Obituaries

Jul 26, 2012

Mrs. Elaine Brooks Grubbs, age 51 of Griffin, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Grubbs was born on June 8, 1961 in Griffin. She was a hairdresser and full time student in nursing school at Gordon College. She was also a member of the Church at the Crossings in Griffin. She was preceded in death by...

Jul 25, 2012

Mrs. Joyce Sanders Peters, age 83, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Brightmoor Nursing Center. A lifelong resident of Barnesville, Mrs. Peters was the daughter of the late Terrell C. Sanders and Margarite Fiveash Sanders. She was a member of Union Primitive Baptist Church in Goggans, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas N. “Buck” Peters;...

Jul 22, 2012

Lifelong resident of St. Marys, John Pacetti DuBose passed away mid-morning on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was married to Madge Joiner DuBose (deceased October of 1990) for 43 years. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 at the young age of 16. He served in the Philippines during World War...

Jul 20, 2012

Mr. Rickey Gene Prestridge , age 54 of St. Marys, Ga. passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 20th, 2012 at his brother’s residence. Mr. Prestridge was born in a suburb of Houston, Texas on April 17th, 1958. He is the son of the late Peerless Calvin and Dorothy Croxton Prestridge. Mr. Prestridge was a concrete mason. His great nephew Christian said...

Jul 16, 2012

Carroll Edwin ‘Hoppy” Manning , age 73 of the Bullhead Bluff community passed away in late evening hours of Monday, July 16th, 2012 at his residence after a courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Manning was born in Bullhead Bluff on March 30th, 1939. He is the son of the late Damon Britt and Bertha Bennett Manning. He earned a degree...

Jul 16, 2012

Willie Ruth Hinson , 88, a longtime resident of Marianna, Florida passed away Monday July 16, 2012 at Hospice of Golden Isle in Brunswick, Georgia, following a brief illness. Her family will greet friends and relatives from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20 in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church, 2898 Jefferson Street, in Marianna. A...

Jul 15, 2012

Reverend Seaborn “Buck” Scoggins, age 82 of Griffin, GA passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Spalding Regional Medical Center. Reverend Scoggins was the well- known founder of the local area Remember Ministries. Mr. Scoggins was born on June 7, 1930 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Carl Scoggins and the late Eula Moke Scoggins. He attended Toccoa Falls Bible...

Jul 13, 2012

Charles R. “Tinker” Asbell , 50, died unexpectedly July 13th, 2012 at his home in Brunswick. Coach Asbell, as he was known, was a retired educator and football coach. Born in Perry, Fla., he was the son of the late Rick and Judy Paris Asbell. He grew up in Conyers and moved to Brunswick in 1971. Tinker excelled in a...

Jul 11, 2012

At approximately 1: 30 am Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 the bride of my youth, Mrs. Glenda G. Johnson of Woodbine, Ga. departed this ole world and immediately entered into the presence of the loving arms of our Lord. Glenda had been ill since undergoing chemical and radiation therapy for cancer, of which she was in remission. Her marriage of 58...

Jul 2, 2012

Jun 28, 2012

Robert Hamilton Duffy , 42, of Kingsland passed away at Southeast Georgia Medical Center in Brunswick on Thursday, June 28, 2012. He was born in St. Marys, Georgia on May 06, 1970. He is the son of the late Germane Marion Duffy and Jacqueline Betty-Jean Smith Foskey. He was an Interior Trimmer and Landscaper. He loved spending time with his...

Jun 28, 2012

Mr. Jesse Robert Efurd, Sr., age 84 of Williamson, passed away Thursday June 28, 2012 at Westbury Medical Care Home in Jackson, GA. Mr. Efurd was born in Elba, Alabama on June 28, 1928 to the late Railey Efurd and the late Maude Goff Efurd. Mr. Efurd was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp having served during the...

Jun 26, 2012

Linda Dianne Aldridge Rowe , age 56, of Kingsland passed away late Tuesday evening June 26th, 2012 at Hospice of the Golden Isles in Brunswick. Ms. Rowe was born on November 24th, 1955 in Folkston, GA. She is the daughter of William Robert and Mattie Martha Melton Aldridge. Ms. Rowe was a housewife for most of her life. She loved...

Jun 26, 2012

Mrs. Autumn Stenger Farley , age 49 passed away unexpectedly at her home in Woodbine, Ga. Tuesday, June 26th, 2012. Autumn was born on February 12th, 1963 in Beech Grove, Indiana. She is the daughter of the late Maurice Robert Stenger, Sr. and Eunice Ann Clarkson Stenger. Autumn attended Emmrich Manual High School graduating in 1981. She attended Central Nine...

Jun 21, 2012

Mrs. Mildred Irene Wingate Balkcom of Kingsland, GA passed away on June 21, 2012 in Kingsland at the age of 99. She succumbed to lung cancer. Mrs. Balkcom was born in Dunnellon, FL on February 19, 1913, and was the first of seven children to parents Levis L. Wingate and Bessie I. Carleton. She graduated from Okeechobee High School in...

Jun 5, 2012

Mr. Steven Ray Todd, age 22 of Griffin, GA passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Funeral Services for Mr. Steven Todd will be conducted Friday, June 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Home. Reverend Billy Anderson and Reverend Ken Horton will officiate. Interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family Thursday...

Jun 3, 2012

Mr. James Arlington Barnard, Jr. , age 81 of West Laura Street in St. Marys, Ga. passed away at his residence, Sunday, June 3rd, 2012. Mr. Barnard was born in Waycross, Ga. on December 4th, 1930. He is the son of the late Joseph Arlington and Delilah Melinda Anderson Barnard. Mr. Barnard was known as Jake by most of his...

Jun 3, 2012

Mr. Joseph Ellis Bunn, age 82 of Griffin, GA passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Brightmoor Hospice. Mr. Bunn was born on May 21, 1930 in Jonesboro, GA to the late Joseph Grady Bunn and the late Bessie Crews Bunn. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Aubrey and Philip Bunn. He was retired from the Civil Service...

Jun 2, 2012

Mr. Richard Aldine Gilber Sr., age 67 of Forsyth, GA passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Gilbert was born in Pike County, GA on June 12, 1945 to the late Kernon Aldine Gilbert and the Mary Irene Gilbert Jones. Mr. Gilbert worked as a commercial fisherman and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Jackson,...

Jun 2, 2012

Mrs. Joyce Griffith Hausser of Griffin passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012. Mrs. Hausser was born on April 4, 1946 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Luther Griffith and the late Margaret Little Griffith. She was a teacher at Cowan Road Elementary School. Mrs. Hausser had worked in the Spalding County School System for the past 22 years working with...