Obituaries

Apr 29, 2019

William James "Jimmy" Stinson, age 77, of East Dublin, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.

Mr. Stinson was a native of Laurens County and a devoted husband, father, and granddaddy. He was a

faithful member of First Baptist Church of Dublin where he served as a Deacon and church moderator. He was also Chairman...

Apr 28, 2019

Brooke Amanda Clements, age 31, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Brooke was a member of Union Baptist Church and currently attending Baker Baptist Church. She was a devoted mother and her greatest love in life was her children and family. Brooke loved spending time by the water, shopping and spending time outdoors with...

Apr 28, 2019

Jared O'Neal, age 39, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Jared was a native of Laurens County and was a loving son, brother, and father. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ted Kirby; paternal grandfather, Mr. Ernest Eugene O'Neal; paternal step-grandfather, Mr. Lyndell Sexton, and brother, Kirby...

Apr 28, 2019

Kirby O'Neal, age 44, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Mr. O'Neal was a native of Laurens County and a graduate of Dublin High School Class of 1993. He was a Sergeant, Sgt. 1371 and Combat Engineer I, in the United States Marines, serving in April 1994 until April 1998. He then worked with...

Apr 27, 2019

Edna Shiver Powell, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 27, 2019 with her family. She leaves behind a husband of 56 years, M.R., three daughters and their husbands, Stephanie (Alan), Caroline (Tanner) and Ashley (Todd) and eight grandchildren; Michael, Zac, Avery, Logan, Connor, Callista, Jake and Ty. She is also survived by several brothers and...

Apr 26, 2019

Mary Bridges Rowe, age 75, of Dublin passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019.

Mary was raised in Montrose and graduated from Dudley High School where she excelled in basketball.  She retired from the United States District Court for the Middle District of GA. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Dublin.  She loved to...

Apr 24, 2019

Dillard Lee Alligood, age 76, of Dexter, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Services for Mr. Alligood will be held privately.

Dillard was of the Baptist faith and retired sales coordinator for Merita Bakery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murray and Alice Evans Alligood.

Survivors include his wife of...

Apr 24, 2019

David Robert Register, Jr., age 93, of Rentz, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, April 26, 2019 in Rentz Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00PM until 8:00PM on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.

Mr. Register was born in Laurens County to...

Apr 23, 2019

Rev. James David Millwood, Sr. went home to be with his Lord on April 23, 2019 at the VA Medical Center, Dublin, Georgia where he had been lovingly cared for the last 3 years.

Services include a visitation at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, Thursday, April 25, from 4:00 until 6:00 in Dublin, GA. On Saturday, April 27,...

Apr 22, 2019

Carmen Donesa Evans Arnold, age 46, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Friday, April 26, 2019 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Snowhill Baptist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Kelly Maddox will officiate.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday from 1:00 PM until the funeral...

Apr 19, 2019

Vonelle Young Morton, age 82, of Dublin, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Serenity Place.

Mrs. Morton was born in Laurens County to the late Willie B. and Mattie Lou Young. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, and watching the hummingbirds, but her greatest love was spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she...

Apr 17, 2019

Barbara R. Claxton, age 85, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Mrs. Claxton was born in Laurens County to the late L.B. and Lorena Hutchins Roberts. She was a retired banker working many years at Nations Bank/Bank of America. She was a member of Grace Church and owner of GAL Claxton Enterprises. In addition...

Apr 17, 2019

Linda Tate Moses, age 70, of Dublin, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Olivet Baptist Church. Burial will follow at 2:30 pm at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park in Montezuma, GA. Rev. David Pohto and Rev. Roy Rehberg will officiate. The family will receive...

Apr 17, 2019

Brother Jim McLendon, age 86, of Homer, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Brother Jim was born on April 25, 1932, in Columbus, Georgia; a son of the late James Jesse and Katherine Hammond McLendon. He was also preceded in death by his son, Mike McLendon and brother, Ed Sanderlin. Brother McLendon was a member...

Apr 16, 2019

Willa Dean Brown Jones, age 80, of East Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, April 19, 2019 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery. Rev. Thomas Lumley and Rev. Brandi Lumley will officiate.

The family will receive friends...

Apr 15, 2019

Russell S. Smith, age 66, of Dublin, GA, passed away on Monday April 15, 2019.

Services for Mr. Smith will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019 beginning at 10:00 AM in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at 4:00 PM in ...

Apr 14, 2019

Addie Irene Spires, age 81, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019.  Mrs. Spires was a native of Telfair County and was a resident of Laurens County for many years. She was a Member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Irene was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She devoted her whole life to her family.

Mrs. Spires was preceded...

Apr 13, 2019

Carl F. Austerlitz passed away unexpectedly on April 13, 2019 at Fairview Park Hospital, Dublin, GA, at 80 years of age.

Carl is survived by his loving daughter, Kayla Marie, and her husband, Mark Totte; grandson, Charlie, and loved by other family members including; Kimberly Tyson, Mia Villarreal, Marilyn Drummond, and relatives in Maryland, New York, and...

Apr 10, 2019

Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019, Mack Fitzgerald peacefully left the world to begin his Heavenly journey.  Born May 2, 1920 in Ben Hill County, Mack was 98 years...11 months…and 8 days old.  He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 74 years, Deedy, and his daughters Anne F. Nelms (David), and Nancy F. Yeager (Barry) of Fitzgerald and...

Apr 3, 2019

Funeral services for James Talmadge "Tal" Fountain, Sr., age 86, will be held 11:00 AM Saturday April 6, 2019, at Bluewater Baptist Church with visitation at the church from 10:00 AM until funeral starts.

Rev. Gene Hemingway will officiate, and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Fountain was born March 23, 1933 in...