Local Obituaries
Owen Philip "Phil" Conger
Oct 1, 2019
Owen Philip Conger JEFFERSONVILLE – Owen Philip “Phil” Conger, 66, of Hwy 96 W, passed away Tuesday October 1, 2019 at his residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Conger was born in Hawkinsville, GA, the son of the late Charles A. Conger and Doris Ledbetter Conger. Phil was a graduate of Twiggs County High School....
Christopher Darrell "Chris" Dupree
Sep 22, 2019
Christopher D “Chris” DuPree GORDON - Christopher Darrell “Chris” DuPree, 37, of Old Gordon Rd., passed away Sunday in Macon. Services will be held Wednesday September 25, 2019 at 3:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Gabby Loyd and Rev. Sam Collins will officiate. Chris was born on December 25, 1981...
Benny Phillip Lockwood
Sep 19, 2019
Benny P. Lockwood MACON – Benny Phillip Lockwood, 60, of Riggins Mill Rd., passed away Thursday in Macon. Services will be held Sunday September 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM in Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Long will officiate. Mr. Lockwood was born in Macon, GA the son of the late Benny Lockwood, Wilson Smith and Leila Wiley Smith. He...
Steve Ray Lucas
Sep 18, 2019
Steve Ray Lucas DANVILLE - Steve Ray Lucas, 62 of Canton Rd., passed away Wednesday in Warner Robins. Graveside services will be held Saturday September 21, 2019 at 2:00PM in Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Lucas was born in Macon, GA, the son of the late Johnny Everett “Bud” Lucas and Joyce Hasty Lucas. He was preceded in...
Steven Jeffery Parker
Sep 16, 2019
Steven J. Parker DANVILLE – Steven Jeffery Parker, 58, of Turkey Creek Rd., passed away Monday at his residence. Services will be held Thursday September 19, 2019 at 11:00AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Slaughter will officiate. Mr. Parker was born in Macon Georgia, the son of George Emory Parker and the late Darlene Pittman Parker....
Larry Samuel "Sleepy" Davis
Sep 13, 2019
Larry S. Davis DANVILLE – Larry Samuel “Sleepy” Davis, 59, of Second Street passed away Friday in Dublin. Services will be held Wednesday September 18, 2019 at 11:00 AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Dwayne Bedingfield will officiate. Mr. Davis was born in Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia. He was the son of the late William Frank Davis and...
John Earl Hinson
Sep 11, 2019
John Earl Hinson MACON - John Earl Hinson, 92, passed away September 11, 2019 at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. Services will be held Saturday September 14, 2019 at 2:00PM at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Dr. Mark Grinsted and Dr. Donnie Sutton will officiate. Mr. John was born on...
Rex Preston Lucas
Sep 2, 2019
Rex P. Lucas ALLENTOWN - Rex Preston Lucas, 60, died of cardiac arrest at his Allentown residence Monday, September 2nd. Graveside services will be held Friday September 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rex was born June 18, 1959 to Johnny “Bud” Lucas and Joyce Hasty Lucas. He lived most of his life in...
Robert Wayne Simpson
Aug 9, 2019
Robert Wayne Simpson DRY BRANCH – Robert Wayne Simpson, 63, of Crider Lane, passed away August 9, 2019 at his residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Simpson was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of the late Roy and Gladys Pendly Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a carpenter with Sandy Pines Mobile Home Park. Survivors include...
Melinda Alicia Decastro Asbell
Aug 7, 2019
Melinda Alicia Asbell MACON – Melinda Alicia Decastro Asbell, 63 of Redbud Dr.., passed away Wednesday at her residence. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Asbell was born in Macon, GA the daughter of the late Mervin A. Decastro and Johnnie Cheshire Decastro. She was a former Secretary at Robins Air Force Base and was a...
Bernard R. "Bud" Whisinand
Aug 5, 2019
Bernard R. Whisinand WARNER ROBINS, GA - Bernard “Bud” Whisinand passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at his home after a short illness. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August , 7, 2019 at ElSharath Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Bob Dilk will officiate. He was born June 10, 1929 to the late George and Grace...
William Burch Horton
Jul 31, 2019
Burch Horton DRY BRANCH, GA – William Burch Horton, 73, went to be with the Lord July 31, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11 am Saturday August 3, 2019 in the chapel of Reece Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Rev. Charles Carter and David Brown will be officiating. Burch was born in Macon, GA...
Joseph Franklin Walker, Jr.
Jul 24, 2019
Joseph Franklin Walker, Jr. DRY BRANCH – Joseph Franklin Walker, Jr., 74, of Old Gordon Rd., passed away Wednesday in Jeffersonville. Services will be held Monday July 29, 2019 at 1:00PM at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in Macon, GA. Mr. Walker was born in Enid, OK, the son of the late Joseph Franklin Walker, Sr., and Hazel Elizabeth Ball....
Wayne Allen Mercer
Jul 23, 2019
Wayne Allen Mercer DRY BRANCH – Wayne Allen Mercer, 71, of Hwy 80, passed away Tuesday. Services will be held Saturday July 27, 2019 at 3:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM to 3:00PM before services. Mr. Mercer was born in Macon, GA, the son of the late Charles Callaway Mercer and Martha Capps...
Harold Richard Knowles
Jul 21, 2019
Harold Richard Knowles COCHRAN – Harold Richard Knowles, 81 of Rainbow Rd., passed away Sunday in Macon, GA. Services will be held at a later date in the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Mr. Knowles was born in West Palm Beach, FL, the son of the late Cecil and Louise Stalvey Knowles. He was preceded in death by...
Evelyn Thompson Land
Jun 29, 2019
Evelyn T. Land MACON – Evelyn Thompson Land, 90, of Irwinton Rd., passed away Saturday in Macon. Services will be held Tuesday July 2, 2019 at 11:00AM, at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Dr. Donnie Sutton and Dr. Mark Grinsted will officiate. Mrs. Land was born in Twiggs County, GA, the daughter of...
Lorene "Polly" Moore Clark
Jun 19, 2019
Eunice Lorene “Polly” M. Clark IRWINTON – Eunice Lorene “Polly” Moore Clark, 87, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Services will be held Friday June 21, 2019 at 3:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Gail Smith and Rev. Bill Harpe will officiate. Mrs. Clark was born in Dublin,, GA, and lived...
Wanda Sue Davidson
Jun 19, 2019
Wanda Sue Davidson JEFFERSONVILLE – The Lord called Wanda Sue Brantley Davidson, 59, home on June 19, 2019. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Davidson was born in Macon, the daughter of the late Leland Franklin Brantley and Virginia Ann McGee Brantley. Wanda was a Red Cross Volunteer and a substitute teacher for Wilkinson County Schools....
Mildred Caldwell Epps
Jun 17, 2019
Mildred C. Epps IRWINTON - Mildred Nadine Epps entered into eternal rest on June 17, 2019, just one month shy of her 91st birthday. She left her tired, broken body for a home going journey to join her Lord and Savior. A loving mother and grand-mother, Mildred was the center of a large family in a small community where...
Howard Earl Williams, Sr.
Jun 12, 2019
Howard Earl Williams, Sr. COCHRAN, GA - Howard Earl Williams Sr., 68, passed on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, peacefully at his home, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren as his battle was won. Services for Mr. Williams will be held Saturday, June 15, at 2:00pm at Cool Springs Primitive...
