Obituaries

Feb 23, 2024

Robert Eugene Dunagan, age 86 of Abbeville, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, February 26th in the Lebanon Baptist Church.  Visitation will be one hour before the service from 10-11 AM.  Pastor Bryan Luke and Pastor Chuck Taylor will officiate.  Interment will be in the Cannonville Cemetery....

Feb 21, 2024

Glenn A. Fisher, age 75 of Abbeville, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in the Atrium Navicent Health in Macon. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 25th in the Stubbs Cemetery.  Reverend Joey Boney will officiate and Harold Martin will present a eulogy.

Glenn was born on December 20, 1948 in Hawkinsville, Ga....

Feb 20, 2024

Odis Baxter  "Bob" Wheeler Jr., age 74 of Conyers, died Tuesday, February 20, 2024. He is survived by his daughter, Valerie Wheeler; sister and brother-in-law, Susan Perry and Paul Perry. He is preceded in death by his father, Odis Baxter Wheeler Sr., mother, Ouidafa Wheeler.

Odis taught school for over 20 years and went on to open...

Feb 20, 2024

Teresa L. Smith, age 47, of Rochelle, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024, in the Crisp Regional Hospital, Cordele, Georgia.  She was born February 21, 1976, in Dillion, S.C.  Her father was the late Charles Smith, and her mother is Dianne Satterfield Layfield.  She is also survived by her brothers, Franklin Layfield and B.J. Layfield; her sister, Melissa Gaskins;...

Feb 18, 2024

Virgil Wade Baker age 72 of Abbeville, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Sunday, March 10, 2024 in the New Testament Holiness Cemetery in Fitzgerald.

Mr. Baker was born on March 2, 1951 to the late Merrett Eugene Baker and Lillian Derden McBride.  He was a...

Feb 15, 2024

Monteen S. Stone, age 82, of Abbeville, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2024, at her residence.  She was a retired L.P.N. with the Pineview Nursing Home, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Monteen was born January 8, 1942, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late John William Sheffield and Corine Parks Sheffield.  She was also preceded in...

Feb 15, 2024

Joyce Opal Winebrenner age 94 of Hialeah, Florida, passed away on February 15, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 11th in the Liberty Hill Cemetery in Abbeville, Ga.

Mrs. Winebrenner was born on June 21, 1929 in Rochelle, Ga. to the late Walter Colquett Embry and Francis Commella...

Feb 3, 2024

Ava Barrett McKie, age 95, formerly of Abbeville, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024, in the Northside Hospital, Lawrenceville, Georgia.  She was a retired R.N. with the Abbeville Nursing Home, and a member of the Abbeville First Baptist Church.

Ava was born December 24, 1928, in Abbeville, to the late Herbert Lee Barrett and Annie Kate McClung.  ...

Feb 2, 2024

Robert “Booty” Miller, age 89, of Pitts, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at his residence.  He was a former employee of Doster Peanut Warehouse, a retired Civil Service employee with Robins Air Force Base, and a U.S. Army veteran.

“Booty” was born January 16, 1935, in Pitts, Georgia, to the late Walter Miller and Lorene Phillips...

Jan 22, 2024

E.T. Howell, age 94, of Pitts, passed away Monday, January 22, 2024, in the Crisp Regional Hospital, Cordele, Georgia.  Mr. Howell was a retired Civil Service employee with Robins Air Force Base as an Inventory Manager.  He was also an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a farmer, and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church.

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Jan 20, 2024

Sandra Kay Bailey, age 77 of Tampa, Florida, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 27th in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour before the service from 1-2 PM in the chapel.  Reverend Danny Allen will officiate.  Interment...

Jan 19, 2024

Jerry Keith Farr, age 88, of Marietta, Georgia, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, in Marietta.  He was a retired Security Guard with Lockheed Corp., a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Rochelle.

Jerry was born November 10, 1935, in Pitts, Georgia, to the late Herman R. Farr and Dora Bell...

Jan 15, 2024

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Surrounded by members of his family and his church family, David B. Fisher, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Haynesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Atrium Navicent Medical Center in Macon, Georgia.  The family will receive...

Jan 14, 2024

John Archie Rhodes, age 91, of Abbeville, GA, died at his home on January 14, 2024.  He worked for 36 years as an Inventory Management Specialist at Robins AFB and as a Wilcox County Tax Assessor for 16 years.  He also served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  John was a faithful and dedicated servant of...

Jan 9, 2024

Mary Thompson Mills passed away peacefully on January 9, 2024, at the age of 82.  She was born in Shreveport Louisiana in 1941 to Angus Denson Thompson and Ethel Curry Thompson. She was a 1959 graduate of Bossier High School and attended Louisiana Tech University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in psychology.     She worked...

Jan 5, 2024

Glenda F. Gibbs Lewis, age 67, of Arabi (formerly of Rochelle), passed away Friday, January 5, 2024.  She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.

Glenda was born on March 16, 1956, in Abbeville, Georgia, to the late Ernest J. and Kate Helms Gibbs.  She was also preceded in death by her brothers:  Randy, Harlan, and...

Jan 3, 2024

Preslee Elizabeth Jackson, age 7, of Pineview, gained her angel wings Wednesday, January 3, 2024, in the Egleston Children’s Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

Preslee was a second grader at the Wilcox County Elementary School, a cheerleader and marched to her own tune.  She was a girl filled with laughter and love.  She loved helping people and love to...

Dec 23, 2023

Fredrick “Rick” Harrell, age 40 of Kathleen, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his residence.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, December 31st in the Siloam Baptist Church.  Interment will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour before the service from 2:00-3:00 PM in the church.  Reverend Joey Boney and Reverend...

Dec 23, 2023

Michael Ramirez age 68 of Rochelle, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 in Northside Villa Personal Care Home.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, December 27th at 3:00 PM in the M. G. Frazier Memorial Chapel of Frazier and Son Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour from 2-3 PM before the service in the...

Dec 14, 2023

James Daniel Sutton, 94, of Rochelle passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 18, 2023, at Kramer Baptist Church with Rev. Hicks Brown officiating. Mr. Sutton will be laid to rest at Morningside Cemetery in Rochelle. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Frazier & Son...