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MAINSTREET NEWSPAPERS
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009
Obituaries
Francine Allen
MAYSVILLE - Francine
Allen, 87, died Saturday, May
23, 2009.
Born in Banks County, she
was the daughter of the late
Robert B. and Lee Nora Rylee
Telford. She was a member of
Homer Baptist Church and was
a retired supervisor for Blue
Bell. Mrs. Allen was preceded
in death by her husband, James
W. Allen; and a brother, Harold
Telford.
Survivors include a daugh
ter and son-in-law, June and
Billy Crowe, Homer; son
and daughter-in-law, Jimmy
and Linda Allen, Maysville;
grandchildren, Dudley Crowe,
Tallahassee, Fla., Scott Allen,
Talmo, Michelle Brown,
Homer, and Rob Allen,
Maysville; and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 26, at Homer
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Charles Crabbe and Robert
Hill officiating. Burial was in
Webbs Creek Baptist Church
cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Mary Barnes
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Mary Jane Barnes, 61, for
merly of Winder, died Sunday,
May 17, 2009.
Eberhart and Son Mortuary,
Winder, is in charge of arrange
ments.
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May 28, 2009.
Tommy Brunson
JEFFERSON - Tommy
Brunson, 59, formerly of
Buford, died Sunday, May 24,
2009.
Born in Enterprise, Ala., on
September 18, 1949, he was
the son of the late Lewie and
Lorraine Brunson. He was a
1967 graduate of Pompano
Beach High School and was
employed with American
Honda Motor Company,
Alpharetta. He was of the
Baptist denomination.
Survivors include his wife
of 38 years, Cindy Chancey
Brunson, Jefferson; daughters
and son-in-law, Brandi and
Anthony Davis, Swainsboro,
and Brooke Brunson, Jefferson;
sons. Brad Brunson and Blake
Brunson, both of Jefferson;
grandchildren, Jack Davis and
Anna Claire Davis; sisters,
Nina Stedman, Maryland, and
Elaine Sabin, Atlanta; broth
er, Hutch Brunson, Hartwell;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-
law, Cessie and Greg Walls,
Peachtree City, Connie and
Steve Bennett, and Carol and
Jim Weigher, all of Navarre,
Fla.; brother-in-law and sis
ter-in-law, Walt and Sandi
Chancey, Tampa, Fla.; and
several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Funeral services were held
Monday, May 25, in the
chapel of Flanigan Funeral
Home, Buford, with the Rev.
Brandon Lail officiating.
Burial followed in Broadlawn
Memorial Gardens, Buford.
Serving as pallbearers were:
Walt Chancey, Steve Bennett,
Stephen Puckett, Edward
Jackson, Butch Zorn, Greg
Walls, Bugs Dismukes and
Keith Williamson.
Memorial donations may
be made to Hi-Hope Center,
Lawrenceville, or Odyssey
Crisis Care, Athens.
Flanigan Funeral Home and
Crematory, Buford, was in
charge of arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
‘Quill’Bryant
COLUMBUS - Clark
Quillan “Quill” Bryant,
54, died Saturday, May 16,
2009 at St. Francis Hospital,
Columbus.
Born December 10, 1954
in Tate, he was the son of
John Clark Bryant and the late
Pauline Shipman Bryant. He
had been employed by Transco
Transmissions for over 30
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Robin “Rickie” Hall, Waverly
Hall; daughter. Brandy Bryant,
Athens; son. Gage Bryant,
Waverly Hall; two stepsons,
Matthew Hall and Cody Hall,
both of Columbus; brother
and sister-in-law, Kenneth and
Jonell Bryant, Colbert; three
sisters, Barbara McCurley and
her husband, Colbert, Diane
Price, Colbert, and Annette
Shuler and her husband Greg,
Fayetteville; three grandchil
dren, Brandon Bryant, Kinsley
Bryant and Ashton Bryant; and
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 20, in the
chapel of Striffler-Hamby
Mortuary with the Revs. Ralph
Price and Bill Taylor offici
ating. Burial was Thursday,
May 21, at Danielsville City
Cemetery.
Striffler-Hamby Mortuary,
Columbus, is in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Mildred Bullock
VIENNA - Mildred L.
Bullock, 79, formerly of
Colbert, died Saturday, May
23, 2009.
A native of Madison County,
she was the daughter of the
late Burgess George Hunt and
Bethel Mae O’Kelley. She was
a member of Moon’s Grove
Baptist Church. Mrs. Bullock
was preceded in death by her
husband, Sam Bullock; a son,
Ronald Bullock; and a sister,
Willie Mae Hardman.
Survivors include daughters,
Diane (Lee) Hunter, Bogart,
Judy (Jimmy) Goodman,
Vienna, Janice (Joe) Merk,
Danielsville, Debbie (Ronnie)
Mathis, Winder; sons, Larry
(Carol) Bullock, Gainesville,
Roger (Bonnie) Bullock,
Royston, and James (Debbie)
Bullock, Colbert; 16 grandchil
dren; 17 great-grandchildren;
a brother, George Thomas
(Oneita) Hunt, Danielsville;
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 26, at Moon’s
Grove Baptist Church with
the Rev. Dan Fuller and Ray
Jenkins officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Johnathon
Goodman, Ryan Bullock,
Nathan Bullock, Danny Lord,
Freddie Hunt, and Weldon
Hardman.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the United Hospice
Service, Cordele.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Rickey Carder
SUGAR HILL - Rickey
Lynn Carder, 53, died Tuesday,
May 19, 2009, at Northside
Hospital of Forsyth following
a sudden illness.
Born in Jackson County on
August 6, 1955, he was the
son of Willie Fay Carder and
Bessie Lou Turner. He was
a self-employed carpenter and
was of the Pentecostal denomi
nation.
Mr. Carder was preceded in
death by his grandparents, the
Rev. Herbert and Mae Turner
and William and Rachel
Carder, and his daughter, Tina
Michelle Carter.
Survivors include his wife,
Ann Carder, Sugar Hill; sons,
Jason Carder, Alto, and Shane
Carder, Toccoa; four daugh
ters, Amber Kamler and
Katheryn Cronemiller, both of
Gainesville, and Rachel Hogan
and Janet Martin, both of
Sugar Hill; mother and step
father, Bessie and Bill Wilkie,
Cleveland; father. Fay Carder,
Gainesville; two sisters, Martha
Murphy Ballance, Cleveland,
and Diane Smallwood, St.
Augustine, Fla.; two brothers,
Jerry Carder, Gainesville, and
David Carder, Cleveland; and
15 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 22, in the chapel of
Memorial Park Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mike Grizzle
officiating. Burial followed in
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Doris Carrington
MILLEDGEVILLE-Doris
Nell Jones Carrington, 82, died
Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
She was a native of Statham,
but had made her home in
Milledgeville. She was a
retired executive secretary
with Concord Fabrics, did
volunteer work for Oconee
Regional Medical Center and
was a member and longtime
volunteer of the First United
Methodist Church. Mrs.
Carrington was preceded in
death by her husband, Joseph
Allen Carrington.
Survivors include sons and
daughter-in-law, Allen and
Cindy Carrington, Pawleys
Island, S.C., Mike Carrington,
Thomson; daughter and son-in-
law, Diane and Alex Harrison,
Newnan; grandchildren,
Amanda and Tim Hendricks,
Richmond Hill, Katie and Greg
Joyner, Roswell, Jac and Bett
Carrington, Columbia, S.C.,
Taylor Carrington and Anna
Carrington, both of Thomson;
and great-grandchildren, Cole
and Jack Hendricks, Richmond
Hill.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 22, at the First
United Methodist Church with
Jay Hodges officiating. Burial
was in Rose Hill Cemetery in
Winder.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Oconee
Regional Medical Center
Health Care Foundation, 821
N. Cobb St., Milledgeville, GA
31061.
Moore's Funeral Home,
Milledgeville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
‘O.R.’ Cochran
Center in
MAYSVILLE - Obe
Richard “O.R.” Cochran, 86,
died Friday, May 22, 2009,
at BJC Medical
Commerce.
Born in Banks
County, he was
the son of the
late Obe and
Rilla Pritchett Cochran. He
was retired from the City of
Commerce Water Plant as a
supervisor, was of the Baptist
denomination, and was a veter
an, having served in the United
States Army during World War
II.
Survivors include his wife,
Gladys Hardy Cochran,
Maysville; sons and daugh-
ters-in-law, Ricky and Lisa
Cochran, Commerce, and
Rusty and Kim Cochran,
Maysville; daughter and
son-in-law, Paula and Bobby
Tolbert, Commerce; sisters,
Faye Kennedy, Cornelia, and
Louise Davidson, Maysville;
and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Monday, May 25, in the chapel
of Little-Ward Funeral Home
with the Rev. Swayne Cochran
officiating. Burial was in
Sunrise Cemetery.
Little-Ward Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Lessie Cooper
JEFFERSON - Lessie
Skelton Cooper, 82, died
Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
A native of Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the late
John and Ila Phillips Skelton.
She was a homemaker, a mem
ber of White Plains Baptist
Church, and an avid gardener
and cake baker. Mrs. Cooper
was preceded in death by her
husband, Brady Cooper.
Survivors include daughters
and sons-in-law, Barbara and
Gene Reynolds, Sue and Roy
Tolbert, all of Jefferson, Linda
and Gene White, Winder, Janie
and Johnie Roberts, Concord,
N.C.; eight grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; sister, Ila
Jane Roberts, Winder; spe
cial sister-in-law, Sue Cooper,
Statham; brother-in-law, Guy
Cooper, Winder; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 22, in the chapel
of Evans Funeral Home with
the Rev. Kevin Page officiat
ing. Burial was in the White
Plains Baptist Church cem
etery. Pallbearers were Stacy
Tolbert, Mark Reynolds, Jason
Lawrence, Darryl Huntsinger,
Gary Griffin, John McCartney
and Craig Probert.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Willie Davis
ATHENS - Willie Grace
Davis, 84, died Friday, May
22, 2009, at the University
Nursing Home, following an
extended illness.
A native of Jackson County,
she was the daughter of the late
Hoyt Thomas and Etheleen
Parr Mealor. Mrs. Davis was
preceded in death by her hus
band, Bernice Eric Davis;
brothers, Horace, Stewart,
Hoyt Franklin, Ralph and
Bobby Mealor; and a sister,
Lucille Cody. She was retired
from Westclock.
Survivors include a brother,
Mac Mealor, Athens; sisters,
Dorothy Hill, Royston, and
Ruth Bolton, Maysville.
Graveside services were held
Monday, May 25, at Riverside
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Jessie Mealor officiating.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Jason Dove
COMER - Jason Crawford
Lee Dove, 34, died Saturday,
May 23, 2009.
Born in Clarke County on
October 2,1974, he was the son
of Crawford Dove of Comer
and Brenda Beusse of Comer.
He was a machine technician,
having worked with OTT, was
a graduate of Madison County
High School, and attended
Redemption World Outreach.
Survivors in addition to his
parents, include a sister, April
Brown, Comer; stepmother,
Sara Dove, Comer; stepsister,
Michelle Ferguson, Jefferson;
stepbrother, Jason Bramblett,
Winder; fiance and daugh
ter, Tina Jackson and Emily
Thomas, Comer.
Funeral services were
held Thursday, May 28, in
the chapel of Pruitt Funeral
Home with the Revs. Calvin
Bradberry, Jason Phillips and
Mr. Bill Frederick officiat
ing. Burial was in the Bethel
M Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Chris Beusse,
Bo Lance, Kyle Coleman,
Randall Dove, Danny Nash
and Paul Beusse. Honorary
pallbearers were Aaron Dove
and Posie Henderson.
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
‘Buddy’Dyer
GAINESVILLE - Glenn
Henry “Buddy” Dyer, 68,
died Friday, May 22, 2009,
at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, following an extended
illness.
Born December 23, 1940,
in Forsyth County, he was
the son of the late Jay Dewey
and Erco Lou Durand Dyer.
He was a tractor mechanic
at Boyd Thomas Tractor for
over 20 years and later retired
from Piedmont Tractor in
Gainesville. He was a deacon
at Canaan Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Dyer, Gainesville;
sons and daughters-in-
law, Danny and Clara Dyer,
Gillsville, Dean and Kim Dyer,
Gainesville; sisters, Lau ra
Lou Dyer, Decatur, Druscilla
Roberts, Gainesville, Carmen
Dyer, Snellville; brothers,
Jimmy Dyer, Stone Mountain,
and Phillip Dyer, Florida; sister
and brother-in-law, Delores and
Terry Scroggs, Decatur; broth
er and sister-in-law, Robert and
Francis Dyer, Statham; grand
children, Pricilla and Josh
Lewis, Jefferson, Robin and
Chris Harris, Brandy and Cody
Griffin, Mallory Dyer, Jeremy
Dyer and Bethany Dyer, all of
Gainesville; great-grandchil
dren, Emberlee and Annslynn
Harris, Gainesville; and numer
ous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, May 26, in the cha
pel of Memorial Park Funeral
Home with the Revs. Ken
Anderson, Spence Fuller, Hoyt
Skelton and Earl Jarrard offici
ating. Burial was in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, was in
charge of arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Barnard Edwards
COMMERCE - Barnard
Rogers
Edwards,
72, died
Wednesday,
May 20,
2009, at BJC
Hospital in
Commerce.
Born in
Jackson
County, he
was the son
of the late Neri and Addie
Belle Dorsey Edwards.
Survivors include his
wife, Nancy Haley Edwards,
Commerce; sons, Roger and
Rodney Edwards, both of
Commerce; daughters, Teresa
Edwards, Nicholson, and Terri
Edwards, Commerce; brothers,
Billy Edwards, Danielsville,
and Bobby Edwards, Ila;
sisters, Mary Alice Floyd,
Danielsville, and Betty Joe
McKinney, Trenton, N.C.;
grandchildren, Tyler Stone,
Christian Edwards, Madison
Sewell, Austin Edwards, RJ
Edwards, Ammarae Edwards,
Rilee Edwards and Tate
Edwards.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 23, at the
Macedonia Holiness Church
in Madison County with the
Revs. Kendall Callaway and
Ardis Anglin officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home,
Commerce, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
David Ellington
STATHAM - David Milton
Ellington, 68, died Friday,
May 22, 2009.
Born in DeKalb County, he
was the son of
the late Parks
B. and Lillian
McDowell
Ellington. He
served in the United States
Army and had been employed
by the DeKalb school bus sys
tem.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, David and
Michelle Born, Tennessee;
daughter and son-in-law, Lorrie
and Berk Patten, Winston; step
daughter, Denise Frier; grand
children, Daniell and Kristen
Richardson and Brandon and
Jonathon Born; great-grandson,
Bradley Trey Sticher; broth
er, Dan Ellington, Statham;
and a sister, Shirley Olsen,
Lawrenceville.
Memorial services were held
Wednesday, May 27, from
Smith Memory Chapel, with
the Rev. Mike Pinson officiat
ing.
Smith Funeral Home,
Winder, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Eugene Emmett
MARIETTA - Eugene
Talmadge Emmett, 77, died
Monday, May 18, 2009.
He was retired from General
Motors Parts Division Plant in
Doraville and loved his family
and gardening. Mr. Emmett
was preceded in death by a
son, Rickey Emmett; and son-
in-law, Dennis Stephens.
Survivors include his wife,
Bobbie Emmett, Marietta;
Gary Emmett, Mexico,
Melinda Simmons and hus
band, Gary, Marietta; daugh
ters, Barbara Bryant and hus
band, Lewis, Cumming, Lisa
and Keith Hoose, Baldwin;
son, Ronnie Emmett, Macon;
stepson, Brian Lovingood,
Gainesville; stepdaughter,
Eileen Lovingood, Flowery
Branch; sister, Sybil Cato,
Chestnut Mountain; brothers
and sisters-in-law, Bradley and
Joyce Emmett, Coventry, R.I.,
Aubrey Emmett, Austell, Billy
and Gail Emmett, Gainesville;
six grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, May 20,
at Memorial Park South
Funeral Home with the Revs.
Arthur Southerland and Gary
Simmons officiating. Burial
was in Memorial Park South
Cemetery.
Memorial Park South Funeral
Home, Flowery Branch, was in
charge of arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
‘Doug’Evans
ROYSTON - William
Douglas “Doug” Evans, 65,
died Tuesday, May 19, 2009,
at St. Mary’s Hospice House
in Bogart.
Born in Franklin County on
June 24, 1943, he was the
son of the late Morgan and
Florence Royston Evans. He
was a retired truck driver and
a member of Grace Baptist
Church. Mr. Evans was pre
ceded in death by a grand
child, Morgan Baker; broth
er, Marvin Evans; and sister,
Frances Marlow.
Survivors include his wife,
Ethel Rose Phillips Evans,
Royston; daughter, Gail E.
Baker, Lavonia; stepdaugh
ter, Sonya Eckles, Lavonia;
stepson, Lamar Pullien,
Dewy Rose; grandchildren,
Abie Baker and John Baker;
stepgrandchildren, Daniel and
Danielle Eckles and Tony and
Tonya Pullien.
Memorial services were
held Friday, May 22, at Grace
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Dale Holcomb and Andy Huff
officiating. Burial was in
the Franklin Springs Baptist
Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Grace Baptist
Church Building Fund or the
American Cancer Society
(Franklin County Chapter).
Pruitt Funeral Home,
Royston, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
‘Sybil’Gilley
HULL - Mary “Sybil”
Gilley, 84, died Sunday, May
24, 2009.
She was a native of Carroll
County, but lived most of her
life in Hull. She was a mem
ber of the Hull Baptist Church
and the Danielsville Eastern
Star and was the daughter of
the late James and Rose Pearl
Brown. Mrs. Gilley was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
SGT Grady W. Gilley, retired;
a daughter, Brenda G. Shuler;
sister, Mildred Henson; broth
ers, Garland, Clifton and
Carlos Brown.
Survivors include sons,
Brady Gilley and Bradford
Gilley, both of Statham;
daughters, Kaye Suddeth,
Colbert, and Faye Seagraves,
Watkinsville; brother, Curtis
Brown, Bowden; 17 grandchil
dren; 31 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grand-
child.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 27, in the
chapel of Bridges Funeral
Home. Burial was in Evergreen
Memorial Park.
Bridges Funeral Home,
Athens, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Christopher Gordon
COLBERT - Christopher
Riley Gordon, 23, died Sunday,
May 24, 2009.
A native of Athens, he was
the son of Nancy and Fred
Snailum, LaMirada, Calif.
He had attended New Haven
Baptist Church.
Mr. Gordon was preceded in
death by his father, Gary Riley
Gordon and his paternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Gordon.
Survivors in addition to his
mother and stepfather include
his brother, John Corey
Gordon, Commerce; sisters,
Melissa (Roy) Reece, Hull,
and Mary Beth (Nathan Drake)
Gordon, Colbert; son, Tyson
Riley Gordon, Colbert; girl
friend, Giesla Bray, Colbert;
nieces and nephews, Kelsie
Palmer, Lauren Reece, Alexis
Reynolds and Bryson Drake;
and maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Palmero,
California.
Funeral services were held
on Thursday, May 28, in the
chapel of Lord and Stephens
Funeral Home East with the
Rev. Derek Anglin officiating.
Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home East was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
William Haney
FLOWERY BRANCH -
William Glenn Haney, 82, died
Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
Born in Waynesville, N.C.,
he was the son of the late
Homer and Iva Seay Haney.
He worked as
an insurance
agent and was
a veteran of the
United States
Army. Mr. Haney was pre
ceded in death by his first
wife, Betty Haney; daughter,
Glenda Giles; and grandson,
Scott DeLauder.
Survivors include his
wife, Annette Algard Haney,
Flowery Branch; son, Jeff
Haney, Covington; daughters,
Gwen Hays, Cumming, and
Pat Brueggemann, Duluth;
sons, Jeff Algard, Hoschton,
and Bo Algard, Duluth; 11
grandchildren; and nine great
grandchildren.
Graveside services were held
Saturday, May 23, at Georgia
Memorial Park in Marietta.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett
Shoals Rd., Athens, GA
30605.
Evans Funeral Home,
Jefferson, was in charge of
arrangements.
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May 28, 2009.
Jerry Hart
DANIELSVILLE - Jerry
Odell Hart, 71, died Monday,
May 25, 2009, at the Athens
Regional
Medical Center ||
in Athens.
Born in
Franklin
County on July 5, 1937, he
was the son of the late Jack
and Katie Bell Haley Hart. He
was a retired manager having
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