OBITUARIES
Duretta Schneider
Aug 11, 2025
Duretta Schneider, 91 passed away Monday, August 11, 2025 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. No services will be held at this time.
Kevin Ridgeway
Aug 11, 2025
Kevin Phillip Ridgeway, age 69, passed away peacefully at his residence on August 11, 2025. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. Jimmy Battle and Frederick Davis will officiate and interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Reggie Ausby, Elwood Thomas, Robert Irvin, Eric Threatts, Jr. Tarveny Warren...
Eric Lee Lambert
Aug 9, 2025
Eric Lee Lambert, born on August 15, 1988, in Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on August 9, 2025, in Chesapeake, Virginia, at the age of 36. A man of service and dedication, Eric spent 11 distinguished years serving in the United States Navy before transitioning into a career as a data analyst within the information technology field. Eric's life was filled...
Jerald Avera
Aug 7, 2025
Funeral services for Jerald Douglas Avera, 72, of Georgetown, GA will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 4:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dwight Dunn will officiate and interment will be in Harmony Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Holden Nall, Greg Solarek, Cody Tillis, Kiley Avera, Davis Avera and Silas Forrester. Born April 19, 1953 in Pelham, he...
Gary L. Maxwell
Aug 5, 2025
Gary Lee Maxwell, 78, of Cairo, Georgia, passed away on August 5th, 2025. Gary was born in Cairo on August 21, 1946, the thirteenth of the sixteen children of Josh Maxwell and Emmie Holland Maxwell. He married Sandy Nelson Maxwell on October 14, 1966 and shared nearly 59 years of marriage with his short-legged little woman. Gary and Sandy had...
Trey Wood
Aug 1, 2025
Funeral services for Trey Colby Wood, 36, of Baconton will be held Friday, August 8, 2025 at 2:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. David Pickering will officiate and interment will be in Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Wood, Jr., Michael Wood, John Cave, Steven Guerrero, Chris woods and Duain Lasseter. He was an air conditioning Technician and...
Clower Eugene (Bill) Willis
Aug 1, 2025
Funeral services for Bill Willis, 95, of Pelham will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home Chapel and services will conclude in the chapel. Rev. Paul Shaw and Rev. Ed Green will officiate and interment will be in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Robby Willis, Walker Willis, Rick Willis, Aiden Willis, Matthew...
Ione Wilkes
Jul 21, 2025
Ione Nesmith Wilkes, 96, of Whigham passed away Monday, July 21, 2025 at Archbold Medical Center in Cairo. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM at The Bridge Community Church. Jody Singletary will officiate. Born April 22,1929, in Woodland (Cairo), she was the daughter of the late Judson and Eula Butler Nesmith. She was a...
Nick Weeks
Jul 21, 2025
Nick Weeks, 46, of Pelham passed away Monday, July 21, 2025 at Harbor Grace Hospice at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Willis Jamerson Braswell Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Brooks will officiate with Josh Harper, Todd Classon, Jamie Scott, Cheno Contreras, Tyler Classon, Seth Classon, Steve...
James Miles Minton
Jul 20, 2025
James Myles Minton, 69, of Calhoun, Georgia, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was born in Camilla, Georgia, on August 23, 1955, to the late James and Eunice Minton.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Patricia Minton; sons, Timothy (Jessica) Minton, Jonathan Minton; brother, Joe Minton; sister, Patsy Martin; grandchildren, Thomas, Kaidence, Kaci, Savannah, and Landin Minton.
James...
Rhonda Presley Sadler
Jul 20, 2025
Rhonda Presley Loyd Sadler, (55) of Cairo, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 11:00AM at New Bethel Baptist Church, where she was a member. Rev. Larry Wynn will officiate with interment to follow in New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jackson Gray,...
Geraldine McDowell
Jul 20, 2025
Geraldine Butler McDowell, 81, of Pelham passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025 at her sons home. Born August 16, 1943 in Cairo she was the daughter of the late Belcher and Lula Belle Oats Butler. She was married to Benjamin McDowell who preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Nelson Aldridge of Pelham; Bobby Aldridge of Atlanta; a granddaughter,...
Donna West
Jul 15, 2025
Donna Patrice West died on July 15, 2025 at the age of 65. She was born on January 11, 1960 in Moultrie, GA to the late Lawrence Edward West, Sr. and Janelle Palmer West. She was a 1978 graduate of Moultrie High School. Donna was the mother of Joshua Dylan Lewis and grandmother (“MawMaw”) to Joshua William Lewis. She was...
Joanne Miller Harrison
Jul 12, 2025
Graveside services for Joanne Miller Harrison, 86, of Ochlocknee and her late husband Thomas (Thom) Carlton Harrison who preceded Joanne in death on November 19, 2023 will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00AM at Meigs Sunset Cemetery. Born July 30, 1938 she was the daughter of the late William (Bill) Henry and Nancy Palmer Miller. Mrs. Harrison passed...
Patricia Ann Godboldt
Jul 11, 2025
Funeral services for Patricia Ann Godboldt, 47, of Ochlocknee will be held Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00AM at Springhill Christian Church Cemetery. Born May 30, 1978 in Moultrie she was the daughter of Charles Ray and Terry Ann Patterson Truett. Patricia passed away Friday, July 11, 2025 at her residence in Ochlocknee. Survivors other than her parents include her...
Timmy Franklin Bryan
Jul 7, 2025
Graveside services for Timmy Franklin Bryan, 65, of Meigs will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10:00AM. Born February 16, 1960 in Meigs he was the son of the late James H. and Elaine Johnson Bryan. Mr. Bryan passed away at his home on Monday, July 7, 2025. He was married to Germaine Cavalar Bryan of Meigs who survives....
Jimmy Rogers, Jr
Jul 6, 2025
Jimmy Rogers, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, at Archbold Living in Camilla. James William Rogers, Jr. was born at Phoebe Hospital in Albany on May 16, 1943, the only child to James William and Elizabeth Smith Rogers. A lifelong resident of Pelham, Jimmy was known throughout South Georgia and North Florida as an acoustical genius. His knowledge...
Lannis Tuten
Jun 24, 2025
Lannis Earl Tuten, 80, of Leesburg, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday, June 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Willis Jamerson Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Lynn Roberts will officiate and honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Three Squares Diner Breakfast Club, Leesburg. Born June 20, 1945,...
Jerry Gregory
Jun 22, 2025
Funeral services for Jerry Lavon Gregory, 68, of Pelham will be held Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. David Pickering will officiate and interment will be at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ricky Wiggins, Dennis Thompson, Will Bridges, Charles Jamerson, Michael Tucker and Mark Boak. Born January 30, 1957 in Pelham, he was the...
Donald Ray White
Jun 21, 2025
Donald Ray White, 65, of Pelham passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Archbold Living Pelham Nursing Home. Born April 5, 1960 in Sulligent, AL, he was the son of the late Charlie Ray and Ruby Jean Gilbert White. He was a driver for a Cab Company most of his life. He is survived by his sisters, Carolyn Gregory (Donald),...
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