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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.

James Lamar "Jimmy" Lane

James Lamar "Jimmy" Lane

Jan 17, 2020

James Lamar "Jimmy" Lane, 74, of Nashville, died Friday January 17, 2020 in the Tift Regional Medical Center.

He was born January 6, 1946 in Miller County to the late James Lester Lane and the late Myrtle Brown King. He was a farmer and retired Young Farmer's Advisor and Agricultural teacher with the Berrien County Board of...

Hanson Rawlins Carter

Hanson Rawlins Carter

Jan 16, 2020

Hanson Rawlins Carter, 87, of Nashville passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Tift Regional Medical Center.

He was born on July 30, 1932 in Lowndes County to the late Yancey Franklin Carter and the late Ora Rawlins Carter of Ray City, Georgia. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the...

John Franklin "Frank" Walker

John Franklin "Frank" Walker

Jan 14, 2020

John Franklin "Frank" Walker, 45, of Nashville died Tuesday January 14, 2020 at his residence.

He was born June 22, 1974 in Hahira to John Benjamin Walker and the late Janice Delores Clark.  He was a retired truck driver and a volunteer fireman with the Lanier County Fire Department.  He was a member of Hope Baptist Church....

J. W. Baker

J. W. Baker

Jan 10, 2020

John William "J.W." Baker, Jr., 85, of West Berrien died Friday January 10, 2020 at his residence.

He was born February 5, 1934 in Berrien County to the late John William Baker and the late Carrie Elizabeth Weaver Baker.  He was a farmer  and a veteran of the U. S. Army.  He was preceded in death by...

Brad Tennison

Brad Tennison

Jan 10, 2020

James Bradley "Brad" Tennison, 53, of Nashville died Friday January 10, 2020 in the Langdale Hospice House.

He was born July 22, 1966 in Atlanta, GA to Billy James Tennison and the late Peggy Ann Sanderson.  He was a debarking machinist with the former Moore Lumber Company.  He was preceded in death by a brother: Adam Tennison....

Harold William Joiner

Harold William Joiner

Jan 6, 2020

Harold William Joiner, 73, of Nashville, died Monday January 6, 2020 in the South Georgia Medical Center.

He was born February 6, 1946 in Berrien County to the late Harvie Joiner and the late Louise Harper Joiner. He was a former Police Chief with the City of Alapaha and the City of Lenox, former detective with the...

Lucille Hancock

Lucille Hancock

Jan 1, 2020

Lucille Hancock, 89, of Nashville died Wednesday January 1, 2020 at her residence.

She was born October 19, 1930 in Nashville to the late Manning Brown and the late Pinkie Sweat Brown.  She was a homemaker, worked on the family farm and a member of Flat Creek Church.  She was the widow of Mallie Slaton Hancock who...

Lois Louise Ray

Lois Louise Ray

Jan 1, 2020

Lois Louise Ray, 98, of Nashville died Wednesday January 1, 2020 at her residence.

She was born February 19, 1921 in Cook County to the late Curtis Hayes and the late Scrappie Lee Hayes.  She was a homemaker and a member of  First Baptist Church of Ray City.  She was the widow of Charles Henry Ray who...

Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

Jan 1, 2020

Bobby John Jones, 75, of Nashville died Wednesday January 1, 2020 at his son's residence.

He was born May 11, 1944 in Berrien County to the late John Archie Jones and the late Lily Skinner Jones.  He was a retired manager with Mayweather Dairies in Valdosta, owned Mr. Bob's Meat and Grocery in Valdosta and operated an...

Jerry Allen Harper

Jerry Allen Harper

Dec 28, 2019

Jerry Allen Harper, 63, of Ray City, died Saturday December 28, 2019 at his residence.

He was born April 11, 1956 in Hahira to the late William Boyce Harper and the late Ethadaer Suggs Harper. He was disabled and was also preceded in death by a brother: William Bobby Harper.

He is survived by his...

Robbie Nell Sowell

Robbie Nell Sowell

Dec 27, 2019

Robbie Nell Sowell, 84, of Nashville died Friday December 27, 2019 in Berrien Nursing Center.

She was born July 29, 1935 in Lowndes County to the late Jesse Truluck and the late Annie Lee Suggs Truluck.  She was a homemaker and a member of Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church.  She was the widow of Orval Evoy Sowell.

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Lonie Bell Gilbert

Lonie Bell Gilbert

Dec 23, 2019

Lonie Bell Gilbert, 87, of Nashville died Monday December 23, 2019 in the Berrien Nursing Center.

She was born June 22, 1932 in Lanier County to the late Leland Jackson Kent and the late Bessie Alene Lancaster Kent.  She was a homemaker, a retired machinist with the former Nashville Mills and a member of Flat Creek Church. ...

Elizabeth Freeland Fish

Elizabeth Freeland Fish

Dec 22, 2019

Elizabeth Freeland Fish, 76, of Nashville, died Sunday December 22, 2019 at her residence.

She was born January 13, 1943 in Anniston, AL to the late Charlie Cephus Surrett and the late Dora May Bone Surrett. She was retired cook with the Anniston Army Depot Post Restaurant, a caregiver and had previously worked in textile manufacturing. She...

Margaret Ann Barton

Margaret Ann Barton

Dec 20, 2019

Margaret Ann Barton, 67, of Nashville, died Friday December 20, 2019 at South Georgia Medical Center.

She was born January 10, 1952 in Lakeland, FL to the late Charles Lewis Grant and the late Margaret Whitfield Grant. She was a homemaker and member of Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her sister: Jane Grant...

Maggie Simpson

Maggie Simpson

Dec 16, 2019

Maggie Delores Simpson, 69, of Nashville, died Monday December 16, 2019 at the residence of her sister in Douglas.

She was born March 11, 1950 in Monticello, KY to the late Elmer James Goad and the late Atla Lee Phipps. She was a homemaker and employed with SGMC-Berrien Campus as a phlebotomist. She was a member of...

Helen Louise Dunlap Rentz

Helen Louise Dunlap Rentz

Dec 12, 2019

Helen Louise Dunlap Rentz, 93, of Nashville died Thursday December 12, 2019 at SGMC - Berrien Campus.

She was born November 12, 1926 in Ohio to the late Raymond Dunlap and the late Minnie Howard Dunlap.  She was a homemaker and a member of Nashville First Baptist Church.  She was the widow of Felton Lamar Rentz who...

Roger Edgar Connell

Roger Edgar Connell

Dec 8, 2019

Roger Edgar Connell, 77, of the West Berrien Community, died Sunday December 8, 2019 at the SGMC-Berrien Campus.

He was born May 24, 1942 in Cook County to the late Walter Edgar Connell and the late Lethel Chaney Connell. He was a retired building contractor and a member of the Nashville First Baptist Church.

He...

Rev. Jack Brannen Smithwick

Rev. Jack Brannen Smithwick

Dec 8, 2019

Rev. Jack Brannen Smithwick, 87, of Nashville died Sunday December 8, 2019 at his residence.

He was born August 24, 1932 in Moultrie to the late Samuel Perry Smithwick and the late Bessie Lee Greene.  He was the pastor at the Nashville Church of the Nazarene and served in the U. S. Army.  He was a very...

Grace Soles Hancock

Grace Soles Hancock

Dec 8, 2019

Grace Soles Hancock, 79, of Nashville died Sunday December 8, 2019 in the Berrien Nursing Center.

She was born November 17, 1940 in Coffee County to the late Nollie Soles and the late Linnie Carver Soles.  She was a homemaker and for many years kept over 80 children and truly thought of them as her children.  She...

Ricky Carl Stone

Ricky Carl Stone

Dec 6, 2019

Ricky Carl Stone, 55, of Nashville died Friday December 6, 2019 at SGMC - Berrien Campus.

He was born October 26, 1964 in Berrien County to the late Thomas Ander Stone and the late Glenda Moore Stone.  He was a truck driver with Sanderson Farms and had previously worked for ten years with UPS.  He was a...

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