All Obituaries

Wayne Pope, age 74, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 25, 2021, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Mr. Thurman Foskey will officiate. Mr. Pope was born February 17, 1946, in Laurens County to the late Blanton and Bertha Pope. He was a Veteran of the United States Army.  In addition to his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by a brother, William J. Pope. He is survived by several extended family...

Horace Edwin Alligood, age 82, of Dexter, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Mr. Alligood was born in Laurens County on April 2, 1938, to the late Horace Franklin and Bernice Braswell Alligood. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed raising cows and stock car racing. He was a loving husband father grandfather and brother. Survivors include his wife, Rosalyn Logue Alligood, of Dexter;...

John Lawrence Hall of Dublin passed away Thursday, January 14th. He was 73. Lawrence was preceded in death by his beloved parents, James Marion Hall Jr. and Robbie Martin Hall; brother, James Marion Hall III and sister, Mary Elizabeth Hall; nephews, James Marion Hall IV and John Hadden Hall. He will be fondly remembered by his wife of 38 years, Debra Lee Hall and their children, Anna Lee Hall, Martin Lawrence Hall and Mary Leah Hall; his sister, Benita Hall Sims; nieces and nephews, Lynn...

Graveside services for Catherine Holmes, age 79, of Wrightsville, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Dublin Memorial Gardens.  Ms. Holmes died Saturday, January 16, 2021. Ms. Holmes was a member of Bethsaida Baptist Church and retired Intensive Care LPN from Fairview Park Hospital.  She enjoyed traveling with her lifelong friend, Martha Brown. Ms. Holmes was preceded in death by her parents, Sheldon and Bessie Holmes; brother, Tommy Holmes; and sister,...

Graveside services for Robert D. Fountain, age 82, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Poplar Springs South Baptist Church.  Rev. Baron Powell will officiate.  Mr. Fountain died Saturday, January 16, 2021. Mr. Fountain worked at Mohawk several years and delivered Chappell Mill cornmeal for over twenty years.  He was part owner of Georgia Burial Vault Company.  Mr. Fountain was a farmer and member of Bethesda Baptist Church.  He was a...

Graveside services for Otis Oscar Powell, age 81, of Montrose, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 18, 2021, at Dublin Memorial Gardens.  Elder Spencer Fussell will officiate.  Mr. Powell died Thursday, January 14, 2021. Mr. Powell worked as an electrician at Georgia Kaolin for seventeen years and was plant manager of Gilman Paper Company for twenty-five years.  He was a farmer, avid hunter, and fisherman.  Mr. Powell was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Powell was...

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Marian Couey, a loving, faithful, and devoted wife, mother, sister, beloved aunt, and grandmother, left this earth to join her Father in heaven at the age of 81. Marian was born to Lucian and Bernice Bracewell on December 29, 1938, in Dublin Georgia. She graduated from Lowery High School in 1956 and married Bobby Couey in 1959. They had one child, Gregory Clyde Couey, born in 1961. They lost Greg to Cystic Fibrosis in 1994. Marian created and has co-hosted...

Deana Marie Hemminger, age 61, of Enigma, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Deana retired from the State of Georgia where she worked many dedicated years as a Correctional Officer. She was also a former Certified Nursing Assistant. Deana was a homemaker and loved helping others. She loved her family deeply and will be missed by all who loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Wilma Woodard;  daughter, Jennifer Hemminger Blackwelder; brothers, David...

LaVerne Burney Fowler passed away on January 13, 2021, at Addington Place in Dublin, GA. Born December 28, 1930, she was the second child of Robert Franklin Burney and Mamie Scarborough Burney. She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Thomas Fowler, her parents, sisters, Doris Elizabeth Burney, Gladys Edna Thorn, Hilda Elias; and brothers,  Charles  Burney and Robert  Hildon Burney. She is survived by sisters, Joyce (David) Childers, and Brenda (R.F.) Ryals of Dublin, Lenda...

Charles E. “Ed” Mullis, age 85, of Rentz, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021. Mr. Mullis, a native of Laurens County, was born on January 11, 1936, to the late Malcolm and Eva Fountain Mullis. Ed served two years in the United States Air Force, 1954-1956, gaining an education on microwaves and electronics. After his service in the military, he pursued a career with Crestview Telephone Company. Mr. Mullis moved to Rentz, GA, in 1978 and became the General Manager of...