Obituaries

Mar 17, 2017

Services for Marjorie Brown Jessup, age 90, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 20, 2017, at the First Christian Church. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Billy Glosson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sunday at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Jessup died Friday, March 17,...

Mar 12, 2017

Emily Hobbs Wyatt, age 93, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Mrs. Wyatt was born on November 18, 1923 in Laurens County to the late Robert Dee and Ellen Jones Hobbs. She retired from the Dublin City Schools, where she worked as a parapro. She was lifetime member of Marie Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday...

Mar 10, 2017

Services for Valerie Knight Page, age 53 of Sparta, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Tatum, Rev. Mike Peacock and Rev. Larry Waldrep will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday at...

Mar 9, 2017

James Ottis Faulk, age 92, of Rentz, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Rentz Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Rentz Cemetery. Rev. Grady Mimbs will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until funeral hour on Saturday at the church. Pallbearers will be Barron...

Mar 5, 2017

Linda Heath Johnson, 70, passed away March 5, 2017, at her home in Dublin. Linda was born in Fernandina Beach, Florida, on December 6, 1946, to James and Bessie Heath. She attended elementary school in Waycross, Georgia. Shortly before her high school years, her family moved to Saint Marys, Georgia, and in 1965 she graduated from Camden County High...

Mar 4, 2017

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Mrs. Marie Starley Porter, age 91 of Trinity, AL, passed away Saturday March 4, 2017.

Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 11 AM in Northview Cemetery in Dublin, GA.

Mrs. Porter was born June 6, 1925 in Laurens County, GA to Mark Starley and Annie Davis Starley....

Mar 4, 2017

A graveside service for Annie W. Devaney, age 86, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 6, 2017 at Northview Cemetery. Rev. Jim Fennell will officiate. Ms. Devaney died Saturday, March 4, 2017.

Mrs. Devaney, a former textile worker at Bil-Jo's and Shamrock, was a member of Springdale Baptist Church. She was...

Mar 1, 2017

Services for Marion Henry Silas, 88, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00PM, on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Dublin Church of God. Burial will follow at Bluewater Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. William Pope and Rev. Steve Hardeman will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday, March 3, 2017 at Townsend Brothers Funeral...

Feb 28, 2017

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Earl Wesley Turner, Jr., age 57, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, March 3, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 1:30PM in Uvalda at the Gibbs Family Cemetery. Pastor Sheila Woods...

Feb 26, 2017

A memorial service for Patricia Ann Fennell, age 74, of Dexter, will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Larry Waldrep will officiate. Mrs. Fennell died Sunday, February 26, 2017.

Mrs. Fennell enjoyed working with flowers, making pear preserves, and her secret pecan...

Feb 24, 2017

Services for Nicholas Lamar Smithson, age 23, of Dublin, will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, February 26, 2017, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Ed Ellington and Rev. Myron Wise will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 2:00 PM. Mr. Smithson died Friday, February 24, 2017.

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Feb 21, 2017

James Hawley (Mac) McCullars, age 75, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, February 23, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery. Rev. Nolon McDaniel will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 12:30PM until funeral hour on Thursday at...

Feb 19, 2017

Services for Robert Earl Sutton, age 74, of East Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 21, 2017, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Curtis Warnock and Rev. Hugh Spivey will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1:00 PM. Mr....

Feb 16, 2017

On February 16, 2017, Doyle Freeman (Chief) Brown, 83, relinquished his long and courageous battle with cancer. Doyle was born on October 28, 1933 to Fannie (Pierce) and Henry Freeman Brown. He worked at Robins Air Force Base and retired after 34 years. Doyle is a graduate of Middle Georgia College and Georgia College and is also an US...

Feb 16, 2017

Jannesse K. Thomas, age 83, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017.

Services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Jefferson Street Baptist Church. Rev. Darren Talley and Rev. Jay Moore will officiate. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM until funeral...

Feb 15, 2017

Addie Lee Carter Webb, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Union Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Mike Mertz and Rev. Robert Webb will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until funeral hour on Friday at the church....

Feb 12, 2017

Robert Earl Hobbs, age 94, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. Mr. Earl grew up in Laurens County working in the grocery business. He was best known as a meat cutter and for having the best sausage. He was a faithful member of Marie Baptist Church for more than...

Feb 12, 2017

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Ronald (Ronnie) Ellis Wright, age 69, of Dexter, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Wright was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was employed by A&P Grocery chain in Griffin and the Atlanta area, prior to moving to Dexter....

Feb 12, 2017

James R. Whittington, age 84, of Dublin, passed away on, Sunday, February 12, 2017. Services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery. Rev. Robert Rogers will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM until funeral hour on Wednesday. Pallbearers will...

Feb 11, 2017

Roy Edward Parkerson, age 86, of Cadwell, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Greg Lowery and Rev. Mark Sweat will officiate. The family will receive friends on Monday evening from 5:00PM until 7:00PM at...