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Winfred Phillips

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Monday, March 30. 2009

HOSCHTON - Winfred G. Phillips, Sr., 86, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at his residence. A native of Bainbridge, he was the son of the late Anvy and Lola Stokes Phillips and was a retired Statistical Programmer with The Atlanta Board of Education. He was a U. S. Army Air Corp veteran, having served in the South Pacific Theatre of World War II. ... [Full Story »]

Lee Perdue

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Monday, March 30. 2009

COMMERCE – Lee R. Purdue III, 68, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Born on September 28, 1940, in Wrens, he was the son of the late Lee Roy and Nelle B. Perdue. He graduated from Wrens High School and attended DeKalb College, Georgia State University, and graduated cum laude from Mercer University College of ... [Full Story »]

‘Zeke’ Quillian

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Monday, March 30. 2009

MURPHY, N.C. – Christopher Ezekiel “Zeke” Quillian, 18, died Thursday, March 26, 2009. He was the son of Billie Dean Quillian of Pendergrass, and father and stepmother, Christopher M. and Jody Quillian of Murphy, N.C. He was a native of Hall County, but had been living in Cherokee County, N.C., for the past five years. He attended Murphy ... [Full Story »]

Danielle Atha

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Monday, March 30. 2009

CARNESVILLE – Danielle Jeanne Hill Atha, 35, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on May 4, 1973, in Los Angeles County, Calif., she was the daughter of Danny Joe and Marcia Hill. She was an LPN for BJC Hospital in Commerce and Lee Arrendale State Prison. She was of the Church of God ... [Full Story »]

Ted Hain

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Monday, March 30. 2009

CORNELIA – Ted E. Hain, 50, died Sunday, March 29, 2009. Born in Rock Island, Ill., on September 2, 1958, he was the son of father and stepmother, Richard and Kathy Hain, Las Vegas, Nev., and mother, Lois Oliver, Baldwin. He was a member of the Catholic faith and was a United States veteran, having served in the Airborne Rangers in the ... [Full Story »]

James Carlyle

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Monday, March 30. 2009

ALTO – James Hubert Carlyle, 91, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, following an extended illness. Born in Hall County on October 29, 1917, he was the son of the late James Moses and Crissey Azalee Stephens Carlyle. He was a member of the Chattahoochee Baptist Church and was a farmer. Mr. Carlyle was preceded in death by his first wife, Azzie ... [Full Story »]

Calvin Totherow

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Monday, March 30. 2009

CLEVELAND – Calvin Luther Totherow, 78, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, in Commerce, following a period of declining health. Born on January 18, 1931, in Union County, he was the son of Ralph Henry and Floy Neal Totherow. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for a brief period of time; afterwards he worked with Rogers Brothers ... [Full Story »]

Reba Owens

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Monday, March 30. 2009

WINDER - Reba McDonald Owens, 91, died Sunday, March 29, 2009. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Alphie Wall McDonald. Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Owens, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a retiree of H. & H. Manufacturing ... [Full Story »]

Lena Standridge

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Monday, March 30. 2009

LULA – Lena O. Standridge, 95, died Sunday, March 29, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was a homemaker and a member of Gillsville Baptist Church. Mrs. Standridge was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Standridge; sisters, Essie Welborn and Sylvia Dorsey; brothers, Arthur Sanders, Ferd Sanders, T.J. Sanders, Frank Sanders and Henry ... [Full Story »]

Ruby Speed

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Monday, March 30. 2009

CLAYTON – Ruby Higdon Speed, 82, of the Warwoman Community, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at her residence. Born in Jackson County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Kate Williams Higdon. She worked in the textile industry in the finishing department. Mrs. Speed was preceded in death by brothers, Coy Higdon and ... [Full Story »]

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