Obituaries

Mar 7, 2022

Valerie Lynn Kennedy, age 42, passed away on March 7, 2022.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Snowhill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Kennedy was born in Bibb County on December 13, 1979, and was a homemaker who enjoyed arts and crafts. She loved everyone and never met...

Mar 7, 2022

Mr. Jimmy Douglas Collins, Sr., age 80, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 at Serenity Place following a brief illness.

Mr. Collins was born January 13, 1942 in Dexter, Georgia; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Enoch Benjamin Collins & Essie Pope Collins and two brothers, Max Collins and Hugh Collins. He was...

Mar 6, 2022

Thomas Michael "Tommy" King, age 60, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, after a brief illness.

Mr. King was born in Laurens County on February 2, 1962, and was self-employed in the land grading and property management business.

He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas B. King, Jr.

Mar 5, 2022

Nell Towns Rulli, age 96, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at her home.

Mrs. Rulli was a member of Pine Forest United Methodist Church where she was a choir member and a Sunday School teacher. She owned and operated Rulli's Gifts & Accessories in Dublin. Her husband Andy worked in concert with her as he...

Mar 3, 2022

Mr. Ralph Jefferson (Jeff) Jones, age 64, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022.

Mr. Jones was born January 6, 1958, in Dublin, Georgia; he was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Lydia Jones, and his sister, Beth Jones.

Jeff is survived by his son, Rex Jones; his sisters: Deborah (Jimmy) Rogers, Lucy Jones,...

Mar 1, 2022

Celebration of life services for Mrs. Virginia York Reynolds, age 87, of Dublin, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Dublin. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service in the sanctuary. Dr. Darrell Paulk and Dr. Cliff Morris will officiate. Interment will follow at Dublin Memorial...

Feb 28, 2022

Peter Plodek, age 69, of Dublin, passed away on February 28, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Plodek was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1974-1987. He was employed as an engineer with Pratt & Whitney for 29 years before retirement. He was preceded in death by his father, George Plodek, and his mother,...

Feb 27, 2022

Celebration of life services Mr. Julian Clarence Reynolds Sr., 89, of Dublin, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Dublin. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service in the sanctuary. Dr. Darrell Paulk and Dr. Cliff Morris will officiate. Interment will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens....

Feb 26, 2022

Mrs. Marguerite Barron, age 98, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Serenity Place following an extended illness.

Mrs. Barron was born June 2, 1923 in Dexter, Georgia; she was preceded in death by her parents, the late E.L. Smith & Della Braswell Smith; her husband, Prentice O. Barron; a daughter and son-in-law, Joyce & Tal Fuqua;...

Feb 24, 2022

Mr. Clinton Matthew Ellison, age 88, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022 following a brief illness.

Mr. Ellison was born March 21, 1933 in Carrollton, Georgia; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Rev. & Mrs. T.F. Ellison (former pastor of Dublin First Church of the Nazarene), a grandson, Chris Thompson, a great-great-grandson, Drake...

Feb 24, 2022

Warren Russell Bryant, age 72, of Dublin passed away on February 24, 2022.

Mr. Bryant was born in Dublin to the late Mr. Russell Bryant and Mrs. Effie Juanita Gay. He retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections. He was previously employed by Dublin Alternator and was also a truck Driver for a time. He was a...

Feb 23, 2022

Solomon Waitus Bradley, age 89, passed away on February 23, 2022. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 26 from 2:00 to 3:00 in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Bradley at Fox and Weeks Funeral Home in (7200 Hodgson Memorial Dr, Savannah, GA 31406) Savannah, Georgia on March...

Feb 21, 2022

Mr. David Menzo Smith, age 72, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 at Fairview Park Hospital.

Mr. Smith was born September 1, 1949 in Cadwell, Georgia; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Reason Menzo Smith & Rozelle Burch Snellgrove; four brothers, Jody Smith, Carl Snellgrove, Chris Wright and Joe Snellgrove and three sisters,...

Feb 19, 2022

Allen Wines Mason, age 87 of Dublin, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2022.

Mr. Mason was born in Dublin to the late Mr. Morton C. Mason Sr. and Mrs. Gladys Wines Mason. He was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church was a part of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #1316. He is preceded in death...

Feb 17, 2022

A graveside service for Willie M. Curry (Billie), of Dublin, will be held Saturday, February 19 th at 2:00 p.m. at Bethsaida Baptist Church of Dublin. Mrs. Curry passed away on February 17, 2022.  Robert Harrison will officiate.

Mrs. Curry was born on October 6, 1924, to the late Will and Maude Rogers, and was the youngest...

Feb 17, 2022

Bruce Sapp, age 64, of East Dublin, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Sapp was a native of Laurens County and was born on January 6, 1958. He retired from the state prison system and was a family man who enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and on the lake....

Feb 13, 2022

Miss Beverly Jane Starley, age 68, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital following an extended illness.

Beverly was born November 25, 1953, in Macon, Georgia; she was preceded in death by her father, the late CW3 James O. Starley, Sr. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints....

Feb 12, 2022

Graveside services for Lois Chapman Barr, age 84, will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will precede the service at 1:00 p.m.

Mrs. Barr was born on August 30, 1937, in Milledgeville, Georgia, to the late Joseph Poole Chapman and the late Jewell Chapman Wheeler....

Feb 10, 2022

Mr. Bobby R. Hewett, age 92, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Serenity Place following an extended illness.

Mr. Hewett was born April 24, 1929 in Quitman, Georgia; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Perry Alfred Hewett and Maddie Lenora Carter Hewett, his wife of 66 years, Virginia S. Hewett, three brothers,...

Feb 8, 2022

Virginia "Debbie" Watson, age 71, of Rentz passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin. Ms. Watson spent most of her career serving customers with a gentle laugh and warm smile at Huddle House and Waffle House. Throughout her life, she was a caregiver to her mother and her siblings. When Ms. Watson was...