Elizabeth Hayes Head (Bettye), 89, of Rutledge, died December 30, 2012. Mrs. Head was born in Greene County on August 24, 1923 to Clifford and Lottie Bell Miller Hayes. She was married to the late Earl Head. She was a member of Rutledge Methodist Church Mrs. Head was retired from the Georgia State Patrol where she worked as a radio operator. She also worked at the Head Service Station that she and Mr. Head owned.
Mrs. Head is survived by two sons Glenn Head of Jefferson and Gary Head of Rutledge; a grandson Travis Earl Head and a number of nieces and nephews.
Her funeral service was held Friday, Jan. 4 in the Chapel of A. E. Carter Funeral Home. Interment followed at the Rutledge Cemetery.
A. E. Carter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Bobby Joe Ashley, 82, of Madison died January 4, 2013. He was a native of Hazelhurst, Missouri. He was born December 13, 1930 to Hemby and Mary Nelle Ashley. He was married to Nita Lowden. Mr. Ashley was retired. He owned his own business, a seed brokerage firm. He loved golf and watching college football. He also enjoyed time spent cooking and surfing the Internet.
Mr. Ashley is survived by his wife of 36 years, Nita Ashley and two daughters, Angelique Pratt and Jocelyn Francis and a step-son, Derek Hill, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

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Ila Lindsey Richardson passed away peacefully at her home in Rutledge, on December 31, 2012 at the age of 79.  She was born in Conyers on January 22, 1933, the second of three children to L.C. Lindsey and Novella Lindsey and was educated in the Rockdale County school system.
She married Dewey Hiram Richardson on October 26, 1951 and the couple has been married for the past 61 years.  She was a home-maker and also worked for the Morgan County Board of Education for many years.
Mrs. Richardson is survived by her husband, Dewey Hiram Richardson and three sons:  Dewey Alvin Richardson (Laura) of Buckhead, Robert Alan Richardson (Sheryl) of Rutledge, and Terry Edmond Richardson (Kathy) of Eatonton;  six grandchildren:  Lindsey Richardson, Lucy Richardson, Brett Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Andi Richardson and Grant Richardson.  Mrs. Richardson also leaves behind an older brother, Bennie Lindsey (Jean) of Conyers and a younger sister, Charlotte Owens (Weyman) of Covington.
Mrs. Richardson was a faithful, long-time member of Centennial Baptist Church and played an integral role in the life of her church as the church librarian and a member of the sanctuary choir.  A member of several mission teams, Mrs. Richardson was passionate about sharing the love of Christ with people.  Some of her fondest memories were of time spent in Jamaica forging bonds with her team members and sharing the love of Jesus with new Jamaican friends. 
The funeral for Mrs. Richardson was held Thursday, January 3 at 11 a.m. at Centennial Baptist Church in Rutledge, with the Rev. Wilburn Hill officiating.  Pall bearers were Brett Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Ben Lindsey, Keith Kelly, Wes Berg, and Tim Reed.  The graveside service and internment followed at the Rutledge City Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Mission Fund of Centennial Baptist Church.

Adelaide Harwell of Decatur passed away January 5, 2013 at At Home Hospice.  Born in Morgan County, she is the daughter of Cornelius Griffin Harwell and Verna Pennington Harwell and the granddaughter of Dr. Littleton P. Harwell, one of Morgan County’s early settlers.  She was a graduate of Piedmont College, and attended the University of Colorado and a retired school teacher from the Atlanta Public School System.  She also was a member of Atlanta First United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers Eugene Harwell and C.G. Harwell and sister Crystal G. Harwell. 
Ms. Harwell is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Martha and Steve Bartek of Duluth and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Ms. Harwell were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 8 at the Chapel of J.C. Harwell and Son Funeral Home with Rev. John P. Donaldson officiating.  Interment followed at Madison City Cemetery. 
The family received friends at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2013.
 J.C. Harwell & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Chapel, 2157 East Street SE, Covington, GA 30014 was in charge of arrangements. www.harwellfuneralhome.com

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William Bryant “Bill” Behling, age 94, of Shady Dale, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at his residence.
Bill Behling was born in Morgan County to the late Benjamin Suarez Behling and Lucy Pauline McAdams Behling. He worked for the railroad most of his younger years. In fact, he said the first job they gave him on the railroad was working two mules on a construction job. He was proud to remember the numbers of famous old steam engines.
He served in the Navy during World War II as a Machinist Mate.  He was trained in aircraft maintenance and his unit was stationed on Okinawa through the end of the war.
In 1957, he moved to Shady Dale and went to work for Shady Dale Stock Farm. He loved horses and drove horses to sales as far away as New York.  He had a small museum behind his house which included everything connected with a mule or harness. It is a great collection and he could name everything there and what it was used for. That is why he was referred to as the “mule man”. He recently traded his remaining mule to a dear friend for a plug of chewing tobacco.  At the age of 62, Bill retired from Dexter Axle as a truck driver.
Daughter, Jane B. Bourne; brother, Edgar Lawrence Behling; three step-brothers; and one step-sister, preceded him in death.

Alma Adelia Quillian, 94, beloved teacher, aunt and cousin, died Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was a long-time resident of Madison.   
Miss Quillian was born on September 21, 1918. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she was a charter member of Kappa Alpha Theta Chapter. She taught in the Madison and Morgan County schools for 35 years and is remembered fondly by her former students. She was an adoring aunt to her nieces and nephews.   
She was the daughter of Justice Joseph Dillard Quillian of the Georgia Supreme Court and Jeanette Evans Quillian. She was predeceased by her brothers, Dr. Joseph D. Quillian Jr., Judge Alfred A. Quillian and Judge J. Kelley Quillian. She is survived by a sister-in-law Elise Quillian of Winder; nieces Kimberly Quillian Rogers (Wayne) of Watkinsville, Terre Quillian Marshall (Gregg) of Maui, Hi, Sally Quillian Yates (Comer) of Atlanta, Shannon Quillian of Denver, Col., Alma Quillian of Sandla Park, NM, Susie Quillian of Seattle, Wash., Ellen Quillian Hanes (Pat) of Mesquite; and nephews Alfred A. Quillian Jr. (Thea) of Atlanta and Jody Quillian of Dallas, Texas, other great nieces and news, a great, great nephew and a multitude of cousins.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 at A. E. Carter Funeral Home Chapel.   
A.E. Carter Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.

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