Entries from June 2010

Sara Nix

Wednesday, June 16. 2010
JEFFERSON – Sara Baker Nix, 74, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Born on March 23, 1936, in Statham, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Rea Whitehead Baker. She was a member of Galilee Christian Church. Mrs. Nix was preceded in death by her sister, Louise McDaniel; and brothers, Ed, John, Bud and Bill Baker. Survivors include her ... [Full Story »] 

Flossie Olene Richardson

Wednesday, June 16. 2010
BUCHANAN – Flossie Olene Winfrey Fulcher Richardson, 83, died Sunday, June 13, 2010. Born in Emanuel County on March 25, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Robert and Mary Belle Epps Winfrey. She was a retired elder caregiver. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Richardson. Survivors include daughters and ... [Full Story »] 

Emma Jean Lewallen

Tuesday, June 15. 2010
MAYSVILLE – Emma Jean Lewallen, 69, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Wortie Lee Pressley Evans. Mrs. Lewallen was preceded in death by her husband, Verdell Lewallen. Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Lynn Sorrow, Danielsville; ... [Full Story »] 

Nathaniel Bailey

Tuesday, June 15. 2010
JEFFERSON - Nathaniel Bailey, 90, died Monday, June 14, 2010. Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae Bailey; children, Johnnie Lester, Michael Bailey, Carolyn Bailey Mathis and Samantha Jackson; and a sister, Sybil A. Wilson. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 19, at 1 p.m. from the Paradise A.M.E. Church in Jefferson. Burial will be in ... [Full Story »] 

Rossie Nelms

Tuesday, June 15. 2010
COMMERCE – Rossie Elizabeth Nelms, 75, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Eula Moon Nelms. She was preceded in death by brothers, Johnny Nelms and Sammy Wilson. Survivors include sisters, Ramona Sanford, Dallas, Linda Lassiter, Gainesville, ... [Full Story »] 

Earl Dockery

Monday, June 14. 2010
MADISON, GA - Earl Dockery, 80, formerly of Hoschton, died Friday, June 11, 2010. He was a longtime resident of Barrow County and was a retiree of Emory University. Mr. Dockery was preceded in death by a son, Glen Dockery,; parents, George and Dora Ravan Dockery; and siblings, Wesley, Flay, Lida Mae and David Dockery, Rosa Cato, Mary Morton, ... [Full Story »] 

Mary Meriwether

Thursday, June 10. 2010
COMMERCE – Mary Annelle Landrum Meriwether, 94, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at her residence. Born in Floyd County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Otto and Willie Clyde French Landrum. She was a homemaker and was a talented seamstress who enjoyed making “Barbee doll” creations for her granddaughters. Her love of history and ... [Full Story »] 

‘A.G.’ Mitchell

Thursday, June 10. 2010
JEFFERSON – Sergeant Albert Grady (A.G.) Mitchell Jr., 92,longtime Jefferson businessman and World War II veteran, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Albert “Rip” and Lillian Venable Mitchell. He founded and operated Mitchell Hardware and Building Supply continuously since 1950. Mitchell was a ... [Full Story »] 

‘Kitty’ Sauls

Thursday, June 10. 2010
Kathryn “Kitty” Liberty Sauls, 33, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Donald Wynn Sauls of Commerce and Laureen Lessard of Springfield, Mo. She was a graduate of Jackson County High School and Barbazon Modeling School in Atlanta, and a former student of the University of Georgia. Her hobbies ... [Full Story »] 

Robert Smith

Thursday, June 10. 2010
COMMERCE – Robert J. Smith, 90, died Wednesday morning, June 9, 2010, at the BJC Nursing Home in Commerce. Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late Ell and Allie Lee Saxton Smith. He was a retired textile worker and a member of the Madison Street Baptist Church. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by daughters, Eula Mae Smith and Linda ... [Full Story »] 
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