Local Obituaries
Oren Wesley "Buddy" Bridges
Sep 13, 2022
Oren Wesley “Buddy” Bridges
DANVILLE – Oren Wesley “Buddy” Bridges, 77, passed away Tuesday in Dublin.
Graveside services will be held Friday September 16, 2022 at 11:00am in Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Elders Michael Hataway and Garry Hall will be officiating.
Mr. Bridges was born...
Vivian Sue Smith Mcgowan
Sep 7, 2022
Vivian Sue McGowan
MACON – Vivian Sue McGowan, 75, of East Colonial Dr., passed away Wednesday at her residence.
Services will be held Sunday September 11, 2022 at 3:00PM at Real Life Church in Macon. Rev. John McGowan and Pastor Bo Turner will officiate.
Mrs. McGowan, was...
Joel Tolbert "J.T." Ethridge
Sep 4, 2022
Joel Tolbert “J.T.” Ethridge
MACON – Joel T. “J.T.” Ethridge, 84, passed away Sunday in Macon.
Graveside services will be held Friday September 9, 2022, at 2:00PM in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, 7070 Houston Rd. Macon, GA 31216. Pastor Bo Turner will officiate.
Mr. Ethridge was born...
Gysgt Ret. Freddie Joe Morris
Aug 30, 2022
Gysgt Ret. Freddie Joe Morris JEFFERSONVILLE, GA – Gysgt, retired Freddie Joe Morris, 90, passed away Tuesday August 30, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday September 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jerald Taylor and Rev. Kurt McCullough will be officiating. Mr....
Gloria Diane Guthrie
Aug 27, 2022
Gloria Diane Fowler Guthrie MACON – Gloria Diane Fowler Guthrie, 71, of Bowers Dr., passed away Saturday at her residence. Services will be held Saturday September 10, 2022 at 2:00PM at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Charles Carter will officiate. Mrs. Guthrie was born at Fort Benning, Georgia, the daughter of the late William Franklin Fowler and Virginia Irene Sangster...
Edgar C. "Jack" Holliday
Aug 26, 2022
Edgar C. “Jack” Holliday JEFFERSONVILLE – Edgar Channell “Jack” Holliday, 91, passed away Friday August 26, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held Wednesday August 31, 2022 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 17661 US Hwy 80 at a later date. Jack was born...
Josefina "Wela" Rangel
Aug 26, 2022
Josefina “Wela” Rangel COCHRAN - Josefina “Wela” Rangel, 84, passed away August 26, 2022 at her residence in Cochran, GA. A visitation will be held Sunday August 28, 2022 from 4:00PM - 6:00PM at Reece Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, GA. Burial will be in Patterson, California. Mrs. Rangel was born in Ilano largo, Jalisco, Mexico to the late Elisco...
Claude Richard "Rick" Kurtz
Aug 24, 2022
Claude Richard “Rick” Kurtz DUBLIN – Claude Richard “Rick” Kurtz, 64, of Jamestown Dr. passed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, in Dublin. Graveside services will be held Saturday August 27, 2022 at 11 am in the Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Pastor Gregg Soles will be officiating. Rick was born in Macon, GA to the late Daniel Lee Kurtz, Sr. and...
Jerry Lee Clance
Aug 23, 2022
Jerry Lee Clance MACON – Jerry Clance, 62 of Ocmulgee East Blvd. passed away Tuesday August 23, 2022 at his residence. Services will be held Saturday August 27, 2022 at 3pm in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Daniel Hollomon and Rev. Sam Loyd will be officiating. Mr. Clance...
Ralph Milton "Mickey" Barrentine
Aug 22, 2022
Ralph Milton “Mickey” Barrentine Dry Branch, GA – Ralph Milton “Mickey” Barrentine passed away August 22, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held August 26, 2022 at 2:00pm in Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Dr. Mark Grinsted will be officiating. Mr. Barrentine was born in Dry Branch...
Harold Eugene Poss, Jr.
Aug 16, 2022
Harold Eugene “Sonny” Poss, Jr. JACKSON, GA – Harold Eugene “Sonny” Poss, Jr., 81, passed away Tuesday in Jackson, GA. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Poss was born in Montezuma, GA the son of the late Harold Eugene Poss, Sr., and Ann Johnston Poss. He was the widow of the late Etta Jo Mickler Poss,...
Angela Marie Abney
Aug 13, 2022
Angela Marie Abney MACON – Angela “Angie” Marie Watson Abney, 53, of Big Oak Rd., passed away Saturday August 13, 2022 at her residence. Services will be held at 6:00PM Tuesday August 16, 2022, at Higher Ground Church in Twiggs County. Rev. Georgia Bridgers and Rev. Wesley Bridgers will officiate. Angela was born in Macon, Georgia the daughter of...
Retha Mae Bryant
Aug 10, 2022
Retha Mae Bryant DANVILLE – Retha Mae Brown Bryant, 90 of Carden Rd., passed peacefully Wednesday August 10, 2022, in an Augusta hospital, surrounded by her family. Services will be held 2:00pm Saturday August 13, 2022 at Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elders Dan Bryant, Sam Bryant and Garry Hall will officiate....
Barbara Mercer Howell
Aug 2, 2022
Barbara M. Howell IRWINTON - Barbara Mercer Howell, 84, of J.D. Howell Rd., Nickelsville Community, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday August 2, 2022 surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held Thursday August 4, 2022 at 11:00 am in Big Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Alfred Daniell will officiate. Mrs. Howell was born...
Bobby Ray Adkins
Jul 29, 2022
Bobby Ray Adkins MACON – Bobby Ray Adkins, 81 of Davis Rd., passed away Friday July 29, 2022 in Macon. Graveside services will be held Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 11am in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Smith will officiate. Mr. Adkins was born in Dry Branch, GA, the son of the late Andrew and Idel Scarborough Adkins....
James W. Nobles, Sr.
Jul 15, 2022
James W. Nobles, Sr. DANVILLE – James Windred Nobles, Sr. passed away July 15, 2022 in Jeffersonville, GA. Graveside services will be held 3pm Sunday July 17 at Oconee Baptist Church Cemetery in Dublin, Ga. Rev. Ken Brogdon will be officiating. Mr. Nobles was born in Donaldsonville, GA to the late Charlie Nobles and Nettie Williams Nobles. He was...
James "Jimbo" Clifford Shirah, Jr.
Jul 14, 2022
James “Jimbo” Clifford Shirah, Jr. Hawkinsville, GA – James ‘Jimbo” Clifford Shirah, Jr., 48, passed away July 14, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Friendship Baptist Church in Twiggs County. Rev. James Cannon and Rev. Charles Carter will be officiating. James was born in Macon, GA. He worked in...
Dorothy Y. Lake
Jul 9, 2022
Dorothy Y. Lake MACON – Dorothy Yeomans Lake, 81, of Davis Rd., passed away Saturday in Macon. Services will be held Tuesday July 12, 2022 at 1:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Marty Watson will officiate. Mrs. Lake was born in Orlando, Florida, the daughter of the late William Leonard Yeomans...
Eugene "Gene" Frost
Jul 8, 2022
Eugene “Gene” Frost DUBLIN – Eugene “Gene” Frost, 88, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 8, 2022. Services will be held Monday July 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Danville, GA. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Frost was born in Hawkinsville, GA the son of the late John and...
James Felton Mickler
Jul 3, 2022
James Felton Mickler DANVILLE – James Felton Mickler, 79, of Old Macon Rd., passed away Sunday July 3, 2022 in Dublin. Graveside services will be held Friday July 8, 2022 at 11:00AM at First Baptist Church of New Providence Cemetery in Wilkinson County. Rev. Steve Hamrick and Rev. Larry Partain will officiate. Mr. Mickler was born in Danville, GA...
