Obituaries

Memorial services for William "Bill" J. Sopp will be held at 3 pm Saturday, July 20th at Milledgeville First Methodist Church.
Visitation will be from 2 until 3 p.m. He passed away June 27, 2024.
Bill started his career in New York City as an airplane mechanic with Delta Airlines. In 1972, he was promoted to...

Jerry Franklin Ellington, 84, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Morgan and the Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating. Interment will be in Dublin Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Ellington was born in Dublin, Georgia on Aug. 29,...

Funeral services for the Rev. Arthur T. Gunn, 81, will be conducted Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 2 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Bradley and Dr. Jerry Pickard officiating. Interment will follow in Heritage Memorial Park with the Rev. Ken Walker and the Rev. Brandon Witt officiating.
The...

Sandra Faye Crowell English, 83, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at Hardwick Baptist Church with Dr. Ron McClung officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. English was born in Newton County, Georgia on Oct. 18, 1940, to the late Hugh...

Josephine Melton Davis, 102, of Milledgeville, passed away on May 7, 2024, at her home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Hardwick Baptist Church on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Bill Kitchen, the Rev. Dr. Ron McClung and the Rev. James Davis Jr. officiating. Burial will be private at...

Julia Lois Folger Andrews, 99, of Milledgeville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord on April 20, 2024. She was born in Decatur, Georgia on June 23, 1924, to the Rev. Julius S. Folger and Lora Brooks Folger. She always said she would live to be 100, but there is no question about it, praise God, she will be...

Mrs. Stephanie Ira Smith Walker died peacefully of cancer on April 7, 2024, at the age of 58. She was surrounded by her family at her home, "the happiest place on Earth," Walmead Farms in Milledgeville,Georgia.
Stephanie is survived by her husband, Thaddeus Meadows Walker, and her two children, Stevenson Edward...

Samuel Comer "Sam" Batson, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. David Perry and the Rev. Scott Brown officiating.
Mr. Batson was born in Wilkinson County, Georgia on June 30, 1931, to the late Charlie H. Batson...

Mrs. Willie Jean Fletcher Bugg, 88, passed away on March 31, 2024. A Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 11 a.m. in Victory Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Walker officiating. Private burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Augusta.
The family will receive friends at the church on...

Irene McKinley Grimes, 84, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Pickard officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Grimes was born in Hancock County, Georgia on Dec. 17, 1939, to the late...

Debra Elaine Pounds, 65, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in the chapel of Moores Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Lee Cemetery in Gordon, Georgia.
Ms. Pounds was born in Milledgeville, Georgia on July 3, 1958, to the late George Luster Yeager II and the...

Mary Elizabeth Cowley Ivey passed away March 11, peacefully at Accent Hospice.
A celebration of Elizabeth's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the chap-el of Moores Funeral Home in Milledgeville. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens.
Elizabeth was born June 29, 1923, in...

Don Hughes, 91, peacefully passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024. He was reared in Johnson County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Grace Harvill Bates; his loving wife, Reba Elaine Morris Hughes of 62 years; his grandson, Curt Burris; his brothers, Doyle Screws and ER Hughes; and his sisters, Willie Mae...

With heavy hearts and profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved Carolyn Leverette Searcy, who left this world peacefully on Feb. 24, 2024, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 83 years old.
Born on June 29, 1940, in Milledgeville, Carolyn was not only known for her quick wit but also for...

Carolyn McLeod McDowell, 87, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Services will be private. Burial will be at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. McDowell was born in Chester, Georgia on Dec. 19, 1936, to the late Ivey Franklin McLeod and Annabell Darsey McLeod. She lived in Brunswick for most of her life,...

Natalie Archebelle Register, 62, of Gray, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. A Celebration of Life for Natalie Register will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at 4 p.m. in the Gray Methodist Church with the Rev. Jason Dillard, the Rev. John Haney, and the Rev. Chip Bodi officiating. The family will receive...

Wanda Carol Bentley Heite, 69, passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Bentley Cemetery in Wilkinson County.
Ms. Heite was born in Milledgeville Dec. 20, 1954, to the late Earl Bentley and Ruthie Mae Barbee Bentley. She was a graduate of Georgia Military...

Gail Wilkinson New of Milledgeville age 65, died peacefully, Friday morning Jan. 26, 2024. at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the chapel of Moores Funeral Home Milledgeville with the Rev. Karen Breedlove officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery.
A native of...

Rosemary Ivey Fordham Phillips, 74, passed away Jan. 19, 2024. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Gardner officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips was born in Milledgeville on Oct. 7, 1949, to James...

Lemuel "Lem" Morris Johnson, Ph.D., 74, of Milledgeville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.
Funeral services for Lem Johnson will be private.
A native of Waycross, Georgia, Lemuel was born on Jan. 24, 1949, to the late Beauford Morris Johnson and the late Annie Louise Clark Johnson. Lemuel attended Georgia...

Michael A. Brumbelow, 65, passed away on Jan. 12, 2024, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. in Freedom Church with the Rev. Tim Thomas officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends after the service at the church.
Michael was born at...

Jack Earl Neumann, 86, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating. Burial will be at West View Cemetery.
Mr. Neumann was born in Elgin, Illinois on March 3, 1937, to the late Benjamin Godfrey...

James "Carl" Snow was born and raised in Wilkinson County. He began work at Central of Georgia Railroad, then had a brief absence from the railroad, as he was drafted into the United States Army and served for two plus years, including a year in Korea. He returned home to continue working for the Central, later...

Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Allen Swearingen, 87, will be conducted Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at 4 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating. Interment will be in the Georgia
Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3 until 4...

Jimmy Paul Peavy Sr., 80, of Gray, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Jan. 3, 2024. Born on July 24, 1943, in Riddleville, Jimmy lived a life filled with love, laughter, and a passion for various in- terests. A visitation to honor Jimmy's life will be held at Gray Memorial Chapel...

Elizabeth Moore Rogers, 69, passed away on Dec. 25, 2023, in Rome surrounded by her loving family.
Beth was born in Milledgeville on May 17, 1954, daughter of the late Frank and Zula Moore.
Beth was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She graduated from Georgia College with a bachelor's degree in business...

Robert Stanley Jones, 65, passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Pickard Officiating. Burial will follow at Snow Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born in Dublin, Ga. on Oct. 31, 1958, to the late Miles Albert Jones Jr....

Sharon June Richards Britt Veatch, 93, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Mac Enfinger officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Hill Cemetery.
She was born in Carrabelle, Florida and attended FUBC of Carrabelle &...

Bess Estes Adams, 83, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at Lakeside Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Oliver officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Ms. Adams was born in Milledgeville on May 23, 1940, to the late Thad Wilson Estes and...

Key Christensen, 74, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Jim Davis and Brandon Witt officiating. Burial will be at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Christensen was born in Commanche, Texas on Jan. 31, 1949. He served...

Mr. Raleigh Gregory Garnto, 91, of Maysville, Ga. was born to Fannie Lou Garnto and William David Garnto in Wrightsville, Ga. on March 7, 1932. He passed away on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 after an extended illness.
A native of Milledgeville, Mr. Garnto graduated from Midway Vocational High School and began a military...

Phillip Walter Garner, born April 30, 1957 in Austell, GA to Dr. James W. and Mrs. Jane Bellows Garner, passed away suddenly on November 1, 2023 after a brief illness. Phil graduated from Washington Wilkes High School in 1975. He then attended Georgia College of Milledgeville graduating with a Bachelors Degree in...

Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda Brooks Stanley, 74, will be conducted Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at 2 p.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chip Reeves officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour.
Mrs. Stanley was a native of Edison, Ga....

Kathryn Benson Stasney, 72, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at Baldwin Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating.
Ms. Stasney was a native and resident of Baldwin County. She was retired from Central State Hospital and...

Juris Doctor Erogers James Stinson, 77, of Kingstowne, Va. (originally from Milledgeville, Ga.) peacefully transitioned from us on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, and now lives triumphantly with our Lord of hosts in heaven.
He waged an impressive fight against acute myeloid leukemia for two years. God blessed him to be...

Cindy Starr, 64, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home.
Mrs. Starr was born in Milledgeville on Sept. 18, 1959. She worked for several years at Classic Toyota and in banking.
Survivors include her son, Chris Tipton (Cindy), and...

Williams Funeral Home and Crematorium will hold a Celebration of Life for Lisa on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at 4 p.m. An Irish Wake will follow at Dungeons and Daiquiris, 125 S. Wayne St., from 6 to 8 p.m. for those family, friends and colleagues who appreciate her more sardonic and irreverent side.
Ms. Carswell was a...

Michael Earl "Micky" Freeman, 56, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home. Burial will be in Baldwin Memorial Gardens.
Micky was born in Milledgeville on July 6, 1967, to the late Wallace Earl Freeman and Juanita Holcombe Freeman....

Allen Weldon Marshall, 59, passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Allen was born in Hartsville, S. Carolina on May 9, 1964. He grew up in Milledgeville and graduated from Baldwin High School and North Georgia...

Steven Kenneth Hoff, 70, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery with full military honors.
Mr. Hoff was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Jan. 25, 1953. He honorably served the United States Army and retired as a Sgt. 1st Class after...

Thomas Dorsey "Tommie" Simmons Jr., 82, passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Randal Thomas and the Rev. Billy Hargrove officiating. Burial will follow at West View Cemetery.
Mr. Simmons was born in Milledgeville on Dec....

Linda Kaye Benefield, 66, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday Aug. 14, 2023, at chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Bishop Doug Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Ramah Cemetery in Gordon.
Mrs. Benefield was born in Milledgeville on July 23, 1957, to Walter...

Issac James "Jim" Thomas Jr., 61, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with Dr. Jeff Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Thomas was born in Milledgeville on June 11, 1962, to Isaac James Thomas and...

John Thomas Roberson, 87, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Feagin officiating. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Gardens.
John Thomas Roberson was born in Hancock County, Georgia on Oct. 24, 1935, to...

Vera Lowery Pennington, 94, of Milledgeville, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023. Funeral services for Vera Pennington will be conducted Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Bradley officiating.
Interment will follow in Baldwin Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Wayne Morgan Granade, 77, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 17, 2023. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the chapel of Moores Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Morris officiating. Burial with Masonic Graveside Rites will follow at Snow Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Granade was born in Gordon, Ga....