Obituaries
Obituaries

Ruth F. Wheeler
Sep 11, 2012
Willie Ruth Wheeler, 78, of Unadilla, went to sleep on September 11, 2012 in anticipation of her earthly resurrection (Matt 5:5; John 5:28, 29; Rev 21:3, 4. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Minnie Farmer, brothers Joe and Leonard (Bootle) Farmer, and her husband of 54 years, William Clinton (Clint) Wheeler, all of Unadilla. She is...
Laura Nell Henderson
Aug 29, 2012
Laura Nell Henderson, age 89, of Decatur, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at the Azalea House in Decatur. Born in Houston County, she was the daughter of the late J. C. and Carrie Smith Henderson. She was a graduate of Perry High School and Abraham Baldwin College and attended Georgia College and State University. She was a member of Clairmont...
Marvin T. Fowler
Aug 17, 2012
Marvin Fowler, age 79, of 217 Payne Road, Vienna, died Friday, August 17, 2012, at his residence. Born in Cordele, he was the son of the late Calvin T. Fowler and Velonia Downs Fowler. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Congregational Holiness Church and loved music...
Mike Sangster
Aug 15, 2012
Mike Sangster, age 64, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, in Jackson, Tennessee Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Clovis Jackson Sangster and Hazel Bryson Sangster. He was a retired school teacher, a former nightclub manager/performer for Holiday Inn. Mike was a member of Double Branch Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and coin...
Gaye Mixon
Aug 15, 2012
Gaye Mixon, age 68, of 625 Old Americus Road, Vienna, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Price Cross and Ethel Reed Cross and a 1961 graduate of Vienna High School. Gaye worked for Bowen Chevrolet and Bowen Funeral Home 1963-83, New York Life 1983-86, MTV...

Kenwood L. Bush
Aug 14, 2012
Kenwood L. Bush, age 62, of 1190 Pleasant Valley Road, Vienna, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Flint River Community Hospital in Montezuma. Mr. Bush was a retired engineer and a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He and his wife, Elaine Warren Bush, have lived in Vienna the past 7 years. No local services will be held. The...
Marvin C. Peavy
Aug 11, 2012
Marvin C. Peavy, age 68, of 1238 Perry Highway, Hawkinsville, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, in Augusta. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Luther J. Peavy and Myrtle Bryant Peavy. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Faith Baptist Church and retired from Cemex. Survivors include: Sons:...
Evelyn F. Sangster
Jul 31, 2012
Evelyn Fendley Sangster, age 85, of 5897 Tippettville Road, Vienna, peacefully passed from this world into one of everlasting joy and eternal love on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, she was an honor graduate of Shawnee High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisville in 1952. She taught elementary education at...

Preston Dorminy
Jul 29, 2012
Walter Preston Dorminy, age 82, of 2923 Old Pinehurst Road, Pinehurst, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Walter Dorminy and Retha Waggoner Dorminy. He was US Army veteran and a retired mechanic. Survivors include: Son: Jerry Dorminy of Pinehurst Sisters-in-law: Christine Durham of Wrens Helen Dorminy of Pinehurst...
Christine Busse
Jul 25, 2012
Christine Busse, age 64, of 24 Coody Dairy Road, Vienna, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at her residence. Christine was born in Woodruff, South Carolina to the late William Boroughs Bolt and Doris McKee Bolt. A retired school teacher, she taught in South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky and Alabama. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and the Gideons...
Albert Mcgough
Jul 19, 2012
Albert McGough, age 90, of Lilly, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his residence. Born in Lilly, he was the son of the late Eli Hugh McGough and Calla Smith McGough. Mr. McGough was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army in Italy. He received the Purple Heart. Mr. McGough retired from the Georgia Department of...
Louise C. Harvey
Jul 16, 2012
Louise C. Harvey, age 99, of Vienna, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Willson Hospice House in Albany. Born in Cordele, she was the daughter of the late Zachariah Taylor Crawford and Clara Kinzie Crawford. She was a member of Vienna United Methodist Church, the UMW and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Mrs. Harvey had worked as an assistant cashier...
Timothy C. Layman
Jul 13, 2012
Timothy Clyde Layman, age 49, of 3475 Five Points Road, Unadilla, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Tim was born in Hawkinsville to Clyde N. Layman, Jr. and the late Helen Altman Layman. He was a truck driver and a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla. Tim was a hard worker and he liked...

Ronnie N. Lawrence
Jul 4, 2012
Ronnie N. Lawrence, age 59, of 2288 Highway 280 East, Leslie, Georgia, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his residence. Born in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Jack Leo Lawrence, Sr., a US Army veteran and a welder. Survivors include: Mother: Martha Elmore of Orlando, FL Sisters: Susan Lawrence of Cedartown Becky Hutton of Orlando, FL...
Madison Burke Whitehead
Jul 4, 2012
Madison Burke Whitehead, age 85, of 11565 Hart Road, Jacksonville, Florida, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Harts Harbor Health Care Center in Jacksonville. Mr. Whitehead was born in Macon to the late Cecil S. Whitehead and Cleo Burke Whitehead and grew up in Vienna. He retired from Royal Dutch Airlines where he was an engineer. Mr. Whitehead was a...
Lee Harris, Jr
Jun 23, 2012
Lee Harris, Jr., age 36, of 3192 Dooly High Road, Vienna, died Saturday, June 23, 2012, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Lee was born in Americus and was a member of Vienna First Baptist Church, a farmer and a member of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. He was also one of the original organizing members of State Bank & Trust...
Loualice B. Claxton
Jun 18, 2012
Loualice B. Claxton, age 88, of 100 Idle Pines Drive, Perry, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at her residence. Born in Crisp County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey George Bartlett and Lula Gertrude Smith Bartlett. She was a longtime resident of Pinehurst but moved to Perry several years ago. Mrs. Claxton was a member of First Baptist...
Dan Carr
Jun 17, 2012
Dan Carr, age 76, of 400 East Union Street, Vienna, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late John Lawson Carr and Inez Cummings Carr. He was a member of Vienna First Baptist Church and had worked at Vienna Hardware, Cordele Sash Door &...
Betty C. Poole
Jun 9, 2012
Betty C. Poole, age 85, of 423 School Avenue, Unadilla, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Lee County, Georgia. Born in Rockledge, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel John Cooper and Nettie Mae Moore Cooper. Mrs. Poole was a graduate of the Macon Hospital School of Nursing, worked as a registered nurse for many years and served...
Emily S. Brannen
Jun 5, 2012
Emily S. Brannen, age 73, of 3264 Lower River Road, Montezuma, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Smith, Sr. and Alma Lois Scott Smith. She was a member of Smyrna Independent Methodist Church and had worked at People's Propane...
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