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Obituaries

Carla Nunn Brown

Carla Nunn Brown

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Obituary: Carla Nunn Brown

Echo Staff
Thursday, April 20, 2023
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.

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Obituary: Phillip Anthony Woodruff

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
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.

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Obituary: Carderious "Cadee" Gresham

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
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

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Obituary: Arthur Cleo Coile

News Staff
Saturday, April 1, 2023
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

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Obituary: Montyne (Thomas) Simmons

News Staff
Saturday, April 1, 2023
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

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Obituary: Timothy Stockton "Weasel" Faust

News Staff
Saturday, April 1, 2023
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.

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Obituary: William Ben Iturrian

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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

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Obituary: Shirley J. Smith

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Sunday, March 19, 2023
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.

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Obituary: Ola Henson Jr.

News Staff
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Ola Henson Jr., 76, of Lexington, died March 6, 2023. The funeral service was Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Jones Funeral Chapel in Crawford at 1:00 pm, with Pastor Larry Clark, Eulogist.

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Obituary: Cederick Turman Sr.

News Staff
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Cederick Turman Sr., 51, of Elberton, died February 20, 2023. A memorial service was held Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Fork Creek Baptist Church in Carlton, with Rev. Antony Williams officiating.   Survivors include his mother, Aggie Turman; children, Cederick Turman, Jr.