OBITUARIES

May 22, 2020

May 18, 2020

Richard Bright Hays, 66, of Pelham passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. A private family graveside will be held on Thursday at Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Les Pollock will officiate. Born August 11, 1953 he was the son of the late Walter Donald and Sue Mathews Hays. He was a retired timber buyer and member of...

May 17, 2020

William Everett Free, 77, of Pelham passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. A private family service will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Pebble City Cemetery.  Rev. David Pickering and Rev. Frank Danner will officiate.  Born on February 1, 1943, he was the son of the late William Allen Free and Onie Posey Free.  Mr. Free...

May 17, 2020

May 15, 2020

Larry Keith (Bear) Thompson, 61, of Pelham passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born December 15, 1958 in Bartow, Fl he was the son of the late Earnest Newton and Maude Elizabeth Combee Thompson. He was a former diesel mechanic for Caterpillar. He was married to Jackie...

May 10, 2020

May 1, 2020

Jessie Brooks (J.B.) Hayes, 97, of Meigs passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at his residence. Born April 4, 1923 in Meigs he was the son of the late Henry Dennis and Trudie Eliza Ingram Hayes. Due to the ongoing pandemic a private family service will be held. Rev. Dennis Norman will officiate. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church,...

Apr 29, 2020

William (Pete) Henry Godwin of Thomasville, GA passed away April 29, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. He was born October 24, 1934 in Pelham, GA to Tom Godwin and Thelma Mulford Godwin. He was a truck driver for more than 40 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and fishing. He was a man of Faith who never met...

Apr 29, 2020

Zula Holton Worek, 72, of Pelham passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her home. Due to the restrictions required at this time, there will be a private family only graveside service. Rev. Doug Hall will officiate.  Born February 7, 1948 in Mitchell County, she was the daughter of late John Hezekiah Holton and Emma Jewel Pollock Holton.  She was...

Apr 29, 2020

Laura Imogene (Jean) Hayes, 92, of Meigs passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her home. Due to the restrictions required at this time, there will be a private family only graveside was held at Midway Church Cemetery. Rev. Dennis Norman will officiate.  Born August 19, 1927 in Calhoun, Gordon County, GA, she was the daughter of late Guy Thomas...

Apr 21, 2020

 It is with great sadness that the family of Brenda Gail Oliver Kelley announce her passing on April 21, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Gail was the daughter of the late Grady and Clettis Oliver of Sylvester, Georgia. Gail was born on November 10, 1947 and grew up in Worth County, where she attended Worth County High...

Apr 17, 2020

Memorial services for Barry William Hickey, 36, of Meigs will be held Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 2:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Social distancing is still in effect. Barry William Hickey was born in Thomasville, GA, on October 19, 1983.  He was the son of Derwood T. and Sharen Barry Hickey of Meigs, GA.  He was a graduate of Thomas County...

Apr 15, 2020

Marie Willis Brown, 88, of Pelham passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. A private family graveside was held at Pinecrest Memory Gardens.  Rev. Jeff Brooks will officiate. Born July 27, 1931 in Pelham she was the daughter of the late Claude and Bessie Willis. She was married to Roger Brown who preceded her in death. She...

Apr 7, 2020

Walter (Sam) Pollock, Jr., 82, of Pelham passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. A private family service was held at Pelham City Cemetery. Rev. Matt Peek will officiate. Born February 22, 1938 in Sylvester he was the son of the late Walter Pollock, Sr. and Trudie Burgess Pollock. He was a self employed Merchant, Farmer, former Pelham...

Apr 6, 2020

Billy Joe Loyd, Sr., 48, of Pelham, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2020 at Archbold Memorial Hospital.  Due to the restrictions imposed with the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a private family only graveside service at New Bethel Church Cemetery at a later date. Born April 18,1971 in Grady, he was the son of William Eugene and Glenda Marie Hurst...

Apr 5, 2020

Shirley Jones Folmar, 81, of Port St. Joe, FL, formerly of Pelham, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at her Pelham residence.  Due to the restrictions imposed with the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a private family only graveside service at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Rev. Kathy Israel-McLeod will officiate. Born November 22, 1938 in Thomas County, she was the daughter of...

Apr 1, 2020

Sylvia Ann Martin, 75, of Camilla passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at her residence. Born February 22, 1945 in Mitchell, County she was the daughter of the late James J. and Minnie Lee Curles Martin. She was a retired seamstress at Joanart MIlls and member of Mt. Zion Church. She is survived by her daughter, Robin Tyson Hayes (Heath);...

Mar 30, 2020

Stella Hayes, 89, of Pelham passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home.  Born September 9, 1930 in Mitchell County. A private family service was held at Pelham City Cemetery  She was married to Clarce Edward (C.E.) Hayes who preceded her in death in 1992. She was a retired book keeper and member of Pelham First Baptist Church. She is survived...

Mar 28, 2020

Lores Jason Warren, "J-Bird", 40, of Meigs passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020.  Due to the restrictions imposed with the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a private family only graveside service was held at Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Rev. Donald Warren will officiate.  Born November 16, 1979 in Thomas County, he was the son of Don G. Warren and Hazel Marie...

Mar 25, 2020

William Douglas Norton, 85, of Pelham passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee. Due to the restrictions imposed with the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a private family only graveside service at Meigs Sunset Cemetery.  Rev. Olen Cain and Rev. Nick Snellgrove will officiate. Born April 21, 1934 in Pelham he was the son of the late...