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Mr. Gary Leymeister, 59, of Sylvester died April 24, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014 at First Baptist Church with interment following at Hillcrest Cemetery. Reverends Ben Bush and Mike Carter will officiate. Mr. Leymeister was born on October 19, 1954 in Orwigsburg,…
Mrs. Catherine J. Cook, 92, of Sylvester died Wednesday April 23, 2014 at Phoebe Worth Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Parrott Cemetery in Parrott, GA. Reverends Jerry Cooper and Bruce Gordon officiated. Mrs. Cook was born on August 4, 1921 in Plains, GA and…
Clayton Ricky Layfield, 65, of Moultrie died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Baker Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends David Oaks and Brad Bowen officiating. Interment was in Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Born Nov. 7, 1948, in Moultrie, Mr. Layfield was…
Sealy Jewell Hembree, infant daughter of Leland and Abby Hembree of Sylvester, died Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The graveside service was held at 3 p.m. on Saturday April 26, 2014 at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverends Jackie Cabaniss and Danny Story officiated. Other survivors include her brother, Beau Hembree and…
Rev. Robert D. McDearmid, 86, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Dorminy Medical Center. Rev. McDearmid was born in Fort Valley on October 27, 1927, to Robert D. and Annie Lee Parker McDearmid. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jennie Porter; two brothers; and two sisters. He attended school in Tifton…
Sealy Jewell Hembree, infant daughter of Leland and Abby Hembree of Sylvester died Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday April 26, 2014 at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Reverends Jackie Cabaniss and Danny Story will officiate. Other survivors include her brother,…
Mrs. Martha (Benny) Tanner Benson, 84, of Sylvester died Monday April 21, 2014 at Sylvester Health Care. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday April 24, 2014 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Grady Morey will officiate. Mrs. Benson was born on January 31,…
Pearl Floyd Nelms, 84, of Sylvester, GA formerly of Albany, GA died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sylvester, GA. Dr. Ben Bush will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Cemetery in Meigs, GA. A native of…
Donald S. Whitaker, 73, of Albany, GA made his departure to heaven Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from his residence. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mathews Funeral Home. Reverends Allen Bingham and Tom Sparks officiated. Interment followed at Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton, GA with Rev. Myron Brookins officiating. A…
Mr. Fred H. Carter, 88, of Sylvester died Tuesday April 8, 2014 at his residence. The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday April 11, 2014 at Pinson Memorial United Methodist Church with interment following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Rev. Mike Davis officiated. Mr. Carter was born on February 18, 1926 in Lake…