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Mary Seagraves

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Friday, August 21. 2009

STATHAM - Mary Frances Seagraves, 82, died Monday, August 17, 2009. Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fred and Lois Grimwood Ferguson. She was a life long member of Statham First Baptist Church and was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class. Survivors include her husband, Walker Seagraves, Statham; daughter, ... [Full Story »]

R. Victor Richey

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Friday, August 21. 2009

COMMERCE – R. Victor Richey Jr., 93, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, at BJC Nursing Home. Born on March 27, 1916, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Roy and Gertrude Richey. He worked for many years for the Commerce Poultry Company and was a cattle farmer. He was a member, former deacon and former teacher of the Men’s Sunday ... [Full Story »]

Hazel Parks

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Friday, August 21. 2009

PENDERGRASS – Mrs. Hazel Dean Bradley Parks, 86, one of the last female veterans of World War II in Jackson County, died Thursday, August 20, 2009. Mrs. Parks was a United States Navy veteran, having served in the WAVES at Pensacola, Fla., as an aviation machinist mate. She was honorably discharged in 1945 with the rank of Third Class Petty ... [Full Story »]

Elizabeth Eberhardt

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009

COMER – Elizabeth Barrow Eberhardt, 102, died peacefully Monday, August 17, 2009, after a wonderful and faithful life. Born on December 14, 1906, in Stellaville, Jefferson County, she was the second of five children. She grew up in several communities around Jefferson County before leaving home in 1920 to attend the Georgia State College for ... [Full Story »]

Dorothy Morris

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009

COLBERT – Dorothy Palmer Morris died Tuesday, August 18, 2009. She was the daughter of the late George A. and Annie Wade Palmer. She was retired from Westclox and was a member of Colbert Baptist Church. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Hobson G. Morris; two sisters; and six brothers. Survivors include children, ... [Full Story »]

Martha Nelle Bryant

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Tuesday, August 18. 2009

BETHLEHEM – Martha Nelle Bryant, 76, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Born in Cobb County, she was the daughter of the late Lindsay Knox and Mary Louise Simpson Lewis. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Cecil Bryant, Bethlehem; a son, Tony Bryant, Theodore, Ala.; daughters, Gail Frost, Bethlehem, and Gina Libbin, Winder; seven ... [Full Story »]

Ruth Elrod

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Monday, August 17. 2009

ATHENS – Ruth Jacks Elrod, 99, Redstone Community, died Monday, August 17, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Lunie Sheffield Jacks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church. Mrs. Elrod was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Elrod; and a son, Jimmy Elrod. Survivors include ... [Full Story »]

Opal Langston

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Monday, August 17. 2009

COMMERCE – Opal Valerie Langston, 89, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, at BJC Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Earnest and Angie Robinson Johnston and was the owner of Langston’s Dress Shop. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce, a charter member of the Commerce Pilot Club, and the Harmony Grove Garden ... [Full Story »]

‘Big Mama’ Howington

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Monday, August 17. 2009

JEFFERSON – Eunice Venable “Big Mama” Howington, 78, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, at her residence. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Ida Brown Venable. She attended Living World Worship Center and was the retired owner of Howington’s B.B.Q. Mrs. Howington was preceded in death by her husband, ... [Full Story »]

Alma Anderson

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Monday, August 17. 2009

NICHOLSON – Alma Kesler Anderson, 95, died Friday, August 14, 2009, at BJC Medical Center. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Dillard and Mickey McCoy Eubanks. She was a member of the Lighthouse Congregational Holiness Church. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by a son, Turrell Kesler. Survivors include a son, Eugene ... [Full Story »]

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