Local Obituaries for Families in Winder, GA
Shelby Morris Swords
Aug 2, 2019
Shelby Morris Swords, 75, of Winder, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2PM, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at First Christian Church of Winder with the Rev. Cheryl Cloar officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the church on Tuesday. Interment will follow in Rose Hill...
Brenda Martin Peppers
Jul 24, 2019
Mrs. Brenda Martin Peppers, age 73, of Statham, Georgia entered eternity July 24, 2019. She was born May 21, 1946 in Commerce, Georgia to Wilmer and Fannie Eubanks Martin who preceded her in death. Brenda was also preceded by Sisters, Sandra Hector, Martha Martin and Doris Dunn. Brenda was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church. Surviving...
Hugh Allen Mcinnis
Jul 18, 2019
Hugh Allen McInnis, 80, of Winder, Georgia, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 3PM, Sunday, July 21, 2019 at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel in Winder with the Rev. Bob Abernathy officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. at funeral home. Entombment will follow in...
Thomas Walter Pokusa Jr.
Jul 14, 2019
Mr. Thomas Walter (Tom) Pokusa, Jr., age 68 of Auburn, Georgia passed away July 14, 2019. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Thomas Walter, Sr. and Helen Trgina Pokusa. He was preceded by a brother, Steven Pokusa and a brother-in-law, James Liput. Tom was a United States Marine Corp Veteran, serving honorable until...
John Davis Pace Iii
Jul 10, 2019
John Davis Pace III, 52, of Winder, Georgia passed away July 10, 2019 at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia. Funeral services will be held 12PM, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Michael Jason Walls officiating. The family will receive friends Monday, July 15, 2019 from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral...
Charlotte "Sherry" Ann Squires
Jul 5, 2019
Charlotte "Sherry" Ann Squires, 63, of Auburn passed away Friday, July 5, 2019, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Campus. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 11, 2019, from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Carter Funeral Home in Winder. Mrs. Squires was born August 31, 1955 in Akron Ohio, to the late Frank Wilson and Beulah Sears. Mrs. Squires...
Howard Franklin Griffith
Jul 5, 2019
Howard Franklin Griffith, 89, of Bethlehem, passed away July 5, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2PM, Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel in Winder with Rev. Johnny Wright officiating. Interment will follow in Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 3PM until 5PM and Sunday, July 7, 2019...
Richard Lee Farmer
Jul 3, 2019
Richard Lee Farmer, 45, of Statham, Georgia passed away July 3, 2019. Graveside services will be held 11AM, July 6, 2019 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Winder, Georgia with the Rev. Roger Denton officiating. Mr. Farmer was born February 22, 1974, in Fulton County, Georgia to George Terry Farmer and Mary Palmer Farmer. He loved the outdoors including fishing and...
Carol June Hering
Jun 27, 2019
Carol June Hering, 82, of Winder, Georgia, died Thursday morning, June 27, 2019, following a 4-month battle with cancer. Born in Canandaigua, NY to James Brown Fries and Bertha Marie Mertens Fries, Carol worked for a number of years as a long-distance telephone operator, and in computer services for the State of Georgia. Carol was a long-time resident of Newark,...
Jimmy Russell Mooney
Jun 24, 2019
Jimmy Russell Mooney, 81, of Winder, Georgia passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at his residence with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held 2PM, Thursday, June 27, 2019 from The Chapel of Carter Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Allen and Assistant Pastor Mike Mooney officiating. Interment will follow in Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...
Louise King Wiley
Jun 3, 2019
Mrs. Louise Wiley, age 86, of Winder, Georgia passed away June 3, 2019. Born in Barrow County, March 13, 1933, she was a daughter of the late William Luther and Sallie Mae Nunnally King. She had resided in Barrow County for most of her life. She was preceded by her husband, Clyde G. “Boots” Wiley, and brothers, William King and...
Everette Harlan Mcgown
Jun 2, 2019
Mr. Everette Harlan McGown, age 91, of Winder, Georgia, formerly of Auburn passed away June 2, 2019. Mr. McGown was born February 14, 1928 in Jasper, Texas to the late Newton Hanibal and Lillie Mae Caples Ebarb. He was primarily raised by his grandmother, self-educated himself and received his G. E. D. at the age of 67. Mr. McGown spent...
James Kenneth Rutledge
Jun 1, 2019
Mr. James Kenneth Rutledge, age 75, of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Bethlehem, Georgia died June 1, 2019. He was born January 20, 1944 to the late Hugh and Berthaleen Austin Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge was a retired forklift operator with Smurfit-Stone of Lithonia, Georgia. He was a Viet Nam Veteran, having served with the United States Army. Surviving Family Members are...
Margaret Holcombe Dalton
May 29, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Holcombe Dalton, age 83, of Hoschton, Georgia passed away May 29, 2019. Mrs. Dalton was a member of Braswell Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress with Superior Garment Company of Winder, Georgia. Surviving are Children and Spouses, Arthur and Judy Dalton of Hoschton, Georgia, Judy and Wayne Burrell of Kyabram, Australia and Randy Dalton of Hoschton, Georgia,...
Jean Styles
May 29, 2019
Mrs. Jean Styles, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The family will receive friends from 6PM until 9PM at Carter Funeral Home, Winder on June 4, 2019. Mrs. Styles was born May 9, 1941, in Oxford, Georgia to the late Charlie Edwards and Ollie Priest. She worked as a LPN in the healthcare industry most of her...
Styles Dwayne Rooks
May 26, 2019
Mr. Styles Dwayne Rooks, age 59, of Winder, Georgia passed away May 26, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born August 11, 1959 to the late Styles and LaVerne Glass Rooks. Mr. Rooks had lived in Barrow County for all of his life. He was a retiree of Johns-Manville and had attended The Winder First Christian...
Linda Earwood
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Linda Jane Earwood, age 71, of Gulf Shores, Alabama, died May 22, 2019 at her daughter’s residence. Linda was born March 20, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late John Wheeler Davis & Lanell Welch. Surviving are husband, Carey Curtis Earwood of Gulf Shores, Alabama; Daughter, Shannon Maddox & John of Hoschton, Son, Dale Earwood & Danielle of Covington;...
Annie Ruth Wilson
May 18, 2019
Mrs. Annie Ruth Wilson, age 81, of Winder, Georgia passed away May 18, 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Annelle Malcolm Sweat. She was preceded by children, Donna Ruth Wilson and Marty Nolan Wilson, and sister, Syble Phillips. Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker. Surviving are husband, Nolan Wilson...
Kathy Elaine Allen
May 17, 2019
Ms. Kathy Elaine Allen, age 69, of Winder, Georgia passed away May 17, 2019 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born March 14, 1950 in Clarke County, a daughter of the late Joe Shuler and Patsy Pharr Allen of Winder. Kathy was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Kathrine Elaine Jackson. Kathy graduated with a Master’s...
Eddie Fincher
May 9, 2019
Mr. Eddie Fincher, age 62, of Winder, Georgia passed away May 9, 2019 following an extended illness. Eddie was born in Winder, Georgia on September 1, 1956 to Ernest Willie “Pee Wee” and Essie Lou Wilson Fincher who preceded him. He was preceded by his wife, Janet Ellen Dean Fincher on September 17, 2018. Eddie was a residential painter. Surviving...
