Myrtle C. Britt
Feb 15, 2022
Obituary for Myrtle "Myrt" C. Britt Myrtle C. Britt, age 88, of Pitts, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the Tift Regional Hospital, Tifton, Georgia. She was a retired secretary with the Wilcox County School System, and a member of the Pitts Baptist Church. “Myrt” loved to read, loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren. She was...
Joicelyn Rhodes
Feb 9, 2022
Obituary for Joicelyn Rhodes Joicelyn Collins Rhodes, age 95, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in Allen, Texas. She was born September 2, 1926, in Wilcox County, the last of six children born to the late James Louis and Sallie Dillard Collins. She attended school in Wilcox County where she graduated with honors. She married Sammie J. Rhodes, the love...
Linda Lee Fletcher Selph
Feb 9, 2022
Obituary for Linda Lee Fletcher Selph Linda Lee Fletcher Selph, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, in the Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia. Linda loved people, animals, and flowers. She enjoyed crocheting, making jewelry and other crafts, and was a very talented painter, painting many wall murals. She also loved working at the Rochelle Home and Garden Center with the...
Dennis Anthony Moore
Feb 1, 2022
Obituary for Dennis Anthony Moore Dennis Anthony Moore, age 72, of Rochelle, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in the Tift Regional Hospital, Tifton, Georgia. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rochelle, where he had served as a teacher and deacon. Dennis enjoyed singing and praising the Lord. Earlier in life he worked on the family...
Kim Warren Smith
Jan 30, 2022
Kim Warren Smith, age 52, of Rochelle, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at her residence.She was a homemaker and a member of Pope City Baptist Church. Kim was born June 13, 1969, in East Point, Georgia.Her father was the late Roger Warren and her mother is Brenda Greene.She is also survived by her husband, Jason Smith; her son, Jace...
Elizabeth Phillips
Jan 28, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Phillips, age 79, of Pitts, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the Blackshear Retirement Villa, Cordele, Georgia.She was a lifelong resident of Wilcox County and loved to garden.She was a retired seamstress with the Cordele Uniform Co. and a member of Union Baptist Church, and the Ladies Sunday School Class. Elizabeth was born April 3, 1942, in...
Cecil "Salty" Rutherford
Jan 18, 2022
Cecil “Salty” Rutherford, age 82, of Warner Robins, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in the Houston Medical Center.He worked at Robins Air Force Base in Avionics, and was a Navy Veteran. Mr. Rutherford was born November 14, 1939, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late James Rutherford and Pansy Lamb Rutherford.He was also preceded in death by a brother, James...
Linda Ruth Keene
Jan 14, 2022
Linda Ruth Keene, age 77, of Rochelle, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at her residence.She was homemaker, a member of the Garden Club, and loved gardening, visiting the mountains, refurbishing antiques, and studying her family history.She was a Baptist by faith. Linda was born November 6, 1944, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late George W. McWhorter and Lucille McCall...
Johnny H. Park
Jan 11, 2022
Johnny H. Park, age 62, of Abbeville, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence.He was a retired manager for Sunbelt Energy in Sylvester, and had worked for Marvin Horne Propane, Star Gas and Wilcox Gas Companies. Johnny was born April 22, 1959, in Montezuma, Georgia, to the late Harold S. Park and Alyce Davis Park.He was also preceded...
Effie Lou Gordon
Jan 9, 2022
Effie Lou Gordon, 88, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Shady Pines Estates, Abbeville, GA.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in the Morningside Cemetery.The family will receive friends after the service.Due to COVID-19, masks are highly recommended and social distancing maintained. Memorial gifts may be given to the Rochelle United Methodist Church, P.O....
Mildred Irene Keene
Jan 9, 2022
Mildred Irene Keene, age 86, of Rochelle, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, in the Summerhouse Senior Living Center, in Slidell, LA.She was a nurse’s aide and a homemaker. Mrs. Keene was born December 9, 1935, in Cook County, to the late Dan Terry and Ruby Mise Terry. She is survived by her husband, Derral Keene; her daughter; Melba Keene...
Everett E. Kelley
Jan 8, 2022
Everett E. Kelley, age 92, of Rebecca, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, in the Pruitt Health Care Center, Ashburn, Georgia.He was a retired Baptist Minister for 45 years, and was a member of the Trinity Community Church, Ashburn.He was a people person who loved his family and grandchildren, never meeting a stranger.He also loved his garden and flowers, and...
Mary Ramsey
Dec 27, 2021
Mary Ramsey, age 91, of Macon, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, in the Piedmont Medical Center, Macon, Georgia. Mrs. Ramsey was born November 1, 1930, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late Charles Wesley Coleman and Bonnie Lucille Batts Coleman.She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Ramsey. Survivors include her sons:Dan, Stanley, Richard, and Edwin Lane; her...
James Michael Aldridge
Dec 25, 2021
James Michael Aldridge, age 33, of Abbeville, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his residence.He was a telephone technician with Windstream. James was born November 9, 1988, in Hawkinsville, Georgia.His parents are Mike Aldridge and Faye Walls Sturdivant.He is also survived by his fiancé, Amanda Porteus; his daughters, Zoe Porteus, and Ella Aldridge. He was preceded in death by...
Vivian S. Collins
Dec 24, 2021
Vivian S. Collins, age 84, of Cochran, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, in the Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia.She was a seamstress for the old Wilcox Garment Company for 37 years. Vivian was born September 4, 1937, in Abbeville, to the late James Monroe Smith and Alice Foye Helms Smith.She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy...
Carol Sizemore
Dec 20, 2021
Carol Sizemore, age 70 of Rochelle, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 in the Houston Medical Center.A Celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, December 27th at 2:00 PM in the Pitts United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour before the service in the church.Minister Craig Hutto will officiate. Mrs. Sizemore was born on August 7, 1951 in...
Sheila Flinchum
Dec 5, 2021
Sheila Flinchum, age 67 of Rochelle, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, in the Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia.She was a former manager with Carter Burgers in Cordele. Sheila was born December 24, 1953, in Vienna, Georgia, to the late Jerry P. Rogers and Annie June Wisham Rogers.She is survived by her sons, Jerry Flinchum of Rochelle and Eddie Flinchum...
Margaret H. Coody
Nov 25, 2021
Margaret H. Coody, age 94, of Vienna, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Shady Pines Estate.She was a homemaker, and a member of the Vienna United Methodist Church.Margaret loved to cook, and draw.She had done drawings for Davison’s in Atlanta, and for the Macon Telegraph, and private drawings for Robins AFB.She attended the University of Georgia, was in the...
Jean P. Oxley
Nov 22, 2021
Jean P. Oxley, age 60 of Eastman, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 in the Eastman Health and Rehab.A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 4th in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Oxley was born on January 5, 1961 in Pitts, Ga.She was daughter of the Late Harris...
