Local Obituaries for Families in Winder, GA
Linda Gay Haynes
Apr 2, 2017
Ms. Linda Gay Haynes, age 70, of Decaturville, Tennessee, formerly of Auburn, Georgia passed away April 2, 2017. A native of Mineral Wells, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Otis and Nadine Lightfoot Smith. Ms. Haynes was a retiree of the United States Postal Service, and was a member of The Commerce Ward of The Church of...
Carolyn Hudson
Mar 28, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Hudson of Auburn, Georgia passed away March 28, 2017. A former resident of Smyrna, Georgia, she had resided in Auburn, Georgia since 1999. Mrs. Hudson was a retiree of IBM and was of the Methodist Denomination. A native of Johnson City, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles T. and Margaret June Fundis Warner. Surviving...
Modean Wall Mcelhannon
Mar 26, 2017
Mrs. Modean Wall McElhannon, age 91, of Winder, Georgia passed away March 26, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County Mrs. McElhannon was a daughter of the late Will and Hattie Mae Jones Wall and was preceded by Her Husband Lester "Champ" McElhannon. Mrs. McElhannon was a longtime member and Sunday School Teacher at Calvary Baptist Church of...
Wanda Tullis
Mar 25, 2017
Ms. Wanda Tullis, age 56, of Winder, Georgia went to be with Jesus March 25, 2017. A Native of Barrow County, she was preceded in death by Her Mother, Sara Ann Grant. Wanda was a retired dispatcher with Hall County E. M. S. and was of the Baptist Denomination. Surviving are Daughter, Tori Ann Tullis, Father and Step-Mother, W. C....
Martha Jane Hawkins
Mar 18, 2017
Mrs. Martha Jane Hawkins, age 85, of Winder, Georgia passed away March 18, 2018 at her residence. A native of Union County, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Ed and Emma Harkins Payne. She was preceded by husbands Windell Ross and Jack Hawkins, son, Kenneth Ross and grandchild Tonya Ross. Mrs. Hawkins was a retired employee of The...
Jim Keadle
Mar 16, 2017
Mr. Jim Keadle, age 76, of Auburn, Georgia passed away March 16, 2017. A former resident of North Ft. Myers, Florida, Mr. Keadle was a son of the late Lotis Lemuel and Clara Lee Dodson Keadle. He was a retired Law Enforcement Officer with the Lee County, Florida Sheriff's Department. Mr. Keadle had resided in Barrow County since 2012 and...
Spencer "Spink" Patrick
Mar 12, 2017
Mr. Spencer, "Spink" Patrick, age 76, of Winder, Georgia passed away March 12, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Barrow County, he was a Son of the late Harold and Mary Hill Patrick. Mr. Patrick was preceded by the love of his life, Janice Marie Royal Patrick on February 4, 2011. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator...
Edna Freeman
Mar 5, 2017
Mrs. Edna Freeman, age 85, of Winder, Georgia passed away March 5, 2017. Mrs. Freeman was preceded by husbands, Howard Duncan, Sr. and John Freeman. She was a daughter of the late Isom and Mollie Mosely Hogan. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and was a retiree of Southern Waistband of Winder. Surviving are Son, Howard (Teresa) Duncan,...
Matthew Kyle Hughes
Feb 21, 2017
Mr. Matthew Kyle Hughes, age 28, of Winder, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Born in Dalton Georgia, Mr. Hughes graduated from Winder Barrow High School in 2006. He was a Fireman at Athens Clarke County Station 6 on Athena Drive in Athens. Matthew loved being outdoors and playing sports. He was preceded by his grandmother Marie Collier and...
Muriel Holder Guffin
Jan 23, 2017
Mrs. Muriel Holder Guffin, age 84, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 23, 2017 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Barrow County and was a daughter of the late O. J. and Eunice Haynie House. Mrs. Guffin was preceded by her first husband, Mr. B. E. Holder, her second husband, Mr. James P. Guffin, and sister Mae...
Mary Alice Roberts
Jan 23, 2017
Ms. Mary Alice Roberts, age 83, of Bethlehem, Georgia passed away January 23, 2017 at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle, Georgia. Ms. Roberts was born in Walton County, Georgia to the late Charlie and Nellie Brooks Roberts. She was a longtime employee of Harrison Poultry in Bethlehem, Georgia. Surviving are Sisters, Virginia Whitehead of Monroe, Georgia, Dorothy Evans of Bethlehem,...
Jimmy L. Willoughby
Jan 21, 2017
Mr. Jimmy L. Willoughby, age 75, of Statham, Georgia passed away January 21, 2017. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Herschel and Eva Wallace Willoughby. Mr. Willoughby has resided in Barrow County for the past twenty-seven years and was employed by Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation. Mr. Willoughby was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed...
Royce Edgar Bunn, Sr.
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Royce E. Bunn, Sr., age 76, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 16, 2017. He was preceded by His Wife, Reba Elder Bunn, Parents, Richard and Lillian Bunn, and Brothers, Charles Edward Bunn and Richard "Sonny" Bunn. A native of Alabama, Mr. Bunn had resided in Winder for most of his life. He was a member of Gospel Light...
John "Tunney" Royster
Jan 10, 2017
Mr. John J. "Tunney" Royster, age 92, of Winder, Georgia passed away January 10, 2017 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Royster had lived in Barrow County for most of his life and was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Brooks Royster. He was preceded by his wife, Lois Dean McDaniel Royster on November 25,...
Gloria Ann Maddox
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Gloria Ann Maddox, age 71, of Hoschton, Georgia died January 9, 2017. Mrs. Maddox has served as a cashier at Kroger on Highway 124 in Dacula. The Family will receive friends Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 5-8 P. M. at Carter Funeral Home. No Service is planned at this time. Surviving are Husband, Billy R. Maddox of Hoschton, Sons,...
Chuck Albright
Jan 3, 2017
Mr. Chuck Albright, age 55, of Winder, Georgia went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2017. A native and former resident of Buffalo, New York, Mr. Albright had resided in Winder for the past twenty-two years. He was preceded by His Father, Charles Albright and was employed with U. S. Specialty Coatings. Mr. Albright was a member of...
Franklin D. "Red" Harwell, Jr.
Dec 25, 2016
Mr. Franklin D. "Red" Harwell, Jr. age 92, of Winder, Georgia passed away December 25, 2016. A Native of Danielsville, Georgia he was a Son of the late Franklin D. Harwell, Sr. and the late Ola Moore Harwell. Mr. "Red" married LaVerne Jones on December 13, 1944. He was the operator Harwell Aero Service and the Winder Airport for twenty...
Rayford Bramlett
Dec 21, 2016
Mr. Rayford Bramlett, age 85, of Auburn, Georgia went to be with the Lord on December 21, 2016. He was a son of the late W. B. and Arlene Walker Bramlett. Rayford had resided in Barrow County for most of his life, where he raised cattle and poultry, and was a school bus driver for 28 eight years for the...
Joy Wood
Dec 21, 2016
Ms. Joy Wood, age 42, of Hoschton, Georgia passed away December 21, 2016. A native of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Ms. Wood was a retail manager with Dillard's Department Store. She was preceded by a brother, Joseph Andrew Johnson. Surviving are Fiance, Chris Wood of Hoschton, Children, Kayla West and Cortney West both of Hoschton, Parents, Robert and Dollie Ash Johnson of...
Gladston Thornhill
Dec 21, 2016
Mr. Gladston Thornhill, age 92, of Hoschton, Georgia passed away December 21, 2016. Born in Jackson County to the late Luke and Willie Maude Tullis Thornhill, he had resided in Barrow County for most of his life. He was preceded by His Wife, Grace Gilliland Thornhill, and siblings M. J. Thornhill, Iva Lee Thornhill, Mary Lou Berryman and Lucille Sells....
