Obituary Listing

Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties

Charles Jeffrey Elder

Charles Jeffrey Elder

May 13, 2023

Graveside funeral services for Charles Jeffrey Elder, age 5, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 22, 2023, at Dublin Memorial Gardens.

Charles was born on April 9, 2018, in Stockbridge, Georgia. He was a light in the lives of everyone that knew him. His constant joy and laughter reminded us of our own...

Joy Sumner

Joy Sumner

May 10, 2023

Our beloved sister and doting aunt, Melinda Joy Sumner, 52, entered into Heaven's gates on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The funeral will be held on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Ray Gillis and Ms. Kristin Moore will officiate. Burial will be at Kea's Methodist Church (Adrian).

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Georgia Jean Drake

Georgia Jean Drake

May 9, 2023

Graveside funeral services for Georgia Jean Drake, 80, will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, May 15, 2023, in Poplar Springs South Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ms. Drake was born on May 23, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a retired nurse and worked many years at Southland Nursing and Rehab. She was preceded in death...

Roxana Lea Hinton

Roxana Lea Hinton

May 4, 2023

Born, Roxana Lea Thompson, December 6, 1932, in Sebring, Ohio, to Orin Wesley Thompson and Esther Leah Stoffer, "Sister Hinton", as she was affectionately called, went to be with Jesus, her life's Lord and Savior, on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Though an only child, she had countless brothers and sisters in her extended Family of God.

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Sara Betty Mcafee

Sara Betty Mcafee

Apr 23, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Betty Jones McAfee, age 83, will be held Friday April 28th at 2 PM at the Hillcrest Baptist Church with interment to follow in Westview Cemetery. Rev. Curtis Sumner will officiate.

Betty was born September 19, 1939 in Jefferson County. She was self-employed and owned several businesses over the years...

Eugene "Snuffy" Greene

Eugene "Snuffy" Greene

Apr 23, 2023

Mr. Eugene "Snuffy" Greene, 83, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023. Eugene Greene was born May 7, 1939, in Dublin, GA, to his late parents, Willie Earnest "Bo" and Jane Paris Greene. He was also preceded in death by his wife of thirty-two years, Shirley Greene, whom he missed greatly. Two siblings have passed away including a sister, Joyce...

Shirley Garnto Brown

Shirley Garnto Brown

Apr 22, 2023

Funeral services for Shirley Garnto Brown will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in the Richard N. Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home with Mr. Thurmon Foskey officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery.

Shirley was born on October 12, 1938, in Johnson County, Georgia. Shirley was a caring wife, mother,...

Diane Marie Needer

Diane Marie Needer

Apr 18, 2023

Graveside memorial services for Diane Marie Needer, 44, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 21, 2023, in the Ware Family Cemetery.

Mrs. Needer was born on November 12, 1978, in Mundelein, Illinois. She passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at her residence.

She is survived by her three...

Jimmie Frank Brown

Jimmie Frank Brown

Apr 16, 2023

Mr. Jimmie Frank Brown, age 78 of Tower Road, Martin passed away April 16, 2023 at his residence.

A son of the late Frank and Opal Brown of North Charleston, South Carolina, he was born February 2, 1945 in Wrightsville, Georgia.

He was a retired Air Force veteran, an active member...

Lily Myrle Howell

Lily Myrle Howell

Apr 9, 2023

Funeral services for Lily Myrle Howell, age 89, will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, April 13, 2023, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Randy Adams officiating. Interment will follow in Northview Cemetery.

Ms. Howell was born on April 15, 1933, in Denton, Georgia. She was a...

Juanita Haywood Soles

Juanita Haywood Soles

Apr 9, 2023

Graveside Funeral services for Juanita Haywood Soles, age 93 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene Cemetery.

Mrs. Soles was born June 9, 1929, in Dublin, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Linton Wesley and Edie Agnes Foskey Haywood. She was also preceded...

Charles Anthony Nazerian

Charles Anthony Nazerian

Apr 8, 2023

Charles Anthony Nazerian, 61, of Dublin, GA, passed away on April 8, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.

Charles (Chuck) was born on October 23, 1961 to Charles Nazerian and Elsa Fowler Nazerian in Ducktown, TN, and was brought up in McCaysville, GA. After Chuck graduated from Fannin County High School in 1980, he...

Harold Pearce Hunter, Sr.

Harold Pearce Hunter, Sr.

Apr 8, 2023

Harold Pearce Hunter, Sr passed into his forever home and stood before Jesus on April 8, 2023 and there, in fulfillment of the greatest desires of his last days, he joined in a great reunion with his parents, Charles Frederick and Susie Florence Hunter; his in-laws, Ernest Claude and Christine Joiner Estes; his brothers Charles Nuburn, Jack Ronald, David...

Billy Lamar Adams, Sr.

Billy Lamar Adams, Sr.

Apr 6, 2023

Funeral services for Billy Lamar Adams, Sr., 89, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Pine Forest United Methodist Church in Dublin, Ga., with Rev. Tom Farr officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 P.M. in Westview Cemetery, 513 Westview Dr, Thomson, Ga., 30824. The funeral service at the church will be livestreamed at https://my.gather.app/remember/billy-adams-sr

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Leon Alf Lovett

Leon Alf Lovett

Apr 2, 2023

Leon Alf Lovett was born 23 August 1938 and was the only child of Ralph Abbit Lovett and Rebecca Overstreet Lovett. Leon's early childhood coincided with WW2 and with his Father in the Pacific in US Naval service, Leon grew up hunting, fishing, and having other great adventures with men of the next older generation. These WW1 veterans from...

Ann Elizabeth Claxton

Ann Elizabeth Claxton

Mar 31, 2023

Ann Elizabeth Holder Claxton passed away on March 31, 2023. She was born on November 16, 1932 to the late Wade Jefferson Holder and Miriam McClellan Holder in Bainbridge, Georgia. Ann was a member of Powder Springs First Baptist Church and loved worshiping there. She was a devoted believer whose faith was strong. One of her favorite things to...

Connie King

Connie King

Mar 29, 2023

Funeral services for Connie King, age 74 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 31, 2023 in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Doug Eason will officiate.

Mrs. King was born October 13, 1948 in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was...

Joann Durden Payne

Joann Durden Payne

Mar 28, 2023

Graveside funeral services for JoAnn Durden Payne, age 78 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at 827 Antioch Church Road in Twin City. Rev. Buck Benton and Rev. Dwayne Clements will officiate. Services will be livestreamed at https://my.gather.app/remember/joann-payne

Mrs. Payne was born December 7, 1944,...

Robert White Davenport

Robert White Davenport

Mar 28, 2023

Funeral services for Robert White Davenport, 82, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Rev. Greg Lowery will officiate.

Mr. Davenport was born on September 4, 1940, in Lebanon, Tennessee to the late Aubrey and Mamie Davenport. He was a veteran of the United...

Stephen "Stevie" Douglas Pope

Stephen "Stevie" Douglas Pope

Mar 22, 2023

Memorial services for Stephen "Stevie" Douglas Pope, 50, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 27, 2023, at Wellspring Baptist Church with Rev. Tyler Daniel officiating.

Mr. Pope was born on January 16, 1973, in Laurens County and was a resident of Jeff Davis County for many years. He worked as Produce Manager for...

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