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Obituary: Evelyn Kathleen Nutt

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Friday, March 28, 2025
Evelyn Kathleen Nutt of Crawford died March 9, 2025. The daughter of Richard Lamar Nutt Sr. and Ruth Loughridge Nutt, she was born March 26, 1953, in Augusta, Georgia.

Obituary- Norman Lantie Spencer

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Norman Lantie Spencer, 87, passed away Feb. 16, 2025.  Spencer, of Lexington, was born in French Creek, West Virginia on May 6, 1937. He was the son of the late Lantie Spencer; raised by the late mother and stepfather, Reta and Marion Conrad; also preceded in death by a son, James A. Spencer.
John Wesley Payne Jr.

John Wesley Payne Jr.

Obituary- John Wesley Payne Jr.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
John Wesley Payne Jr., 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Stephens on Feb. 9, 2025. Family members were present at his side.  John was born Sept. 7, 1936 in DeKalb County, Georgia. He graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School in 1954.

Obituary- Robert C. Johnson Jr.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Retired Navy Capt. Robert C. Johnson Jr., 87, died Feb. 8, 2025.  Johnson was born June 10, 1937, to Robert Cecil and L.E. Colquitt Johnson. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert C. Johnson III and a brother, Barry Johnson.  He was a graduate of Berry College and Military PG School.
Callie Nicole Shealy

Callie Nicole Shealy

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Obituary: Callie Nicole Shealy

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Monday, April 8, 2024
Callie Nicole Shealy, 9½ months, of Winterville, died on March 24, 2024.  Callie is survived by her parents, Nicki Foster and Dillon Shealy, maternal grandparents Patti Pugh and Bob and Cheryl Foster, and paternal grandparents Mark and Sally Shealy.
Tela Doris Cline King

Tela Doris Cline King

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Obituary: Tela Doris Cline King

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Monday, April 8, 2024
Mrs. Tela Doris Cline King, 87, of Lexington died at her home on Saturday, March 30, 2024.  King was born on Sept. 16, 1936 in Bryson City, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Andrew Cline and the late Sally Cline.
Henry Franklin Sorrow

Henry Franklin Sorrow

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Obituary: Henry Franklin Sorrow

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Henry Franklin "Frank" Sorrow, age 82, died peacefully on Feb. 21, 2024, after a brief hospital stay.   Frank was born on Dec. 31, 1941, at home in the Glade Community of Oglethorpe County. His parents were William Thomas “Tom” and Annie Louise Arnold Sorrow, also of Oglethorpe County.
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Obituary: Carl Ann Pass Ouzts

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Carl Ann Pass Ouzts, 86, of 1192 Country Club Road, Elberton, departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at her residence after a long illness.
Ruby Augusta Carter

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Obituary: Ruby Augusta Carter

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Mother Ruby Augusta Carter was born April 18, 1940, the third child of Lawrence and Dochia Williams, in Lexington. She attended Oglethorpe County Training School and graduated in 1959.   In 1970, she married John Henry Carter.