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Nancy Showalter

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Wednesday, January 12. 2011

JEFFERSON – Nancy Drew WilliamsShowalter, 67, died Sunday, January 9, 2011. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Morgan Williams. She worked with Wal-Mart Corporation and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Showalter was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Showalter; granddaughter, Carrie Coker; sisters, ... [Full Story »]

Grady I. Patrick

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Wednesday, January 12. 2011

Grady Irwin Patrick, 67, died Monday, January 10, 2011, at Stephens County Hospital. Born November 12, 1943, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late C.I. and Bessie Davis Patrick. He was a truck driver with Dowell Trucking Company. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Ila. Mr. Patrick was a gospel singer and an Elvis ... [Full Story »]

Elmer Fields Sr.

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Wednesday, January 12. 2011

LAVONIA – Elmer Gerald Fields Sr., 69, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, following a pre-existing heart condition. He was born and raised in Madison County and graduated in the class of 1959. He worked at Oxford Sportswear in Commerce for many years and retired as owner of Fields Auto Parts in Comer, after having begun the business in 1981 ... [Full Story »]

Helen Lee

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

WINDER – Helen Sheridan Lee, 84, died Thursday, January 6, 2011. Born in Winder, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Mary Lee Austin Sheridan. She attended Winder Wesleyan Church and retired from the City of Winder. Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by her husband, R.B. Lee. Survivors include daughters and son-in-law, Sandra Parker, Jane ... [Full Story »]

‘Jimmy’ McGinnis

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

DANIELSVILLE – James D. “Jimmy” McGinnis, 63, died Thursday, January 6, 2011. He was the son of Florence Eberhart McGinnis and the late Raymond Dudley McGinnis. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Linda Wigley McGinnis; children, Neal (Michele) McGinnis and Kimberly McGinnis; brother, David (Diane) McGinnis; and ... [Full Story »]

Steven Baxley

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

WINDER – Steven Alan Baxley, 39, died Friday, January 7, 2011. Born in Newnan, he was the son of Stanley Baxley of Vidalia and the late Linda Stephens Baxley. He was of the Baptist denomination and had a BS Degree in Criminal Justice. He was an insurance fraud investigator with Liberty National Insurance Company. He had worked in the past ... [Full Story »]

Olive Anderson

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

AUBURN – Olive S. Anderson, 88, died Saturday, January 8, 2011. A native of West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Ethel Joy Willey Smith. She retired from Auburn Elementary School after 44 years of teaching with a Master’s Degree. She was a member of the National Educators Association, Auburn Lions Club, and a member of ... [Full Story »]

Wanda Powell

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

CARLTON – Wanda Delores Powell, 76, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Dee as she was known to her family and friends was born December 14, 1934, in Lakeland, Fla., the daughter of the late Arthur and Nell Canady. She was preceded in death by a sister, Violet Canady, who welcomed her into heaven. She was raised on a ... [Full Story »]

Thomas Van Deven

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Tuesday, January 11. 2011

JEFFERSON – Thomas Michael Van Deven, 61, formerly of Gastonia, N.C., died Friday, December 17, 2010. Born on April 30, 1949, in Milwaukee, Wis., he was the son of the late Byron George and Florence Sophia Lehman Van Deven. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army in Vietnam and was an electrical engineer with Duke Energy. ... [Full Story »]

Hoyt Voyles

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Friday, January 7. 2011

Hoyt Gibson Voyles passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospice in Athens, on January 1, 2011. Born 1917 in Maysville, he was the son of the late James Oscar and Daisy Shirley Voyles. Mr. Voyles was predeceased by five brothers; one sister; his wife of 60 years, Katharine Camp Voyles; and his son, Steven Camp Voyles. From his roots in ... [Full Story »]