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Obituary: Carderious "Cadee" Gresham

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
John “David” Taylor

John “David” Taylor

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Obituary: John “David” Taylor

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
John “David” Taylor, 66, of Lexington, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. He was a machinist with True American Classics.    David will best be remembered as one of the most kind-hearted and caring men you would ever meet.

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Obituary: Mildred Kelley Bell

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Mrs. Mildred Kelley Bell, affectionately called “Bird,” 86, was born on Oct. 24, 1936 in Oglethorpe County, to the late Paul Percy Kelley and Elsie Tiller. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, George Bell, son, George D.