Jean P. Briggs
May 19, 2008
Jean P. Briggs, age 74, of 932 SW McComb Avenue, Port St. Lucie, Florida, died Monday, May 19, 2008. Born in Macon, she was the daughter of the late Ralph C. Potts and Carolyn McGahee Potts. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vienna, TOPS and the Elks Club. Mrs. Briggs enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening and creating flower...
Iris Jean Dunaway
May 19, 2008
Iris Jean Dunaway, age 55, of 171 Tara Boulevard, Loganville, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at her residence. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Ira Butler Peavy and Elizabeth Dennard Peavy. Iris was a wonderful woman who always put everyone else's needs above her own. She always had a smile on her face and wanted...
Barbara S. Langford
May 17, 2008
Barbara S. Langford, age 73, of 202 Ridge Bend Drive, Centerville, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Serenity Gate. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Darley Swearingen and Carrie Lee Vaughan Swearingen. She was a homemaker and a member of Midway Independent Methodist Church. Survivors include: Husband: Billy Langford of Centerville Sons: Bill Langford,...
Velma A. Purvis
May 10, 2008
Velma A. Purvis, age 86, of Vienna, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Eddie Abbott and Frances Poss Abbott. She was a homemaker, a member of Tippettville Baptist Church and the widow of Charlie Pate Purvis. Survivors include: Son: Phillip Purvis of Vienna...
Velma L. Dorminy
May 8, 2008
Velma Dorminy, age 79, of 2923 Old Pinehurst Road, Pinehurst, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Turner County, she was the daughter of the late William Irwin Lacy and Hannah Priest Lacy and a homemaker. Survivors include: Husband: Preston Dorminy of Pinehurst Son: Jerry Dorminy of Pinehurst Sisters: Christine Durham of Wrens Carol...
Margie T. Lamb
Apr 27, 2008
Margie T. Lamb, age 95, of 35 Hughes Road, Vienna, died Sunday, April 27, 2008, at Villa Rose in Byron. Born in Alexander City, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Edmond Templeton and Elizabeth Ogletree Templeton. She was a homemaker and a member of Midway Independent Methodist Church. Survivors include Daughters: Annette Franklin (Marvin) of Eatonton Carol Pearce...
Essie T. Jones
Apr 18, 2008
Essie T. Jones, age 90, of 8515 Highway 230 West, Unadilla, died Friday, April 18, 2008, at Serenity Gate in Perry. Born in Dodge County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Early Tyner and Wastella Fleming Tyner. She was a homemaker and a member of Snow United Methodist Church where she served as Pianist for 40 years. Survivors...
Sallie A. Calhoun
Apr 15, 2008
Sallie A. Calhoun, age 88, of 196 Sweet Gum Road, Vienna, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Patrick Ayers and Beulah Hames Ayers. She was a member of Drayton Baptist Church, the Vienna Woman's Club and TOPS. Mrs. Calhoun retired from Robins Air Force Base and...
Donald W. Gray
Apr 12, 2008
Donald W. Gray, age 43, of 286 Kersey Road, Elko, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at his residence. Don was born in Hawkinsville on August 6, 1964, served in the United States Navy and was an Aircraft Structural Mechanic at Boeing in Macon. He was a Baptist and loved fishing and woodworking. Survivors include: Wife: Diana N. Gray of Elko...
Ida Mae Beavers
Apr 12, 2008
Ida Mae Beavers, age 89, of Cordele, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Rance Brannen and Lou Ellen Mason Brannen. She was a member of the Church of God, had taught Childrens Church and helped found the Cordele Chapter of the Womens Aglow. Survivors include: Daughters: Elizabeth...
Lucy Butler Sanders
Apr 7, 2008
Lucy Butler Sanders, age 92, of 717 21st Avenue East, Cordele, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Sanctuary Nursing Home in Kennesaw. Born in Byromville, she was the daughter of the late Pat Butler and Ellie Wells Butler. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cordele and the Trinity Sunday School Class. Mrs. Sanders retired from the Georgia...
Doris M. Abanathy
Apr 6, 2008
Doris M. Abanathy, age 70, of 740 Fitzpatrick Place, Vienna, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at her residence. Born in Alamo, she was the daughter of the late Carl Moss and Mary Edge Moss. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church, the Faith Sunday School Class and had taught Sunday School for 20 years. Mrs. Abanathy worked as a...
James R. Sullivan
Apr 1, 2008
James Rufus Sullivan, age 76, of 1173 Melrose Drive, Clarkston, Georgia, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Norman Rufus Sullivan and Sallie Wright Sullivan. He was a US Army veteran and a Carpenter. Survivors include: Daughter: Judy Walker of Vidalia Sons: Jimmy Sullivan of...
Dorothy V. King
Mar 30, 2008
Dorothy V. King, age 84, of 479 Charlie Jones Road, Thomaston, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Beverly Living Center in Thomaston. Born in Weirton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. Lowry and Pearl Beatrice Kahl Lowry. She worked as a Clerk Typist at the Port of Embarkation on Staten Island, New York. Mrs. King...
Vivian J. Bonner
Mar 26, 2008
Vivian Charlotte Jones Bonner, age 91, of Vienna, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Wilcox County on July 22, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Marion L. Jones and Naomi Bernhard Jones. She attended Middle Georgia College and Georgia College before becoming a grammar school teacher. Mrs. Bonner...
Charles B. Goodroe
Mar 7, 2008
Charles B. Goodroe, age 81, of 1151 Borum Street, Unadilla, died Friday, March 7, 2008, at Serenity Gate in Perry. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Charles B. Goodroe and Eva Mae Harris Goodroe. He was a US Army veteran of WWII and retired from Mixon Chevrolet in Vienna where he was Sales Manager. Mr....
Lurline L. Hambrick
Mar 6, 2008
Lurline L. Hambrick, age 71, of Unadilla, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Serenity Gate in Perry. Born in Byromville, she was the daughter of the late Jefferson Davis Lockerman and Hettie Godfrey Lockerman. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla, the Ruth Sunday School Class and sang in the choir. Mrs. Hambrick worked as a cashier...
Ronald D. Aid
Mar 6, 2008
Ronald Dewey Aid, the infant son of Ronald Keith Aid and Ingrid Story of 65 Five Star Road, Vienna, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Survivors other than his parents include: his siblings, Emma R. Story, Jordan K. Aid, Hunter D. Aid, Tyler J. Aid and Dylan W. Story of Vienna; her grandparents, David and...
Audrey A. Snow
Mar 6, 2008
Audrey A. Snow, age 72, of 503 Beacham Avenue, Unadilla, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at her residence. Born in Lewiston, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John R. Allen and Martha Washington Rupert Allen. She worked as a cashier in various restaurants. She was a former resident of Everett, PA, where she was a member of Barndollar...
Zena G. Causey
Mar 1, 2008
Zena Causey, of 205 North Sixth Street, Vienna, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at her residence. Born in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late James Garner, Sr. and Narcissus Cummings Garner. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women and taught school in Crisp and Dooly Counties. She was a lifelong Methodist but faithfully attended First Baptist...
