Obituaries

Donald Anthony Newbern

Mar 26, 2024

Donald Anthony Newbern

MACON – Donald Anthony Newbern, 61, of Worsham Ave., passed away Tuesday at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Friday March 29, 2024 at 11:00AM, in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Danville, GA. Rev. Charles Carter will officiate.

Mr. Newbern was born...

William C. "Chuck" "Boofa" Stephens

Mar 20, 2024

William C. “Chuck” Stephens

CENTERVILLE – William Charles “Chuck” “Boofa” Stephens, 61, of Carrington Lane, passed away Wednesday March 20, 2024 in Bleckley County.

Services will be held Friday March 29, 2024 at 3:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Powell and Rev. Cody Findley will officiate.

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Sarah Neomia Dubose Chance

Mar 15, 2024

Neomia D. Chance

DANVILLE - Sarah Neomia DuBose Chance, of GA Hwy 358, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 15, at her residence surrounded in love by family and friends. She was born on March 31, 1927, and would have been 97 on Easter Sunday.

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Jeffery Neal Burke

Mar 12, 2024

Jeffery Neal Burke

WRIGHTSVILLE – Jeffery Neal Burke, 66, passed away Tuesday March 12, 2024 in Wrightsville.

Graveside services will be held Sunday March 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM in New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Jason Patterson will officiate.

Mr. Burke was born in Waycross, GA...

Pamela Ann Cannon

Mar 4, 2024

Pamela Ann Cannon

MACON – Pamela Ann “Pam” Wyche Cannon, 66, of Red Bud Dr., went to sleep Monday afternoon and a few minutes later woke up in the arms of Jesus.

Funeral service will be Saturday March 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM, at Antioch Baptist Church, Dry Branch Georgia. Rev....

Claude Eugene Brown

Feb 22, 2024

Claude Eugene Brown

DANVILLE – Claude Eugene “Gene” Brown, 80 of Bell Payne Rd., passed away Thursday February 22, 2024 in Dublin.

Graveside services will be held Monday February 26, 2024 at 1:00PM at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Harold Reece, Jr. will officiate.

Mr. Brown...

Clarice Bloodworth Billue

Feb 21, 2024

Clarice B. Billue

IRWINTON – Clarice Bloodworth Billue, 94, passed away Wednesday February 21, 2024 in Peachtree City, GA.

Graveside services will be held Sunday February 25, 2024 at 3:00PM at the Irwinton Masonic Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Gale will officiate.

Mrs. Billue was born in Irwinton, GA...

Harriet King Haley

Feb 18, 2024

Harriet King Haley

DRY BRANCH – Harriet King Haley, 70, of Pineland Rd., passed away Sunday in Macon.

Services will be held Wednesday February 21, 2024 at 11:00AM at Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Gwen Parker will officiate.

Mrs. Haley was born in Macon, GA the daughter of...

Dorothy Jean Dixon Sprose

Feb 9, 2024

Dorothy Jean D. Sprose

DANVILLE – Dorothy Jean Dixon Sprose, 69, of Cary Rd., passed away Friday February 9, 2024 at her residence.

Services will be held Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 2:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Ronnie Long and Rev. Ray Rogers will officiate.

Mrs....

Carolyn Upshaw Turner

Feb 4, 2024

Carolyn U. Turner

JEFFERSONVILLE – Carolyn Upshaw Turner, 78, of Hwy 18, passed away Sunday February 4, 2024 at her residence.

Graveside Services will be held Wednesday February 7, 2024 at 11:00AM in the Jeffersonville City Cemetery. Rev. Greg Lowery and Dr. Dan Wright will officiate.

Mrs....

Janet Lea Boroff

Feb 4, 2024

Janet L. Boroff

MACON – Janet Lea Pinnell Boroff, 58, of Big Oak Rd., passed away Sunday in Macon.

Services will be held Saturday February 10, 2024 at 1:00PM at Reece Funeral Home. Rev. Wallace Smith and Rev. Loretta Faulk will officiate.

Mrs. Boroff was born in...

Eloise Allen Williams

Feb 2, 2024

Eloise Allen Williams

IRWINTON, GA - Eloise Allen Williams, 94, passed away Friday February 2, 2024 in Savannah,

Services will be held Monday February 5, 2024, at 2:00 pm, at Walnut Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Roger Browher and Rev. Norm Yuckers will officiate.

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Joseph Edgar "Joey" Brantley, Jr.

Jan 26, 2024

Joseph Edgar “Joey” Brantley, Jr.

Macon – Joseph Edgar “Joey” Brantley, Jr., 73, of Jeffersonville Rd., passed away Friday January 26, 2024 at his residence.

Services will be held Saturday February 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Stone Creek Baptist Church. Dr. Richard McNair will officiate.

Joey...

Joseph Miller "Joe" Stone

Jan 20, 2024

Joseph M. “Joe” Stone

DANVILLE – Joseph Miller “Joe” Stone, 89, passed away Saturday January 20, 2024 in Macon.

Mr. Joe was a lifelong resident of Twiggs County. He was the son of the late Wilbur and Claudia F. Stone, and the widower of 67 years to the late Lola F....

Desmond Porter "Dep" Wilson, Jr.

Jan 8, 2024

Desmond Porter Wilson, Jr.

Desmond Porter Wilson, Jr. (“Dep”) died on January 8, 2024 at home in Spokane, Washington; his wife of 67 years (Elizabeth Hendricks Wilson “Maryliz”) and his children were by his side. Dep was born to Georgia May Beck Wilson (1907-1992) and Desmond Porter Wilson, Sr. (1905-1957) on December 14, 1930 in...

Gloria June Huckaby Odom

Jan 7, 2024

Gloria June Odom

JEFFERSONVILLE – Gloria June Huckaby Odom, 87, of Pinecrest Dr., passed away Sunday January 7, 2024 in Macon.

The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday January 11, 2024 in Reece Funeral Home.

Mrs. Odom was born in Columbus, Georgia the daughter...

Leon Williams

Jan 4, 2024

Leon Williams

JEFFERSONVILLE – Leon Williams, 81, of Hamlin Floyd Rd., passed away Thursday January 4, 2024 in Macon.

Services will be private.

Mr. Williams was born in Dexter, Georgia, the son of the late Clarence L. and Emmalou Warren Williams. Leon worked at Payne City Cotton...

Bessie Carolyn Dominy Nobles

Jan 4, 2024

Bessie Carolyn Nobles

DANVILLE – Bessie Carolyn Dominy Nobles, 80, of Cool Springs Rd., passed away Thursday at her residence.

Services will be held Sunday January 7, 2024 at 2:00PM in Reece Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dwayne Outlaw will officiate.

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Beverly Chappell Stamatis

Jan 1, 2024

Beverly C. Stamatis

DRY BRANCH – Beverly Chappell Stamatis, 75, of Old Gordon Rd., passed away Monday in Macon.

Graveside services will be held Saturday January 6, 2024 at 11:00AM in Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Stamatis was born in Forsyth, GA the daughter of the late...

Larry Paul "Buzz" Pope

Jan 1, 2024

Larry P. “Buzz” Pope

DANVILLE – Larry Paul “Buzz” Pope, 76, of Hwy 80 passed away Monday in Jeffersonville.

Graveside services will be held Friday January 5, 2024 at 2:00PM in the Allentown City Cemetery. Elder Sam Bryant will officiate.

Mr. Pope was born in Dublin, GA...