Elizabeth Annette Abbott
Apr 15, 2021
Elizabeth Annette Sutton Abbott, age 85 of Dallas, GA entered into Eternity on April 15, 2021. She was born in Rochelle Ga. to the late Charles Otis Sutton and Minnie Louisa Bagwell on June 30, 1935.She is predeceased by brothers: George Henry Sutton, Charles Otis Sutton, Thomas Edward Sutton, Bobbie T. Sutton, Johnny Frank Sutton, Floyd Ira Sutton, James McAllister...
Walton H. Lowery
Apr 12, 2021
Walton H. Lowery, age 90, of Eastman, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021, at his residence.He was a machine operator for Inland Container Co. in Macon, and was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved to garden, and was a Baptist by faith. Mr. Lowery was born October 19, 1930, in Chauncey, Georgia, to the late William P. Lowery and...
Joann Stokeberry Smith
Apr 11, 2021
Joann Stokesberry Smith, age 70, of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at her residence.She was a CNA with River Willows Nursing Center, and a Baptist by faith. Joann was born July 16, 1950, in Abbeville, to the late James and Christine Bruce Miller.She is survived by a son, Gene Stokesberry (Valerie) of Rochelle; a daughter, Angie Phillips (Terry)...
Calvin Wilber Crenshaw
Apr 6, 2021
Calvin Wilber Crenshaw, age 61, of Ellijay, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Assured Hospice Center in Cartersville.He was an Air Force Veteran, a truck driver for U.S. Express, and loved classical music, woodburning, poetry, and making coin rings. Wilber was born December 19, 1959, in Atlanta.His father was the late Calvin R. Crenshaw, and his mother...
Steve Mcbryant
Mar 29, 2021
Steve McBryant, age 65, of Pitts, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at his residence.He was a retired carpenter, an avid fisherman and hunter, and a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Cordele.He loved to garden and spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Steve was born October 14, 1955, in Ashburn, Georgia, to the late William and Betty...
James E. Collier
Mar 19, 2021
James E. Collier, age 68, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas, Ga.He grew up in Fitzgerald, where he attended Fitzgerald High School, and after high school worked for Lowell Packing Company, then for Rainbow Irrigation for 10 years.After that he went to work for Lamar Gibbs and Marcy Stone in Abbeville, as...
Kenneth O. Lamb
Mar 16, 2021
Kenneth O. Lamb, age 70, of Pineview, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at his residence.He was employed with K&W Fast -Stop, and was a Baptist by faith. Kenneth was born July 26, 1950, in Hawkinsville, to the late Thomas and Orene Harvey Lamb.He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marisa Dozier Lamb. Survivors include his son, Ken...
Kenneth Thompson
Mar 12, 2021
Kenneth Thompson, age 63, of Pineview, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at his residence.He was a farmer who loved his family and cows, and was a member of Union Baptist Church. Kenneth was born May 16, 1957, in Hawkinsville, to the late Sam Thompson and Audrey Massey Thompson.He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Donnie, Recial, and...
John D. Owens,
Mar 11, 2021
John D. Owens, Jr., of Pineview, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, in the Pruitt Healthcare Center, Fitzgerald, Georgia.He graduated from Abbeville High School in 1962, and attended ABAC and the University of Wyoming.He was a teacher and coach at Fitzgerald High School.He also coached baseball and basketball in Wilcox and Dodge Counties, and scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates.He dedicated...
Tharpe A. Rhodes
Mar 9, 2021
Tharpe A. Rhodes, age 94, of Pineview, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in the Georgia War Veterans Home, Milledgeville.He was a retired insurance agent with the Wilcox County Farm Bureau, a member of Friendship Baptist Church where he was a song leader for over 50 years, and former Sunday School Director.He was also a veteran of WWII and the...
Ronny Loyd Stubbs
Mar 5, 2021
Ronny Loyd Stubbs, age 70, of Rochelle, Georgia, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021, at his residence.He was a civil service employee with Robins Air Force Base in electronics, and attended Rebecca Baptist Church.He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. Ronny was born October 30, 1950, in Fitzgerald, to the late Jesse Loyd Stubbs and Faustine Wilkerson Stubbs.He was also...
Peggy D. Martin
Feb 26, 2021
Peggy D. Martin, age 76, of Pitts, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, in the Presbyterian Home, Quitman, Georgia.She was a homemaker, who loved quilting, cross-stitching, and crafting, gardening and mowing grass.She also loved to travel and was an avid Atlanta Braves and Georgia Bulldogs fan, and adored her grandchildren. Peggy was born November 12, 1944, in (Pineview) Finleyson, Georgia...
Myra G. Statham
Feb 11, 2021
Myra G. Statham, age 61, of Cordele, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021, in South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta.She was a Red Cross volunteer for 20 years, and also volunteered for the Sam’s Short Line Railroad for 5 years.Myra was a homemaker and a member of Wenona Baptist Church. She was born April 16, 1959, in Cordele, Georgia, to the...
Carl Webb Gillespie
Feb 9, 2021
Carl Webb Gillespie, age 88, of Abbeville, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021, in the Tift Regional Hospital.He was a member and deacon of the Abbeville First Baptist Church, where he also sang in the choir, and was a member of the Men’s Sunday School Class. He was an Emergency Medical Technician with the Wilcox County E.M.S. He was a...
Linda D. Keen
Feb 6, 2021
Linda D. Keen, age 76, of Abbeville, Georgia, passed away February 6, 2021, in the Macon Medical Center.She was born to the late George Robert Davis, Sr., and Nora Lee McKie Davis on February 21, 1944. A retired Empire Forrest Products and Vopak employee, she worked as an administrative assistant for nearly 30 years.She was a member of Siloam Baptist...
Debra Charlene Platt
Feb 5, 2021
Debra Charlene Platt, age 67 of Rochelle, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at her residence.A private service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Platt was born on February 10, 1953 in McIntosh, Florida.She was daughter of the late Charles H. McCann. She was a homemaker.She was preceded in death by her father-Charles H. McCann and a granddaughter,...
Robert L. Simmons
Jan 31, 2021
Robert L. Simmons, age 81 of Vienna, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2021 in the Crisp Regional Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February the 4th in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.Reverend Jeremy Barrett and Reverend Robert Robinson will officiate. Mr. Simmons was born on January 29, 1940 in Pitts, Ga.He was son of the late Raymond Louie...
Suzanne Baker
Jan 24, 2021
Suzanne Baker, age 61, of Pitts, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021, at her residence.She was a retired owner and operator of Baker’s Flowers in Rochelle, and was a Methodist by faith. Suzanne was born October 4, 1959, in Cordele, Georgia, to the late Homer and Dot Gloss Jackson.She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donnie Gene Baker....
Mary M. Bruce
Jan 23, 2021
Mary M. Bruce, age 87, of Rochelle, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021, in the Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton, Georgia.She was a retired seamstress with ITHICA Corp., and a member of the Christian Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Bruce was born November 17, 1933, in Abbeville, to the late James Henry Mitchell and Edna Gibbs Mitchell.She was also...
Lois M. Coker
Jan 18, 2021
Lois M. Coker, age 61 of Abbeville, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Pruitt Health Care in Fitzgerald.A private graveside service will be held Wednesday in the Union Cemetery.Jaime Coker will officiate. Mrs. Coker was born on September 18, 1959 in Cordele, Ga.She was daughter of the late Elton Lane and Elizabeth Chastain Lane. She was a homemaker...
