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Vinnie Charleen McCollough passed away on May 4, 2025, at the age of 81.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 42 years, Donald Augustus McCollough.
She was an amazing mom, deeply devoted to her family and lovingly remembered by all who knew her. She lived for her children, always striving to see us...

Mrs. Peggy Jo Sutton Hall, 80, of Albany, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at her residence.
The funeral service was held at 11 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Banks Funeral Home Chapel with a private interment at the Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jan Masters officiated.
Mrs. Hall was born on August...

William Howell "Billy" Welch, 85, of Moultrie, died at his home on April 23, 2025.
Graveside services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Terry Mitchell, Matthew Mitchell, Bryan Dell, Adam Reese, Robert Jolly, and Christopher Taylor served as pallbearers.
Born on March...

Mr. Odis Lavone Crosby, Sr. was born on July 19, 1946, in Moultrie, Georgia he was the son of the late Odis Mason Crosby and the late Pearly Mae McMillan Crosby. Mr. Crosby passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at his residence.
Mr. Crosby worked at the local Moultrie Radio Station WMTM as a disc jockey for 18...

MOULTRIE, GA - Maxwell Gary Hancock, 91, of Moultrie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025, while surrounded by family at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. Nick Dawson and Rev. Hugh Ward...

Fay Gardner Bryant, age 78 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Born in Coolidge, Georgia on January 15, 1947, Fay was the daughter of the late Delma C. and Dottie Ree Strickland Gardner. She was a retired paraprofessional with Sunset Elementary School in Moultrie.
Fay and Wayne moved to...

Mr. Danny Glover, 76 of Worth County died Friday March 21, 2025 at his residence.
The graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday March 24, 2025 at the Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Keith Lairsey will officiate.
Mr. Glover was born on September 2, 1948 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Willie Carl Glover...

Bama Faulkner Norman, 92, of Moultrie, died at her home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Mount Olive Baptist Church, with Mr. Michael Norman and Mr. Dennis Waldrep officiating. Entombment followed at Baker/Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with Reverend...

Mr. Timmy "Tim" D. Hackney age 67 of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, in Haven Hospice Custead Care Center Orange Park.
He was born November 20, 1957, in Madison, West Virginia to the
late Paul and Shelby (Bradshaw) Hackney.
Tim was a retired maintenance
supervisor and painter. He was of the...

Roy Calvin VanVlake, Jr., 80, of Moultrie, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Moultrie Church of Christ with Minister Zack Griffin officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

James W. (Jim) Knight passed away, peacefully, Feb. 22, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. He was a resident of Gainesville, FL since 1973 and the retired Dean of the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Florida. Born in Macon, GA on May 20, 1941, he was a graduate of Moultrie (GA) High School...

Catherine Little Rountree was born on April 26, 1927, in Fulton County. She was called to her Heavenly Home on February 10, 2025, from her residence in Colquitt County.
Mrs. Catherine was devoted to God and her family. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church and the Dorcas Sunday School class.
She was married to...

Marie S. Johnson, 84, of Moultrie, passed away at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Hugh Ward officiating. Interment will follow at Cobb/Suncrest Memorial Gardens....

Mala Ann Webb Hughes, 80, of Moultrie, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Westview Cemetery, with Reverend Dr. Rich Wright and Reverend Amanda Hughes officiating.
The family will receive...

Rubye Lee Tucker Blackman, 90, of Moultrie, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 13, 2025, in Westview Cemetery with the Reverend Paul Milligan officiating. The family will greet friends after the service at Westview...

"Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind." William Wordsworth
William G. Fallin died peacefully on January 4, 2025, leaving a deep legacy of faith, family, love, and service. This legacy is what remains...

Charlotte Christine Roberts Jarvis, 72, of Moultrie, died at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2025, In the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Hancock officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the...

Graveside funeral services for Rosalind Monk Lastinger, 87, of Suwanee, GA, formerly of Cairo, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, 2024, at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, 6623 Lower Meigs Road, Meigs, GA 31765. Rev. Ron McCaskill will officiate. Interment will be in New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery....

Joyce Elaine Wilson Hewitt, 86, of Moultrie, passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at Legacy Village at Park Regency.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM, Monday, December 16, 2024, at Heritage Church with the Reverend David Brown and the Reverend John Eubanks officiating. A private family interment will...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Phylis Meadows Major, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and disciple of Christ. She entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on November 29, 2024.

Born on January 4, 1949, in Moultrie, Georgia, Phylis was the daughter of the late Idus W....

Carl Oscar Morgan, 82, of Moultrie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Herman Hampton officiating. Interment will follow in Cobb-Suncrest Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Mrs. LaDonna Costner Funderburk died Sunday, November 3, 2024, in Moultrie, Georgia.
She was born February 25, 1946, in Farmville, Virginia to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Costner. Granddaughter of George William Hewitt Costner and Lois Yoder Costner of Lincolnton, North Carolina.
She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Linda G. Taylor, 81 of Albany, Georgia passed away October 25, 2024. She was the daughter of the late James C and Mildred Taylor of Doerun, Georgia. Also preceded by her husband James "Cub" Robert Taylor, and stepson, James R. Taylor, Jr. Mrs. Taylor worked as a bookkeeper with Regions Bank for many years. She was a...

Brooks Thomas Posey "Tommy", age 63 of Coolidge, Ga died on October 5, 2024 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Whiddon Shiver Funeral Home. A service celebrating his life will be held October 8, 2024 at Ione Full Gospel Lighthouse Church in...

James "Jim" Marion Clayton, 81, of Moultrie, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at home surrounded by his family.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Father Jay Thomas, Reverend Donnie Eubanks, and Reverend Caleb Davis...

Virginia Taylor, 82, passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her family and close friends. She was kind, thoughtful, and, as anyone who knew her could tell you, brutally honest. She will be greatly missed and always remembered for the many lives that she touched.
A celebration of life will...

John Stembridge was born in Macon, Georgia, on February 1, 1947, to Willard D. Stembridge, Sr. and Madge West Stembridge. Both are deceased. He had two brothers, Willard D. (Bill) Stembridge, Jr., and David Green Stembridge (wife, Katherine Livingston Stembridge); and one sister, Noni Stembridge Langford. Other...

Betty Josephine Griffin Vittum, 87, of Leesburg, died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens, with Reverend Mike Bennett officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following...

Esther Lanett White Hamm, 86, of Moultrie passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Colquitt Regional Senior Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Clingan officiating. Interment will follow at Leila Church Cemetery....

Mr. Eulis "Cotton" Jordan of Lee, FL passed away on July 25, 2024 after a lengthy illness at his home surrounded by his wife and children.
Cotton was born March 2, 1935, in Autryville, GA to John and Jewel Johnson Jordan. He resided with his family in Madison County, FL for the last 58 years. Cotton retired after a...

"It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Traci Zebley Newsome, 63, of Moultrie, GA. Surrounded by family & friends, she peacefully passed away at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on July 21, 2024 after fighting serious medical issues this past year.
Visitation will be held in the chapel of Thomasville...

Mr. Bobby Hagen Glenn, age 78, Dahlonega, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024. Mr. Glenn was born on November 19,1945, to the late Hagen Switzer Glenn and Bessie Cooksey Glenn.
Survivors include his loving wife, Margie Glenn; son Lee Glenn; daughter-in-law Jocelyn Glenn; daughter Lori Glenn; daughter-in-law Eliana...

Shirley Bell Lunsford Hutto
Shirley Hutto, age 83, died Monday, July 1, 2024 in Statesboro, Georgia following health complications.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 6, 2024—visitation 10:00am and service 11:00am at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison Chapel with burial following at Evergreen Cemetery in...

Arthur Smith, 84, of Doerun, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, July 1, 2024, at Cobb Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Kimball Methodist Church Cemetery in Anderson City. The...

George (Bub) Edward Whitfield, Jr. (88), of Sigsbee, Georgia died peacefully in the same corner of the Whitfield farmhouse where he was born.
Bub was a noted raconteur (a skilled storyteller) and a philosopher. He loved life and found joy and contentment in simple pleasures, acts of kindness, and entertaining...

Marie Anderson Reeder, 103, of Marshall, MO, died Saturday, June 1, 2024, at The Arbors at Westport Estates Assisted Living.

Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m....

Anna "Ann" P. Busby October 28, 1933 - June 6, 2024
Ann Busby was called Home by her Heavenly Father on June 6, 2024. She was born on October 28, 1933, in Moultrie, GA. Ann, age 90, was the daughter of Clarence Elmo Pate and Ellie Minerva Johnson Pate (Greene). Ann enjoyed a 31-year career at the Bank of Commerce...

George Thomas Lawhorn, Sr., 82, of Norman Park, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home, with Rev. Dr. Jimmy Voyles officiating.
Jeremy Gray, Howard Gray, Dykes Hurst, Jake Hurst, Chris Conger, and Cameron...

Larry T. McGee passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Community Hospice in Vidalia, GA. Larry was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas W. McGee Sr. and Edna T. McGee, and by his siblings Thomas W. McGee Jr. and Barbara M. Kamrath.
He is survived...

Carl Milton Dasher, age 83, of Moultrie, GA, passed away on June 4, 2024. He was born on January 12, 1941, in Moultrie, GA. Carl led a remarkable life filled with dedication and service to his country, community, and family.
Carl's professional journey was marked by excellence and commitment. He served as an...

Margaret E. "Lala" Tucker, 85, of Fernandina Beach, Florida passed away on May 20, 2024 at Osprey Village of Amelia Island.
Born on November 3, 1938, in Mitchell County, GA to the late JD Alligood & Christine (Alligood) Smith. She grew up in Albany, GA and graduated from Albany High School in 1956. She married her...

Daniel Garnel Hall age 84, of Griffin, Georgia, while being surrounded, cherished and loved by his family, went on to heaven to be with his Lord on April 13th, 2024. Dan Hall was born on a farm in Colquitt County GA, on July 3rd, 1939, to his proud parents James Lemuel and Willie Katherine Harrison Hall. His family...

Rev. Harold Eugene Covey, 86, of Norman Park, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.
Memorial services with military honors will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with the Rev. Eugene Strickland officiating with the inurnment at...

Eugene Glenn Stevens, 89, of Moultrie, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Archbold Medical Center.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Born on July 16, 1934, in Cranesville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Robert Seth Stevens and Zora Christa Taylor Stevens. Eugene cherished his...

Michael Alan Dekle, age 68, of Lake Park, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Mr. Dekle was born on September 1, 1955, in Pelham, Georgia to the late Milwood and Frances Porter Dekle. A veteran of the United States Army, he had served for 11 years on active duty and 3 years in the reserves. A recipient of...

Paula Kaye Arnett Taylor passed into heaven on March 8, 2024 in Tallahassee Florida after a brief illness. She was 76 years old.
Mrs. Taylor was born on August 25, 1947 in Moultrie Georgia. She grew up on a farm in Bay, Georgia. Paula graduated with a degree in elementary education from Valdosta State College and a...

CW2 (Ret.) Raleigh Max Tillman, Sr. passed away February 26, 2024, in Tallahassee, Florida. Services for Mr. Tillman were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Pine Grove Baptist Church, 4103 Bay Rockyford Road, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. The Rev. Stanley Norman will officiate. Interment will follow in...

Judson Vann Sikes, former superintendent of Crisp County Schools, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2024 at the age of 79. He was born June 25, 1944 in Moultrie, GA to Ivey Judson "Jake" Sikes and Lois Bateman Sikes. Vann graduated from Doerun High School in 1962 and earned his associate's degree from Norman...

Sheila Kelly, 67, of Moultrie, died Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at her home surrounded by family.
Born on January 20, 1957, in Dothan, Alabama, Sheila was the daughter of the late Milton Davis and Betty Hall Davis McAdams. Sheila was known for her dedication and passion for her work. Graduating from Graceville...

Memorial services for Thomas Lamar Pritchett, 85, of Moultrie, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Jimmy Voyles will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA. Mr. Pritchett passed away at his home on Sunday, February 18,...

Robert J. Busby, age 97, of Americus, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024. A ceremony to honor and celebrate Jack's life will be held at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday, February 13, at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Sam Harper, Rev. Keith Parks, Rev. Mike Truitt and Rev. Rusty Mauldin will participate in the service....

Scott C. Shaffer, husband of former Moultrian Patricia Lee Paulk, died January 6, 2024. Dr. Shaffer had been dubbed honorary member of MHS's class of '63 given his near perfect attendance at class reunions. Services will be held February 17 in Beaufort, SC and March 2 in Tryon, NC, his hometown.

In Loving Memory of CSM (Retired) David Lamar Clark Sr.
CSM(R) Clark, a beloved Patriarch, dedicated servant, and devout follower of Christ, passed away peacefully on 18 January 2024 at the age of 94. His life was a testament to unwavering commitment, faith, and service.
Born on 12 January 1930, in Norman Park GA,...

Karen Yvonne Palmer Willis, 79, of Moultrie is now reunited with her loved ones in heaven. She passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, January 22, 2024, having been surrounded by her daughters and caregivers.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Westview Cemetery....

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lupe Martinez, who departed this world on December 27th, 2023. A devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather, Lupe leaves behind a legacy of love and cherished memories.
Born in the heart of Arkansas, Lupe was a man of strength and resilience....

Ann Friedlander, a longtime resident of our community, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was ninety years old.
Mrs. Friedlander was born Ann Lee Grover in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 2, 1933, the daughter of Morris Grover, a physician, and Frances...

MOULTRIE, GA - Alice Herndon DeMott Sampson, 91, of Moultrie, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, at her residence while surrounded by her loving family.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 5, 2024, at Westview Cemetery in Moultrie, Georgia, with Reverend Trey Eakins officiating. ...

Doris Bryant Ragan went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 surrounded by her family.
Graveside funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hartsfield. The Rev. Stanley Norman will officiate. Visitation will follow at the graveside.
She was born at Rose...