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Sara Carter

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

ATHENS – Sara Dell Carter, 79, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Dellmar and Eddie Kelley Dillard. She was a lunchroom manager for Clarke County Board of Education and was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Carter. Survivors include daughters, Diane Gilbert, Callahan, Fla., and Dreta Hayden, Nicholson; son, ... [Full Story »]

‘Bob’ Tiller

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

ELBERTON – Robert Lewis “Bob” Tiller, 74, of Spring Valley Healthcare Center, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Elbert Memorial Hospital. Born on March 11, 1936, in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late James Dorsey and Martha Grace Tiller. He was the owner/operator of Tiller Trucking Company. He was a veteran having served in the ... [Full Story »]

Henry Doster

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

JEFFERSON - Henry Homer Doster, 69, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Born August 25, 1940, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late, Homer Lee and Norma Reynolds Doster.╩ He served many years as the Jackson County Tax Commissioner and was owner of Doster and Doster Builders. Mr. Doster was a member of Galilee Christian Church, and ... [Full Story »]

Reuben Kelley

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Wednesday, March 31. 2010

ELBERTON - Reuben Ben Kelley, 66, died on Monday, March 29, 2010, at the home of Scott and Melissa Smith. Born on September 24, 1943, in Madison County, he was the son of the late Bunyan Monroe and Flora Essie Kelley. He was retired as a machinist with Wilson Electric. Mr. Kelley served in the United States Navy. Survivors include daughters, ... [Full Story »]

‘Tom’ Compton

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

COMER – James T. “Tom” Compton, 76, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at his residence. A native of Comer, he was the son of the late Neal A. and Jessie Lou Cooper Compton. He was the owner and operator of Tom Compton Trucking as a dump truck driver. Throughout his working career, he was a logger, bulldozer operator, an all around heavy ... [Full Story »]

George Sammons

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

WINDER – George H. Sammons, 76, died Monday, March 29, 2010. He was born on January 17, 1934, in Williamsburg, Ky. and was retired from the City of Winder in Winder. He was of the Baptist denomination. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Clara Dalton Sammons, Winder; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Carol Sammons and Larry and Joyce ... [Full Story »]

Jack Evans

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

MAYSVILLE – Jack Lanier Evans died Monday, March 29, 2010. He was preceded in death by a son, Jackie Evans Jr. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Jean Evans; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Kay and Rodney Kittrell, Mary Ellen and Von Wynn, Lisa and Duane Holland; son, Steve Evans; sisters and brother-in-law, Joyce and Maxie Baxter, Sara ... [Full Story »]

Harold McGinnis

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

COMMERCE – Harold Hardman McGinnis, 81, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Guy Rueben and Woody Nellie Lou Crisler McGinnis. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher for over 50 years. He also served on ... [Full Story »]

Ronnie Gee

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Tuesday, March 30. 2010

GAINESVILLE – Ronnie Clyde Gee, 59, died Sunday, March 28, 2010. Born in Athens, he was the son of the late Wendell H. and Gwendolyn Jenny Elrod Gee. He was an insurance salesman with the Best Insurance Center in Jefferson, was a member of the Pendergrass Baptist Church, and a member of the United States Parachute Association. Mr. Gee was ... [Full Story »]

‘Patsy’ Testement

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Monday, March 29. 2010

AUBURN – Patricia “Patsy” Testement, 57, died Monday, March 29, 2010. Born on August 25, 1952, in Atlanta, she was the daughter of Eva Lois Edwards of Social Circle and the late William Lloyd Edwards. She was a clerk for the Jackson County Court System. Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband of 39 years, Clyde D. ... [Full Story »]

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