Obituary Listing

Jan 19, 2022

William (Bill) Jerry Lewis, Sr., 78, of Ft. Gaines passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the MT. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. George Hartley officiating.

Mr. Lewis was born on March 20, 1943, in Copperhill, TN the...

Jan 13, 2022

Myrtle Belle Akin, 85, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in the St. Francis Hospital in Columbus. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in the Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery with Kenny Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until funeral time in the cemetery.

Jan 2, 2022

Minnie Ree Rayburn Hardwick, 83, of Georgetown, GA passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in the Foreman Cemetery in Webster County, GA with Rev. Bill Sanders officiating.

Mrs. Hardwick was born on July 26, 1938, in Cuthbert the daughter...

Dec 30, 2021

George Wallace Sowell, 81, of Arlington passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Sylvester at the residence of his son. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 3, 2022 in the Mt Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery near Cuthbert.

Mr. Sowell was born on April 7, 1940 in Washington, Co. FL the...

Dec 27, 2021

James David Nichols, 84, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, in the Phoebe Sumter Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery with Rev. David Jones and Leaman Foxworth officiating.

Mr. Nichols was born on August 6, 1937, in Cuthbert the son...

Dec 20, 2021

Larry Reid Wilkerson, 74, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, in the Fellowship Home at Cottonhill. Memorial services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in the chapel of Lunsford Funeral Home with Rev. Currie Spoon and Larry Shellhouse officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time...

Dec 15, 2021

James E. Blankenship, 68, of Edison, GA passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted at a later time.

Mr. Blankenship was born on March 20, 1953, in Fort Campbell, KY the son of the late James Henry and Shirley Ann Beckham Blankenship. He was a retired US Army Veteran....

Dec 14, 2021

John Roger Bruner, 80, of Coleman passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, in the Fort Gaines Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 17, 2021, in the Vilulah Baptist Church Cemetery near Coleman with Rev. David Murphy officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00 until funeral time...

Dec 7, 2021

Rachel Mullet Hershberger, 74, of Cuthbert passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services will be conduct at 10.00 AM on Saturday, December 11, 2021, in the Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastors Ernest Yoder and Paul Buckhiester officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Rachel was born on August 5, 1947,...

Nov 27, 2021

Barbara Rish Cannington, 86, of Fayetteville, Georgia, a true gracious Southern Lady, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, November 27, 2021. Barbara was born August 29, 1935, to Virginia Greene and Bradley Rish. She spent her early years in the New Bethel Baptist Church community area of rural Randolph County, GA. She loved spending time...

Nov 26, 2021

Pamela Clayton Thomas, 77, of Shellman, GA passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at her residence. Private graveside services will be conducted later in the Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Paul Buckhiester officiating.

Pamela was born on December 27, 1943, in Tifton, GA the daughter of the late Warren E. and Lela Cortez Tyson...

Nov 20, 2021

James Arthur "Bubba" Palmer, 74, of Eufaula passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, in the Barbour County Medical Center in Eufaula, AL. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at 1:00 EST on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in the Cuthbert Eastview Cemetery with Gerald Greene officiating.

Bubba was born on October 10, 1947, in Cuthbert, GA the...

Nov 18, 2021

Leslie Howard "Les" Lang, 82, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted at 5:00 PM on Sunday, December 12, 2021 in the chapel of Lunsford Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 PM until service time.

Les was born on...

Nov 17, 2021

Phillip Michael "Mike" Roberts, 67, of Cuthbert, GA passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 20, 2021, in the Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery near Shellman with Rev. David Wolfe officiating.

Mike was born on May 27, 1954, in Dawson, GA the son...

Nov 14, 2021

Emily Olive Manifold Pippin, 53, of Ft Gaines, GA passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, in the UAB Women's and Infant Center in Birmingham, AL.

Emily was born on August 21, 1968, in New Orleans, LA the daughter of the late Hamilton Allen Manifold and the late Zelda Ham Manifold. She received a Paralegal bachelor's degree...

Nov 5, 2021

Mary Edrier (Polly) Holloway Seward, 61, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 2:00 PM at the Morris Baptist Church, Morris GA with Rev. Mike Hartley and Rev. Raymond Smith officiating.  Interment will follow at 4:00 PM at the Preston City Cemetery,...

Nov 3, 2021

Charles Thomas "Tommy" Britt, Jr., 81, of Coleman passed away suddenly at his residence on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 7, 2021, in the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Spier and Rev. David Murphy officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...

Nov 3, 2021

Mary Frances Addison Herndon, 82, of Cuthbert passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 6, 2021 in the County Line Cemetery in Stewart County with Dr. Ben McFather officiating.

Mrs. Herndon was born on April 11, 1939, in Cuthbert the daughter of...

Oct 25, 2021

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...

Oct 19, 2021

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...