Obituaries

Roger Lee Guthrie
May 7, 2015
Mr. Roger Guthrie, 78, of Box Springs, GA, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Geneva City Cemetery with Rev. A. R. Curlee and Rev. Lynn McManious officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday...

CMC Lawrence Albert Drury USN (Ret.)
May 5, 2015
Command Master Chief, Lawrence Albert Drury USN (Ret.), 69, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Columbus Hospice. Graveside services with full military honors will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:00 PM in Andersonville National Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at Ft. Perry Baptist Church on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 12:00 PM with...
Ozella Kersey Gaultney
May 2, 2015
Mrs. Ozella Whitley Kersey Gaultney, 99, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Columbus Hospice Midtown in Columbus, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Monday, May 4, 2015, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Reverend Ken Howard officiating. Burial will follow the service at Pine Level Cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers will be Greg...
Mildred Holloway Hite
Apr 30, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA—Mrs. Mildred Holloway Hite, age 93 of Ellaville, GA died, Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, GA. Visitation will be held at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home Sunday, May 3, 2015, from 3:00PM to 4:00PM followed by a Celebration of Life service with Rev. Kevin Clotfelter officiating. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 Monday,...
Fidel Pehid Quillope, Sr.
Apr 24, 2015
Mr. Fidel Quillope, Sr., 84, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00PM on Monday, April 27, 2015, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Father Nick Mansell officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Monday afternoon from 4:00-6:00PM prior to the service.
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Cheryl D. Waigand
Apr 18, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA --- Cheryl D. Waigand, age 73, of Ellaville died late Saturday evening, April 18, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service will be held 5:30PM Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home. Rev. Joel Smith, Rev. Mark Chandler and Mrs. Patti Wurtz will officiate.
Ms. Waigand was born May 5, 1941 in...
Joyce Nadine Monday
Apr 15, 2015
Joyce N. Monday,76, passed away on April 15, 2015 at her residence in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2:00 PM. The family will greet friends on Sunday starting at 1:00 PM until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista...
Martha Elizabeth Cook
Apr 14, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Cook, age 82, of Ellaville died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 18, 2015 in the chapel of Watson-Giddens Funeral Home with burial in the Ellaville Cemetery. Rev. Roy Cobb will officiate. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on...
Montez Fountain
Apr 13, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Montez Fountain, age 70, of Americus, GA died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Stillwater Chapel in Ideal, GA with burial to follow at Bertha Dozier Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Montezuma, GA. Rev. Roy Peterson and...

Beverly Peavy
Apr 10, 2015
Beverly Peavy, 83, of Buena Vista, GA, formerly of Maryville, LA, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.
A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday April 13, 2015, at Buena Vista Cemetery with Fr. Nick Mansell officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Sunday, April 12, 2015, from...
Virgil T. Howell
Apr 7, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mr. Virgil T. Howell, 62, died Tuesday evening, April 7, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:00PM at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery. Rev. Mark Williams and Rev. Robert Orr will officiate. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on...
H. Frederick Rainey, Sr.
Apr 4, 2015
Henry Frederick Rainey, Sr., a longtime resident of Duluth, Georgia, died peacefully on April 4, 2015. He was 95. A native of Georgia, Rainey was born October 29, 1919 in the small Georgia town of Ellaville. He was the fifth child and only surviving son of the Hon. John Clifford Rainey and Ida McKee Peacock. Rainey was always very proud of...

James A. Brown, Jr.
Mar 26, 2015
James A. Brown, Jr., 70, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, March 29, 2015, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Reverend Brian Fuller officiating. Burial will follow the service at Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Evelyn Locks
Mar 23, 2015
Evelyn Williams Locks, 81, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County in Buena Vista, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, March 28, 2015, in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Reverend Jerry Akin officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service time...
William Wilcox
Mar 23, 2015
William Dean “Bill” Wilcox, 73, of Americus, GA, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus.
Mr. Wilcox was born February 3, 1942. A veteran of the United States Marine Corp, he served during the Vietnam War. He loved his three dogs like children and enjoyed listening to old country music. Throughout the years, he...

Merrill James Stone
Mar 18, 2015
Merrill James Stone, 25, of Box Springs, GA, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, March 20, 2015, from 6:00-8:00PM. A memorial service will be held at the residence of Pat and Greg Johnston, 98 Oakland Way, Box Springs, GA, on Saturday, March 21, 2015...
Wilma Whitley
Mar 11, 2015
BUENA VISTA, GA --- Wilma Millirons Whitley, 89, of Buena Vista, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Mauk Baptist Church with Reverend Lorne Whitley officiating. Burial will follow the service at Mauk Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers are Joel Brazier,...
Lila O'Dell Driver
Feb 28, 2015
ELLAVILLE, GA --- Mrs. Lila O’Dell Driver, age 86, of Tampa, FL died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Bamboo Gardens Assisted Living. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM CST on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Cullman, AL.
Mrs. Driver was born July 26, 1929 in Cullman, AL to George and...
Grace Gallagher
Feb 25, 2015
CUSSETA, GA --- Grace Louise Gallagher, 52, of Cusseta, GA, died Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00PM on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Cusseta First Baptist Church with Reverend Jack Wallace officiating. Burial will follow the service in the Upper Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Watson-Tante...
Matha Hall
Feb 24, 2015
Matha Carol New Hall passed away on February 24, 2015 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, GA. Born in Webster Parish, LA on May 19, 1922 to Henry Crofford and Lenora Willett New, she grew up in Claiborne Parish, LA, graduated from Harris High School and attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA.
On September 12, 1942, she married Henry...
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