Earle F. Hudson
Jun 15, 2015
Earle F. Hudson, age 83, of 336 Third Street, Unadilla, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence. Born in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Corbitt Hudson and Margaret Sullivan Hudson. He received his BA from the University of Georgia and his MS from the University of Southern California. He served as an officer in the...
Virginia J. Cannon
Jun 12, 2015
Virginia J. Cannon, age 99, of 2541 Teate Road, Vienna, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Camellia Gardens of Life Care in Thomasville, Georgia. Born in Crisp County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Jennings and Roselea Patrick Jennings. She was a graduate of GSCW, the University of Georgia and the GAB School of Business. Mrs. Cannon...
Jimmy L. Brown
Jun 5, 2015
Jimmy L. Brown, age 79, of 3559 Joycliff Road, Macon, died Friday, June 5, 2015, at his residence. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Willie L. Brown and Ethel Mikel Brown and attended school at Dooly High. He retired from Robins Air Force Base where he was a survival equipment inspector. Survivors include: Charles Brown of...
Leslie J. Spriggs
May 30, 2015
Leslie Anne Jump Spriggs, age 30, of 600 Granada Terrace, Warner Robins, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at her residence. Leslie was born in Albany, Georgia on October 20, 1984 to Jimmy and Debbie Gazaway Jump. She was a member of Vienna First Baptist Church. She was a 2003 honor graduate of Crisp County High School. During her high school...
Ford L. Durham
May 29, 2015
Ford L. Durham, age 90, of 301 Beacham Avenue, Unadilla, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Micanopy, Florida, he was the son of the late Henry A. Durham and Irma Calhoun Durham and a United States Army veteran. He worked as a buyer at Dennard's Red & White. Ford was a faithful member of...
Horace L. Hamsley
May 25, 2015
Horace L. Hamsley, age 76, of 671 School Street, Unadilla, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at Pinewood Manor in Hawkinsville. Born in Grovania, he was the son of the late Melvin Hamsley and Alice Glenn Hamsley. He was a US Army veteran and a carpenter. Survivors include: Daughters: Cindy Johnson of Milledgeville Sharon Miranda of Perry Sons: Tim Hamsley of...
Alton D. Tharpe
May 25, 2015
Alton D. Tharpe, age 61, of 302 First Street, Unadilla, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late James C. Tharpe. Alton was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla. Survivors include: Mother: Eva K. Dees of St. Augustine, FL Sister: Edna Grace Garner of...
John Q. Thornbury, Jr
May 25, 2015
John Quentin Thornbury, Jr. died early Monday, May 25, 2015, at the Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia. He was 66. Known as "Jake" by his family and friends, he worked at the farm in Georgia that he loved, along with the owners, whom he considered as close as family. He leaves behind two children: a son, Chase, and a...
Thomas H. Harpe
May 13, 2015
Thomas H. Harpe, age 74, of 706 South 7th Street, Vienna, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at his residence. Born in Crisp County, he was the son of the late H. A. and Edith Harpe. He retired from Georgia Pacific as a truck driver and attended Vienna Church of God. He was preceded in death by his foster parents, Paul...
Patricia C. "Pat" Allen
May 4, 2015
Patricia C. "Pat" Allen, age 68, of 789 Highway 90, Vienna, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Montezuma, she was the daughter of the late James A. Carr and Marie Butler Carr. She was a member of Drayton United Methodist Church. Pat had worked for the Dooly County Schools as a paraprofessional and...
Jana T. Beavers
May 3, 2015
Jana T. Beavers, age 56, of 5095 Highway 90, Vienna, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, 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 the WMU. Jana had served as the director of the Vienna Senior Citizen Center. Survivors include: Husband:...
Gladys S. Hawkins
Apr 29, 2015
Gladys S. Hawkins, age 98, of 602 Mulberry Street, Unadilla, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Pinewood Manor in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Rufus Sullivan and Sally Wright Sullivan. She was a homemaker, a Baptist and the widow of James Wilbur Hawkins, Sr. Mrs. Hawkins enjoyed working with her flowers and...
Sara G. Daniels
Apr 28, 2015
Sara G. Daniels, age 81, of 4674 Highway 90, Vienna, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Jeff Green and Martha Barlow Green. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and worked in the lunchroom at Dooly County High School. Survivors...
Marvin V. Ragan
Apr 21, 2015
Marvin V. Ragan, age 72, of Unadilla died Tuesday, April 21 from complications of Acute Myeloid Leukemia after being diagnosed with the disease in November, 2012. Mr. Ragan was born and reared in Henderson and lived in Unadilla the past 41 years. He was educated in the Houston County School System, Middle Georgia College and the University of Georgia School...
Lavelda Scarbary
Apr 14, 2015
Lavelda Scarbary, age 59, of 144 Justice Road, Vienna, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at her residence. Born in Cordele, she was the daughter of the late Grady M. Parsons and Susie M. Lewis Parsons. She was the manager of the Travel America Restaurant in Jackson, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her brother, Ben Parsons. Survivors include: Daughters:...
Marvis C. Benson
Apr 8, 2015
Marvis C. Benson, age 94, of 469 Haslam Avenue, Pinehurst, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Charlton Louis Cross and Mattie Lou Nelson Cross. She was a homemaker, a lifelong member of Harmony Baptist Church and the widow of Oscar Edwin Benson. Mrs. Benson was...
Catheryn D. Green
Apr 8, 2015
Catheryn Davis Green, age 89, of Vienna, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on April 8, 2015 at Crisp Regional Hospital surrounded by family. She was a true southern lady possessing a beautiful southern accent always perfectly articulated. She made the best biscuits ever, caramel cake that would make one swoon, wonderful cheese-straws, always feeding family...
Carolyn H. Vitale
Apr 4, 2015
Carolyn H. Vitale, age 76, of 4480 NE 25th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, died Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Ocala. She was born in Grovania to the late Melvin and Alice Glenn Hamsley, the 7th of 15 children, and moved to Ocala in 1994 from Miami, FL. Carolyn was a seamstress. She loved her family and her little dog, Katie. She...
Melita Mccall Wood
Mar 28, 2015
Melita McCall Wood, age 84, of Montgomery, Alabama and formerly of Macon and Dublin, Georgia died Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph McCall; her step-father, Leon Andrews; her mother, Myrtle Andrews; her husband, Wendell Claude Wood, Sr; her brother, Charles McCall and her son, Christopher Scott Wood. Survivors include: Daughter: Frances Elaine Hunt...
Steve Taylor
Mar 15, 2015
Robert Stephen "Steve" Taylor, age 74, of 417 South Third Street, Vienna, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his residence. Born in Rome, Georgia, he was the son of the late Robert Leslie Taylor and Mary Malone Taylor. He was a 1958 graduate of Vienna High School. He earned his degree from Mercer University and was a member of the...
