Obituaries
Obituaries
Bill Cox
Aug 7, 2006
Bill Cox, age 59, of 5377 Slosheye Trail, Vienna, died Monday, August 7, 2006, in a local nursing home. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late James Hardy Cox and Norma Renfroe Cox. He was a member of Vienna United Methodist Church and the owner of Bill's Wholesale Foilage. He was an excellent cook and also enjoyed...
Evelyn S. Lilly
Aug 1, 2006
Evelyn S. Lilly, age 91, of 115 Church Street, Lilly, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late John Erastus Sullivan and Willie Jane Murray Sullivan. Mrs. Lilly was a longtime member of Lilly Baptist Church where she was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class, the WMU,...
June F. Foster
Jul 26, 2006
June F. Foster, age 87, of Vienna, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, in a Cordele nursing home. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Gordon Forehand and Mary Lillian Coppedge Forehand. She was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church and operated a grocery store in Vienna for many years. Mrs. Foster was also a...
Joel A. Grantham
Jul 24, 2006
Joel A. Grantham, age 67, of Unadilla, died Monday, July 24, 2006, in Perry Hospital. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Joel Warren Grantham and Elizabeth Nutt Grantham. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War a former insurance salesman and a Baptist. Survivors include: Daughter: Brenda Davis of Unadilla Sister: Christene Johnson...
Estelle H. Stone
Jul 16, 2006
Estelle Stone, age 95, of Vienna, died Sunday, July 16, 2006, in Perry Hospital. Born in Stewart County, she was the daughter of the late George Yarborough Harrell and Birdie Estelle Wright. She was a member of First Baptist Church for over 50 years and had served as church musician. Mrs. Stone, a graduate of Andrew College and Mercer University,...
Carol B. Bailey
Jul 12, 2006
Carol B. Bailey, age 87, of 415 South Seventh Street, Vienna, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Loam Brown and Emma Bessie Lemon. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and retired from Bailey Farm Supply where she was a bookkeeper. Survivors...
Charles G. Speight, Iii
Jul 4, 2006
Charles G. "Chuck" Speight, III, age 23, of Unadilla, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, in a Macon hospital. Chuck was born in Bibb County on June 3, 1983. He was a 2001 graduate of Fullington Academy and attended Middle Georgia College and Georgia Southern University. He was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and...
Jack A. Powers
Jun 23, 2006
Jack A. Powers, age 79, of 404 North Sixth Street, Vienna, died Friday, June 23, 2006, at his residence. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Noah Powers and Felton Fraser Powers. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII and a member of Vienna United Methodist Church. Mr. Powers was a former Vienna City Councilman,...
Robert N. Flournoy, Sr
Jun 22, 2006
Rob Flournoy, age 73, of 601 Third Street, Unadilla, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at his residence. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late J. P. Flournoy and Frances Willard Flournoy. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Medusa Cement Company. Rob was a longtime member of Unadilla United Methodist...
Larry G. Kernell
Jun 4, 2006
Larry G. Kernell, age 60, of Vienna, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at his residence. Born in Joplin, Missouri, he was the son of the late Calvin G. Kernell and Cathern Montee Kernell. He was a US Navy veteran, a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla and had worked at UPS and Calderane Curran Ranch. Survivors include: Daughter: LaRae...
Howard Butler
Jun 1, 2006
Howard "Pop" Butler, age 94, of Unadilla, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at Perry Hospital in Perry. Born in Unadilla, he was the son of the late Dr. William Ira Butler and Mattie Lee Butler. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII, a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church, the Unadilla Lions Club and retired as Postmaster in Unadilla....
June Fretwell Thompson
May 29, 2006
June Fretwell Thompson, age 71, of Perry, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at Serenity Gate in Perry. Born in Houston County, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Fretwell and Mattie Wheelus Fretwell. She was a member of Byromville United Methodist Church, worked at Forest Mills in Montezuma and McGhee Carpet in Perry, owned and operated a daycare center...
Kenneth D. Hamsley
May 24, 2006
Kenneth Hamsley, age 53, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Big Bear City, California. Born in Houston County, he was the son of the late Melvin Hamsley and Alice Glenn Hamsley. He was a US Navy veteran, a carpenter and a Baptist. Kenneth was a talented guitarist, singer and songwriter. His brother, Frank Hamsley, preceded him in death....
Gary C. Christy
May 20, 2006
Gary Christopher Christy, age 57, of Atlanta, died Saturday, May 20 in an Atlanta hospital. Gary devoted his life to helping others in need, first as an Assistant District Attorney and District Attorney in Cordele, Georgia, then as an attorney devoted to protecting the rights of those injured as a result of wrongful conduct of others. Gary Christy, an eight-...
Rachel H. Chrisman
May 18, 2006
Rachel H. Turner Chrisman, age 94, of Warrensburg, Missouri, died Thursday, May 18, 2006, in Warrensburg. Born in Acworth, she was the daughter of the late Charlie R. Hardy and Martha Elizabeth McCoy Hardy. She was a homemaker, a member of Washington Street Church of Christ in Warrensburg and the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include: Daughters: Janie Hall of Americus Barbara...
Vester O. Hannah, Jr
May 17, 2006
Vester O. Hannah, Jr.age 74, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, May 17 at Quinton Memorial Rehab in Dalton, Georgia. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Vester O. Hannah and Janie Pearl Thomaston Hannah. He worked at Kellwood in Perry for 27 years, loved hunting and fishing and was preceded in death by an infant son. Survivors...
Gladys I. Cooper
May 13, 2006
Gladys I. Cooper, age 83, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, May 13, 2006, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. A native of Clark County, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Henry Vick and Neveda McKinzie Vick. She was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 0206. Mrs. Cooper volunteered as a Pink Lady at...
Jack Jackson
May 9, 2006
Jack Jackson, age 74, of Buck Creek Road, Hawkinsville, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin. He was a native of Dooly County, a US Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Southern Granite and Clark Memorials in Macon where he was a cemetery monument erector. Survivors include: Wife: Helen R....
Voncile M. Ward
May 7, 2006
Voncile M. Ward, age 80 of 700 Ashton Place in Ashburn, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at her residence. Born in Thomas County, she was the daughter of the late Emory Mathews and Caroline Perry Mathews. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Turner County, a seamstress, a homemaker and the widow of Clifford Ward. Survivors include:...
Louise Brown Barr
Apr 24, 2006
Louise Brown Barr, age 86, of Tallahassee, Florida, died Monday, April 24, 2006, in Hialeah, Florida. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Brown and Lee Ora Walden Brown. She had lived in Tallahassee since 1979 and was a member of Tallahassee Heights United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of...
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