Willie Edwin Middlebrooks (Courtesy)
Sep 20, 2021
PERRY, GA - Willie Edwin Middlebrooks, 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 20, 2021. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park, Walnut Street, Montezuma, Georgia. Mike Truitt with Phoebe Sumter Hospice will officiate. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service at cemetery beginning at 1:00 p.m....
Richard Cheney Haugabook
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. Richard Cheney Haugabook, Jr. 67, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at the Perry Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Montezuma United Methodist Church in Montezuma, Georgia. Pastor Jonathan Beckum will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the Felton Cemetery in Montezuma, Georgia. The family will...
Wanda Sue Purdy
Sep 16, 2021
Mrs. Wanda Sue Purdy, 58, of Montezuma, Georgia entered into rest, Thursday, September 16, 2021. Memorial visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2021, at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home. Services will be held at Lake Blackshear at a later time, convenient for the family. She was a member of Williams Road Church of Christ in...
Joseph Kayden Call
Sep 8, 2021
Joey Call (Joseph Kayden) passed away September 8, 2021, on a beautiful Georgia day, doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle.He was 40 years old. He had spent three amazing weeks on his family farm. Working and communing with his uncles and cousins, who became our greatest blessing during such a difficult time. He was excited about the life he...
Joy Roberts (Courtesy)
Sep 8, 2021
Joy Roberts, 70, of Nashville, died Wednesday September 8, 2021, at SGMC Berrien Campus. She was born July 25, 1951 in Cook County to the late James Arthur McGee and the late Coma Taylor McGee. She owned and operated Joy's Family Hair Care. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters: Melba Roland and Mary Stephens; 2 brothers: James McGee...
Christine Lewis Mckenzie Williamson (Courtesy)
Sep 6, 2021
Tribute to Dr. Christine Lewis McKenzie Williamson (Christy) (February 27, 1935 - September 6, 2021) passed away peacefully, in Athens GA. after a 12-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease.Always a charming, southern lady, her reaction to the diagnosis was simply "How rude. I really value my mind."Indeed, she had a brilliant mind. She was a member of Mensa with a PhD...
Myrtle Spradley
Sep 3, 2021
Mrs. Myrtle Spradley, 87, of Montezuma, GA passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, at The Oaks Nursing and Personal Care Home in Marshallville, GA. A graveside service will be held at 3 PM, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at New Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Eastman, GA. Rev. Phil West will officiate. Mrs. Spradley will lie in state on Sunday, September...
Ann Gaultney
Aug 31, 2021
Mrs. Ann Gaultney, 81, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away August 31, 2021, at Pruitt Health in Ashburn, Georgia. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 2:00 at the Committal Shelter at Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Family...
Braelynn Claralou Dakon
Aug 29, 2021
Braelynn Claralou Dakon, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at the age of 13 months. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at Stillwater Chapel in Ideal, Georgia and burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Americus, Georgia at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Roy Peterson and Pastor Keith Screen will officiate the service. Visitation...
Mary Wright Lamberth
Aug 28, 2021
Mrs. Mary Wright Lamberth, 79, of Byromville, GA passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 30, 2021 at Cedar Valley Baptist Church Cemetery in Montezuma, GA.Rev. Dennis Phillips and Rev. Reed Benson will be officiating. Mrs. Lambeth will lie in state on Sunday, August 29th from 9:00...
Deborah L. Dukes
Aug 27, 2021
Mrs. Deborah Ann (Loucks) Dukes, 63, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away suddenly on August 27, 2021. Affectionately called "Deb" by her close loved ones. Deb was born November 23, 1957, in Port Jervis N.Y. to James and Joan Loucks. She moved from Jervis N.Y. to Montezuma in 1989 with her family. Survived by her husband of 46 years, Barry Dukes,...
Kelly Rebecca "Becky" Albritton
Aug 26, 2021
Mrs. Kelly Rebecca "Becky" Albritton passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida at the age of 42. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Bertha Dozier Cemetery and Rev. Gene Simmons will officiate. The family will receive friends at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home on Friday, September 3rd from...
William "Buddy" Epps
Aug 20, 2021
Mr. William E. "Buddy' Epps, 87, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Friday, August 20, 2021 at Summerhill Senior Living Community. A graveside service will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park and Reverend Damon Fountain will officiate. Mr. Buddy will lie in state at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home on Sunday from 9:00 a.m....
Kathleen Dickerson
Aug 19, 2021
Mrs. Kathleen Dickerson, age 92, of Byromville, Georgia passed away August 19, 2021, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia. Mrs. Kathleen was born December 7, 1928, in Flora, Indiana to the late Leon Henry Clingenpeel and Geneva Juanita Crook Clingenpeel, and was a member of Holiday United Christian Church in Holiday, Florida.She retired from Alcoa Aluminum in Lafayette, Indiana,...
Mildred Inez Lofley
Aug 16, 2021
Mrs. Mildred "Millie" Inez Hackle Lofley, age 93 of Montezuma, formerly of Blairsville, Georgia passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, at Summerhill Nursing Home in Perry, Georgia. A memorial service will be held 2 PM, Friday, September 24, 2021 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Rev. Tim Ferguson will officiate the service. The family and friends are asked to assemble at the...
Walter Joe Trussell
Aug 13, 2021
Walter "Joe" Trussell, Sr. 90, went peacefully to his Heavenly Father on August 13, 2021, surrounded by his family at the Oaks Personal Care and Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 4:00PM to 6:00PM, Sunday August 15th at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Ga. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, August 16th at Bertha Dozier Memorial...
Sidney George Smith
Aug 5, 2021
Mr. Sidney George Smith, Sr., 85, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021at the Miona Geriatric & Dementia Center in Ideal, Georgia. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Rev. John Homer will be officiating. The family will receive friends after the graveside service. We...
Joyce Ann Murphy Pope
Aug 1, 2021
Posted on behalf of Mathews Funeral Home in Albany -,Joyce Ann Murphy Pope, 89, of Montezuma, GA, passed away peacefully into her Savior's arms on Saturday, August 1, 2021, at The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. Per her expressed wishes, a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Powersville, GA to the late Robert...
Bobbie S. Hutto
Jul 30, 2021
Mrs. Bobbie S. Hutto, age 86, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at Pruitt Health Nursing Home, Swainsboro, Georgia.Mrs. Hutto was born June 10, 1935, to the late Mr. Charlie Andrew Singletary and Mrs. Eva Jane Wright Singletary in Cordele, Georgia.She is the widow of Guilford "Ron" Hutto and was the last surviving sibling of brothers Charlie Bert Singletary, Robert...
Joline Yvonne Noble
Jul 10, 2021
IDEAL, GA - Mrs. Joline Yvonne Noble, 78, of Ideal, Georgia entered into rest July 10, 2021. Born January 23, 1943, in Jonestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Wesling Gilchrist and Madeline Elizabeth Weaver Gilchrist. She retired from the Osceola Board of Education where she was employed as a teacher for many years. Mrs. Joline was...
