OBITUARIES

Carroll Vaughan Sellers
Nov 8, 2013
Carroll Vaughan Sellers, 62, of Pelham, GA passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Georgia. Born in Pensacola, Florida on September 16, 1951 to the late Allwood Carroll and Elizabeth Jean "Bettye" Vaughan Sellers, he was a interior decorator and a member of Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by his children Samantha...

Robert "Bobby" Barfield
Nov 7, 2013
Robert Allen "Bobby" Barfield, 72, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Mitchell County Hospital. Born on January 1, 1941 in Grady County, Georgia to the late Allen Jackson and Hattie Lou Spence Barfield, he was a chef and Baptist by faith. He is survived by his siblings Roger Barfield and wife, Jayne, Christine Ruffin, Frances...

Delphine Tatum Walker
Nov 5, 2013
Delphine Laverne Tatum Walker, 78, of Pelham, GA passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born on February 15, 1935 in Coolidge, GA to the late Robert J. and Jessie M. Lecthworth Tatum, she was a homemaker and was Freewill Baptist by faith. She is survived by her children Rosa W. Robinson, Ronald Walker, Johnny R....

Mary Hurst Warren
Oct 28, 2013
Mary Montine Hurst Warren, 91, of Meigs, GA passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Born on August 6, 1922 in Thomas Co., GA to the late Carl B. and Leah Shirah Hurst, she was a retired inspector for a local threadmill. She is survived by her children J.L. Brock, Jr. of Columbus, GA, Carl B. Brock of Meigs, GA,...

Alyse Kelley Maxwell
Oct 26, 2013
Alyse Kelley Maxwell, 91, of Hinsonton, GA passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013 at Ashley Glenn Personal Care Home in Peachtree City, GA. Born on December 11, 1921 in Colquitt Co., GA to the late John Thomas and Susie Hinson Kelley, Jr., she was a retired nurse and a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Edith Hamrick Dann
Oct 26, 2013
Edith Corinne Hamrick Dann, 92, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 26, 2013 surrounded by her family. Born on June 8, 1921 to the late Burrell Jones "B.J." and Ivie Corinne Ward Hamrick, she was raised in Monticello, FL and went to Tallahassee, FL to attend Florida State College for Women. She married the love of her life,...

Bernie Pye
Oct 18, 2013
Bernie Pye, 85, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at his residence. Born on June 1, 1928 in Bulloch County, Georgia to the late Joseph Harry and Bertha Lee Kirby Pye, he was a retired fire safety specialist. He was a member of the Hand Memorial United Methodist Church and was a veteran of the U.S....

Bobbie Nell Chezem
Oct 14, 2013
Bobbie Nell Chezem, 79, of Pelham, GA passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born on July 12, 1934 in Bay Springs, MS to the late Jeff and Jenelle Grisham Martin, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham. She is survived by her cousin Jim Price and wife, Willene, of Concord,...

Edwin E. Baker
Sep 16, 2013
Edwin E. Baker, 85, of Sale City, GA passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at his residence. Born on March 10, 1928 in Colquitt Co., GA to the late Dan J. and Lennie Omar King Baker, he was a farmer and a member of Hinsonton Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Betty Glenn Baker of Sale City, GA,...

Janice Harpe Rackley
Sep 9, 2013
Janice Harpe Rackley, 87, of Pelham, GA passed away on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born on February 4, 1926 in Pinehurst, GA to the late Horace J. and Mildred Eve Jones Harpe, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham. She was also a member of the William T....

Opal Avant Willis
Aug 28, 2013
Opal Avant Willis, 81, of Pelham, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at her residence. Born on October 17, 1931 in Pelham, GA to the late Luvie and Daisey Sadler Avant, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham and a retired bookkeeper for First State Bank of Albany. She is survived by her son...

Dallas Folsom
Aug 28, 2013
Dallas Folsom, 86, of Albany, GA passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Lee County Healthcare in Leesburg, GA. Born on August 21, 1927 in Berlin, GA to the late Ellis Remer and Bessie Marie Gay Folsom, he was a retired shop foreman and Baptist by faith. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived...

William "Stan" Gandy
Aug 13, 2013
William Stanley "Stan" Gandy, 66, of Whigham, GA passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, FL. Born on August 4, 1947 in Pavo, GA to the late George Wesley and Earlene McLendon Gandy, he was a retired electrician and painter. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, the Thomasville and Whigham Masonic Lodges and...

Donald H. Williams
Aug 6, 2013
Donald H. Williams, 84, of Pelham, GA passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at his residence. Born on April 15, 1929 in Grady Co., GA to the late W. Floyd and Carrie Mae Crosson Williams, he was a farmer and was Church of God by faith. He is survived by his wife Annetta C. Williams of Pelham, GA, daughters...

William Sidney Haire
Jul 30, 2013
William Sidney Haire, 54, of Meigs, GA passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013 at his residence. Born on December 16, 1958 in Moultrie, GA to Tom Watson and Corine Ball Haire, Sr., he was an electrician and a member of East Pelham Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Cherie Robinson Haire of Meigs, GA, children Jasmine Itson and...

Waver Wilder Joiner
Jul 29, 2013
Waver Wilder Joiner, 94, of Chesapeake, VA (formerly of Pelham) passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at her residence. Born on May 12, 1919 in Grady Co., GA to the late James Isaac and Rena Coble Wilder, she was a retired assembler for Goody's Manufacturing Company and was a member of Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church. Waver was an amazing...

Albert "Rabbit" Welch
Jul 15, 2013
Albert "Rabbit" Welch, 89, of Pelham, GA passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Calhoun Nursing Home in Edison, GA. Born on May 22, 1924 in Pelham, GA to the late William Jefferson and Sallie Mae Scott Welch, he was a retired truck driver and Baptist by faith. He is survived by his daughter Betty Smith and husband, Scott,...

Anna Carol Kitchens
Jul 4, 2013
Anna Carol Kitchens, 64, of Greenville, AL passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL. Born on July 19, 1948 in Bokoshe, OK to the late Greeley and Margie Perry Crase, she was a seamstress and was Baptist by faith. She is survived by her children David Kitchens and wife Lisa, Teresa Simmons, Stacy Knight and...

Fay Bozeman Autry
Jun 29, 2013
Mrs. Fay Bozeman Autry, 90, of Hinsonton, GA passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Mitchell County Hospital in Camilla, GA. Born on August 6, 1922 in Mitchell Co., GA to the late William Elzie and Lola Phillips Bozeman, she was a homemaker and a member of Hinsonton Baptist Church. She was a member of the William T. Flynt...

Martha Pyles Redmond
Jun 19, 2013
Martha Francis Pyles Redmond, 83, of Meigs, GA passed away on Wedneday, June 19, 2013 at her residence. Born on June 19, 1930 in Crawford Co., GA to the late John and Mattie Smith Pyles, she was a retired teacher of 36 years. She was a member of Meigs United Methodist Church where she served as treasurer of the UMW...