Obituaries
Obituaries
Ray Joiner
Oct 25, 2008
Ray Joiner, age 81, of 1314 East 8th Avenue Cordele, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at his residence. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late J. V. Joiner and Lillian Noble Joiner, a US Army veteran and a retired farmer. He was member of Harmony Baptist Church but lived in Cordele for the past 15 years...
Ray L. Barron, Sr
Oct 24, 2008
Ray L. Barron, Sr., age 81, of 544 Linden Street, Perry, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late John Erastus Barron and Sibbie Lasseter Barron. He was a US Navy veteran and a member of Cross Point Baptist Church. Mr. Barron retired...
Malcolm B. Tippett
Oct 17, 2008
Malcolm B. Tippett, age 95, of Vienna, died Friday, October 17, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Tippett was born in the Tippettville Community on December 24, 1912, to the late Dr. T. W. Tippett and Lucile van Landingham Tippett. He graduated from Athens High School and attended the University of Georgia where he played football and sang on his own...
Ola Mae Brannen
Oct 9, 2008
Ola Mae Brannen, age 92, of Borum Street, Unadilla, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at Montezuma Health Care Center. Born in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Bumpus and Sally Thompson Bumpus. She was a member of County Line Baptist Church for over 70 years. Mrs. Brannen was a devoted wife to her husband of 66...
Norma J. Graham
Sep 15, 2008
Norma Zelle Jester Graham, age 76, of Unadilla, went to be with her Lord on Monday, September 15, 2008. Born in Barnesville, she was the daughter of the late James Otis Jester and Mary Evelyn Jester Akin. She graduated from Mary Persons High School and attended Bessie Tift College in Forsyth. She retired from Robins Air Force Base after 30...
Charles J. Scarborough
Sep 11, 2008
Charles J. "Boe" Scarborough, age 79, of 2890 Arena Road, Unadilla, died Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Heart of Georgia Hospice. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Carlton Scarborough and Cora Jones Scarborough. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and retired from Robins Air Force Base. Following his retirement, he...

Donna B. Woodruff
Sep 7, 2008
Donna B. Woodruff, age 50, of Reynolds, died Sunday, September 7, 2008, in Macon County. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late G. W. Bryant and Imogene Hand Bryant. Donna was a graduate of Fullington Academy in Pinehurst and worked at Collins & Aikman in Americus for over 20 years. She was currently employed at Perdue...
Charles H. Whaley
Sep 4, 2008
Charles H. "Chuck" Whaley, age 72, of 754 Duncan Avenue, Unadilla, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at Pineview Health Care Center. Born in Broxton, Georgia, he was the son of the late Walter Whaley and Elizabeth Burch Whaley. He served in the United States Navy for over 20 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Whaley worked...
Pearl B. Stowe
Aug 25, 2008
Pearl B. Stowe, age 95, formerly of 233 Coody Dairy Road, Vienna, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Crisp Regional Hospital. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Daussie Blanchard and Ora Adams Blanchard. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church, the Dooly High Club and the widow of H. D. Stowe. Survivors include:...
Hazel P. Butler
Aug 23, 2008
Hazel P. Butler, age 93, of 230 Drayton Lane, Vienna, died Saturday, August 23, 2008, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Tillman C. Peavy and Addie Bryant Peavy. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vienna, the Ruth Sunday School Class and a former school teacher. Survivors include: Nephews: Clayton...
Lucy W. Pope
Aug 10, 2008
Lucy W. Pope, age 79, of 1650 Oak Bin Road, Unadilla, died Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Wright and Susie Mason Wright. She was a seamstress and the widow of Jack Pope. Survivors include: Daughter: Julie Caldwell (Thomas) of Lizella Sister: Agnes Pope...

Richard E. Beidler
Aug 5, 2008
Richard E. Beidler, age 79, of 15676 Highway 27 West, Vienna, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Cordele Health & Rehab. He was born in Langsdale, Pennsylvania to the late Franklin M. Beidler and Josephine McCrosson Beidler. Mr. Beidler served in the US Navy and worked as the Plant Operations Manager at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. There will be...
Herbert Allen
Jul 4, 2008
Herbert Allen, age 93, of Vienna, died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Magnolia Manor in Americus. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Lee F. Allen and Ethel Turner Allen. He served his country with honor in the US Army Cavalry. Mr. Allen worked as a Policeman in Vienna and retired from the Sanitation Department in...
Mary F. Hudgins
Jun 30, 2008
Mary Fullington Hudgins, age 87, of Blairsville, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at Union County Nursing Home, two days before her 88th birthday. She was born in Pinehurst on July 2, 1920, and was the fourth of ten children born to the late James D. Fullington and Mary Adina Wilson Fullington. In the early 1940's, she moved to Wildwood, Florida,...
Jane Woodward Turner
Jun 23, 2008
Jane Woodward Turner, age 63, of Concord, Virginia, died Monday, June 23, 2008, in a local hospital. Born in Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of Henry Woodward and the late Ruth Chevis Woodward. She was a member of Vienna United Methodist Church, a homemaker and the widow of Garnett Turner. Jane was a loving mother to her children and...
Bobbie M. Gregory
Jun 1, 2008
Bobbie M. Gregory, age 80, of 121 George Street, Vienna, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson McWhorter and Nellie Kate Kelly McWhorter. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church of Vienna and the widow of William A. "Tiny" Gregory....

Eva Mae Branam
May 29, 2008
Eva Mae Palmer, age 84, of 611 West Railroad Street, Unadilla, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, at her residence. Born in Pamona Park, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Edward I. Palmer and Lorraine Mishoe Palmer. She was a Fern Grower and the widow of Herbert Oscar Branam. Survivors include: Son: David Branam of Monroe, NC Daughters: Margaret...
Macarthur W. Offenburg
May 22, 2008
MacArthur W. Offenburg, age 66, of 706 Pine Ridge Drive, Perry, died Thursday, May 22, 2008. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Arthur Offenburg and Helen Barron Offenburg. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Haynesville, an Electrician and a member of the NRA. Mac enjoyed hunting and fishing, but his true passion...

Herbert Oscar Branam
May 22, 2008
Herbert Oscar Branam, age 88, of 611 West Railroad Street, Unadilla, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at his residence. Born in Fitzgerald, he was the son of the late George Wiley Branam and Annie Rowland Branam. He was a Fern Grower. He is survived by his wife, Eva Mae Palmer Branam of Unadilla; children, Judy Sowers of DeLand, FL, Margaret...
Robert S. Johnson
May 20, 2008
Robert S. "Bob" Johnson, age 83, of 103 Lockwood Street, Ideal, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at his residence. Born in Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Charles and Anna Levenia Johnson. He was a Presbyterian, worked as a salesman and was an amateur radio operator. Survivors include: Wife: Marilynn Johnson of Ideal Son: Gary Robert...
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