Nina Lea Harrell
Mar 5, 2017
Nina Lea Harrell, 83, of Ray City died Sunday March 5, 2017 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born July 31, 1933 in Cook County to the late William Joel Flowers and the late Pearl Jessamond Flowers. She was a homemaker and coordinator at the Ray City Senior Citizen Center for several years. She was a member of the...
Lunette Clifton
Mar 5, 2017
Lunette Clifton, 93, of Nashville, died Sunday March 5, 2017 in the SGMC Berrien Campus. She was born April 21, 1923 in Coffee County to the late Henry Metts and the late Lucinda Daniels Metts. She was a homemaker, retired from B.C. Moore's Department Store and a member of the Nashville First Baptist Church. She was the widow of Lewis...
Earl Waiman Bennett
Mar 3, 2017
Mr. Earl Waiman Bennett, 79, of Crawfordville, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at his home. Mr. Bennett was born in Berrien County, and had lived in Taliaferro County since 1981. He was the son of the late Joe Bennett and Mittie Ruth Hodge Bennett, and was the widower of Lyda Jean Hughes Bennett. He was a retired construction superintendent, and...
John Thomas Kent
Feb 26, 2017
John Thomas Kent, 84, of Nashville died Sunday February 26, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 28, 1932 in Berrien County to the late Lucious John Kent and the late Dolly Griner Kent. He retired as the local manager for Suburban Gas in 1997 and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member, deacon, Sunday School Teacher...
Gordon Lamar Burkhalter
Feb 20, 2017
Gordon Lamar Burkhalter, 71, of Dasher died Sunday February 19, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1945 in Polk County, FL to the late Phillip I. Burkhalter and the late Edna Brantley. He retired with plant maintenance at Valdosta State University and was a veteran of the Georgia Army National Guard. He was a member...
Karleen Vickers
Feb 18, 2017
Karleen Vickers, 80, of Hahira died Saturday February 18, 2017 in SGMC. She was born May 10, 1936 in Atkinson County to the late Joe Guthrie and the late Maggie Taft. She was a homemaker and a dental assistant with Dr. Fred Smotherman. She was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband: Raymond Vickers of...
Ronald Keith "Ronnie" Skipper
Feb 17, 2017
Ronald "Ronnie" Keith Skipper, 57, of Nashville died Friday February 17, 2017 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born January 15, 1960 in Lakeland, FL to the late Tullie Jefferson Skipper and Etta Ruth Soules Miley. He was employed with Gile Construction Company. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother: Robert Skipper. He...
David Wayne Tomberlin
Feb 16, 2017
David Wayne Tomberlin, 80, of Nashville died Thursday February 16, 2017 at his residence. He was born March 7, 1936 in Berrien County to the late William Bernice Tomberlin and the late Susie Brantley Tomberlin. For many years, he was associated with the former Nashville Grocery Company and retired from American General Insurance Company. He was a member of Poplar...
Rickey Vaughn
Feb 16, 2017
Richard "Rickey" Johnson Vaughn, 77, of Enigma died Thursday February 16, 2017 at his residence. He was born December 23, 1939 in Ray City to the late Henry Vaughn and the late Emma Katherine Warr Vaughn. He was a retired truck driver for Chaparral and worked with Cole's Automotive Shop. After he retired, he worked and rode with his son-in-law,...
Charles E. Garrett
Feb 15, 2017
Charles E. Garrett, 85, of Nashville (Riverside Community) died Wednesday February 15, 2017 in the Berrien Nursing Center. He was born July 13, 1931 in Willacoochee to the late Ernest Garrett and the late Allean Kirkland Garrett. He was a retired farmer and a national salesman for the Allied Corporation. He was the youngest Georgia State Senator ever elected on...
Nelson Ira Greene
Feb 14, 2017
Nelson Ira Greene, 68, passed away on February 14, 2017, at his home after a long valiant battle with cancer. He was born on May 26, 1948 in Lowndes County to Houston Greene and Cynthia Fender. In addition to his parents, Nelson was preceded in death by his daughter, Angie Greene and a very special brother-in-law, Terrance O'Melia. Nelson is...
Bonnie Lou Crissman
Feb 12, 2017
Bonnie Lou Crissman, 59, of Enigma died Sunday February 12, 2017 at her residence. She was born February 4, 1958 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Charles Johnson and the late Lou Anna Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of Enigma United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers. She...
Retha Lois Burgstaller
Feb 11, 2017
Retha Lois Burgstaller, 96, of Nashville died Saturday February 11, 2017 at her grandson's residence in Tifton. She was born April 22, 1920 in Berrien County to the late Quitman Bartow Grey and the late Marentha Griner Grey. She was a homemaker and a member of New Fellowship Church. She was the widow of Robert Burgstaller who died in 2006....
Earl Wayne Fender
Feb 8, 2017
Earl Wayne Fender, 77, of Nashville died Wednesday February 8, 2017 at SGMC Berrien Campus. He was born March 29, 1939 in Cook County to the late John S. Fender and the late Della Connell Fender. He was employed with the Berrien County Board of Education as a bus driver for over fifty years and served in the U.S. Army....
Jack James Warren
Feb 5, 2017
Jack James Warren. 77, of Nashville died Sunday February 5, 2017 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1939 in Berrien County to the late James Jack Warren and the late Gladys Smith Warren. James farmed for many years which was the love of his life. He was also an avid deer hunter and enjoyed fishing. He...
Jonathan Harley Browning
Feb 4, 2017
Sergeant Jonathan Browning passed away on February 4th, 2017 at the age of 44 in Columbus, GA. SGT Jonathan H. Browning was born in Nashville, GA on June 14th, 1972 to Earl and JoAnn Browning. He enlisted in the Army on May 9th, 2003 at the age of 30 and served in numerous units in the continental United States and...
Monya Laverne Mathis
Jan 23, 2017
Monya Laverne Mathis, 58, of Nashville died Monday January 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1958 in Hahira to the late William Daniel Singletary and the late Margaret Burkhalter. She was employed with Lanier Municipal Supply in Lakeland and a member of Cross Creek Church. She was a loving wife, mother and GiGi. She loved spending...
Phyllis Waters
Jan 22, 2017
Phyllis Waters, 70, of Valdosta, died Sunday January 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born April 23, 1946 in Lowndes County to the late L.A. Browning and the late Sue Gaskins Browning. She was a retired clerk for Lowndes County Commission and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband: Kenneth Waters of Valdosta; daughter:...
Joe Russell Nix
Jan 22, 2017
Joe Russell Nix, 82, of Nashville, died Sunday January 22, 2017 at his residence with his wife of 55 years. He was born January 11, 1935 in Berrien County to the late Elbert Nix and the late Maxie Harper Nix. He was a retired farmer and U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of the Nashville First Baptist Church where...
Allen Edger Davis
Jan 22, 2017
Allen Edger Davis, 45, of Adel, died Sunday January 22, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 14, 1971 in Thailand to Lee Franklin Davis and Taung T. Davis. He was a probation officer with Ad Probations. He is survived by his wife: Paran Barrett Davis of Adel; mother: Pon Davis of Nashville; 2 daughters: Savannah Davis of Adel...
