Obituaries

Obituary: Laishaun Woods

Laishaun Woods, 24, of Lexington, died May 8, 2024.  The funeral service was noon Saturday, May 18 at Thankful Baptist Church, Stephens, with Pastor Dwight Sims, eulogist. Interment was in the Pope Cemetery.

Obituary: Gail Heard

Gail A. Heard, 64, of Comer died May 9, 2024.  The funeral service was 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at Thankful Grove Baptist Church in Carlton, with Pastor Ronald Gantt, eulogist. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Obituary: Nora Mae Smith Grimes

Mrs. Nora Mae Smith Grimes, 90, of Carlton, died on Friday, May 17, 2024. Grimes was born in Pendleton, South Carolina, on Aug. 2, 1933, the daughter of the late Luther James Smith and Carrie Ethel Melissa Pinion Smith.

Obituary: Larry James Smith

Minister Larry James Smith, 55, of Athens died May 5, 2024. The service was held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Friendship Baptist Church, 421 Old Stephens Road, Lexington.   The Rev. Clarence Burgess officiated.

Obituary: Henry Jackson Norman

Henry Jackson (Jack) Norman, 83, died May 10, 2024 in Arnoldsville. Born on Oct. 5, 1940, to the late Willie Ralph Norman and Xavier Dudley Norman, Norman was a dedicated family man and a pillar of strength to his family as well as his community.

Obituary: Lloyd H. Leahamn

Mr. Lloyd H. Leahamn, 63, of Athens died May 8, 2024. Public visitation was held from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. A celebration of life service was scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, May 16, with the Rev. Jeffrey Marion officiating.

Obituary: Debbie Lynn Colquitt

Debbie Lynn Colquitt, 61, of Crawford, died May 11, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Henry G. and Margaret A. Brooks Jr. Colquitt was a member of Living Waters Baptist Church.

Obituary: James Benjamin Ruff Sr.

In the early morning hours of April 30, 2024, the sun became brighter in Heaven, but our hearts will forever be broken with the loss of our patriarch of the Ruff Family, James Benjamin Ruff Sr. “Buddy,” age 88 years old.

Obituary: Dexter D. Grant

Dexter D. Grant, 52, of Comer died April 30, 2024. A celebration of life was 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at Jones Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Sherman Mattox, eulogist.

Obituary: Paul Alphus Grimes

Paul Alphus Grimes, 89, of Crawford, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 28, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, where he was a member and honorary deacon of Welcome Avenue Congregational Holiness Church.