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Obituaries

Donnie F. Miller

Donnie F. Miller

Obituary: Donnie F. Miller

Donnie F. Miller, 83, died on March 17, 2024 surrounded by his family at home in Athens.   Donnie was born on Feb. 3, 1941 in Rienzi, Mississippi to Earl and Annie Dee Rider Miller.

Obituary: Gylinda Lee Hill

Gylinda Lee Hill, 62, of Lexington died March 4, 2024. The funeral service was held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, with Pastor Rufus Whitlock, eulogist. Interment was in Fork Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.   Survivors include her soulmate, Leroy Perkins, Jr.
Henry Franklin Sorrow

Henry Franklin Sorrow

Obituary: Henry Franklin Sorrow

Henry Franklin "Frank" Sorrow, age 82, died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2024, after a brief hospital stay.   Frank was born on Dec. 31, 1941, at home in the Glade Community of Oglethorpe County. His parents were William Thomas “Tom” and Annie Louise Arnold Sorrow, also of Oglethorpe County.
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Obituary: Carl Ann Pass Ouzts

Carl Ann Pass Ouzts, 86, of 1192 Country Club Road, Elberton, departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at her residence after a long illness.
Ruby Augusta Carter

Ruby Augusta Carter

Obituary: Ruby Augusta Carter

Mother Ruby Augusta Carter was born April 18, 1940, the third child of Lawrence and Dochia Williams, in Lexington. She attended Oglethorpe County Training School and graduated in 1959.   In 1970, she married John Henry Carter.
Stephanie Joyce Crowe

Stephanie Joyce Crowe

Obituary: Stephanie Joyce Crowe

Stephanie Joyce Crowe, 49, died Saturday, Feb. 17, following a brave battle with cancer. Her last days were spent just the way she wanted — surrounded by the love of her family in the comfort of her home.
Donna Catherine Cofer

Donna Catherine Cofer

Obituary: Donna Catherine Cofer

Donna Catherine Cofer, 66, of Lexington, died on Feb. 18, 2024.   Born in Athens, Cofer was the daughter of Bertha Arthur Christy and the late Edgar Don Christy. She was the owner and operator of Lexington Cuts and graduated from Oglethorpe County High School.

Obituary: Gloria Mae Burden

Gloria Mae Burden, 67, of Carlton died Feb. 7, 2024.   A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Jones Funeral Chapel in Crawford, with Pastor Luther Mahony and Pastor Antony Williams, eulogist and officiating.
Tony Lamar Bell

Tony Lamar Bell

Obituary: Tony Lamar Bell

Tony Lamar Bell, 67, of Comer, died on Thursday, Feb.15, 2024.   A lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County, Bell was the son of Sidney Ralph Bell and Shirley Booth Bell.    He worked mainly as a truck driver for Boswell Oil Company. He was a member of Collier Baptist Church.
Bernice P. Grimes

Bernice P. Grimes

Obituary: Bernice P. Grimes

Bernice P. Grimes, age 86, of Crawford, Georgia, entered her heavenly home on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. She was preceded in death by her mother, the Rev. Grace Palmer and her father, Clyde Palmer.    Grimes is survived by her husband of 64 years, Claude Neil Grimes, her son Stanley N.