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Obituaries
Lydia Shawn Brown
Feb 11, 2024
Ms. Lydia Shawn Brown, 50, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Ms. Brown was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA, on August 9, 1973, to Jonathan Payne and Elaine Green Payne. She was a homemaker and her main focus was her grandchildren. Ms. Brown...
James Oscar Carpenter
Feb 9, 2024
Mr. James Oscar Carpenter, 82, of Vienna, GA, passed away at his residence, surrounded by his family, on February 9, 2024. Memorial services will be held in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Cliff Kirkland and Rev. Lisa Johnson officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 PM until...
Philip French
Jan 28, 2024
Mr. Philip Eugene French, 75, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA.
Mr. French was born in Columbus, GA, on December 1, 1948, to Eugene Norton and Voncile Phillips French. A member of Draneville Union Church, he had been employed with the Marion County as the Tax Assessor for many...
Jimmy B. Culpepper, Sr.
Jan 22, 2024
Mr. Jimmy B. Culpepper, Sr., 86, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away Monday, January 22, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home, Buena Vista with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in Tazewell Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will...
William Dee Sutherland
Jan 20, 2024
Mr. William Dee Sutherland, 69, of Buena Vista, passed away on January 20, 2024. A Celebration of Life forthe Sutherland brothers will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Mount Carmel Baptist Church.
Mr. Sutherland was born April 8, 1954 in Cherry Point, NC to Layton D. and Irma Fay Ragan Sutherland. During his life, he lived in...
Jan Elaine Vasil
Jan 20, 2024
Mrs. Jan Elaine Vasil, 69, of Ellaville, passed away on January 20, 2024, peacefully at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at Shema Baptist Church on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM with Bro Troy Fripp officiating. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be A.J. Newcomb, Brion Newcomb, Chad...
Cynthia Adams Bailey
Jan 15, 2024
Cynthia Adams Bailey, 69, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, January 19, 2024, at New Life Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church on Friday one...
Roy Douglas Sutherland
Jan 11, 2024
Roy Douglas Sutherland passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the age of 64, from complications of pneumonia. A Celebration of Life for the Sutherland brothers will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Hwy 30. There will be another Celebration of Life for Roy held in Munford, TN in June....
Leonard Greyling Royal
Jan 8, 2024
Mr. Leonard Greyling Royal, 66, of Ellaville, GA, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on January 8, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville, with Bro. Stephen Fripp officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Dariel Streetman,...
Jacob E Ryan Cannon
Dec 30, 2023
Jacob E Ryan Cannon, 21, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, in Buena Vista, GA.
Jacob was born February 13, 2002, in Columbus, GA, to Charles Lemuel Cannon and Evonne Brown. He worked as a laborer building bleachers for Pat Patterson. Jacob worked on the road a lot but when he was home he enjoyed fishing, riding dirt roads,...
James Patrick Smith
Dec 26, 2023
Mr. James Patrick Smith, 62, of Ellaville, passed away peacefully at his home on December 26, 2023. Graveside services will be held in Ellaville City Cemetery on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM with visitation to be held at Way-Watson Funeral Home from 1:00 – 1:45PM with a procession to follow to the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steven Smith, Casey...
Samuel Lloyd Hudson
Dec 25, 2023
Mr. Samuel Lloyd Hudson, 68, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023, at Pruitt Health in Ashburn, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Liberty Hill Cemetery in Cusseta, GA, with Rev. Robert McDaniel officiating. The family will greet friends at the graveside beginning at 1:00PM until service...
Warren Eugene Greene
Dec 25, 2023
Mr. Warren Eugene Greene, 68 of Ellaville, passed away suddenly at his home, from a heart attack, on December 25, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023, in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM with Rev. Joel Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 PM until...
Donnie Cummings
Dec 14, 2023
Mr. Donnie Cummings, 75, of Box Springs, GA passed away on December 14, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM in Buena Vista Cemetery with Rev. Brian Litch officiating.
Mr. Cummings was born November 1, 1948 to Rayford Frank and Bernice Lewis Cummings. He enjoyed doing...
Mitch Dollar
Dec 13, 2023
Mr. Mitchell “Mitch” Nathaniel Dollar, 62, of Ellaville passed away at his residence on December 13, 2023. Memorial services will be held in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM with Bro. Stephen Fripp officiating.
Mr. Dollar was born September 13, 1961 in Bainbridge, GA to Jackie Nathaniel and Geneva Addison...
Marjorie Robinson
Dec 6, 2023
Marjorie Lavon Robinson, 109, of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga passed away on December 6, 2023. Marjorie was originally from Andersonville, Ga. For most of her life, she resided in Rochelle, Ga. Later in life she moved to Hahira, Ga and then finally lived in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga at the Rosewood Assisted Living.
Marjorie married George Elton Robinson in 1935 and they...
Robert Wells
Dec 5, 2023
Mr. Robert Lee Wells, 64, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at Draneville Union Church Cemetery with Joey Wells officiating. The family will greet friends after the service.
Mr. Wells was born in Columbus,...
Helen Vinyard Baker
Dec 2, 2023
Mrs. Helen Vinyard Baker, 74, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital. A graveside funeral will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Harmony Cemetery in Cusseta, GA. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, on Monday, December 4, 2023, from 5:00-7:00PM.
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Julius Edward "Skeeter" Collins, Jr.
Nov 30, 2023
Mr. Julius Edward “Skeeter” Collins, Jr., 93, of Cordele, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Crisp Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12:00PM on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2817 Ebenezer Road, Ellaville, GA, with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jay...
Robert C. Mims, Sr.
Nov 28, 2023
Robert Calvert Mims, Sr., 84, of Morris, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. A memorial service is planned for a later date.
Mr. Mims was born in Springvale, GA, on September 2, 1939, to Cecil Mims and Clara Louise Williams Tucker. A proud military veteran, he served in the Army in the 4th...
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