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Mr. Laurence Odell Jenkins, 87 of Athens Georgia passed on January 24, 2023 Public viewing and visitation will be held on Sunday January 29, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Celebration of Life service will be held on Monday January 30, 2023 In the Coy C Williamson Jr Memorial Chapel of Gardenview.Interment will follow in Athens Memory Garden. Services for Laurence Odell Jenkins are in the care of Gardenview Funeral Chapel LLC

Nancy Ann French Morgan, age 85, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones in her Athens residence. Born in Alcoa, Blount County, TN, Nancy was the daughter of the late Johnson "Jack" French and Mary Katherine "Kate" Gregg French. She, and her five siblings, grew up on a beautiful farm in East Tennessee where she was sure to have gained her love of learning and community. Nancy was passionate about education and mentorship and was an educator at Hilsman Middle School in Athens for nearly 20 years. Nancy's love of mentorship continued on as she joined P.E.O. International, a philanthropic education organization that celebrates the advancement of...

Barbara Dugan Turlington, age 86, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 in Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, with her family by her side. Barbara was born in Duval County, Florida to the late Jackson and Ruth Gardener Dugan and where she attended local schools. After graduating from Forest Lake Academy, she married in December 1954 and they began a military career which included being stationed at multiple bases. One assignment was Montgomery, AL where she attended and graduated from St. Margaret's Nursing School. After military life, the family moved to Athens in 1975. Barbara continued her nursing career and began working at Athens Regional Hospital, working there until her...

Toby James Tarpley of Athens passed away peacefully January 8, 2023. Toby was born in Jefferson, Georgia on July 25, 1942 and was a proud Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Georgia Tarpley and brother, Billy Painter of Florida. Toby is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Betty Youngblood Tarpley of Athens; daughter, Carol Shubert of Dahlonega; sons, Jimmy Tarpley (Crystal) of Athens and Ted Tarpley (Jessica) of Duluth. He was also the proud grandfather of six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will welcome visitors for a celebration of life at Bernstein Funeral Home on Saturday, January 14, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Words of...

Jackie Cougan (JC) Lance, age 83 of Athens passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born on March 7, 1939 in Lumpkin Co, GA, the son of Henry M. Lance and Pauline Yother Lance. He worked for many years at Burman Printing Co in Athens, GA, and was the owner of Main Street Printing in Bogart, GA. He loved many things, including guitars, classic cars, his Indian heritage, and most of all, his family. He married Dorothy Edwards in 1958, and they remained together until her death in 2002. Jack is survived by his son Henry Lance of Athens; daughters Amanda Mooney and husband Michael of Winder, Wanda Hall of Statham; brothers Verlon Roberts and wife Debra of Seneca, SC, Carl Martin and wife...

Everett Clay Bryant, Jr. Everett Clay Bryant, Jr. passed away on January 3, 2022, a native of Newnan, Georgia. He was born on December 22, 1946, the eldest child of Everett Clay Bryant, Sr. and Mary Powell Davis Bryant. Clay graduated from Newnan High School in 1964 where he was President of his senior class and awarded letters in football, basketball, tennis and golf. He attended Vanderbilt University and a member of SAE Fraternity and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, J.D.'71 Cum Laude. Mr. Bryant practiced law in Athens, Georgia beginning in 1971. In a few years, he was elected the youngest president of the Athens Area Bar Association. In addition to his...

Lief Hastings Carter, age 82, passed away on Monday, January 2 after a sudden and brief illness. He was born in New York City on October 9, 1940, the son of Robert S. Carter and Cynthia Root Carter. He lived on Long Island until the age of 9, moved to Libertyville, Illinois for two years, and then to Medina, Washington where his family settled and his parents lived until their deaths. He was a graduate of Bellevue High School, class of 1958, Harvard College 1962, and Harvard Law School 1965. He married Nancy Batson of Knoxville, TN in 1962. After he finished law school and worked for a brief time for a DC law firm, he and Nancy joined the Peace Corps and served in Bolivia in 1966-67, where...