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Martha L. Mckinney
Mar 15, 2019
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mrs. Martha Lockerman McKinney, age 74, of Montezuma, GA passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Cedar Valley Baptist Church Cemetery in Montezuma, GA with Rev. Damon Fountain officiating the service. The family will receive friends...
Keith Bridges
Mar 5, 2019
PERRY, GA - Keith Bridges, age 82, of Perry, Georgia departed this life on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Perry Hospital. Mr. Keith was born in Powdersville, S.C. on July 12, 1936 to the late Raymond Barton Bridges and Louree Barr Bridges.He graduated from Welcome High School in Greenville, S.C. and in 1959 earned his Bachelor's degree from Clemson University.Over...
Mitchel Ray Odom
Feb 27, 2019
OBITUARY COURTESY OF WATSON-MATHEWS FUNERAL HOME IN MONTEZUMA, GA WARNER ROBINS, GA - Mitchel Ray Odom, 72, of Warner Robins, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Andersonville National Cemetery. The family will have a visitation on Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. till 4:00...
John Tyrone Fowler
Feb 19, 2019
MONTEZUMA, GA - John Tyrone Fowler Sr., age 78, formerly of Florence, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in St Peters, MO, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.He was born on December 16, 1940, the second of four children to Eian Lisle and Melba Catherine Fowler of Montezuma, GA.He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA...
Kenneth Smith
Feb 17, 2019
OGLETHORPE, GA - Mr. Wheeler Kenneth Smith, 66, of Oglethorpe, Georgia entered into rest on Sunday, February 17, 2019. Kenny was born January 31, 1953 in Reynolds, Georgia to the late Fletcher Wheeler Smith and Oneita Smith Jones.He was employed as Director of Operations for the Macon County Board of Education. Some of his hobbies included working on cars and...
Bessie Edwards
Feb 12, 2019
OGLETHORPE, GA - Ms. Bess Edwards, age 82, of Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, Georgia.Bess enjoyed reading and spending time with her friends.She was always quick to greet her friends with a warm smile and open arms.She was an avid Braves fan. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m....
Jane Batton Dean
Feb 9, 2019
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA - Mrs. Jane Batton Dean, age 88, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at The Phoenix at Tucker Senior Living Facility. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Montezuma United Methodist Church with Rev. C. Dick Reese, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park. The...
Thomas Feather
Feb 7, 2019
BYROMVILLE, GA - Mr. Thomas Feather, age 60, a resident of Pine Hill Nursing Home in Byromville, GA passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. He was formerly of Sharpsburg, GA and worked in construction. His wishes were to be cremated and a private service will be held at the convenience of family at a later date. Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in...
James Ralph Layfield
Feb 1, 2019
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mr. James Ralph Layfield, age 71, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Perry Hospital in Perry, Georgia. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Monday, February 4, 2019, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia. Burial will follow...
Margaret Moody Rodgers
Jan 31, 2019
ATHENS, ALABAMA - Margaret Moody Rodgers, 71, of Athens, Alabama passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Rodgers was born October 8, 1947 in Bangor, Maine to Orville Simpson Moody and Erma Eleanor Norris Moody. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Ed Moody. Survivors include her husband, Alvie Rodgers, one daughter, Tracy...
Marzelle Price Peaster
Jan 28, 2019
MONTEZUMA, GA - Mrs. Pansy Marzelle Peaster, 83, of Montezuma, Georgia entered into rest on Monday, January 28, 2019 in Perry, Georgia. She was born March 30, 1935 in Dooly County to the late Ralph Sanford Price and Jennie Fowler Price.She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved spending time with her family. Mrs. Marzelle enjoyed cooking for her...
Richard Luquette
Jan 25, 2019
MONTEZUMA, GA - Richard James Luquette, age 82, was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 26, 1936 to Sulie Victor Luquette and Rena Dominguez Luquette.He passed away, Friday, January 25, 2019 in Montezuma, Georgia. A private graveside service will be held Sunday, February 10, 2019 in Ideal City Cemetery in Ideal, Georgia. Richard, who his friends called "Dicky", graduated...
Christine Harris
Jan 17, 2019
OGLETHORPE, GA - Mrs. Carolyn Christine Harris, 84, of Oglethorpe, Georgia entered into rest on January 17, 2019. She was born September 9, 1934 in Vienna, Georgia to the late Herbert Crawley Sanders and Carolyn Elizabeth Lane. During her career, she was employed at ILC in Montezuma for many years. Family will receive friends on Monday, January 21, 2019 from...
Lee Windham
Jan 16, 2019
ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Mr. Lee Grant Windham, 78, of Andersonville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation in Butler, Georgia. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Oglethorpe Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor Ed Bryan and Rev. Tim Ferguson officiating. Family will receive friends at the church...
William Codie Johnson
Jan 16, 2019
OGLETHORPE, GA - Mr. William Codie Johnson, 52, of Oglethorpe, Georgia entered into rest on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. William was born on August 9, 1966 in Montezuma, Georgia to the late Robert Johnson and Clara Nell Rogers Johnson.He was best known for his time spent at the Silver Dollar Race Way in Reynolds, Georgia. Funeral services are scheduled for...
John S. Grecco
Jan 13, 2019
BYRON, GA - Mr. John S. Grecco, age 85, of Byron, Georgia, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at his residence. John was born in Woburn, Massachusetts on April 2, 1932 to the late Stephen Grecco and Frances Grecco. He graduated in 1950 from Woburn High School and served in the U.S. Navy from 1953 until 1955. He later attended...
James Douglas Abrams
Jan 3, 2019
ELLAVILLE, GA - Mr. James Douglas Abrams, Jr., 76, of Ellaville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia. Mr. James was born in Medford, New Jersey on February 6, 1942 to the late James Douglas Abrams, Sr. and Gertrude Heller Abrams. During his career, he worked as a logger for Souter...
Ruby Linda James
Dec 28, 2018
OGLETHORPE, GA - Mrs. Ruby Linda James, 71, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia. Mrs. Ruby was born October 17, 1947 in Montezuma to the late Willie Bray James and Ruby Lee Teele James. She retired from the Macon State Prison where she was employed as an administrative secretary...
Lowell Fredrick "Fred" Fowler
Dec 27, 2018
IDEAL, GA - Mr. Lowell Fredrick "Fred" Fowler, 80, of Ideal, Georgia, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Macon Medical Navicent Health. Mr. Fowler was born December 10, 1938 in Rupert, Georgia to the late William Graham Fowler and Thelma Albritton Fowler.A proud veteran, he served his country in the United States Army.He was employed as an auto collision...
Willis Plank
Dec 26, 2018
MACON, GA - Mr. Willis Plank, 55, of Macon, Georgia, passed away December 26, 2018 at Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia. Mr. Plank was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 1, 1963 to the late Isaac and Amanda Plank. Family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. on Friday, December 28th in the Fellowship Hall...
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