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Obits from MainStreetNewsOBITS - Topics from January, 2013

James Boone (1-10-13)

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Friday, January 11. 2013

COMMERCE - James Tyree Boone, 82, formerly of Hoschton, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013. He was born in Tennessee, the son of the late Cecil and Myra Boone. He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he was a Motorpool Foreman. Mr. Boone was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, serving as a ... [Full Story »]

‘Barney’ Benton (1-7-13)

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Thursday, January 10. 2013

MONROE - William Earl “Barney” Benton, Sr., 89, died Monday, January 7, 2013. He was born in Walton County on September 11, 1923, the son of the late Nell McDonald and Thomas Earl Benton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Gladys Pratt Benton; sons, Billy Benton and Mike Benton; brother, Max Benton; and a grandson, Chip ... [Full Story »]

Altie Rice (1-8-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

DANIELSVILLE - Altie T. Rice, 100, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2013. Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late James and Vickie Wilkie. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Roger Rice, Sr.; daughter, Louise Crowe; son, Carl Melton Rice; and a granddaughter, Ashton Strickland. Survivors include daughters, Jean (Russell) Pulliam and ... [Full Story »]

Kerry Williams (1-9-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

COMMERCE - Kerry Maurice Williams, 55, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Commerce, the son of Marie David Williams of Commerce and the late Jackie Williams. He was a member of Jones Chapel Church and was employed with Gold Kist Hatchery. Survivors in addition to his mother, include his wife, Erica Jackson ... [Full Story »]

Mary Jeffreys (1-7-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

BUFORD - Mary Jeanelle Jeffreys, 80, formerly of Flowery Branch, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013, at Marieta's Mission following an extended illness. She was born September 7, 1932, the daughter of the late John Arven and Callie Heaton Burrell in Toccoa and graduated in 1949 from Toccoa High School. She had been a member of Blackshear Place ... [Full Story »]

‘Slim’ Duncan (1-8-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

COMMERCE - Eugene Walter “Slim” Duncan, 80, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Ila, the son of the late Pascal B. and Wilda Chandler Duncan. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was retired from the Navy Supply Corp School. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Mathis Duncan, Commerce; daughter, ... [Full Story »]

‘Polly’ Porterfield (1-8-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

COLBERT - Rachel Pauline "Polly" Porterfield, 81, went to be with the Lord late Tuesday night, January 8, 2013, at her residence. Born in Coweta County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Leona Moore Hudson. Mrs. Porterfield was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Doyle Porterfield; and a son, James "Red" Flanagan. Survivors ... [Full Story »]

Trudi Dalton (1-4-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

WINDER – Trudi Travis Dalton, 54, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Lon Paul and Louise Green Travis. She was a member of the Winder First United Methodist Church and was a registered nurse at DeKalb Medical Center, where she worked for two years. Throughout her career, she worked as a nurse at Dr. Huff’s ... [Full Story »]

Jewell Murphy (1-9-13)

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Wednesday, January 9. 2013

PENDERGRASS - Jewell Melvin Murphy, 91, passed away Wednesday January 9, 2013. He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Bill and Eliza Skelton Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. He was retired from the Gainesville-Midland Railroad where he was a foreman, and he was a member of ... [Full Story »]

Gwendolyn Harrison (1-7-13)

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Tuesday, January 8. 2013

CARLTON - Gwendolyn Delphine Johnson Harrison, 85, died Monday, January 7, 2013. A lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late J.R. and Eula Smith Johnson. Mrs. Harrison was preceded in death by her husband Robert E. "Spud" Harrison; and a sister, Julia Johnson (Pat) Paul. Mrs. Harrison was a loving daughter, ... [Full Story »]

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