Obituaries - Topics from January, 2010

‘Dot’ Wood

Monday, January 25. 2010
DANIELSVILLE – Dorothy “Dot” Bond Wood, 71, died Friday, January 22, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Dewitt Talmadge Bond and Elise Quattlebaum Bond of Danielsville. She was a beloved classmate of the first graduating class of Madison County High School in 1956, where she met and married her husband of 51 years John H. ... [Full Story »] 

Bertha Nell Roberts

Monday, January 25. 2010
LULA – Bertha Nell Ward Roberts, 73, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Will and Carzola Parr Ward. She was retired from Craven’s Pottery was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by brothers, L.B. ... [Full Story »] 

Robert Herbert

Monday, January 25. 2010
EATONTON – Robert W. Herbert, 80, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Eatonton Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Jackson County he was the son of the late James E. and Vera Boone Herbert. He was a retired steakhouse restaurant owner and was a veteran having served in the United States Navy. Mr. Herbert was preceded in death by his ... [Full Story »] 

Betty Parks

Friday, January 22. 2010
PENDERGRASS – Betty Lois Byess Parks, 78, of the Plainview Community, died Thursday, January 21, 2010. Born in Marble Hill, she was the daughter of the late Dallas William and Villa Taylor Byess. She worked as a farmer and was a member of the Holly Spring United Methodist Church. Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Parks. ... [Full Story »] 

B. Blake Breitenhirt

Friday, January 22. 2010
ST. SIMONS ISLAND – B. Blake Breitenhirt Jr., 78, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at his residence. Born May 19, 1931, in Kanawha County, W. Va., he was the son of the late B. Blake Breitenhirt Sr. and Thelma King Breitenhirt. He was a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He had resided in St. Simons for the past 10 years, was ... [Full Story »] 

Mazie Cox

Friday, January 22. 2010
COMMERCE – Mazie Lynette Cox, 79, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Sallie Mae Hutchins and was the widow of Archie Cox. Survivors include children, David and Pauline Carthern and Patricia McElhannon, all of Commerce, Roger and Brenda ... [Full Story »] 

‘Ted’ Bruce

Thursday, January 21. 2010
WINDER - Theodore R. “Ted” Bruce, 93, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Bill and Elizabeth Huntsinger Bruce, and was preceded in death by Lottie M. Banks Bruce, his first wife, after 46 years of marriage. He served in the United States Army during World War II, in the European Theatre of ... [Full Story »] 

Joseph Worsham Sr.

Wednesday, January 20. 2010
BRASELTON – Joseph Worsham Sr., 84, formerly of Forest Park, died Monday, January 18, 2010. He was employed for over 30 years for the Fulton County Board of Education and was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in World War II. He was instrumental in the development of the Forest Park Police and Fire Departments. He loved ... [Full Story »] 

Hoyte Elem

Tuesday, January 19. 2010
COMMERCE – Hoyte Elem, 64, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at his residence. Born in Walton County he was the son of the late Roland and Edna England Elem. He was of the Baptist denomination and was a retired welder. Survivors include daughters, Jessaca Elem, Michigan, Barbie Elem, Monroe, and Tonie Elem, Buford; a son, Hoyte Elem Jr., Athens; ... [Full Story »] 

Ernest Pickens

Monday, January 18. 2010
MAYSVILLE - Ernest Jerry Pickens, 69, died Monday, January 18, 2010. He was born on December 18, 1949, in Truman, Ark., the son of the late Ernest C. Pickens Jr. and Hildreth Cox Pickens. He was a respitory therapist for 50 years. He worked at Shallowford Hospital, was a Department Head at Gwinnett Medical Center and recently worked at ... [Full Story »] 
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