Local obituaries for Newton County in Georgia.
Donald P. Hopkins
May 17, 2011
Donald P. Hopkins, 79, of Covington, passed away May 17, 2011, at Newton Medical Center in Covington. He was a member of Lovejoy United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many. Mr. Hopkins was preceded in death by his son, Tommy Cook, and parents, Fred Thomas Hopkins,...
Little Jackson Bentley Carter
May 15, 2011
Little Jackson Bentley Carter of Covington, passed away May 15, 2011, at the tender age of 6 weeks. He was a sweet baby, and is loved and will be greatly missed by his family. Survivors include his parents, Nick and Leslie Carter; brother, Cameron Carter, all of Covington; maternal grandparents, Todd and Adria Richardson of Macomb, MI, Jodi Fowler of...
Raymond Harold Mcclurg
May 15, 2011
Mr. Raymond Harold McClurg of Social Circle died on May 15, 2011 at Abbey Hospice at the age of 79. He was born in Texas to the late Thomas Raymond and Bertha Novelle Helms McClurg. Raymond was a U. S. Army veteran serving in Germany and was part of the Counter Intelligence Corp. for 3 years. He was a career...
Vonnie Wood
May 14, 2011
Access RoadVonnie Wood of Oxford, passed away May 14, 2011, at the age of 68. Vonnie worked for the Newton County Tax Commissioner's office for 25 years. She was an avid photographer, enjoyed reading novels and mountain retreats with her siblings, and genealogy research. She loved attending family recreational events, and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Vonnie is...
Faye W. Huckaby
May 13, 2011
Floyd StreetFaye W. Huckaby of Covington, passed away May 13, 2011, at the age of 69. Mrs. Huckaby worked as Customer Service Supervisor for the City of Covington, and retired from the City, after 39 years of dedicated service. Following retirement, she worked as an Admissions Assistant for Oxford College. She was a faithful member and elder of Bethany Presbyterian...
Modenia Dyar
May 12, 2011
Mrs. Modenia Dyar of Conyers, passed away May 12, 2011, at the age of 82. She was an active member of Zion Baptist Church, as well as the Harvester Sunday School Class. She loved serving the Lord, and particularly enjoyed encouraging others during their difficult times. She loved her family dearly, and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Dyar was preceded...
James Nathaniel (Jimmy) White,
May 9, 2011
Access RoadJames (Jimmy) Nathaniel White, Jr., of Covington, passed away May 9, 2011, at the age of 50. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, traveling, billiards, and Nascar racing. Jimmy was an avid outdoorsman. He was a loving and devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He was preceded in death by his father, James Nathaniel White, Sr.Survivors include his...
Linda R. Kitchens
May 7, 2011
Linda R. Kitchens of Oxford, died May 7, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle at the age of 66. Mrs. Kitchens will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Pauline (Head) Kite. Mrs. Kitchens is survived by her husband, Jimmy Kitchens of Oxford; daughter...
Evelyn Marie Jones
May 5, 2011
Access RoadEvelyn Marie Jones of Covington, passed away May 5, 2011, at the age of 82. She graduated from Monticello High School. Mrs. Jones was a member of Red Oak United Methodist Church, in Covington. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years,...
William C. Johnston
Apr 29, 2011
William C. Johnston, 84, of Covington, passed away April 29, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Mr. Johnston served in the U.S. Army, worked as a forklift driver at Ace Hardware in Conyers, and at the Army Distribution Center in Conley. He enjoyed fishing, storytelling, and spending time with his church family at Lovejoy United Methodist Church. He was...
Grady Allen
Apr 21, 2011
Mr. Grady Allen of Covington died on April 21, 2011 at the age of 88. He was born in Wheeler County, GA. to the late William Claude and Maggie Goss Allen and was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during WWII in Germany. Grady was a member and former deacon of Sunny Side First Baptist Church and also attended Julia A....
Robert Dale Wade
Apr 21, 2011
Robert Dale Wade of Conyers, died April 21, 2011, at the age of 51. Robert was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is loved, and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, James Alvin Wade. Survivors include his wife, Sherry Dawn Wade of Conyers; daughter and son-in-law,...
Mary Mccullers
Apr 21, 2011
Mary Jane McCullers of Covington, passed away April 21, 2011, at the age of 59. She enjoyed fishing, planting flowers, painting, and shopping. Mrs. McCullers loved her family dearly, and enjoyed spending time with them. She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Jane (Perry) Howell.Survivors include her father, Fred Weaver, Jr., of Newport News, VA; sons and daughter-in-law,...
Jack W. Kitchens
Apr 17, 2011
Jack W. Kitchens of Oxford, went home to be with the Lord, April 17, 2011, at the age of 84.He was born in March, 1927, grew up in the East Lake area of DeKalb County, and attended Tech High. He served in the Navy during WWII, stationed in the Medical Corps in Seattle, WA. Jack married Mary Born, in 1949....
Mary Florence Meredith
Apr 16, 2011
Access RoadMary Florence Meredith of Covington, passed away April 16, 2011, at the age of 86. She was a member of Stewart Baptist Church. Mrs. Meredith enjoyed sewing, walking, cooking, canning, and gardening. She loved spending time with her family and her church family. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Franklin Meredith; and her parents, Frank, Sr.,...
Louise Steele Johnson
Apr 15, 2011
Mrs. Louise Steele Johnson of Covington, passed away April 15, 2011, at the age of 94. Louise was born May 18, 1916. She was the ninth of twelve children born to Johnny James and Ada Kitchens Steele. A dedicated member of High Point Baptist Church, Louise started teaching Sunday school when only a child, starting in the "card class". She...
Charles Joseph Knarr
Apr 15, 2011
Charles Joseph Knarr of Oxford, passed away April 15, 2011, at the age of 67. He was a member of Allen Memorial United Methodist Church, as well as the United Methodist Men of Allen Memorial. Mr. Knarr retired from Bridgestone, in Covington, as a Computer Programmer. He enjoyed woodwork, photography, model trains, barbecues, sailing, traveling, and reading. He was a...
Amber Allen
Apr 9, 2011
Amber Allen, 31, of Covington, died April 9, 2011. Amber had an amazing smile and laugh, and loved everyone she came into contact with. She enjoyed cooking, painting, drawing, scrapbooking, and loved the medical field. Amber was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, granddaughter, and friend to many. Many people knew Amber as "little mean butt". Surviving are her...
Mary Jo Hallford
Apr 9, 2011
Mary Jo Hallford, 71, of Oxford, went to be with her Lord April 9, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle, from complications from lung cancer. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Austin Madison and Rena Kate (Mason) Alexander. Mary Jo was a member of The Baptist Tabernacle. After retiring from Sweetheart Plastics, she enjoyed gardening, traveling, scrapbooking,...
Jacquelyn Cooper Cofer
Apr 8, 2011
Jacquelyn Cooper Cofer, 77, of Newborn, died April 8, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle of complications from Parkinson's Disease. The daughter of the late Robert Clarence and Era Mae Courson Lee, she was a graduate of Fulton High School. Mrs. Cofer loved to travel and enjoyed cooking and singing Gospel music. She was a Godly wife, mother, grandmother,...
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