Obituaries

Ronald Sidney Bridgeman

Ronald Sidney Bridgeman

Ronald Sidney Bridgeman

Ron earned his Eagle Scout rank at 14, as a ninth-grader, and was student council president and a member of the basketball team, according to a newspaper clipping at the time.
Bobby Durham

Bobby Durham

Bobby Durham

Dr. Robert Harris “Bobby” Durham passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at The Haven at Lake Oconee at the age of 93. Born on August 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Columbus Joseph Durham and Mattie Leona Bethea Durham. On March 17, 1957, he married Nancy Jo McCommons.
Thomas Richard “Tommy” Rhodes

Thomas Richard “Tommy” Rhodes

Thomas Richard “Tommy” Rhodes

Thomas Richard “Tommy” Rhodes made his last witty and most likely sarcastic remark on October 29, 2025.Tommy lived most of his life in Atlanta and the last 10 years on Lake Oconee.
Jane Chandler Rhodes

Jane Chandler Rhodes

Jane Chandler Rhodes

Mrs. Jane Chandler Rhodes of Siloam, GA, passed away on October 19, 2025, at The Glen Lake Oconee.Jane was born on August 23, 1928, in Canton, GA, to Boyd Wilkins Chandler and Mary Frank McClure Chandler.
Francis Lee Byce Jr.

Francis Lee Byce Jr.

Francis Lee Byce Jr.

Francis Lee Byce, Jr., affectionately known as “Big Lee,” passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA, at the age of 71. A lifelong resident of Greensboro, GA, Lee was born on June 7, 1954, to Frances Christine Cook Byce and the late Francis Lee Byce, Sr.
Daniel Walter Brinks

Daniel Walter Brinks

Daniel Walter Brinks

Daniel Walter Brinks, also known as Danny, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025. Born in Marietta, Georgia, to Lloyd and Mavis Brinks, Danny led a life marked by dedication, kindness, and love for his family and community.
Dr. Richard Lee

Dr. Richard Lee

Dr. Richard Lee

Dr. Richard Norman Lee, born on October 5, 1937, in Croswell, Michigan, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025, in Sharpsburg, Georgia, just days shy of his 88th birthday.
Nancy Ruth Rivers Warren

Nancy Ruth Rivers Warren

Nancy Ruth Rivers Warren

Nancy Ruth Rivers Warren of Greensboro, GA, age 89, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, surrounded by her children. Nancy was born on January 26, 1936, in Augusta, GA, to the late Theresa Adele Rivers and Heyward Rivers, Sr.
Janet Bradway Kameros

Janet Bradway Kameros

Janet Bradway Kameros

Janet Bradway Kameros, a longtime resident of Scotch Plains, NJ, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 near her family in Greensboro, GA.
David Heffner

David Heffner

David Heffner

David Homer “Dave” Heffner, Sr., age 89, of Union Point, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Dave was born in Troy, New York, on August 19, 1936, to the late Frederick William Heffner and Gladys Bessie Abbott Heffner.