Obituaries

Macie Earle Kirby Storey

Macie Earle Kirby Storey

Aug 14, 2018

Ms. Macie Earle Kirby Storey, 77, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Dustin Kirby, Lee Barnes, James Barnes, Michael Kirby, Jonathan Barnes, Kyle...

Janet Long

Janet Long

Aug 12, 2018

ELLAVILLE --- Mrs. Janet Marie Owens Long, 55, of Americus, GA, died Sunday, August 12, 2018, at her residence.  Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 with Rev. William Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donnie Bryan, Chris Toomey, Richard Morgan,...

Bobby Miller

Bobby Miller

Aug 8, 2018

ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Bobby Lee Miller, 84, of Ellaville, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home in Ellaville with Rev. Ricky Rushing officiating. Burial will follow in the Ellaville City Cemetery.  Active pallbearers are Andrew Miller, Jarrod Lewis, Scott...

Carole A. Herring

Carole A. Herring

Aug 6, 2018

Mrs. Carole Ann Herring, 76, of Perry, GA passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018, at The Medical Center of Central Georgia Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Tazewell United Methodist Church with Rev. Joy Wilson and Joey Wells officiating. Burial will follow the service in Tazewell Cemetery....

Willie Bray James, Jr.

Willie Bray James, Jr.

Aug 4, 2018

Mr. Willie Bray James, Jr., 78, of Ellaville, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home in Ellaville with Rev. Mark Kinservik and Mr. Sammy Lee officiating. Burial will follow in the Ellaville City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Jimmy Windham, Andy...

Myrtice P. Lancaster

Myrtice P. Lancaster

Aug 1, 2018

Myrtice P. Lancaster, 97, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at her residence.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating.

Mrs. Lancaster was born November 17, 1920, in Abbeville, AL, to David and Laura Gilbert Parker. She...

Danny Lewis

Danny Lewis

Jul 30, 2018

Mr. Danny Lewis, 62, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at Brown Springs Church of God with Rev. Jeff Johnson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Brown Springs...

Judith Lassen

Judith Lassen

Jul 30, 2018

Mrs. Judith Patricia Lassen (Cotton Candy Lady), 73, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018, at Piedmont Columbus Regional in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Cusseta United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery in Cusseta. The family will receive friends...

Larry Kenneth Joiner

Larry Kenneth Joiner

Jul 30, 2018

Larry Kenneth Joiner, 62, of Buena Vista, GA, formerly of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away at his home on Monday, July 30, 2018.  

Funeral services will be held at a later date in Colorado Springs, CO.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.

Edward Curtis Sartwell

Edward Curtis Sartwell

Jul 28, 2018

Mr. Edward Curtis Sartwell, 69, of Ellaville, GA passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at his residence.  A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Chandler Cemetery in Calhoun, GA with Bro. Clyde McEntyre officiating. 

            Mr. Sartwell was born March 5, 1949 in Montgomery, AL to the late Alexander and Bernice Sartwell. ...

Frances "Sis" Dawkins

Frances "Sis" Dawkins

Jul 25, 2018

Mrs. Frances T. “Sis” Dawkins, 77, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County in Buena Vista, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, July 28, 2018, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service at New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Linda Darnell Fryer

Linda Darnell Fryer

Jul 16, 2018

Mrs. Linda Darnell Fryer, 70, of Geneva, GA, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Cox Cemetery in Geneva with Rev. Terry Hudson officiating. The family will greet friends at the cemetery prior to the service beginning at 9:30am.  Serving as pallbearers will...

Glynn Cooper

Glynn Cooper

Jul 12, 2018

Sheriff (Ret.) Glynn Cooper, 84, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Roscoe Robinson Center in Cusseta, GA, with Dr. Brad Hicks and Rev. Mark Hudson officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow the service at Parkhill...

Helen Ann Beckwith

Helen Ann Beckwith

Jul 6, 2018

Mrs. Helen Ann Carpenter Beckwith, 83, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at Perfect Care, Inc. in Americus, GA.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions are made to Ellaville/Schley County Senior Center, PO Box 839, Ellaville, GA 31806.

Michael "Mike" Anthony Cates

Michael "Mike" Anthony Cates

Jul 5, 2018

Mr. Michael “Mike” Anthony Cates, 61, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Magnolia Manor of Marion County, in Buena Vista, GA.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 11:00 AM with Rev. C.J. Yarbrough and Rev. Mark Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet...

Elizabeth Rogers

Elizabeth Rogers

Jun 30, 2018

Ms. Elizabeth Anthony Rogers, 90, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Kindred Hospice in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Oakland Church of God with Rev. Joshua Toomey and Rev. Mike Toomey officiating. Burial will follow the service at Brown Springs Church of God Cemetery....

James "Jimmy" Snyder

James "Jimmy" Snyder

Jun 30, 2018

James “Jimmy” Grady Snyder, Jr, 66, of Ellerslie, GA, died Saturday, June 30, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Chapel of McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907 with Rev. Eddie Smith officiating. Interment will be held at 5:00 PM on Friday,...

Robert Franklin "Frank" Stringfellow

Robert Franklin "Frank" Stringfellow

Jun 30, 2018

Mr. Robert Franklin “Frank” Stringfellow, 73, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Mr. Stephen Fripp and Rev. Brian Fuller officiating.  Burial will follow in Andersonville National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Blake Stringfellow, Michael Sheffield, Dustin Sullivan, Wade Sullivan,...

Kelly Michelle Richburg

Kelly Michelle Richburg

Jun 28, 2018

Miss Kelly Michelle Richburg, 39, passed away at her residence on June 28, 2018.  A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Watson-Tante Funeral Home from 2:00 – 4:00PM.  The family will receive friends at 36 Hickory Nut Hollow, Box Springs, GA, all other times. 

Kelly was born April 8, 1979 in Columbus, Georgia to Beverly...

Jacquelyn Rigsby Dillard

Jacquelyn Rigsby Dillard

Jun 23, 2018

Ellaville, GA – Mrs. Jacquelyn Rigsby Dillard, 90, passed away on June 23, 2018 at her home in Ellaville, Georgia. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Ellaville United Methodist Church with burial to follow at the Ellaville Cemetery. Rev. Joy Wilson will officiate.

Jacquelyn was born on February 13, 1928, in Ellaville, Georgia,...