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.

Lois Coleen Smith Tuttle

Lois Coleen Smith Tuttle

Dec 9, 2018

Lois Coleen Smith Tuttle, 79, of Nashville died Sunday December 9, 2018 at her residence.

She was born February 24, 1939 in Glynn County to the late Dovie Grady Smith and the late Dolly Coleen Miles Smith.  She retired from Nashville Mills as a Smash Hand and a member of Hope Baptist Church.  She was the widow...

Nina Mae Carter

Nina Mae Carter

Dec 8, 2018

Nina Mae Carter, 93, of Waycross, died Saturday December 8, 2018 in Memorial Satilla Health.

She was born March 4, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Owen Carter Griffin and the late Alma Jeanes Griffin. She was a homemaker and worked at Desse's Dress Shop for years in Nashville. She was a member of the Waycross...

William Guy Tittle, Jr.

William Guy Tittle, Jr.

Dec 5, 2018

William Guy Tittle, Jr. of Nashville, Georgia, died December 5, 2018.  He was born March 25, 1935 in Nashville and was the older son of the late William Guy Tittle and the late Emma Dix Tittle, also of Nashville, Georgia.  He was also preceded in death by his brother: Walter Russell Tittle.

As a child, Mr. Tittle...

Geraldine Fulp King

Geraldine Fulp King

Dec 5, 2018

Geraldine F. King, 73, of Nashville died Wednesday December 5, 2018 at her residence.

She was born December 8, 1944 in Cook County to the late Talmadge Brantley Fulp and the late Lexie Wynn Fulp.  She was a retired teller with Citizens Bank in Ray City and a member of Nashville First Baptist Church.  She was the...

Alicia Prida

Alicia Prida

Dec 3, 2018

Alicia Prida, 88, of Nashville died Monday December 3, 2018 a the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon.

She was born March 10, 1930 in the Canary Islands, Spain to the late Carlos Rodriguez and the late Rosario Hernandez Rodriguez.  She was a homemaker , member of Gordon Avenue Baptist Church in Adel and the widow of...

William Earl Cornelius

William Earl Cornelius

Dec 2, 2018

William Earl Cornelius, 84, of Nashville died Sunday December 2, 2018 in the Berrien Nursing Center.

He was born April 14, 1934 in Berrien County to the late Clarence Homer Cornelius and the late Pauline Connell Cornelius.  He was a farmer, retired shipping supervisor with Nashville Mills and a member of Faith Chapel. He was preceded in...

Peggy Giddens

Peggy Giddens

Nov 29, 2018

Peggy Joyce Giddens, 80, of Ocilla, died Thursday November 29, 2018 in Tift Regional Medical Center.

She was born August 2, 1938 in Berrien County to the late Samuel Jessie Jenrette and the late Mamie Lee Swilley Jenrette. She was a homemaker, retired bookkeeper for Dill Ace Hardware for 25 years and Collections Service of Tifton for...

Joseph Donzell "Joe" Chaney

Joseph Donzell "Joe" Chaney

Nov 27, 2018

Joseph Donzell "Joe" Chaney, 76, of Adel died Tuesday November 27, 2018 in South Georgia Medical Center.

He was born October 2, 1942 in Live Oak, FL to the late James Donzell Chaney and the late Lillian Labelle Chesnutt Chaney. He was a retired automotive salesman with the former Bosch Oldsmobile-Buick-GMC, Schwartz Pontiac and Bo Lovein Ford. ...

Casey Leigh Roland

Casey Leigh Roland

Nov 26, 2018

Casey Leigh Roland, 32, of Lakeland, died Monday November 26, 2018 at her residence.

She was born July 19, 1986 in Cook County to Donald Wayne Roland and the late Susan Hendley Skinner. She was a homemaker and member of Southside Baptist Church. She was a very devoted mother and was a very active part of Lanier...

Richard Allen "Rich" Tooley

Richard Allen "Rich" Tooley

Nov 25, 2018

Richard Allen "Rich" Tooley, 70, of Nashville died Sunday November 25, 2018 at his residence.

He was born July 22, 1948 in Sacramento, CA to the late Samuel Tooley and the late Dorothy Masters Tooley.  He served in the U. S. Marine Corp  in Vietnam receiving two Purple Hearts and retired from Budget Car Sales as a...

Virginia Lucille Bailey

Virginia Lucille Bailey

Nov 24, 2018

Virginia Lucille Bailey, 74, of Nashville died Saturday November 24, 2018 at her residence.

She was born May 2, 1944 in Berrien County to the late Jack Lamar Poole and the late Bessie Lucille Watson Poole.  She was a homemaker, retired supervisor with Nashville Textile and a member of Flat Creek Church.  She was preceded in death...

Wylene Hughes

Wylene Hughes

Nov 24, 2018

Wylene Hughes, 91, of Sanford, FL, died Saturday November 24, 2018 at her residence.

She was born April 7, 1927 in Berrien County to the late Beauren Jacobs and the late Eunice Grantham Jacobs. She was a homemaker and the widow of Jessie Lamar Hughes. She was also preceded in death by 2 sisters: Wydene Giddens and...

Harold Alden Lynch

Harold Alden Lynch

Nov 19, 2018

Harold Alden Lynch, 87, of Nashville died Monday November 19, 2018 at his residence.

He was born June 10, 1931 in Nashville to the late Henry Matthew Lynch and the late Mahalah Gibbs Wilson Lynch.  He was born into a farming family who farmed the areas of Nashville, Tifton, Adel and the areas surrounding. Once the family...

Jeanette Selph Dieas

Jeanette Selph Dieas

Nov 14, 2018

Jeanette Selph Dieas, 90, of Alapaha died Wednesday November 14, 2018 in Tift Regional Hospital.

She was born February 8, 1928 in Tift County to the late John Henry Selph and the late Martha Malissie Hall Selph.  She was a homemaker, a retired teller with the Bank of Alapaha, former postal clerk and a member of Alapaha...

George Raymond Paulk

George Raymond Paulk

Nov 11, 2018

George Raymond Paulk, 78, of Alapaha died Sunday November 11, 2018 in Tift Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 12, 1940 in Berrien County to the late Joe Brown Paulk and the late Eva Williams Paulk.  He was landscape/caretaker for the J. H. Harvey Co and the widower of Peggy Joanne Strickland Paulk who died in...

Mitch Ray

Mitch Ray

Nov 5, 2018

Mitchell Ellis "Mitch" Ray, 63, of Lake Park died Monday November 5, 2018 at South Georgia Medical Center.

He was born March 9, 1955 in Hahira to the late Howard Ellis Ray and the late Dorothy Pierce Ray. He was a hotel owner/operator and a member of Francis Lake Baptist Church.

He is survived by...

Loretha Akins Thiele

Loretha Akins Thiele

Nov 4, 2018

Loretha Akins Thiele, 69, of Nashville, died Sunday, November 4 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta.  She was born on March 25, 1949 in Valdosta to the late Alton Barney & Lucile Parrish Akins and grew up in Nashville in the New Lois Community where she attended the Community Methodist Church.

Her mother recognized & nurtured Loretha's...

Nadine Purvis

Nadine Purvis

Nov 2, 2018

Lillian Nadine Purvis, 95, of Tifton, died Friday November 2, 2018 in Irwinton, GA.

She was born June 21, 1923 in Gadsden, TN to the late Hobert Shackelford and the late Ida Meddlin Shackelford. She was a homemaker and retired office manager with Storer Communications. She was a member of Tifton First United Methodist Church and very...

Gene Luke

Gene Luke

Nov 2, 2018

Ronald Eugene "Gene" Luke, 78, of Alapaha, died Friday November 2, 2018 at his residence.

He was born October 27, 1940 in Berrien County to the late Claude Eston Luke and the late Ollie Mae Foxworth. He was a welder, tractor mechanic and operated Smokey Bar-B-Que Grills. He was a member of Flat Creek Church and an...

Herbert Gaskins

Herbert Gaskins

Nov 2, 2018

Herbert Gaskins, 86, of Nashville died Friday November 2, 2018 at his residence.

He was born November 28, 1931 in Berrien County to the late Lucius Gaskins and the late Ellen Solomon Gaskins.  He was retired after 40 years as a bus driver for Berrien County Board of Education and worked in maintenance at Chaparral Boats.  He...

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