Mary Helen Twitchell Flatt
Aug 5, 2015
Mary Helen Twitchell Flatt, 90, died on Wednesday, August 5, at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, Georgia. She was born on December 28, 1924 in Greenbush, Maine to the late Harry Hartman Twitchell and Blanche Smart Twitchell. Mary is preceded in death by both her parents, her husband, Milton Donald Flatt, her daughter, Jean Ann Flatt; and her granddaughter, Lisa Nelson....
Frances Thomas Potter
Jul 30, 2015
Frances Thomas Potter, 91, died on July 30, 2015, at the Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on May 5, 1924 in Humphreys County Tennessee, to the late John Wesley Thomas and Nellie Gertrude Anderson Thomas. Frances was preceded in death by both of her parents; her husband, Ray Mayberry Potter; two brothers; and six sisters. She is...
Mary Parker French
Jul 24, 2015
Mary Parker French, 80, died on Friday, July 24, 2015, at Magnolia Manor on St. Simons Island, Georgia. She was born on August 6, 1934 in Richland, Georgia to the late Russell Virgil Parker and Pauline Glover Parker. Mary is preceded in death by both her parents. Survivors include her husband, Ronald "Ronnie" C. French, Sr. of St. Simons Island,...
Jill Cannington Bennett
Jul 19, 2015
Jill Cannington Bennett, 45, died on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home. She was born on July 20, 1969 in Thomasville, Georgia to W. Ed Cannington and the late Patricia (Patty) Cutchens Cannington. Jill is preceded in death by her mother. Survivors include her husband, Kelly Bennett of Lumpkin, Georgia; her son, Cody (Hannah Cox) Bennett of Omaha, Georgia;...
Dorris M Gilchrist Grimes
Jun 28, 2015
Dorris "Dot" M. Gilchrist Grimes, 85, died on June 28, 2015, at the St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on May 9, 1930 in Junction City Georgia, to the late James M. Gilchrist and Helen Dorris Clark Gilchrist. Dorris was preceded in death by both of her parents; her husband, Allford Grimes; four brothers, James E. Gilchrist,...
Thelma Eugena Byers
Jun 27, 2015
Thelma Eugena Byers God in his infinite wisdom and love called his servant to rest on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Lillian Carter Nursing Home in Plains, Georgia. She was born on July 15, 1921 in Brazos County, Bryan Texas, to the late Archibald Smith and Lilly McFarland Smith. Thelma was preceded in death by both of her parents; her...
Lorene Pearce Byrd
Jun 10, 2015
Lorene Pearce Byrd, 87, of Lumpkin, Georgia, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at her home in Lumpkin, Georgia. Lorene was born in Stewart County Georgia on March 25, 1928, to Daniel Samuel Pearce and Mary Joe Halliday Pearce. Lorene is preceded in death by both of her parents, her brothers, Halliday Pearce, Marvin Pearce, Frank Pearce, Edgar Pearce and...
Richard Lee Carpenter
Jun 10, 2015
Richard Lee Carpenter, 67, of Preston, Georgia, (formerly of Valdosta, Georgia) died on June 10, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. He was born on June 6, 1948, in Hahira, Lowndes County Georgia, to the late Lee C. Carpenter and Lois Lewis Carpenter. Richard is preceded in death by both of his parents. Richard was an Army...
Marvin Harris
Apr 6, 2015
Marvin Harris, 85, of Preston, Georgia, died on April 6, 2015, in Plains, Georgia. He was born on January 10, 1930, in Webster County Georgia, to the late William H. Harris and Willie Lee Cooper Harris. Marvin is preceded in death by both of his parents and a son, Cliff Harris. Mr. Marvin was the owner/operator of Harris Nursery Plants...
Imogene (Jean) Hughes Cole
Mar 18, 2015
Imogene (Jean) Hughes Cole, 85, of Richland, Georgia, died on March 18, 2015, at Four County Health & Rehab in Richland, Georgia. She was born on October 15, 1929, in Upson County Georgia, to the late Paul Robert Hughes and Rona Mable Knight Hughes. Mrs. Jean is proceeded in death by both of her parents; her loving husband, Floyd Ellington...
Faye Davis Drew
Feb 17, 2015
Faye Davis Drew, 80, of Richland, Georgia, died on February 17, 2015, at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Georgia. She was born on September 26, 1934, in Marion County Georgia, to the late Floyd Ernest Davis and Nettie Ruth McMickle Davis. Mrs. Faye had a true calling in the restaurant business. She was retired from the Ryan's Restaurant Company. Mrs....
Margaret Holder Shierling
Feb 1, 2015
Margaret Holder Shierling, 88, of Lumpkin, Georgia, died on February 1, 2015, at Phoebe Sumter Hospice in Americus, Georgia. She was born on February 2, 1926, in Stewart County Georgia, to the late James Troy Holder and Emma Louise Pugh Holder. Mrs. Margaret was retired from Ft. Benning, the Accounting and Finance Division. She was the former owner of the...
Melba Roberts Monkus
Dec 23, 2014
Melba Roberts Monkus, 88, of Griffin, Georgia, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2014, at Brightmoor Nursing Center in Griffin, Georgia. Melba was born in Webster County Georgia on February 9, 1926, to the late Jesse Roberts and Della Mae Cobb Roberts. She was married to the late Reverend Howard Raymon Monkus. Melba is preceded in death by both of her...
Noel J. Morgan, Sr.
Dec 11, 2014
Noel J. Morgan, Sr.,95, died December 11, 2014, at Four County Health & Rehab in Richland, Georgia. He is survived by a son, Michael Morgan of Montclair, New Jersey.
James O. Norton
Dec 9, 2014
James O. Norton, 93, of Preston, Georgia, passed away on December 9, 2014, at Four County Health and Rehab in Richland, Georgia. He was born on November 17, 1921, in Brundidge, Alabama to the late William Henry Norton and Lonnie Othela Mathgon. James is preceded in death by both of his parents and a daughter, Janice Burrell. During World War...
Clarice King Bartlett
Dec 7, 2014
Clarice King Bartlett, 93, of Richland, Georgia, died on December 7, 2014, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. She was born on April 24, 1921, in Webster County Georgia, to the late John Robert King and Mary Lou Lawhorn King. Clarice was preceded in death by both of her parents; her husband, Thomas Jefferson Bartlett, Jr.; four brothers,...
Betty Martha Fort Shierling
Nov 9, 2014
"Betty" Martha Fort Shierling, 86, died on November 9, 2014, at the Four County Health and Rehab Center in Richland, Georgia. She was born on February 4, 1928 in Lumpkin, Georgia, to the late Samuel Sibley Fort, Jr and Bessie Mae Dudley Fort. She was the widow of Lee Anderson Shierling. Betty was preceded in death by both of her...
Charles (Lynn) Leonard Peek
Oct 26, 2014
Charles Leonard (Lynn) Peek, 61, died October 26, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. He was born on January 11, 1953 in Stewart County Georgia to Joe Bolivar Peek, Sr. and Betty Perry Peek. Lynn was preceded in death by two brothers, Phil Peek and Don Peek, and a grandson, Cole Hilliard. He is survived by his wife,...
Harry Milton Abell
Oct 3, 2014
Harry Milton Abell October 22, 1928 – October 3, 2014 A Memorial Service will be held on April 18, 2015, 10:00 AM, at Harmony Cemetery in Richland, Georgia. The Reverend Stan Ballew will conduct the service. Harry Milton Abell, 85, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at Life Care Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Mr. Abell was born October...
