OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Georgia Obituaries for Jefferson County, Glascock County & Surrounding Areas
Lewis Wells
Jun 16, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death of Mr. Lewis Wells died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Gibson Health and Rehab. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Saturday, June 19, 2021, in the Mitchell Full Gospel Church with Rev. Jacky Downs and Rev. Kyle Downs officiating. Burial will follow in the Euphrates Baptist Church Cemetery in Edgehill. Pallbearers will...
Christopher Leon "Chris" Rushing
May 29, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Christopher Leon "Chris" Rushing, Tractor Commander, age 38, of Mattie Harrison Road, Dearing, who died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM, Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Mill Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Johns officiating. Pallbearers will be Jamie Spear,...
Dennis A. May
May 26, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Dennis Aaron May, age 64, of Gus Walden Road, Mitchell, who died Wednesday evening May 26, 2021, in University Hospital Augusta. Funeral services will be held 3:00PM, Sunday May 30, 2021, in the Sheppard Memorial Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. David Kitchens officiating. Interment will...
Thomas Benjamin Kelly Iii
May 3, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and private service of Mr. Thomas Benjamin "Benji" Kelly, III, 72 of Greensboro formerly of Louisville who died, Monday May 3, 2021 in Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Private graveside services will be held Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 4:00PM for family and close friends in the Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. Bill...
Jim C. Usry, Jr.
Apr 29, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death and services of Mr. Jim C. Usry, Jr., age 81 of Augusta, who died Thursday evening, April 29, 2021 in the University Hospital in Augusta. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Avera with Johnathan Mathews and Rev. Clarence Thompson officiating. Pallbearers will be...
Joseph James
Apr 24, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and services of Mr. Joseph Lando James, 86 of Martinez formerly of Louisville who died, Saturday April 24, 2021 in University Hospital. Graveside services will be held 10:00AM Saturday May 1, 2021 in the Curlew United Methodist Church Cemetery in Palm Harbor, FL. with Rev. Brian James officiating. Service can be viewed...
Elda (Johnson) Shull
Apr 23, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death of Mrs. Elda Shull, 87, of Louisville, formerly of Black Lake, Onaway, MI who passed away from complications due to Alzheimer's on Friday April 23, 2021 in Louisville, GA, while she was staying with her daughter. The youngest of three daughters, Elda was born in Akron, OH, where after graduating from high...
Joseph Williams
Apr 17, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Joseph Van Williams, 40, of Bartow, husband of Heather Raines Williams, died Saturday, April 17, 2021. A funeral service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, April 24, 2021 in the Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home, Louisville with Rev. Abraham Gibbons officiating. A native of Atlanta, Joseph grew up...
Adam Hohmann
Apr 16, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Adam Gregory Hohmann, age 47 of South Main Street, Davisboro who died Friday April 16, 2021 in the Augusta University Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in the United Faith Ministries with military honors and pastor Matthew...
Frank Murphy, Jr.
Apr 4, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death and funeral services of Mr. Frank Murphy, Jr., age 75 of Gibson who died Sunday, April 4, 2021 in his residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in the Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Harwell, Rev. Billy Wasden, and Ms. Brooke Stephens officiating. Pallbearers will be Jason...
Tonya Elaine (Sikes) Hodges
Mar 31, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and funeral services of Mrs. Tonya Elaine Hodges, age 54 of Moxley Bartow Road in Bartow, who died Wednesday March 31, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Friday, April 2, 2021 in the Midville First Baptist Church with Rev. Daryl Cox and Rev. David Boggs officiating. Burial will...
Billy Neal
Mar 24, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and services of Mr. Billy Neal of Bartow, who died Wednesday evening, March 24, 2021 in his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Bartow Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Jefferson Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Hampton Brown,...
Olin Netherland
Mar 18, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and services of Mr. Olin Culbreath Netherland, Jr., age 90, of Louisville who died Thursday, March 18, 2021, in his residence.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 2 o'clock in the Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. John Russell and Rev. Jonathan Melchior officiating. Because of...
Victor Tapley
Mar 13, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death of Mr. Victor Wade Tapley, age 56, of Dearing, who died Saturday, March 13, 2021 in his residence. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at a later date. A native of Thomson, Victor was the son of the late James Kermit Tapley and the late Brenda Louise Palmer Tapley....
Katherine (Kitchens) Williams
Mar 8, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Gibson announces the death and services of Mrs. Katherine Kitchens Williams, age 71 of Bastonville Road, Gibson, who died Monday, March 8, 2021 at her residence. Services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, March 12, 2021, in the Sheppard Memorial Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home, Gibson with Rev. David Kitchens and Rev. Richard Kitchens officiating. A...
Maxine (Sheppard) Saunders
Mar 8, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death of Mrs. Maxine Sheppard Saunders, age 77 of Highway 1 North Louisville who died Monday March 9, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Thursday, March 11, 2021 in the Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home Louisville with Pastor Richard Josey officiating. Burial will follow at Louisville City Cemetery. Pallbearers...
Tommy Josey
Mar 5, 2021
The Josey family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM Monday at the Church.
Virginia Alva (Lewis) Hall
Mar 5, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death and services of Mrs. Virginia Hall, age 93, of Swainsboro, who died Friday morning March 5, 2021 at Emanuel County Nursing Home. Private graveside services will be held Sunday March 7, 2021 in the Wadley City Cemetery, for the immediate family only, with Chaplin Franklin Sasser officiating. Because of the family's concern...
Jerry Chance
Feb 25, 2021
Taylor Funeral Home of Louisville announces the death of Mr. Jerry Chance, age 65 of Gene Purvis Road Bartow, who transitioned peacefully into rest Thursday morning at University Hospital Augusta. Memorial services will be held at a later date. A native of Louisville, Jerry was a graduate of Wadley High School. He was the owner and operator of Lewis' Lake...



