Obituaries
Obituaries
Mary M. Everett
Dec 10, 2013
Mary M. Everett, age 83, of Unadilla, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Arthur McEachern and Mary Lizzie Anderson McEachern. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and worked as a bookkeeper at Gold Kist. Her husband, William H. Everett, preceded her in death. Survivors...
Rev. Keith Simmons
Dec 9, 2013
Rev. Keith Simmons, age 77, of 101 Lewis Mill Road, Vienna, died Monday, December 9 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of the late Roy Gilbert Simmons and Doris Marie Weatherby Simmons. He earned his Bachelor's and Master of Theology degrees from the Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary in Henderson, Texas. He...
Faye L. Odom
Dec 7, 2013
Faye L. Odom, age 88, of 509 Hudson Road, Vienna, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Cordele Health & Rehab in Cordele. Born in White County, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Loggins and Emma Gray Loggins. She was a member of County Line Baptist Church and had worked as an insurance agent for Liberty National. She also...
Florence Christine Forehand
Nov 27, 2013
Florence Christine Forehand, age 95, of Tucson, Arizona and beloved by all who met her, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 27, 2013. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and resided her early life in Fort Benning. She later lived in Savannah prior to moving to Tucson, Arizona in 1965. Mrs. Forehand was a homemaker. She was a member of the...
Kathryn W. Roberts
Nov 27, 2013
Kathryn W. Roberts, age 95, of 646 Oak Avenue, Pinehurst, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Heart of Georgia Hospice-Inpatient Care in Perry. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison Wilson and Maude Holt Wilson. She was a retired school teacher and postmaster. Mrs. Roberts was a faithful member of Pinehurst Baptist Church for...
Harold F. Mickel, Sr
Nov 23, 2013
Harold F. Mickel, Sr., age 80, of 788 Creekside Drive, Vienna, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his residence. Born in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Hal Henry Mickel and Leo Hughes Mickel. He was a United States Navy veteran and retired from Bell South. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Edward Mickel, Marion Bush...
Herbert P. Holman, Jr
Nov 22, 2013
Herbert P. "Phil" Holman, Jr., age 71, of 7861 Third District Road, Unadilla, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Marion Junction, Alabama, he was the son of the late Herbert P. Holman and Mabel Chisolm Holman. He was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church and retired as the manager of All State Truck...
Ilene F. Mashburn
Oct 22, 2013
Ilene F. Mashburn, age 85, of 545 Third District Road, Unadilla, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Fraser and Ila Vadna Cantrell Fraser. She was a faithful member of Harmony Baptist Church where she was active in the WMU and leading children's church. Mrs. Mashburn also...
John E. Brannen
Oct 12, 2013
John Edward "J. E." Brannen, age 72, of Canton, died Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta. Born in Unadilla, he was the son of the late John D. "Bud" Brannen and Lucy Ransom Brannen. He served as an Airman 2nd Class in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962. He married and...
Juanita Mcwhorter
Sep 30, 2013
Juanita McWhorter, age 78, of 230 McWhorter Street, Unadilla, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Corbin Bowen and Grace Shivers Bowen. She retired from DFACS as a case worker. Mrs. McWhorter was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla, the Ruth...
Frank N. Lovell
Aug 12, 2013
Frank N. Lovell, age 77, of Lilly, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Sunbury, Ohio, he was the son of the late Wester Lovell and Beatrice Broadway Lovell and the widower of Louise Greene Lovell. Frank loved the Lord and his family. He was known for his quick wit and joke telling. He...
Robert L. Thompson
Aug 10, 2013
Robert Lee Thompson, age 65, of Lizella, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Unadilla, he was the son of the late Perry Thompson and Mary Hattie Layfield Thompson. He was a carpenter. Survivors include: Companion: Gail Cooksey of Lizella Son: Allen Thompson of Macon Step-Son: David Watson of Unadilla Step-Daughter: Tammy Kimsey of...
Doris C. Dolph
Aug 2, 2013
Doris C. Dolph, age 95, of 632 Third Street, Unadilla, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Windsor of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late George F. Clewis and Mamie Lillian Yearwood Clewis. She was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, was president of the...
Virginia L. Lockerman
Jul 23, 2013
Virginia L. Lockerman, age 78, of 2915 Jenkins Farm Road, Byromville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Lamberth and Lena Grace Johnson Lamberth. She was a member of Byromville Baptist Church and the widow of J. D. Lockerman. Survivors include: Daughters: Angie...
Bryce Bledsoe
Jul 13, 2013
Bryce Bledsoe, age 64, of 425 Borum Street, Unadilla, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his residence. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Bledsoe and Ernestine Christmas Bledsoe and a farmer. Survivors include: Wife: Beth Bledsoe of Unadilla Sons: Jeff Bledsoe (Shane) of Byron Scott Bledsoe (Stephanie) of Roswell Sisters: Marie Hutchinson (Curt) of...
Irwin P. Churchwell
Jul 7, 2013
Irwin P. Churchwell, age 66, of 1810 Pleasant Valley Road, Vienna, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his residence. Irwin was born in Baldwin County but resided in Dooly County most of his life. He graduated from Jenkins Elementary School and was a 1964 graduate of Vienna High School. After serving as a military policeman in the United States Air...
Martha J. Hall
Jul 6, 2013
Martha J. Hall, age 68, of 436 Fish Hatchery Road, Cordele, died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Moultrie, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Cole and Nellie Jane Miller Cole. She was a homemaker, a member of Grace Baptist Church in Cordele and the widow of Steve Travis Hall. Mrs. Hall...
Kattie I. Brown
Jun 24, 2013
Kattie I. Brown, age 90, of 2895 Arena Road, Unadilla died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Pinewood Manor Nursing Home in Hawkinsville. Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Sherry Lee Brown and Willie Quincy Cross Brown. She was a homemaker and a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her brother,...
Lavonne Wright
Jun 23, 2013
LaVonne Wright, age 59, of 662 Collins Road, Pinehurst, died Sunday, June 23, 2013. Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of Asbury Wright and the late Charlene Boswell Wright. She was a member of Pinehurst United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School. She had worked as a Medical Technologist at Phoebe Putney Memorial...
Newell N. Thombley
Jun 21, 2013
Newell N. Thombley, age 87, of 400 South Seventh Street, Vienna, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at his residence. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Thombley and Sallie Sangster Thombley. He was a retired farmer, a former school bus driver and a member of Tippettville Baptist Church. Survivors include: Nephews: Bruce Thombley of Vienna...
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