Obituaries

Apr 20, 2017

Richard Newton (Dickey) Roberts, age 73, of East Dublin, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Services will be held at 3:00PM on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Matt Haywood will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will...

Apr 15, 2017

Agnes Hall Knight, age 89, of Dublin, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017. Mrs. Knight was born December 15, 1927 in Laurens County to the late Grady and Evie Curl Brantley. She was a lifelong member of Brewton Baptist Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher, church clerk, and secretary of the building fund. Mrs. Knight retired from Belk...

Apr 11, 2017

Glynis (Brown) Wampler, 54, passed away on April 11, 2017, after a brief illness. Glynis was born on February 16, 1963 to Nellierene (Wilkinson) and the late Doyle Freeman Brown. Glynis is a graduate of Dublin High School and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Georgia College. She worked as a Registered Nurse at...

Apr 9, 2017

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Frances B. Elam, age 94, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Mrs. Elam was born May 1, 1922 in Jacksonville, GA, to the late William Bruce and Ada Delia Pope Elam. She retired from the Laurens County Board of Education, where she worked as a teacher. She was a loving mother,...

Apr 9, 2017

Virginia Carolyn Spivey, age 71, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Mrs. Spivey was born in Laurens County on October 26, 1945 to the late Perry Clyde and Annie L. Williams Mullis. She was a former employee of the Medical Center in Dublin and later retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. Mrs. Spivey was...

Apr 6, 2017

A graveside service for Lisa Kay Garnto Walker, age 54, of Dublin, will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Northview Cemetery. Dr. Bob Williams will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 2:30 PM. Ms. Walker died Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Ms. Walker, a retired LPN, was a...

Apr 1, 2017

Thomas Cuen Kight was born on November 19, 1928 in Adrian, Georgia. He attended Adrian High School where he played basketball and earned his life-long nick-name, Lefty. In 1946, following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army spending most of his time in Germany as a tank commander. In 1951, he returned to Adrian where he met Jackie...

Apr 1, 2017

Alice B. Grinstead, age 90 of Cadwell, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Greg Lowery will officiate. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be at Townsend Funeral Home on Monday, April...

Apr 1, 2017

Mrs. Donnie Rutledge age 75 of East Dublin, passed away April 1, 2017. Services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Union Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Mertz will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 2:00 PM until the funeral hour. Mrs. Rutledge was a member of...

Mar 30, 2017

James (Red) McDaniel, age 80, of East Dublin, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Services will be held on at 2:00PM on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Nolon McDaniel and Rev. Greg Lowery will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until funeral hour at...

Mar 29, 2017

Margaret Hammett New, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 29th. A celebration of her life will be held at 12:30 pm on Monday, April 3rd at Henry Memorial Presbyterian Church in Dublin, GA, with burial following at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Frank Beall of Pensacola, FL and Rev. Mark George will officiate. The family...

Mar 28, 2017

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Kathy Kight, age 56, of Soperton, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Ms. Kight was a homemaker and a loving caretaker, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her father, William Ray Kight, and mother, Patricia Hester Kight. She is survived by her daughters, Erica Carr, of Dublin and Crystal Womack (James), of...

Mar 27, 2017

Jean Penn Perry, age 86, of Dublin, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017. Mrs. Perry was born on July 18, 1930 in Bibb County to the late William and Nadyne Thompson Penn. She was mostly raised in Thomaston, GA but also lived in Macon where she worked at Sam Neil Shoe Store. She also lived in Savannah from...

Mar 26, 2017

Donald Beasley, age 80, of East Dublin, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 after an extended illness. Mr. Beasley was born in Treutlen County to the late Tildon and Effie Redfern Beasley. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam. Don retired from Graham Brothers Construction and he loved his family above everything, except for his...

Mar 25, 2017

Mrs. Ola Williams Arnold, 91, of Dublin, Georgia passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 30, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home in Dublin, Georgia. Burial will follow at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery in Adrian, Georgia. Rev. James Sampley will officiate. The...

Mar 24, 2017

Graveside services will be held for Robert Gary (Duck) Duffee, age 59, of Soperton, at 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Northview Cemetery. Rev. Matt Haywood will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday, March 27, 2017, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Duffee died Friday, March 24, 2017. Mr. Duffee ,...

Mar 23, 2017

John Cullen Lane, age 89, of Dexter, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Rick Tooley will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until service hour at the cemetery. Mr. Lane was a native of...

Mar 21, 2017

Sam (Big Mack) Graham, age 44, of East Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Services will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, March 24, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pleasant Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Douglas Bridges will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6:00PM...

Mar 19, 2017

Jack Roland Barron of Rentz, Georgia, died March 19, 2017 at Navicent Health Center in Macon, Georgia. He was 94. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Marie Barron, aged 94, his daughters Constance Marie Barron-Miller of Manhattan, NY, Pamela Sue Barron of Rentz, Georgia, his son J. Roland Barron of Ft. Myers, Florida, nearly two dozen grandchildren and...

Mar 17, 2017

Graveside services for David Moore, age 51, of East Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Kevin Foskey and David Allen will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service hour at the cemetery. Mr. Moore died Friday, March 17, 2017. He was preceded in death by...