Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties
Debra Kay Spivey
Oct 25, 2023
Graveside services for Debra Kay Spivey, age 64, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 27, 2023, at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Matt Reese officiating.
Mrs. Spivey was born on January 28, 1959, in Dublin, Georgia. She worked for many years at Hawkins Cleaners and was a member of East Dublin Assembly...
Pauline A. Gilder
Oct 20, 2023
Graveside funeral services for Pauline A. Gilder, age 97, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Gilder was born on July 9, 1926, in Cohay, Mississippi to the late O.J. and Jennie Iansworth. She was a retired mail carrier for the United States Postal...
Yong Mi Hu
Oct 15, 2023
Funeral services for Yong Mi Hu, age 62 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 23, 2023, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Bobby Hutto will officiate.
Mrs. Hu was born October 25, 1960, in Busan, South Korea. She...
Joseph "Joey" Brandon Grubbs
Oct 13, 2023
Funeral services for Joseph "Joey" Brandon Grubbs, age 48 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 18, 2023, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory. Rev. Curtis Hughes will officiate.
Mr. Grubbs was born October 2, 1975, in Macon, Georgia. He was the son of the late Dorsey Grubbs....
Cecilia Moore Rayburn
Oct 11, 2023
Mrs. Cecilia Moore Rayburn, 76, of Gainesville, Georgia, left this world and met her Savior on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Cecilia had many roles in her lifetime. She served as an executive secretary in the Georgia Department of Education for many years. She was also a pastor's wife for 56 years contributing significantly to churches...
Louise Mary Goudreau
Oct 10, 2023
Louise Mary Goudreau, 91, died October 10, 2023, at a Bangor Hospital. She was born March 24, 1932, in Waterville, Maine. She was the daughter of Lawrence B. and Edith G. (Libby) Wright.
Louise was an administrator and business owner. She was happiest with a phone in her ear and a pen in her hand....
Mary Frances Orr
Oct 8, 2023
Graveside services for Mary Frances Orr, age 88, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Monday, October 9, 2023, at Dublin Memorial Gardens with Rev. Burton Dixon officiating.
Mrs. Orr was born on January 27, 1935, in Wrightsville, Georgia to the late Carl and Ollie Mae Brantley. She retired from the Johnson County Board of Education,...
M. R. Powell
Oct 5, 2023
M. R. Powell was born in Johnson County, Georgia on December 12, 1939. He was the son of Milton Russell and Hazel Powell of Kite, Georgia.
M. R.'s father passed away when he was 5, which left his mother to raise three children on her own at the age of 21. At a young age,...
John Tyler Bridges
Oct 1, 2023
Funeral service for John Tyler Bridges, age 30, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 5, 2023, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel with Rev. Brad Poucher, Rev. Dee Walker, and Mr. Mel Tripp officiating.
Mr. Bridges was born on June 5, 1993, in Sacramento, California. He was a 2011 graduate of East Laurens...
Robert Morrison
Sep 30, 2023
Mr. Robert Morrison, age 72, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Dublinair Nursing Home.
Mr. Morrison was born June 16, 1951. He was disabled.
Mr. Morrison will be memorialized by Cremation.
Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Dublin Chapel has charge of funeral arrangements.
Brenda Gail Wittmer
Sep 29, 2023
Funeral services for Brenda Gail Wittmer, age 62, will be held at 12:00 P.M. Friday, October 6, 2023, in the Richard N. Stanley, Jr. Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Craige Foskey officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery.
Ms. Wittmer was born on April 30, 1961, in Aiken, South Carolina...
Frances Kyzer Watson
Sep 27, 2023
Frances Kyzer Watson of the Brewton community, passed peacefully in her home on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Frances and her husband, Judson, owned a family farm in the Brewton community for more than 65 years. Here, they grew beautiful cows, bountiful crops, and rambunctious children. Frances worked many years at Dublin Garment Factory and East Dublin Pharmacy....
Susan Helms Drew
Sep 27, 2023
Funeral services for Susan Helms Drew, age 70 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 30, 2023, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Minter Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Danny Duggar will officiate.
Mrs. Drew was born was born July 4, 1953, in Wrightsville,...
James Allen Kibler, Md
Sep 26, 2023
James Allen Kibler (Jim), 89, died peacefully on the morning of September 26, 2023, surrounded by his children. Jim was born on June 13, 1934, to Martha L. Hewatt Kibler and Paul E. Kibler in Clarkston, GA. His family relocated to Dudley, GA in 1941 and he attended Dudley High School, graduating in 1952 as valedictorian.
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Rogelio Lutgardo Santiesteban
Sep 25, 2023
Mr. Rogelio Lutgardo Santiesteban, age 89 passed away Monday, September 25, 2023, at Fairview Park Hospital.
Mr. Santiesteban was born January 5, 1934, in Santa Clara, Cuba. He was the son of the late Felipe Santiesteban and Calixta Rojas. He was also preceded in death by his son, Luis Orlando Santiesteban. He was employed as...
Douglas Eugene Ellis
Sep 20, 2023
Mr. Douglas Eugene Ellis, age 68 passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in Dublin, Georgia.
Mr. Ellis was born August 11, 1955, in Erie, PA. He was the son of the late Frank James Ellis, Sr., and Ada Lenore Gregory Ellis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Marie Lopus Ellis. He...
James "Jimmy" William Ivey
Sep 20, 2023
Funeral services for James "Jimmy" William Ivey, age 72, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Robbie Dollar and Rev. Burton Dixon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mr. Ivey was born on May 20, 1951, in Dublin, Georgia. He was a member...
Sylvester "Shep" Shepard
Sep 19, 2023
Graveside funeral services for Sylvester "Shep" Shepard, age 78 will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Don Hicks and Rev. Myron Wise will officiate.
Mr. Shepard was born January 1, 1945, in Laurens County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Almonde Wade and Margaret Lord...
Phillip Wesley Shiver
Sep 13, 2023
Graveside services for Phillip Wesley Shiver, age 77, will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Jay Moore will officiate.
Mr. Shiver was born on June 24, 1946, in Dublin, Georgia. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was the owner of Quality Septic Tank....
Melinda Joyce Poole
Sep 12, 2023
Melinda Joyce Poole, age 54, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia.
Mrs. Poole was born on May 19, 1969, in Sioux City, Iowa. For over 30 years she made Johnson County her home. She was a retired receiver with Fred's Distribution Center. She was preceded in death by...
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