Obituaries

Peggy “Peg” June Smith Galloway, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Athens, Georgia, after a short illness. Born in Piedmont, SC, to the late Benjamin Franklin Smith and Beulah McClain Smith, “Peg” (as she was known to most friends) spent nearly all her life in her hometown before relocating to Athens […]

Hazel Cox Leopard, 74, of Central, wife of the late Billy Ray Leopard, passed away June 24, 2025. Born in Seneca, she was the daughter of the late Charlie James Cox and Bethel Cleo Evatt Cox. Hazel worked for J.P. Stevens for many years before retiring from Reliable Sprinkler as an assembler. She enjoyed filming