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Mrs. Varnell Henderson, of Colquitt died Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Friday, March 1, 2019, at 3:00 PM at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Vada, GA with Rev. Jimmy Hooks and Rev. Chad Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Brock Middleton, Keith Middleton,…
Mrs. Ella June Wyles, 101, of Sylvester died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Pine Shadows Retirement Manor, Sylvester, GA. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM at Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL. Interment will follow. The family will receive visitors prior to the service at 1:00 pm. Ella June Wyles,…
Mrs. Betty Stripling, 70 of Sylvester, died on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Willson Hospice House in Albany. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moultrie. Interment followed in the Kimball Cemetery. Deacon Brian Rollock officiated. Mrs. Stripling was born on…
Alan P. Grimsley of Sylvester, GA, died February 11, 2019 in Atlanta. Mr. Grimsley was a long-time educator who loved teaching. He earned his BA in History and Political Science from Georgia Southwestern College, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Valdosta State College, a 6-year degree in History from Troy State University, and a Ph.D….
Joni Bozeman, 59, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at her residence. Joni was born in Worth County to the late Robert Lester Bozeman and Martha Lou Fletcher. She loved to crochet and enjoyed scrapbooking. She loved shopping, especially Christmas shopping. Joni devoted her time to the people of Turner County by volunteering…
Mrs. Ruby Snipes Palmer, 87 of Sylvester died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Pine Shadows Retirement Manor. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Sylvester. The Rev. Donnie Duncan and Rev. Earnie Pirkle will officiate. Mrs. Palmer was born on April…
Mrs. Rachel Griffin, 81, of Mentone, AL, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Miller County Hospital in Colquitt, GA. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Banks Funeral Home Chapel interment followed in the Andersonville National Cemetery. Mrs. Griffin was born on April 5, 1937 in…
William Leon Bius, 86, of Doerun, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Regency Hospital in Macon. Funeral service was held on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Voyles officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Church Cemetery in Worth County. Born on September 12, 1932, in…
Mrs. Charlotte S. Baggett, 78 of Sylvester died on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel interment followed in the Baggett Family Cemetery. The Rev. Kevin Johnson officiated. Mrs. Baggett was born on January…
Mr. William “Ed” Spence, 89, of Poulan died Thursday at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick, Ga. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Banks Funeral Home interment followed in the Poulan Cemetery. The Rev. Jason Jones officiated. Mr. Spence was born March 24BC V, 1929 in…