Entries from June 2008

Legislative candidates speak at forum

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Kerri Testement
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Wednesday, June 25. 2008
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Candidates seeking legislative seats to represent Jackson County discussed their views during a political forum Thursday in Jefferson.

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Hazel Bridges

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Hazel Bridges, 82, of Commerce, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at Embracing Hospice in Snellville. She was born in Madison County on June 5, 1926, the daughter of the late Paul and Ora Vesta Wilson Davis. She was a member of Madison Street Baptist Church in Commerce and had a passion for antiques and gardening. Mrs. Bridges was preceded in death ... [Full Story »] 

Susan Chastain

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Tuesday, June 24. 2008
Susan Angela Chastain, 43, of Colbert, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at her residence in Madison County. She was the daughter of the late Roy Allen and Shirley Stone Chasteen. Survivors include sons, Alex and Justin Andrews, both of Commerce, and Westley Epps, Athens. Funeral services were held Monday, June 23, at Ross Chapel Baptist Church in ... [Full Story »] 

‘Pop Bates’

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Wilbur “Pop Bates” Bates, 91, of Lula, died Monday, June 16, 2008. Born in Hall County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth “Bell” Bates and was Baptist. He was a poultry farmer in his early years and later retired from Gainesville Mill. He loved to spend free time with his family, going fishing, and working in his garden, ... [Full Story »] 

Evelyn Miller

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Evelyn Brown Miller, 91, of Gainesville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at her residence. Born on December 11, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Louise Marchbanks Brown. She worked for a time at New Holland Cotton Mill and spent the remainder of her life as a homemaker and wonderful mother. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her ... [Full Story »] 

Mitchell Gailey

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Mitchell Wiley Gailey, 67, of Alto, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at his residence, following an extended illness, surrounded by his family. He was born in Habersham County on September 19, 1940, the son of the late Everett and Elnora Gailey. He was a member of B.C. Grant Baptist Church and was retired from the DOT engineering department with ... [Full Story »] 

Paul James

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Paul James, of Clarkesville, died peacefully at Gateway Health in Cleveland, surrounded by family and loved ones. He was a native of Clarkesville and was retired from Habersham Mill, where he worked in the carding department. Mr. James was preceded in death by brothers, Jesse Harold James, Fred James, Bill James, Edwin James and John James. He ... [Full Story »] 

Joseph Seay

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Joseph Edward Seay, 81, of Gastonia, N.C., died Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late William Harrison and Chester Parr Seay. He was a retired supervisor with Knit Products Corporation. He was a member of the Belmont Masonic Lodge, member of the Catawba Heights Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, and ... [Full Story »] 

William Baker

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Monday, June 23. 2008
William Horace Baker, 73, of Maysville, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Orville and Cora Lee Watkins Baker. Mr. Baker was preceded in death by brothers, Alford Baker and Shirley Baker; and a sister, Modell Sorrows. Survivors include his wife, ... [Full Story »] 

Hoyt Anderson

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Monday, June 23. 2008
Hoyt W. Anderson, 87, of Athens, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Cobb Healthcare Center in Comer. He was born in Pocatella, the son of the late Julian Lawson and Hattie Lee Wheeler Anderson. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Hanley; and brothers, J.P. Anderson, Howard Anderson and Roy Anderson. He was a veteran, ... [Full Story »] 
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