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Recent Obituaries in Montezuma, GA

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Montezuma, GA area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Joy Elrod Gunnoe

Joy Elrod Gunnoe

Mar 13, 2013

MACON, GA - Joy Diane Elrod Gunnoe, 34, of Macon, Ga, formerly of Montezuma, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Cedar Valley Baptist Church. A memorial service will immediately follow at the church at 2:30 PM with Rev. Michael...

Lynda Kay Handley

Lynda Kay Handley

Mar 4, 2013

MONTEZUMA, GA - Lynda Kay Brown Handley, 65, of Montezuma, GA., died Monday, March 4, 2013 at The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, March 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Montezuma. Dewitt Andrews and Rev. LaMon Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Felton Cemetery. The family is...

Alice Montgomery

Alice Montgomery

Feb 24, 2013

PERRY, GA - Alice Montgomery, 70, of Perry, GA passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in the chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home...

Clyde Scott Page

Clyde Scott Page

Feb 21, 2013

BYROMVILLE, GA - Clyde Scott Page, 63, of Byromville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Flint River Hospital in Montezuma. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Byromville Methodist Church with Rev. Creig Smith officiating. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the memorial service, from 1-2...

Thelma Hobbs

Thelma Hobbs

Feb 18, 2013

HOLLY HILL, FL - Thelma Richardson Hobbs, age 83, a resident of The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, Ga passed away, Monday February 18, 2013. She was a resident of Holly Hill, FL for 55 years, before moving to the area. Graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will...

Lucia Dunaway

Lucia Dunaway

Feb 17, 2013

ALEXANDER CITY, AL - Mrs. Lucia Dunaway, 89, a resident of The Oaks Nursing Home in Marshallville, GA, passed away Sunday evening, February 17, 2013 at the Flint River Hospital in Montezuma, GA. She was a former resident of Alexander City, Alabama. According to her wishes, she will be cremated. No services are planned at this time.

Vadna Joyce Bickley

Vadna Joyce Bickley

Feb 14, 2013

MARIETTA, GA - Vadna Joyce Barker Bickley, 71, of Marietta, GA formerly of Montezuma, GA passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Tranquility Hospice in Austell, Ga. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, February 23, in the Chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma with Elder Will Lewis, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Saints...

Pat Dozier

Pat Dozier

Feb 11, 2013

DAHLONEGA, GA - Pat Dozier of Dahlonega, Georgia (formerly of Montezuma and Buford, Georgia) died February 11, 2013 at the age of 91.Born Frances Mary Kennedy in Newport, New Hampshire, she nicknamed herself "Pat" and was always known as "Miss Pat."Pat married Lieutenant James Walton Dozier of Montezuma in Newport, Rhode Island on February 26, 1945 when Lt. Dozier was...

Nellie Mae Barfield Wilson

Nellie Mae Barfield Wilson

Feb 11, 2013

PERRY, GA - Nellie Mae Barfield Wilson, age 85, a resident of Summerhill Nursing Home in Perry, Ga formerly of Oglethorpe, Ga passed away February 11, 2013. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, February 13, at Pine Level United Methodist Church...

Hoyt Otis Messer

Hoyt Otis Messer

Feb 5, 2013

OGLETHORPE, GA - Mr. Hoyt Otis "Big O" Messer, 67, of Oglethorpe, Ga passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, Ga. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2013 in the...

Jason Bray

Jason Bray

Jan 29, 2013

MONTEZUMA, GA - Jason Bray, 31, of Montezuma, Ga passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, February 1, 2013 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Montezuma with Rev. Randy Gregg and Rev. Lamon Brown officiating. Burial...

Juanita Martha Riddle

Juanita Martha Riddle

Jan 27, 2013

AMERICUS, GA - Martha Juanita Adams Riddle, age 87, of Americus, formerly of Montezuma, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center in Americus. Mrs. Riddle spent the last eight years as a resident of Magnolia Manor Assisted Living in Americus where she enjoyed various activities including church and Sunday School. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m.,...

Bobbie Sue Hines

Bobbie Sue Hines

Jan 5, 2013

ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Mrs. Bobbie Sue Hines, age 64, of Andersonville, GA went to be with Lord on Saturday night, January 5, 2013 at her residence. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM, Monday, January 7, 2013 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA. At other times the family will be at the residence, 664 Head Road in Andersonville,...

Amy Gaultney

Amy Gaultney

Jan 2, 2013

PERRY, GA - Amy Elizabeth Johnson Gaultney, age 37, of Perry, Ga, formerly of Oglethorpe, Ga passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, January 6, 2013 in the chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Poole...

Patricia Moxley

Patricia Moxley

Jan 2, 2013

ALPHARETTA, GA - Olwine Patricia Lewis Moxley, age 86, formerly of Byromville, Ga, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Dogwood Forest Assisted Living Home in Alpharetta. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home in Macon, Ga. Visitation will be held one hour prior in the Mausoleum Chapel. Mrs. Moxley...

Frank Wood Lester

Frank Wood Lester

Dec 18, 2012

MONTEZUMA, GA --- Mr. Frank Wood Lester, III, age 52, of Montezuma, GA died Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012.Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Montezuma United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Bertha Dozier Memorial Park in Montezuma.Rev. Billy Kimbrel and Rev. Ken Myers will officiate. Mr. Lester was born June 11,...

Samuel Felker

Samuel Felker

Dec 14, 2012

BEAUFORT, SC - Samuel John Felker, age 70, of Beaufort, SC passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at his residence. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 5 pm, Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Monday, December 17, 2012 in the Chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma....

Randall Wisham

Randall Wisham

Dec 14, 2012

ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Randall J. Wisham, age 58, of Andersonville, GA passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, GA. Visitation will be Monday, December 17, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm at Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 18, 2012 at Greater...

Martha Smith

Martha Smith

Dec 12, 2012

ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Martha A. Smith, age 86, of Andersonville, Georgia passed away peacefully at home, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde P. Smith, Sr. and two sons, John Hewett Smith and Jere David Smith. She is survived by her son, Clyde P. Smith, Jr. of Andersonville, and three daughters, Julia (Randy)...

Bruce E. Smith

Bruce E. Smith

Dec 6, 2012

ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Bruce E. Smith, age 66, of Andersonville, Ga passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at The Medical Center of Central Georgia. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Stillwater Chapel in Ideal, GA with Reverends Roy and Jennie Peterson officiating. Graveside services will be private at Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus,...

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