OBITUARIES

Zelma Wilson Pearce

Zelma Wilson Pearce

Jan 21, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Zelma Wilson Pearce, 89, of Sycamore, GA will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 3:00 PM at The Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Tift County on August 24, 1927 to the late Joseph Richard and Mary Elizabeth Mauldin Wilson, she retired from Gold Kist Peanut Company where she...

Mary Roberts Kersey

Mary Roberts Kersey

Jan 15, 2017

The funeral services for Mary Roberts Kersey, 68 of Milledgeville, Georgia will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Perry Funeral Chapel at 1:00 P.M. Mrs. Kersey passed away early on January 15, 2017, after fighting long term illnesses. She was a loving wife, mother and “Rinne” to her Grandson. Mary spent her life as a jack of many...

Melba Holley

Melba Holley

Dec 28, 2016

Melba Holley, 78, of Ashburn passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on July 18, 1938 to the late John L. and Martha Cornelia Crumpton Thompson, Sr. she was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She was also a retired seamstress. She is survived by her sons, Donald Holley, Jr....

Delores S. Graham

Delores S. Graham

Dec 23, 2016

Delores S. Graham, 56, of Ashburn passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at her residence. Born on May 7, 1960 to the late Andrew and Willene Roberts, she was a nurse and worked for Pruitt Healthcare. Mrs. Graham is survived by her sons, Jonathan Certain of Ashburn, Alex Newton of Ashburn and Gary Newton (Heather) of Eagle Point, Oregon; one...

John Christopher Goss

John Christopher Goss

Dec 23, 2016

John Christopher Goss, 62, of Cordele, GA passed away, Friday, December 23, 2016, peacefully at his home in Cordele surrounded by his loving family. The son of the late Dr. Christopher Columbus and Frances Rowan Goss, he was born in Ashburn and lived there most of his life. He was a member of the Ashburn First United Methodist Church. John...

Lamar Walls

Lamar Walls

Dec 16, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Lamar Walls, 69, of Ashburn, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 19, 2016 in The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Mr. Walls passed away Friday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery West Section in Ashburn. The son of the late Herman Clinton and Lilly Mae...

Bernard "Bill" Elton Hobby, Jr.

Bernard "Bill" Elton Hobby, Jr.

Dec 16, 2016

The funeral services for Bernard “Bill” Elton Hobby, Jr., 52, of Sycamore, Georgia will be held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Perry Funeral Chapel at 2:30 P.M. Mr. Hobby passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 after a sudden illness. The son of the late Bernard Elton Hobby, Sr. and Sadie Lucille Watson Hobby, he was born in...

Mary Katherine Milam

Mary Katherine Milam

Dec 9, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Katherine McLendon Milam, 76, of Ocala, FL will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn, GA. Mrs. Milam passed away Friday in Ocala Regional Medical Center. Interment will follow in the family lot at Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The daughter of the late J. T. and...

Kendall Lamb

Kendall Lamb

Dec 5, 2016

Funeral Services for Kendall Brooke Lamb, 11, of Ashburn, GA, will be held, 2:00 PM, Friday, December 16, 2016 at The Ashburn First Baptist Church. Kendall entered into heaven on Monday, December 5, 2016 from injuries received in an auto accident. Interment will be private. Kendall was born in Tifton, GA and was the daughter of Jeff Allan and Diane...

Mary Georgie Young Ward

Mary Georgie Young Ward

Dec 2, 2016

The funeral services for Mary GeorgieYoung Ward, 79, of Nahunta, Georgia will be held Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Perry Funeral Chapel at 11:00 A.M. Mrs. Ward passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Newton Gresham Young and Willie Mae Wright Young, she was born in Ashburn, Ga. Mrs. Ward...

Oscar Wilkerson

Oscar Wilkerson

Nov 25, 2016

The funeral services for Oscar Wilkerson, 91, of Rebecca, Georgia will be held Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Rebecca Baptist Church at 2:00 P.M. Mr. Wilkerson passed away suddenly on Friday, November 25, 2016 at his home. The son of the late David Willis Wilkerson and Mae Belle Swafford Wilkerson, he was born in Forsyth County, Ga. Mr. Wilkerson...

Libby Bundrick

Libby Bundrick

Nov 22, 2016

Funeral services for Libby Bundrick, 74, of Rebecca, GA will be held, Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Rebecca Baptist Church. Mrs. Bundrick passed away Tuesday after an extended illness at Life Care Center surrounded by her family. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The daughter of the late Ennis and Corene Bohannon...

Virginia Geraldine Smith

Virginia Geraldine Smith

Nov 22, 2016

Virginia Geraldine Smith, 89 of Winder, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Roswell Nursing and Rehabilitation in Roswell, Georgia after an extended illness. Born on November 19, 1927 to the late Maurice Elzie and Eula Von Payne Shehee, she was a homemaker and seamstress. She was also a member of First Baptist Church in Winder, Georgia. She is...

Delma King

Delma King

Nov 1, 2016

Delma King of Rebecca passed away November 1, 2016 at the age of 78. He was born on February 28, 1938 to the late John W. and Mary Alice Watson King. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Horne and brothers, Wallace, William, Tom and Frank Harold (Jack). He is survived by his...

Cortez Pate Ireland

Cortez Pate Ireland

Oct 28, 2016

Funeral Services for Cortez Pate Ireland, 90, of Ashburn, GA, will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Harmony Baptist Church in Turner County, GA. Interment will follow at Harmony Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Ireland passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 after an extended illness. The daughter of the late Henry Elijah and Simmie Lou Martin Pate, she...

Verrell Reid Presley

Verrell Reid Presley

Oct 28, 2016

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Verrell Reid Presley, 88, will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 5, 2016 in the family lot at Oklahoma Cemetery in Wilcox County, GA. Mrs. Presley passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Tift Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Ames Moran and Bessie Iduma Seay Reid she...

Tim Farmer

Tim Farmer

Oct 27, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Tim Farmer, 56, of Rebecca, GA will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday at October 31, 2016 at The Amboy Baptist Church. Mr. Farmer passed away Thursday at his residence following an extended illness. Interment will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ashburn. The son of the late David Talmadge Farmer and Dorothy Ward Farmer...

Guy Mastrario

Guy Mastrario

Oct 23, 2016

Guy Mastrario, 56 of Ashburn passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his residence. The son of the late Tom Mastrario and Virginia Mary Cassell Mastrario, he was a member of the Catholic Faith. He served as a volunteer firefighter for both the Ashburn and Turner County fire departments until his health declined. He was an avid New York Giants...

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard

Oct 23, 2016

Sarah Marie Wilson McCard, 83, of Ashburn passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 following an extended illness. Born on March 26, 1933 to the late George Benjamin and Sarah Frances Ivey Wilson, she was a seamstress and a homemaker. She was also a member of High Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Larry (Shirley) Musselwhite of Fitzgerald,...

Glynn Eldridge Cook

Glynn Eldridge Cook

Oct 23, 2016

After 20 years of fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Glynn Eldridge Cook of Ashburn, Georgia, went to be with his Lord from his home on October 23, 2016 where according to Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more...