Obituaries

Feb 11, 2014

Michael Patrick O’Bryan , age 69, of Woodbine, Georgia passed away peacefully after an extended illness on February 11th, 2014 at the Baptist South Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike was born on December 9th, 1944 in Looe, England to the late Francis V. and Doris E. Childs O’Bryan. From the age of two, he lived in New York and...

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Feb 9, 2014

Feb 4, 2014

Deborah Dianne Holmes Jester entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Deborah was born on December 29, 1951 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Mr. Robert Lawrence, Jr. and Mrs. Annie Grace Holmes Parks. She was educated in the Spalding County School System and Gordon College. Deborah was a 1970 graduate of Fairmont High and First Attendant to...

Feb 3, 2014

February 3, 2014

Feb 3, 2014

Mr. Donald H. Summers, age 82, of Sharpsburg, GA passed away on Monday, February 3rd 2014 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA. Mr. Summers was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1931 to the late Homer R.A. Summers and the late Margaret Scarff Summers. Survivors include his wife, Mary Angela Kaylor Summers; sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Tina...

Jan 27, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy A. Greer was born October 8, 1951 in Concord, GA to her parents, the late Mr. Marvin C. McGill, Sr. and Mrs. Lecolia Owens McGill. Mrs. Greer went home to be with her Lord on Monday, January 27, 2014. Mrs. Greer was married to Mr. Robert J. Greer of Griffin, GA on February 18, 1980. Mrs. Dorothy Greer...

Jan 26, 2014

William “Carroll” Dixon, Sr. was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1934. He was born in Grady County, Reno, GA to the late Calvin John Dixon and the late Annie Harrison Dixon. He died on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Mr. Dixon was also preceded in death by his brothers, Murray, Forcie, Rudolph, and Robert Dixon; sister, Marguerite Dixon Hardin and...

Jan 26, 2014

Mrs. Cleveland Almeria Grubbs, better known as "Granny Grubbs," age 90 of Griffin, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Brightmoor Nursing Home. Mrs. Grubbs was born on December 8, 1923, in Franklin County, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dallas H. Morgan and Addie Presley Morgan, and her husband, Douglas H. Grubbs. She was also...

Jan 26, 2014

Mrs. Shirley Benson Reed age 85 of Hampton, GA passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Westbury Health and Rehab in McDonough, GA. Mrs. Reed was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 19, 1928 to the late Edward Benson and the late Louise Dahlke. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reginald James Reed. Mrs. Reed enjoyed crafts...

Jan 22, 2014

David L. Adams, age 24, of Griffin, passed away on January 22, 2014. Memorial services for David Adams will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 2 pm in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home. Michael Adams will officiate.

Jan 20, 2014

Mrs. Trudy M. Avara, age 69, of Crawfordville, GA, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 in Milner, GA. Mrs. Avara was born in Duluth, GA on July 7, 1944 to the late Zollie Dean Smith and the late Ethel Hortense Bennett Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Avara. Mrs. Avara proudly served her country...

Jan 20, 2014

Mrs. Myrtle Lucille Funderburk , age 82 of Kingsland and St. Marys passed away on the night of Monday, January 20th, 2014 at Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, Ga. Mrs. Funderburk was born on December 8th, 1931 in the Brookman Community of Brunswick, Ga. She is the daughter of the late Willie Townsend & Mary Lucretia Hamilton Arnett. Mrs....

Jan 20, 2014

Mr. Anthony Sneed, age 56, of Griffin, GA passed on January 20, 2014 at Spalding Regional Hospital. Mr. Sneed was born in Upson County on July 19, 1957 to the late Walter J. Sneed and Mattie Lou Traylor Sneed. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Evelyn Sneed of Griffin, GA. Daughters: Latoya Sneed of Thomaston, GA; Tanika (Rickey)...

Jan 20, 2014

Mrs. Corine “Medear” High was born December 14, 1926 to the late George Worthy and the late Fannie Mae Smith Worthy Byrd. She departed this life on January 20, 2014 at Christian Ministries Hospice in Griffin, GA. Mrs. High was a member of Parker Chapel AME Church. She attended Monroe County Public Schools. Corine worked for the Holiday Inn in...

Jan 19, 2014

Mr. Marvin R. Carlisle, Jr., age 65, of Griffin, GA passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Southern Crescent Hospital in Riverdale. Mr. Marvin Carlisle was born in Birmingham, AL on December 11, 1948 to the late Marvin Robert Carlisle, Sr. and the late Obeline Holmes Carlisle Denson. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Tammy Carlisle and...

Jan 16, 2014

Ms. Helen Andrews, age 71, was one of nine children born to the late Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Mary Tyus Andrews of Jackson, GA. Helen was born on the sunrise of October 29, 1942 and departed this blessed life upon the sunset of January 16, 2014 Helen joined Towaliga County Line Baptist Church at an early age; she was a...

Jan 16, 2014

Mr. Raymond Hester, age 67, of Griffin, GA passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Hester was born in Atlanta, GA on September 2, 1946 to the late Willie Floyd Hester and the late Lennie Parker Hester. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hester; daughters and sons-in-law, Melissa and Nolan Hill, Lori and...

Jan 11, 2014

Mrs. Mary Martile Wright, age 91, of Jackson, GA, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Brightmoor Hospice. Mrs. Wright was born in Jackson on June 2, 1922 to the late Rastus Knowles and the late Daisy Victoria Wilson Knowles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Humphrey Wright; son, Jeffrey Wright. She was the youngest daughter...

Jan 11, 2014

Mr. Glenn Eugene Berry , age 73 of Kingsland, GA passed away on Saturday, December 28th, 2013 at Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick Campus. Mr. Berry was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 26th, 1940. He is the son of the late Elmer Eugene and Elva Samuel Berry. Mr Berry was a loving husband and provider of 55 yrs. His...