Obituaries
William "Bill" Green Forrest
Nov 4, 2020
Mr. William “Bill” Green Forrest, 82, passed away on November 4, 2020 at his residence in Preston, GA. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, GA with Rev. Robert Orr officiating. Casual dress is requested. Pallbearers will be Darryl Jones, Ray Rustin, Neil Hagerson, Boyd Hagerson, Donald Walker, Mark Thompson...
Morgan Taylor Robinson
Nov 2, 2020
Miss Morgan Taylor Robinson, 20, passed away on November 2, 2020 at her residence in Roswell, GA. Visitation will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville, GA; followed by funeral services at 11:00AM with Rev. Jimmy Chapman officiating. Burial will be at the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Ellaville, GA, Pallbearers will...
Myra Hendricks
Oct 25, 2020
Mrs. Myra Bullard Hendricks, 77, of Buena Vista, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Graveside services will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in Buena Vista Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. You may visit with Mrs. Hendricks at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista from 9:00AM - 4:00PM...
Shirley Ann Miller
Oct 20, 2020
Mrs. Shirley Ann Miller, 80, of Box Springs, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Rose Lane Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
Mrs. Miller...

Nancy Ellen Bryan
Oct 19, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Bryan, 73, of Box Springs, passed away at her residence on Monday, October 19, 2020. Graveside services will be held at Rose Lane Cemetery in Box Springs at 10:00 AM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 with Rev. Andy Stubbs officiating.
Mrs. Bryan was born April 9, 1947 to the late Clarence C. and Pauline Hunt Moore in Miami,...
Ashley Brooke Welch
Oct 1, 2020
Ms. Ashley Brooke Welch, 43, of Americus, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Graveside services will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating.
Ashley was born May 16, 1977 in Americus, GA to Jackie and Velma Welch. She was a Registered Nurse and worked at...
Harold "Hal" Lynn Usry
Sep 25, 2020
Mr. Harold Lynn “Hal” Usry, 53, of Ellaville, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 at his residence. Graveside services will be held on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM in Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Clifford Braxton officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Callier, Cody Robinson, Tony Halstead, Shane Tondee, Fred Smith, and David Streetman. Friends are welcome...
Mary Ann Waters
Sep 24, 2020
Mrs. Mary Ann Waters, 67, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Piedmont Northside Medical Center in Columbus, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00pm on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Tazewell Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Taylor Barrett, Chris Barrett, Tommy McAllister, Roger Sinyard, and...
Caroline McDaniel
Sep 18, 2020
Mrs. Caroline Wight McDaniel, 86, of Birmingham, AL, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. A private family graveside service will be held at Buena Vista Cemetery.
Mrs. McDaniel was born in Buena Vista, GA, on February 26, 1934, to Thomas Burton Wight and Virginia Williams Wight. She retired from Metro Office Supply,...
Harold Carpenter
Sep 10, 2020
Mr. Harold Carpenter, 68, of Butler, GA passed away on September 10, 2020 at Taylor County Health and Rehab. Graveside services will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Butler at 10:00 AM. The family will be greeting friends at 394 Edgewood Dr., Ellaville, GA.
Mr. Carpenter was born April 8, 1952...
Ramona Faye Alvis
Sep 9, 2020
Mrs. Ramona Faye Lightfoot Fontaine Alvis, RN, 85, of Columbus, GA, (River Place), passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown in Columbus, GA. A graveside service will be held at 1:00PM on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Larry Deal, Bryan...
John "Jake" Wilson Cartwright
Sep 9, 2020
Mr. John “Jake” Wilson Cartwright, 83, passed away on September 9, 2020 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Americus, GA. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Long, Nate Long, Michael Fierillo, Bobby Salter, Mark Shutters, Chris Slocumb, James Shutters, Ruric Slocumb, Dusty Williams, Ty Cartwright and...
James Marshall Edmonson
Sep 4, 2020
Mr. James Marshall Edmonson, 73, of Ellaville, GA passed away on September 4, 2020 at his residence. Memorial services will be held in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 3:00 PM with Rev. Sidney Clay officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 2:00 PM until service time. Due to Covid-19, face coverings are encouraged...
Imogene Owen McLendon
Sep 4, 2020
Imogene Owen McLendon, 98, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on September 4, 2020, at Lee County Health and Rehab in Leesburg, GA.
Imogene was born May 3, 1922 in Schley County to Robert Lee and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mae Rainey Owen and was the youngest of seven brothers and sisters. She grew up in the Hopewell community where she attended Glen...
Douglas Usry
Aug 26, 2020
Mr. John Douglas Usry, Sr., age 90, of Ellaville, GA died Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, August 28, 2020 at Ellaville City Cemetery with Rev. Joel Smith officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Ellaville Baptist Church. A visitation will be held...

George Nelson Jones
Aug 18, 2020
Mr. George Nelson Jones, 85, of Hamilton, GA, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. A graveside service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, August 21, 2020, at Brantley United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Stubbs officiating. Friends are welcome to attend but face coverings are encouraged and please practice social distancing.
...
Robert "Bobby" Bryant Young
Aug 16, 2020
Ellaville, GA— Mr. Robert (Bobby) Bryant Young, 79, of Ellaville, passed away on August 16, 2020 at his residence. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Ellaville City Cemetery at 10:30 AM with Rev. Jonathan Beckum officiating.
Bobby was born March 10, 1941 in Schley County, GA, the son of Archie Lee Young and Mae...
SFC (Ret.) Foy Walker
Aug 12, 2020
SFC (Ret.) Foy Walker, Sr., 85 of Ellaville, GA passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. A memorial service will be held Friday, August 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Ellaville Baptist Church with Rev. David Chapman officiating.
SFC Walker was born January 14, 1935 to W. D. and Ludie Walker in Randolph...
Bennie Joan Walk
Aug 12, 2020
Mrs. Bennie Joan Walk, 82, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Pruitt Health Care in Albany, GA. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Walk was born in Englewood, TN, on August 11, 1938, to Roy Benjamin and Elizabeth Gay Hyde. She attended Brown Springs Church of God, Oakland...
Ralph Stanton Forsyth
Aug 11, 2020
Mr. Ralph Stanton Forsyth, 80, of Jonesborough, TN, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. Burial will be at Oakland Church of God. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Forsyth was born November 8, 1939, in Chattahoochee County, GA, to Leonard Forsyth, Sr. and Minnie...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries