Obituaries

May 9, 2016

Grace Bennett (Johnson) Griffith, 91, of Dublin, GA. died May 9, 2016, in Montgomery, AL. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Townsend Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour. Rev. Joel Dent will officiate. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. She was a member...

May 8, 2016

Doris Alline Mimbs, age 88, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 9:00AM on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Barbara Nelson will officiate. Pallbearers will be Brent Mimbs, Butch Clay, Dalton Mimbs, Jarred Mimbs, Jason Mimbs and Colby Green. Mrs. Mimbs was a homemaker and member...

May 7, 2016

Services for Earl Robert Bland, age 92, of East Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Kelly Maddox and Rev. Glen Jackson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mr....

May 6, 2016

Services for Bernard K. Henry, Sr., age 88, of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Dexter United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Danny "Sam" Collins, Dr. Joel Dent, Rev. Wes Moye, and Dr. Rick Lanford will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM...

May 4, 2016

Paul Leslie Westberry, age 67, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, May 04, 2016. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 6, 2016 from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. There will be no service and burial will be private at a later date. Mr. Westberry was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam....

Apr 29, 2016

Stephen Wayne Hester was born on June 12, 1959, and passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016. Steve was a resident of Dublin, GA, at the time of his death, but was born and raised in Minter, GA. Steve graduated from East Laurens High School in 1977 with many beloved friends. He served six years in the United States Navy...

Apr 26, 2016

Marjorie Cochran , 96 , of Dublin GA passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.

Mrs. Cochran was a long time resident of Dublin GA and a prominent member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She is predeceased by her husband H. L.Cochran, sons Pat Cochran and Don Garnto and her grandson Dale Garnto.

She is...

Apr 25, 2016

Nora Patisaul Grinstead, age 85, of Perry, formerly of Laurens County, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 10:00AM until service time at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Graveside services will follow at 11:00AM in the church cemetery. Rev. Greg Lowery will officiate.

Mrs. Grinstead...

Apr 23, 2016

A graveside service for Annie Merle Glover Smith, age 82 of Dublin, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Birney Phillips will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith passed away Saturday. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the...

Apr 20, 2016

Service for Robert Edward Villarose, age, 90, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Father Stephen J. Pontzer will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 AM. Mr. Villarose died...

Apr 18, 2016

Glenn Larry Bracewell, age 74, of East Dublin, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016. Services will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 3:00PM at Brewton Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Brewton Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Thigpen, Rev. Allen Wiggins and Rev. Kelly Maddox will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2:00PM until funeral...

Apr 18, 2016

Claud Paul Denney died on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the age of 81. He was the son of the late Dewey and Sally Denney of Crab Orchard, Kentucky. He was one of twelve siblings. He was a member of First Independent Methodist Church and the Catherine L. Thomas Sunday School Class. He retired from the Georgia State Patrol with...

Apr 17, 2016

Funeral Service for Mary Love S. Dominy Necessary, age 81, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 22, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Wes Moye will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 AM. Mrs. Necessary died Sunday, April...

Apr 15, 2016

Ora T. Beacham, age 80, of East Dublin, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2016. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6:00PM until 8:00PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Services will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 11:00AM at Bethlehem Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev....

Apr 14, 2016

Nina Colleen Barnhart Childers, age 101, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016.

Services will be held on April 17, 2016 in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home at 2:00 PM. Reverend Grady Mimbs and Mr. Dan Childers officiating. Burial will be in the New Bethel Baptist Church cemetery.

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Apr 12, 2016

The funeral service for Avis Hatcher, age 91, of Dublin, will be held at 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 14, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Danny Duggar and Rev. Darren Talley will officiate. Mrs. Hatcher died Tuesday, April 12, 2016.

Mrs. Hatcher...

Apr 7, 2016

William "Bill" Kymble Thomas, age 72, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. Andy Woods will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Townsend...

Apr 6, 2016

Graveside services for Frank Monroe Flanders, age 56, of Rockledge, will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bob Williams will officiate.

Mr. Flanders was the son of the late Hugh Flanders. He worked at Flanders Construction. Mr. Flanders was a member of Rockledge United Methodist Church....

Mar 28, 2016

Georgia Foskey, age 84, of East Dublin, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. David Canaan will officiate.

Mrs. Foskey was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and the Ladies Sunday School Class. She was...

Mar 27, 2016

Service for Nellie Senn Schwalls, age 90, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pleasant Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Kelly Maddox will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 AM. Mrs. Schwalls died Sunday, March...