Obituaries

Aug 8, 2016

Funeral service for Alfred William Payne, Jr., age 73, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 11, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ken Rodgers and Keith Brooks will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday at...

Aug 5, 2016

Graveside services for Marian P. Edwards, age 87, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, August 8, 2016, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Brad Ball and David W. Edwards, II will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sunday at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Edwards died Friday, August 5,...

Aug 5, 2016

Carroll L. Scott, age 82, of Dublin, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016.

Services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, August 7, 2016 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will private. Pastor Myron Wise will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday at Townsend Brothers...

Aug 4, 2016

Georgia Anna Campbell Murphy, age 88, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Poplar Springs South Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the McDaniel Family Cemetery. Rev. Lewis Miller and Rev. Alan Heath will officiate. The family will be receiving friends at her...

Aug 3, 2016

Lola Davis, age 72, of Dublin, passed away on August 3, 2016.

Services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, August 6, 2016 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Chad Drew will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6:00PM until 8:00PM...

Aug 2, 2016

Phillip Michael Carter, 62, of Glenwood, GA, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016.

Mike was born November 5, 1953 in Camilla, GA and was a lifelong resident of Laurens County. He worked as a crane operator for Dublin Construction before his health declined. Mike never met a stranger and loved spending time with friends and family, especially his...

Jul 30, 2016

Graveside services for Dorothy Rowland Josey, age 103, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Matt Haywood will officiate. Mrs. Josey died Saturday, July 30, 2016.

Mrs. Josey was a member of Springdale Baptist Church and also of the American Hemerocallis Society.

She...

Jul 28, 2016

Graveside services for Clay Slaughter, age 72, of Dudley, will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jerry Weaver will officiate. Mr. Slaughter died Thursday, July 28, 2016.

Mr. Slaughter attended Dudley High School, Berry College and Mercer University. He had a lifetime involvement with sports for his...

Jul 24, 2016

Services for Wilma Lee Ballard, age 81 of East Dublin, will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Resurrection Assembly of God, East Dublin, with burial to follow in the Graham Memorial Church of the Nazarene Cemetery. Rev. Hugh Spivey and Rev. James Covington will officiate. The family will receive friends at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, Wednesday...

Jul 16, 2016

Jul 10, 2016

Eddie Foskey, Jr., age 90, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. David Canaan will officiate.

Mr. Foskey was of the Baptist faith and retired from Forstmann & Company. He was also owner and...

Jul 3, 2016

Funeral service for Don H. Johnson, age 75, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Cain will officiate. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, at the funeral home. Mr. Johnson died Sunday, July 3,...

Jun 30, 2016

Mary Erwin Orr, age 77, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church of Dublin. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery. Rev. Bob Williams and Rev. Tyler Plaxico will officiate. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m....

Jun 28, 2016

Harvel Bishop Ussery of Dublin, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 2, at 12:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Dublin with Bishop Rex Boland officiating. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Church from 10:00...

Jun 26, 2016

Delamar Giddens, age 83, of Dexter, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at New Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Grady Mimbs and Rev. Ken Rodgers will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until...

Jun 24, 2016

Gene Charles Evans, age 56 of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Dublin, passed away June 24, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 16, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Darren Talley will officiate. Mr. Evans was born in Macon and lived much of his life in Dublin. He was preceded in...

Jun 22, 2016

Services for Reginald Delano Butler of Dudley who passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, will be held Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens.

Delano was born on March 29, 1934, to Doris Whittle Butler and Tom Watson Butler, now both deceased....

Jun 20, 2016

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Genelle Evans, age 75, of Rockledge, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Minter Baptist Church with burial to follow in Minter Cemetery. Rev. Len Woodard and Rev. Johnny Baggett will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening...

Jun 20, 2016

Myra Dominy Fordham, age 76 of Dublin, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church. Rev. Rusty Stewart will officiate. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Eastman, GA. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers...

Jun 20, 2016

Tony Marshall Poole, age 56, of Cedar Grove, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016.

Services will be held at 3:00PM on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Baker Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Joey Diers and Mr. Don Warren will officiate. The family will receive friends on...