Obituary Listing

Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties

Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson

May 14, 2026

A celebration of life will be held at First Baptist Church sanctuary in Dublin, Georgia on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon for Mr. Brian Johnson. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery for family. The family will receive friends from noon until the service hour at the church. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Stevenson, Santiago Archila,...

Christina Sumner

Christina Sumner

May 11, 2026

Christina Sumner, age 46, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Sandersville, Georgia.

Mrs. Sumner was born on September 28, 1979, in Dublin, Georgia. She was a graduate of Wilkinson County High School and was an insurance claims adjuster for AICI. She will be remembered as a smart and caring mother and daughter.

She is survived by her children, Michael (Kaylyn)...

Mary Francis Fountain Hobbs

Mary Francis Fountain Hobbs

May 20, 2026

Funeral services for Mary Francis Fountain Hobbs, age 67 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 22, 2026, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Joey Diers will officiate.

Mrs. Hobbs was born October 31, 1958, in Eastman, Georgia. She was the daughter of the...

Eugene Franklin Goff

Eugene Franklin Goff

May 16, 2026

Eugene Franklin Goff, age 93, of Dublin, GA, died Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Dublin Square, Dublin, GA. Born in Columbia, SC, on March 21, 1933, he left home to join the marines, serving on the fire brigade at Homestead AFB. This would lead to his career as a fire fighter with the West Miami Fire Department. He would retire...

Floyd Collins

Floyd Collins

May 16, 2026

Floyd Collins, 77, of Kite, Georgia, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026.

Born November 17, 1948, in Collins, Georgia, he was the son of the late Clifford Collins and Modrea Hackle Collins. A proud veteran, Floyd honorably served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Washington County Board of Education as a heating...

Thomas Maurice Odom, Jr.

Thomas Maurice Odom, Jr.

May 15, 2026

It is with profound respect and heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas Maurice Odom, Jr., who was born on April 28, 1940, in Plains, Georgia, and passed away on May 15, 2026, at his residence in Wrightsville, Georgia.

Mr. Odom was an architectural engineer with the Macon Housing Authority, where he served diligently for 25 years. His commitment...

Charles Clayton Smith, Jr.

Charles Clayton Smith, Jr.

May 13, 2026

Charles Clayton Smith, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, after a brief illness. He was 57 years old.

Born on July 23, 1968, in Dublin, Georgia, Mr. Smith was the cherished son of the late Charles Clayton Smith, Sr. and Priscilla Jane Maddox Stanton. Throughout his life, he carried forward the...

Johnie Herman Conner

Johnie Herman Conner

May 10, 2026

Graveside funeral services for Johnie Herman Conner, age 83 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Bluewater Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Dwayne Clements will officiate.

Mr. Conner was born June 28, 1942, in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late Vernon Conner and Pauline Fountain Conner. He retired from Robins Telecable. He was of the...

Sylvia "Dee" Gilbert Barton

Sylvia "Dee" Gilbert Barton

May 7, 2026

Sylvia Gilbert Barton, “Dee”, age 52, was born October 4, 1973 and passed away on May 7, 2026, at her home in Dearing, Georgia. Born in Macon and raised in Laurens County, Dee was known for her free spirit, kind heart, and deep love for her family.

Dee’s love for her dog, Gypsy, was only surpassed by the love she had...

Marsha Johnson Smith

Marsha Johnson Smith

May 7, 2026

Marsha Johnson Smith, age 70, of Wrightsville, received her heavenly reward, Thursday, May 7, 2026. Marsha was born on October 23, 1955, in Dublin, GA to Lester and Ernestine Lyles Johnson. She graduated from Johnson County High School. She was a member of Union Grove Calvary Holiness Church in Wrightsville where she faithfully played the piano for over 60 years....

Regina Williams Smith

Regina Williams Smith

May 5, 2026

Regina Williams Smith, age 52, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Piedmont Macon.

Mrs. Smith was born on February 20, 1974, in Dublin, Georgia. She was an honor graduate of West Laurens High School. After high school, she joined her mother at Dublin Trophy where they worked hand-in-hand for the past 31 years. She was a member of Montrose...

Mary M. Thompson Flynn

Mary M. Thompson Flynn

May 3, 2026

Mary Magdalene Thompson Flynn, known lovingly as Mary Thompson Flynn, of Adrian, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Mary was born on June 6, 1951, in Lima, Ohio, to Florence Stewart Thompson and Robert Thompson Sr.

She married Aurelius Flynn Jr. in Jericho, Tennessee, and they resided for a time in Lexington, Kentucky. Throughout her life, Mary...

Ruby Wilson Sheppard

Ruby Wilson Sheppard

May 3, 2026

Funeral services for Ruby Wilson Sheppard, age 89 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tommy Veal and Rev. Jake Hughes will officiate.

Mrs. Sheppard was born February 18, 1937, in Kite, Georgia. She was the daughter...

Patricia G. Crowder

Patricia G. Crowder

May 2, 2026

Patricia G. Crowder, age 73, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Crowder was born on June 6, 1952, in Dublin, Georgia. She retired as a paraprofessional from Dublin City Schools and was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin Graham and Avis...

Danny Lynn Jones

Danny Lynn Jones

May 2, 2026

Memorial services for Danny Lynn Jones, age 67 will be held at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 1241 Holiday South Drive, Rentz, Georgia 31075.

Mr. Jones was born December 26, 1958, in Dodge County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Austin Franklin Jones and Rosa Lee Burnham Jones. He was also preceded in death by his son,...

Beverly Life

Beverly Life

Apr 30, 2026

Graveside funeral services for Beverly Life, age 82 will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Mr. Scott Bass will be officiating the graveside services.

Mrs. Life was born June 11, 1943, in Millen, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late William Hubert Hannah and Alma Brunson Hannah. She was also preceded in death...

Anne Mullis

Anne Mullis

Apr 25, 2026

Mrs. Anne Ruth Mullis, age 78, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in McRae Manor Nursing Home.

Mrs. Mullis was born on June 9, 1947, in Dublin, Georgia and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed fishing and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Batchelor and Ruby C. Batchelor; her former husband,...

Gwen Mimbs Lee

Gwen Mimbs Lee

Apr 19, 2026

Funeral services for Gwendolyn Mimbs Lee, age 78, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in the Richard N. Stanley, Jr. Memorial Chapel with Rev. Sammie Newsome and Rev. Alan Heath officiating. Burial will follow in Foskey Cemetery.

Mrs. Lee was born on January 31, 1948, in Dublin, Georgia. Gwen was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy...

Danny Russell Smith

Danny Russell Smith

Apr 17, 2026

Graveside services for Danny Russell Smith, age 70, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in the Garnto Logue Cemetery with Rev. John Strand officiating.

Mr. Smith was born on March 25, 1956, in Wrightsville, Georgia to the late Aurthur Gerald Smith and Lillian Jeanette McCoy. He worked in the shipping department for Electro-Mech Scoreboards. He was a...

Pearl Tanner

Pearl Tanner

Apr 12, 2026

Ada Pearl Franklin Tanner was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

Born January 14, 1930, in Deepstep, Georgia, she was the daughter of James Wade (J.W.) and Celia Hattaway Franklin, whom she loved very much. She grew up in the community of Harrison, Georgia alongside her best friend and sister, Edna, and her...

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