Bobby Culpepper
Sep 20, 2025
Bobby J. Culpepper, age 84, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 1 PM to 2 PM at First Baptist Church in Montezuma, Georgia. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM at the church. Burial will follow at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park...
Beth Ann Hampton
Aug 28, 2025
Mrs. Beth Ann Hampton, age 71, of Oglethorpe, GA, passed away on Thursday August 28, 2025.
Beth was born on November 26, 1953 to John and Betty Whyde. She was a devoted mother who spent her life taking care of her family and raising animals, she was especially fond of dogs and puppies. She enjoyed taking trips to the beach and...
Judson Allen Jr.
Aug 19, 2025
Judson Allen Jr., age 90, of Reynolds, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Montezuma Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. A private burial will be held following the service. Pastor Jonathan Beckum will be officiating...
(Courtesy) Jack Maffett
Aug 16, 2025
Jack Haugabook “Spots” Maffett, Sr., 91, of Montezuma, GA passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025 at Lake Blackshear, GA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm at The Montezuma Methodist Church. Rev. Jonathan Beckum will officiate. Interment will follow in Felton Cemetery.
Mr. Maffett was a native and lifelong resident of Montezuma, GA. He was...
Kayson Lee Rimes
Aug 13, 2025
Kayson Lee Rimes, son of Morgan Rimes, entered the world sleeping on August 13, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 1PM on Sunday, August 17, 2025 in the Chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. The service will be officiated by Pastor Joshua Dingler.
Kayson is survived by...
Robert "Mike" Underwood
Aug 11, 2025
Mr. Robert Michael ‘Mike’ Underwood, age 83, of Ponte Vedra, FL passed away, Monday, August 11, 2025 in Jacksonville, FL.
A private burial will be held at a later date.
Mike was born on July 27, 1942 in Montezuma, GA to the late Robert Underwood and Ruth Nell Puckett Underwood. Mike was an engineering graduate of Georgia Tech and worked as a...
Brenda Bridges
Jul 31, 2025
Brenda Gail Baggett Bridges, age 74, of Ellaville, Georgia, passed away on July 31, 2025.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 12 PM in the chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Bridges was born on March 24, 1951 to the late John...
Brenda Oglesby
Jul 31, 2025
Brenda Sue Pike Oglesby, 73 years old, of Montezuma, GA passed away on July 31st, 2025, surrounded by her friends and family at Houston County Emory Hospital. Funeral and Graveside services will be held at 4pm on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025, at Cedar Valley Baptist Church, in Montezuma, GA. Visitation will be held 2-4 pm August 3rd, 2025, at Cedar...
(Courtesy) Evelyn Cox
Jul 23, 2025
Mrs. Evelyn Cox, 88, of Oglethorpe, passed away at her residence after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held in Bertha Dozier Memorial Park on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 11:00AM with Rev. Mike Truitt officiating.
Mrs. Cox was born October 28, 1936, in Cullman, AL. She worked at Dixie Queen for twenty years. She enjoyed collecting trinkets and working...
Bobby Hobbs
Jul 19, 2025
Bobby Cleveland Hobbs, age 87, of Andersonville, Georgia, passed away on July 19, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Monday, July 21, 2025 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 11 AM at Andersonville Methodist Church in Andersonville, Georgia. Burial will follow at Andersonville City Cemetery. Paul Hall will...
James "Jimmy" Miller Jr.
Jul 1, 2025
James "Jimmy" Miller Jr., age 56, of Andersonville, Ga, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 5-7 PM at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Ga. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.
Jimmy was born on November 1, 1968 to James Lamar Miller Sr. and Dianne Harris...
Jeanette Beaver
Jun 20, 2025
Mrs. Janie Jeanette Beaver, age 97, passed away on June 20, 2025. She was born in Commerce, Georgia on February 11, 1928 to Willie James and Fannie Blanche Benton. She had five siblings; James Benton, Theola Samra, Robert Benton, Betty Ann Morgan and Mary Wynne Gunnin.
Funeral services are planned for Thursday June 26,2025 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home 322 N. Dooly...
Emily Hammock Harvill
Jun 15, 2025
Emily Hammock Harvill, age 102, of Oglethorpe, Ga. passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church in Oglethorpe, Ga. Visitation will be held from 1:30 PM to 3 PM in the Church Fellowship Hall.
Emily was born on October 25, 1922 in...
Dorothy "Dot" Hawk
Jun 4, 2025
Dorothy “Dot” Hawk, age 89, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Cedar Valley Baptist Church. A Funeral Service will be held at 3 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Pastor Damon Fountain will be officiating...
Mary Greer
Jun 3, 2025
Mary Greer, age 90, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11am on Monday June 9, 2025 at Cedar Valley Church in Montezuma, Georgia. Pastor Damon Fountain will be officiating the service. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Greer was born to the late Vester...
(Courtesy) Charlie Lee Griffin Jr.
May 29, 2025
Charlie Lee Griffin Jr., 91, of Oglethorpe, GA, died May 29, 2025 at The Willson Hospice House in Albany, GA. A private graveside service will be held at Cedar Valley Baptist Church.
Charlie was born in Eva, AL on January 17, 1934 to Charlie Lee and Doris Griffin, Sr. He was raised in the Macon County, GA except the time he...
Mahlon M. Weaver Jr.
May 26, 2025
Mahlon M. Weaver Jr., age 85, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on May 26, 2025. He lived a full and faithful life of 85 years, 8 months, and 13 days. Born on September 13, 1939, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Mahlon was the son of Mahlon M. Weaver Sr. and Sarah Kramer Weaver. From humble...
Dean Fowler
May 17, 2025
Ryland Dean Fowler, age 90, passed away on May 17, 2025 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Dean was born April 2, 1935 to the late Rev Homer Graysden and Sara Maxie Smith Fowler on the family farm in Andersonville, a place he cherished and considered home. Dean was a rambunctious, ambitious, and quick-witted son of a preacher with...
Theron Wilkes
Apr 28, 2025
Theron Wilkes Jr., age 91, of Andersonville, Ga., passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Still Water Chapel in Ideal, Ga. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the funeral service. Pastor Roy Peterson will be officiating the service. Burial will follow at Oliver...
(Courtesy) Vincent Godfrey
Apr 19, 2025
Vincent K Godfrey, 44, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Brightmoor Hospice in Macon, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Mt Zion-St Luke Lutheran Church, located at 401 North Randolph Street in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Family and friends are invited to join in fellowship, share memories,...
