Local Obituaries for Families in Winder, GA
Michael Lamar Smith
Jan 26, 2021
Mr. Michael Lamar Smith, age 69, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 26, 2021. He was born in Jackson County February 26, 1951 to the late Henry Reeves Smith and the late Etta Bell Adams Smith. Mr. Smith was a residential carpenter and a United States Army Veteran of The Viet Nam War. He was of the Christian Faith. A...
Gina E. Tawzer
Jan 24, 2021
Mrs. Gina E. Tawzer, age 55, of Loganville, Georgia, formerly of Winder, passed away January 24, 2021. A native of Naga City, Philippines, Mrs. Tawzer was born April 5, 1965. She was preceded in death by her father, Virgilio Esguerra. Mrs. Tawzer was a member of the Loganville First United Methodist Church and was employed by Unitax Accountancy, Inc. of...
Lee Moore
Jan 16, 2021
Mr. Lee Moore, age 89 of Winder, Georgia passed away January 16, 2021. Lee was born November 2, 1931 in Mineral Bluff, Georgia to the late Roy and Lester Holifield Moore. He was preceded by His Wife, Pauline Mull Moore on October 4, 2020 and a Brother, Charles Moore. Mr. Moore was a retired manager with Avon Residential Construction and...
Peggy Sauls Hewatt
Jan 10, 2021
Mrs. Peggy Sauls Hewatt, age 80, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, formerly of Winder gained her wings January 10, 2021. Peggy was born March 15, 1940 in Winder, Georgia to the late G. W. and Louise Wheeler Sauls. She was a 1957 graduate of Winder-Barrow High School and was the former director of the Barrow County Emergency Management Agency. Peggy was...
Catherine Rose Gable
Jan 9, 2021
Catherine Rose Gable, age 32, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 9, 2021. A native of Mount Clemens, Michigan, she was born November 10, 1988. Catherine was preceded by a Sister, Crystal Julia Rice. She was the operator of Pied Piper of Children Day Care in Winder. Surviving are Children, Hailey Grace Gable and Hayden Garrett Gable both of Winder,...
Fred Williams
Jan 6, 2021
Mr. Fred Williams, age 63, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 6, 2021. A Son of the late Charles J. and Ruth Olene Mathis Williams, he was born May 25, 1957. He was employed at General Motors Doraville Assembly Plant and was a member of The Church At Winder. Mr. Williams was preceded by a Brother, Miles J. Williams. Surviving...
Mike Survilla
Jan 5, 2021
Mr. Mike Survilla, age 80, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 5, 2021. A native of New York, he was born July 25, 1940 to the late Michael and Helen Gawlik Survilla. He was preceded by His Wife, Josephine Barone Survilla on March 12, 2016. Mr. Survilla was a former resident of Long Island, New York and had resided in...
Talitha Hambrick Martin
Jan 5, 2021
Mrs. Talitha Hambrick Martin, age 102, of Monroe, Georgia passed away January 5, 2021. Mrs. Martin was born May 13, 1918 in Macon, Georgia to the late Benjamin Harrison and Velma Rivers Hambrick, when her father was serving in World War I. After her birth, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia and lived there until 1978 when they moved to...
Mike P. Shannon
Jan 3, 2021
Michael (Mike) Shannon, age 63, of Auburn, Georgia passed away January 3, 2021 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Mike was born March 9, 1957. He was preceded by his father, Clarence Shannon and a sister, Cathy Shannon. Mike was raised in Oswego in upstate NY where he graduated from High School. After serving in the United States Marine...
George David Smolko
Jan 1, 2021
Mr. George David Smolko passed away on January 1st, 2021. He was born on December 30th, 1935 in Coalport, PA. He was a loving, devoted family man. He is survived by his wife, Joan, 7 sisters, and 1 brother. He was an amazing father to his four daughters, Patty, Donna, Debbie, and Jennifer, grandfather to his 7 grandchildren, Brent Smith...
Cindy Thomason Powers
Dec 31, 2020
Mrs. Cindy Thomason Powers, age 56, of Hoschton, Georgia gained her wings December 31, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, Cindy was born August 15, 1964 to the late Eldo and Runette Clay Thomason. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and was employed at Kroger-Hog Mountain as a supervisor/cashier. Surviving are Husband, Billy Powers...
Roy C. Hendrix
Dec 26, 2020
Mr. Roy C. Hendrix, age 78, of Winder, Georgia passed away December 26, 2020. Mr. Hendrix was born April 2, 1942 to the late Clarence and Lois McElhannon Hendrix. He had lived in Barrow County for all of his life and retired from General Motors with thirty years of service. Mr. Hendrix had attended Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula. Surviving...
Conard L. Kyte
Dec 21, 2020
Mr. Conard L. Kyte, age 69, of Winder, Georgia passed away December 21, 2020. Conard was born January 7, 1951 in Elizabethton, Tennessee to the late Pete and Freida Mae Perry Kyte, and had resided in Winder for the past thirty years. He was preceded by a Sister, Kathy Camfield. He was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church. Surviving...
Elizabeth B. Harwell
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Harwell, age 93, of Winder, Georgia gained her wings December 17, 2020. Mrs. Harwell was born June 25, 1927 in Walton County, Georgia to the late W. A. “Cleo” and Inez Pannell Burnette. She was preceded by Her Husband, James H. “Jim” Harwell, Jr. and Siblings, Norris Burnette, Ferrell Burnette and Carolyn Cronic. Mrs. Harwell was a...
Mary Ellen Cowart
Dec 17, 2020
Mrs. Mary Ellen Cowart, age 66, of Winder, Georgia passed away December 17, 2020. Mrs. Cowart was born March 9, 1954 in Duluth, Georgia to the late J. D. and Elizabeth Craig Bryan. She was preceded by Her Husband, Harold D. Cowart, Sr., and Sister, Jennifer Holland. Mrs. Cowart was a member of Oak Grove Independent Baptist Church, and was...
Elizabeth "Liz" Allen
Dec 14, 2020
Mrs. Elizabeth “Liz” Allen, age 81, of Auburn, Georgia passed away December 14, 2020. Mrs. Allen was born January 19, 1939 in Newnan, George to the late Alton and Gladys Stitcher Blair. She was preceded by her husband of 45 years Richard Harold Allen in 2001, a son Rick Allen in 2000 and her brother Joe Blair in 2004. A...
Carol Reynolds Ouzts
Dec 12, 2020
Mrs. Carol Reynolds Ouzts, age 83, of Winder, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 21, 1937. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Leona Reynolds and her husband Aaron Lamar (Buddy) Ouzts. Mrs. Ouzts graduated from O’Keefe High School in Atlanta, Georgia. After marrying Buddy, she moved...
Robert “Bobby” Patman Collins
Dec 4, 2020
Mr. Bobby Collins, age 82 of Winder, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 20, 1938, to the late Ellis Durham Collins and Lizzie Faye McElhannon Collins. Mr. Collins was a mechanic with Harrison Poultry and had resided in Barrow County all of his life. He was of the Baptist Denomination. He...
James Harold Thurmond
Dec 3, 2020
James Harold Thurmond, age 78, of Winder, GA, passed away from cancer on December 3, 2020. Harold was born at home in Rabun Gap on February 4, 1942 to Clarence and Ann Thurmond. He was a younger brother to Annette and William. His family operated a dairy farm in Wolffork Valley in Rabun County. Harold graduated Rabun Gap Nacoochee School,...
Jeffery William "Jeff" Boss
Dec 1, 2020
Jeffery William Boss was born in Germany on April 24,1968 and died on December 1,2020. He was known for his loving and giving spirit and his love of life. He was an accomplished dancer and later became an amazing dance teacher and director. Jeff did not have any children of his own but helped raise hundreds of kids through his...
