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Poulan Police Officers as well as virtually all available personnel from the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, Fire-Rescue, Grady EMS, and eventually GBI arrived to find a gruesome scene in Poulan just before 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. A woman and a man had both been shot in the head, and while the male victim was…
Mr. Reginald Allen McCorvey, 82 of Anderson City, GA, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Cobblestone Rehab Healthcare Center. The funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Kimball United Methodist Church interment followed in the Kimball Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Cooper, Rev. Dexter Wilson and Rev. Mickey Jacobs officiated….
John J. Desmond, age 82, passed away December 25, 2018. Mr. Desmond was a long time resident of Sylvester, GA before spending the last 10 years in Rome. Mr. Desmond is preceded in death by parents, John and Helen Desmond; Sister, Patricia Belston. Mr. Desmond is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Mary…
Mr. William Larry Knight, 76 of Bridgeboro died on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Evergreen Baptist Church interment followed in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Todd Brooks and Rev. Jackie Cabaniss officiated. Mr. Knight was born…
Mr. Rube Leon “Lon” Livingston, 59 of Sylvester, died on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The funeral service was held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at First Baptist Church the Rev. Donnie Duncan officiated. Interment followed in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Edison, Ga. on Monday December…
SUMNER – Franklin Brown Tanner, 75, of Sumner passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29, 2018, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Howard Vogan and the Rev. Dan Robinson officiating. Mr. Tanner was laid to rest at…
Patricia Carol Griffin, 63, of Worth County, GA, died December 19, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. James Johnson will officiate. The family will receive friends at Mathews Funeral Home one hour before the service. Carol was born in Sylvester, GA…
Patricia Carol Griffin, 63, of Worth County, GA, died December 19, 2018 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. James Johnson will officiate. The family will receive friends at Mathews Funeral Home one hour before the service. Carol was born in Sylvester, GA on…
The Worth County Courthouse was evacuated along with multiple buildings across the nation last Thursday afternoon after an email was transmitted to the Clerk of Courts Office stating that there was a bomb in the courthouse. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the bomb threat was expected to be a hoax by the wording of the…
Mr. Hubert Henderson, 88, of Sylvester died Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Pine Shadows Retirement Home. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Sylvester with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Donnie Duncan officiated. Mr. Henderson was born on November 17,…