Obituaries
Robert Albert Frantz
Sep 7, 2024
Mr. Robert “Bob” Albert Frantz, 96, of Ellaville, peacefully and quietly slipped life’s earthly bounds on September 7, 2024. Bob, a former resident of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and Naples, Florida, was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 1927, and grew up in the Weissport/Leighton, Pennsylvania, areas. Interment will be with his Liebe Barbara in the Columbarium of St....
Nicky Alan Hortman
Sep 3, 2024
Mr. Nicky Alan Hortman, 62, of Oglethorpe, passed away after an extended illness on September 3, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Still Water Chapel, 3550 GA Highway 240, Ideal, GA at 11:00AM with Rev. Roy Peterson officiating. Burial will follow the service in Oglethorpe City Cemetery. The family will greet friends beginning in...
Geneva Z. Edwards
Sep 2, 2024
Mrs. Geneva Zuback Edwards, 95, of Buena Vista, passed away at Magnolia Manor of Marion County on September 2, 2024. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 10:00AM in Parkhill Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, from 6:00-8:00PM.
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Ruby H. Lewis
Aug 30, 2024
Mrs. Ruby H. Lewis, 87, of Box Springs, passed away peacefully at her residence on August 30, 2024. Graveside services will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024, at 9:30 AM in Buena Vista Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis was born September 11, 1936, in Arlington, GA to Elton and Roxie Rolland Harrison. She was a member of Fort Perry Baptist Church....
Tom Wyrick
Aug 29, 2024
Mr. James Thomas “Tom” Wyrick, 86, of Mauk, GA, passed away on August 29, 2024, at Taylor County Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Spring Hill Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Fuller officiating. Music will be provided by his grandson, Silas Fuller. Burial will follow the service in the...
Estelle Driver Battle
Aug 16, 2024
Mrs. Estelle Driver Battle, 95, of Ocala, FL, passed away on August 16, 2024. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM in Ellaville City Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville on Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM.
Mrs. Battle was born June 10, 1929 in Ellaville, GA to Wesley and...
Jeanne Wittkamp MacMinn
Aug 16, 2024
Mrs. Jeanne Wittkamp MacMinn was born August 31, 1931, in Hollywood, FL to Arthur Morrison and Helena Wall Wittkamp. Jeanne Wittkamp MacMinn, resident of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Ellaville, Georgia, has departed from her physical form to join her spiritual family. She was born August 31, 1931, and passed August 16, 2024, and lived life to the fullest of...
Shirley Ann Halstead Watson
Aug 15, 2024
Ms. Shirley Ann Halstead Watson, 80, of Ellaville, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville with Rev. Larry DeLoach officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 until service...
Robert Lanier Cook
Aug 8, 2024
Mr. Robert Lanier Cook, 97, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends after the service in the church Fellowship...
Charles Rainey Hodge
Aug 8, 2024
Mr. Charles Rainey Hodge, 88, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, with Bro. Troy Fripp and Rev. C. J. Yarbrough officiating. The family will greet friends...
Hunter Boysen Jones
Jul 29, 2024
Mr. Hunter Boysen Jones, 68, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024, at his residence. Services will be held at a later time.
Mr. Jones was born December 25, 1955, in Beaumont, TX. He moved to the Mauk area in 1975 and began working in the chicken industry, before starting his own trucking company, Hunter B. Jones Trucking,...
John Anthony "Tony" Powell
Jul 7, 2024
Mr. John Anthony “Tony” Powell, 76, of Americus, passed away at his residence on July 7, 2024. Funeral services will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM with Bro. Stephen Fripp officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael Sheffield, Weyman Parker, Chris Parker, John Dodson, and Frank Hatfield. Burial will follow the service in DeSoto...
Billy Lee Allen
Jul 7, 2024
Mr. Billy Lee Allen, 58, of Ellaville, passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Allen was born April 4, 1966 in Travis Air Force Base, CA to Leroy Theodore and Nora White Allen. He worked in the tree industry as a tree surgeon for many years, and he...
Veronica Ann Pfeifer
Jul 7, 2024
Mrs. Veronica Ann Howard Pfeifer, 68, of Buena Vista, passed away on July 7, 2024 peacefully surrounded by her family. Services will be private.
Mrs. Pfeifer was born September 24, 1955 in Bronx, NY, the youngest of five children, to Olen and Katherine Butler Howard. She was a homemaker, raising her children until they were old enough, then she began working...
Jefferson Rainey Robinson
Jul 3, 2024
Mr. Jefferson Rainey Robinson, 76, of Juniper, passed away on July 3, 2024. Funeral services will be held at Oakland Baptist Church on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM. The family will greet friends beginning at 12:00PM until service time. Pallbearers will be Jackie Robinson, Darrell Robinson, Michael Robinson, Joey Robinson, Garrett Robinson, and Kyle Robinson. Burial will be...
Johnny David Youngblood
Jul 1, 2024
Mr. Johnny David Youngblood, 75, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Friday July 5, 2024, at Oakland Church of God.
Mr. Youngblood was born in Talbot County, GA, on January 20, 1949, to Arthur Jefferson and Leona Norwood Youngblood....
Mary L. Walden
Jun 27, 2024
Mrs. Mary L. Walden, 87, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. There will be a private family service at a later date.
Mrs. Walden was born in Columbus, GA, on April 10, 1937, to Hollis Alford, Sr. and Thelma White Alford. She was an avid sports fan and particularly enjoyed...
Mary Ann Layfield
Jun 23, 2024
Mrs. Mary Ann Layfield, 93, of Ideal, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at County Line Baptist Church at 11:00AM with Rev. Mark Poole officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00AM until service time. Pallbearers will be Scotty Layfield, Steven Layfield, Nathan Arrington, Jeremy Albritton, Justin Stubbs,...
Mary Florence Clark Joiner
Jun 22, 2024
Mrs. Mary Florence Clark Joiner, 85, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Ellaville. The family will greet friends beginning at 10:00AM until service time. Burial will follow in Leesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Joiner was born April 19, 1939 in Albany,...
Martha Jane Wells Harris
Jun 21, 2024
Mrs. Martha Jane Wells Harris, 77, of Tazewell, GA, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at The Oaks at Grove Park in Columbus, GA. Graveside services will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024 at Tazewell Cemetery at 11:00 AM with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall of Tazewell Community Church from...
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