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Obituaries

John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

Obituary: John Timothy “Jack” Doherty Jr.

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.

Obituary: Jo Faust

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.

Obituary: Dale Kidd

Dale Kidd, 57, passed away on March 2, 2022.   Dale was a lifelong resident of Oglethorpe County. He was the son of the late Odell Kidd and Martha Jean Waters and step-father Howard Waters, Jr.

Obituary: Ann “Peggy” McCannon Braden

Ann “Peggy” McCannon Braden, 87, died March 10, 2022.    A native and longtime resident of Oglethorpe County, she was a daughter of the late Millard F. and Annie McCannon and was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-four years, William Steve “Bill” Braden and her brother, Edd Milton McCannon.
Thomas Young Harris III

Thomas Young Harris III

Obituary: Thomas Young Harris III

Thomas Young Harris III, 86, of Crawford, GA, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.   Tom was born in Oglethorpe County in 1935 to Thomas and Lottie Harris. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Peggy Bargeron Harris.

Obituary: Thomas Edward Gabriel

Thomas Edward Gabriel, 88, died February 16, 2022.    A native of Winterville, GA, he was a son of the late Lizzie Mae and Frank E. Gabriel, Sr. and was preceded in death by his wife, Doris McElhannon Gabriel and several siblings.
Sue Wagoner

Sue Wagoner

Obituary: Sue Wagoner

Sue Wagoner, 84, died February 17, 2022.    Jessie Sue Proctor Wagoner, a native of High Point, NC, was a daughter of the late Gene and Bernice Payne Proctor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years, C. B.
Donna Colleen Blades Miller

Donna Colleen Blades Miller

Obituary: Donna Colleen Blades Miller

Donna Colleen Blades Miller of Crawford, GA, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at her home at the age of 68. Born in New Orleans, LA at The Baptist Hospital on February 5, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Francis Blades, Jr. and Billie Jean Burleigh Blades.
Mildred Burt

Mildred Burt

Obituary: Mildred Roberta Saxon Burt

Mildred Roberta Saxon Burt passed away peacefully at her home on February 14, 2022.  She was born October 10, 1922, in Elbert County, Georgia, to the late Eddie Frank Saxon and the late Martha Olivia Grimes Saxon.