Obituary Listing

Local Obituaries for Laurens and Johnson Counties

Alexander Vincent Edgecomb

Alexander Vincent Edgecomb

Jan 30, 2021

Alexander Vincent Edgecomb, 3 months old, left us to be with our Lord on Saturday, January 30, 2021 in Scottish Rite Children's Hospital of Atlanta. Xander was born on October 9, 2020 in Dublin, Georgia. He was dearly loved by his sisters and left a lasting impact on anyone who saw his face. A true blessing to all. Xander was...

Charles "Big Red" Luther Johnson

Charles "Big Red" Luther Johnson

Jan 29, 2021

Graveside services for Charles "Big Red" Luther Johnson will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 1, 2021 in Union Grove Holiness Church Cemetery with Rev. Jim Yeomans officiating. Mr. Johnson was born on July 9, 1938 in Sandersville, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Lucille Braswell Johnson, his wife, Patricia Bell Johnson, and his...

Barbara Jane Long

Barbara Jane Long

Jan 28, 2021

Barbara Jane Long, age 90, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Serenity Place Hospice. Mrs. Long was born on August 8, 1930 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Frederick Heckert and Laura Catherine Wert Heckert. She lived in Toomsboro and Dublin for 28 years having moved from South Paris, Maine. Barbara was a longtime volunteer at Fairview...

Wayne Patrick

Wayne Patrick

Jan 25, 2021

Mr. Wayne Patrick, age 76 of Dublin passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late Jack and Louise Pullen Patrick. Mr. Patrick in survived by his sister, Shirley Carter of Marietta, Georgia. He will be memorialized by cremation. His cremains will be buried at Pleasant Springs Baptist Church...

Donnie Hugh Mimbs

Donnie Hugh Mimbs

Jan 24, 2021

Graveside funeral services for Donnie Hugh Mimbs, age 76 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Matt Anderson will officiate. Mr. Mimbs was born February 22, 1944 in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late John Edward "Dick" and Edna Wood Mimbs. He was also preceded in death by his...

Elizabeth Bussell Thompson

Elizabeth Bussell Thompson

Jan 23, 2021

Graveside services for Mrs. Elizabeth Bussell Thompson, 89, will be held Thursday, January 28, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Washington County Memorial Gardens in Sandersville. Dr. Stan Littleton and Rev. Chad Watkins will officiate. Mrs. Thompson was born on April 26, 1931. A native of Washington County, she grew up in the small community of Warthen on Bay Springs Road....

James Redding Thompson

James Redding Thompson

Jan 23, 2021

Private funeral services for Mr. James Redding Thompson, age 85, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene with Rev. L.T. Logue, Rev. Roy Thompson, and Rev. Jimmy Wright officiating with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Thompson was born on October 9, 1935 in Dublin, Georgia. He was...

James David Carey, Jr.

James David Carey, Jr.

Jan 22, 2021

James David Carey, Jr, age 49, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Carey was born on May 6, 1971 in Dublin, Georgia. He was the son of the late James David Carey Sr. and Martha Briggs Kaplan. David worked as a farm manager for Grey Coat Creek Farms. He was a member of Oaky...

Rosemarie Mcneal

Rosemarie Mcneal

Jan 22, 2021

Graveside services for Rosemarie McNeal, age 62, will be held at 2:00 P.M. January 26, 2021 in Corinth Church Cemetery with Rev. Stanley Mills officiating. Ms. McNeal was born on September 30, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dan and Pat Connors Monzo, her sister, Theresa Shaughnessy, and her three brothers in law, Chet...

Iris  Fordham  Hobbs

Iris Fordham Hobbs

Jan 21, 2021

Iris Fordham Hobbs, born Dec. 2, 1928, died early Thursday morning, January 21st. Iris was the daughter of the late Bennie Terrell Fordham and Mary Etta Brown Fordham Nix. She lived in the Laurens County area for most of her life. She was a member of Marie Baptist Church until moving to the Baptist Village in Waycross, Ga. Later she...

James "Jamie" Roy Foskey

James "Jamie" Roy Foskey

Jan 21, 2021

Memorial services to celebrate the life of James "Jamie" Roy Foskey, age 36 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene. Rev. L.T. Logue and Rev. Steven Robinson will officiate. Mr. Foskey was born February 20, 1984 in Dublin, Georgia. He was employed with Fulghum Industries. Mr. Foskey passed away Thursday,...

Joel H. "Joey" Ashcraft

Joel H. "Joey" Ashcraft

Jan 20, 2021

Graveside services for Joel Howard, "Joey", Ashcraft will be held at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, January 23, at Westview Cemetery in Wrightsville. Joey was born December 7, 1968. He grew up in Moore's Chapel Community on his maternal grandparent's family farm. He was loved and nurtured here by his mother, Betty Jo Brantley Ashcraft, his late grandparents, James Howard and Virginia...

Derrick Jason Gilbert

Derrick Jason Gilbert

Jan 20, 2021

A public visitation for Derrick Jason Gilbert, age 31was held from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday, January 22, 2021 at the residence of Angela and Steve Difazio at 839 Campground Road, Dublin, GA 31021. A memorial service to honor Mr. Gilbert's life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 31, 2021 at the Laurens County Sportsman's Club. In...

Gabriel Diego Morales

Gabriel Diego Morales

Jan 15, 2021

Funeral service for Gabriel Diego Morales, age 20, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 22, 2021 in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home with burial to follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Steve Hardeman will officiate. Mr. Morales was born October 9, 2000 in Dublin, Georgia. Gabriel was known for his ability to make others...

Edward Lawrence Robinson

Edward Lawrence Robinson

Jan 14, 2021

Edward Lawrence Robinson, 58, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Robinson was born on March 22, 1962 in Neenah, Wisconsin. He was the son of the late, William and Susan Robinson and was also preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Kincannon. He was a proud navy veteran, and law enforcement officer. He loved...

Bo Payton

Bo Payton

Jan 13, 2021

Graveside memorial service for Benjamin Walter "Bo" Payton, 68, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Dublin Memorial Gardens with Mr. Guy Cochran and Rev. Keith Newsome officiating. Bo was born on December 6, 1952 in Kibbee, Georgia. He was the son of the late Walter Payton and Lizzie Blaxton Odom. Bo was a United States...

Virginia Mary Twiss

Virginia Mary Twiss

Jan 9, 2021

Graveside services for Virginia Mary Twiss, age 74, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 14, 2021 in Northview Cemetery. Mrs. Twiss was born on November 23, 1946 in Troy, New York. She was the daughter of the late John Paul St. Denis and Catherine Long St. Denis. For 15 years she worked for the government in the state...

Michael Helms

Michael Helms

Jan 8, 2021

Memorial services for Michael Helms, age 65, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, February 8, 2021 in the Richard N. Stanley Jr. Memorial Chapel with Rev. Randy Adams officiating. Mr. Helms was born on January 8, 1956 in Dublin, Georgia. He was a retired electrician with Robins Air Force Base. Mr. Helms passed away on January 8, 2021 at...

Joseph Harrison  Cunningham V

Joseph Harrison Cunningham V

Jan 7, 2021

Joseph Harrison Cunningham V, age 69, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Fairview Park Hospital. Mr. Cunningham was born on September 27, 1951 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Joseph H. Cunningham IV and Lilian Patton Cunningham. He was a graduate of Lagrange College. Mr. Cunningham worked for Dublin High School as a football coach. Survivors include his sister,...

Charles Kenneth Starkey

Charles Kenneth Starkey

Jan 7, 2021

Funeral services for Charles Kenneth Starkey, age 71, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Sandersville Community Church with Pastor Michael Buettner and Rev. Scott Ferguson officiating. A private burial with military honors will follow in Zeta Cemetery. Mr. Starkey was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on April 20, 1949 to Rex Francis Starkey...

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