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Obituaries

Robert L. McCorkle

Robert L. McCorkle

Apr 27, 2023

Mr. Robert Lee “Bobby” McCorkle, 80, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Dennis Johnson and Elder Roger McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will...

Freddie Mae Culpepper

Freddie Mae Culpepper

Apr 21, 2023

Mrs. Freddie Mae Barrett Culpepper, 79, of Buena Vista, GA passed away at Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, GA on Friday, April 21, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home, Buena Vista with Rev. David Chapman officiating.  The family will greet friends on Saturday evening from...

Linda Faye Coe

Linda Faye Coe

Apr 14, 2023

Mrs. Linda Faye Coe, 81, of Ellaville, GA, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, April 17, 2023, in the Chapel of Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA, with Rev. Clyde Grimsley officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cedar Rock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will...

Hilda J. Welch

Hilda J. Welch

Apr 14, 2023

Ms. Hilda J. Welch, 80, of Ellaville passed away at her residence on Friday, April 14, 2023.  Services will be private.

Ms. Welch was born February 13, 1943 in Anniston, AL to Samuel and Kathleen Lett Jones.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed looking through Facebook.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her companion,...

Jimmie Donald Moore

Jimmie Donald Moore

Apr 12, 2023

Mr. Jimmie Donald Moore, 85, of Cusseta, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, GA. A graveside service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Harmony Cemetery in Cusseta, GA, with Rev. Rob McDaniel officiating. The family will greet friends on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Way-Watson...

Sam T. Rigdon, Jr.

Sam T. Rigdon, Jr.

Apr 5, 2023

Sam T. Rigdon Jr., Sammy, Sam Bo, Daddy, Uncle Bobo, he carried many names and did each and every one of them justice. Especially Daddy.    It is with great sorrow we announce Sammy’s untimely passing, in his home, on Wednesday April 5th 2023.    A memorial service will be held in his home town of Marion County, Georgia, at...

Nancy P. Whittington Krajewski

Nancy P. Whittington Krajewski

Apr 1, 2023

Nancy P. (Whittington) Krajewski, originally of Ellaville, GA, recently passed away. Nancy was born on January 31, 1943, to the late Pauline (Cook) Whittington and Hulon B. Whittington, and grand-daughter of Schley County’s TJ Cook and his wife Forrest (McMickle) Cook. Graveside services will be held at Ellaville City Cemetery on April 29, 2023 at 11:00 am with Rev. Joel...

Helen Owens Blomeyer

Helen Owens Blomeyer

Mar 30, 2023

Mrs. Helen Owens Blomeyer, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center.  A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista, GA.

Mrs. Blomeyer was born November 20, 1952 in Butler, GA to John Thomas Owens and Virginia Nell Weaver Owens.  Mrs....

Sarah Eubanks Fussell

Sarah Eubanks Fussell

Mar 29, 2023

Sarah Eubanks Fussell, 75, of Preston, GA, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, after a short illness with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. James Pridgen, Rev. Robert Orr, and Rev. Jack Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers...

Charles Arthur Kirby

Charles Arthur Kirby

Mar 26, 2023

Charles Arthur Kirby, 80, of Ellaville passed away on March 26, 2023 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Ellaville Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Orr and Rev. CJ Yarbrough officiating. Pallbearers will be Matthew Poole, Patrick Harris, Keyton Harbuck, Matthew McAllister, Joshua McAllister, and Neil Hagerson. Honorary pallbearers will...

Penny Rogers

Penny Rogers

Mar 26, 2023

Lydia Penelope (Penny) Rogers, 83, of Buena Vista, Georgia, passed away after a brief illness of leukemia on Sunday, March 26, 2023. 

Penny was born in Oxford, Georgia on November 22, 1939.  She spent her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. She was a member of Buena Vista United Methodist Church, was an active leader with Cub...

Evelyn K. Owl

Evelyn K. Owl

Mar 25, 2023

Ms. Evelyn K. Jones Owl, 85, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. No services are planned at this time.

Ms. Owl was born in Thomaston, GA, on June 14, 1937, to John Paul Jones and Vera Pearl Hall Anthony. One of ten children, she was a twin to Alvin....

Carolyn Bowles Bond

Carolyn Bowles Bond

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Carolyn Bowles Bond, 86, of Andersonville, passed away at her residence on March 22, 2023.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Bond was born April 8, 1936 in Atlanta, NY to Kenneth Bowles and Miriam Hoxter Stocking Gordon.  She was retired from the Schley County School System as a secretary after 30 years of service. ...

Joanna Powell

Joanna Powell

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Joanna Powell, 76 of Ellaville, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at her residence. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family will be receiving friends on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 1:00-4:00 PM at 161 Hurst Rd. Ellaville, GA.

 

Mrs. Joanna was born to the late Louie and Ola Cochran on May 11,...

El Walter Harris

El Walter Harris

Mar 21, 2023

Mr. El Walter Harris, of Preston, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Graveside services will be held in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jonathan Jenkins officiating.

Mr. Harris was born December 25, 1968 in Americus, GA to Elussery and Joyce Cain Harris. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist...

Valarie McCall Gilbert

Valarie McCall Gilbert

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. Valarie McCall Gilbert, 48, of Mauk, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Services will be private.

Mrs. Gilbert was born in Atlanta, GA, on November 15, 1974, to Jimmy and Christina Cheryl Jones Suggs.  She was a sweet soul. She loved her family and was loved by her family....

June Elder Chalkley

June Elder Chalkley

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. June Elder Chalkley, 83, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, GA. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Robert Orr officiating. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall at Mt. Carmel...

Mickey Todd "Buckshot" Taylor

Mickey Todd "Buckshot" Taylor

Mar 13, 2023

Mickey Todd “Buckshot” Taylor, 49, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at his residence surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Tazewell Baptist Church with Bro. Troy Fripp and Rev. Mike Truitt officiating. Burial will follow the service at Tazewell Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating....

Charles Austin, Jr.

Charles Austin, Jr.

Mar 10, 2023

Mr. Charles Blanchard Austin, Jr., 81, of Buena Vista passed away on March 10, 2023 at his residence.  Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Union Draneville Church Cemetery with Rev. David Chapman officiating. The family will greet friends at Way-Watson Funeral Home in Buena Vista beginning at 9:30AM until 10:30AM.  Pallbearers will...

Ann Hagler

Ann Hagler

Mar 10, 2023

Elba Ann Hagler, 69, of Buena Vista, Ga, and Magnolia Manor Senior Living, Columbus, was taken home to Heaven on March 10, 2023 after a long battle with multiple health problems. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Buena Vista on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 2:00PM with Rev. Harold Grimsley officiating. Visitation will begin in the...

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