OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Georgia Obituaries for Jefferson County, Glascock County & Surrounding Areas
Billie C Wilkerson
Dec 30, 2013
Mrs. Billie C Wilkerson, age 70 of Georgia Hwy 102 E Gibson, Georgia died Monday morning December 30, 2013 at her residence. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Thursday January 2, in the Bethel United Methodist Church with Rev. Thomas Anderson officiating. Mrs. Wilkerson will lie in state from 10:00 AM until the service begins. Burial will follow in...
Jimmy Black
Dec 29, 2013
Mr. James Patrick "Jimmy" Black, age 35 of Harper Street Gibson, Georgia died Sunday afternoon December 29, 2013 at his residence. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, January 2, in the Taylor Funeral Home in Gibson with Bishop David Carlson and Bishop Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Gibson Branch Cemetery in Edgehill. Pallbearers will be...
Josh Allen Burnsed
Dec 20, 2013
Graveside service for Mr. Joshua Allen Burnsed, age 22 of Bartow, GA will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, April 5, 2014 in the Bulloch Memorial Gardens in Statesboro with Dr. John Geerdes officiating. Josh was born March 16, 1992 in Savannah, GA. He was a landscaper & tree surgeon with Rivers Landscaping. Mr. Burnsed was preceded in death by his...
Margaret Usry
Dec 20, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Brassell Usry, age 79 of West Main Street Gibson, Georgia died Friday evening in the Gibson Health & Rehabilitation center. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Monday December 23, in the Magnolia Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Adams & Rev. Tommy Harrwell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Richard Drassell, Jut Hughes,...
George Harry Walker
Dec 11, 2013
LOUISVILLE - Mr. George Harry Walker, age 75 of Forest Street died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 14, 2013 in the Louisville United Methodist Church with Rev. David Hibberts officiating. Mr. Walker will lie in state at 10:00 AM before the service. Burial will follow in the Louisville City...
Richard Ellis Dudley
Dec 6, 2013
WADLEY – Mr. Richard Ellis Dudley, age 68 of Calhoun Street, died Friday, December 6, 2013 in the V.A. Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, December 13, 2013 in the Moxley Methodist Church with Rev. David Boggs and Mr. Tommy DuBose officiating. Mr. Dudley will lie in state at 1:00 PM before the...
David Lindy Peebles
Nov 29, 2013
Mr. David Lindy Peebles, age 81 of Gibson, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, December 2, in the Gibson First Baptist Church, with Dr. Dean Watson officiating. Burial will follow in the Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jason Haywood, Jeremy Kelley, Larry W. Newsome, Travis Eric Hoague,...
George Lenard Brooks
Nov 29, 2013
Mr. George Lenard Brooks, age 95 of Avera, died Friday, November 29, 2013 in the Gibson Health & Rehabilitation center. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 1, in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Avera with Rev. Nathan Adams officiating. Mr. Brooks will lie in state from 1:00 PM till service time. Burial will follow in the...
James O. Irwin, Iii
Nov 23, 2013
Mr. James O Irwin, III, age 67, of Lake Butler, FL, formerly of Louisville, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Haven Hospice, Lake City, FL. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 29, in the Lowry Cemetery on Highway 24 East Louisville, with Rev. David Boggs officiating. A native of Louisville, James was a graduate of Louisville Academy...
Gertrude (Melton) Williams
Nov 5, 2013
Mrs. Gertrude Melton Williams, age, 96 of 1012 Walnut Street, Louisville, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at her residence. Graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 8, in the Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Gertrude was a native of Keysville and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents Jeff Melton and Lilly...
Heather (Irwin) Phillips
Oct 31, 2013
Mrs. Heather Irwin Phillips, age 38, of Blackjack Road, Louisville, died Thursday, October 31, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, November 4, in the Louisville First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Cain and Mr. Bill Smith officiating.  Interment will follow in the family lot in the Rose Dhu Cemetery in Vidette. Pallbearers will be Jeff Irby, Mike...
Rusty Davis
Oct 26, 2013
LOUISVILLE - Mr. William Howard "Rusty" Davis, Sr. age 71, of 1918 River Road, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 30 at the Louisville United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Stavely and Rev. Danny Yates officiating. Burial will follow in the Louisville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Davis,...
Doris (Davis) Gaston
Oct 6, 2013
Mrs. Doris Davis Gaston, age 91 of Clarks Mill Road, Louisville died Sunday October 6, 2013. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday October 9, in the Louisville City Cemetery with Mr. Bill Smith officiating. Pallbearers will be Glenn Davis, Hayley Williford, Mark Bowles, Ray Williford, Steven Lyon and John Mole. A native and lifelong resident of Louisville, Mrs....
Allen Dudley
Oct 4, 2013
LOUISVILLE – Mr. Richard Allen Dudley, age 44 of Ellen drive, died Friday October 4, 2013. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, October 11th in the Louisville Associate Reform Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bill Cain officiating. Burial will follow in the Wadley City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Davis, Jamie Wheeler, Joel Clark, Mark Davis, Scotty Hattaway &...
William Albert Rivers
Oct 3, 2013
Mr. William Albert Rivers, age 68, of 78 W. Main Street Gibson, Georgia died Thursday morning in University Hospital in Augusta. Graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, October 6, 2013 in the Mitchell Methodist Church cemetery with Rev. Ralph Story officiating. Mr. Rivers was a native of Augusta, but had lived in Gibson for several years. He graduated...
Joyce R. Phillips
Oct 3, 2013
Mrs. Joyce R. Phillips, age 96, of Pond View Road Evans, Georgia died Thursday morning October 3, 2013, in the Trinity Hospital in Augusta. Graveside funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, October 5, in the Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Cockrel officiating. Pallbearers will be Willis Toulson, Paul Livesay, Bill Toulson, Bill Easterlin, Dennis Livesay, and Billy...
Mary Alice (Delikat) Blanks
Sep 21, 2013
Mrs. Mary A. Blanks, age 56, of Punk Tarver Road Bartow died Saturday September 21, 2013 in the Doctors hospital in Augusta. Mrs. Blanks was a native of San Bernardino, CA, a daughter of the late Andrew J. & Helen Skupinski Delikat. Mary served 10 years in the U.S. Army and for the past 10 years in the U.S. Air...
Justin Phillip Rhye
Sep 19, 2013
Justin Phillip Rhye, age 27, of Augusta, died September 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday September 22, in the Victory Baptist Church, North Augusta, SC, with Jamie Rhye and Josh Rhye officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Garden Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jamie Rhye, John Rhye, Josh Rhye, Nick Burns, Aaron Power and Micah...
William (Billy) Franklin Davis, Jr.
Aug 31, 2013
Mr. William (Billy) Franklin Davis, Jr., age 65, of 1760 D Ponder Road Bartow, Georgia died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at his residence. Services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, September 2, in the Old Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Eckles and Rev Randy Mims officiating. A native of Louisville, Mr. Davis was a son of the late William...
John Lewis Henderson
Aug 24, 2013
Mr. John Lewis Henderson, age 65, of Warner Robins, formally of Louisville, died Saturday, August 24, 2013. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, August 29, in the Louisville City Cemetery with Rev. Dewey Henderson officiating. A native of Louisville, Mr. Henderson was a son of the late John Taylor and Lois Estelle McNeely Henderson. He was a graduate...



