DANIELSVILLE - Brett Lawrence Falkingham, 65, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, at his residence.
Mr. Falkingham was born in Peoria, Ill. on February 7, 1953. He was a machine operator having worked with Smith & Nephew for 34 years in Largo, Fla. and was an associate at Walmart. Mr. Falkingham also attended Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Comer, Ga. He was a loving father, husband and friend; and avid Corvette enthusiast. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Mark Falkingham and Betty Jean Regan.
Survivors include his wife, Tasha Falkingham; daughters and son-in-law, Tracy and Michael Krlin, New Port Richey, Fla. and Haleigh Anglin, Danielsville.
A memorial service will be held in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 18, with the Rev. Reggie Vaughn officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until memorial service hour on Saturday afternoon. The family is at the home.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Madison County - Topics from August, 2018
Mildred Baker (08-13-18)
COLBERT - Mildred Bell Baker, 87, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018.
Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin E Baker; parents, Jasper and Amer Bell; and eight brothers and sisters.
Mildred retired from the University of Georgia, where she was an accountant for 32 years. After Retirement she went to work for The Madison County Board of Education for 10 years. She was a longtime member of Moons Grove Baptist Church in Colbert, Ga. and a member of the Madison County Retired Educators Association.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Buddy Fields; son and daughter-in-law, Marion and Karen Baker; brother, Charles Bell; grandchildren, Sonia Coile, Tasha Young, Mark Baker and Katelyn Baker; great grandchildren, McKenna Coile, Hayden Coile and Harlee Baker.
Visitation will take place at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home Danielsville on Wednesday, August 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a second visitation one hour prior to the services. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 16, at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. The Burial will take place after the service at Colbert City Cemetery with the Rev. Dan Fuller and Karol Scarborough officiating.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Madison County Retired Educators Association Scholarship Fund.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. lordandstephens.com
Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin E Baker; parents, Jasper and Amer Bell; and eight brothers and sisters.
Mildred retired from the University of Georgia, where she was an accountant for 32 years. After Retirement she went to work for The Madison County Board of Education for 10 years. She was a longtime member of Moons Grove Baptist Church in Colbert, Ga. and a member of the Madison County Retired Educators Association.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Buddy Fields; son and daughter-in-law, Marion and Karen Baker; brother, Charles Bell; grandchildren, Sonia Coile, Tasha Young, Mark Baker and Katelyn Baker; great grandchildren, McKenna Coile, Hayden Coile and Harlee Baker.
Visitation will take place at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home Danielsville on Wednesday, August 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a second visitation one hour prior to the services. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 16, at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. The Burial will take place after the service at Colbert City Cemetery with the Rev. Dan Fuller and Karol Scarborough officiating.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Madison County Retired Educators Association Scholarship Fund.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. lordandstephens.com
'Duck' Hayes (08-05-18)
Eugene "Duck" Hayes, 85, died August 5, 2018.
A native of the Athens area, he was the son of the late Oda Hiram Hayes and Ola Blanche Toney Hayes and was preceded in death by his sister, Olivia Wills.
Mr. Hayes proudly served his country on board the USS Epperson in the United States Navy. He retired from the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department as Battalion Chief, after 33 years of dedicated service. He was a longtime member of the Crossroads Church and enjoyed playing golf and being outdoors.
Survivors include his wife (married May 3, 1964), Elizabeth Martin Hayes; two daughters, Gina (Wil) Seymour, Athens, and Lori (John) Pethel, Colbert; grandchildren, Chandler Pethel and Ben Pethel; and sister-in-law, Frances Williams, Royston.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 8, at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Interment will follow with military honors at Oconee Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the services.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
A native of the Athens area, he was the son of the late Oda Hiram Hayes and Ola Blanche Toney Hayes and was preceded in death by his sister, Olivia Wills.
Mr. Hayes proudly served his country on board the USS Epperson in the United States Navy. He retired from the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department as Battalion Chief, after 33 years of dedicated service. He was a longtime member of the Crossroads Church and enjoyed playing golf and being outdoors.
Survivors include his wife (married May 3, 1964), Elizabeth Martin Hayes; two daughters, Gina (Wil) Seymour, Athens, and Lori (John) Pethel, Colbert; grandchildren, Chandler Pethel and Ben Pethel; and sister-in-law, Frances Williams, Royston.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 8, at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Lord and Stephens, EAST. Interment will follow with military honors at Oconee Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the services.
Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
Thomas Snow (08-04-18)
Thomas John Snow, 72, died August 4, 2018.
A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., he was a resident of this area for the last ten years. He was the son of the late Mike and Phoebe Snow and was the widower of Sandra Westberry Snow. Mr. Snow was a retired diesel mechanic and a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Snow will be remembered as a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle.
Survivors include two children, Marjorie Jean Snow, Danielsville, and Brian Miller, Michigan; five grandchildren, Alesha Criswell, Aaran Criswell, Montaga Maddux, Allen Criswell and Jalani Reynolds; two great-grandchildren, Anniston Criswell and Carl Criswell; and many nieces and nephews.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., he was a resident of this area for the last ten years. He was the son of the late Mike and Phoebe Snow and was the widower of Sandra Westberry Snow. Mr. Snow was a retired diesel mechanic and a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Snow will be remembered as a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle.
Survivors include two children, Marjorie Jean Snow, Danielsville, and Brian Miller, Michigan; five grandchildren, Alesha Criswell, Aaran Criswell, Montaga Maddux, Allen Criswell and Jalani Reynolds; two great-grandchildren, Anniston Criswell and Carl Criswell; and many nieces and nephews.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Thompson (08-01-18)
ATHENS - Dorothy Eberhart Thompson, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018.
A native of Oxford, Ala., Ms. Thompson was the daughter of the late Hoyt A. Eberhart and Mae Willie Burroughs Eberhart. She loved her family and working in her yard.
She was preceded in death by son, Mark Edward Thompson; brother, Walter Eberhart; and sisters, Louise Campbell and Mary Carter.
Survivors include a daughter, Robin Thompson Verhine (Clyde); six grandchildren, Amanda Carter, Rebecca Verhine, Rachel Verhine, Catherine Shinholser, Alicia Thompson and Melissa Thompson; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 5, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Colbert Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
www.BernsteinFuneralHome.com
A native of Oxford, Ala., Ms. Thompson was the daughter of the late Hoyt A. Eberhart and Mae Willie Burroughs Eberhart. She loved her family and working in her yard.
She was preceded in death by son, Mark Edward Thompson; brother, Walter Eberhart; and sisters, Louise Campbell and Mary Carter.
Survivors include a daughter, Robin Thompson Verhine (Clyde); six grandchildren, Amanda Carter, Rebecca Verhine, Rachel Verhine, Catherine Shinholser, Alicia Thompson and Melissa Thompson; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 5, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Colbert Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements.
www.BernsteinFuneralHome.com
Mary Filkins (08-01-18)
DANIELSVILLE - Mary Jane Stevens Filkins, 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at her residence.
Mrs. Filkins was born in River Grove, Ill. on September 28, 1929, the daughter of the late Fred Stevens and Mildred Stenke Stevens. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church in Danielsville, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Arthur Filkins; and brother, Billy Stevens.
Survivors include her sons, James Richard Filkins, Sacramento, Calif., Steve A. Filkins (Jan), Danielsville, Michael Allan Filkins (Elaine), Jasper, Ga. and Scott Douglas Filkins, Danielsville; brothers, Allen Stevens and Jerry Stevens, both of Firestone, CO; grandchildren, David Filkins (Lisa), Christi Simpson (Gilbert), Carolyn Johnson (Wesley), Seth Filkins (Alyssa) and Timothy Filkins (Kylie); and twelve great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Bluestone Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, with the Revs. George Lovely and Michael Filkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Nicholson City Cemetery in Nicholson, Ga. The family will receive friends at Bluestone Baptist Church from 1 p.m. until funeral hour on Saturday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to the Bluestone Baptist Church Missions Fund.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Filkins was born in River Grove, Ill. on September 28, 1929, the daughter of the late Fred Stevens and Mildred Stenke Stevens. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Bluestone Baptist Church in Danielsville, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Arthur Filkins; and brother, Billy Stevens.
Survivors include her sons, James Richard Filkins, Sacramento, Calif., Steve A. Filkins (Jan), Danielsville, Michael Allan Filkins (Elaine), Jasper, Ga. and Scott Douglas Filkins, Danielsville; brothers, Allen Stevens and Jerry Stevens, both of Firestone, CO; grandchildren, David Filkins (Lisa), Christi Simpson (Gilbert), Carolyn Johnson (Wesley), Seth Filkins (Alyssa) and Timothy Filkins (Kylie); and twelve great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Bluestone Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, with the Revs. George Lovely and Michael Filkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Nicholson City Cemetery in Nicholson, Ga. The family will receive friends at Bluestone Baptist Church from 1 p.m. until funeral hour on Saturday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to the Bluestone Baptist Church Missions Fund.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, is in charge of arrangements.
Andrew Adams (07-31-18)
DANIELSVILLE - Andrew Jackson Adams, 85, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Ga.
Mr. Adams was born in Ila, Ga. on August 19, 1932, the son of the late Omer Leroy Adams and Willie Mae Evans Adams. He was the former owner and operator of Electric Motors, Inc. and attended Community Baptist Church in Danielsville. Mr. Adams was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict and was a NRA Golden Eagle. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ina Joyce Scoggins Adams; brother, Herman Adams; and sisters, Sallie Fannie Irvin, Edna Allen and Aurelia Drake.
Survivors include his sons and daughter-in-law, James Edward and Wanda Scoggins, Gainesville, and Reggie Adams, Danielsville; daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Allen McCannon, Danielsville; grandchildren, Jeremy Scoggins, Crista Cook, Carrie Ann Byers, Andrew McCannon and Gavin McCannon; great-grandchildren, Jordan Cook, Josiah Byers, Noah Byers, Sofia Scoggins and Alexa Scoggins; brothers, Bill Adams, Danielsville, and Branson Adams, Royston; and sisters, Rebecca Gunnin, Danielsville, and Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Ila.
Funeral services will be held in the Community Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, with the Rev. Skipper Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Danielsville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday evening. Mr. Adams will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The family is at the home of Renee and Allen McCannon at 527 Fowler-Freeman Road, Danielsville, GA.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Adams was born in Ila, Ga. on August 19, 1932, the son of the late Omer Leroy Adams and Willie Mae Evans Adams. He was the former owner and operator of Electric Motors, Inc. and attended Community Baptist Church in Danielsville. Mr. Adams was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict and was a NRA Golden Eagle. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ina Joyce Scoggins Adams; brother, Herman Adams; and sisters, Sallie Fannie Irvin, Edna Allen and Aurelia Drake.
Survivors include his sons and daughter-in-law, James Edward and Wanda Scoggins, Gainesville, and Reggie Adams, Danielsville; daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Allen McCannon, Danielsville; grandchildren, Jeremy Scoggins, Crista Cook, Carrie Ann Byers, Andrew McCannon and Gavin McCannon; great-grandchildren, Jordan Cook, Josiah Byers, Noah Byers, Sofia Scoggins and Alexa Scoggins; brothers, Bill Adams, Danielsville, and Branson Adams, Royston; and sisters, Rebecca Gunnin, Danielsville, and Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Ila.
Funeral services will be held in the Community Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, with the Rev. Skipper Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Danielsville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday evening. Mr. Adams will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The family is at the home of Renee and Allen McCannon at 527 Fowler-Freeman Road, Danielsville, GA.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.pruittfhroyston.com.
Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston is in charge of arrangements.
James Hozey (07-30-18)
COLBERT - James Curtis Hozey, 78, completed his service on Earth Monday, July 30, 2018.
Born in Calhoun Falls, S.C. on June 16, 1940, Mr. Hozey was the son of the late John and Flora Evans Hozey. He enlisted in the United States Army where he proudly served in the 1st Calvary Division. James had a lifelong commitment to service in his community. He was a member of the Philomathea Masonic Lodge #25 F&AM in Elberton, Ga. and a member of the board of directors for the 5th Calvary association. James was an active member of Colbert United Methodist Church, serving as president of the United Methodist Men. In addition, he served as president of the Colbert Lions Club and was happy to volunteer his time and talents whenever and wherever needed.
James enjoyed collecting coins, gardening, traveling and spending time with family. His lifelong passion was classic cars, from collecting to researching and rebuilding, James shared this love of automobiles with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Hozey; children, Allison Deal (Sam), and Anne Gladden (Eric); grandchildren, Samantha Deal, Leonard James Deal, Will Gladden, and Megan Gladden; sisters, Vicky Hill (Gordon), and Diane Silvers; sister-in-law, Mary Glenn; along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Ronnie Hozey and John "Bugs" Hozey.
The family will receive friends, Wednesday, August 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lord and Stephens, Danielsville. Funeral service will be held Thursday, August 2, at 2 p.m. at Colbert United Methodist Church. The Revs. Michael Ferguson, Hugh Hendrickson, and Jim Haralson will be officiating. Interment will follow the service at Rose Hills Cemetery in Royston. Will Gladden, Eric Gladden, Sam Deal, Bruce Glenn, Max Glenn, and Marty Silvers will serve as pallbearers.
Flowers are appreciated but donations may be sent in James' name to dav.org or St. Jude.
Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
Born in Calhoun Falls, S.C. on June 16, 1940, Mr. Hozey was the son of the late John and Flora Evans Hozey. He enlisted in the United States Army where he proudly served in the 1st Calvary Division. James had a lifelong commitment to service in his community. He was a member of the Philomathea Masonic Lodge #25 F&AM in Elberton, Ga. and a member of the board of directors for the 5th Calvary association. James was an active member of Colbert United Methodist Church, serving as president of the United Methodist Men. In addition, he served as president of the Colbert Lions Club and was happy to volunteer his time and talents whenever and wherever needed.
James enjoyed collecting coins, gardening, traveling and spending time with family. His lifelong passion was classic cars, from collecting to researching and rebuilding, James shared this love of automobiles with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Hozey; children, Allison Deal (Sam), and Anne Gladden (Eric); grandchildren, Samantha Deal, Leonard James Deal, Will Gladden, and Megan Gladden; sisters, Vicky Hill (Gordon), and Diane Silvers; sister-in-law, Mary Glenn; along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Ronnie Hozey and John "Bugs" Hozey.
The family will receive friends, Wednesday, August 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lord and Stephens, Danielsville. Funeral service will be held Thursday, August 2, at 2 p.m. at Colbert United Methodist Church. The Revs. Michael Ferguson, Hugh Hendrickson, and Jim Haralson will be officiating. Interment will follow the service at Rose Hills Cemetery in Royston. Will Gladden, Eric Gladden, Sam Deal, Bruce Glenn, Max Glenn, and Marty Silvers will serve as pallbearers.
Flowers are appreciated but donations may be sent in James' name to dav.org or St. Jude.
Lord and Stephens, Danielsville, is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com
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