Obituaries

MOULTRRIE [mdash]"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven...a time to be born and a time to die..."
Robert Simmons Avery Jr. (Bobby) was born August 29, 1957,. He was the beloved son of Robert Simmons Avery, Sr. and Annie Lois Elizabeth Smith Avery. Both parents are...

Dr. Randall R. Benner, 73, of Moultrie, passed away on August 6, 2025, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Heritage Church.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the church.
Randall Ray Benner was born on...

William Francis Boetcher, age 94, passed away on February 23, 2025. He was born in Opheim, Montana on June 29, 1930, to Nellie Buckley Boetcher and Adolph Boetcher.
Bill was preceded in death by his father, mother, brother, Norman Boetcher, and first wife, Jane Ann Boetcher.
He is survived by his wife, Georgette...

Tricia Michelle Burgess, age 49 of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Born in Moultrie, Georgia on July 26, 1975, Tricia was the daughter of the late James Burgess and Faye Bryant.
Tricia worked as Director of Residential Services with Avita Community Partners in Toccoa. She enjoyed the outdoors, hiking,...

Mrs. Sena Mae Flanders Crosby, age 74, of Moultrie, Georgia, formerly of Lakeland, Florida, passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday morning, September 22, 2025 at her residence surrounded by loved ones, following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Crosby was born October 21, 1950 in Pearson, Georgia to the late James Flanders...

September 16, 1933 - February 7, 2026 Mary Patricia "Maripat" Davis, a beloved figure in her community, passed away peacefully in hospice care surrounded by family at Hospice Satilla in Waycross, Georgia, due to complications from pneumonia. She was 92 years old and spent her final years living with her sister, Dot...

Phillip Wayne "Phil" Flesher, 70, of Moultrie, died Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Archbold Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Temple Baptist Church with the Bro. Shane Smith officiating. A private family interment will follow at Strickland Cemetery. Jay...

Mrs. Vickie Gay, 70, of Doerun died Wednesday July 23, 2025 at her residence.
The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Sunday July 27, 2025 at Banks Funeral Home. The Rev. Al Sherling officiated.
Mrs. Gay was born on January 4, 1955 in Camilla to the late William and Irma Varnadoe Apperson, Jr. She had lived in...

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...

Liner Ann Griffin Wood, 80, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at South Georgia Medical Center in Nashville.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Pinecrest Memory Gardens with Reverend Evan Goforth officiating.
Born on February 12, 1945, in...

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...