Obituaries

Caroline Grant Freel

Caroline Grant Freel

Caroline Grant Freel

Caroline Grant Freel of Greensboro, GA, died at the age of 79 on Friday evening, Nov. 24, 2023, with her daughters by her side. Caroline was a devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother. She will be dearly missed. Caroline was born on Oct.
Donnie Aaron Harrison

Donnie Aaron Harrison

Donnie Aaron Harrison

Donnie Aaron Harrison, Sr. of White Plains, GA passed away on Nov. 9, 2023, at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, GA. Born in Clarksville, TN on Aug. 3, 1947, he was the son of the late James Edward Harrison and Pauline Heflin Harrison.
Daniel Thomas “Danny” Roland

Daniel Thomas “Danny” Roland

Daniel Thomas “Danny” Roland

Daniel Thomas “Danny” Roland of Watkinsville, GA, formerly of Union Point, GA passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at his home with his family that he loved so much. Born April 25, 1937, to the late Sidney Lanier Roland, Sr.
Diane Gillen Parker

Diane Gillen Parker

Diane Gillen Parker

Diane Gillen Parker of Greensboro, Georgia, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at her residence with her family. Born in Lake City, Florida on October 8, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Hal Paul Gillen and Maude Dukes Gillen.
Dr. Norman (Norm) Field

Dr. Norman (Norm) Field

Dr. Norman (Norm) Field

Dr. Norman (Norm) Field, 76, passed away on Friday, October 13, after a valiant battle with lymphoma. Norm grew up in New York City, alongside his many cousins, who were like siblings.
Suzanne Jean Smead Schumacher

Suzanne Jean Smead Schumacher

Suzanne Jean Smead Schumacher

Suzanne Jean Smead Schumacher of Eatonton, Georgia, died Saturday, October 7, 2023. Born in Canton, Ohio on August 28, 1944, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Vera L. Laird Smead. She graduated from Perry High School and was also a graduate of Kent State University.
Leah Jane Carroll Christensen

Leah Jane Carroll Christensen

Leah Jane Carroll Christensen

Leah Jane Carroll Christensen of Greensboro, GA, formerly of Seward, NE died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at The Glen at Lake Oconee Village in Greensboro. She was born August 2, 1934, to the late John Egbert Carroll and Elizabeth Mary Carroll. She was 89.
Donald Patrick “Don” Smith

Donald Patrick “Don” Smith

Donald Patrick “Don” Smith

Donald Patrick “Don” Smith, age 81, died Monday, October 9, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Born April 10, 1942, in Rolling, WI, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary (Fellner) Smith.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Edith Bien Thomas

Edith Bien Thomas, 95, entered the kingdom of Heaven on October 15, 2023. She was born in Ruxton Maryland to Frederick W. and Bessie Leigh Bien. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Hadley Thomas, Jr, her daughter, Olevia Leigh Wahl, and brother, Thomas Leigh Bien. Mrs.
Richard Andrus “Andy” Nash

Richard Andrus “Andy” Nash

Richard Andrus “Andy” Nash

Richard Andrus “Andy” Nash, of Greensboro, GA passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Piedmont Athens Regional in Athens, GA at the age of 84. He was born October 13, 1938, in Tipton, Indiana, one of four sons of the late Robert Lee and Sarah Josephine Surratt Nash.