OBITUARIES

Jul 29, 2020

Graveside services for Jimmy Lee Sheperd, 75, of Pelham will be held Friday, July 31, 2020 at 10:00AM at Mizpah Cemetery. Rev. Nathan Fowler and Rev. Jim Weaver will officiate. Pallbearers will be nephews, Jamie Williams, Frank Williams, Tony Williams, Scott Lamb, Mickey Williams and Joe Williams. Born January 1, 1945 he was the son of the late Lee and...

Jul 28, 2020

Jerry Bruce Wilson, Jr, 58, of Pelham, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at his home. Born July 12, 1962 in Mitchell County, he was the son of Jerry Bruce, Sr., and Mary Layton Wilson who survive. Mr. Wilson is also survived by his son, Tyler Wilson (Sierra) of Ft. Myers, Florida, life partner Dyna Wilson of Pelham and a...

Jul 26, 2020

Funeral services for Maude Della Mobley (Tiny) Godwin, 84, of Pelham  will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Pastor Robert Young will officiate and interment will be in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Simon Batchelor, Paul Palmer, Ted Simpson, Belford Poppell, Richard Willis and Jason Batchelor. Born September 15, 1935 in Mitchell...

Jul 24, 2020

Rachel Vaughn, 45, of Hialeah, FL, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL. Born May 4, 1975, in Hialeah, FL, She was the daughter of the late Roland Drew and Carolyn Burgess Vaughn. She was a former event planner. Rachel is survived by her sister Diane Townsend (Jeff), niece Avery Townsend, nephew Bryce Townsend from...

Jul 22, 2020

Funeral services for Mary Ann Simpson, 82, of Pelham will be held Friday, July 24, 2020 at 11:00AM at Union Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Doug Hall will officiate and interment will be in Mt Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Born July 20, 1938 in Hopeful she was the daughter of the late Tom and Thelma Mulford Godwin. Mrs Simpson passed away Wednesday,...

Jul 17, 2020

Services for Jimmy Drew (Dick) Mobley, 76, of Pelham will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Mr Mobley passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at Rose City Health and Rehab. Born July 7, 1944 in Cairo he was the son of the late Jim Henry and Annie Lawhorne Mobley. He is survived by his sister,...

Jul 12, 2020

Funeral services for Robert Chambers, 94, of Pelham will be Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:00AM at Hand Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Kathy Israel-McLeod will officiate and a private family interment will be at Funston Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Chambers, Doyle Chambers, John Chambers, Daren Chambers, Coy Chambers, Ansley Smith and Danny By Waters. Born May 5, 1926...

Jul 10, 2020

Dr. Andrew Dekle of Cairo passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at his farm in Mitchell County. A private family graveside was held at Macedonia Church Cemetery. Rev. Marvin Snipes will officiate. Born May 14, 1951 in Cairo he was the son of the late Milwood and Frances Porter Dekle. Dr. Dekle operated Grady Primary Care in Cairo. He is...

Jul 10, 2020

Merle Lodge Porter, 82, of Pelham, Georgia died Friday, July 10, 2020 at her home.  Merle was born December 17, 1937 to Rufus L. and Audrey Godwin Lodge in Mitchell County, Georgia.  She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Pelham where she served on many committees including Financial Committee.  She was a member of the American Legion...

Jul 6, 2020

Louise Glenn, 90, of Pelham passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 10, 2020 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Born March 2, 1930 in Toronto, Canada she was the daughter of the late Alex Sautel of France and Frieda Wagner Sautel of Switzerland. She was married to John William Glenn on  August...

Jul 6, 2020

Visitation services for Cody Lansing Prevatt, 23, of Camilla will will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 1:00-3:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. a service will be held at 3:00PM. Born December 1, 1996 in Leesburg Fl he was the son of Phillip Jerome Prevatt of Camilla and Katrina Marie (Sayre) Hand of Pelham who survive. Cody passed away July 6, 2020...

Jul 5, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Larry West, 79, of Meigs will be held Wednesday July 8, 2020 at 11;00AM at Big Ochlocknee Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Stacy West will officiate. Born January 25, 1941 in Colquitt County he was the son of the late John Ben and Nadine Aycock West. Mr. West passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Pruitt Health in...

Jul 4, 2020

Funeral services for Anthony Payne ( Mose) Morrell, 76, of Pelham will be held Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Green will officiate and interment will be at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be the Hardee's Coffee Club, Gene Willis, Neadom Palmer, John Butler, Tommy Humphries, Larry Scarbrough, Earl Cone and Jack Glausier....

Jun 30, 2020

Funeral services for Thomas Elbert (Tom) Burgess, 68, of Camilla will be held Friday, July 3, 2020 at Union Grove Baptist Church at 1:00 PM where he was a member. The Rev, Steve Wooten will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Neil Gibson, Alec Lambert, Dean Daniels, Danny Burgess, Hank Burgess, Marcus Tucker, Shannon Radney,...

Jun 20, 2020

Jun 20, 2020

Services for Dale Russell Harrison, 71, of TyTy, GA will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 3:00 PM at LaRue Cemetery in LaRue, OH. Born October 30, 1948 in New Bloomington, OH, he was the son of the late Harold Henry and Nora Lodema Jividen Harrison. Mr. Harrison passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his sons home in...

Jun 19, 2020

Myra Frances Whitston Sealy, 63, of Cotton, passed away at her home on Friday, June 19, 2020, after a long battle with cancer.  Graveside services will be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Meigs Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, GA.  Rev. Frank Danner and Justin Sealy will officiate.  Born September 4, 1956, she was the daughter of the late...

Jun 15, 2020

Nancy Joiner, 83, of Longwood, FL passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at her residence. She was the wife of Wayne Joiner who survives. Mrs Joiner was born in Kearney, NJ in 1936 and moved to Florida in 1968. She was secretary to CNA insurances house counsel and was a retired executive secretary with their Surety Company; a former Pink...

Jun 14, 2020

Kimberly Ann Henderson,50, of Camilla passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Mitchell County Hospital. Born April 2, 1970 in Naples, Fla she was the daughter of Charles Alvin Henderson of Naples, Fl and Sandra Hatchel Henderson of Camilla. Other survivors include two sisters, Sherena Nash and Brandi Henderson both of Naples; two brothers, Michael Henderson of Camilla and Charles...

Jun 11, 2020

Phillip Edward “Eddie” Glenn, 56, of Pelham, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home.  The family will have a memorial service on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 3:00 PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Les Pollock will officiate. Born October 2, 1963 in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Joseph Cecil and Barbara Kohrn Glenn....