Obituaries

Obituaries

William H. Bell

William H. Bell

Dec 16, 2005

William H. "Buddy" Bell, age 83, of 2356 Elko Road, Elko, died Friday, December 16, 2005, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins. Born in Houston County, he was the son of the late William and Ophelia Bell. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII, a member of Elko United Methodist Church and retired from Medusa Cement Company. Buddy...

Willie C. Lockerman

Willie C. Lockerman

Dec 14, 2005

Willie C. Lockerman, age 84, of Unadilla, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Jesse Clyde Lockerman and Viola Parker Lockerman. He was a member of County Line Baptist Church, a Mason and a past Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was...

Elma Carpenter

Elma Carpenter

Dec 13, 2005

Elma Carpenter, age 77, of 423 North Sixth Street, Vienna, died Tuesday, December 13, 2005, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late R. L. Vaughn and Carrie Cross Vaughn. She was a homemaker and the widow of Matthew Carpenter. Survivors include: Sons: Robert Carpenter of Warwick William Carpenter of Vienna...

Joseph P. Taylor

Joseph P. Taylor

Dec 10, 2005

Joseph P. Taylor, age 86, of 1308 Lionel Avenue, Bluefield, WV, died Saturday, December 10, 2005. Born in Jenkinjones, WV, he was the son of the late James Burton Taylor and Pearl Myers Taylor. He graduated from Georgetown College and received his masters degree from Western Kentucky University. Mr. Taylor was a retired school teacher and coach. He was a...

Mary Frances Mccraw

Mary Frances Mccraw

Dec 3, 2005

Mary Frances McCraw, age 76, of 400 South Seventh Street, Vienna, died Saturday, December 3, 2005, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Lee Moss and Mary Edge Moss. She was a member of Palmetto Baptist Church, retired as a crew chief in a frozen foods processing plant and...

Ruby H. Nutt

Ruby H. Nutt

Nov 29, 2005

Ruby H. Nutt, age 83, of 414 Lilly Street, Vienna, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, in a Cordele nursing home. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Alexander Holley and Roxie Davidson. She was a member of Tippettville Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School. Her husband, James Bennett Nutt, preceded her in death. Survivors...

George F. Lindsey

George F. Lindsey

Nov 28, 2005

George Lindsey, age 73, of 486 Lindsey Road, Unadilla, died Monday, November 28, 2005, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County he was the son of the late Bennonie Lindsey, was a member of Smyrna Independent Methodist Church and a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked as an aircraft mechanic with Lockheed in...

George W. Gignilliat

George W. Gignilliat

Nov 6, 2005

George Gignilliat, age 55, of Elko, died Sunday, November 6, 2005, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. He was born on June 15, 1950 in Bremerton, Washington, to the late George Washington Gignilliat and Virginia Rodgers Gignilliat. Survivors include: Aunt: Madge Horne of Elko Several cousins also survive. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday,...

Georgia Wright Taylor

Georgia Wright Taylor

Nov 5, 2005

Georgia Wright Taylor, age 99, of Kennesaw, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 in Kennesaw. She was born in Dooly County, the daughter of the late Stephen Alexander Hudson and Mary Turner Hudson. She was a retired dietician and a member of First Baptist Church of Vienna. Survivors include: Daughters: JoAnne Pilgrim of Marietta Mary Lee of Eatonton Sister: Hilda Cole...

Hattie W. Roberson

Hattie W. Roberson

Nov 4, 2005

Hattie W. Roberson, age 85, of Pinehurst, died Friday, November 4, 2005, in a local nursing home. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late E. C. West and Betty Davis West. She retired from Robins Air Force Base, was a Baptist and the widow of William Edward "Doc" Roberson. She is survived by several nieces and...

James E. Odom

James E. Odom

Nov 1, 2005

James Ernest Odom, age 86, of Unadilla, died Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Born in Coffee County, he was the son of the late Jim Odum and Irene Tucker Odum. He was a US Army veteran of World War II earning the bronze star and receiving 2 purple hearts. Mr. Odom was a 1949 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science...

Rosa Lee Peavy

Rosa Lee Peavy

Oct 30, 2005

Rosa Lee Peavy, age 91, of 415 Horne Street, Pinehurst, died Sunday, October 30, 2005, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Edward Bowen and Annie Porter Bowen. She retired from teaching after 56 years, was a member of Pinehurst Baptist Church, the Ladies Bible Class and the widow...

Evelyn C. Purves

Evelyn C. Purves

Oct 21, 2005

Evelyn Purves, age 86, of 108 Camelot Place, Warner Robins, died Friday, October 21, 2005, at Houston Medical Center. Born in Wilcox County, she was the daughter of the late John A. Conner and Sarah Ann Johnson Conner and had worked at Flowers Bakery. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM...

Joel H. Adkins

Joel H. Adkins

Oct 20, 2005

Joel H. Adkins, age 84, of 215 North Sixth Street, Vienna, died Thursday, October 20, 2005, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Joel was born on June 29, 1921 in the house where he resided at the time of his death. His parents were Tilden Adkins and Florrie Morgan Adkins. He served as a Medical Tech Sergeant in the US...

Mattie Lou Spradley

Mattie Lou Spradley

Oct 19, 2005

Mattie Lou Spradley, age 85, of 400 South Seventh Street Apt. 423, Vienna, died Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Thompson and Maggie Goodroe Thompson. She was a Baptist, a homemaker and the widow of Homer Spradley. Survivors include: Daughters: Sandra Walton of Unadilla...

Gracie Lou Bell

Gracie Lou Bell

Oct 9, 2005

Gracie Lou Bell, age 80, of Unadilla, died Sunday, October 9, 2005, at Pinewood Manor Nursing Home in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Perry Thompson and Hattie Layfield Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of County Line Baptist Church. Survivors include: Daughter: Lou Ellen Causey (Gene) of Unadilla Sister: Doris Bivins...

Scotty Tyndal

Scotty Tyndal

Sep 30, 2005

Scotty Tyndal, age 45, of Unadilla, died Friday, September 30, 2005, in Perry. Born in Hawkinsville, he was the son of the late John Edward Tyndal, Jr., a carpenter and a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla. Survivors include: Mother: Ann Tyndal of Unadilla Grandmother: Bobbie Lee Tyndal of Unadilla Brothers: Tracy Tyndal of Rochelle Mike Tyndal of Unadilla...

Joshua Adam Martin

Joshua Adam Martin

Sep 25, 2005

Joshua Adam (Josh) Martin, age 20 of Hiawassee died Sunday, September 25, 2005. Born in Cordele, he moved to Hiawassee in 1992 from Unadilla. Josh was a Baptist. Survivors include: Daughter: Astrid Willow Marie Martin of Hiawassee Parents: Lee and Virgina S. Martin of Hiawassee Sister: Tina Hays of Hiawassee Mat. Grandmother: Elizabeth Scheidegger of Satellite Beach, FL Funeral services...

Leon Williams

Leon Williams

Sep 24, 2005

Leon Williams, age 68, of Pinehurst, died Saturday, September 24, 2005, at Pineview Health Care Center. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late Madison Lee Williams and Lillie Mae Spradley Williams. He was a longtime member of Harmony Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was a US Army veteran and retired from RAFB....

Frances S. Tharpe

Frances S. Tharpe

Sep 23, 2005

Frances Tharpe, age 84, of Henderson, died Friday, September 23, 2005, in a Hawkinsville nursing home. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Sullivan and Eva Bodrey Sullivan. She was a member of Henderson Baptist Church. For many years, she and her husband, the late Aaron Hamilton Tharpe owned and operated Henderson Grocery. Survivors include:...

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