Obituaries

Oct 9, 2020

Margaret Ellen Spivey, age 88, of East Dublin, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Fairview Park Hospital under the care of Serenity Hospice.

Mrs. Spivey was a lifetime resident of Laurens County and was born January 9, 1932, to the late Charlie and Lillie Mae Loyd Norris. She was a graduate of Wilkes High...

Oct 9, 2020

Reginald Oliver Wood, of East Dublin, passed away on October 9, 2020, at the Scott Nursing Home and Rehab Center.

Mr. Wood was born in Savannah to the late Edward J. Wood and Joyce Faye Snow on February 14, 1960. He was a United States Air Force veteran. He also was an avid Kyle Bush fan of...

Oct 7, 2020

Julius "Butch" Jeskey, age 74, of Rentz, GA, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.

Mr. Jeskey was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a United States Navy Veteran, serving his country during the Vietnam conflict. He worked many years as a policeman and as a System Engineer with the Cleveland School System. He was a former...

Oct 2, 2020

Shirley T. Thomas, age 85 of Dexter, died Friday, October 2, 2020.

Mrs. Thomas was a Member of Dexter Baptist Church, the Pilot Club of Dublin, and was the office manager of Earl Thomas State Farm Insurance Agency.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Shirley was preceded in death by her...

Oct 1, 2020

Sue D. Hall, age 89, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Mrs. Hall was a member of Pine Forest United Methodist Church where she was a Pre-School volunteer, member of the United Methodist Women Group, Senior Foresters, Ladies Sunday School Class, We Care Group, a Golden Note, and served the church in many other...

Sep 28, 2020

Services for Mary Alice Howard, 79, of Dublin will be held on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 11:00 AM at New Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Grady Mimbs, Rev. James Fennell, and Rev. Ken Rodgers will officiate. The family will receive friends and family one hour prior to the service at the...

Sep 26, 2020

Graveside services for Mrs. Mable B. Keen, 92, will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Graham Memorial Church of the Nazarene Cemetery. The Rev. George Grimes will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until the service hour at the cemetery.

Born in Laurens County on March 31, 1928, Mrs....

Sep 23, 2020

Betty Watson McCullars, age 84, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Mrs. McCullars was born in Laurens County on June 18, 1936, to the late Clarence James Watson and the late Alberta Register Watson. Betty was of the Assembly of God faith and loved going to the mountains and getting her hair done. She...

Sep 23, 2020

Frankie E. Bracewell, age 75, of Rentz, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Mr. Bracewell was born in Laurens County to the late Francis Eugene and Bertie Mae Wynn Bracewell. He served in the Georgia National Guard and was a member and Deacon of Jefferson Street Baptist Church. Frankie loved to travel, ride motorcycles, hunting, and...

Sep 19, 2020

Viola Akers Mills, age 87, of Dexter, Georgia passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Mrs. Mills was a true, coal miner's daughter born June 3, 1933, in Sourwood Hollow, Lee City, Kentucky to the late Edgar Junior and Callie Salley Akers. Viola lived in Catlettsburg, Kentucky until 1968 before moving to Orlando, Florida, and then to...

Sep 18, 2020

Wilmer Henry "Pete" Frost went to his heavenly home on Friday, September 18, 2020.

Mr. Frost was born on May 6, 1937, to the late John Clinton and Maudie Lee Frost. He was of the Primitive Baptist faith and served as a deacon and song leader of Bethel Primitive Baptist Church for many years. He loved his...

Sep 16, 2020

Thomas Howell Chamblee, age 81, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Mr. Chamblee was born in Walton County and moved to Laurens County in 1948. He attended Dudley School and served six years in the United States Army Reserves. He was of the Methodist faith and worked on a farm and at Ward's Service...

Sep 13, 2020

Charles Robert Frost, 96, of Dublin died Sunday, September 13, 2020, at Serenity Place. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Jefferson Street Baptist Church. He was a car salesman for most of his life. He has lived at Twelve Oaks Assisted Living for the last three years.

Preceding him in death were his parents,...

Sep 13, 2020

Mrs. Mary Allen Bass passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Bass was born in Laurens County on August 28, 1928, to the late John Lewis Allen and the late Emmie Christian Allen. She was the owner and the driving force behind Bass Rehab. She was a member of Olivet Baptist...

Sep 13, 2020

Gail Jane Hall Patisaul, age 60, of Rentz, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020.

Mrs. Patisaul was born in Laurens County and worked many years at Bassett Furniture. She was a member of Snow Hill Baptist Church and was an avid Falcon and Braves Fan. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend. Gail was...

Sep 12, 2020

Betty Jo Todd, of East Dublin, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020.  She was 87 years old.

Betty Jo was born in Cadwell, Georgia to the late Fred and Bernie Lee Brown.  She was a graduate of Cadwell High School.

Betty Jo was a seamstress for 30 years at Oxford Industries in Dublin,...

Sep 11, 2020

Virginia Cliatt Yarbrough, age 92, of Dublin, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020.

Mrs. Yarbrough was born May 8, 1928 to the late Edward Judson Cliatt and the late Norma Spires Cliatt. She was a member of Springdale Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star #175. She enjoyed people and always made people welcome in...

Sep 10, 2020

Cecilia Anne Lovett, age 77, of Dublin, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Mrs. Lovett was a graduate of East Laurens High School and a member of Central Drive Baptist Church. She was a paper carrier for the Courier Herald for many years and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by...

Sep 8, 2020

Kathy Jo Barron, age 64, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

Kathy was a member of Charity Baptist Church and worked at Easter Seals until she could no longer work. She lived at the Heritage House and considered all of them an extension of her family.  Kathy loved God and her family deeply and...

Sep 8, 2020

Mary Lois Smith Whitfield Palmer passed away on September 8, 2020.  She was born April 11, 1927, to Claude Lee Smith and Alma Mimbs Smith, in Brewton, Georgia.  Lois was raised on the Lehman and Beeman Keen Plantation near Brewton and lived her entire life in Laurens County.

She retired from Claxton-Lawrence Ford, where she was employed...