Ollie Joe Wingo, 82, of Fayetteville

Ollie Joe Wingo, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away February 2, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Doris Bray Wingo; son Steve Wingo and sisters Geraldine Wallace and Jeanette Greer.

He is survived by his wife Carolyn Wingo of Fayetteville; sister Margie Loudermilk of Newnan; brother James Wingo of Union City; step-sons Steven (Tina) Shiflett of Hampton and Chuck (Jill) Shiflett of Peachtree City; grandchildren Kelsey Shiflett, Alan Shiflett, Kevin Shiflett and Zac Shiflett.

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Robert Frank Stephenson, Sr., 86, of Fayette

Robert Frank Stephenson, Sr., 86, of Fayette County, passed away January 31, 2014.

He was born January 22, 1928 in College Park. In 1951, he graduated from the University of Georgia. He served his county in the US Navy. Mr. Stephenson was the owner/operator of RF Stephenson Hardware in East Point. After moving to Fayette County in 1974, he became involved in the real estate business. He was a member of Fayetteville First United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his brothers J.W. Stephenson, Jr. and Calvin P. Stephenson.

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Katie Howard of Tyrone

Mrs. Katie Howard of Tyrone passed away February 1, 2014.

She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Ray Howard of Tyrone; sons, Billy R. Howard and his wife Linda of Tyrone; daughters, Connie Bryant and her husband Perry of Sharpsburg; Brenda Presley and her husband Gerald of Senoia; sister, Genora Jenkins of Delano, Tenn.; 5 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

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Genevieve G. Peek, 82, of Fayetteville

Genevieve G. “Meme” Peek, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away February 1, 2014.

She was an avid gardener, cook and seamstress. She was also a founding member of The Summit Church of South Fayette.

She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Cora Garner, three brothers and two sisters.

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Norman Miles, of Fayetteville

Norman (Jack) Miles, of Fayetteville Ga., died February 2, 2014, at the age of 84.

He was employed in the banking industry in Smyrna, Ga. and retired to
Jacksonville Fla. and Fayetteville Ga.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bobbie Miles; four daughters, Susan (Dean) Bundrick of San Antonio, Texas, Jackie Thomason of Marietta Ga., Leslie (Joe) Tyson of Smyrna Ga., and Amy (Scott) Kowalski of Lynchburg Va.; eleven grandchildren and six great grand children; one sister, Jo Ann Porter of Powder Springs Ga.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Frances Arnold.

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Local teams in good shape as hoops season is ending

With last week’s snow storm making the schedule exceptionally crowded for the final week of the regular season, several local varsity basketball teams are in excellent position with the region tournaments only a few days away.
The Georgia High School Association released the updated region standings early Tuesday morning, after many teams played makeup games Monday night and have two or three left to play this week.

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Wrestlers move on to sectionals

A large number of area wrestlers are one step closer to the state finals after impressive performances in area meets over the weekend.

Whitewater captured individual championships in two weight classes and came in second as a team in the 4-AAAAA area tournament at McIntosh. Zach Thorne (132) and Alex Walker (160) were winners in their respective classes, while second-place finishes were had by Reid Loveless (106), Juan Harvey (113), Barrett Martin (170), Christian Winslett (182) and Gary Hogg (195). Cole Raines (285) came in third Greg Pasqaerella (120) took fourth at the tournament.

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