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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 17, 2023 - PAGE 9A
whom he never called Janice, but always called
her “Honey” or Darling”.
Survivors, in addition
to his wife, include his
daughter, Amber (Nate
Noack) Sims, whom he
always called “Punkin”;
sisters, Joyce (Dwight)
Sims Miller and Jan
Sims Hulsey; nephews,
Matthew (Laura) Miller
and Shannon (Cindy)
Miller; nieces, Jesse
(Scott) Boyd Evans and
Kristen Hulsey; and
great-nieces and nephew, Anna Miller, Clair Mill
er and Henry Miller.
Funeral service: Thursday, August 10, 2023,
at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Community/Pine Grove
Church with the Revs. Kip Wright, Rusty Turpin,
Earl Pirkle, and Darrell Womack officiating. Buri
al will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Family to receive friends: Wednesday, August 9,
2023, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are in the care of Ivie Funeral
Home, Commerce, Ga. Online condolences may
be made at www.ivieftineralhomecommerce.com.
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Week of August 13-19
Douglas Skinner
WINDER — Douglas Skinner, 80, Winder,
passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Mr. Skinner retired
from a successful career
in the grocery business
where he retired from
Ingles as the produce
manager. He was an
avid outdoorsman that
loved deer hunting and
fishing.
Mr. Skinner was
known for his infec
tious personality, love
for people and God. He
truly never met a stranger and enjoyed telling sto
ries to anybody that would listen.
Douglas was a loyal family man and will be
remembered dearly as a loving husband, father,
brother and a special grandfather.
Mr. Skinner was preceded in death by his par
ents, W.N. Skinner and Hazel Maynard Skinner;
son, Tony Skinner; and brothers, Donald and Da
vid Skinner.
Mr. Skinner is survived by his loving wife of 60
years, Judy Lee Skinner, Winder; daughters, Deb
bie (Todd) Kennedy, Brunswick, Lane (Dwight)
McCright, Winder, and Christy (Bobby) Collins,
Johns Creek; sister, Cathy (Dr. Ric) Almeroth,
Winder; and nine grandchildren, Katy Costley,
Conner Kennedy, Sierra Skinner, Ella Collins, Ri
ley Skinner, Ayden Kennedy, Gracie Collins, Ka-
rissa McCright, and Sean McCright.
Funeral service: Saturday, August 12, 2023, at
11 a.m. in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home.
Family to receive friends: Saturday, August
12, 2023, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Carter Funeral
Home.
The family respectfully request in lieu of flow
ers, donations be made in memory of Mr. Douglas
Skinner to the Parkinson’s Foundation at https://
www.parkinson. org.
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with
the arrangements.
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Week of August 13-19
Harold Thomas Varn
Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Har
old Thomas Vam, passed away on Monday, Au
gust 7, 2023.
Harold was bom on
November 7, 1944, in
Savannah and grew up
in Hampton, S.C. with
his older brother Bud
dy. He is preceded in
death by his parents
Jack Vam and Jennie
Thomas Mills.
Harold is survived
by his loving wife of
34 years, Mary Tom;
his daughters, Tara Mason (Stacey) and Jennifer
Tmdeau (Scott); son, Cliff (Kate); step-son, Cleve
Long; step-daughter, Lisa Sherrill; his brother,
John “Buddy” Vam; his 11 grandchildren, Blake
Lanier, Max Mason, Jacob and Brooklyn Tmdeau,
Garrett Crane, Ethan and Hudson Vam, Cooper
and Avery Long and Jack and Will Sherrill; and
five great-grandchildren, Riley and Harper Crane,
Karson and Maci Lanier and Stiles Simons.
Harold was a member of what became KA fra
ternity at Georgia Southern College and was initi
ated into KA in Statesboro in March of 2022.
A few years after college he was a member of
the very first graduating class of Northwestern
University in Chicago to receive certification in
orthotics. Harold worked in that field most of the
rest of his life and retired in 2022 as Southeastern
Account Executive with Orthomerica Products
Inc. He loved his work and his customers were
his friends.
Harold was an amazing man whose personality
would light up the room and therefore made many
friends wherever he was. He was an avid golfer
who had shot his age or below many times and
had six lifetime holes-in-one.
He also loved hunting, fishing, woodworking,
cooking, gardening and especially cheering on the
Dawgs. In the last few years he had acquired an
other “love” and was a Bourbon Brother to three
friends in his neighborhood.
Harold was a role model who was adored by his
family and beloved by everyone who met him. He
loved life and his family and will be missed be
yond words.
Funeral service: Saturday, August 12, 2023, at
2 p.m. in the chapel of Memorial Park Braselton
Funeral Home.
Family to receive friends: Saturday, August 12,
2023, from 12-2 p.m. at Memorial Park Braselton
Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to
the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase
Parkway, Marietta, Ga. 30067, www.heart.org
and/or First Tee, www.firsttee.org, a foundation
empowering kids and teens through the game of
golf.
Memorial Park Braselton Funeral Home, 5257
Green Street Hwy. 53, Braselton, Georgia 30517,
is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condo
lences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.
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