Obituary Listing

Jul 23, 2022

Betty Jean Martin Swann, 88, of Carnegie, GA passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in the St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday July 26, 2022, in the Carnegie Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Murphy officiating.

Betty was born on July 11, 1934, in Seale, Alabama,...

Jul 15, 2022

Patricia Ellen Parks Bradley, 75, of Cuthbert passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022, in the Willson Hospice House in Albany. Memorial services will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in the Cuthbert United Methodist Church with Rev. Thad Haygood and Rev. Ivelisse Quinones Officiating.

Mrs. Bradley was born on August 20, 1946,...

Jul 7, 2022

James Carlos "Sambo" Ragan, 75, of Carnegie passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 11, 2022, in the Carnegie Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Shannon Morris officiating.

Sambo was born on May 20, 1947, in Cuthbert, GA the son of the...

Jun 30, 2022

Berry DeyVonne Nicholson, 73, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted 11:00 AM  Saturday July 16, 2022 from the Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Phil Thomas officiating.

Mr. Nicholson was born on December 13, 1948, in Sylva, NC the son of the late...

Jun 27, 2022

Joyce Yvonne Boyd 62, of Ft. Gaines, Ga. died June 27, 2022, at her residence.  A private memorial service will be conducted at a later date.

Mrs. Boyd was born December 3, 1959, in Cocoa Beach FL. the daughter of Billy David and Mary Elizabeth Cherry Ezell and was a homemaker.

She was preceded in...

Jun 22, 2022

Joyce Marie Lofton Addison, 77, of Tifton, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at her residence. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 27, 2022, in the Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery.

Mrs. Addison was born on February 23, 1945, in Columbus, GA the daughter of the late Mose and Vera Mitchell...

Jun 20, 2022

Martha Brown Jones, 83, of Coleman, GA passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, in the Ft. Gaines Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery near Ft. Gaines with Rev. Randy Stokes officiating.

Martha was born on September 25, 1938, in Cuthbert...

Jun 18, 2022

Curtis Lee Turner, 83, of Lumpkin, GA passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 24, 2022, in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery near Shellman, GA.

Mr. Turner was born on August 15, 1938, in Edison, GA the son of the late Murphey...

Jun 16, 2022

William Henry Avera, Jr., 71, of Edison, GA passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his residence after an extended illness. Memorial services will be conducted on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 4:00 PM in the Edison United Methodist Church with Rev. Buddy Coss officiating.

Henry was born on April 17, 1951, in Edison, GA the...

Jun 15, 2022

Joyce Phillips Hester, 93, of Lumpkin, Georgia died June 15, 2022, at the Fellowship Home of Cottonwood in Cuthbert, Georgia. Joyce was born on May 19,1929 in Cuthbert, Georgia, the daughter of the late Vernon and Addie Phillips. Joyce graduated from Cuthbert High School in 1946. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia...

Jun 6, 2022

Mary Joyce Commander, 71, of Shellman, GA passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 9, 2022, in the Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery near Shellman with Rev. Jackie Williams officiating.

Joyce was born on November 6, 1950, in Cuthbert the daughter of the...

Jun 4, 2022

Patricia Sharleene Dunlap Wills Yelverton, 81, of Leesburg, GA formerly of Edison, GA passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the Edison United Methodist Church with Rev. Susan Beverly officiating. Interment to follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery....

Jun 1, 2022

Morris Reddick of Cuthbert GA passed peacefully at his home, in the presence of family and friends on June 1, 2022.  He was born to the late Morris Sr. and Clementine Reddick, a business owner and homemaker, in Cuthbert GA in 1933. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) with a degree in business and worked for companies...

May 21, 2022

REV. RALPH ESTES

FT. GAINES, GA

Rev. Ralph Estes, 81, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family. Memorials services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Ft. Gaines Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Hines officiating. The family will...

May 18, 2022

ROME, GA

JANICE RUTH CRUMPTON STANDLEY

Janice Ruth Crumpton Standley, 76, of Rome, Ga. died Wednesday May 18, 2022, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Saturday May 21, 2022, at New Park Cemetery in Ft. Gaines, Ga. with the Rev. Nathan Ziglar and Steve Whatley officiating.

Mrs. Standley...

May 6, 2022

COLEMAN, GA.

BRENDA JEAN KEENE

Brenda Jean Keene, 66, of Coleman, Ga. died Friday May 6, 2022 at the Medical Center Barbour County AL. Funeral services will be conducted by the family at a later date.

She was born Oct. 31, 1955 in Cuthbert, Ga. the daughter of George Phares "Pete" and Martha...

May 2, 2022

Kiona Margaret Yochum

Kiona Margaret Yochum, 67, of Cuthbert, Ga. passed away May 2, 2022, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Thursday May 5, 2022, at Faith Baptist Church with Dr. Ben McFather officiating with interment to follow in Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery.

Kiona was born May 24, 1954, in...

Apr 15, 2022

Warren Edward Leverett, 71, of Jasper, GA passed away on Good Friday April 15, 2022, (2 years to the date after his mother died) after an unexpected and brief illness. Graveside services will be on Friday April 22 at 3:00 PM at the Fort Gaines, GA Cemetery and Visitation will be at the Lunsford Funeral Home in Cuthbert, GA...

Apr 14, 2022

Barbara Jean Ragan Hill, 83, of Alpharette, GA passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in the Harris Senior Living in Roswell, GA. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in the Vilulah Baptist Church Cemetery near Coleman, GA with Dr. Ben McFather officiating.

Barbara was born on February 26,...

Apr 7, 2022

Shane Whitfield Bridges, 47, of Shellman, GA passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 15, 2022in the Shellman Eastview Cemetery with his sister Tammy Bryan officiating.

Shane was born on November 22, 1974, in Albany, GA the son of the late Lavon...