obituaries

May 2, 2024

Joseph Eddie "Joe Ed" Barrentine, 69, of Fitzgerald, died Thursday May 2, 2024 at his residence.

He was born December 14, 1954 in Tift County to the late Eutychus Barrentine and the late Elsie Brogdon Barrentine. He was a meat cutter with the J.H. Harvey Co and Food Lion. He owned and operated Barrentine Poultry House Builder's,...

May 1, 2024

Owen Bradley Hughes, 87, of Ray City, died Thursday May 1, 2024 at his residence.

He was born August 17, 1936 in Echols County to the late Odette Hughes and Ava Nells Moore Hughes. He was a retired delivery driver with Coca-Cola in Valdosta, loved hunting and fishing. He attended Good Hope Baptist Church and served in...

Apr 28, 2024

James Kevin Smith, 58, of Nashville, died Sunday April 28, 2024 at his residence.

He was born May 14, 1965 in Shreveport, LA to James Clifford Smith and Sandra Wiggins Smith. He was a mechanic with Southeastern Marine in Douglas and had been employed as a machinist with Kelly Manufacturing in Tifton. He loved hunting, fishing, his...

Apr 25, 2024

Bobby Carol Griffin, 75, of Broxton, died Thursday April 25, 2024 at his residence.

He was born September 24, 1948 in Berrien County to the late Arlie Griffin and the late Doris Evelyn Ray Griffin. He was disabled, enjoyed listening to music, drinking Pepsi and having his snuff. He was preceded in death by a sister: Jo...

Apr 16, 2024

Sandra Kay Parrish,76, of Alapaha, died Tuesday April 16, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 20, 1947 in Tift County to the late Lawton McMillan and the late Leola Luke McMillan. She retired from Nashville Mills, worked with L&M Bagging Co. in Willacoochee and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in...

Apr 15, 2024

Betty Sheryl Dupree, 86, of Nashville, died Monday April 15, 2024 in the Langdale Hospice House.

She was born October 13, 1937 in Tift County to the late James Preston Keen and the late Hulda Mae Hanchey Keen. She was a homemaker and such a devoted cancer patient advocate. She spent so many faithful years helping and...

Apr 12, 2024

Ronnie Elkins was born into the world on a chilly December day in 1957, right on the grounds of Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. From the moment he took his first breath, it was clear that he was destined for a life as big and bold as the wide-open skies above.

Growing up in the...

Apr 9, 2024

Lula Mae Snowden Wilkerson, 85, of Nashville, passed away suddenly at SGMC Berrien Campus on  Tuesday April 9, 2024.

Lula was born January 3, 1939 in Charlton County Georgia and was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a homemaker and retired registered nurse, was an avid fan of the Georgia Bulldogs, and...

Apr 9, 2024

Roy Lee Spray, 80, of Nashville, died Tuesday April 9, 2024 in the Langdale Hospice House.

He was born March 15, 1944 in Lawrenceville, IL to the late James W. Spray and the late Bernice Craven Spray. He was a retired E-6 unit supply specialist in the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He attended the...

Apr 8, 2024

Marjorie "Peggy" Vandemark, 87, of Jennings, FL, died Monday April 8, 2024 at the Fellowship Home in Nashville.

She was born October 2, 1936 in Zephyrhills, FL to the late William Benjamin Carter and the late Marjorie Irene Schluter Carter. She was a retired post master in Gibsonton, FL and a member of the Interlachen Baptist Church...

Apr 6, 2024

Rena Kay Warren, 60, of Alapaha, died Saturday April 6, 2024 at Tift Regional Medical Center.

She was born July 2, 1963 in Ocilla to Franklin Delano Tucker and Sandra Ann Strickland Tucker. She was the office manager for Shiver's Cart in Tifton and a member of the Alapaha Baptist Church.  She loved her family, her grandchildren...

Apr 1, 2024

Emma Jean Eldridge, 58, of Sparks, died Monday April 1, 2024 in the Southwell Health and Rehabilitation Center in Adel.

She was born October 12, 1965 in Irwin County to the late Jesse Harper and the late Wilma Gunter Harper. She was a homemaker and sales associate at Ace Hardware in Adel. She was the widow of...

Mar 31, 2024

John Steven Booth, 77, of Nashville, died Sunday March 31, 2024 at his residence.

He was born January 19, 1947 in Warren County, Indiana to the late James Arthur Booth and the late Jacqueline Jean Worley Booth. He owned and operated The Welding Shop in Nashville for 20 years. He had a passion for welding, was a...

Mar 28, 2024

Sylvia Ann Stallings, 91, of Nashville, died Thursday March 28, 2024 at the Fellowship Home in Nashville.

She was born May 31, 1932 in Cook County to the late Henry Fred Zeigler and the late Ethel Harper Zeigler. She was a retired educator with the Berrien County Board of Education, a past secretary with GEA in Atlanta...

Mar 27, 2024

David Tucker, 71, of Baxley, died Wednesday March 27, 2024 at the Miller County Hospital in Colquitt.

He was born July 15, 1952 in Atlanta to the late Robert Wallace Tucker and the late Virginia Harris Tucker. Before he became sick, he was employed with GA Power as a chemistry technician for 10 years. He also taught...

Mar 24, 2024

Sherrie Lynn Wallace, 59, of Nashville, died Sunday March 24, 2024 at her residence.

She was born September 10, 1964 in Lowndes County. She had been employed with Toys-R-Us in Valdosta, loved riding her motorcycle and of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by her husband: Roger Wallace of Nashville; daughter: Lindsay Bazaar of Sterling,...

Mar 22, 2024

Jo Ann Gaskins, 79, of Alapaha, died Friday March 22, 2024 at her residence.

She was born October 25, 1944 in Atkinson County to the late Jeff McNatt and the late Annie Foerman McNatt. She was homemaker and for many years worked as a nurse with Dr. Sam in Ocilla. She was an excellent cook, loved working...

Mar 19, 2024

Arlene Boyd Franks, 81, of Nashville, died Tuesday March 19, 2024 at the River Brook Health Care in Homerville.

She was born January 6, 1943 in Berrien County to the late William Aden Boyd and the late Louise Bellflower Boyd. She was a homemaker and the widow of William Elliott "Bill" Franks who died in 1998. She...

Mar 17, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Vallen (Bryan) Feagle, a cherished daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. Vallen departed from this world on Sunday March 17, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones at Advent Health Lake Wales. Born on October 24,1989 in Carrollton, Georgia, Vallen ventured to Lake Wales from Kansas in May of...

Mar 9, 2024

Brenda Gail Hancock Atwell, 65, of the West Berrien Community, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday March 9, 2024. A lifelong resident of Berrien Co, she was born October 28, 1958. She worked on the family farm until graduating in1976 from Berrien High School, where she served as a member of the Berrien Rebel Regiment. She...