Obituaries

Agnes Onajean Treadwell

Agnes Onajean Treadwell

May 20, 2023

Mrs. Agnes Onajean Treadwell, 68, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown.  A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 2:00-4:00PM at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA.

Mrs. Treadwell was born in Sikeston, MO, on August 7, 1954, to William A. and Erma Imogene Harris.  She...

Irma Jean Wall

Irma Jean Wall

May 13, 2023

Mrs. Irma Jean Wall, 75, of Ellaville, passed away at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Jimmy Chapman officiating.  The family will greet friends at the church beginning at 10:00AM until service time.

Burial...

Jessie James "Buddy" Powell

Jessie James "Buddy" Powell

May 10, 2023

Mr. Jessie James “Buddy” Powell, 76, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at New Providence Baptist Church with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Burial will follow the service at Tazewell Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Kaleb Powell, Luke Powell, Jack...

Rebecca A. Cook

Rebecca A. Cook

May 2, 2023

Mrs. Rebecca A. Cook, 77, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Tuesday, May 02, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, May 4, 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 church...

Cayce Harold Phillips

Cayce Harold Phillips

Apr 30, 2023

Mr. Cayce Harold Phillips, Jr., 88, of Ellaville passed away at his residence on April 30, 2023.  Graveside services will be held at Poplar Springs Cemetery in Preston, GA on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM with Elder Dennis Johnson officiating.  The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville on Tuesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00...

Shirley Jo Eason

Shirley Jo Eason

Apr 27, 2023

Ms. Shirley Jo Eason, 72, of Bremen, GA passed away in Carrollton, GA on April 27, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023 in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville at 2:00 PM with Mr. Chuck Pless officiating.  The family will greet friends prior to the service at 1:00 PM until service time. Burial...

Rosa Margene Sheets

Rosa Margene Sheets

Apr 27, 2023

Ms. Rosa Margene Parris Sheets, 81, of Americus, passed away on April 27, 2023 after an extended illness. Memorial services will be held on May 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Shiloh Baptist Church with visitation to follow in the sanctuary.

Ms. Sheets was born June 2, 1941 in Rome, Georgia to Curtis Roland and Leila Beatrice Woods Parris.  She was...

Robert L. McCorkle

Robert L. McCorkle

Apr 27, 2023

Mr. Robert Lee “Bobby” McCorkle, 80, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Dennis Johnson and Elder Roger McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will...

Freddie Mae Culpepper

Freddie Mae Culpepper

Apr 21, 2023

Mrs. Freddie Mae Barrett Culpepper, 79, of Buena Vista, GA passed away at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, GA on Friday, April 21, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home, Buena Vista with Rev. David Chapman officiating.  The family will greet friends on Saturday evening from...

Linda Faye Coe

Linda Faye Coe

Apr 14, 2023

Mrs. Linda Faye Coe, 81, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, April 17, 2023, in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, with Rev. Clyde Grimsley officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cedar Rock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Hilda J. Welch

Hilda J. Welch

Apr 14, 2023

Ms. Hilda J. Welch, 80, of Ellaville passed away at her residence on Friday, April 14, 2023.  Services will be private.

Ms. Welch was born February 13, 1943 in Anniston, AL to Samuel and Kathleen Lett Jones.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed looking through Facebook.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her companion,...

Jimmie Donald Moore

Jimmie Donald Moore

Apr 12, 2023

Mr. Jimmie Donald Moore, 85, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Harmony Cemetery in Cusseta, GA, with Rev. Rob McDaniel officiating. The family will greet friends on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Way-Watson...

Sam T. Rigdon, Jr.

Sam T. Rigdon, Jr.

Apr 5, 2023

Sam T. Rigdon Jr., Sammy, Sam Bo, Daddy, Uncle Bobo, he carried many names and did each and every one of them justice. Especially Daddy.    It is with great sorrow we announce Sammy’s untimely passing, in his home, on Wednesday April 5th 2023.    A memorial service will be held in his home town of Marion County, Georgia, at...

Nancy P. Whittington Krajewski

Nancy P. Whittington Krajewski

Apr 1, 2023

Nancy P. (Whittington) Krajewski, originally of Ellaville, GA, recently passed away. Nancy was born on January 31, 1943, to the late Pauline (Cook) Whittington and Hulon B. Whittington, and grand-daughter of Schley County’s TJ Cook and his wife Forrest (McMickle) Cook. Graveside services will be held at Ellaville City Cemetery on April 29, 2023 at 11:00 am with Rev. Joel...

Helen Owens Blomeyer

Helen Owens Blomeyer

Mar 30, 2023

Mrs. Helen Owens Blomeyer, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center.  A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA.

Mrs. Blomeyer was born November 20, 1952 in Butler, GA to John Thomas Owens and Virginia Nell Weaver Owens.  Mrs....

Sarah Eubanks Fussell

Sarah Eubanks Fussell

Mar 29, 2023

Sarah Eubanks Fussell, 75, of Preston, GA, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, after a short illness with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. James Pridgen, Rev. Robert Orr, and Rev. Jack Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers...

Charles Arthur Kirby

Charles Arthur Kirby

Mar 26, 2023

Charles Arthur Kirby, 80, of Ellaville passed away on March 26, 2023 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Ellaville Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. CJ Yarbrough officiating. Pallbearers will be Matthew Poole, Patrick Harris, Keyton Harbuck, Matthew McAllister, Joshua McAllister, and Neil Hagerson. Honorary pallbearers will...

Penny Rogers

Penny Rogers

Mar 26, 2023

Lydia Penelope (Penny) Rogers, 83, of Buena Vista, Georgia, passed away after a brief illness of leukemia on Sunday, March 26, 2023. 

Penny was born in Oxford, Georgia on November 22, 1939.  She spent her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. She was a member of Buena Vista United Methodist Church, was an active leader with Cub...

Evelyn K. Owl

Evelyn K. Owl

Mar 25, 2023

Ms. Evelyn K. Jones Owl, 85, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. No services are planned at this time.

Ms. Owl was born in Thomaston, GA, on June 14, 1937, to John Paul Jones and Vera Pearl Hall Anthony. One of ten children, she was a twin to Alvin....

Carolyn Bowles Bond

Carolyn Bowles Bond

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Carolyn Bowles Bond, 86, of Andersonville, passed away at her residence on March 22, 2023.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Bond was born April 8, 1936 in Atlanta, NY to Kenneth Bowles and Miriam Hoxter Stocking Gordon.  She was retired from the Schley County School System as a secretary after 30 years of service. ...