Entries from January 2009

Thomas Richards

Tuesday, January 20. 2009
WATKINSVILLE – Thomas J. Richards, 50, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009. A native of Athens, he was the son of Thomas Edward and Charlene Ruark Richards of Athens. He was a graduate of Clarke Central High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Northland College. He was the fifth great-grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. His ... [Full Story »] 

Robert Johnson

Tuesday, January 20. 2009
COMMERCE – Robert E. Johnson Sr., 94, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Survivors include his wife, Edna Tucker Johnson, Commerce; son and daughter-in-law, R.E. and Patricia Cobb Johnson, Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and John B. Davis, Blue Ridge; sisters, Laverne Brewer and Vivian Johnson, both of Fayetteville; five ... [Full Story »] 

R.L. Funderburk

Tuesday, January 20. 2009
MAYSVILLE – R.L. Funderburk, 78, of Maysville, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at his residence following an extended illness. Born on October 9, 1930, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Albert and Rosa Mae Funderburk. He was a painter and a member of Pond Fork Baptist Church. Mr. Funderburk was preceded in death by children, Brenda ... [Full Story »] 

Grace Thomas

Tuesday, January 20. 2009
TALMO – Grace Collins Thomas, 94, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the residence of her daughter-in-law Angie Thomas, following an extended illness. Born on May 10, 1914, in Hall County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Floyd and Rebecca Hawkins Collins. She was a retired from the poultry industry, having worked for several of the ... [Full Story »] 

Washington D.C.: Jackson County residents eyewitnesses to history

Tuesday, January 20. 2009
Forty-six years ago, the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and told the nation he had a dream. Tuesday, some residents of Barrow, Jackson, Madison and Athens-Clarke counties witnessed that dream unfold with Barack Hussein Obama’s inauguration as the first black President of the United States. [Full Story »] 

Emma Shrader

Monday, January 19. 2009
COMMERCE – Emma Jewel Shrader, 69, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at her residence. Born in DeKalb County, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Lillie Bruce Burney. She was Baptist and a homemaker. Mrs. Shrader was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Bruce Shrader. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Cox, Canton; sons, Michael ... [Full Story »] 

Margaret Epps

Monday, January 19. 2009
ACWORTH – Margaret L. Epps, 74, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at Cartersville Heartland Hospice. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Clara Veals Jacks. She was a member of Hill Crest Baptist Church in Acworth and was a retired waitress. Mrs. Epps was preceded in death by her husband, George C. Epps; and a ... [Full Story »] 

Daisy Capes

Monday, January 19. 2009
MONROE – Daisy S. Capes, 92, formerly of Hoschton, died Saturday, January 17, 2009. Born in Walton County, she the daughter of the late James Clark and Lindy Reeves Sorrells. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Capes, was a retiree of Cherokee Manufacturing Company, and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include ... [Full Story »] 

Martha Wiley

Monday, January 19. 2009
CARNESVILLE – Martha T. Wiley, 82, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at BJC Hospital in Commerce. Born in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Berry Wesley and Minnie Lawrence Tatum. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jan W. Moor. Survivors include her husband, James L. Wiley, Carnesville; sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and ... [Full Story »] 

Carol Sue Murray

Monday, January 19. 2009
AUBURN – Carol Sue Sexton Murray, 45, died Thursday, January 15, 2009. Born on June 15, 1963, she was the daughter of the Rev. Clinton Sexton and Martha Payton Sexton of Commerce. She was a medical records coder at Emory Eastside Hospital in Snellville and was a member of the Hospital Relay for Life Team. She was a born again Christian and ... [Full Story »] 
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