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Obituaries

Sandra Kay Bridges Nicklow

Sandra Kay Bridges Nicklow

Sandra Kay Bridges Nicklow

Sandra Kay Bridges Nicklow, 80, of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, passed away on April 20, 2023. Born on December 7, 1942, she was the daughter of the late George Lamar Bridges and Katie Lou Brown Bridges.
Joan Weiss

Joan Weiss

Obituary: Joan Weiss

July 26, 1928 - April 9, 2023   Mother of Victor (Linda) Gagliano and Kathy Huber; grandchildren: Frank (Melani) Gagliano, John Gagliano, Chris (Leslie) Huber, and Michael Gagliano; great grandchild: Zaira Gagliano.   She lived a full life of 94 years old.
Carla Nunn Brown

Carla Nunn Brown

Obituary: Carla Nunn Brown

Carla Nunn Brown, 49, of Oglethorpe County, passed away early on the morning of April 15, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Born March 20, 1974, Carla was the daughter of Carlton and Mary Norman Nunn.  A 1992 graduate of Oglethorpe County High School, she was an employee of Rayle EMC.

Obituary: Phillip Anthony Woodruff

Mr. Phillip Anthony Woodruff, 67, of Winterville, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens.   Mr. Woodruff was born in Calera, AL on February 5, 1956, son of the late Ollie, D. Woodruff, Sr.  and the late Minnie Frances Butters Woodruff.

Obituary: Carderious "Cadee" Gresham

Carderious "Cadee" Gresham, 29, of Toccoa, died March 20, 2023. The funeral service was Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm at New Zion Church of Jesus Christ in Crawford with Pastor Larry Clark officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Arthur Cleo Coile

Arthur Cleo Coile

Obituary: Arthur Cleo Coile

Arthur Cleo Coile, 90, of Comer, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.   Born in Madison County to the late Robert Lee Coile and Ruth Lee Manley Coile, Cleo was a lifelong resident of the Oglethorpe County area. He worked for Sears for 47 years and was a member of Clouds Creek Baptist Church.
Montyne (Thomas) Simmons

Montyne (Thomas) Simmons

Obituary: Montyne (Thomas) Simmons

The funeral service for Montyne (Thomas) Simmons, 72, formerly of Oglethorpe County, will be Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. at Eberhart & Son Mortuary Chapel.   She was the daughter of Walter (Buster) and Lola Thomas.   Professional services entrusted to Eberhart & Son Mortuary 131 MLK Jr. Dr.
Timothy Stockton "Weasel" Faust

Timothy Stockton "Weasel" Faust

Obituary: Timothy Stockton "Weasel" Faust

Timothy Stockton “Weasel” Faust, 64, died March 20, 2023.   A native of Warner Robins, Georgia, he was a son of the late Julia Stockton Turner and John T. Faust, Jr. and the grandson of Addie Noell and John T. Faust, Sr. and J.W. and Clyde Stockton.

Obituary: William Ben Iturrian

Mr. William Ben Iturrian, 83, of Colbert, peacefully passed away on March 1, 2023 at Manor Lake Assisted Living in Athens.   Mr. Iturrian was a retired professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Georgia, a Georgia cattleman and a Basque Wyomingite.
Shirley J. Smith

Shirley J. Smith

Obituary: Shirley J. Smith

Shirley J. Smith, 78, of Lithonia, passed away on March 8, 2023, at Decatur Emory Hospital. She was born on March 23, 1944 in Athens, GA.   Shirley was preceded in death by her daughter, T. Michele; parents, Roberta C. Williams and Young M. “Dad” Williams; brother, Joe Boyd Williams.