Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties
Mary Janelle Tingle Smith
Jul 18, 2022
Graveside funeral services for Mary Janelle Tingle Smith, 90, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Pleasant Springs United Methodist Church in Bartow. Mrs. Smith was born March 13, 1932, in Tennille, Georgia to the late Andrew Jackson Tingle and Ruby Duggan Tingle. She was a former inspector for Apparel Craft Manufacturing Co. and was a...
Sandra Lee Buzzell
Jul 16, 2022
Memorial services for Sandra Lee Buzzell, age 79 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory. Rev. Curtis Warnock will officiate. Mrs. Buzzell was born April 6, 1943, in Biddeford, Maine. She was the daughter of the late Myron and Jeanette Dauphinias Howe. She was also...
Janette Johnson Beasley
Jul 14, 2022
Graveside funeral services for Janette Johnson Beasley, 80, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Oaky Grove Cemetery with Elder Lee Price officiating. Mrs. Beasley was born in Kite, Georgia. She was a member of Norris Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. Janette worked as a computer operator for Georgia Timberland in Macon and was a minister's wife....
Donald Timothy Smith
Jul 12, 2022
Donald Timothy Smith, age 64, of Wrightsville, received his heavenly reward Tuesday, July 12 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones, after an extended illness. Tim was born February 15, 1958 in Dublin, GA to Don Smith and Darthy Stephens Grant. He attended East Laurens High School. He was a member of Union Grove Calvary Holiness Church in Wrightsville,...
John Richard Norris
Jul 12, 2022
John Richard Norris, 80, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Mr. Norris was born on March 14, 1942 to the late Floy and Ruby Norris. He often spoke with great delight of his 32 years of dedicated service as a civilian employee working in electronics at Robins Air Force Base. Richard loved animals, especially cats, enjoyed yardwork, fishing, making...
Ray Alton Freeman
Jul 10, 2022
CW3 (Retired) Ray Alton Freeman, formerly of Moore-Haven Florida passed away on July 10th, 2022, at the age of 82. Born to Ernest and Trudell Freeman of Cullman, Alabama he remained deeply invested in his hometown and the people he cherished so much. After graduating from Fairview Highschool, he began the first of two career paths. A self-made man, he...
Ann (Grimes) Smallen
Jul 10, 2022
Ann Grimes Smallen, 65, of Dublin, went to her Heavenly home, after an illness, on July 10, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy and Bobbie (Blankenship) Grimes. She leaves behind her daughter, Melissa Smallen, and sisters, Amy Grimes Koch (Scott), and Paula Grimes Price. A private graveside service will be held at New Hope cemetery in...
Larry Clark Powell, Sr.
Jul 8, 2022
Funeral services for Larry Clark Powell, Sr., age 85, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Union Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Chad Drew will officiate. Mr. Powell was born March 5, 1937, in Wrightsville, Georgia. He was a United States Army veteran and a member of Union Hill...
Lawrence Edward Rewis, Sr.
Jul 8, 2022
Lawrence Edward Rewis, Sr., age 76, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at his residence. Mr. Rewis was born June 21, 1946, in Reidsville, Georgia to the late Lawrence and Lottie Mae Powell. He was a United States Army Veteran and was a truckdriver. He was a minister, daddy, granddaddy, brother, uncle, and he thought he was a good carpenter....
Emma Lou Woodard
Jul 3, 2022
Ms. Emma Lou Woodard, age 60 passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022 at her residence. Ms. Woodard was born August 21, 1961 in Milledgeville, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late James and Betty Pounds Parker. She was a homemaker. Ms. Woodard will be memorialized by cremation. Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Dublin Chapel has charge of funeral arrangements.
Carol Lavern Williams
Jul 2, 2022
Carol Lavern Williams, 62, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Eastman Healthcare and Rehab. Mrs. Williams was born on September 13, 1959, in Macon, Georgia to the late John Morris and Martha Roach Whitehead. She was a member of the Centerville Baptist Church and was a beautician for many years. She is survived by her son Tommy Hobbs (Brook)...
Gerrie Florena Hollis
Jul 2, 2022
Gerrie Florena Brantley Hollis, age 74, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Fairview Park Hospital. Mrs. Hollis was born February 27, 1948, in Dublin, Georgia to the late Jim Ellis Brantley and Gladys Elizabeth Dupree Brantley. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Virginia Curl and Angelia Bradley, and her husband Billy Hollis. She is survived by her...
Joy Rowland Robinson
Jun 29, 2022
Mrs. Joy Rowland Robinson passed away on Wednesday, June 29th at her home in Wrightsville, after an extended illness. Mrs. Joy loved the people of Wrightsville and Johnson County. She took great pride in her many years of service on the Development Authority of Wrightsville – Johnson County and on the Beautification Committee. She was a longtime active member of...
Rodney Dewayne Brinson
Jun 28, 2022
Rodney Dewayne Brinson, more commonly known as Dewayne to his family and friends, passed away on June 28th, 2022, after a lengthy battle with various health issues. Dewayne was born January 30th, 1959, in Dublin, GA and moved with his family to Alaska in 1975, where he remained until his death. A talented chef, Dewayne was the proud owner/operator of...
Marsha Lynn Moore
Jun 27, 2022
Funeral services for Marsha Lynn Moore, age 75 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 30, 2022, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Westview Cemetery. Dr. Curtis Lysaker will officiate. Mrs. Moore was born April 2, 1947, in Anderson, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late...
Linda Marie Batten
Jun 24, 2022
Mrs. Linda Marie Batten, age 68 went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 24, 2022, at her residence surrounded by family. Mrs. Batten was born July 14, 1953, in Philadelphia, PA. She was the daughter of the late Frank Carmen and Elvira Stabeno DeLuca. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James F. Batten, Sr. She...
William Lloyd Coward, Sr.
Jun 23, 2022
William Lloyd Coward, Sr., was born September 17, 1925 in Ramseur, NC. At the age of 16, he enlisted as a US Marine and went on to have a long, successful career there before retiring in 1974 with the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. In his 33 years as a US Marine, MSG Coward served 42 months in WWII in...
Celia Louise Green Pinkham
Jun 21, 2022
Celia Louise Dominy Green Pinkham, 82, went to be with her Lord on June 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, 1320 North Jefferson Street, Dublin GA at 2PM Saturday June 25. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Visitation is at Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory at...
Frances Connell Moody
Jun 20, 2022
Graveside funeral services for Frances Connell Moody, age 90 will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 27, 2022, at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Hutto will officiate. Mrs. Moody was born February 24, 1932, in Toomsboro, Georgia She was the daughter of the late Leonard Armistead and Lenoie Mercer Connell. She was also preceded in death by...
Boyd Cecil Gross
Jun 7, 2022
Boyd Cecil Gross went home to meet the Lord on June 7, 2022. He was born in War Creek, Kentucky in 1938. Mr. Gross was 84 years old. He was a loving and devoted husband, a father that loved and cared for his children with all his heart, a grandfather that changed the lives of his grandkids, and a newly...
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