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Obits from MainStreetNewsOBITS - Topics from December, 2011

Julia Rogers (12-14-2011)

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Thursday, December 15. 2011

GAINESVILLE - Julia Reed Rogers, 103, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Bell Manor Nursing Home, following a brief illness. Mrs. Rogers was born April 11, 1908 to the late Benjamin and Dora Reed and was married to the late William Jefferson Rogers, who passed away in 1981. Mrs. Rogers was a longtime member of Poplar Springs Baptist ... [Full Story »]

Wanda Strickland

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Thursday, December 15. 2011

JEFFERSON - Wanda Truett Strickland, 65, died Tuesday December 13, 2011. She was was born in Murphy, N.C., the daughter of the late Giles Tillman and Margaret Deerberry Truett. Mrs. Strickland was a hairdresser for over 30 years, owning and operating Wanda's Family Hair Care in Jefferson and was a member of the Living Word Worship Center. She ... [Full Story »]

Ralph Howard (12-13-11)

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

DECATUR – Ralph Lee Howard, 86 passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Mr. Howard was born in Jefferson, a son to the late Ernest Lee and Almeda E. Carruth Howard. Mr. Howard was retired from General Motors in Doraville, and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in World War II in the South Pacific Theater. Mr. Howard was a ... [Full Story »]

Doris Phillips (12-13-11)

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

JEFFERSON – Doris Shumake Phillips, 75, died Tuesday December 13, 2011 in Athens, Georgia. A native of Crawford, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Ollie Mae Aldridge Shumake. She was retired from the Jackson County Board of Education and Commerce City School System, where she worked in the lunchroom. Mrs. Phillips was also employed ... [Full Story »]

‘Tom’ Gasaway (12-12-11)

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011

WINDER – William “Tom” Gasaway, 91, died Monday, December 12, 2011. Born in Campton, Walton County, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Carl and Naomi Spinks Gasaway. He was retired from Piedmont Builders, was a member of the Winder First United Methodist Church, and was a veteran having served in the United States Army. Mr. ... [Full Story »]

‘Stan’ Duck (11-30-11)

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Tuesday, December 13. 2011

PATTERSON, CALIF. - Lewis Stanley "Stan" Duck, 69, formerly of Braselton, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, following a long-term and brave battle with skin cancer. He was born in Braselton, and attended South Hall High School. He played basketball with his High School’s team and was elected by his classmates as Senior Class ... [Full Story »]

Connie Evans (11-23-11)

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Tuesday, December 13. 2011

GULFPORT, MISS. - Connie Lee Evans, 74, formerly of Jefferson, died on November 23, 2011. He was born in Banks County, the son of the late Fletcher and Elsie Savage Evans, and was retired from the United States Navy. Mr. Evans was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Loggins, Ola Mae Carlan, Ethel Morgan and Viola Standridge; and brothers, Lee ... [Full Story »]

John Edward Butler (12-8-11)

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Tuesday, December 13. 2011

COMER – John Edward Butler, 81, died Thursday, December 8, 2011. Survivors include children James Gillespie, Johnny, Robert, Tommy, Jeff, Danny, Sherry and Leslie Marie Butler, and Mary Janet Meadows; sisters, Mae Evelyn Tabors, Lucille Butler, Louise and Annie Lois Lyles. Funeral services were held Monday, December 12 at Bush River Baptist ... [Full Story »]

Mary Woods (12-8-11)

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Monday, December 12. 2011

MAYSVILLE – Mary Sorrow Woods, 102, widow of Maurice E. Woods, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Southern Pines Senior Care. She was born September 11, 1909 in Carlton, the daughter of the late Thomas Harvey and Mary Steadman Sorrow. Mrs. Woods, formerly of Atlanta, was retired from the United States Government. She is survived by ... [Full Story »]

Eldo Thomason (12-8-11)

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Monday, December 12. 2011

HOSCHTON – Eldo Thomason, age 75, died Thursday, December 8, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Runette Clay Thomason; grandson, Chris Reeves; parents, Willie and Laura Bell Thomason; and brother, Lawrence Thomason. Mr. Thomason was the retired operator of Thomason's Wrecker Service and was a lifelong resident of Barrow County. He ... [Full Story »]

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