Obituaries
Harry Rice
Jan 7, 2023
Mr. Harry Rice, 65, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at his residence. Services will be private.
Mr. Rice was born in Schweinfurt, Germany on October 27, 1957. He was the office manager of Auto Advance Motors. He was preceded in death by his father, James Harold Rice.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie Rice...
CSM (Ret.) Thomas Alpheus "Al" Mott
Jan 6, 2023
CSM (Ret.) Thomas Alpheus “Al” Mott, 76, of Ellaville, passed away on January 6, 2023 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at Bison Valley Lodge on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
CSM Mott was born February 10, 1946 in Bennettsville, SC to the late Loren Rodolph and Amanda Wright Mott. During his school years, he...
Sylvester "Bubber" H. McCorkle
Jan 6, 2023
Mr. Sylvester H. “Bubber” McCorkle, Jr., 89, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at New Providence Baptist Church with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends at the...
Evelyn Hudson
Jan 6, 2023
Mrs. Evelyn Lizzie Hudson, 91, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, at her residence. A graveside funeral will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, January 9, 2023, at Oakland Church of God Cemetery with Rev. Luke Forsyth officiating.
Mrs. Hudson was born December 28, 1931, in Marion County, GA, to Pete and Frances Stephens Bruce. Before...
Barbara Belk Hutto
Jan 4, 2023
Ms. Barbara Belk Hutto, 85, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Magnolia Manor in Buena Vista, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Burial will follow the service in Buena Vista Cemetery. The family will greet...
Sharon Ann Gresham
Dec 31, 2022
Mrs. Sharon Ann Gresham, 73, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on December 31, 2022, at her residence. Services will be private.
Mrs. Gresham was born in MA, on July 4, 1948, to George and Bessie Arthur. A member of Preston United Methodist Church, she was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts and going to the Senior Center. Mrs. Gresham loved...
Cecil "Butch" Hugh McMickle
Dec 31, 2022
Mr. Cecil “Butch” Hugh McMickle, 81, of Buena Vista passed away peacefully on December 31, 2022 at Magnolia Manor of Marion County. Graveside services will be held at Buena Vista Cemetery on Monday, January 2, 2023 at 3:00PM with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Buddy Powell, Paul Davis, Rocky Wade, Bobby McCorkle, Al Sellers, Tommy Chapman, Curt...
Peggy Fay Woolam
Dec 25, 2022
Ms. Peggy Fay Woolam, 83, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at her residence. Services will be private.
Ms. Woolam was born in Ellaville, GA, on June 6, 1939, to Maud and Myra Cooper Bryan. She was employed in the banking industry for many years in LaGrange, Atlanta, Orlando, and Tampa where she retired as...
Matthew Allen Montgomery
Dec 19, 2022
Mr. Matthew “Matt” Allen Montgomery, 35, of Buena Vista, passed away unexpectedly on December 19, 2022. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM in Tazewell Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends at their residence, 69 Ronnie Road, Buena Vista, GA beginning at 12:00PM until 1:30PM.
Matt was born December...
Hank Field
Dec 12, 2022
Mr. Henry “Hank” Evans Field, 57, of Cusseta passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Cusseta First Baptist Church at 2:00 PM with Rev. Mark Dixon and Chaplain David Smith officiating. Burial will follow the service at Harmony Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in...
Mitt Sellars
Dec 9, 2022
Mrs. Mittie Wallace “Mitt” Carter Sellars, 92, of Ellaville, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Hopewell United Methodist Church on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Michael Hammond officiating. The family will greet friends at the church beginning at 1:00 PM until service time. Pallbearers will be Will Sellars, Jimmy...
Ronald H. Preskitt
Nov 24, 2022
Mr. Ronald H. Preskitt, 73, of Byron, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, GA A graveside funeral service with military honors will be held at 12:00PM on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Andersonville National Cemetery with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating.
Mr. Preskitt was born in Americus, GA, on May 17, 1949,...
Shirley Vanzant Miller
Nov 24, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Vanzant Miller, 76, of Ellaville passed away at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at Hopewell United Methodist Church on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Robert Orr, Rev. CJ Yarbrough, Rev. Andy Taunton and Rev. Michael Hammond officiating. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in...
Bobby Snipes Lawhorn
Nov 23, 2022
Mr. Bobby Snipes Lawhorn, 83, of Ellaville passed away at Piedmont Midtown in Columbus, Georgia on November 23, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Shiloh Baptist Church with Bro. Stephen Fripp and Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral...
Henry Wesley Chavers, Sr.
Nov 22, 2022
Mr. Henry Wesley Chavers, Sr., 82, of Americus, GA passed away on November 22, 2022 at Pheobe-Putney Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends prior to the service in the cemetery.
Mr. Chavers was born June 2, 1940 in Sumter County, GA to...
Joy Bunting Eason
Nov 21, 2022
Mrs. Joy Bunting Eason, 72, of Buena Vista, Georgia, was called home to tend the flowers in Heaven on November 21, 2022.
Born October 5, 1950 in Columbus, Georgia, to Rev. Grover Sidney and Vera Grier Bunting, Joy and her sisters moved with them to Marion County during her childhood. She was married to Johnny J. Eason for 50 years...
Margie Taylor Dillard
Nov 21, 2022
Mrs. Margie Nell Taylor Dillard, 85, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Magnolia Manor in Buena Vista, GA. A graveside service will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Buena Vista Cemetery with Bro. Ryan Mitchell and Rev. Jimmie Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends after the service at the...
Gloria Guined Thomaston
Nov 16, 2022
Gloria Jean Guined Thomaston, 80, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 11:00AM at Thomaston Cemetery on George Cannon Road in Box Springs, GA.
Mrs. Thomaston was born October 7, 1942, in Taylor County, GA, to John Daniel Guined and Janie Edmonson Guined....
Sara Ward Tondee
Nov 13, 2022
Mrs. Sara Bell Ward Tondee, 80, of Ellaville, passed away on November 13, 2022 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Ellaville United Methodist Church at 3:00PM with Rev. Thom Davies, Rev. Lowell Layman, and Rev. Anthony Bankhead officiating. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville on Tuesday...
Krystal Coleman
Nov 6, 2022
Mrs. Krystal Denise Coleman, 52, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA with Rev. Mark Hudson officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time beginning at...
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