Obituaries

Feb 11, 2021

Weyman Terry Lord, age 69, of Toomsboro, passed away on February 11, 2021.

Mr. Lord was born in Milledgeville to the late Mr. Weyman B. Lord and Agnes Elizabeth Orr. He was a retired truck driver with Payne Brothers Logging. Mr. Lord loved and enjoyed working. Outside of his work life, he loved spending time with his...

Feb 10, 2021

David Coburn Blackinton passed away on the evening of February 10, 2021, after a nearly four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.  His wife Dr. Dilshad Blackinton, MD, passed away last May of ovarian cancer and a dual memorial service will be held on Narragansett Bay in his home state of Rhode Island, this summer.

Dave followed a career...

Feb 5, 2021

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Feb 5, 2021

Daphne Ayers Roberts passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 5, 2021.

Mrs. Roberts was born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 27, 1933, to the late Seaborn Allen Ayers, and the late Martha Murray Ayers. She was a retired educator, teaching Algebra for over 20 years at Dublin High School. She served as...

Feb 5, 2021

Marvin Ballenger "Bali" Smith of Dublin, GA passed away peacefully on February 5, 2021, after an extended illness. He was 66 years old.

Bali was born on April 10, 1954, in Jesup, GA to Ralph Ballenger Smith and Betty Clark Smith. He was the oldest of 4 children. Bali often shared fond memories of his childhood and...

Feb 5, 2021

Private graveside services for Marjorie Hall Cranford, age 81, of Dublin, will be held by her family.  Mrs. Cranford died Friday, February 5, 2021.

Mrs. Cranford was a graduate of Johnson County High School. She was member of Poplar Springs North Baptist Church and retired from the Carl Vinson V. A. Medical Center.

Mrs. Cranford...

Feb 4, 2021

Graveside Services for James Louis "Louie" Ward. Age 75, of Montrose, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Dublin Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Randy Mimbs will officiate.    Mr. Ward died Thursday, February 4, 2021.

Mr. Ward was a deacon at Montrose Baptist Church.  He worked at Bibb Mfg. Company in Macon, returned to the...

Feb 3, 2021

Tommy Walter (Tom) Mullis, age 74, currently of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, passed away on February 3, 2021.

Tom was one of four children born to Walter and Addie Mullis on September 3, 1946. He is survived by his only son, John Walter Chadwick Mullis; his brothers, Donnie (Peggy) Mullis, and John Mullis; Tom's...

Feb 2, 2021

Pamela Denise Kittrell Braswell, age 54, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Serenity Place surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Braswell was a native of Laurens County and retired from Scott Nursing Home and Rehab where she worked as a CNA. Pamela enjoyed going junking and traveling to the Great Smokey Mountains. She...

Jan 30, 2021

Mrs. Denyse Smith Bass peacefully passed away at her home on January 30, 2021. Denyse was born on December 20, 1961 to the late Marion Smith and Peggy Smith of Laurens County. Denyse is proceeded in death by her father Marion Smith of Laurens County.  She was a loving grandmother to two boys, Thompson and Tucker Bass (Alan and...

Jan 28, 2021

Christine Rowland Hobbs passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Serenity Place surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Hobbs was born January 9, 1934, to the late Carlton and Alice Rowland.  After high school, she worked various jobs before marrying her husband, Argene Hobbs. They were married 43 years at the time of his death. She...

Jan 27, 2021

Melton Elliott Tyson, Sr., age 77, of Dublin, passed away on January 27, 2021.

Graveside services will be held at Dublin Memorial Gardens on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 3:00 PM. Reverend Danny Duggar will be officiating.

Melton Tyson graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelors degree in Business Administration/Banking. He worked in...

Jan 24, 2021

He was an amazingly gifted physician, devoted husband, loving father, and doting abuelo. Dr. Manuel Vega, 64, of Dublin, Georgia was called home to our Heavenly Father on January 24, 2021.

Born in Havana, Cuba, he immigrated with his family to the United States at the age of 9 on a Freedom Flight. He was raised in...

Jan 24, 2021

Billy Wood, age 66, of Glenwood, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021.

Mr. Wood was a native of Laurens County and the son of the late Nathan and Betty Edley Wood. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with the Laurens County Board of Commissioners Public Works and a member of White Springs Baptist Church. Billy...

Jan 23, 2021

On Saturday, January 23, 2021, Sheilah Daws, a loving wife and mother of four children and eight grandchildren, passed away at the age of 69.

Sheilah was born on July 11, 1951, in Covington, GA to Marion and Idell Head.  On June 12, 1970, she married Billy Daws. They raised three sons, Josh, Jeremiah, and Jonathan, and...

Jan 22, 2021

Brenda Woody "Ma Bee" Slaughter, age 72, was born May 24, 1948 in Laurens County. She passed away January 22, 2021. Mrs. Slaughter was the daughter of the late Cameron (Grace) Woody and the late Carolyn Woody.  She was retired from Rockwell Automation/ Allen Bradley.  She was a loving mother, Nana, sister, and Aunt.  She was a member of...

Jan 19, 2021

Horace Edwin Alligood, age 82, of Dexter, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Mr. Alligood was born in Laurens County on April 2, 1938, to the late Horace Franklin and Bernice Braswell Alligood. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center. He was of the Baptist...

Jan 17, 2021

John Elton Shell, age 90, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Mr. Shell was born in Vidalia, GA on June 15, 1930, to the late Harvey Monroe Shell and the late Tiney Viola Williams. He was a logger and retired from Forstmann & Company after many years of dedicated service. He was saved...

Jan 17, 2021

Wayne Pope, age 74, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 25, 2021, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Mr. Thurman Foskey will officiate.

Mr. Pope was born February 17, 1946, in Laurens County to the late Blanton and Bertha Pope. He was a...

Jan 16, 2021

Graveside services for Catherine Holmes, age 79, of Wrightsville, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Dublin Memorial Gardens.  Ms. Holmes died Saturday, January 16, 2021.

Ms. Holmes was a member of Bethsaida Baptist Church and retired Intensive Care LPN from Fairview Park Hospital.  She enjoyed traveling with her lifelong friend, Martha Brown....