Obituaries

Dec 31, 2020

Phillip Edward Baker was born July 11, 1945, in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Baker moved to Dublin with his family in 1950. He passed away on December 31, 2020, while in residence at Shamrock Nursing Home in Dublin, Georgia.

Mr. Baker was a 1963 graduate of Dublin High School and a graduate of Auburn University and a...

Dec 26, 2020

Paula Francis Cannon, age 57, of Dudley, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020.

Mrs. Cannon was born on October 6, 1963, in Fort Myers, FL, to the late Donald Ray and Mildred Byrd Overbee. She was employed as a Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens and was a member of Evangel Assembly of God in East Dublin. Paula...

Dec 24, 2020

Everette Grizzard, age 90, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Fairview Park Hospital.

Mr. Grizzard was born February 22, 1930, in Garden City, Georgia, to the late Lee Ellis and Ila Mae Graham Grizzard. He was Valedictorian at the Georgia Academy for the Blind in 1951 and was a member of Gethsemane United...

Dec 23, 2020

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Marian Couey, a loving, faithful, and devoted wife, mother, sister, beloved aunt, and grandmother, left this earth to join her Father in heaven at the age of 81.

Marian was born to Lucian and Bernice Bracewell on December 29, 1938, in Dublin Georgia. She graduated from Lowery High School in 1956 and...

Dec 21, 2020

Jimmy B. Scott, age 84, of Dublin, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Bluewater Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Keith Hall and Rev. Michael Brooks will officiate.

Pallbearers will be Michael Brooks, Kevin Brooks, Jacob Brooks, Scotty Hall, Zack Hall, and...

Dec 20, 2020

Watson Sapp, age 79, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020.

Mr. Sapp was born June 14, 1941, in Bleckley County, to the late Walker V. and Desma Watson Sapp. He was a member of Cary Baptist Church and worked as a Maintenance Director for Foster Development. He also enjoyed his roadside market where many...

Dec 17, 2020

Neva Lane, age 87, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020.

Mrs. Lane was a homemaker and member of Cadwell Baptist Church. She loved her family and will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to know and love her.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Milton Clyde Lane and Willie...

Dec 15, 2020

Betty L. Taylor, age 88, of Dublin, GA, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Dublinair Health and Rehab.

Mrs. Taylor was born in Edgefield, SC., on December 9, 1932, to the late Ernest and Ruth Gibson Leopard. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro and was a nursery volunteer. She...

Dec 14, 2020

Mildred Perry, age 75, of East Dublin, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Mrs. Perry was a homemaker and retired from Flextsteel Industries. She was a member of Brewton Baptist Church and loved to cook and watch soap operas. She also loved country music and making pecan pies with the pecans she picked up herself. Mrs....

Dec 13, 2020

Martha Lois Wolfe Flanders, 94, died Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the home of her son John and his wife Robin Mullis Flanders in Laurens County, Georgia. Mrs. Flanders was born May 7, 1926, at her parents' home in western Laurens County, the fifth and youngest child of John Martin Wolfe, 1894-1963, and Myrtie Lou Moorman Wolfe, 1898-1971.

Dec 10, 2020

Funeral services were held recently for Charles D. Prescott, III, who passed away on December 10, 2020.

Born Oct.7, 1940, he was the son of the late C. D. "Stump" Prescott and the late Cora Lee McDaniel Prescott.  He was a graduate of Dublin High School, Middle Georgia College, and the University of Georgia where he was...

Dec 10, 2020

Carolyne Strickland Currie, 86, was born on November 5, 1934, in Calvary, Georgia, Grady County, to the late Murray Thomas Strickland and Mildred Shelfer Strickland. She passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

Mrs. Currie was a registered nurse and received her degree in 1955 from GA Baptist School of Nursing, and then in 1987, she received...

Dec 10, 2020

Ann Prescott Hodges, age 93, of Dublin, GA passed away on December 10, 2020, at Serenity Place.

Ann was born on August 3, 1927, in the Condor Community in Laurens County to the late John R. and Callie Graham Prescott. She retired from the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center after 38 years of service, and later owned...

Dec 9, 2020

Dennis Smith, age 60, of Dexter, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.

Mr. Smith was a retired truck driver and also worked over the years with various companies including the Dublin Mall, Farmers Furniture, Choo Choo Supply, and the City of Dublin. He was a member of Dexter Baptist Church and served as the former pastor...

Dec 7, 2020

George Eugene "Gene" Walker, age 73, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020.

Mr. Walker was born in Laurens County on February 14, 1947, to the late George W. and Ruby Heath Walker. He retired from Warner Robins Air Force Base and was a faithful member of Springdale Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and...

Dec 6, 2020

Welton Hugh Williamson, age 86, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Williamson was a graduate of Cedar Grove High school and a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, and former member of Jefferson Street Baptist, and Cedar Grove United Methodist...

Dec 6, 2020

Julia M. Parkerson, age 87, of Cadwell, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Parkerson was born in Laurens County on April 13, 1933, to the late G.L. and Emmie Burch Murkerson. She was a retired Elementary School teacher working many dedicated years with the Laurens County Board of Education. She...

Dec 6, 2020

Olivia Jane Grooms went to sleep in Heavenly peace on Sunday, December 6, 2020.

Olivia was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 20, 2020, to Mr. David and Mrs. Jenny Grooms. Olivia had a deep love of music with her favorites being Alan Jackson and The Piano Guys. Her parents jokingly mentioned that she did not like...

Dec 5, 2020

Lurline Helton Sanders, age 93, of Irwinton, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Mrs. Sanders was born on September 23, 1927, in Bleckley County to the late Willie L. and Lallie Howell Helton. She was a homemaker and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard John Sanders, and...

Dec 5, 2020

Bunny Crawford Hatchett passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Bunny was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 27, 1937. She was raised in Columbiana, Alabama, by her parents, Dr. James Howard Crawford and Lucille DuBose Crawford. She was an active member of Columbiana Methodist Church and graduated as Valedictorian from Shelby County High School. She received a Bachelor...