Obituaries

Jan 6, 2020

Mr. Charles Richard Bentley, 57, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Five Points Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Keith Miller, Caleb Hall, Shorty Gibson, Jeff Tyler, Ryan Gill, and Michael Miller. Honorary pallbearers...

Jan 1, 2020

Mrs. Melisa Dawn Heath Pountious, 53, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on January 1, 2020 at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home, Ellaville, GA with Bro. Troy Fripp officiating. Burial will follow in Ellaville City Cemetery. The family will...

Dec 29, 2019

Mr. Henry Earl “Hank” Wyrick, 74, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County in Buena Vista, GA.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at New Providence Baptist Church with Rev. David Chapman and Rev. Brian Fuller officiating. Burial will follow the service at Parkhill...

Dec 14, 2019

Mr. Robert “Bobby” Nelson Tondee 80, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 3:00PM on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in the Ellaville Cemetery with Rev. Tom Davies and Rev. Haynes Martin officiating.  Pallbearers will include Johnny Wall, Neil Snider, Wayne Morrow Jr., Ty Gill, Wilbur...

Dec 13, 2019

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Carter Taylor, 89, of Buena Vista, GA, went to her heavenly home on Friday, December 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Union United Methodist Church with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will...

Dec 11, 2019

Mr. James M. Anthony, Sr., 94, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, GA. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at New Life Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Fuller and Rev. Jimmy Stubbs officiating. The family will receive friends beginning...

Dec 11, 2019

ELLAVILLE, GA--Kathleen Louise Holmes Hall of Ellaville, born August 18, 1927 in Alabama passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at her granddaughter’s family home, Warner Robins, Georgia after twenty-five days of hospice care.  Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Ellaville Baptist Church.  Family will receive guests from 1pm-2pm, and services will be at 2pm....

Dec 2, 2019

Nov 23, 2019

Mr. Joseph Andrew “Andy” Dunford, 75, of Americus, passed away on November 23, 2019 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.  Graveside services will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 3:00 PM in Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery, Americus, GA 31709. 

            Mr. Dunford was born June 29, 1944 in Marion County, Georgia to the late E.L. and Mary Ella...

Nov 17, 2019

AMERICUS, GA --- Rev. Harold Dean Grimes, 64, of Americus, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Overflow Worship Center with Rev. Will Rayburn officiating. The family will greet friends prior to the service at the church.

Rev. Grimes was born in...

Nov 15, 2019

Mrs. Sarah Leona Anthony Rogers, 84, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Columbus Hospice House.  Graveside services will be held on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 3:00 PM at Brown Springs Church of God Cemetery, 6245 GA Hwy 355, Box Springs, GA with Rev. Sanford Colquitt officiating. Pallbearers will be Greg Hudson, Joey Robinson, Ryan Matlock, Matthew Robinson, Will...

Nov 10, 2019

ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Andres Mario Reyes, 31, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, with Rev. Jamie Grantham officiating.

Mr. Reyes was born in Grand Rapids, MI, on May 22, 1988, to Florentino Reyes and Gloria...

Nov 7, 2019

Mrs. Marsha G. Corning, 60, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at her residence.

Mrs. Corning was born April 28, 1959, in Long County, GA, to Arnold Curtis and Mildred Gore Gordon. A member of Saint James Baptist Church, she was a homemaker. She enjoyed riding dirt roads with her husband and digging flowers.  She was...

Nov 4, 2019

Mrs. Lois Ellen Toirac Theiss, 73, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, after an extended illness.  A memorial service will be held on December 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Cornerstone Church in Americus, Georgia.

            Mrs. Theiss was born June 28, 1946 in Port Au Prince, Haiti to the late Florent...

Oct 23, 2019

Mrs. Margie Mae Payne, 83, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at her residence. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Johnson Cemetery.

Mrs. Payne was born in Fairmount, GA, on April 1, 1936, to Tom and Ruby Tillery Perry. She had been employed with the Marion County...

Oct 20, 2019

Mrs. Ruth Googe Sanes, 80, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Oakland Church of God with Rev. Mike Sanes officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oakland Church of God Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Watson-Tante Funeral Home,...

Oct 19, 2019

Mrs. Sarah Eugenia “Jeanne” Jernigan, 87, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Sunday, October 20, 2019, from 6:00-8:00pm. Burial will be private.

Mrs. Jernigan was born on July 16, 1932, in Tift County, GA, to George Harper Wells and...

Oct 16, 2019

Mrs. Lillian Annette Andrews Smith, 86, of Buena Vista, GA, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Buena Vista United Methodist Church with Rev. Jeremy Alexander officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born in Cairo, Georgia, on December 13, 1932,...

Oct 15, 2019

Mrs. Jane Daniel Bentley, 52, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 19, 2019, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Fuller officiating. Burial will follow the service at Five Points Cemetery. The family will greet...

Oct 14, 2019

Mr. Richard James Gibbs, 39, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, October 18, 2019, at Oakland Church of God with Rev. Michael Toomey officiating. Burial will follow the service in Oakland Church of God Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Thursday, October...