Obituaries
Obituaries
James L. Adkins
Aug 2, 2024
James Lee Adkins, age 63, of 470 First Street, Unadilla, died Friday, August 2, 2024, at his residence.
He was self-employed in the construction business.
Survivors include: Daughter: Heather Shouse of Macon
Mother: Eva Keenan of Lilly
Sisters: Barbara Hammock of Lilly Catherine Currington of Mauk
Brothers: Robert Lewis...
Wendell Cross
Jul 21, 2024
James Wendell Cross, age 83, of 906 E 18th Avenue, Cordele, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 21st, 2024.
Born in Vienna, Georgia, on September 12, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul Price and Ethel Reed Cross. He was a member of the last graduating class at Pinehurst...
Joyce W. (Wrenn) Cummings
Jul 17, 2024
Joyce W. Cummings, age 80, of 18 Orchard Road, Hawkinsville, died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at her residence.
Born in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Rodney Wrenn and Vera Arnold Wrenn. She retired from the Naval Space Surveillance Station in Hawkinsville where she worked as a secretary. Previously, she was a seamstress at Opelika...
Lucille A. (Arflin) Welch
Jul 16, 2024
Lucille A. Welch, age 101, of 729 Pine Street, Pinehurst, died Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at High Cotton Home in Vienna.
Born in Pinehurst, she was the daughter of the late G. L. Arflin and Emma Beck Arflin. Lucille lived a full life.. In fact, she visited 52 foreign countries during her life. She and her first...
James D. Warbington
Jul 9, 2024
James Doby Warbington, Sr., age 88, of 3200 Tippettville Road, Vienna, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Born in Norcross, Georgia, on December 24, 1935, James was the youngest of three children of the late James Dewey “J.D.” Warbington and Emma Josephine Doby Warbington. In 1941, J.D. and Emma moved their family...
Thelma (Parsons) Bowen
Jul 2, 2024
Thelma Bowen, age 70, of 144 Justice Road, Vienna, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele.
Born in Cordele, she was the daughter of the late Grady M. Parsons and Susie M. Lewis Parsons. For many years, she was a waitress at All State Truck Stop in Unadilla. She was a loving mother,...
Jessie Wayne Holtz
Jun 18, 2024
Jessie Wayne Holtz, age 61, of 241 North Forty Drive, Vienna, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was the son of Shirley Holland Holtz and the late Don Holtz. He was a self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include: Son: Jessie Wayne Holtz, Jr. of Vienna
...Barbara Loggins (Mccrary) Daniels
Jun 16, 2024
Barbara Loggins Daniels, age 84, of 518 North Third Street, Vienna, died Sunday, June 16, 2024, at her residence.
Born in Pinehurst, she was the daughter of the late Grant McCrary and Nell Porter McCrary. Barbara worked for many years as a legal secretary and was a member of the National Association for Legal Support Professionals. Barbara...
Kyle Farmer
Jun 13, 2024
Kyle Farmer, the infant son of Joe Farmer and Sierra Adkins of Unadilla, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Atrium Health-Navicent in Macon.
Survivors other than his parents include his brothers, John Jacob Adkins and Joe Farmer, Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Richard and Melissa Adkins; his paternal grandparents, Amos and Tracy Farmer; his paternal great grandmother, Janice...
Betty A. (Abanathy) Purvis
Jun 8, 2024
Betty A. Purvis, age 66, of 577 Youngblood Avenue, Byromville, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Cordele Health & Rehab in Cordele.
Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Robert Abanathy and Doris Moss Abanathy. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Betty enjoyed crafts but above all, she...
Jurelle (Harvey) Godfrey
Jun 8, 2024
Jurelle Wilkes Godfrey, age 86, of Jacksonville, North Carolina and formerly of Vienna, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville, North Carolina.
Born in Pineview, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Elvin Harvey and Bernice Lee Jennings Harvey. She worked as a seamstress and retired from Work Wear. She was...
Neil Bush
May 26, 2024
THIS OBITUARY IS POSTED AS A COURTESY TO THE BUSH FAMILY.
Royce Neil Bush, Jr., 63, united with his Heavenly Father Sunday, May 26 and was undoubtedly greeted with “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Neil was born in Vienna on November 20, 1960. He graduated from Unadilla HIgh School and attended Berry College in Rome, GA...
William Bruce Poole, Jr.
Apr 30, 2024
William Bruce "Bill" Poole, Jr., age 75, of Holly Pond, Alabama, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Cullman Regional Medical Center in Cullman, Alabama.
Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late William Bruce Poole and Betty Cooper Poole and retired from the Southern Company. Bill loved hunting and fishing and also loved animals. At...
Ronnie Smith
Apr 22, 2024
Ronnie Smith, age 77, of 613 Duncan Avenue, Unadilla, died Monday, April 22, 2024, at his residence.
Ronnie was born in Montezuma to the late Ernest J. Smith and Sannie Suggs Smith. He served in the United States Army Reserves and retired after many years as an insurance agent with American General. Ronnie loved fishing and deer...
William S. Lovett
Apr 17, 2024
William S. Lovett, age 77, of Cordele, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at his residence.
William was born in Jellico, Tennessee. He retired from Pabco and the Crisp County School System. He loved to fish and work in his yard. William truly never met a stranger and he loved to talk to anybody.
Survivors include:...
Kim (Duckworth) Harrell
Apr 8, 2024
Kim D. Harrell, age 68, of 17 Hillcrest Avenue, Hawkinsville, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Roosevelt Rehabilitation Center in Warm Springs.
Born in Cordele, she was the daughter of the late Walter Edward Duckworth and Vada Lee Craft Duckworth. She worked as a security guard at Georgia Pacific Corporation and following the birth of her children,...
Rev. Claude G. Haugabook, Jr.
Apr 4, 2024
Rev. Claude Green "Ceegie" Haugabook, Jr., age 96, of 215 Walters Street, Plains, died Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus.
He was born in Montezuma on February 20, 1928 to the late Claude Green Haugabook, Sr. and Elizabeth Forehand Haugabook.
Ceegie graduated with a degree in business from the University of...
Betty S. (Speight) Maples
Mar 30, 2024
Betty S. Maples, age 93, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Summerhill Nursing Center in Perry.
Born in Pinehurst, she was the daughter of the late Bascom B. Speight and Artie Lynch Speight. She retired from Middle Georgia EMC and had also worked at the post office in Pinehurst. She was a faithful member of...
Dorothy L. (Warren) Phillips
Mar 20, 2024
Dorothy L. Phillips, age 98, of 1106 North 4th Street, Cordele, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Cordele Health & Rehab.
Born in Cecil, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Murray Lamar Warren and Sarah Alice Freeman Warren. She worked as a LPN at Cordele Health & Rehab.
Survivors include: Daughters: Dorothy Anne...
Travis A. Emmert, Sr.
Mar 14, 2024
Travis Anthony Emmert, Sr., age 51 of 161 Gleneagle Drive, Byron, died Thursday, March 14, 2024, at his residence.
He was born in Annapolis, Maryland on February 20, 1973, to Verna Lee and the late Rodie Weber. He was employed by Perdue Farms in Perry. Travis loved working out and supporting his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. ...
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