak, Cumming, Curtis Allen Freeman, ... [Full Story »]

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