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Obituaries

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Obituary: Thomas Jerry “Tommy” Giles

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
Thomas Jerry “Tommy” Giles, 62, of Gordon Road, Lexington, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at his residence. Tommy was born in Perry on Dec. 13, 1960, son of Louella Tate Mattox and the late Jerry Giles.
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Obituary: L.M. Harper

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
L.M. Harper, III, of Crawford, died Oct. 27, 2023. The funeral service was Friday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. at Billups Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Charles E. Dickey, eulogist. Interment was in Athens Memory Gardens.
Charles Glenn “Chuck” Gabriel

Charles Glenn “Chuck” Gabriel

Obituary: Charles Glenn “Chuck” Gabriel

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
Charles Glenn “Chuck” Gabriel, beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, died on Oct. 30, 2023, at the age of 61 in Washington. He was the son of Sam and Florence Bradley and the late Donald Gabriel.
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Obituary: Horace Arnold Jr.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
Horace Arnold Jr. of Carlton died Nov. 2, 2023. The funeral service was Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. at Holly Creek Baptist Church, with Rev. Sherman Mattox, eulogist. Interment was in the church cemetery.
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Obituary: Linda Jane Gunter Mathews

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Mrs. Linda Jane Gunter Mathews, 77, of North Eades Road, Carlton, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at Elbert Memorial Hospital.   Mathews was born Jan. 24, 1946, in Oglethorpe County, to William Sanders Gunter Sr. and Mary Jane Smith Gunter. She was a member of Millstone Baptist Church.
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Obituary: Shermekia Grant

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Shermekia Grant, 38, died Oct. 16, 2023. A memorial service was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at New Bethlehem Baptist Church in Carlton, with John Finch, officiant.
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Obituary: Elizabeth L. Bonvin

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Elizabeth L. Bonvin, 93, passed away at home with family on Saturday, Oct. 21.   Bets was born and raised in Detroit. During her high school years, the family moved to Syracuse, New York, where she graduated from Nottingham High School in 1948.

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Obituary: Rosetta E. Wise

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Rosetta E. Wise, 55, died Oct. 15, 2023. A memorial service was at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 at Jones Funeral Chapel in Crawford, with Pastor Gary M. Walker, eulogist.   Survivors include her sister, Courtney Faust; one niece; special friend, Bobby Kimbrough; aunts, uncles and other relatives.
Donna Taylor Porter

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Obituary: Donna Taylor Porter

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Donna Taylor Porter, 46, of Stephens, died Oct. 23, 2023. Porter was the daughter of Martha Taylor and the late Raleigh Taylor. She was preceded in death by her first born, Michael Palmer, Aunt Carolyn Taylor and grandparents.   Donna loved her family, her only son and her fur babies.

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Obituary: Denise L. Pressley

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Denise L. Pressley, 33, died Oct. 13, 2023. The funeral service was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Jones Funeral Chapel in Crawford, with Pastor Jaamal Rambert, eulogist.