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J.C. Fortson

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Thursday, May 6. 2010

ATHENS – J.C. Fortson, 85, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010. A native of Madison County, he was born on December 26, 1924, the son of the late Sam and Eunice Smith Fortson. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was employed with Georgia Natural Gas Company for 25 years. He was of the Baptist denomination. He was a devoted and ... [Full Story »]

Louise Berryman

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Wednesday, May 5. 2010

ELBERTON – Louise Allgood Berryman, 98, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late John William and Nancy “Betty” Elizabeth Gunter Allgood. She was a member of Carlton Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Berryman was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Welthy Berryman. Survivors ... [Full Story »]

‘Josh’ Small

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Wednesday, May 5. 2010

SUGAR HILL – Joshua Alan “Josh” Small, 26, died suddenly at his residence Tuesday evening, May 4, 2010. He was the son of father and stepmother, David E. and Susan Small of Jefferson and mother, Mary Ann Small and Jeff Hamil of Buford, stepfather, Michael M. Morris, Lawrenceville. Josh was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Tom ... [Full Story »]

Gloria Jean Cannon

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Tuesday, May 4. 2010

DECATUR – Gloria Jean Cannon, 68, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. Born on September 24, 1941, in Roberta, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Harrison Irvin. She worked at McKesson as a customer service representative and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Cannon was ... [Full Story »]

Jimmy Atkinson

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Tuesday, May 4. 2010

ROYSTON – Jimmy Marion Atkinson, 70, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston. Born in Franklin County on June 21, 1939, he was the son of the late W.T. and Martha Ann Bailey Atkinson. He was retired from Beaulieu of America and was a member of the Bowersville Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Helen ... [Full Story »]

Angela Counts

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Tuesday, May 4. 2010

BRASELTON – Angela Dianne Wilkerson Counts, 40, died Monday, May 3, 2010. She was the daughter of Wayne and Brenda Wilkerson of Lawrenceville and was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to her parents include children, Jeremy Scott Towe, Haley Michelle Towe, Courtney Taylor Counts, all of Braselton; brother and ... [Full Story »]

‘Billy’ Plank

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Tuesday, May 4. 2010

William Gene "Billy" Plank was born in Salem, Mo., April 30, 1935. He was the son of Theodore Roosevelt and Virginia Capps Plank. A brother, Thomas, blessed the family with his arrival a few years later and thus commenced many happy years of family life in Salem. Bill was possessed of a quick wit and an insatiable curiosity for all things ... [Full Story »]

Irene Lemley

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Monday, May 3. 2010

GAINESVILLE – Irene Lemley, 90, died Friday, April 30, 2010, following a period of declining health. Born in Jackson County where she had lived most of her life, she was the daughter of the late William Monroe and Jessie Freeman Mote. She was retired from Wilkens Industries and was a member of Oconee Baptist Church. She was a loving mother ... [Full Story »]

‘Mama Ann’ Spires

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Monday, May 3. 2010

HOMER – Elizabeth “Mama Ann” Spires, 66, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at BJC Hospital in Commerce. Born in Bibb County, she was the daughter of the late T. Hobart and Margaret Elizabeth Terry Durden. Mrs. Spires was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Gregory Spires. Survivors include a sister, Rebecca Simmons; nieces and nephew, ... [Full Story »]

Eleanor Hood

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Monday, May 3. 2010

WINDER – Eleanor Hood, 85, died Sunday, May 2, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Carl E. Wade and Inez Wade Evans of Phenix City, Ala., and was a homemaker and of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Hood was preceded in death by husbands, Brady B. Bynum and Ben Hood; and a brother, Joseph Wade Sr. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, ... [Full Story »]

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