Jackie "Gus" Best
Sep 3, 2021
Jackie Howard “Gus” Best, 82, of Henrico, NC passed away on September 3, 2021.Gus was born in Seminole, OK, on February 8, 1939, graduated from Marlow High School and attended Oklahoma Baptist University on an athletic scholarship. Gus served honorably for 26 years in the United States Navy and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. During Gus’s military career,...
Junior Nutt
Sep 1, 2021
Junior Nutt, age 92, of Pitts, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, in Crossview Care Center, Pineview.He was a self-employed farmer, a member and deacon of Christian Home Baptist Church, a member of the Wilcox County Farm Bureau, and an avid coon hunter and fisherman. Junior was born July 26, 1929, in Irwinville, Georgia, to the late Willard Kenneth Nutt...
Roslyn Veal Fisher
Aug 27, 2021
Roslyn Ware Veal Fisher, 86, of Rochelle, Georgia went to be with the Lord onAugust 28, 2021. She was born on February 22, 1935 to parents Eroyce and Dewey Veal of Wilcox County. Rose grew up in Wilcox County, was baptized at age seven in Cedar Creek and became a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. After graduating from Rochelle...
Lewis R. "Ronnie" Willcox
Aug 26, 2021
Lewis R. “Ronnie” Willcox, age 73, of Abbeville, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Glen Eagle Health Care and Rehab Center.He was an educator with the Wilcox County School System, an avid outdoorsman, and a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Ronnie was born February 26, 1948, in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to the late Lewis Norman Willcox and Lucille Mashburn...
Elizabeth Helms
Aug 24, 2021
Elizabeth Helms, age 94, of Rochelle, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at her residence.She was a seamstress for the old Ithaca Mfg. Co, and a member of Christian Home Baptist Church. Mrs. Helms was born November 15, 1926, in Pitts, Georgia, to the late Lamb C. Coleman and Carrie Wade Coleman.She was also preceded in death by two daughters,...
Mike Berryhill
Aug 18, 2021
Mike Berryhill age 34 of Abbeville, passed away Wednesday August 18 2021, at his residence. He was a sales person for Tractor Supply in Fitzgerald, and attended Pitts Church of God. Mike was born September 14 1986, in Fitzgerald.He is survived by his wife Linda Berryhill; his son Tyler Berryhill; his mother, Mae Elizabeth Wilson; his uncle Michael Mitchell; his...
Thomas Mitchell
Aug 17, 2021
Thomas Mitchell, age 64, of Rochelle, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021, in Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia.He was employed with Ralph’s Poultry, and a member of King of Kings Christian Church. Thomas was born November 30, 1956, in Bartow, Florida, to the late Jimmy Troy Mitchell and Betty Jean Carver Mitchell.He was also preceded in death 2 daughters, Sarah...
Esther Nena Jane Owens
Aug 14, 2021
Esther Nena Jane Owens, age 81 passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Phenix City, Alabama.Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Morningside Cemetery in Rochelle, Ga. Born on August 3, 1940 in Ben Hill County, she was the daughter of the late James Hyatt Owens and Edna Louise Russom Owens, and the sister...
Brenda Alexander
Aug 13, 2021
Brenda Alexander, age 73, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, in the Taylor Regional Hospital, Hawkinsville, Georgia.She was employed by the Wilcox County Superior Court, and was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. Brenda was born June 30, 1948, in Greenville, S.C., to the late Floyd Leroy Arrowood and Juanita Tench Arrowood.She is survived by her husband, Roger...
Herman J. "Jackie" Guest
Aug 13, 2021
Herman J. “Jackie” Guest, age 84, of Pitts, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family.He was a retired civil service employee with Robins Air Force Base, a life-long farmer and carpenter, and a dedicated member of Pitts Baptist Church where he served faithfully in many capacities over the years.He was a veteran of the...
Shelia Ann Owens
Aug 1, 2021
Shelia Ann Owens, age 57, of Rochelle, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at her residence. She was a sanitation supervisor for the City of Fitzgerald. Shelia was born March 14, 1964, in Blackshear, Georgia, to the late Louis Stephens and Mattie Lou Taylor.She is survived by her daughter, Kristin McBryant of Pineview; her brothers, Louis Stephens, Jr. (Stephanie) of...
Joyce Kent Hunter
Jul 30, 2021
Joyce Kent Hunter, age 85, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at her residence.She had worked as a store clerk for Fast-Stop Foods, and was a member of Siloam Baptist Church. Joyce was born August 24, 1935, in Cordele, Georgia, to the late Nolen Kent and Rosa Thelma Miller Kent.She was also preceded in death by two husbands,...
Aaron Glenn Mcduffie
Jul 21, 2021
Aaron Glenn McDuffie, age 70, of Abbeville, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Warm Springs, Georgia.He was born December 8, 1950, in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to J.T. and Erline Guinn McDuffie. He graduated from Wilcox County High School in 1969 and from South Georgia Technical College in 1972.He retired from Robins Air Force Base with 40 years of service in...
Mason Thomas Harris
Jul 18, 2021
Mason Thomas Harris, age 17, of Rochelle, went to be with his Savior on Sunday, July 18, 2021.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 24th, at the Wilcox County Hight School Gymnasium.There will be a private interment in the family plot in the Siloam Cemetery. Mason is the son of Billy and Dawn Harris.He was born February...
Deborah L. Moon
Jul 16, 2021
Deborah L. Moon, age 68, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at Glen Eagle Health Care Center, Abbeville.She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Deborah was born November 1, 1952, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, to the late William Monroe Clark and Mary Kathleen Holcombe.She is survived by her husband, Billy Moon of Abbeville; her daughter,...
Andy Carter Clements
Jul 13, 2021
Andy Carter Clements, Sr., age 80, of Rochelle, (formerly of Rhine) passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at his residence.He was a 1958 graduate of Dodge County High School, and a 1967 graduate of Southern School of Pharmacy, Atlanta, Georgia. He was a pharmacist, enjoyed reading, and geology, and was a member of the Rochelle United Methodist Church. Andy was...
Mary "Cookie" Hardy
Jul 11, 2021
Mary “Cookie” Hardy, age 71, of Pitts (Seville Community), passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at her residence.She was a retired employee with Tyson of Vienna for 8 years, and a CNA for 10 years, was of the Baptist faith. Mary was born June 7, 1950, in Holyoke, Mass., to the late Leonard Clark and Marion Krok Clark.She survived by...
Rayford Clinton Kennedy
Jul 8, 2021
Rayford Clinton Kennedy, age 82, of Rochelle, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021, in the Life Care Center, Fitzgerald, Georgia.He was a Master Electrician with Allison-Smith Company in Atlanta, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a Methodist minister for 50 years. Mr. Kennedy was born March 11, 1939, in Cordele, Georgia, to the late Johnny Eugene Kennedy and Matilda Massey Kennedy.He...
Mavis G. Gordon
Jul 5, 2021
Mavis Gordon, age 89, of Rochelle, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021, in Pruitt Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fitzgerald, Georgia.She was a long-time member of Christian Home Baptist Church, and was a retired school teacher with the Wilcox County School System. Mavis was born September 30, 1931, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late Andrew Gibbs and Nettie Owens Gibbs.She was...
Carolyn H. Wilcox
Jul 1, 2021
Carolyn H. Wilcox, age 83, of Abbeville, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at her residence. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School, attended Middle Georgia College, and loved to play baseball and basketball.She was a retired secretary forState Wholesale Foods, and a member of Abbeville United Methodist Church. Carolyn was born September 15, 1937, in Abbeville, to the...
