OBITUARIES

Marcus Eugene Collins,
Feb 15, 2014
Marcus Eugene Collins, Sr., 87, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 at Mitchell County Hospital in Camilla, Georgia. Born on January 25, 1927 in Albany, Georgia to the late John and Emma Woodruff Collins, Sr., he was a farmer and a member of Lake Pleasant Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army....

Katherine Nazworth Baker
Jan 28, 2014
Katherine "Kathy" Lorraine Nazworth Baker, 60, of Sale City, Georgia passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at her residence. Born on April 23, 1953 in Dougherty County, Georgia to the late Kaye Donald and Patsy Akridge Nazworth, she was the city clerk for Camilla, Georgia. She was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her...

Sharon Barnett Riddle
Jan 27, 2014
Sharon Ann Barnett Riddle, 66 of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Sunday, Jnuary 26, 2014 at Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Georgia. Born on February 4, 1947 in Watertown, New York, to the late Joseph and Vivian Leakey Barnett, she was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Camilla and was a sales clerk for the Salvation...

Fred Albert Grant,
Jan 17, 2014
Fred Albert Grant, Sr., 91, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his residence. Born in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late James Jefferson and Jessie Mae Sherling Grant, he was retired from Autry Petroleum. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham, where he attended the Adult 5 Sunday School Class and...

Nina Curles Coleman
Jan 16, 2014
Nina Rita Harris Curles Coleman, 80, of Jesup, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Born on December 21, 1933 in Pelham, Georgia to the late James and Blanche Wilder Harris, she was a homemaker but many may remember her during her years at Lewis Drug Company in Pelham where she worked...

James William Houston
Dec 29, 2013
James "Jim" William Houston, 72, of Camilla, Georgia passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, Georgia. Born on August 12, 1941 in Sylvester, Georgia to the late John Edward and Janey Ledia Mims Houstin, he was the owner and operator of H & H Pest Services. He was Baptist by faith and a veteran...

JoAnn Spence Tyson
Dec 25, 2013
JoAnn Spence Tyson, 63, of Meigs, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia. Born on December 28, 1949 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Paul Harrison and Rosalyn Harpin Spence, Sr., she was a retired office manager and a member of Hinsonton Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John...

Robert Cecil Bass
Dec 21, 2013
Robert "Bobby" Cecil Bass, 78, of Columbus, GA passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013 at his residence. Born on January 11, 1935 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Wiley Cecil and Nona Sasser Bass, he was a retired police chief. Bobby was a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Rosa Godwin White
Dec 6, 2013
Rosa Jeanette Godwin White, 89, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Palmyra Nursing Home in Albany, Georgia. Born in Decatur County, Georgia on May 2, 1924 to the late Jack and Mamie Glover Godwin, she was a homemaker and a member of East Pelham Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons Ron White and...

Austin Eugene Thompson
Nov 30, 2013
Austin Eugene Thompson, 59, of Pelham, Georgia passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Meigs, Georgia. Born on August 8, 1954 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late John Wesley and Lois Louise Holland Thompson, he was a diesel mechanic and Baptist by faith. He is survived by his wife, Donita Faircloth Thompson of Pelham, Georgia, daughter Natasha Smith...

Georgia King Bryson
Nov 26, 2013
Georgia Mae King Bryson, 85, of 45493 Hwy. 262, Pelham, GA passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home. Born on November 6, 1928 in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Vernon King, she was retired from retail sales and was a member of Sunrise Tabernacle. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Bryson, of Pelham,...

Madelene Voss Sloane
Nov 23, 2013
Mrs. Madelene Voss Sloane, 85, of Pelham, GA passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Born on January 24, 1928 in Davison, Alabama, she was a secretary for the Florida Department of Treasury. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelham as well as the Eastern Star and the Civitans. Mrs. Sloane was...

James Mackey Willis
Nov 18, 2013
James "Jack" M. Willis, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 17, 2013, at the age of 84, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Mitchell Co., GA on October 21, 1929 to the late Clarence William and Ruby Butler Willis. He married the love of his life, Maxine Spence Willis, on May 22, 1949,...

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....