Local Obituaries
Edith "Weezy" Victoria Pruitt
Jun 9, 2020
Edith H. Pruitt JONES COUNTY- Edith Victoria Pruitt, commonly known as Weezy, went home to be with the Lord June 9, 2020. Graveside services will be held Thursday June 11 at 11am in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Dry Branch, GA. Rev. Charles Carter will be officiating. Mrs. Pruitt was born April 1, 1935 in Patrick County Virginia...
Buffi Michele Whitley Jackson
Jun 9, 2020
Buffi W. Jackson MACON - Buffi Michele Whitley Jackson, 44, of Kimbrell Dr., passed away Tuesday in Macon. Services will be held Friday June 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Gabby Loyd and Rev. Sam Loyd will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00...
Johnny Sim Phillips
Jun 2, 2020
Johnny S. Phillips DANVILLE – Johnny Sim Phillips, 89 of Hwy 80, passed away Tuesday in Macon. Services will be held Wednesday June 3, 2020 at 3:00PM in Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Elder Phillip Conley will officiate. Mr. Phillips was born in Danville, GA the son of the late John Cleveland...
Lillian Long Green
May 20, 2020
Lillian Long Green DANVILLE – Lillian Long Green, died after a brief illness on May 20, 2020 A graveside service will be held on Saturday May 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM at the Danville Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 before the service. Mrs. Green was the daughter of the late Carroll E. and Mary Emma...
Michael Jeffrey "Jeff" Floyd
May 18, 2020
M. Jeffrey “Jeff” Floyd DRY BRANCH – Michael Jeffrey “Jeff” Floyd, 60, of Hwy 129, passed away Monday in Augusta. Services will be held Thursday May 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM on the Football field at Twiggs Academy. Rev. Charles Carter and Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Floyd was...
Colby Neil Null
May 16, 2020
Colby N. Null JEFFERSONVILLE – Colby Neil Null, 52, passed away Saturday in Macon. Services will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Reece Funeral Home, Burial will be in the Danville City Cemetery. Rev. Robert Watson will officiate Mr. Null was born in Saint Petersburg, FL, the son of the late Robert Lee Null and...
Shirley Williams Cannon
May 14, 2020
Shirley W. Cannon Proverbs 31:26-29 26. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. 27. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. 28. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 29. “Many women have...
Johnathan Scott "Scotty" Dupree
May 4, 2020
Johnathan Scott “Scotty” DuPree MACON – On Monday, May 4th Johnathan Scott Dupree, a devoted father and one of a kind husband passed at the age of 35. He loved his family with everything in him, and was loved by so many. Scotty was born on July 28, 1984 in Macon, Ga to Penny and Randy DuPree. He graduated...
Sara Jo Howard
Apr 28, 2020
Sara Jo Howard CENTERVILLE – Sara Jo Howard, 58, of Pine Shadow Court, passed away Tuesday April 28, 2020 at her residence. Services will be held at a later date to be announced. Ms. Howard was born in Warner Robins, GA, the daughter of the late Bryan Hill Howard and Virginia Wills Howard. She was preceded in death by...
Mark Alan King
Apr 24, 2020
Mark Alan King DRY BRANCH – Mark Alan King, 61, of Reed Clark Rd., passed away April 24, 2020 at his residence. Due to the current statewide executive orders and overall guidance on gatherings as a result of Covid-19, and for the safety of friends and loved ones, the family and friends will celebrate the life of Mark King...
Katie "Leo" Sauls Raley
Apr 20, 2020
Katie “Leo” S. Raley JEFFERSONVILLE - Katie “Leo” Sauls Raley, passed away Monday in Macon. Following the State mandated guidelines for social distancing, Graveside Services will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday April 22, 2020 at Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Raley was born in Twiggs County the daughter of the late Jim and Lillian Sauls. She was the...
Lois Thompson Nobles
Apr 19, 2020
Lois T. Nobles Danville – Lois Marie Thompson Nobles, 92, of Hwy 358, passed away Sunday at her residence. Following the State mandated guidelines for social distancing, Services will be held at 2:00PM Wednesday April 22, 2020 at the Nobles residence at 4377 GA Hwy 358, Danville, GA 31017. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield and Rev. Tim Nobles will officiate. Following...
David F. Crenshaw, Jr.
Apr 16, 2020
David F. Crenshaw, Jr. GRAY - David F. Crenshaw, Jr., 59, of Cheely Dr., passed away Thursday April 16, 2020 in Macon. Due to restrictions related to COVID-19, services will be held at a later date Mr. Crenshaw was born in Macon, GA. David lived in Jeffersonville most of his life before moving to Jones County. He was a...
Annette Williams
Apr 4, 2020
Annette Williams DANVILLE - Annette Williams, 64, of Turkey Creek Rd., passed away April 4, 2020, in Dublin. Graveside service will be held Tuesday April 7, 2020 at 2:00PM in Pleasant Plains Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Annette grew up in Wilkinson County and worked at Lithonia Lighting in Cochran for over 30 years. She was preceded in death by...
John Clifton Jones
Mar 30, 2020
John Clifton Jones MACON, GA – John Clifton Jones, 89, of Zebulon Rd., passed away March 30, 2020 in Macon. Services will be held at a later date in the Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Mr. Jones was born in Macon, GA, he was raised in Jeffersonville, GA and has lived in Macon since 1951. He retired from Robins AFB as...
Elinor P Reese
Mar 29, 2020
Elinor P. Reese MONTROSE, GA – Elinor Pope Reese, 76, of US Hwy 80, passed away March 29, 2020 in Dublin. Services will be held at a later date. Elinor was born in Atlanta, GA, the daughter of the late Clarence E. Reese, Jr., and Elinor Smith Reese. She was a Veteran of the United States Navy and was...
B J Davis
Mar 26, 2020
B J Davis MACON – B J Davis, 47, of Triple Hill Dr., passed away Thursday March 26, 2020 at his residence. Memorial Services will be held Saturday August 29, 2020 at 11:00AM at Bickley's Lake, 189 Rock Hill School Rd., Thomaston, GA 30286 Mr. Davis was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Loren and Yvonne...
Mary Fowler Shipes
Mar 24, 2020
Mary F. Shipes MACON - Mrs. Mary Fowler Shipes, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Mrs. Shipes was born February 6, 1937 to father Alton W. Fowler Sr. and mother Louise Long Fowler of Bleckley County. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and follower of Christ. She was preceded in death earlier this year by her husband of...
Kristen Danielle Perkins
Mar 23, 2020
Kristen Danielle Perkins MACON – Kristen Danielle Perkins, 30, of General Twiggs Dr., passed away Monday March 23, 2020 in Macon. Services will be held at a later date. Danielle was born November 7, 1989 in Macon, GA. She lived most of her life in Twiggs County where she attended Twiggs County Schools. She was a Homemaker. Survivors include...
Frankie Lee Sangster
Mar 7, 2020
Frankie Lee Sangster UNADILLA - Frankie Lee Sangster, 71, passed away Saturday at his residence. Services will be private. Mr. Sangster was born in Twiggs County, Georgia the son of the late Earl Eugene Sangster and Georgia Irene Thompson Sangster. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sherry F. Sangster and his siblings, David Sangster, Thelma Sangster, Virginia...
