Obituaries

Obituaries

Alton D. Tharpe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Edd W. Carr, Jr

Edd W. Carr, Jr

Mar 13, 2015

Edd W. Carr, Jr., age 57, of 2492 Highway 41 North, Cordele, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Edd W. Carr and Juanita Dudney Carr. Edd served his country with honor as a Flight Medic in the United States Army. He was...

Edwin F. Richardson, Ii

Edwin F. Richardson, Ii

Mar 10, 2015

Edwin F. Richardson, II, age 73, of 217 North 5th Street, Vienna, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his residence. Born in Pensacola, Florida, he was the son of the late Edwin W. Richardson and Lillian Rader Richardson. Survivors include: Wife: L. Elaine Richardson Daughter: Simone Foxe Step-Son: Robert Ingebretson, Jr. Step-Daughter: Tania Whitfield Sisters: Denise Russell Mary Sue Rumbaugh...

Duane S. Mckinley

Duane S. Mckinley

Mar 1, 2015

Duane S. McKinley, age 62, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away Sunday March 1, 2015. Duane was a native of Perry GA and had lived in Knoxville the past 4 years. Before moving to Knoxville, Duane had lived in Jacksonville FL where he was a manager at the Florida Department of Agriculture Market. Duane was a graduate of Florida Southern College...

William Thomas "Tommy" Peavy

William Thomas "Tommy" Peavy

Feb 18, 2015

William Thomas "Tommy" Peavy, age 59, of 2141 Ellis Street, Augusta, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Isaac G. Peavy and Katherin Gregory Peavy. He worked as a carpenter and was a Baptist. Tommy was also an artist. Survivors include: Son: Jason Peavy of Nashville...

Rebecca A. Butler

Rebecca A. Butler

Feb 15, 2015

Rebecca A. "Becky" Butler, age 75, of 431 North Third Street, Vienna, died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at her residence. Born in Fort Valley, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Shelby Hughes and Lena Elizabeth Bailey Hughes. Becky was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and had worked as a cashier at Stephens Grocery Store in Vienna....

Berner E. Dunaway

Berner E. Dunaway

Feb 14, 2015

Berner E. Dunaway, age 91, of 1461 Owen Store Road, Unadilla, died Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his residence. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Cliff Dunaway and Lillie Noble Dunaway and a US Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where he served as a...

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