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Joe Bolivar (Bob) Peek, Jr.

Joe Bolivar (Bob) Peek, Jr.

May 19, 2016

Joe Bolivar Peek, Jr., (Bob), 65, of Louvale, Georgia, passed away on May 19, 2016, at Columbus Hospice, in Columbus, Georgia. He was born on February 12, 1951, in Stewart County Georgia, to Joe Bolivar Peek, Sr. and Betty Perry Peek. Bob is preceded in death by his three brothers, Lynn Peek, Phil Peek and Don Peek. He is survived...

Doris Hammons Powell

Doris Hammons Powell

May 17, 2016

Doris Hammons Powell, 89, of Columbus, Georgia, formally of Omaha, Georgia, died on May 17, 2016, at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on April 20, 1927, in Jonesboro, Georgia, to the late Marion F. Hammons and Jimmie Lou Sirmans Hammons. Doris was retired from Ft. Benning, where she worked at Martin Army Community Hospital, in the Records...

Etta Louise House Stenzel

Etta Louise House Stenzel

May 6, 2016

Etta Louise House Stenzel, 64, died on May 6, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on April 18, 1952, in Eufaula, Alabama, to the late Ernest G. House and Frances Perkins House. Etta is proceeded in death by both of her parents. She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Schaetzer (Jeffery Evans) of Columbus, Georgia; four...

Rucker Taliferro "Tap" Taylor, Jr.

Rucker Taliferro "Tap" Taylor, Jr.

Apr 20, 2016

Rucker Taliaferro Taylor, Jr., 96, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, Georgia. Mr. Taylor's Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM Graveside Service at the Harmony Cemetery, Ponder Street, Richland, Georgia. Reverends'' Robert Orr and Kevin Moore will conduct the service. Mr. Taylor was born on February 14, 1920, in...

Johnie Giles

Johnie Giles

Apr 4, 2016

Johnie Frank Giles, 84, of Lumpkin, Georgia, died on April 4, 2016, at Four County Health & Rehab in Richland, Georgia. He was born on December 9, 1931, in Clay County Georgia, to the late Lester W. Giles and Emma Snipes Giles. Johnie is preceded in death by both of his parents; one daughter, Carol Ruth Giles Henry; three brothers,...

Ronald "Butch" George Horne

Ronald "Butch" George Horne

Apr 4, 2016

Ronald George Horne "Butch", 70, of Richland, Georgia, passed away on April 4, 2016, at the St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 2:00 PM, at the Red Hill Cemetery, in Richland, Georgia. The service will be conducted by the Reverend Robert Orr. Visitation with family and friends will...

Earnest Sizemore

Earnest Sizemore

Apr 1, 2016

Earnest "Buddy" "Papa" Sizemore, 76, died on April 1, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He was born on August 27, 1939, in Cusseta, Georgia to the late Thomas Franklin "Pete" Sizemore and Johnnie Lee Curlee Sizemore. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Agnes K. Grundler Sizemore, two sons, Paul C. Biddle and Fred...

Gloria Bloomquist Prim

Gloria Bloomquist Prim

Mar 25, 2016

Gloria Bloomquist Prim, 88, died on March 25, 2016, at her daughter, Rhonda Fandel's home in Preston, Georgia. She was born on April 14 1927, in Emporium, Pennsylvania, to the late Alvin Bloomquist and Velma Wilson Bloomquist. She is survived by her two sons, Allen Prim of New York, William Prim of New York and her two daughters, Rhonda Fandel...

Bonnie Jeanne Williams Hearon

Bonnie Jeanne Williams Hearon

Mar 20, 2016

Dr. Bonnie Jeanne Williams Hearon, 70, died on March 20, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on August 22, 1945, in Oak Park, Illinois, to the late Thomas Robert Williams and Jeannette Whitten Williams of Oak Park, Illinois. She is survived by her husband, William (Bill) Hearon of Lumpkin, Georgia, her four daughters, Laura (Robert)...

Angela "Angel" June Babb Miller

Angela "Angel" June Babb Miller

Mar 17, 2016

Angela "Angel" June Babb Miller, 48, passed away on March 17, 2016, at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Hospital in Americus, Georgia. She was born on August 30, 1967, in Cuthbert, Georgia, to the Tommy and Diane Chesnut Babb of Lumpkin, Georgia. She is survived by her husband, Craig Miller of Richland, Georgia, her two daughters, Shelby (Stanton) Wills and Brantley...

Neal Rayney Eades

Neal Rayney Eades

Feb 28, 2016

Neal Rayney Eades, 91, died on February 27, 2016, at Four County Health & Rehab in Richland, Georgia. Neal was born on August 2, 1924, in Dewey Rose, Elbert County, Georgia, to the late Reuben R. Eades and Velma Smith Eades. Neal is survived by his two sons, Samuel Rayney Eades, of Florida, Joel Gary Eades of Buena Vista, Georgia...

Miriam Canington Dunahoo

Miriam Canington Dunahoo

Feb 2, 2016

Miriam Canington Dunahoo, "Mimsy" went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Miriam was the eleventh child and eighth daughter of Charles Henry Canington and Mary Virginia Hall (both deceased). Miriam is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ralph W. Dunahoo, her son, Ralph Anthony (Andy) Dunahoo, three sisters, Carolyn C. Goree, Thelma C. Lane,...

Kenneth Stroud

Kenneth Stroud

Jan 29, 2016

Kenneth Stroud, 57, of Richland, Georgia, died on January 29, 2016, at Four County Health & Rehab, in Richland, Georgia. He was born on February 15, 1958, in Lee County, Alabama, to the late Jerry Stroud and Nellie Golson Stroud. Kenneth had worked for Seaboard Railroad. Kenneth is preceded in death by both of his parents. He is survived by...

Ralph (Re) Earl Johnson

Ralph (Re) Earl Johnson

Jan 22, 2016

Ralph (RE) Johnson, 87, of Preston, Georgia, passed away on January 22, 2016, at Four County Health & Rehab, in Richland, Georgia. He was born on March 29, 1928, in Webster County Georgia, to the late Herschel Johnson and Pearl Holley Johnson. Mr. RE was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation as a Foreman. Mr. RE and his wife...

Donice Massey Burks

Donice Massey Burks

Jan 15, 2016

Donice Massey Burks, "Little Mama", 92 of Weston, Georgia, passed away on January 15, 2016, at her home in Weston, Georgia. She was born on May 29, 1923, in Weston, Georgia, to the late Thomas Oscar Massey and Mary Slocumb Massey. Donice was retired from being a para pro at the Webster County Elementary School in Preston, Georgia. Donice and...

William Henry Williams, Sr.

William Henry Williams, Sr.

Jan 8, 2016

William Henry Williams, Sr., (Bill), 82, of Lumpkin, Georgia, passed away on January 8, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice, in Columbus, Georgia. He was born on July 8, 1933, in Russell County, Alabama, to the late Jessie Nathan Williams and Martha Mae Claxton. Bill was retired from farming in Stewart County. He loved growing his crops and raising cattle. He enjoyed...

Josh Stewart

Josh Stewart

Nov 12, 2015

Josh Stewart, 79, of Omaha, Georgia, died on November 12, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. He was born on January 24, 1936, in Fort Benning, Georgia, to the late Julian Forrest Dey and Betty Marie Norton. Josh is preceded in death by both of his parents. He is survived by his sister, Ruth Hall, her husband,...

Bennie Dewitt West

Bennie Dewitt West

Nov 5, 2015

Bennie Dewitt West, 80, of Preston, Georgia, died on November 5, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. He was born on August 30, 1935, in Sumter County Georgia, to the late Hilton West and Hallie Witt West. Bennie is preceded in death by both of his parents; one brother, David West and one sister, Abbey McGlaun. He...

Shirley Davis Ivey

Shirley Davis Ivey

Oct 30, 2015

Shirley Davis Ivey, 65, of Buena Vista, Georgia passed away on Friday, October 30th at the Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia surrounded by her family. She was born on February 28, 1950, in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, to Helen Stephens Adams and the late Emory W. Davis. Shirley is preceded in death by her father and a grandson, Matthew Seavers....

Jesse Raymond Page

Jesse Raymond Page

Oct 30, 2015

Jesse Raymond Page, Sr. (quarter dog), 82 years old of Louvale, Georgia passed away on Friday October 30, 2015 around 8:00 pm surrounded by his family. He was born on August 26, 1933 in Omaha, Georgia to Julian Grady Page Sr., and Jessie Bussey Page. He served in the United States Army and went on to work in the timber...

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