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Mrs. Addie Mae Powell Castleberry, 92 of Sylvester, died on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care Sylvester. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Providence Cemetery. The Rev. John Powell officiated. Mrs. Castleberry was born on December…
A graveside service for Jeffery William Beard Jr. of Warwick will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in Odom-Story Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Rainey Family Funeral Services. Jeffery passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Navicent Health Center in Macon. He…
Mr. Rick Gilpatrick, 72 of Sylvester died on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Carl Vinson Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia. The funeral service was held at 10:00 AM on Thursday September 26, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Andersonville National Cemetery at 2:00 PM. The Rev. Gordon Poole officiated. …
Mrs. Audrey Thompson Sawyer, 87 of Sumner died on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Willson Hospice House. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of TyTy, with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Rodney Owens will officiate. …
Henry Kimble Priest, 77, of Brunswick, GA died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems in Brunswick, Georgia. Born on April 8, 1942, to Troy and Louise Priest in Sylvester, Georgia, he married Bernice (Johnson) on March 2, 1995, in Brunswick. Henry is survived by his wife, Bernice Priest; daughter, Gail Priest…
Mrs. Mary Joyce Moore, 69 of Warwick, died on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Tift Regional Medical Center. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Rocky Mount Baptist Church, interment followed in the Rocky Mount Cemetery. The Rev. Carlton Webb officiated. Mrs. Moore was born on August 2,…
New details have been released concerning the tragic accident that involved a mother pushing her one-year-old daughter in a stroller and a Georgia Department of Public Transportation SUV on September 9. The mother involved in the incident has been identified as Lavetta Hammock. The mother was transported to Phoebe in Albany after being struck by…
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Mr. Max Tesney, 80 of Americus, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Earl Dunmon and Mr. Allen Scott officiated. Mr. Tesney was…
Barbara Sawyer Claxton, age 70, passed away September 8, 2019 at University Hospital. Mrs. Claxton was born August 6, 1949 in Tifton, GA to parents Gerald Winston Sawyer and Juanita Young Sawyer. She moved from Sylvester, GA to Wrightsville, GA and was a retired educator of 40 years. She was a Girl Scout Troup Leader,…
Mr. Benjamin Leo Pritchard, Jr., 67 of Sylvester, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, Ga. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel, interment followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Trey Brown and Rev. Jason Jones officiated. …