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Cuthbert Chapel
| 54 Court Street, PO Box 37
| Cuthbert, GA 39840
| Tel: 1-229-732-2148

Curry Chapel
| 3351 Pearl Street
| Shellman, GA 39886
| Tel: 1-229-679-5336
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Anita O’Clair Chambless, 83, of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at her residents. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 29, 2021, in the Shellman Eastview Cemetery with Rev. Morris Monkus officiating. Anita was born on January 10, 1938, in Caribou, ME the daughter of the late Albert and Cecile T. O’Clair. She was a former resident of Shellman where she retired from the Peerless Manufacturing Co. and was a member of the...

Anita O’Clair Chambless, 83, of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at her residents. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 29, 2021, in...

JAMES THOMAS CHERRY, JR CUMMING, GA

James Thomas Cherry, Jr. 74, of Cumming, Ga. Passed away Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021. Tom graduated from Georgia Southwestern after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He retired after 36 Years of hard work at AT&T. He was a provider and protector of his family and some how managed to not miss any ballgames or sporting events his sons or grandkids were involved with. He loved guns, hunting, motorcycles, and the country life of South Georgia. Tom was preceded in death by...

James Thomas Cherry, Jr. 74, of Cumming, Ga. Passed away Tuesday Oct. 19, 2021. Tom graduated from Georgia Southwestern after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He retired after 36 Years of...

WILLIAM HANCOCK BLAKELY, GA

William Ronald “Ronnie” Hancock, 70, of Blakely, GA passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, in the Bainbridge Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in the Foreman Cemetery in Terrell Co. with Rev. Emil Askew officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jason Hancock, Patrick Hancock, Kris McCray, Jimmy Thompson, Terry Tyson and David Glover. Mr. Hancock was born on April 11, 1951, in Cuthbert, GA the son of...

William Ronald “Ronnie” Hancock, 70, of Blakely, GA passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, in the Bainbridge Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at...

FRANCES THOMPSON CUTHBERT, GA

Frances Sanderlin Thompson, 93, of Cuthbert, passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Graveside funeral services, for immediate family, will be conducted in the Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery with Rev. Currie Spoon officiating. Mrs. Thompson was born Mar. 23, 1928, in Clay County, GA the...

Frances Sanderlin Thompson, 93, of Cuthbert, passed away on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Graveside funeral services, for immediate family, will be conducted...

SYLVIA KENNEDY SHELLMAN, GA

Sylvia Elaine (Lanie) Kennedy, 61, of Shellman, GA passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, in Phoebe North Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be conducted at a later time. Mrs. Kennedy was born on April 9, 1960, in Lake Wales, FL the daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Sandra Turner Massey. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Bethlehem Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert “Bob” David Kennedy of Shellman and 2 sisters, Lauri Rhoden of...

Sylvia Elaine (Lanie) Kennedy, 61, of Shellman, GA passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, in Phoebe North Hospital in Albany. Funeral services will be conducted at a later time. Mrs. Kennedy was...

BILLY SAULS SHELLMAN, GA

Billy Guerry Sauls, 82, of Shellman, GA passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 4, 2021, in the Bethlehem Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jackie Williams and Rev. Carson Chambless officiating. Billy was born on January 1, 1939, in Terrell County, GA the son of the late Dupont Guerry and Annie Melton Sauls. Billy attended Georgia Southwestern University for a...

Billy Guerry Sauls, 82, of Shellman, GA passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday,...

TODD WEST EDISON, GA

Richard Todd West, 57, of Edison, GA passed away on Monday September 27, 2021, from injuries he received in an automobile accident. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 30, 2021, in the Pataula Charter Academy Gym with Rev. David Crowdis officiating Todd was born on December 16, 1963, in Dawson, GA the son of Richard West and Eudora Lee. He received his bachelor’s degree in Education from Georgia Southern University, a master’s degree and a...

Richard Todd West, 57, of Edison, GA passed away on Monday September 27, 2021, from injuries he received in an automobile accident. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on...

JAMES "JIM" BLACKSHEAR SHELLMAN, GA

James “Jim” Elliott Blackshear, 59, of Shellman, GA passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, in the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 17, 2021, in Lunsford Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Buckhiester officiating. Mr. Blackshear was born on February 2, 1962, in Albany, GA the son of the Late John “J. W.” Willie Blackshear and Joan Mason Blackshear. He was a millwright...

James “Jim” Elliott Blackshear, 59, of Shellman, GA passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, in the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00 pm on...

LEILA BASS FORSYTH, GA

Leila Goldfinch Bass died at her home in Forsyth, September 9, 2021, after a long period of declining health. She was born in 1943 in Salto Uruguay, where her parents, Sydney Langston and Frances McCaw Goldfinch, were Southern Baptist Missionaries. She grew up in Asuncion, Paraguay, where she attended Colegio Internacional. She completed her undergraduate degree at Carson Newman College, where she was recognized as the best German major in her graduating class. (Of course, she was the only...

Leila Goldfinch Bass died at her home in Forsyth, September 9, 2021, after a long period of declining health. She was born in 1943 in Salto Uruguay, where her parents, Sydney Langston and Frances...

BETTIE BROWNLEY FT. GAINES, GA

Bettie Gertrude Brownley, 88, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in the Ft. Gaines Healthcare and Rehabilitation. No services will be conducted at this time. Mrs. Brownley was born on October 15, 1932, in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Charles and Florence Haun Peterson. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Methodist Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert Wendell Brownley Survivors include 2 sons, Mark Brownley of Clio,...

Bettie Gertrude Brownley, 88, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in the Ft. Gaines Healthcare and Rehabilitation. No services will be conducted at this time. Mrs....