All Obituaries

A memorial service will be held graveside at Dublin Memorial Gardens Saturday, July 21 2018 at 11:00AM.  Full Obit soon to follow. 

Graveside services for Iva Dukes Evans (10/27/1934 - 07/16/2018), age 83, of Rentz, Georgia will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Blue Water Baptist Church Cemetery. The address is: 2663 Highway 441 South, Dublin, GA 31021. Mrs. Evans was a member of Oakdale Baptist church in Cedar Grove, Georgia. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer H. Johnson and Queenie Tomlinson Johnson, and her daughter Linda Joiner...

Ricky Lee Brand, age 69 of Griffin, GA journeyed home to be with his Lord, Friday, July 13th, 2018. Born in 1949 in College Park, GA, he grew up in a family of four other brothers and one sister.  While his siblings and loving parents did struggle financially, this never impeded Ricky’s interest in both art and music. Volunteering to serve his country in Viet Nam, he enlisted with the US Marine Corps, 3rd Marine Division, in 1967, completed his tour of duty and received...

Wadean Jones, age 77, Dublin, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Wadean loved all people, especially children. She spent a lifetime enjoying all types of arts and crafts from making children and doll clothing, to quilting and ceramics. She preferred to be outside working in her flowers and always said she felt closer to God when she was in her gardens. Her most favorite thing was to spend time with her grandchildren and welcomed every opportunity to be with them. She worked as a...

Mrs. Mildred I. Helms, age 92 of Wrightsville passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018.  Mrs. Helms was a native of Hickory, NC and was the daughter of the late Glen Hollar and the late Mary Deal Hollar and was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Helms. She won the first drag race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Women’s Division.  She loved being outside, had a green thumb and loved people.  Mrs. Helms taught Sunday School and was an avid painter.  She was a...

Benny Screws, age 85 of East Dublin, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018.  Mr. Screws was born in Johnson County May 4, 1933, to the late Gaynor and Myrtle Screws. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and later retired from Robins Air Force Base as a Quality Assurance Specialist after 32 years of dedicated Civil Service.  He was known for his beautiful gardens and for his expert fish frying skills.  He loved to travel with Ronelda and the Grandchildren.  He was a...

Billie Ann Stratton, age 74, of Flower Mound, TX, passed away, on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Mrs. Stratton was a native of Laurens County and born to the late Woodrow and Rose Lee Bracewell Johnson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Flower Mound, TX. She married Timothy Stratton on July 17, 1971, and they were married for 30 years before his death in 2001. Survivors include her daughters, Robin Michelle Drake (Todd), and Kelli LeAnne Stratton and grandchildren, Sloane Rae...

Funeral service for Alegra Evans Day, age 77, of Glenwood, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Rock Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Kevin Tanner will officiate.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.  Mrs. Day died Sunday, July 1, 2018. Mrs. Day was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.  She was a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Day was...

Alice Chavis Walker, age 77, of Chester, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018. Mrs. Walker was born in Laurens County to the late Frank and Alma Childers. She loved working with the public and spending time with her family and grandkids. She enjoyed fishing, going to horse shows, collecting porcelain dolls, and making clothes for dolls for her granddaughters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter “Buddy” Walker; sister, Myrtle Lee...

Lettie Hanson Dixon, age 88, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on June 25, 2018. She was a beloved and devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother (Nana).  She is remembered for her lovely sense of humor, wit, and her embracing everyone she met with a loving heart. She loved sewing and cooking but found her greatest joy in nurturing her family. A resident of Dublin most of her life, Lettie’s loving heart led her to serve as a nurse in her younger years where she met...