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Obituaries

Rev. Raymond Wayne Duncan

Rev. Raymond Wayne Duncan

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Obituary: Rev. Raymond Wayne Duncan

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Rev. Raymond Wayne Duncan, 92, of Athens, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022.   Born in Hart County, GA, he was a son of the late Spurgeon and Ammie Lee Roach Duncan and husband of the late Helen Cromer Duncan.  He was preceded in death by brothers Joe and Frank Duncan.
Dana Lynn Waller Kitchens

Dana Lynn Waller Kitchens

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Obituary: Dana Lynn Waller Kitchens

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Ms. Dana Lynn Waller Kitchens, 60, of Bartram Trace Rd., entered into rest on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.   Ms. Kitchens was born in Washington and had lived in Wilkes County for all of her life. She was the daughter of Milton and Caroline “Dot” Lunceford Waller.

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Obituary: Virginia Sisk Shackelford

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Virginia Sisk Shackelford (Born: Sept. 10, 1937 Lexington, GA, Died: March 17, 2022 Jonesboro, AR).   Started bookkeeping at the age of 6 during the labor shortages of WWII (which they won) earning herself a full set of silver flatware which she kept her entire life.
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Obituary: Sara Katherine “Kay” Williams

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
Sara Katherine “Kay” Williams passed away on March 6, 2022.  Kay was born in Athens, Georgia on August 28, 1953 to Sara Ann Bryant Williams and Thomas Griffith “TG” Williams.  She spent her childhood in Maxeys, Georgia and cherished the times and people in this unique small town.
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Obituary: Betty “Jean” Bobo Sayer

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
Mrs. Betty “Jean” Bobo Sayer, 73, of Thaxton Wynne Road, Rayle, wife of 53 years to James ‘Edwin’ Sayer, Sr., entered into rest on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospice House.    Mrs. Sayer was born in Washington on April 13, 1948, daughter of the late Ralph Graydon Bobo, Sr.
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Obituary: Donna Meshea Mobley Foreman

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
Donna Meshea Mobley Foreman passed away on January 22, 2022. She was born on November 25, 1966, to Don Edward Mobley of Winnsboro, South Carolina, and Magdalene Collins Mobley of Athens, Georgia, formerly of Lexington, Georgia.   Donna spent the earliest years of her life in Lexington.
John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

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Obituary: John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Mr. John Timothy “Jack” Doherty, salt of the earth and all-around good guy, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 4, 2022. Jack was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, son, and friend.

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Obituary: Jo Faust

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Jo Faust was born in Rockford, Illinois to Stephen and Anna Maria Cascio. Josephine was a proud first generation Italian-American, both of her parents having immigrated to the United States from Sicily.