Obituaries

Frank R. Peterson

Aug 8, 2025

Frank R. Peterson

DANVILLE – Frank Rudolph Peterson, 87, of Hwy 358, passed away Friday in Jeffersonville.

Private Graveside services will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:00AM at Prospect Church Cemetery. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield will officiate.

Mr. Peterson was born in Chicago, IL the son of the late Rudolph S. Peterson and Eugenia Augusta Reim Peterson. He was the widower of...

Michael Kenneth Keene

Aug 5, 2025

Michael Kenneth Keene

MACON – Michael Kenneth “Mike” Keene, 62, of Estes Rd., passed away Tuesday August 5, 2025 at his residence.

A Gathering of Family and Friends to Celebrate Mike’s life will be held from 2:00PM to 4:00PM Sunday August 10, 2025 at Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville.

Mike was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Dr. Kenneth E....

JoAnne McDonald Smith

Aug 5, 2025

JoAnne M. Smith

DANVILLE – JoAnne McDonald Smith, 83, affectionately known as “Deeda” by her grandchildren, of Cool Springs Rd., passed away Tuesday August 5, 2025, at her residence.

Services will be held Friday August 8, 2025 at 3:00PM at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Burial will be at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Cochran, GA. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield and Rev. Tim Nobles...

Ethelene Marie Lumley

Aug 5, 2025

Ethelene Marie Lumley

DANVILLE – Ethelene Marie Lumley, 74, of Turkey Creek Rd., passed away Tuesday August 5, 2025 at her residence.

Services will be held Friday August 8, 2025, at 11:00AM at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Allentown City Cemetery. Rev. Bob Powell and Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate.

Mrs. Lumley was born in Cochran, GA, the daughter of...

Brenda Joyce Collett

Aug 3, 2025

Brenda M. Collett

COCHRAN – Brenda Joyce Murray Collett, 78, of Longstreet Rd., passed away Sunday August 3, 2025 in Macon.

Services will be held Thursday August 7, 2025 at 2:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery in Dublin. Joe Mercer and Harold Reece. Jr. will officiate.

Brenda was born in Macon, Georgia on March 23, 1947 to the...

Faye Herrington Pickron

Aug 3, 2025

Faye H. Pickron

MONTROSE – Faye Herrington Pickron, 93, of Montrose-Allentown Rd., passed away Sunday August 3, 2025 at her residence.

Services will be held Wednesday August 6, 2025 at 11:00am at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jeff Alligood will officiate.

Mrs. Pickron was born in Millen, GA, and at the age of 5 moved to...

Venice Leon Carroll

Jul 31, 2025

Venice L. Carroll

MACON – Venice Leon “Vennie” Carroll, 79, of Sgoda Rd., passed away July 31, 2025 at his residence.

Services will be held Wednesday August 6, 2025 at 2:00PM, at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial with Military Honors will be in the church cemetery.

Dr. Richard McNair will officiate.

Mr. Carroll was born in Chattanooga, TN the son of the late Lee...

Earnest Gene Johnson

Jul 20, 2025

Earnest Gene “Ernie” Johnson

MACON - Earnest Gene “Ernie” Johnson, 59, of Sgoda Rd. passed away Sunday July 20, 2025 in Macon.

Services will be held Friday July 25, 2025 at 3:00pm in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Cochran, GA. Rev. Jerry Peacock will officiate.

Mr. Johnson was born in Dublin, GA the son of the...

Mary Ann Croy Davis

Jul 17, 2025

Mary Ann Davis

HADDOCK – Mary Ann Croy Davis, 79 of Eatonton Hwy, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday July 17, 2025 in Macon.

Services will be held Wednesday July 23, 2025 at 11:00am at Henderson Road Baptist Church. Burial will be at New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dan Holloman will officiate.

Mrs. Davis was born in Lizella,...

Patricia Newby Kitchens

Jul 19, 2025

Patricia N. Kitchens

COCHRAN – Patricia Newby “Winkie” Kitchens, 88, passed away Saturday July 19, 2025 in Cochran.

Services will be held at 2:00PM Tuesday July 22, 2025 at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. George Sheffield and Rev. Tracey Hipps will officiate.

Mrs. Kitchens was born in Danville, GA the daughter of the late George...

Walter William Ashby

Jul 17, 2025

Walter William Ashby

JEFFERSONVILLE – Walter William “Walt” Ashby, 79, of Glover Rd., passed away Thursday July 17, 2025 at his residence.

Services with Masonic Rites will be held Thursday July 24, 2025, at 2:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be private. Rev. Bill Bates will officiate.

Mr. Ashby was born in Grundy, Virginia, the son of the late Burley Ashby and...

Rayford Fowler Hester

Jul 15, 2025

Rayford F. Hester

DUBLIN – Rayford Fowler “Ray” Hester, 64, of Jones Lane, passed away Tuesday July 15, 2025 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Saturday July 19, 2025 at 11:00am at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield will officiate.

Mr. Hester was born in Decatur, GA the son of the late Rayford Janice Hester and Sarah Wylene Fowler...

Glenn Leslie Barton, Jr.

Jul 10, 2025

Glenn L. Barton

JEFFERSONVILLE, GA – Glenn Leslie Barton, 71, of Prospect Church Rd. passed away Thursday July 10, 2025 at his residence.

A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held Sunday July 13, 2025 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM in Prospect Church. All Family and Friends are invited to join in Celebrating Glenn’s life.

Mr. Barton was born in Perry, Florida, the...

Henry Daniel "Dan" Faulk

Jun 16, 2025

Dan Faulk

Henry Daniel Faulk, age 79 of Green Mountain, NC, went Home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 16, 2025.

The family will receive friends from 10:00AM to 11:30AM on Saturday July 12, 2025 at Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, GA with a Family Graveside to follow in the Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Rev. Steve Hamrick and Wade Huffman will...

Allen Edward Sonier, Jr.

Jun 23, 2025

Allen E. Sonier

MACON – Allen Edward Sonier, Jr., 90, of Weatherford Place, passed away Monday June 23, 2025 at his residence.

Services will be held Thursday June 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Clear Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Sammy Allen will officiate.

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Linda Ledbetter Stapleton

Jun 11, 2025

Linda Ledbetter Stapleton

MOCKSVILLE, NC / Formerly of McIntyre, GA - Mildred “Linda” Ledbetter Stapleton’s faith was turned to sight at the age of 78 years old.

Linda was born in 1946 in Washington, GA to Virginia Lois Chastain Ledbetter and Grady Watson Ledbetter, Jr. She had 3 sisters whom she...

Edwin Thomas "Tom" "Porkchop" Brown, Jr.

Jun 9, 2025

Edwin Thomas “Tom” “Porkchop” Brown, Jr.

JEFFERSONVILLE - Edwin Thomas “Tom” “Porkchop” Brown, Jr., 62, of Patricia Dr., went home to meet God of Heaven’s shores on Monday June 9, 2025.

Services will be held Friday June 13, 2025 at 11:00AM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Richland...

Robert Randolph "Randy" Rozier, Sr.

Jun 7, 2025

Robert R. “Randy” Rozier

JEFFERSONVILLE – Robert Randolph Rozier, Sr, better known as Randy and called Papa by his very favorite people, passed away in Dublin on June 7, 2025 at the age of 72. He was a lifelong resident of Jeffersonville, GA.

Services will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2025...

Frederick "Deke" Floyd

Jun 5, 2025

Frederick “Deke” Floyd

Frederick “Deke” Floyd, age 84 years old of Jeffersonville, Georgia, passed away on June 5, 2025, in Brownwood, Texas.

A Memorial Service will be held at Reece Funeral Home, 15548 US Highway 80, in Jeffersonville, Georgia, on Friday June 27, 2025 at 2:00PM. Burial will follow at Prospect...

John Herman Sauls

Jun 3, 2025

John Herman Sauls

EATONTON, GA – John Herman Sauls, 84 of Forest Hill Dr., passed away Tuesday June 3, 2025 at his residence.

Services will be held Saturday June 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM in Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville. Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate.

Mr. Sauls...