All Obituaries

Mr. Shane Bryson, 44 of Hahira passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his residence.  Mr. Bryson was born December 29, 1975 in St. Augustine, Fl.  Survivors include his father, Charles Bryson; mother, Jeannie Fagans of Hahira; brothers, Christian D. Smith of PA; and sisters, April McHugh of Adel, and Bobbie Bryson of Adel. Services will be held Monday, June 8, 2020 at Purvis Funeral Home at 4:00 p.m. with Bro. Phil Merwin officiating. 

Mrs. Hazel Manning, 76 of Adel passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Manning was born April 22, 1944 to the late L. D. & Katie Lou Johnson Welch She was a member of Barwick Baptist Chuch and enjoyed gardening and the outdoors.  Mrs. Manning was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Survivors include her children, Patsy (Curtis) Strickland of Adel, Paul (Amanda) Manning of Barney, and Michelle Manning of Barney; grandchildren, Victoria...

Mrs. Diane Williams, 62 of Sparks passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Williams was born June 6, 1957 to Doy & Shirley Ann Williams Rochester. She was a member of Open Doors Baptist Church where she worked with the jail house ministry. Mrs. Williams enjoyed sewing and being outdoors working with her flowers. Survivors include her mother, Shirley Rochester of Mt. Pleasant, TN; children, Alicia Davis of Nashville and Nikki Terrell of Nashville; six grandchildren; common...

Mrs. Margaret Miller, 71 of Adel passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Pruitt Health in Moultrie. Mrs. Miller was born December 29, 1948 to the late Ralph Stanley Miller & Claudia Semons Miller.  Survivors include her daughter, Angela Reinhardt (Gerald Hollenbeck) of Adel; five grandchildren; and one brother, Michael Anthony Miller of South Carolina. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by three sons, William Reinhardt, Robert Michael Reinhardt, and Michael Stanley...

Susan Eatman Taylor, 73 of Valdosta passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020. Sue was born on August 25, 1946 in Brooks County to the late Gordon Turner and Erline Lindsey Eatman. She died peacefully at her home after a long courageous battle with cancer. Sue is survived by three sons, Bob Taylor of Melbourne Fl, John Taylor of Tallahassee, Fl, and Clint Taylor; and daughter, Amanda Taylor & life partner, Jeff Henley of Valdosta; grandsons, Jack Taylor of Tallahassee, Fl, and Matthew...

Chris Forte, 43 of Barney passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Keaton Beach, Florida. He was born October 11, 1976 in Valdosta. Chris was a loving husband to his wife and father to his two sons. He was passionate about the logging industry that he grew up learning about from his grandfather and father. Chris loved his parents immensely. He worked alongside his father his whole life and built his home on the family property. He was a proud supporter of Cook High Baseball of which both of his...

Mr. Preston Williams, 86 of Lenox passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Williams was born May 17, 1934 to the late Calvin & Aurelia Richardson Williams. Survivors include his wife, Louise Goff Williams of Lenox; children, Don (Pam) Williams of Lenox, Peggy (Rusty) Barnes of Lenox, and Ronnie (Jana) Williams of Lenox; grandchildren, Joey (Melissa) Williams, Stephanie (Alley) Danforth, Wendy (Chris) Wyatt, Christi (Jerrod) Stalvey, and Heather Williams; 8...

William “Willie” Anderson Hammett, 79, of DeLand, Florida, went peacefully to be with the Lord on May 24, 2020. He was born in Johnson City, TN and moved to Montgomery, AL as a young boy. The oldest of 4 boys who all excelled in music, he began playing the trumpet at the age of 12 in the school band, launching an amazing career in music performance as a jazz trumpet player. He played in the band throughout college and graduated from Auburn University, 1963, in Music Education....

Mr. Eugene Henry "Stonewall" Jackson, 50 of Nashville passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his residence.  Mr. Jackson was born June 24, 1969 to Eugene & Charlotte Jackson in Barberton, OH.  He had worked as a security officer at Chaparell Boats in Nashville. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Jackson of Nashville; children, Allen Eugene (Wednesday) Jackson of Arkansas, and Candy Marie ((Winston) Sturdivant of Nashville; grandchildren, Will Sturdivant, Ella Sturdivant,...

Mr. George Wilson Walden, Jr. "GW" 90, of Lenox, GA passed away peacefully at his home on May 14, 2020. GW was born on May 10, 1930 in Henry county at the home place on Thurman Road to the late George Wilson Walden and Roby Mae White Walden. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Arnold Walden; brothers, Madison "Bud" Walden, Lamar Walden, Zack Walden, Talmadge Walden, and Jimmy Walden; sisters, Sallie Fanny Matthews, Louise Galloway, and Margaret Chamlee. GW...