Obituaries

Obituaries

Sallie A. Calhoun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mildred Y. Lemmon

Mildred Y. Lemmon

Feb 27, 2008

Mildred Y. Lemmon, age 87, of 345 East Third Street, Unadilla, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, in a Cordele nursing home. Born in Houston County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Youngblood and Clara Grubbs Youngblood. She graduated from Unadilla High School and Georgia Business School in Macon and worked at Camp Wheeler in Macon and as a...

Lila B. Woodruff

Lila B. Woodruff

Feb 24, 2008

Lila B. Woodruff, age 90, of Pinehurst, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, in a Macon nursing home. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late David M. Bowen and Jessie Parker Bowen. She graduated from Tift College and Georgia State College and taught school in Dooly and Crisp Counties for many years. She was a devoted Christian...

Alice T. Bowen

Alice T. Bowen

Feb 20, 2008

Alice T. "Puddin" Bowen, age 63, of 455 Tharpe Road, Unadilla, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Tharpe and Frances Motes Tharpe. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla, the Disciples Sunday School Class and worked as...

Jimmie J. Thompson

Jimmie J. Thompson

Feb 19, 2008

Jimmie J. Thompson, age 88, of 3151 Marie Circle, Macon, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Ellijay, he was the son of the late Jim Thompson and Ina Bates Thompson. He was a US Army veteran of World War II having served in the European Theatre. After the war, he...

Rena B. Staples

Rena B. Staples

Feb 13, 2008

Rena B. Staples, age 87, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Henry Medical Center in McDonough. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late John Rastus Barron and Sibbie Lassiter Barron. She was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church, a homemaker and the widow of Russell "Buddy" Staples. She had also worked at Oxford...

Thomas W. Campbell

Thomas W. Campbell

Feb 4, 2008

Thomas W. Campbell, age 84, of 306 South Sixth Street, Vienna, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Born in Bibb County, he was the son of the late Isaac J. Campbell and Emma Arnold Campbell. He was a member of Vienna United Methodist Church, a US Navy veteran and retired from Georgia Power Company...

John F. Evans

John F. Evans

Feb 2, 2008

John F. Evans, age 78 of Unadilla, died Saturday, February 2, 2008. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Sandy Floyd Evans and Eula Barron Evans. He was a US Navy veteran, a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla and the Charles Speight Sunday School Class. Mr. Evans retired from Robins Air Force Base and...

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