Obituaries

Kenneth Black

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Thursday, May 28. 2009
ARCADE – Kenneth Glenn Black, 81, died Friday, May 22, 2009. He was a retired machinist. Survivors include children, Leo Black, Indiana, Crystal Doggett, Colorado, and Dawn Torres, Arizona; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mr. Black was cremated and will be interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Rhindlander, Wis., at a later ... [Full Story »] 

Jerry Hart

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009
DANIELSVILLE – Jerry Odell Hart, 71, died Monday, May 25, 2009, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Franklin County on July 5, 1937, he was the son of the late Jack and Katie Bell Haley Hart. He was a retired manager having worked in the auto body repair industry, a former body shop advisor for Athens Technical College, a ... [Full Story »] 

‘G.W.’ Marcus

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009
DEMOREST – George William “G.W.” Marcus, 80, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born in Oconee County, S.C., on December 3, 1928, he was the son of the late George T. and Drucilla Heaton Marcus. He was retired from WebCo as a welder with 38 years of service and was a member of ... [Full Story »] 

Gregory Howard

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009
COMMERCE – Gregory Howard Jr., 31, died Thursday, May 21, 2009. Born December 16, 1977, he was the son of Joycelyn Howard and the late Gregory Howard Sr. He attended Commerce High School and was a member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He was a joy to all that knew him and loved him, brought a smile to the heart of many by simply ... [Full Story »] 

‘Billy Boy’ Newton

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009
JEFFERSON – William “Billy Boy” Newton, 61, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at the VA Hospital in Atlanta. He was a lifelong resident of Jackson County. Survivors include sisters, Hazel Turner, Jefferson, Dianne Graham, Athens; brothers, Roger Newton, Jefferson, Stanley Larry Newton, Hampton, Anthony Gary Newton, Athens; and a daughter, ... [Full Story »] 

Pat Mathis

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009
WINDER – Frances “Pat” Mathis, 78, died Friday, May 22, 2009, at her residence. A native of Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Lon and Minnie Burt Lee. She had resided in Barrow County most of her life and was a member of Bethabra Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, J.C. Mathis Sr., ... [Full Story »] 

Tommy Brunson

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009
JEFFERSON – Tommy Brunson, 59, formerly of Buford, died Sunday, May 24, 2009. Born in Enterprise, Ala., on September 18, 1949, he was the son of the late Lewie and Lorraine Brunson. He was a 1967 graduate of Pompano Beach High School and was employed with American Honda Motor Company, Alpharetta. He was of the Baptist denomination. Survivors ... [Full Story »] 

Bessie Ward

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009
CORNELIA – Bessie Martin Ward, 94, died Sunday, May 24, 2009. Born in Banks County on February 9, 1915, she was the daughter of the late U.S. and Rilla Caudell Martin. Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her husband, Broughton B. Ward; daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and Lamb Davis; grandson, Douglas Davis; son-in-law, Ed Hannas; brothers, ... [Full Story »] 

Rev. ‘Jack’ Tatum

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009
DEMOREST – Rev. Robert “Jack” Tatum, 92, died Friday, May 22, 2009, at his residence at Magnolia Hills Assisted Living in Demorest. Born on March 26, 1917, in Palmetto, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Florence Jackson Tatum, and was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Edna Tomlinson. He was a graduate of Mercer University, ... [Full Story »] 

Christopher Gordon

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Tuesday, May 26. 2009
COLBERT – Christopher Riley Gordon, 23, died Sunday, May 24, 2009. A native of Athens, he was the son of Nancy and Fred Snailum, LaMirada, Calif. He had attended New Haven Bsptist Church. Mr. Gordon was preceded in death by his father, Gary Riley Gordon and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gordon. Survivors in addition to his ... [Full Story »] 
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