Obituaries

Oct 15, 2012

Mr. Benny L. Cleghorn, Sr. age 70 of Kingsland, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 15th, 2012 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick Georgia. Mr. Cleghorn was born near Fitzgerald, Georgia on December 8th, 1941. He is the son of the late Herbert Lee and Emmy Alma Owens Cleghorn. Mr. Cleghorn graduated from Georgia Tech with a Civil Engineering...

Oct 11, 2012

Mrs. Anita Little Brown, age 52 of Griffin, GA passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born on May 26, 1960 in Atlanta, GA to the late Joseph Harrison Little, Sr. and Harolene Beard Little Price. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Brown and brother, Joseph Little, Jr. Survivors include her...

Oct 8, 2012

Mr. Walter Ray O’Neal, age 76 of Griffin, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012 at Regency Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. O’Neal was born on October 29, 1935 in Rowan County North Carolina to the late Henry Crisco and the late Maggie O’Neal. He was also preceded in death by his children, Maggie Frances O’Neal, Donnie Wayne O’Neal and infant daughter,...

Oct 7, 2012

Randall Wayne “I Am Beadus” Smith, age 29 of Jackson, GA passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012. Mr. Smith was born on June 10, 1983 in Griffin, GA to Randy E. Smith and Linda Parks Smith of Jackson, GA. He was self-employed in the construction business. Survivors include his parents Randy and Linda Smith of Jackson, GA; son, Gabriel Smith;...

Oct 4, 2012

Mrs. Mary Frawley , age 85 of Veal Drive in Woodbine, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick. Mrs. Frawley was born on May 15th, 1927 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She is the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Lance Daniel. By her children’s loving words, Mrs....

Oct 2, 2012

Mrs. Mandy Sue Shaw, age 91 of Griffin, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Shaw was born on May 17, 1921 in Loganville, GA to the late James Edward Nelson and the late Viola Ramey Nelson. She was also preceded in death by her son, Charles Rousey Jr. and daughter, Cheryl Beck....

Sep 29, 2012

“Uncle Jesse” James Willis Allen age 86 of Griffin, GA passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Brightmoor Hospice. Mr. Allen was born in Tift County, GA on February 18, 1926 to the late William Allen and the late Jewell Braswell Allen. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Allen and sister, Ruby Smith. Mr. Allen was...

Sep 24, 2012

Mr. Basil “Cookie” Cook, age 74 of McDonough, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Cook was born on June 28, 1938 in Charlotte, North Carolina to the late Henry Egbert Cook and the late Bernice Hackett Cook. He was self-employed as a carpenter and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Cook was a member...

Sep 22, 2012

Mrs. Patricia Geraldine Croft, age 69 of Griffin, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Croft was born on August 15, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Earlene Cole Dunn; husband, Harry Santa Croft; sons, Cole Turner and Karl Turner; and daughter, Greta Turner. She worked as...

Sep 22, 2012

Jarvis C. (Bean) Bibbs, age 26, a lifelong resident of Griffin passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 surrounded by family and friends at Grady Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Bibbs I; grandparents, Thelma and Ludie Cofield, John and Leoma Bibbs; Nieces, Shirley Porter, Geraldine Thomas, Frances Cofield, Lena Mae Sullie, and Juanita Bibbs. He is...

Sep 22, 2012

Mrs. Marjorie Henderson Locke, age 86 of Lilburn, GA passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012. Mrs. Locke was born on July 6, 1926 in Dahlonega, GA to the late James Henderson and the late Nellie Phillips Henderson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Lee Locke; sisters Winnie Sue Henderson and Martha Grace Finley. She worked for...

Sep 19, 2012

Sep 19, 2012

Lloyd was born in Bridgeport, Nebraska, but was raised in Kansas and Arkansas. Survivors include his beloved wife of 60 years, Melva Hammon Edwards. The couple met in the summer of 1951 when Melva was on a high school graduation trip with her mom, Ruby Hammon. They were traveling to Arkansas to see aunts and uncles Melva had never met....

Sep 18, 2012

Mrs. Mary Margaret Carroll Greene, age 85 of Griffin, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Christian Ministries Hospice. Mrs. Greene was born on February 19, 1927 in Coffee County, Alabama to the late James E. Carroll and the late Bonnie Gallimore Carroll. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James. D. Greene and three children, Curtis...

Sep 15, 2012

Mrs. Barbara Ann Maner Foster, age 73, of Griffin passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Foster was born on March 28, 1939 in Griffin, GA to the late Boyd Butler Maner and the late Jimmie Ruth Seigler Maner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Alton Foster. She was the co-owner...

Sep 6, 2012

Miss Yukia (Kiaa) Tanae Willis age 14 daughter of Tamara and Derrick Thompson and Leonard Tico Willis passed away Thursday September 6, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Union Baptist Church 1405 North McDonough Road, Griffin GA. Interment will follow at Griffin Memorial Gardens. The Cortege will assemble at 10:15 a.m....

Sep 5, 2012

Mr. John Lee Horne, Jr ., age 82 of Magnolia Manor on St. Simons Island, Ga. and a longtime resident of Camden County, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 5th, 2012. Mr. Horne was born in McRae, Ga. on August 10th, 1930. He is the son of the late John Lee and Gussie Mae Kilgore Horne, Sr. His...

Sep 4, 2012

Mrs. Martha Sue Moss Kell, age 69 of Griffin, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Martha was born on January 29, 1943 in Gainsville, GA to the late Gordon Benjamin Moss and Lula Carolene Moss. She was also a member of the Chattahoochee Baptist Church in Marietta, GA. Survivors include her daughters, Susan Smith Blair of Cherokee County ,...

Sep 4, 2012

Mrs. Clara Bell Pitts, age 91, of Griffin passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Renaissance Care and Rehab Center. Mrs. Pitts was born on September 16, 1920 in Anniston, Alabama to the late George Washington Caussey and the late Mary Elizabeth Twilley. She was also preceded in death by Ida Criswell, Buddy Pitts, Joann Robinson, Mary Nichols, grandsons, Lin...

Sep 1, 2012

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Neel Simons, age 83 of Griffin, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Simons was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 12, 1928 to the late Robert William Neel and the late Tommie Louise Park Neel. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism. While attending the University, she was...