Obituaries

Jan 26, 2016

Ronnie Hall, 70, of Tazewell, GA died on Tuesday just as he was born—at home in Tazewell.  He passed unexpectedly from a heart attack.  His birth was similarly surprising, a relatively late addition to the family of Vernon and Sara Hall, a painter and a cafeteria worker.  He was born at eleven o’clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh...

Jan 26, 2016

     ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Warren Newton Battle, age 89, of Ft. Myers Beach, FL died Tuesday morning, January 26, 2016.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 30, 2016 in the Ellaville Cemetery.  Rev. Joel Smith will officiate.  

     Mr. Battle was born October 3, 1926 in Schley County, GA, the son of...

Jan 19, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Anne McCorkle, 83, of Cobb, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 22, 2016, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Elder Dennis Johnson officiating. Burial will follow the service New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Jan 18, 2016

     ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Ramona A. Tidd, age 52, of Ellaville, GA, died Monday, January 18, 2016.  Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, January 22, 2016 in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home. Burial with follow at 3:00PM in the Evergreen Cemetery, 256 Benjamin Hill Drive East, Fitzgerald, GA.  Rev. Joel Smith will officiate. 

     Mrs....

Jan 17, 2016

Mrs. Lola H. Watson, 85, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Oakland Baptist Church.  A private burial will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.  Serving as pallbearers will be Josh Toomey, Will Kisor, Will Stillwell, T. C....

Jan 16, 2016

     ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. James Harold Nolan, age 78, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Montezuma, GA, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Plantation Bay Rehabilitation Center in St. Cloud, FL.  A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:00PM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church cemetery in Garden Valley, GA. Rev. Mark Poole will officiate.

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Jan 12, 2016

Jan 9, 2016

ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Marie McDuffie Giddens, age 87, of Ellaville, GA died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.  Funeral services will be held at Ellaville Baptist Church at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 11, 2016 with burial to follow in the Ellaville Cemetery.  Rev. Joel Smith and Mr. Sammy Lee will officiate.

     

 Mrs. Giddens was...

Jan 8, 2016

Mr. Marvin Woodroe “Woody” Hendricks, 72, of Buena Vista, GA, died Friday, January 8, 2016, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.  A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Buena Vista Cemetery with Rev. David Ellis officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Dennis Parker, John Parker, Donnie Watson, Roger Bullard, Aaron Stubbs, and...

Dec 28, 2015

Mrs. Georgia Ruth Whitley, 93, of Mauk, GA, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Moore’s Chapel Baptist Church with Brother Ken Howard and Rev. Terry Hudson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Pine Level Cemetery. The family will greet...

Dec 23, 2015

Mr. William Eugene “Gene” Fincher of Ozark, AL, originally from Ladonia, AL, age 67, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at Watson-Tante Funeral Home on Monday December 28, 2015 at 2:00PM with Rev. A. R. Curlee officiating.  The family will greet friends from 1:00 until 2:00 at Watson-Tante Funeral Home prior to the service...

Dec 23, 2015

     COLUMBUS, GA --- Miss Betty Jo Pirkle, age 78, of Magnolia Manor Nursing Center, Columbus, GA died following a short illness, Wednesday, December 23, 2015.  A Celebration of Life will be held in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home, 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 27, 2015 with a private burial to follow in the Ellaville Cemetery.  Family and friends...

Dec 19, 2015

David Benson McCorkle, a long-time resident of Rome, Georgia, passed away at home on Saturday morning, December 19, 2015, at age 93-3/4.  Born in rural Marion County, Georgia, on March 8, 1922, the oldest child of the late S. H. and Aurie McCorkle, he grew up during the Great Depression, and at a young age held a number of...

Dec 17, 2015

Mrs. Martha Sue Hale, 65, of Buena Vista, GA, died Thursday, December 17, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:00pm on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Oakland Church of God Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman and Rev. Gary Brady officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Friday, December 18,...

Dec 15, 2015

ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Sylvia Sarmiento, age 83, of 487 Andersonville Road, Ellaville died at her residence Tuesday, December 15, 2015.  A memorial service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence.  Bro. Troy Fripp will officiate.

      Mrs. Sarmiento was born April 1, 1932 in Tampa, FL. She was a homemaker.  Mrs. Sarmiento was a member of...

Dec 14, 2015

Mr. Joseph Foster Dreadin, Jr., 61, of Mauk, GA, died on Monday, December 14, 2015, at his residence.

Mr. Dreadin was born February 15, 1954, in Ft. Benning, GA, to Joseph Foster Dreadin, Sr. and Annie Phillips Dreadin.  He was employed as a machine operator by Baby Dreams, Inc.  A U. S. Army Veteran, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. 

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Dec 12, 2015

Lochlynn Eve Wiley passed away on Dec. 12, 2015, at the age of 95 in Cary, NC. Born in Americus, Ga. on Jan. 1, 1920, she was the youngest of three children. Lochlynn was predeceased by her parents Isobel MacDonald Eve and John Lovelace Eve; her husband Harlon Raymond Wiley (Col. - Retired US Army); her brother William MacDonald Eve,...

Dec 4, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Varnum DeVane, 68, of Americus, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 after an extended illness.  Graveside services will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Hugh Harbort officiating.  The family will receive friends at 1169 Shiloh Rd., Ellaville, GA. 

            Mrs. DeVane was born January 13,...

Nov 29, 2015

     ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Joseph Samuel Cromer, age 81, of Ellaville, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his daughter’s residence in Bonaire, GA. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Sand Bethel Church Cemetery in Rupert, Georgia.   Bro. Andy Anderson will officiate.

      Mr. Cromer was born May 19, 1934 in...

Nov 26, 2015

Ms. Linda Sue Thomas, 52, of Box Springs, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015.  Memorial services will be private.

Ms. Thomas was born August 16, 1963 to the late James Thomas and Alice Morgan Thomas in Marion County, GA.  She enjoyed spending time with her family and being outdoors, especially doing yard work. 

Survivors include her husband, Bennie Hudson...