OBITUARIES

James Floyd Holton, Sr.

James Floyd Holton, Sr.

Oct 2, 2023

James Floyd Holton, Sr., 74, of Thomasville will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Arnold Buckner will officiate and interment will be in Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Tod Kimmel, Junior Tallent, Rubicel Martinez, Ralph Burgess and Billy Loney. Born October 18, 1948 in Moultrie he was the son of the late...

Sandra Plymel

Sandra Plymel

Sep 29, 2023

Service for Sandra Rene Plymel, 72, of Albany will be held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 2:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Born August 26, 1951 in Albany she was the daughter of the late J.B and Dixie Kierce. She passed away Friday, September 29, 2023 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. She was a former Paraprofessional at Baconton Community Charter School. She...

Michael Morrell Smith

Michael Morrell Smith

Sep 28, 2023

Graveside services for Mike Smith, 77, of Camilla, GA will be held Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Connie High will officiate the services and pallbearers will be Craig Smith, Jason Smith, Brent Smith, Kason Smith, Chuck Shirley, Wade Bowles, Chris Smith and Woody Willingham.  Mr. Smith passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023,...

Phillip Roy Garcia, Sr.

Phillip Roy Garcia, Sr.

Sep 25, 2023

Funeral services for Phillip Roy Garcia, 72, of Meigs will be held Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 10:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. David Pickering will officiate and interment will be in Forestlawn Cemetery in Cairo. Pallbearers will be Phillip Joseph Garcia, Phillip Wilbourn, Jeff Daniel, Tony Drinkwater, Chad Faircloth and Whit Sealy. Born July 25, 1951 in Pinebluff, AR....

Charles L James

Charles L James

Sep 13, 2023

Funeral services for Charles L. James, 95, of Pelham will be held Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 3:00PM at Pelham First Baptist Church where he was a member with a private family interment on Monday at Floral Memory Gardens in Albany. Rev. Ricky Griner, Rev. Leroy Williams and Ronnie Morrell will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tyler James, Mark Hanon, Christopher...

Melanie Lyn Braswell

Melanie Lyn Braswell

Sep 11, 2023

Funeral services for Melanie Lyn Braswell, 54, of Chattanooga formally of Pelham will be held Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Jason Owens, Tyler York, Ken Glass, Jock Baugh, Anthony Burt and Trey Cacciatore . Melanie passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Born March 7, 1969 in Albany, she was the daughter of...

Charles R. Presley, Jr.

Charles R. Presley, Jr.

Sep 7, 2023

Graveside funeral services for Charles Presley, Jr., 76, of Meigs will be held Sunday, September 10. 2023 at 2:30PM at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Stacy West will officiate. Pallbearers will be Tater West, Ed Autrey, Michael West, Chris White, Todd Presley, and Marcus West. Born May 8, 1947 in Moultrie he was the son of the late Charles...

Tracy Linda McGahee

Tracy Linda McGahee

Sep 5, 2023

 

Funeral services for Tracy McGahee will be held Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:00AM at Hinsonton Baptist Church where she was a member. Pallbearers will be Myles Jackson, Patrick Jackson, Hank Autry, Jim Autry, Terry Harrell and Lee Glenn.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Will Smith, Jamie Kennedy, Carlton Brooks, Joe McGalliard, Wendell Holland, Robert Holland, Robert Wingate, Noah McGahee....

Linda Strickland White

Linda Strickland White

Sep 1, 2023

Services for Linda Strickland White, 66, of Pelham will be Monday, September 4, 2023 at 12:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Alan White will officiate. Born February 18, 1957 in Pelham she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Lindon and Mary Louise Turner Strickland. Mrs. White passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Moultrie. She was a retired Para-professional...

Melissa Jones

Melissa Jones

Aug 31, 2023

Melissa Jones, 53, of Thomasville passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Pruitt Health-Moultrie.   Born June 9,1970 in Camilla, GA, she was the daughter of John Wayne Jones and the late Judy Irene Sanders Jones.  She was of the Baptist faith and worked as a self-employed painter.  She is survived by her father, who lives in Boca Raton, FL,...

Williard Thurman Butler

Williard Thurman Butler

Aug 29, 2023

Funeral services for Thurman Butler, 90, of Panacea, FL will be held Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 3:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Larry Wynn and Ronnie Morrell will officiate and interment will be in Pelham City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rabun Butler, Junior Tallent, Ridge Collins, Kevin Brooks, John Marc Butler, DeLeon Akridge and Adam Tallent. Born June 27,...

Dale Whitehead Evans

Dale Whitehead Evans

Aug 28, 2023

Services for Mildred Dale Whitehead Evans, 64, of Cairo will be held Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Newsome will officiate. Born September 4, 1958 in Thomasville she was the daughter of the late James Aldon and Mildred Louise Daughtry Whitehead. Mrs. Evans passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. She...

Clarence Edwin Sadler

Clarence Edwin Sadler

Aug 26, 2023

Memorial services for Clarence Edwin Sadler, 60, of Cairo will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Born August 5, 1963 in Whigham he was the son of the late Clarence and Vergie Lee Barfield Sadler. Mr. Sadler passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 in Grady County. He is survived by his sisters, Betty Guthrie...

Jimmie Franklin Avant

Jimmie Franklin Avant

Aug 20, 2023

Funeral services for Jimmie Franklin Avant, 87, of McDonough will be held Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 11:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home with interment to follow at Pelham City Cemetery. Rev. Tommy Brett will officiate. Born September 29, 1935 he was the son of the late Luuvie and Daisy Dell Avant. Mr. Avant passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023 at...

Arthur Godwin

Arthur Godwin

Aug 16, 2023

Arthur Stephen Godwin, 99, of Whigham, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at his home.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Mizpah Primitive Baptist Church, interment will be at Mizpah Church Cemetery.  Elder James R. Smith, Jr. will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jeff Godwin, Frank Williams, Don Harrell, Hayden Godwin, Derwood McKelvey, and...

Barbara Jean Brumbley

Barbara Jean Brumbley

Aug 15, 2023

Memorial services for Barbara Jean Brumbley, 72, of Meigs, will be held Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 3:00PM at Northwoods Church of God, 640 Hall Road, Thomasville, GA.  Rev. Josh Tommey will officiate.  Mrs. Brumbley passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Mitchell Convalescent Center in Camilla.  Born March 23, 1951 she was the daughter of the late John B....

Robert Earl Kearns

Robert Earl Kearns

Aug 14, 2023

Graveside services for Robert Earl Kearns, 79, of Thomasville will be held Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 10:00AM at New Home Freewill Baptist Church. Rev. Robert Lewis will officiate. Born November 29, 1943 in Sylvester he was the son of the late Ernest Earl and Hattie Estelle Sawyer Kearns. Mr. Kearns passed away Monday, August 14, 2023 at Archbold Memorial...

Shirley Trout

Shirley Trout

Aug 13, 2023

Shirley Ann Hooks Trout, 78, of Pelham passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at her residence. Born January 14, 1945 in Sale City she was the daughter of the late James Tappley and Ruby Jarrells Hooks Williams. She was a former Volunteer at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home in Pelham. Survivors include her sons, Wallace Johnson of Tifton and Justin Reddick...

Bradley Lavon Barfield

Bradley Lavon Barfield

Aug 8, 2023

Funeral services for Bradley Lavon Barfield, 57, of Doerun will be Friday, August 11, 2023 at 2:00PM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home with interment at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Rev. Steve Poppell with officiate. Pallbearers will be Joseph Collins, James Collins, Scotty Bivins, Ben Washington, Sandy Williams, Cecil (CJ) Dozier, Craig Collins, John Jacobs, Gabe Jacobs and Curtis Aldridge. Born September 24,1965...

JoAnn Kerce

JoAnn Kerce

Aug 7, 2023

JoAnn Justiss Kerce, age 84, of Pelham, GA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 7, 2023 surrounded by family.  Born June 21, 1939 in Albany, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Capers and Ozella Evelyn Taylor Justiss.  She was well known as a school bus driver for Pelham City School system for many years and...