Obituary Listing

Mar 31, 2024

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...

Mar 30, 2024

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,...

Mar 21, 2024

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...

Mar 19, 2024

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...

Mar 4, 2024

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...

Feb 27, 2024

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...

Feb 27, 2024

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...

Feb 24, 2024

Patricia McCranie Collier, 81, of Georgetown, GA passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024, in Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL. A Celebration of Life service will be held on April 6, 2024, at 10:30 AM in the Fort Gaines Fellowship Church.

Mrs. Collier was born on July 12, 1942, in West Point, GA the daughter of the...

Feb 16, 2024

Charles Presley Jackson was born Oct. 3, 1945, in Cuthbert GA, second son of Luther F And Frances Hodge Jackson and brother of Wayne Jackson, all of whom predeceased him.

He grew up on a farm with an avid love of fishing, cats, and arrowhead collecting. He was baptized at 12 years old in Trinity Methodist Church...

Jan 27, 2024

Franklin R. "Shorty" Lofton, 78, of Bronwood, GA passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in the Pruitt Health Albany, GA. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in Mt. Hebron Baptist Church with Rev. Dick Gill officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM...

Jan 23, 2024

Margaret Wood Hunt died January 23, 2024 at Spring Harbor Retirement Community in Columbus, Georgia. She was the oldest of three children born to Maggie Whaley and Wilbur Wood in Cuthbert, Georgia on January 11, 1938.

Margaret grew up in the First Baptist Church in Cuthbert. After she graduated from Andrew College in 1958, she married John...

Jan 21, 2024

Donald Clayton Weiss, 85, of Cuthbert passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, surrounded by his family at his residence. Graveside funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 25, 2024, in the Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Crowdis officiating.

Donald was born on April 18, 1938, in Barberton, OH, the son...

Jan 18, 2024

Patricia Mae Coleman Frith, 77, of Shellman passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024, in the Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA. Graveside funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 22, 2024, in the Shellman Eastview Cemetery with Rev. Paul Buckheister officiating.

Patricia was born on November 24, 1946, in Moultrie, GA...

Jan 10, 2024

Allie Louise McAllister, 86, of Abbeville, AL went to her eternal home on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Louise was born an only child on March 5, 1937, to the Reverend Lambert and Bessie Crews Jones. In her young childhood years, she overcame a few health struggles and they eventually moved to Coleman, Georgia where she met and...

Jan 2, 2024

OBITUARY

RICKY DEAN SMITH

DAWSON, GA

Ricky Dean Smith, 74, of Dawson passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in the Willson Hospice House in Albany. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Friday Jan. 5, 2024 in the Sardis Baptist Church on Busby Road in Yeomans Community of Terrell County with Rev....

Dec 27, 2023

Bobbie Ray Dunahoo Coleman, 96, of Shellman, GA passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in the Joe Anne Burgin Nursing Home in Cuthbert. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 3:00 PM in the Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Morris Moncus officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2:00 PM...

Dec 23, 2023

Gretha Mae Branon Miller, 75, of Dawson, GA passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, in the Pruitthealth – Palmyra in Albany. Memorials services will be conducted on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 10:00 AM in the Lunsford Funeral Home Chapel with T. Gamble officiating.

Mrs. Miller was born on February 19, 1948, in Columbus, GA the...

Dec 15, 2023

George Emory Ammons, 86, of Lumpkin, GA passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, in the Joe Anne Burgin Nursing Home. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in the Sardis Cemetery near Trottman with Rev. Lee Wright officiating.

George was born on June 11, 1937, in Stewart County, GA...

Dec 13, 2023

Barbara Sue Williams Heathcoat, 80, of Ft. Gaines, GA passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at her residence. No formal services will conducted at this time.

Barabara was born on January 1, 1943, in Pembroke, VA the daughter of the late Sam Hampton Williams and the late Ruby Louise Cumbee Williams. She was a retired bookkeeper...

Dec 8, 2023

James Theo Sealy (Jimmy), 85, died peacefully at his home on December 8, 2023.  Jimmy was born November 13, 1938, in Cuthbert, GA to Harry Spencer Sealy, Sr. and India Bryant Sealy.  Jimmy attended Cuthbert schools and graduated from Andrew College in Cuthbert.  He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1957, and during his time as a Marine,...