Obituaries

William Healy

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Monday, May 4. 2009
DACULA – William T. Healy, 72, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and had lived in the metro Atlanta area for the past 41 years. He was self-employed as a machinery salesman and was a United States Army veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. Survivors include wife, Rosemary Healy, Dacula; children, Keith and ... [Full Story »] 

Sharolyn Griffin

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Monday, May 4. 2009
BANKS COUNTY – Sharolyn Reed Griffin, 61, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at her residence. She was born February 1, 1948, in Athens, the daughter of Frances Bray Reed of Demorest and the late Doyle Reed. She was a self-employed title researcher, was a member at the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, and a member of the Red Hat Club. Survivors ... [Full Story »] 

Opal Davis

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CORNELIA – Opal McElrath Davis, 92, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. She was born in Canton, N.C., the daughter of the late Arthur “Ott” W. and Maude Warren McElrath. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie B. Davis; grandson, Timothy C. Brown; brothers, Ernest McElrath, Don McElrath, Fred McElrath, and Carl McElrath. She was retired ... [Full Story »] 

Wilda Harvil

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Monday, May 4. 2009
COMMERCE – Wilda Harvil, 89, died Friday, May 1, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Ethel Whitmire Harvil. She had been employed as a secretary with the The Commerce News. Survivors include cousins, Charles and Carol Whitmire, Bill Whitmire, Joan Sizemore, Mildred Youmans and Mike and Beth Whitmire; and ... [Full Story »] 

Sudie Lee Blalock

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Monday, May 4. 2009
BANKS COUNTY – Sudie Lee Kesler Blalock, 90, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at BJC Nursing Home. She was born in Banks County on September 3, 1918, the daughter of the late George Mason and Sudie LeCree Cochran Kesler. She was a member of Damascus Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for a number of years. She retired from Chicopee ... [Full Story »] 

Otis Childs

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Monday, May 4. 2009
ATHENS – Otis Lee Childs, 67, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, following a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late James Willie and Lenora Childs. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Childs; and sister, Frances Maddox. Mr. Childs was a former member of the United States Airborne and original founder of the Boar’s Head ... [Full Story »] 

‘Angel’ Williams

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Monday, May 4. 2009
BUFORD – Lola M. “Angel” Williams, 43, died Saturday, May 2, 2009. A native of Danville, Va., she had lived in the Atlanta area for the past 35 years. Survivors include her husband, Roger Williams, Buford; son, Michael Tatro, Commerce; stepdaughters, Carrie Hulse, Indiana, Melissa Kennedy, Atlanta; sister, Lisa Ferguson, Buford; brother, ... [Full Story »] 

Octavia Usher

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Monday, May 4. 2009
ATHENS – Octavia Johnson Usher, 85, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at St. Mary’s Heritage Rehab of Athens. She had been a resident of Heritage Healthcare of Old Capitol in Louisville for over 30 years before coming to Athens. Born on November 29, 1923, she was raised in Jefferson, Ga., in Jackson County, and was the daughter of the late ... [Full Story »] 

Octavia Usher

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Thursday, April 30. 2009
JEFFERSON – Octavia Usher, 85, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Professional services entrusted to Wimberly & Jackson Funeral Home, 325 Summit St., Gainesville, GA 770-536-3251. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.

‘Doc’ Doss

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Thursday, April 30. 2009
CLARKESVILLE – Ford M. “Doc” Doss, 76, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Born in Jackson County on March 7, 1933, he was the son of the late George and India Elizabeth Samples Doss. He was the former owner of Doss Plumbing and Electric and was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Doss was ... [Full Story »] 
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