Maurine Murphy Dorsey
Jan 12, 2020
MaurineMurphy Dorsey of Sandy Springs, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020, following many years of fighting increasing debility from Post-Polio Syndrome. Maurine was born August 16, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. She worked in accounting and finance before becoming a full-time mother to her three boys, the pride of her life. Maurine was spirited, strong-willed, and loved to...
M. David Brown
Jan 7, 2020
M. David Brown, Jr., age 68 of Rochelle (Owensboro Community), passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in the Medical Center Navicent Health.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 10th in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery. Pastor Richard Compton and Pastor Phil West will officiate. Mr. Brown was born on November 25, 1951 in Fitzgerald,...
Ronnie E. Brumbley
Jan 5, 2020
Ronnie E. Brumbley age 70 of Cordele, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 in the Crisp Regional Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 8th in the Cannonville Baptist Church.Reverend Chuck Taylor and Reverend Joel Owens will officiate.Visitation will be one hour before the service from 10-11 AM in the church.Interment will be in the family plot...
Eloise "Wee" Fullington Agerton
Jan 3, 2020
Eloise "Wee" Fullington Agerton, age 100, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, in Northside Villa Personal Care Center, Rochelle.She was a retired district sales manager for Avon, the oldest member of First Baptist Church of Rochelle, a member of the Ruth Sunday School Class, and the Golden Voices Choir. "Wee" was born August 18, 1919, in Vienna, Georgia, to the...
Sadie W. Mcclain
Jan 1, 2020
Sadie W. McClain age 87 of Pitts, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at her residence..Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 3rd in the Union Baptist Church.Reverend Larry Banks and Reverend Joel Owens will officiate. Mike Farrow will present a eulogy. Interment will be in the family plot in the Union Cemetery.Visitation will be one hour...
Helen G. Pope
Dec 28, 2019
Helen G. Pope, age 96 of Abbeville, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Glen-Eagle Health Care in Abbeville.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 31st in the Cannonville Baptist Church.Reverend Joel Owens will officiate.Interment will be in the family plot in the Cannonville Cemetery. Mrs. Pope was born on November 9, 1923 in Pavo, Florida.She was...
Robert C. Coker
Dec 25, 2019
Robert C. Coker, Jr. age 68 of Quitman, Ga., formerly of Pitts, passed away at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, February 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home.Interment will be private at a later date.Pastor Eddie Wilcox will officiate. Mr....
Ruby P. Tippins
Dec 25, 2019
Ruby P. Tippins, 85 of Rochelle, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bryson City, North Carolina on November 28, 1934.She was the daughter of the late Sarah Evelyn Bailey and William Henry Phillips. Ruby was the wife of the late beloved George Glen Tippins who predeceased her in April of 1993....
Randy Gibbs
Dec 14, 2019
Randy Gibbs, age 75, of Abbeville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at his residence.He was a retired civil service employee with Robins Air Force Base, a sheet metal worker, and a Baptist by faith. Randy was born November 10, 1944, in Abbeville, to the late Ernest and Kate Helms Gibbs.He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harlan...
B.J. Bruce
Dec 7, 2019
B.J. Bruce, age 86, of Rochelle, passed away Saturday, December 72019, in the Crisp Regional Hospital, Cordele, Ga.He was a retired certified diesel mechanic for Schwerman Trucking Co. in Clinchfield, and a member of Christian Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Bruce was born April 2, 1933, in Ashburn, Ga., to the late Edward Wood Bruce and Lou Alice Davis...
Sara "Beth" North
Nov 20, 2019
Sara "Beth" North, age 69, of Rochelle, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at her residence.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. in Kramer Baptist Church, with Rev. Brad Brownlee officiating.Interment will be in Morningside Cemetery.Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Beth was born November 25, 1949, in Adel,...
Mayor Ralph T. Sutton
Nov 17, 2019
Ralph T. Sutton, age 85 former Mayor of Rochelle, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in the Cordelia Manor Personal Care Home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, November 22nd in the First Baptist Church of Rochelle.Reverend Jay Moore and Reverend Richard Compton will officiate.Interment will be in the family plot in the Morningside Cemetery. Mayor Sutton was...
Lena F. Wilkerson
Nov 15, 2019
Lena F. Wilkerson, age 87 of Pitts, (formerly of Rebecca) passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 in the Crisp Regional Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 17th in the Pitts Church of God.Visitation will be one hour before the service from 2-3 PM in the church.Pastor Hugh Anderson will officiate.Interment will be in the family plot...
Nancy Connie Minshew Musslewhite
Nov 11, 2019
Nancy Connie Minshew Musslewhite, age 86 of Rochelle, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 in the Northside Villa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 14th in the Kramer Baptist Church.Reverend Brad Brownlee will officiate.Interment will be in the family plot in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rebecca. Mrs. Musslewhite was born on September 9, 1933 in Rebecca,...
R. J. Smith
Oct 25, 2019
R. J. Smith, age 52 of Macon, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, October 28thin the Antioch Cemetery in Abbeville. Rev. Dr. Donnie Sutton will officiate. R. J. was born on January 24, 1967 in Fitzgerald, Ga.He was son of the late Roy Smith and Martha Stone Smith Dent. Survivors include:aunt-Katherine...
Jack T. Chastain
Oct 10, 2019
Jack T. Chastain, age 77, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, in Tift Regional Hospital.A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 27th, at 1:30pm, at the Chastain residence, 408 Dorsey St., Rochelle, Georgia. (Casual and/or Bulldawg attire) Jack was born on December 16, 1941, in Thomasville, GA.He was the son of the late Arthur Wade Chastain and...
David Sheppard
Oct 8, 2019
David Sheppard age 71 of Abbeville, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at his residence.A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 10th in the Stubbs Cemetery.Reverend Mira Barrett and Reverend James Faircloth will officiate.Visitation will follow the service.Interment will be in the Stubbs Cemetery with Military Honors. David was born on May 27, 1948 in...
Curtis Dewayne Haire
Oct 3, 2019
Curtis Dewayne Haire, age 48 of Rochelle, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 in the Crisp Regional Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 5th in the Pitts Church of God.Visitation will be one hour before the service from 1-2 PM in the church. Pastor Hugh Anderson and Brother Ricky Musgrove will officiate.Interment will be in the...
Geneva Statham
Sep 30, 2019
Geneva Statham, age 68 of Abbeville, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at her residence in Abbeville.Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in the New Hope Cemetery in Abbeville.Reverend Chuck Taylor will officiate. Mrs. Statham was born on June 20, 1951 in Montezuma, Ga. She was a homemaker and member of the Abbeville United...
Benji Statham
Sep 30, 2019
Benji Statham, age 42 of Cordele, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 in the Crisp County Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, October 3rd in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home.Visitation will be one hour before the service from 2-3 PM in the funeral home.Ron Duncan will officiate. Interment will be...
