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Obituaries
Ms. Hilda Juanita McElroy
Dec 8, 2024
Ms. Hilda Juanita McElroy, age 65, of Americus, Georgia died on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia following many years of declining health.Hilda was born in Macon County, Georgia on October 1, 1959 to John and Betty McElroy. Hilda graduated from Plains High School. In her younger years, she enjoyed square dancing and clogging and...
Dorothy Melinda Wadsworth Al-Azemi
Dec 5, 2024
Ms. Dorothy Melinda Wadsworth Al-Azemi, 74, of Mauk, passed away on December 5, 2024, at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral...
Michael Ryan Mathis, Sr.
Dec 4, 2024
Mr. Michael Ryan Mathis, Sr., 62, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 04, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Brown Springs Church of God with Rev. Jeff Johnson and Richard Davis officiating. The family will greet friends at Brown Springs Church of God on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00PM. Serving as...
Ella James Jones
Nov 23, 2024
Miss Ella James Jones, 1, of Ellaville, passed away bravely after an extended illness at Arthur Blank Children’s Hospital in Atlanta, GA on November 23, 2024. Celebration of life services will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Harrison Woods Event Center, 142 GA Hwy 153, Ellaville with Mr. Dennis Jones officiating. Burial will follow in...
Robert "Bobby" H. Mathes
Nov 23, 2024
Mr. Robert “Bobby” H. Mathes, 78, of Plains, passed away at his residence on November 23, 2024. Services will be private.
Mr. Mathes was born March 22, 1946, in Stony Creek, VA to Robert L. and Maggie Gillenwater Mathes. He was an avid hunter and loved spending time with is children and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Walter Darren Cromer
Nov 20, 2024
Mr. Walter Darren Cromer, 62, of Ellaville, passed away at his residence after an extended illness on November 20, 2024. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating.
Mr. Cromer was born December 30, 1961, to Jesse and JoAnn Cromer in Clearwater, FL. He...
Velma Veal Bentley
Nov 20, 2024
Mrs. Velma M. Bentley, 79, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the graveside. Honorary pallbearers are Bert Veal, Rodney Stevenson,...
Meredith Ann Jones
Nov 19, 2024
Mrs. Meredith Ann Jones, 69, passed away November 19, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital. Services will be held at a later time.
Mrs. Jones was born November 9, 1955 in St. Joseph, MO. She loved farm life, her kids, grandchildren, friends and animals. Mrs. Jones enjoyed gardening and cooking for others. A testament to her hard work, she owned businesses in...
Diana (Wright) Benson
Nov 14, 2024
Diana Wright Benson, 78, of Ringgold, GA passed away Thursday, November 14th, 2024 at her home after a brief illness with leukemia.
A longtime resident of Buena Vista, GA., Diana has made Ringgold her home for the past 13 years. She along with her late husband were owners and operators of Benson’s Store in Buena Vista and she was a...
Marvilyn D. "Cissy" Harvey
Nov 12, 2024
Mrs. Marvilyn D. “Cissy” Harvey, 79, of Americus, passed away peacefully after an extended illness on November 12, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 11:00AM in Ellaville Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Bankhead and Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lonnie Ray, Matthew Ray, Alan Bone,...
Mary Jo Bailey
Nov 4, 2024
Mrs. Mary Jo Bailey, 83, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024, at The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at LaCrosse Road Baptist Church with Rev. Lewis Kiger and Rev. John Pruitt officiating. Burial will follow the service at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus,...
Leonard Gilmore Logan, Jr.
Nov 3, 2024
Leonard Gilmore Logan Jr., former longtime resident of the Outer Banks, passed from this earthly realm on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at age 87. He was born on May 16, 1937 in Flint, Michigan but spent over 50 years as a North Carolina resident beginning with his undergraduate and law school days at Duke University.
While working at the Pentagon in...
T. Burton Wight, Jr.
Oct 30, 2024
Mr. Thomas Burton Wight, Jr. passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2024, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Buena Vista Cemetery with Rev. Jeremy Alexander and Rev. Deborah Wight-Knight officiating. The family will greet friends after the service in the Fellowship Hall of Buena Vista...
Wanda K. Hudson
Oct 27, 2024
Mrs. Wanda K. Hudson, 73, of Buena Vista, GA, gained her angel wings peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown in Columbus, GA, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Per her wishes, no formal funeral will be held. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Wanda was born on June 5,...
Kathryn Bell Wainwright
Oct 24, 2024
As the words to one of her favorite hymns say "Some glad morning when this life is over, I'll fly away to a home on God's celestial shore" that is what Kathy Wainwright did on October 24, 2024. She passed away peacefully from her earthly home to her heavenly home surrounded by her loved ones.
Funeral services for Kathy Wainwright will...
Harry William Hummel
Oct 24, 2024
Mr. Harry William Hummel, 91, of Ellaville, passed away after an extended illness on October 24, 2024. Services will be held in Northumberland, PA at a later time with burial in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Hummel was born on August 3, 1933, in Northumberland, PA to Harry H. and Carrie Mull Hummel. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps...
Billie Standridge Wall
Oct 1, 2024
Mrs. Billie Standridge Wall, 86, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Taylor County Health and Rehab. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville, GA, with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour...
Nellie Lee Lucas Way
Sep 30, 2024
Mrs. Nellie Lee Lucas Way, 98, died on September 30, 2024. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 11:00 AM in Ellaville City Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Morrow, Jr. officiating. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville on Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
Mrs. Way, as she was affectionately known to...
Terry Rigsby
Sep 28, 2024
Mr. Terry Rigsby, 65, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Shema Baptist Church at 11:00AM with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating.
Mr. Rigsby was born January 19, 1959, in Buena Vista, GA to Elgie and Ruth Underwood Rigsby. He was a hard-working father, who loved his family dearly. Mr. Rigsby...
Sara J. Hamlet
Sep 25, 2024
Sara J. Hamlet, 82, of Mauk, GA, passed away September 25, 2024 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was married to her late husband Billy Hamlet for over 62 years. Together they have 4 children: 3 sons, William Hamlet, Jr. and his wife Debra, Steve Hamlet and his wife Crystal, and Tommy Hamlet and his wife Betty; a...
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