obituary

Obituary: Shirley Lowe Thaxton

Shirley Lowe Thaxton, 81, wife of 63 years to Lee H. Thaxton died on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. A lifelong resident of Arnoldsville, Shirley was the daughter of the late Burley W. Lowe and Ruby P. Lowe.   She retired from Bellsouth/AT&T after 35 years.

Obituary: Jennifer Watkins

Jennifer Watkins, 51, of Athens died, Oct. 17, 2022. A viewing was held Fri. Oct. 21, 2022 from 1-6 pm at the funeral home. The funeral service was Sat. Oct. 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Fork Bethel Baptist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Obituary: George Oliver 'Buck' Smith

George Oliver 'Buck' Smith, age 85 of Social Circle, was born with a sweet disposition on October 27, 1936 and never changed until his death on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Obituary: Keith Edwin Hardman

Keith Edwin Hardman, 68, of Arnoldsville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 17, 2022. Son of the late Edwin Guy and Martha Nell Hardman, he was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 1, 1954.

Obituary: Georgia Alice Colquitt Gee

Georgia Alice Colquitt Gee, age 85, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, after a very brief illness, and only 11 days prior to her 86th birthday.  Georgia was born to the late William House “Bill” and Christine Mathews Colquitt in Crawford, GA, on November 1, 1936.

Obituary: Jessie L. Daniel

Jessie L. Daniel, 75, of Crawford, died Oct. 17, 2022. A graveside service was held Thurs. Oct. 20, 2022 at 11:00 am at Johnson United Methodist Church Cemetery in Watkinsville.    Jones Funeral Chapel, LLC, of Crawford was in charge of services.  

Obituary: Frank Clifford Morris

Frank Clifford Morris, 77, died Thursday, September 15, 2022.    Born in Pendergrass, GA, he was the son of the late Curtis Morris and Sallie Mae Cooper Morris. Frank worked for Continental Grain for 26 years and served in the United States Army.

Obituary: Jesse James Mattox Sr.

Jesse J. Mattox, 92, of Indianapolis, died September 19, 2022.    The funeral service was Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Jones Funeral Chapel in Crawford at 2 pm, Interment with military honors at New Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Carlton.

Obituary: Juliann 'Shirley' Cofer Huff

Shirley Huff, age 78, of Winder, died Saturday, September 17, 2022.    The graveside funeral service was Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11 am at Fork Bethel Baptist Church in Lexington.

Obituary: Charles S. McIntosh

Charles S. McIntosh Charles Stables McIntosh, 96, of Lexington died Monday, January 24, 2022, at his home. A graveside service will be held on February 2 at Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens at 11am. Hopkins Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the family.