Obituaries

Oct 16, 2017

Mary P. McCleskey, age 82, of 120 Oak Bin Road, Pinehurst, died Monday, October 16, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Abbeville, she was the daughter of the late Jake Plunkett and Inez Royal Plunkett.  She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla.  Mrs. McCleskey played basketball for Unadilla High School which...

Sep 27, 2017

Susan T. Wise, age 61, of 209 Church Street, Vienna, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Erastus Tharpe and Pauline Ratterree Tharpe.  She was a member of Lilly Baptist Church and had worked at Crisp Regional Hospital for many years and later at Albany Area...

Sep 23, 2017

John M. Langston, age 63, of 50 Grilliot Road, Unadilla, died Saturday, September 23, 2017, at his residence.

Born in Montezuma, he was the son of the late John Langston and Pat Hines Langston.  He was a member of Faith Baptist Church and had worked at A & C Ag Aviation as an aircraft mechanic.  John enjoyed...

Sep 11, 2017

Louise Hulsey, age 90, of 1494 Highway 41 South, Vienna, died Monday, September 11, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. Gregory and Clara Mae Harper Gregory. She had worked at Roobins Department Store as a seamstress and was a member of Vienna First Baptist Church.  Mrs. Hulsey...

Sep 4, 2017

C. L. "Lum" Nelson, age 93, of 10355 Highway 215, Vienna, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.

Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Lawton Eugene Nelson and Winifred Pilkington Nelson and was a United States Army veteran.  He was a retired farmer and a member of Pleasant...

Sep 3, 2017

Gary Peavy, age 70, of 2410 Forehand Road, Vienna, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Emmett Marshall Peavy and Linnie Andrews Peavy.  He worked in the agricultural field for over 40 years.

For many years, Gary was a...

Sep 3, 2017

Faye P. Vaughan, age 85, of 20820 Highway 27 West, Vienna, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clayburn Poole and Irene Hatchet Poole.  She retired from the Dooly County Tax Commissioner's office where she was a clerk for many years.  Mrs. Vaughan was a...

Aug 22, 2017

Wallace Godfrey, age 89, of 9180 Highway 41, Pinehurst, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry.

Born in Cordele, he was the son of the late Elmer Godfrey and Montene Wallace Godfrey.  He served in the United States Army, was a member of Vienna Church of God and retired from Causey Service...

Aug 6, 2017

Robert Lee "Bobby" Newby, III, age 70, of 810 North Third Street, Vienna, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Legacy Village in Tifton, Georgia.

Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Robert L. Newby, Jr. and Marie Porter Newby.  He graduated from Vienna High School in 1965 and Georgia Southwestern State University in 1969...

Jul 30, 2017

Glenn Avera, age 63, of 630 Avera Road, Vienna, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Medical Center-Navicent Health in Macon.

Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Milton Avera and Myrtis Christmas Avera.  He retired from CSX Railroad as a conductor and was also a farmer.  Glenn was a faithful member of Shiloh...

Jul 25, 2017

Joe Morgan, Jr. age 90, of 1000 Applewood Drive, Roswell, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at North Fulton Hospital in Roswell.

Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Joe Morgan and Lilly Godwin Morgan.  Mr. Morgan was a United States Navy veteran of World War II, retired from Watkins Motor Lines and a member...

Jul 21, 2017

Mary Lizzie Lamberth, age 87, of 629 Jalappa Road, Byromville, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Seville, she was the daughter of the late Jim Henry Massey and Vera Mae Ray Massey.  She was a homemaker and had also worked in the kitchen at Dooly Medical Center and Rosewood Nursing Home.  Mrs. Lamberth...

Jul 21, 2017

Lillian Harris, age 100, of Vienna, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at Warner Robins Rehabilitation Center in Warner Robins.

Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Gordon Forehand and Mary Lillian Coppedge Forehand.  She was a homemaker, a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church and had also worked at Forehand's Flower Shop in...

Jul 16, 2017

Willis W. Smith, age 82, of 306 South Sixth Street, Vienna, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his residence.

Born in The Rock, Georgia, he was the son of the late Truman Smith and Mildred Williams Smith and a United States Marine Corps veteran.  He retired from Georgia Pacific Particle Board where he was an electrical supervisor.  ...

Jul 10, 2017

Helen W. Dorminey, age 94, of Pinehurst, died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Perry Hospital in Perry, Georgia.

Born in Hawkinsville, she was the daughter of the late Cicero Williams and Berta Dupree Williams.  She was a member of Smyrna Independent Methodist Church.  Mrs. Dorminey was a homemaker and had also worked as a seamstress at Cordele...

Jul 10, 2017

Herbert Phillip Holman, III, age 50, of 103 Marshallville Road, Perry, died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Herbert P. Holman, Jr. and Ruth Davis Holman.  He was a graduate of Fullington Academy in Pinehurst and was a salesman for Perry...

Jul 8, 2017

Ronald J. "Tripp" Everidge, III, age 27, of 383 Little Creek Road, Pinehurst, died Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Cash, Arkansas.

Tripp was born in Americus on December 31, 1989.  He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Tripp was a third generation aerial applicator and began his career at the age of 17.  In fact, he...

Jul 6, 2017

Jo Francine McCall, 83, of Nashville, Georgia died Thursday July 6, 2017 at Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center.

She was born March 19, 1934 in Dooly County to the late James Turner Brown and the late Laura Lucille Draughon. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a daughter: Cobey McCall Turner and 3 brothers....

Jul 5, 2017

Stanley W. Wilson, age 65, of 9384 Calhoun Road, Pinehurst, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Woodrow Holt Wilson and Ruby Lee Youngblood Wilson.  He was an electronics technician and worked at Robins Air Force Base for 13 years and...

Jun 29, 2017

Sue Lindsey, age 78, of 486 Lindsey Road, Unadilla, died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.

Born in Atkinson County, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Spivey and Margie Kinnon Spivey.  She was a member of Smyrna Independent Methodist Church and had worked in the accounting department of Western Electric Company.  ...