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Lunsford Funeral Home
| 54 Court Street, PO Box 37
| Cuthbert, GA 39840
| Tel: 1-229-732-2148
| Fax: 229-732-3311

Curry Chapel
| 3351 Pearl Street
| Shellman, GA 39886
| Tel: 1-229-679-5336
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Joseph Claxton Wiley, 86, of Edison, GA passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at his home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 19, 2024, with military honors in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery near Edison with Rev. Daniel McFather officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 10:00 until funeral time in the cemetery. Mr. Wiley was born on January 15, 1938, in Early County, Georgia the son of the late William Joseph “WJ”...

Joseph Claxton Wiley, 86, of Edison, GA passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at his home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 19, 2024, with military honors...

LINDA FLOYD ALBANY, GA

Linda Gayle Smith Floyd, 80, of Albany, GA passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison with Rev. Daniel McFather officiating. Rs. Floyd was born on September 23, 1943, in Albany, GA the daughter of the late James Augustus Smith and the late Ernestine Beckham Smith. She was a graduate of Calhoun County High School and Georgia Southern University in...

Linda Gayle Smith Floyd, 80, of Albany, GA passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Salem...

JOYCE CLAYTON FORT GAINES, GA

Joyce Knight Clayton, 90, of Fort Gaines passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, AL. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in the New Park Cemetery in Fort Gaines with Rev. Thomas Giddens officiating. Mrs. Clayton was born on July 8, 1933, in Climax, GA the daughter of the late Samuel Knight and the late Johnnie Snead Knight. She was a retired civil service employee at Fort...

Joyce Knight Clayton, 90, of Fort Gaines passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, in the Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, AL. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Eastern...

CHRIS WHITEHEAD FT. GAINES, GA

Christopher “Chris” Whitehead, 58, of Ft, Gaines, GA passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at his home. Memorial services will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Friday, April 5, 2024, in the Chapel of Lunsford Funeral Home with Freddy Nobles officiating. Chris was born on March 26, 1966, in Albany, GA the son of the late Foy Whitehead and the late Lillian Roberts Whitehead. He was a graduate of Ravenwood Academy of Meigs, GA, a truck driver with River Valley Inc. and a member of the...

Christopher “Chris” Whitehead, 58, of Ft, Gaines, GA passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at his home. Memorial services will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Friday, April 5, 2024, in the...

LEROY ENGRAM CUTHBERT, GA

Leroy “Roy” Engram, 91, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in the Fellowship at Cottonhill in Cuthbert. Graveside funeral services with military honors will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in the Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery with Steve Whatley officiating. Mr. Engram was born on May 30, 1932, in Cuthbert, GA the son of the late Taylor C. Engram and the late Rosa Maude Page Engram. He was a retired US Army Veteran after 32 years of service...

Leroy “Roy” Engram, 91, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in the Fellowship at Cottonhill in Cuthbert. Graveside funeral services with military honors will be...

SANDRA HAYNES BUCHHOLZ CUTHBERT, GA

Sandra Speir Haynes Buchholz, 79, of Cuthbert passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in the Cuthbert First Baptist Church with Rev. Tom McClendon officiating. Graveside service will follow at 3:30 PM in the Bronwood City Cemetery. Sandra was born on May 9, 1944, in Bronwood, GA the daughter of the late Joshua Lloyd Speir and the late Florence Reese Speir. She was a graduate of Terrell County High School...

Sandra Speir Haynes Buchholz, 79, of Cuthbert passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in the Cuthbert First...

RUSSELL MERRITT CUTHBERT, GA

George Russell Merritt, 73, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the Damascus Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Reeves officiating. Russell was born on March 8, 1951, in Cuthbert, GA the son of the late George Payton Merritt and the late Sara Joiner Merritt. He was a good man with few words. He said what he meant and meant what he said. He always stood up for what he...

George Russell Merritt, 73, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Willson Hospice House. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in...

RUTHIE BOWLES CUTHBERT, GA

Ruth F. Bowles, 98, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Mt. Enon Church Cemetery, Stage Coach Rd., Baconton, Georgia, with Steve Whatley officiating. There will be a visitation for friends and family at the Bowles’ Family Home (339 Lumpkin Street Cuthbert) from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Ruth (“Miss Ruthie”) Bowles was born on January 24, 1926, in Wrens, Georgia, the...

Ruth F. Bowles, 98, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Mt. Enon Church Cemetery,...

JACQUELINE TERWILLIGER CUTHBERT, GA

Jacqueline Ann Terwilliger, 15, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, AL from injuries she received in a tragic 4-wheeler accident. Celebration of Life services will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Pataula Charter Academy at 18637 Hartford St. Edison, GA. Jacqueline was born on April 30, 2008, in Fall River Mills, CA the daughter of Mindy Michelle Baldwin and Jason Douglas Terwilliger. She was a member of the...

Jacqueline Ann Terwilliger, 15, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, AL from injuries she received in a tragic 4-wheeler accident. Celebration...

PEGGY MOORE CUTHBERT, GA

Peggy Sue Hatley Moore, 74, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, February 27, 2024, at her residence. In keeping with her request no services will be conducted at this time. Peggy was born on November 16, 1949, in Dell, AR the daughter of the late Elzie Hatley and the late Methel Lee McMinn Hatley. She oversaw students accounts for 24 years at Andrew College and was a member of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Paul Ladell...

Peggy Sue Hatley Moore, 74, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, February 27, 2024, at her residence. In keeping with her request no services will be conducted at this time. Peggy was...