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Margaret Sumner Tanner, age 103 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Friday, September 11, 2015. Margaret was born on January 8, 1912, in Shingler, (Worth, County) GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Herman Tanner; parents, Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Sumner; grandson, Greg Channell; a sister, Rachel Banks; and brothers, Jack Sumner and…
Mrs. Phyllis Anne Bassett Dixon died in her beloved lake home on August 20, 2015 in Melrose, FL following a long-term illness. Mrs. Dixon was born on in Jacksonville, FL on January 13, 1937 to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bassett. She graduated from the Robert E. Lee High School and Jones College. She was of…
Kimberly Deann Johnson, 31, of Poulan, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015. A celebration of life service was conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2015 in the chapel of Hall and Hall Funeral Home. Rev. John Nunes officiated. Born December 8, 1983 in Albany, Kimberly attended nursing school at Moultrie Technical College, loved…
Carol F. Furtado age 64 of Buford, GA passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Bo Brand of Sylvester, GA, daughter, Bonnie Furtado of Augusta, GA, and son, Daniel Furtado of Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, Taylor Brand, Jack Brand, Chloe Brand, and Mason Highland; sisters, Vicki Guyton…
Mr. Chesley E. “Gene” Gunn, 81, of Worth County, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at his residence. Funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery. Rev. David Williams and Rev. Scott Tomlinson officiated. Mr. Gunn was born in Worth…
Mr. Thomas Calvin Hudson, 69 of Sylvester died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His funeral services will be held Saturday 11:00AM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Charlie Brown will be officiating. The family will receive friends from Friday from 6:00 to 8:00PM at Kimbrell-Stern. A…
James Edward McConnell, 65, of Worth County died July 4, 2015 at his residence. His funeral services will be 10 AM, Wednesday, (Today) graveside at Crown Hill Cemetery. A native of Bainbridge, Georgia Mr. McConnell was a long time resident of Albany/Worth County. He was the owner operator of McConnell’s Eastside Used Furniture & Appliance. …
Mrs. Nellie Louise Matthews Wise, 93, of Ashburn died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at her daughter’s residence. The funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Colquitt County. The Rev. Bob Nipper officiated. Mrs. Wise…
Richard Joseph Bielski, March 24, 1930 to June 27, 2015 Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Grayling, Michigan. Following high school graduation he joined the Coast Guard and worked on ore boats on the Great Lakes. In 1949, he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Albany, Georgia where he met his…
Funeral services for Mr. James Austin Brown, age 81, of Chester, who died Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Serenity Hospice in Dublin, were held Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Cole Morris and Rev. Daniel Cook officiating. Burial was in Brown Family Cemetery. Mr. Brown, a lifelong resident of Dodge County,…