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Henry G. Mizell

Henry G. Mizell

Sep 26, 2014

Mr. Henry Mizell, age 63 of Douglas, Ga. passed away Friday, September 26, 2014 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Mizell was born March 13, l951 son of Lendsay and Vonell Musgrove Mizell. He had made his home in Atkinson and Coffee County his whole life. He worked...

John Thomas Spivey

John Thomas Spivey

Sep 23, 2014

Mr. John T. Spivey age 65 of Eastman, Ga. formerly of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga. following a brief illness. Born October 11, l948 in Columbus, Ga. Mr. Spivey was the son of Thomas J. and Minnie Lee Widner Spivey. He had worked in Insurance sales for...

Roy Earl White

Roy Earl White

Sep 21, 2014

Mr. Roy E. White age 6l, of Axson, Ga. passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, Ga. following an extended illness. Born February 7, l953 in Clinch County Ga., Mr. White was the son of the late Claude, Sr. and Inez O'Berry White. He had made his home in the Axson community for most...

Patricia Lynn Horton

Patricia Lynn Horton

Sep 17, 2014

Mrs. Patricia Lynn Horton Head, age 50, of Valdosta, Ga., formerly of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Mt. Vernon IL. following a short illness. She was born July 3, l964in Ocilla, Ga., daughter of the late Willis Jr. & Mavadell Carmichael Horton. She lived most of her life in the Willacoochee and Douglas area and worked...

Patrick Michael Nugent

Patrick Michael Nugent

Aug 14, 2014

OBITUARY MR. PATRICK MICHAEL NUGENT Mr. Patrick Michael Nugent, age 65, of Kirkland, Ga. passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following a short illness. A native of Newnan, Ga., Mr. Nugent was born, February 17, 1949, son of Patrick William and Christine Phillips Nugent. After 15 years, he retired as a Ranger...

Samuel Henry Jewell

Samuel Henry Jewell

Jul 30, 2014

Little Samuel Henry Jewell, a precious baby boy, made his brief entrance into this world on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Coffee Regional Medical Center. His parents are David Jewell and Kimberly Whaley of Willacoochee, Ga. Even though his time on earth was short, his sweet spirit and love will last forever and his loved ones will take comfort in...

Micajah (Mac) McClendon

Micajah (Mac) McClendon

Jul 26, 2014

Mr. Micajah "Mac" McClendon, age 73, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Pearson, Ga., passed away, Saturday, July 26, 2014 at The ACOSTA Community Hospice Center in Jacksonville, Fla., following an extended illness. A native of Douglas, Ga., Mr. McClendon was born, December 9, 1940, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse and Myrtice Batten McClendon. He was a retired bus driver...

Shane McDonald

Shane McDonald

Jul 22, 2014

Mr. Michael Shane McDonald, age 37, of Willacoochee, GA. passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in Hartford, CT. following a brief illness. A native of Tifton, Ga., Mr. McDonald was born, October 15, 1976, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl and Gail Lott McDonald. He was self-employed in the industrial maintenance field and enjoyed working all around the United States,...

William (Bill) Eugene Vickers

William (Bill) Eugene Vickers

Jun 7, 2014

Mr. Walter Eugene (Bill) Vickers age 82 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Saturday June 7, 2014 at Shady Acres Convalescent Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mr. Vickers was born, April 22, 1932, son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy and Ida Broadaway Vickers. He worked at Swift Poultry Company in Douglas, Ga before...

Mitchelene Headley

Mitchelene Headley

Jun 3, 2014

Mrs. Mitchelene Headley age 54 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Savannah, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Douglas, Ga., Mrs. Headley was born July 29, 1959, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel and Doris Knight Vaughn. She was a homemaker and attended Pearson Church of God of Prophecy....

Joyce Ann McClendon

Joyce Ann McClendon

May 21, 2014

Mrs. Joyce Ann McClendon, age 74, of Jacksonville, Fla. formerly of Pearson, Ga., passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla. following an extended illness. A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. McClendon was born June 7, 1939, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. and Juanita E. Cabe Turner. She formerly worked as a...

Doris Douglas Carter

Doris Douglas Carter

May 16, 2014

Mrs. Doris Elizabeth Douglas Carter age 86 of Lakeland, Fl. passed away Friday May 16, 2014, at her residence, following an extended illness. A native of Atkinson County, Mrs. Carter was born March 18, 1928, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Allen and Nettie Arlura Gillis Douglas. Mrs. Carter had lived in Lakeland, Florida for the past eight years where...

George McCranie III

George McCranie III

May 8, 2014

George Flowers McCranie III, 93, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia from complications of a stroke. He was born in Willacoochee, Georgia on November 13, 1920 to George Flowers McCranie, Jr. and Margaret Ellen (Madge) Baker McCranie. He was a lifelong resident of Willacoochee. He graduated from Willacoochee High School in 1938....

JoAnn Thigpen Carter

JoAnn Thigpen Carter

Apr 29, 2014

Mrs. JoAnn Thigpen Carter, age 65, of Pearson, Ga. passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at St. Joseph's Candler Hospital in Savannah, Ga. following an extended illness. A native of Douglas, Ga., Mrs. Carter was born September 22, 1948, daughter of Evelyn Rowell Thigpen and the late Lawrence Thigpen. She had lived in Pearson all her life and was a...

Rodney McGovern

Rodney McGovern

Apr 8, 2014

away Tuesday, April 08, 2014 in Alapaha, Ga. following a brief illness. A native of Coffee County, Mr. McGovern was born February 13, 1961, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert and Dorothy Johnson McGovern. He was employed with Dixon Farm Supply in Alapaha, Ga. Mr. McGovern was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert and Dorothy McGovern...

Vonell Louise Wright

Vonell Louise Wright

Mar 29, 2014

Mrs. Louise Mizell Wright, age 49, of Axson, Ga. passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at her home in Axson, Ga. surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 13, l964 in Ft. Valley, Ga., Mrs. Wright was the daughter of Vonell Musgrove Mizell and the late Lendsay Mizell. She had made her home in...

Tillman Purvis

Tillman Purvis

Mar 22, 2014

Mr. Tillman Purvis, age 79, of Nashville, Ga. formerly of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. following an extended illness. Born June 5, l934 in Coffee County, Mr. Purvis was the son of Albert and Henrietta Cribbs Purvis. He had made his home in Nashville, Ga. for the past 25...

Eula Cook

Eula Cook

Mar 21, 2014

Mrs. Eula James Cook age 90 of Pearson, Ga. passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Baptist Village in Waycross, Ga. following an extended illness. Born March 15, 1924 in Atkinson County, Mrs. Cook was the daughter of W. O. "Shear" and Mamie Strickland James. She worked in the Retail Business for many years, was also a homemaker and a...

Edith Newbern

Edith Newbern

Mar 20, 2014

Mrs. Edith Newbern, age 93 of Daytona Beach, Fl, formerly of Kirkland, Ga., passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Indigo Manor in Daytona Beach following an extended illness. Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Newbern will be held, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at Arnie Cemetery in Kirkland, Ga. with Rev. Mitchell Deems officiating. Relihan Funeral Home in...

John Quincy Merchant

John Quincy Merchant

Mar 19, 2014

Mr. John Quincy "Pete" Merchant age 69 of Willacoochee, Ga. passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga. following an extended illness. Born September 12, 1944 in Atkinson County, Mr. Merchant was the son of Jesse and Lavada Moore Merchant. He worked for many years at Elixer Industries in Douglas, Ga. and was a...

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