OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Georgia Obituaries for Jefferson County, Glascock County & Surrounding Areas

Frances (Brown)  Lamb

Frances (Brown) Lamb

Jan 27, 2014

Mrs. Frances B. Lamb, age 94 of Old U.S Highway 1 Wadley, died Monday, January 27, 2014 in the Vero Health and Rehab in Wadley. Services will be held 3:00 PM Friday, January 31, in the Lambs Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Chris Shoemaker officiating. Mrs. Lamb was a native of Swainsboro but had lived in Wadley most of...

Joyce Quattry

Joyce Quattry

Jan 21, 2014

LOUISVILLE, GA - Mrs. Joyce Quattry, age 73, of Daniel Clements Road died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the Doctors Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, January 25, 2014 in the Bartow Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Harris officiating. Mrs. Quattry will be placed in the church at 1:00 PM until funeral time. Burial will follow in...

Iris (Creed)  Griswell

Iris (Creed) Griswell

Jan 20, 2014

Mrs. Iris C. Griswell, age 80, of Eat0nton Highway Haddock, Ga., died Monday morning in the Coliseum Medical Center, in Macon. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Thursday in Taylor Funeral Home, Gibson with Rev. Charles Hanson officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell City Cemetery. A native of Johnston, S.C., Mrs. Griswell was a daughter of the late...

Robert N Black

Robert N Black

Jan 11, 2014

Mr. Robert N. Black, age 92, of West Main Street, Gibson, went to be with the Lord Saturday evening January 11, 2014, in the Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Tuesday in the Jordan Chapel Church of God in Edgehill with Rev. David Jones and Rev. Stacey Williford      officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery...

Charles Frost

Charles Frost

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. Charles Frost, of Punk Tarver Road in Bartow, died Tuesday January 7, 2014 at his residence. A private service will held at a later date by the family. A native of Louisville, Charles was a son of the late Shelton and Christine Sheppard Frost. He had retired from Thermo King as a mechanic operator. Mr. Frost is survived by...

Gary K. Usry

Gary K. Usry

Jan 7, 2014

Mr. Gary Keith Usry, age 52 of Hammond Usry Road Gibson, died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at his residence. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, January 10 in the Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Harwell officiating. Mr. Usry will lie in state from 1:00 PM till time of service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers...

Ruth J. (Johnson)  Jacobsen

Ruth J. (Johnson) Jacobsen

Jan 3, 2014

Mrs. Ruth J. Jacobsen, age 95, of College Street, Gibson, died Friday, January 3, 2014, at her residence. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, January 6, in the Taylor Funeral Home in Gibson with Rev. Dean Watson, Billy Wasden, and Connie Kitchens Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Johnson's Methodist Church Cemetery in Warrenton. Mrs. Jacobsen, a...

Nell S. (Smith)  Wren

Nell S. (Smith) Wren

Jan 3, 2014

Mrs. Nell S. Wren, age 86, of Elm Street, Louisville, died Friday evening January 3, 2014, in the Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Funeral service will be held 11:00AM Monday in the Louisville United Methodist Church with Rev. David Hibberts officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot of Louisville City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chip Clark, Wes Goodwin, Chris Goodwin,...

Billie C Wilkerson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...