Obituaries

May 7, 2021

Mr. William Harold Smith, 71, of Buena Vista passed away at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center on Friday, May 7, 2021.  Services will be private.

Mr. Smith was born July 3, 1949 to the late Jack and Sudie Lee Jernigan Smith in Paisley, FL.  He was retired from Chattahoochee County Schools where he worked in maintenance.  Mr. Smith enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

May 5, 2021

SGT Jonathan Aubrey Battle, 22, of Ft. Gordon, GA passed away on May 5, 2021.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Life Point Church, 384 Hwy 30 W, Americus, GA 31719 with Rev. Bud Womack and Rev. Brad Gleeson officiating.  The family will greet friends at the Life Point Church from 9:30AM...

May 5, 2021

May 3, 2021

Ms. Edna Lee Melton Harbuck, 73, of Ellaville, GA passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, May 3, 2021.  A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Shema Baptist Church at 11:00 AM with Bro. Troy Fripp, Rev. David Chapman, and Mr. Desse Powers officiating. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will...

Apr 21, 2021

Apr 20, 2021

MR. CLARENCE RUSSELL WATSON, age 82, of Eastman, GA, died, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at his residence.

    Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele, Rev. Clay Layfield and Rev. Greg Lowery officiating, with interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cadwell.

    Mr. Watson was born in Cadwell,...

Apr 19, 2021

Apr 15, 2021

Mr. Ronald Edward House, 70, of Ellaville passed away at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia on April 15, 2021.  Services will be private.

Mr. House was born February 2, 1951 in Albany, Georgia. He loved being outdoors, spending time working in his garden and growing his tomatoes.  

Survivors include his daughter Kacy House Gatlin of Warner Robins, Georgia;...

Apr 15, 2021

Ms. Angela Denise Bodiford, 54, of Ellaville passed away at her residence on April 15, 2021.  Services will be private. 

Ms. Bodiford was born March 17, 1966 in Americus, GA to Lee and Ruth Johnson.  She was a loving mother who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by...

Apr 14, 2021

Apr 8, 2021

Mar 31, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Stubbs, 78, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 4:00PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Johnson Cemetery. Family and friends may visit with Mrs. Stubbs at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista on Friday, April 2, 2021, from 9:00AM-5:00PM or an hour prior to service time...

Mar 31, 2021

Mr. Thomas A. Workman, 89, of Cusseta, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 2:00PM at Cusseta Baptist Church. Visitation will be held at 1:00 PM at Cusseta Baptist Church. Burial will be in Redbay Cemetery in Redbay, FL on Tuesday, April 6, 2021...

Mar 30, 2021

Mrs. Alice Jeanette Brunaugh, 71, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Tazewell United Methodist Church with Rev. Gail Smith officiating. Burial will follow the service at Tazewell Cemetery. Family and friends may visit with Mrs. Brunaugh at...

Mar 29, 2021

Mr. John Lewis Lightner, 76, of Ellaville passed away at his residence on March 29, 2021.  A celebration of life service will be held at the family pond on GA Hwy 26 W across from Stevens Rd, Ellaville, GA 31806 on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 10:00AM with Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. 

Mr. Lightner was born February 8, 1945 in...

Mar 25, 2021

Mr. Dennis Edward Smith, 79, of Americus, passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Andersonville National Cemetery.

Mr. Smith was born May 24, 1941 in Americus, GA to the late Dennis Sentel Smith and Audrey Bell Smith.  He was a veteran of the...

Mar 23, 2021

Mr. Reese Hooks Bullock, 18, of Columbus, GA passed away unexpectedly on March 23, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Community Fellowship, 7 Railroad St., Reynolds, GA 31076 with Rev. Heath Holley officiating. Motorcycles are encouraged to attend. Friends may visit with the family at 1530 Taylor County Rd., Ellaville, GA...

Mar 20, 2021

Ms. Penny Wiggins, 60, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Trey Jones, Terry Roberts, Jason Studdard, Skyler Shropshire, Harley Lambert,...

Mar 19, 2021

Ms. Mary Ann Brannon, 64, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021, at her residence. Due to travel restrictions, a graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on May 15, 2021, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, GA.

Ms. Brannon was born in Boston, MA, on June 11, 1956, to Emory Lawson and Margaret Powers Stone. She...

Mar 6, 2021

Mr. Hubert Franklin Barbaree, 83, of Panama City, FL, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, FL.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00PM on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Ft. Perry Baptist Church Cemetery with James Watson officiating.  The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Friday from 10:30AM until 1:30PM.

 Mr. Barbaree...