Obituaries

Jul 18, 2015

Miss Claire Nell Townsend, age 85, of Locust Grove, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Jonesboro, GA. She was born on Monday, March 10, 1930 in Gainesville, FL to the late Homer Wendell Townsend and the late Lena Jane Hamm Townsend. Miss Townsend proudly served her country in the United States Air Force. She was retired from Southern...

Jul 14, 2015

Sadie Maxine Porter Holcombe, age 95, of Flovilla, GA, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at home with her family. She was born on Saturday, July 3, 1920 in Statham, GA, the middle child of the late Arthur Newton Porter and the late Ora Wood Porter. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years,...

Jul 13, 2015

Mr. Raymond A. Strickland, age 97, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, January 3, 1918 in Atlanta, GA to the late John Tolbert Strickland and the late Leila Pearl Gaines Strickland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Moseley Strickland, and seven siblings. Mr....

Jul 13, 2015

Mrs. Paula Carol Clark Garrett, age 70, of Warner Robins, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in a Houston County Healthcare Facility. Daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Clark and the late Mrs. Nola Lee Gordy Clark, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Jimmy Garrett. Mrs. Garrett was a Home Maker and a member of...

Jul 13, 2015

Waldo Marlin Reese, age 76, of Jackson, GA, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at his residence. Marlin was born on Thursday, March 2, 1939 in Atlanta, GA to the late Waldo George Reese and the late Josephine Neal Reese Wallace. He is preceded in death by his grandson, Matthew Reese, and step-father, Matt Wallace. He proudly served in...

Jul 11, 2015

Mr. Carl Anderson White Jr., age 82, of Barnesville passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at his home. Mr. White was born July 12, 1932 in Terra Ceia, Florida, son of the late Carl Anderson Sr. and Iola Evans White. He attended Gordon Military College and was a graduate of LaGrange College and Illinois Gas Tech. He retired as...

Jul 5, 2015

Amanda Blaine Strebeck Pilgrim, age 31, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Atlanta Medical Center. Amanda was born on Sunday, May 20, 1984 in Atlanta, GA to Elizabeth Mangum Strebeck Whitehead and the late Dennis Wayne Strebeck. She was employed by Burger King in Locust Grove.

Amanda is survived by her...

Jul 3, 2015

Mrs. Cathey Sanders, 68, of Jonesboro passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sanders was born October 1, 1946 in Atlanta, daughter of the late Lewis Wallace and Madlin Opal Hill Hornsby. She retired from Christian City Convalescent Center. Mrs. Sanders was a member of the Forest Park Moose Lodge, loved bowling and was a fan...

Jul 3, 2015

Mrs. Ethel Bell Bunn Coker, age 97, of Barnesville, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Lamar County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Will Bunn and the late Mrs. Georgia Bunn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, the late Mr. George Edward Coker, by a son, Luther...

Jul 1, 2015

Mrs. Sue Thaxton Moore, age 80, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. She was born on Monday, April 8, 1935 in Jackson, GA to the late Carl ClaudeThaxton and the late Eunice Viola Maddox Thaxton. Sue was a member of Towaliga Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her son,...

Jul 1, 2015

Mr. William Robert East, age 72, of Jackson, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his residence. William was born on Friday, June 4, 1943 in Covington, GA to the late Hoke East and the late Ruby Bryant East. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army. William was a long-time truck driver working for several...

Jun 30, 2015

Mr. Clayton Eugene "Buddy" Cagle, age 81, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Cagle was born in Upson County to the late Mr. James David Cagle and the late Mrs. Pansy Blackmon Cagle, and was also preceded in death by his Sister, Mrs. Jeanette Cagle Spillers, his Brother, Hollis "Monk" Cagle, his Son, Ricky Eugene...

Jun 26, 2015

Mr. Forace Gravitt, age 84, of Flovilla, GA, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at Piedmont Henry Hospital.

Mr. Gravitt was born on Thursday, July 31, 1930 in Oakman, Georgia to the late Henry Lee Gravitt and the late Sylvia Barnes Gravitt. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the...

Jun 24, 2015

Mrs. Sara Jannette Adkins, 76, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Upson Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Adkins was born March 13, 1939 in Bartow County, daughter of the late Gene Tidwell and the late Christine Worthington Waters. She was a member of Aldora United Methodist Church and a longtime member of Pine View Baptist...

Jun 24, 2015

Mrs. Ruth Alice Ellison Rogers, age 86, of McDonough, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson. She was born on Thursday, February 28, 1929 in Calera, AL to the late George Washington Ellison and the late Lular Robertson Ellison. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh S. Rogers.

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Jun 22, 2015

Mrs. Joyce Ann Ackerman Johnston, age 57, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Johnston is the daughter of the late Mr. James Thomas Ackerman and the late Mrs. Flora Elizabeth Cody Ackerman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Mr. David Joseph Ackerman. Mrs. Johnston was a homemaker. She and her husband enjoyed...

Jun 20, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Cox Owens, age 92, formerly of Lamar County, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015 in a Sumter County Healthcare Facility. She had been a resident of Magnolia Nursing Home in Americus for the last five years. Prior to that, she was a long time resident of Thomaston and Milner, GA. She was a member of Clarks Chapel...

Jun 16, 2015

Mrs. Barbara Byars Duke, age 81, of Jackson, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Westbury Medical Care Home. She was born on Monday, March 26, 1934 in Atlanta to the late Luther Byars and the late Laura Mae McFall Byars. Barbara was a CNA at Sylvan Grove Hospital and a member of Second Baptist Church. She was...

Jun 9, 2015

Mr. Robert Carey Fogarty, 46, of Barnesville, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at his home.

Carey was born October 26, 1968 in Griffin, son of Robert L. Fogarty and the late Linda McBroom Fogarty. He was a member of First Baptist Church and attended Open Arms Baptist Church in Zebulon. Carey was a member of the...

Jun 4, 2015

Life Legacy

Mr. Bert Tammany Kitchens, Jr., age 79, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Saturday, August 31, 1935 to the late Bert Tammany Kitchens, Sr. and the late Sarah Frances Baxter Kitchens. Mr. Kitchens retired as produce supervisor with over 30 years of service with...