All Obituaries

Mr. Jimmy Newell, Sr., 67 of Fitzgerald passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Newell was born August 5, 1951 to the late Hoke & Mollie Newell.   Survivors include her wife, Janice Newell of Blackshear; two children, Jimmy (Donna) Newell, Jr of Blackshear, and Betty Delgado of Hazleburst; 5 grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother, Henry Newell of TN; five sisters, Pearlie Newell of Fitzgerald, Susan Stanford of Fitzgerald, Betsy Trowell of...

Mr. Alfonso Gonzalez, 75 of Quitman passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at his residence.  Mr. Gonzalez was born October 14, 1942 to the late Antonio & Zula Marchetta Gonzalez. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and attended Quitman Church of God.   Survivors include his wife, Jackalee Gonzalez of Quitman; son, Alfonso Antonio Gonzalez of Tampa, Fl; brother, Tony Miller of Fl; sister, Margaret Melton of Plant City, FL; nephews, Sammy (Marie)...

Mrs. Francis Louise Conger, 87 of Nashville, formerly of Valdosta passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center.  Mrs. Conger was born February 15, 1931 to the late Butler & Betty Stone Exum.   Survivors include her grandchildren, Michael Conger, and David Conger; brother, Thomas Exum of Valdosta; two sisters, Lou Annie Crosby of Nashville, and Janice Newell of Blackshear, GA.; several nieces & nephews.  Mrs. Conger was preceded in death by...

MSGT Robert Myers Stephens, 89 of Sparks passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at Cook Senior Living Center.  Mr. Stephens was born July 13, 1929 to the late Myers & Helen Snyder Stephens.  He served in the United States Air Force for 22 years as a material faciilities supervisor and worked 12 years as the receiving manager at Sears.   Survivors include his son, Michael Robert Stephens of Sparks; two sisters, Peg Hoover of Wiconisco, PA  and Helen Zerby of...

Mr. Herbert "Shorty" Watson, Jr, 68 of Quitman passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Presbyterian Home Quitman.  Mr. Watson was born June 20, 1950 in Tampa, Fl to the late Herbert Watson, Sr & Jettie Theresa Humfleet Watson. Shorty was raised in Tampa and attended school and worked there.  Shorty and his wife moved to Quitman in 2004. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Kelsey Watson; sister, Bernice McClish; three brothers, Eddie Grimes, Colin Grimes, and...

Mrs. Faye Gill, 80 of Valdosta passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Brooks County Hospital.  Mrs. Gill was born February 17, 1938 to the late Wallace Thigpen. Sr. & Mildred Thigpen Griffis. Survivors include her children, Charles F. Griffis of Valdosta, Earl Thigpen, and Margaret Gill of Alabama; three grandchildren, Christopher Gill, CharLee Gill, and Jesse Gill.  Mrs. Gill was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Foy Gill.   A memorial service will be...

Mr. Allen Craft, Jr., 47 of Sparks passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.  Mr. Craft was born February 6, 1971 and was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Ashburn.  He worked with the City of Tifton for over 26 years and supervised for over 20 of those years.  He enjoyed watching kids play ball, enjoyed Nascar racing and was constantly listening to music.  He loved to work, but most of all he loved his family. Survivors include...

Mr. Bobby Plymel, 82 of Valdosta, formerly of Sparks passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL.  Mr. Plymel was born February 29, 1936 to the late Zion & Ethel Tatum Plymel.  He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and retired from Union Camp.  Mr. Plymel was a member of Temple Calvary Holiness Church.   Survivors include his wife, Vernell Plymel of Valdosta; daughter, Cyndee Staten of Valdosta;...

Mrs. Patricia "Trish" Faye Freeman, 56 of Boston passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Tallahassee Medical Center.  Mrs. Freeman was born July 15, 1962 to the late Hollis Lamar Minter and Patricia Faye Miller Minter. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Robert Freeman of Boston; children, Wayne (Leslie) Mabrey of Fitzgerald, David Mabrey of Orlando, FL, Sylvia Mabrey of Carrollton, GA., and Kelly Reddick of Cairo, Ga.; several grandchildren; one brother, Hollis Lamar...

Mrs. Louise Stripling, 98 of Sparks passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at her residence.  Mrs. Stripling was born November 23, 1919 to the late Sumner & Fannie Wooten DeVane.  She was a member of Springhill Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Patsy (Rountree) Whitehurst of Adel, and Linda (Junior) Roland of Sparks; grandchildren, Steve Walker of Sparks, Scott Walker of Sparks, and Gina Roland of Lake Park; great grandson, Ryan Walker of Springfield, MO;...