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Myra Frances Tucker

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Tuesday, March 2. 2010

COMER - Myra Frances Tolbert Tucker, 85, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospice House. A native of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar “Lee” B. and Georgia Mae Moon Paul. Mrs. Tucker was preceded in death by her first husband, Ernest Tolbert; second husband, Roy Tucker; son, Gary Tolbert; and ... [Full Story »]

Larry Dowdy

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Tuesday, March 2. 2010

JEFFERSON – Larry Thomas Dowdy, 60, died Saturday, February 20, 2010. Survivors include his wife, Sheila Dowdy; sons, Jason Pittman, Travis Keith, Dwight Bush, Malcom Dowdy; daughters, Sheprentice Dowdy, Xernona Berry, Deaysha Dowdy; bother, John Dowdy; sisters, Josephine Harris, Janice Dowdy; seven grandchildren; one godson; and other ... [Full Story »]

Harold Gillispie

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Tuesday, March 2. 2010

HULL – Harold Lee Gillispie, 65, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at his residence from a massive heart attack. His death occurred exactly as his father’s, on the same date 20 years later. He coached with the Madison County recreational department and was employed with the University of Georgia for a number of years. Survivors include his ... [Full Story »]

Col. Thomas H. Holbrook, USAF (Ret.)

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Tuesday, March 2. 2010

Col. Thomas H. Holbrook, USAF (Ret.) died on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 7:40 p.m. of age-related causes. He was 93. Tom was born on March 6, 1916 in Commerce. As a lad, he worked on the family farm located just out of town. He interrupted his college education at the University of Georgia to join the US Army Air Corps in 1938, almost a ... [Full Story »]

Sunny McDonald

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Monday, March 1. 2010

CLARKESVILLE - Sunny Nivens McDonald died Saturday, February 27, 2010. Born in Gainesville, she was a longtime resident of Commerce and the daughter of the late Noama Nivens Pugh and Paul Nivens. She graduated from Gainesville High School, where she was a Red Elephant Cheerleader and Majorette. She received a BA in Elementary Education from ... [Full Story »]

Donald Ter Beek Sr.

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Monday, March 1. 2010

BUFORD – Donald K. Ter Beek Sr., 76, died peacefully Saturday, February 27, 2010, at the residence of his daughter, Brenda Thomas in Maysville, where he resided during his extended battle with cancer. Born on September 29, 1933, in Muskegon, Mich., he was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Ter Beek. He was a longtime resident of Buford, a ... [Full Story »]

Judy Brooks

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Monday, March 1. 2010

NICHOLSON – Judy O. Davis Brooks, 63, died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Emory University Hospital. Born in Clarksburg, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late Don L. and Ruby E. Hawkinsberry Davis. She was a member of Cartersville Church of God and was a personal care provider. Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by brothers, Carson, Gary ... [Full Story »]

‘Mildred’ Griffith

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Monday, March 1. 2010

WINDER - Willie “Mildred” Watson Griffith, 88, died Friday, February 26, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd “Bluehammer” and Ruth Allen Watson. Mrs. Griffith was preceded in death by her husband, George “GB” Griffith; brother, Harold Watson; son-in-law, Kenneth Williams; and daughter-in-law, Betty Griffith. A homemaker, ... [Full Story »]

Shelby Stewart

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Monday, March 1. 2010

ALTO – Shelby Jean Dodd Stewart, 69, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born in Habersham County on May 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Travis and Esther Coley Dodd. She was a homemaker and also a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She ... [Full Story »]

Mildred Rice

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Monday, March 1. 2010

Mildred Trawick Rice, 94, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her residence following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Mera Gober and Paul B. Trawick and was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, George Erskine Rice. She was a member of the Commerce First United Methodist Church and of its Ruth-Naomi Sunday School class. ... [Full Story »]

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