Local Obituaries
Grady Thompson, Jr.
Mar 12, 2022
Willie Grady Thompson, Jr. TWIGGS COUNTY, GA – Willie Grady Thompson, Jr., 71, of Phillips Dr. Road, passed away Saturday at his residence. Services will be held Monday March 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Glen Bryant and Ricky Chance will officiate. Mr. Thompson was born in...
Betty Thompson Cherry
Mar 8, 2022
Betty Thompson Cherry DUBLIN – Betty Thompson Cherry, 85, of Coleman Lane, passed away March 8, 2022 in Dublin. Services will be held 11:00 am Friday March 11, 2022 in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Cherry was born in Jeffersonville, GA , the daughter of the late George...
Mary Grace Herring Roberson
Mar 3, 2022
Mary Grace Herring Roberson Dry Branch, GA – Mary Grace Roberson, 82, of Dry Branch passed away March 3, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Sunday March 6, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Dr. Mark Grinsted will officiate. Burial will follow in the Herring Family Cemetery. Mrs. Roberson...
Jewell Douglas Sangster
Feb 26, 2022
Jewell Douglas Sangster Twiggs County, Ga. - Jewell Sangster was born December 23, 1943 to the late Chester and Faye Powell Douglas and passed away on February 26, 2022. She was raised in Telfair and Bibb Counties. She lived the 55 years of her marriage in Twiggs County. She is the widow of David R. Sangster, Sr. Jewell is...
Lucy Amelie Wyatt
Feb 22, 2022
Lucy Wyatt Jeffersonville, GA – Lucy Amelie Wyatt, 90, passed away February 22, 2022 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday March 1, 2022 at 2 pm in New Richland Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Smith will be officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wyatt was born in Pont A Mousson, France to the...
Cleophus Darley
Feb 13, 2022
Cleophus Darley IRWINTON - Cleophus Darley, 83, of Stuckey Rd., passed away February 13, 2022 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 16, 2022 at 2 pm at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Dr. Mark Grinsted and Rev. Robbie Shepherd will be officiating. Burial will follow in Stone Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Darley was born...
Myrtice L. Brown
Feb 12, 2022
Myrtice L. Brown DANVILLE – Myrtice Long Brown, 91, of Stevens St., passed away peacefully in God’s care, Saturday February 12, 2022, in Cochran. Graveside services will be held Tuesday February 15, 2022 at 2:00PM, at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Steve Hamrick will officiate. Mrs. Brown was born in Cochran to Jack Lee Long and Adel H....
William Grey Goodner, Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
William Grey Goodner, Jr. WARNER ROBINS – William Grey Goodner, Jr. 72, of Suzanne Dr, passed away Friday at his residence. Services will be private at a later date. Mr. Goodner was born in Bainbridge, GA the son of the late William G. Goodner, Sr., and Era Lee Black Goodner. He lived in Donalsonville, GA before moving to Macon...
Joel Hardy "Joe" Cannon
Feb 7, 2022
Joel Hardy “Joe” Cannon MONTROSE – Joel Hardy “Joe” Cannon”, 87, of Old Macon Rd. passed away Monday February 7, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday February 10, 2022 at 11:00am, in Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Rev. Jeff Alligood and Rev. Billy Wicker will be officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr....
Hubert H. Arnold
Feb 2, 2022
Hubert H. Arnold JEFFERSONVILLE – Hubert H. Arnold, 88, of Ridge Dr., passed away Wednesday February 2, 2022, in Macon. Services will be held Monday February 7, 2022 at 2:00PM at The Voice of Truth in Irwinton, GA. Terry Sark and Phil Mills will officiate. Burial will be in the Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Mr. Arnold was born in Danville,...
Billie Jean Davidson
Jan 31, 2022
Billie Jean Davidson DUDLEY, GA – Billie Jean Davidson, 76, of Dudley, passed away January 31, 2022, in Dublin. A graveside memorial service will be held Thursday February 3, 2022 at 2:00pm in the Allentown City Cemetery in Wilkinson County. Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate Mrs. Davidson was born in Dublin, GA and was preceded in death by her...
Louise Ellene Jordan Barton
Jan 30, 2022
Louise Ellene Barton BYRON, GA - Louise Ellene Jordan Barton, 73, passed away January 30, 2022, in Macon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 2, 2022 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Williams Family Cemetery in Twiggs County. Harold Reece, Jr. will be officiating. Mrs. Barton was born in Tifton...
Ruby Dianne Maddox Elsasser
Jan 29, 2022
Ruby Dianne Elsasser MACON – Ruby Dianne Elsasser, 67, of Griswoldville Rd., passed away Saturday January 29, 2022, in Macon. Funeral Services will be held Saturday February 5, 2022 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Rodney Bennett will be officiating. Burial will be private. Ms. Elsasser was born in Macon GA to the late James Maddox...
Paul Phillip Crider
Jan 23, 2022
Paul Phillip Crider DRY BRANCH – Paul Phillip Crider, 90, of Crider Lane, passed away Sunday at his residence. Services will be announced at a later date. Mr. Crider was born in Lock Haven, PA, the son of the late Paul Vincent Crider and Verna Elizabeth Cann Crider. He was preceded in death by his brothers, David Crider and...
Julia Elizabeth "Judy" Martin Mercer
Jan 21, 2022
Julia Elizabeth “Judy” Martin Mercer Dry Branch, GA- Julia Elizabeth Martin “Judy” Mercer, 79, passed away January 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday January 24, 2022 in Stone Creek Baptist Church. Dr. Mark Grinsted and Pastor Rusty Smith will be officiating. Burial will follow in Stone Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Mercer was born...
William Arthur "Little Bud" Fowler
Jan 17, 2022
William A. Fowler DANVILLE – William Arthur “Little Bud” Fowler, 77, of Carden Rd., passed away Monday January 17, 2022 at his home. Graveside services will be held 11 am Thursday January 20, 2022 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Elder Franklin Bryant will be officiating. Mr. Fowler was born in Twiggs County to the late William Isaac Fowler...
William Bradley "Brad" Newby, Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
William Bradley “Brad” Newby, Jr. JEFFERSONVILLE, GA – William Bradley Newby, Jr. 66, of Ballpark Rd. passed away January 10, 2022 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be held Friday January 14, 2022 at 2pm in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate Mr. Newby was born in Macon and was the son of the...
Russell Edmond Lucas
Jan 10, 2022
Russell Edmond Lucas DANVILLE - Russell Edmond Lucas, 49, of Canton Rd., passed away Monday January 10, 2022 at his residence. Graveside services will be held 2pm Wednesday January 12, 2022 in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Charles Carter and Harold Reece, Jr. will be officiating. Mr. Lucas was born in Macon, GA, the son of the late...
Steven Ray "Steve" Rickerson
Dec 27, 2021
Steven Ray “Steve” Rickerson DANVILLE – Steven Ray “Steve” Rickerson, 48 of Atwell Rd., passed away Monday at his residence. Services will be held Thursday December 30, 2021 at 11:00 AM in Reece Funeral Home. Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate. Steve was born in Dublin, GA and lived his life in Danville, GA. He attended Wilkinson County Schools. He...
Evelyn Smallwood Eddy
Dec 21, 2021
MACON, GA – Evelyn Smallwood Eddy, 82, passed away December 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Sunday December 26, 2021 at New Haven Baptist Church. Pastor Loretta Faulk will be officiating. Burial will follow in the New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Eddy was born in Ivey, GA to the late Willard Lee Smallwood and Lillian Aretta...
