obituaries
Recent obituaries in Nashville, Georgia.
The obituaries in the Nashville, Georgia area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Nashville, Georgia's history and identity.
Betty Irene Vickers
Jan 6, 2021
Betty Irene Vickers, 90, died Wednesday January 6, 2021 at her residence.
She was born on September 30, 1930 in Berrien County to the late Thomas Watson Shaw and the late Maggie Ora Devane Shaw. She was a homemaker and member of the Nashville First Baptist Church. She was the widow Julian Avon Vickers who died in...
Daryel Lancaster
Jan 4, 2021
Daryel Lancaster, 65, of Nashville, died Monday January 4, 2021 in the Tift Regional Medical Center.
He was born September 28, 1955 in Hahira, GA to the late Johnny Ethridge Lancaster and the late Alma Lee Cowart Lancaster. He was the director for Berrien County EMS for 25 years, owned and operated Deep South EMS and was...
Murdell Mccorvey
Jan 3, 2021
Murdell McCorvey, 87, of Nashville, died Sunday January 3, 2021 at her residence.
She was born October 17, 1933 in Dallas, GA to the late Virgil Hale and the late Ollie Vandora Long. She was a homemaker, worked as a paraprofessional with the Berrien County Board of Education for 25 years and attended A'New Way Baptist Church....
Joyce Flanders
Jan 1, 2021
Naomi Joyce Flanders, 86, of Nashville, died Friday January 1, 2021 at her residence.
She was born February 4, 1934 in Berrien County to the late Arthur Avera and the late Sarah Bennett Avera. She was a homemaker, worked at Nashville Textile for years and was a member of the Alapaha Baptist Church. She was the widow...
Cecil Griner
Dec 28, 2020
Manning Cecil Griner, 90, of Nashville, died Monday December 28, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Gainesville, FL.
He was born March 2, 1930 in Berrien County to the late Manning Ezekiel Griner and the late Fannie Stanford Griner. He was a retired grocery store owner and member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He was an...
Nelson Hall
Dec 28, 2020
Don Nelson Hall, 79, of Nashville, died Monday December 28, 2020 at the Lake City VA Hospital in Lake City, FL.
He was born November 28, 1941 in Berrien County to the late William Lonnie Hall and the late Mary Rosalyn Vann Hall. He worked in shipping at Nashville Textile for many years, was a farmer and...
Bobby Gay
Dec 25, 2020
Robert Chester "Bobby" Gay, 83, of Patterson, died Friday December 25, 2020 at his residence.
He was born April 18, 1937 in Alapaha, GA to the late Fred Gay and the late Clara Mathis Gay. He was a professional country music singer who traveled for over 50 years and was inducted into the Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame....
Beth Strecker Gebhardt
Dec 23, 2020
Beth Strecker Gebhardt, 46, of Ray City, died Wednesday December 23, 2020 at her residence.
She was born January 29, 1974 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Joel Rudolph and Lynda Merle Himmel Rudolph.
She is survived by her husband: Robert Edward Gebhardt, III of Ray City; son: David Strecker of Ray City; father and mother:...
Evelyn Riner
Dec 21, 2020
Ruth Evelyn Riner, 85, of Alapaha, died Monday December 21, 2020 at her residence.
She was born May 30, 1935 in Berrien County to the late Claude Brogdon and the late Ethel Mobley Brogdon. She was a homemaker who loved her family and spending time in her yard. She was a member of Springhill Primitive Baptist Church...
Stanley Shaun Whiddon
Dec 21, 2020
Stanley Shaun Whiddon, 35, of Morgantown, WV, died Monday December 21, 2020 in Morgantown, WV.
He was born June 28, 1985 in Valdosta, GA to Stanley Lamar Whiddon and the late Cecilia Anne Taylor. He was a drywall worker.
He is survived by his father and step mother: Stanley and Tammy Whiddon of Nashville; brother:...
Robert Cox
Dec 20, 2020
Robert Cox, 86, of Adel, died Sunday December 20, 2020 at Southwell Health and Rehabilitation in Adel.
He was born August 14, 1934 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Estil Kelly and the late Frances Cox. He was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by 3 daughters: Betty Sue Mathis of Adel, Connie Keyes...
Jeane Holt
Dec 20, 2020
Jeane Marie Holt, 32, of Enigma, died Sunday December 20, 2020 at her residence.
She was born June 24, 1988 in Cook County and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father: Foster Griner.
She is survived by her mother: Doris Griner of Nashville; biological father: James Griner of Sparks; 3 sisters:...
Jesse Robert Browning
Dec 13, 2020
Jesse Robert Browning, 66, of Alapaha died Sunday December 13, 2020 in the Berrien Nursing Center.
He was born June 29, 1954 in Berrien County to the late Grover Page Browning and the late Nancy Exum Browning. He was preceded in death by a sister: Effie Lee Vickers; four brothers: Buck Browning, Nelson Browning, Hubert Browning and...
Lewis Edwin Flanders
Dec 12, 2020
Lewis Edwin Flanders, 90, of Nashville, died Saturday December 12, 2020 at his residence.
He was born December 9, 1930 in Berrien County to the late James Wesley Flanders and the late Irene Gray Flanders. He retired as district manager with the Atlanta Journal Constitution and delivered papers for over 50 years. Before he joined the newspaper...
Mattie Belle Rozier Fender
Dec 10, 2020
Mattie Belle Rozier Fender, 81, of Ray City died Thursday December 10, 2020 at South Georgia Medical Center.
She was born November 25, 1939 in Lowndes County to the late George Henry Brown and the late Lona Belle Register Brown. She retired from South Georgia Medical Center in 2002 after 25 years of service as an LPN...
Kathy Spells
Dec 10, 2020
Kathy Spells, 69, of Nashville died Thursday December 10, 2020 in South Georgia Medical Center.
She was born January 16, 1951 in Berrien County to the late Alex Cornelius McKinnon and the late Myrtice Shirah McKinnon. She was a homemaker and a retired Parapro with the Berrien County Board of Education after 25 years of service. She...
Howard Harold Lott
Dec 9, 2020
Howard Harold Lott, 81, of Nashville died Wednesday December 9, 2020 at his residence.
He was born April 8, 1939 in Berrien County to the late Leonard Lott and the late Jewell Hunter Lott. He was a farmer and retired with Patten Seed Company after 30 years as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of...
Willa Mae "Coot" Stone
Dec 9, 2020
Willa Mae "Coot" Stone, 79, of Nashville died Wednesday December 9, 2020 at her son's residence.
She was born April 3, 1941 in Berrien County to the late Willie Exum and the late Eva Sims. She was a homemaker, a Patient Care Assistant at Berrien Nursing Center and a member of Flat Creek Church.   She was the...
Cheryl Lynn Barnard
Dec 7, 2020
Cheryl Lynn Barnard, 64, of Nashville died Monday December7, 2020 at her residence.
She was born October 27, 1956 in Augsburg, Germany to the late Jerry Otto Hays and the late Lillian Lynette Beckam. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughter: Laurie Lynn Barnard Williams of Leesburg; sister: Gail Brooks of Leesburg....
Ricky Lane
Dec 5, 2020
Richard Wayne "Ricky" Lane, 63, of Nashville died Saturday December 5, 2020 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
He was born October 25, 1957 in Plant City, FL to the late Melvin Lane and the late Dell Smith Lane. He was the owner and operator of Aggie Transport. He loved his family and was known as a straight...
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