Obituaries

Joseph Brownlee (3-22-12)

Friday, March 23. 2012
COMMERCE - Joseph Lemnal Brownlee, Jr., 78, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Miami, Fla., the son of the late Joseph L. and Clara Estelle Brooks Brownlee. He was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission and was retired from United States Marine Corp. He was also a high school teacher. Mr. Brownlee was ... [Full Story »] 

Ardill McCannon (3-23-12)

Friday, March 23. 2012
JEFFERSON - Ardill Frances McCannon, 83, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. She was born in Walker Mountain, the daughter of the late Floyd and Mae Jones Powers. She was a retired custodian with the Jackson County Board of Education for 30 years, working at South Jackson Elementary. Mrs. McCannon was preceded in death by her husband, Fred ... [Full Story »] 

Larry Goodnight (3-22-12)

Friday, March 23. 2012
JEFFERSON - Larry James Goodnight, 64, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was born in Hartford City, Ind., the son of the late Merlin and Charlotte Boots Goodnight. He was an Inventory Analyst with Rockwell Automation and was a member of the Galilee Christian Church. Mr. Goodnight was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Christine ... [Full Story »] 

Hilda Wilhite

Friday, March 23. 2012
JEFFERSON - Miss Hilda Wilhite was born June 1, 1926 in Jefferson, the daughter of the late Hoyt and Lorean Haynes Wilhite. Hilda attended Jefferson Elementary School, and graduated in 1947 from Fair Street High School in Gainesville. She completed Early Childhood Development training at the University of Georgia in 1967, Child Development ... [Full Story »] 

Bessie Mae Hanes (3-22-12)

Friday, March 23. 2012
NICHOLSON - Bessie Mae Hanes, 83, previously of Stone Mountain, went to heaven on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Bremen, Ky., the daughter of the late Onice and Opal Clark Wilkins. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She married Fred Hanes on June 13, 1948 in Evansville, Ind. She was a ... [Full Story »] 

Lois Burgess (3-21-12)

Friday, March 23. 2012
WATKINSVILLE - Lois Bowles Burgess, 80, wife of the late Henry Calvin Burgess, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Flora Bowles. In addition to her husband and parents, Lois was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Clinton Bales. She retired from Reliance ... [Full Story »] 

Louise Herring (3-21-12)

Thursday, March 22. 2012
JEFFERSON - Louise C. Herring, 94, formerly of Manchester, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was the daughter of the late William Dewey and Flora Gowen Copeland of Manchester. Mrs. Herring finished Manchester High School, Bessie Tift College in Forsyth, and Draughons Business College in Atlanta. Mrs. Herring worked for the US Corps ... [Full Story »] 

Violet Clark (3-20-12)

Wednesday, March 21. 2012
BRASELTON - Violet Gregory Clark, 90, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late A.W. and Maude Fricks Gregory. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of Hoschton Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, W.F. Clark, Braselton; daughters, Susan (Phil) Duck, Braselton, Connie E. Clark, ... [Full Story »] 

Lee Jones (3-21-12)

Wednesday, March 21. 2012
COMMERCE - Lee Edward Jones, 87, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Jefferson, he was the son of the late, Lillius and Bessie Mae Jones. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, a World War II Army Veteran, and owner of Ed and Bill Photo Studio. Survivors include his wife, Bettie Blanche Lacek Jones, ... [Full Story »] 

Raymond Neal (3-18-12)

Tuesday, March 20. 2012
TOCCOA - Raymond Alton Neal, 75, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at his residence. Born June 10, 1936 in Columbia County, Ga., he was the son of the late Johnnie G. and Jessie Anderson Neal. Raised in Harlem, Ga., he went on to attend the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree in 1957, and subsequently earned a banking ... [Full Story »] 
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