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.
Clara Belle Cribb
Nov 10, 2016
Clara Belle Hayes Cribb, 91, of Willacoochee died Thursday November 10, 2016 in Palemon Gaskins Memorial Nursing Home in Ocilla. She was born May 22, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Clarence Hayes and the late Annie Belle Jowers Hayes. She was a homemaker , a member of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church and the widow of Henry Carter...
Luneal "Nell" Harper
Nov 5, 2016
Luneal "Nell" Harper, 65, of Nashville died Saturday November 5, 2016 in SGMC Berrien Campus. She was born September 15, 1951 in Berrien County to the late Neal Austin Blanton and the late Edith Jeanette Lord. She was a homemaker, worked on the family farm and a member of Faith Chapel. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers: Gary...
Earnest Talmadge Parr
Oct 30, 2016
Earnest Talmadge Parr, 95, of Tifton, died Sunday October 30, 2016 in the Legacy Assistance Living in Tifton. He was born April 20, 1921 in Ocilla, GA to the late Earnest Parr and the late Mattie Rowe Parr. He retired as an assistant supervisor in the sewer and drainage department for the city of Jacksonville, FL. He served in the...
Billy Carroll Cornelius
Oct 25, 2016
Billy Carroll Cornelius, 78, of Nashville died Tuesday October 25, 2016 at Pruitt HealthCare in Valdosta. He was born April 28, 1938 in Berrien County to the late Harmon Cornelius and the late Wilma Butler Cornelius. He was a retired English Professor for various colleges in Georgia, Texas, and Utah. He obtained a theology degree from Emory University and a...
Catherine Froh
Oct 12, 2016
Catherine Froh, of Brighton,MI, passed away in the loving care of her family on October 12, 2016 at the age of 85. Catherine was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Raymond; dear grandson, Ethan Stacy; siblings Stella (Cosma) Hadjoglou, George Markham, Helen (Frank) Cullen, Jacki Azarias, and George Haley. Catherine is survived by her children, Valerie (Jeff) Schultz and...
Osra Blanton
Oct 9, 2016
Osra Blanton, 79, of Nashville, died Sunday October 9, 2016 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born August 15, 1937 in Lanier County to the late James Pleasant Watson and the late Osra Roberts Watson. She was a homemaker and had worked for Chaparral Boats and Nashville Housing Authority as a bookkeeper. She was of the Baptist faith and...
Florence Sumner
Oct 6, 2016
Florence Sumner, 82, of West Berrien died Sunday October 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 21, 1933 in Cook County to the late William Horton Lott and the late Agnes Allen Lott. She was a homemaker and a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She was the widow of Ernest Claude Sumner and was also preceded...
Delane Walker
Oct 5, 2016
Delane Walker, 64, of West Berrien Community, died Wednesday October 5, 2016 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. She was born February 27, 1952 in Tift County to the late Arthur Preston Brown and the late Alease Jackson Brown. She was a graduate of Statesboro High School and Albany State University. She was a special education teacher for many years...
Larry Hershell "Bear" Futch
Oct 3, 2016
Larry Hershell "Bear" Futch, 61, of Nashville, died Monday October 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 28, 1955 in Lowndes County to the late John Hershell Futch and the late Charlotte Gaskins Futch. He was a retired paramedic having served both Berrien and Cook counties. He was a member of Flat Creek Church and was preceded in...
Iris Massey
Oct 3, 2016
Iris Massey, 72, of Blackshear, died Monday October 3, 2016 at the Hospice House in Waycross. She was born August 23, 1944 in Ware County to the late William A. Bullard and the late Hester Ann Morgan Bullard. She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. She was the widow of George Massey and was also preceded in...
Sharon Schroeder
Oct 3, 2016
Sharon Schroeder, 59, of Nashville died Monday October 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born September 19, 1957 in Tomah, Wisconsin to the late William Louis Schroeder, Jr. and the late Jane V. Brock Schroeder. She was a member of Nashville United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband: Francisco Chavez of Nashville; 2 daughters: Kimberly Roland and...
Betty Eloise Brown
Sep 29, 2016
Betty Eloise Brown, 87, of Nashville, died Thursday September 29, 2016 in the Cook Senior Living Center. She was born February 11, 1929 in Orlando, FL to the late Leonard Haas and the late Lula Jane Barrington Haas. She was a homemaker and member of the Nashville United Methodist Church. She was the widow of James Roscoe Brown and also...
Mary Alice Donaldson
Sep 28, 2016
Mary Alice Donaldson, 73, of Nashville, died Wednesday September 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born January 18, 1943 in Cleveland, GA to the late Henry Wheeler and the late Annie Mae Folsom Wheeler. She was a homemaker and member of Flat Creek Church. She was preceded in death by a son: David Timothy "Timmy" Donaldson, who died on...
Hubert Huston Hancock
Sep 28, 2016
Hubert Huston Hancock, 79, of Nashville, died Wednesday September 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 4, 1937 in Atkinson County to the late Shafter Hancock and the late Ella Roland Hancock. He was a retired insurance agent with Life of Georgia and owned Huston Hancock Trucking Co. He was of the Holiness Baptist faith and was preceded...
Aline Hiam
Sep 27, 2016
Aline Hiam, 69, of Ray City, died Tuesday September 27, 2016 at her residence. She was born February 3, 1947 in Berrien County to the late Mack Sirmans and the late Idella Brantley Sirmans. She was a retired insurance agent and member of the First Baptist Church of Ray City. She is survived by her husband: Eric Hiam of Ray...
Linda "Maga" Exum
Sep 23, 2016
Linda "Maga" Exum, 64, of Nashville, died Friday September 23, 2016 at her residence. She was born May 18, 1952 in Dennison, TX to the late Jack Riley Webb and the late Josie Mae Little. She was employed with Nashville Mills as a beamer and also had worked at Chaparral Boats as a seamstress. She was a member of Flat...
Nancy Annie Hall
Sep 17, 2016
Nancy Annie Hall, 90, of Nashville, died Saturday September 17, 2016 in the SGMC Berrien Campus. She was born December 5, 1925 in Tifton, GA to the late Floyd Daniels and the late Kate Spurlock Daniels. She was a retired CNA with Berrien Nursing Center and a member of Flat Creek Church. She was the widow of Cleveland Hall who...
Jason Earl Watson
Sep 16, 2016
Jason Earl Watson, 31, of Nashville, died Friday September 16, 2016 in Alapaha. He was born September 5,1985 in Valdosta to Jimmy Edwin Watson and Joanna Barrentine Watson. He was a farmer, crop duster, member of the East Berrien Fire Dept and attended Riverside Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Eutychus and Elsie Barrentine and...
James "Mac" Richard Mcmillan
Sep 12, 2016
James "Mac" Richard McMillan, 51, of Mauk, GA died Monday September 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 22, 1964 in Albany, GA to E.D. McMillan and the late Barbara Ann McBurnett McMillan. He retired Staff Sergeant with United States Marine Corps, served in Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Kuwaitt and also a registered RN. He was preceded in...
James Hardy "J.H." Moore
Sep 5, 2016
James Hardy "J.H." Moore, 80, of Alapaha, died Monday September 5, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Tifon. He was born October 31, 1935 in Prentiss County, MS to the late Howard Moore and the late Ruby Lee Wright Moore. He was the retired owner of J.H. Moore Trucking Co., retired Fire Chief with almost 19 years of service...
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