Obituaries

Nov 10, 2018

James "Jimmy" Edward Smith, Jr., age 77 of Dublin, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jimmy was the son of the late James Edward Smith, Sr. and Lillian Bearse Wolfe.  He was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Eula Smith.

Mr. Smith was a devoted husband of 56...

Nov 4, 2018

Louie T. Mackey, age 89, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Mr. Mackey was born in Laurens County to the late Luther Talmadge Mackey and the late Maude Lee Achord Mackey Coleman. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and the Men's Sunday School Class. He retired from the Johnson County Control Center. Louie...

Nov 2, 2018

Erica Leigh Studdard, age 39, of East Dublin, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. Erica was born in Laurens County and was a graduate of East Laurens High School. She was a nurse and homemaker. She attended Wilkes Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed doing crafts and going to the river with her family and friends. Erica was a...

Nov 1, 2018

Lance James Garrett, Sr., age 85, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018.

Family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be on Wednesday, November 7 at 2:00 PM at Pine Forest United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Dublin Memorial...

Nov 1, 2018

Graveside services for Virginia Smith Murray, age 77, of Dublin, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, November 5, 2018, at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.  Rev. Baron Powell will officiate.

Survivors include her daughters, Cindy Smith (David) of Dublin, Sheila Roundtree (Billy Joe) of Vidalia, Betty Lake (Andy) of Dublin, and Tammy Carter (Jimbo) of Baxley; her...

Oct 31, 2018

Services for Mrs. Maryan Smith Harris will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Northview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM until service hour at Parrish Hall at Christ Episcopal Church.

Mrs. Harris was born in Dublin and was the daughter of the late...

Oct 31, 2018

Judson Leon Green, III, age 80, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, November 3, 2018, at 2 PM at Dublin First Baptist Church, with Dr. Cliff Morris officiating. Burial will follow at 4:30 PM at Evergreen Cemetery in Perry, Georgia.

Mr....

Oct 30, 2018

Willard Bell, age 73, of Dublin, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at New Bethel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Alamo City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM until funeral hour at the church on Saturday. Rev. Grady Mimbs, Rev....

Oct 25, 2018

Zenobia McLendon Jones, age 67, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Ms. Jones was a graduate of Dublin High School, and a loving mother to all of her children. Later in life, she retired from Allen Bradley.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Daryll McLendon.

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Oct 21, 2018

Byron Stewart, age 74, of East Dublin, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.

Byron was a 1962 graduate of East Laurens High School. He served in the United States Navy and United States Marine Corp as a Medic/Dental Tech. He was a graduate of South Georgia College with a degree in...

Oct 21, 2018

Services for Sara Brown Williams, age 83, of Dublin, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 23, 2018, in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Northview Cemetery.  The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 AM.  Mrs. Williams died Sunday, October 21, 2018.

Mrs. Williams was a...

Oct 18, 2018

James "Jim" Brown, age 65, of East Dublin, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018.

Jim was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He was a disc jockey for many years, working for various radio stations including WXLI 92.7, WMLT, and WQZY 95.9. He also worked with the Georgia Department of Corrections at Johnson State Prison for...

Oct 15, 2018

Walter Lee Townsend, age 84 of East Dublin, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018.  Mr. Townsend was the son of the late Otis and Mozell Townsend. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Audrey Townsend and Virginia Gilbert Townsend.

Walter was a retired carpenter and a dedicated husband and father.  He was of the Baptist...

Oct 15, 2018

Debra Kaye Yarbrough, age 55, of Wrightsville, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018.

Mrs. Yarbrough was born in Laurens County. She was preceded in death by J.E. and Ruth Scarborough Self, and her step-father W.R. She was a homemaker and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister.

Survivors include her husband, Timothy A. Yarbrough, of...

Oct 11, 2018

Doris Ethridge Tyson, age 90, entered her Heavenly Home, Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Serenity Place, Dublin.

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, October 15, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.  Rev. Greg Lowery will officiate.  The family will receive friends at the...

Oct 10, 2018

Ronald Everette Newsome, age 57, of Rentz, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.

Mr. Newsome was born in Savannah on November 1, 1960; then later moved to Dublin, Georgia to begin his endeavoring careers. Mr. Newsome worked for JP Stevens for thirty years. He was a warehouse employee at Fred's, where he had perfect attendance for...

Oct 8, 2018

Margaret Marie Barron, nee White, was born July 3, 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa to Mabel Stout and Harry E. White. She was the first girl to arrive after 3 boys, Ralph, Jack and Harold and was, of course, adored and fussed over by everyone and named "Rosebud" by her beloved Grandmother Stout. She grew to be a beautiful...

Oct 8, 2018

Lindsay Michael Swida, age 72, of Dublin, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018.

Mr. Swida was a native of Laurens County and the son of Leonard and Lois Sellers Swida. Mr. Swida was a graduate of Dublin High School, South Georgia College in 1967 and the University of Georgia in 1970. He was also in the...

Oct 8, 2018

Robert Brown, age 80, of East Dublin, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Serenity Place.

Mr. Brown was born in Laurens County and retired from Mohawk Industries and R.C. Cola. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed cutting grass and working on lawnmowers. His greatest love was his family. He was preceded in death...

Oct 7, 2018

Dorothy Chapman Seaton, age 91, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Mrs. Seaton, a native of Dublin, was predeceased by her parents Marshall A. and Ruby Peterson Chapman and a sister, Jane Elizabeth Chapman. She was also predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Frank W. Seaton. Mrs. Seaton attended Agnes Scott College and the University...