Obituary Listing

Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties

Shirley Ann Roberts

Shirley Ann Roberts

Sep 25, 2021

Graveside services for Shirley Ann Roberts, age 67, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, September 30, 2021, in Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Georgia with Rev. Craige Foskey and Rev. Burton Dixon officiating. Mrs. Roberts was born October 12, 1953, in Waycross, the daughter of Rev. Samuel and Florence Varnetta Taylor. In 1983, she made Wrightsville her home, and was...

William Chevere

William Chevere

Sep 24, 2021

Memorial Services for William Chevere, age 68 will be held at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Dublin Bible Church. Pastor Chad Zueck will officiate. Floral arrangements can be delivered to Dublin Bible Church the day of the service. Mr. Chevere was born December 29, 1952, in Manhattan, New York. He was the son of the late Concepcion Vasquez....

Hannah June Kilgore

Hannah June Kilgore

Sep 22, 2021

Graveside services for Hannah June Kilgore, age 70, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 27, 2021, in Pleasant Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. L. T. Logue officiating. Mrs. Kilgore was born December 31, 1950, in Dublin, Georgia, one of eight daughters, to the late Vernon and Lucille Holmes Woodard. She previously worked at J.P. Stevens, Gibson's Department...

Connie Rose Thornton

Connie Rose Thornton

Sep 22, 2021

Graveside services for Connie Rose Thornton, age 50, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene Cemetery. Mrs. Thornton was born in Metter, Georgia. She was a member of Tuckers Grove Church and was a schoolteacher at Wilkinson County Primary School. She was preceded in death by her father, Perry Dan...

Donald L.  Chase

Donald L. Chase

Sep 22, 2021

Mr. Donald L. Chase, age 69 passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Chase was born July 23, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the son of the late Harold Videon and Leonia Mosley Brock Chase. He was retired from AT&T. Mr. Chase is survived by his wife, Judith Ann Box Chase of East Dublin....

Robert Clinton Garrett

Robert Clinton Garrett

Sep 21, 2021

Graveside funeral services for Robert Clinton Garrett, age 84 will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Don Hicks and Rev. Myron Wise will officiate. Mr. Garrett was born October 20, 1936, in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late William Thurston and Elizabeth Annie Cantrell Garrett. He was also preceded...

James Harvey Blizzard

James Harvey Blizzard

Sep 20, 2021

James Harvey Blizzard, 68, of Wrightsville, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, of complications from Covid-19. Mr. Blizzard was born on December 21, 1952, in Wadley, Georgia to the late Joseph Vezy Blizzard and Artie Dell Lindsey Blizzard. He was also preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William Harvey Blizzard and Evelle Mayo Blizzard, and maternal grandparents, James...

Rev. Vaughn Allen  Clark

Rev. Vaughn Allen Clark

Sep 20, 2021

Private graveside funeral services for Rev. Vaughn Allen Clark, age 67 will be held Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Northview Cemetery. Rev. Paul Harlan will officiate. Rev. Clark was born November 14, 1953, in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late John Ashley and Virginia Vaughn Clark. He was a Pastor of EC3. Rev. Clark passed away Monday,...

Kenneth Anthony Smith

Kenneth Anthony Smith

Sep 19, 2021

Kenneth Anthony Smith, age 57, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Smith was born in Dublin, Georgia and worked as a Correctional Officer. He was preceded in death by his father, Carson Lanier Smith, and his wife, Linda Donnette Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his mother, Geraldine Smith of East Dublin, daughter, Ashley...

Ethel Ann Kibler

Ethel Ann Kibler

Sep 16, 2021

Ethel Ann Kibler, 87, died peacefully on the morning of September 16, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 9, 1934, to Louis Hampton Cook and Elizabeth Stuckey Cook in Rentz, GA, where she attended school and played basketball. She attended GSCW as an undergraduate, now Georgia College, and was a member of the first nursing school...

Howard Swinson

Howard Swinson

Sep 15, 2021

Funeral services for Howard Swinson, age 90, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 19, 2021, in White Springs Baptist Church with Pastor Chuck Yzenski officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Swinson was born June 23, 1931, in Glenwood, Georgia. He was a former welding teacher at West Laurens High School and retired from Laurens County...

Herman Talmadge Phillips

Herman Talmadge Phillips

Sep 14, 2021

Funeral Services for Herman Talmadge Phillips, age 73 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Buckeye Christian Church, with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Donnie Carter will officiate. Mr. Phillips was born July 21, 1948, in Wrightsville, Georgia. He was the son of the late John David and Lillian Cox Phillips. He was...

Hilda  Veal Walls

Hilda Veal Walls

Sep 13, 2021

Hilda Veal Walls went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2021, from complications after suffering a stroke. She was 83. Born on October 21, 1937 in Laurens County, Ga, she was the oldest of the four children of Guy Veal and Thelma Veal Sawyer. Ms. Walls completed high school in 1955 at Lowrey High School...

Sara Louisa Johnson

Sara Louisa Johnson

Sep 13, 2021

Sara Louisa Jackson Johnson age 97 passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at Scott Health and Rehab. She was born on November 16, 1923 to Carl Earl Jackson and Maggie Alma Lake Jackson. Her birthplace, Route 2, Dublin, Georgia was the same house where her father and her 5 brothers and 4 sisters were born. She was the 6th of...

Kimberly Jo Green Payne

Kimberly Jo Green Payne

Sep 12, 2021

Funeral services for Kimberly Jo Green Payne, age 51 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 17, 2021, in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Rolling Hills Cemetery in Acworth, Georgia at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 18, 2021. Rev. Cole Morris will officiate. Mrs. Payne was born August 16,...

Leland Clifford Chafin

Leland Clifford Chafin

Sep 12, 2021

Graveside services for Leland Clifford Chafin, age 60, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. W.L. Currie officiating. Mr. Chafin was born November 19, 1960, in Treutlen County. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford Chafin, and maternal grandparents, Dewey Lee Hester Sr., and Georgie Walker Hester,...

William  Dustin Simons

William Dustin Simons

Sep 12, 2021

Graveside memorial services for William Dustin Simons, age 35 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 8, 2021, at Tarrytown City Cemetery. Mr. Simons was born January 21,1986 in Augusta, Georgia. He was the son of William Larkin Simons, Jr. and Velvet Jean Hall. He was a graduate of North Idaho College; AA Communications, and Tulsa Welding School. He...

Mamie Marie Cosby

Mamie Marie Cosby

Sep 6, 2021

Graveside services for Mamie Marie Cosby, age 77, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 10, 2021, in Gay Family Cemetery with Dr. Curtis Lysaker officiating. Mrs. Cosby was born January 29, 1944, in Rentz, Georgia. She was a retired clerk with Norfolk Southern Railroad. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lemuel Franklin and Mamie Lee Bryant,...

Jimmy Edward Howell

Jimmy Edward Howell

Sep 2, 2021

Graveside services for Jimmy Edward Howell, age 79, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in Faith Christian Assembly Cemetery, 1292 Snellbridge Rd, East Dublin with Rev. Doug Bridges officiating. Mr. Howell was born July 10, 1942, in Dublin, Georgia. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He built pools in the Dublin-Laurens County...

Jimmy  Edward Howell

Jimmy Edward Howell

Sep 2, 2021

Graveside services for Jimmy Edward Howell, age 79, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in Faith Christian Assembly Cemetery, 1252 Snellbridge Rd, East Dublin with Rev. Doug Bridges officiating. Mr. Howell was born July 10, 1942, in Dublin, Georgia. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He built pools in the Dublin-Laurens County...

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