Obituaries

Jul 25, 2021

Larry Wayne Knight, age 75, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Knight was born June 21, 1946, in Laurens County, Georgia, to the late, J. Bert Knight and Stella G. Williams Knight. He was retired from Sam Martin Well Drilling and Rentz Cabinet Shop.

In addition to...

Jul 24, 2021

Cathy Lynn Daniels, age 67, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness.

Mrs. Daniels was born October 1, 1953, in Anchorage, Alaska; she was preceded in death by her parents, the late Cecil Claude Slaughter and Betty Willis Slaughter Kight. She was formerly employed by Dublinair Health and Rehabilitation, Laurens Memorial...

Jul 24, 2021

James H. Shoptaw, age 88, of Dublin, passed away on July 24, 2021.

Mr. Shoptaw was born on March 23, 1933, to the late G. C. and Mabel Shoptaw.  During his college years at the University of Georgia, he pledged Sigma Chi fraternity and later welcomed and mentored fraternity brothers generations younger.  He was a member of...

Jul 23, 2021

LeMerle B. Miller, age 87, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Serenity Place.

Mrs. Miller was born on February 12, 1934, in Dublin, Georgia, to the late Harvey L. Brantley, and the late Esther Louise Gaillard Brantley. LeMerle was a homemaker at heart, who loved cooking and keeping a neat home. She was formerly employed by...

Jul 19, 2021

Charles Joseph McCullars, age 83, of Dublin, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2021.

Mr. McCullars was born in Cadwell on February 8, 1938 to the late Mr. Willie A. McCullars and Mrs. Georgia Ann Beck McCullars. He was a member of Snow Hill Baptist Church. Mr. McCullars was a love of sports, he played basketball at...

Jul 17, 2021

Hubert Preston Keen, 76, of Milledgeville, passed away on July 17, 2021. His services will be held on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 2:00 PM, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. The visitation will be from 1:00 until the service time. The burial will follow in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. David Hammond will officiate the services....

Jul 6, 2021

Betty Lord Braswell, age 81, of Cadwell, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

Mrs. Braswell was born in Laurens County on September 6, 1939, to the late Ralph Thomas and Essie Mae Lord. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and also attended Baker Baptist Church. She worked many years as a caretaker at Humpty...

Jul 4, 2021

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Jenkins, age 78, transitioned to her heavenly home on July 4, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born September 15, 1942, in Treutlen County but had lived most of her life in Dublin. She attended Dublin High School and was self-employed until her retirement. She loved her family dearly and would do...

Jul 1, 2021

Carl A. Robinson, age 72, of Dublin, passed away on July 1, 2021.

Carl was born in Laurens County on April 8, 1949, to the late Paul W. Robinson and the late Iva Mae Carr. He attended Dudley High School and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.  Carl was a faithful and dedicated employee of...

Jun 30, 2021

James (Jim) David Carlisle, 79, of Bucyrus, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

Jim lived most of his life in Ft. Lauderdale moving there as a teenager where he worked in a cabinet shop doing woodworking. Then in the late 1960s as a Tile Setter.

Jim moved to Rentz,...

Jun 28, 2021

Otis E. Boyer, age 87, of Rockledge, passed away on June 28, 2021.

Mr. Boyer was born in Rockledge to the late Mr. Chauncey Boyer and Zilphia Wilkes Boyer. He was an educator with 30 years of experience working in the Laurens and Bleckley County School systems. Mr. Boyer was a farmer and a member of Rockledge...

Jun 24, 2021

Luke Harold Youngblood, age 48, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021.

Luke was born in Baldwin County on January 12, 1973, and was a 1991 graduate of West Laurens High School and painter by trade. He loved music and was a great guitar player. He enjoyed playing gospel and blues music and even started...

Jun 23, 2021

Cathy Garrett Chism passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Cathy was born in Swainsboro, Georgia on August 10, 1958, to the late Claude L. and Laverne Hudson Garrett. She was a member of Pine Forest United Methodist Church and a retired member of the Dublin Service League. Mrs. Chism served as a volunteer with CASA and...

Jun 22, 2021

Judy Faye Meacham, age 65, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Mrs. Meacham was born in Laurens County on August 1, 1955, to the late Loyd and Monnie Mae Barron. She was a lifetime member of Olivet Baptist Church where she served for many years as a nursery worker.  In addition to her parents,...

Jun 19, 2021

Marsha Ann Strickland, age 68, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

Ann was born in Laurens County on June 19, 1953, to the late Lyman and Lezellia Hightower. She attended Mt. Vernon First Baptist Church and the Fidelis Sunday School School Class. She liked to sew, watch old movies, and play cards. She...

Jun 17, 2021

Evelyn Dean McKinney, age 91 went on to her heavenly home on June 17, 2021.

Mrs. McKinney was born in Dublin to the late Mr. Prentice Ward and Mrs. Lollie Mae Pittman Ward. She was formerly of Dublin but was living in Eatonton up until her passing. Mrs. McKinney was a long time employee of Imperial Men's...

Jun 15, 2021

Mr. William Truitt Coleman, 92, went home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2021 following a lengthy illness at Southland Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. Mr. Coleman was born December 15, 1928, the oldest of three children born to Mary Ethel Wyatt and Joseph Henry Coleman. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Bernice Barwick...

Jun 15, 2021

Mrs. Carol Faye Stinson McCullars, age 78, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 following an extended illness.

Mrs. McCullars was born February 20, 1943 in Dublin, Georgia; she was preceded in death by her parents, the late, Clarence Lee Stinson and Opal Manning Stinson, her husband, James H. McCullars and a brother, Charles Stinson. She was a...

Jun 13, 2021

Mr. William David Brooks, age 74, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Brooks was born March 13, 1947 in Cleburn, Alabama; he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Leroy Brooks and Ruth Merrill Brooks, a granddaughter, Maggie Grace Norris, two sisters, Betty Self and Helen Rogers...

Jun 11, 2021

Robert "Dale" Thomas, age 78 of Dublin, died Friday, June 11, 2021, at Serenity Place after a brief illness.

Mr. Thomas was a devoted member of Jefferson Street Baptist Church where he served as Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and was the former sound technician. He was a good man, willing to help anyone and was the embodiment...