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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.

Mattie Lou Sarao

Mattie Lou Sarao

Mar 21, 2016

Mattie Lou Sarao, 93, of Nashville died Monday March 21, 2016 at her son's residence in Tifton. She was born March 5, 1923 in Atkinson County to the late Andrew Jackson Rowe and the late Clara Ulee Beard Rowe. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was the widow of Conrad Sarao. She was also preceded in...

Ruth Laverne Dodd Mauldin

Ruth Laverne Dodd Mauldin

Mar 21, 2016

MRS. Ruth Laverne Dodd Mauldin, 78, of Saddle Club Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday in a Rome hospice center. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 16, 1938, a daughter of the late Jessie Hamilton Dodd and Rosie Lee Rutledge Dodd. She was a retired nurse and was preceded in death by sons the late Henry Willis Mauldin...

Alton Henry Rowan

Alton Henry Rowan

Mar 18, 2016

Alton Henry Rowan, 88, of Alapaha died Friday March 18, 2016 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1927 in Berrien County to the late James Henry Rowan and the late Rebecca Elizabeth Browning Rowan. He was a retired farmer and a member of Glory United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter and...

Arthur "Jim" James Hampton

Arthur "Jim" James Hampton

Mar 15, 2016

Arthur James "Jim" Hampton, 76, of Adel died Tuesday March 15, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 26, 1939 in Rico, CO to the late Fred Thomas Hampton and the late Beryl Laurie Hampton. He was retired as a hydraulic mechanic in the U.S. Navy for the Navy Blue Angels as Petty Officer First Class, member of VFW,...

Michael Wayne Ellis

Michael Wayne Ellis

Mar 14, 2016

Michael Wayne Ellis, 41, of Lenox, died Monday March 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born February 5, 1975 at Moody AFB, Georgia to Charles Wayne Ellis and Peggy Diane Sumner Ellis. He was a member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents: Wayne and Peggy Ellis of Lenox; sister: Kelly (Doug) Faulkner of...

Eleanor Marie Bacon

Eleanor Marie Bacon

Mar 11, 2016

Eleanor Marie Bacon, 91, of Nashville died Friday March 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born September 29, 1924 in Key Port, New Jersey to the late Alfred Eckman and the late Anna Reynolds Eckman. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist Faith. She was the widow of William George Bacon who died in 2006. She was also...

Hazel Juanita Stanford

Hazel Juanita Stanford

Mar 8, 2016

Hazel Juanita Stanford, 79, of Nashville died Tuesday March 8, 2016 in Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born May 1, 1936 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Reuben Warren and the late Willie Mae Roland Warren. She worked for the Dinner Bell Restaurant in Nashville for over 30 years and was a Jehovah Witness. She was preceded in death...

Van "Pat" Patrick Balliet

Van "Pat" Patrick Balliet

Mar 7, 2016

Van Patrick "Pat" Balliet, 98, of Nashville died Monday March 7, 2016 in the Berrien Nursing Center. He was born March 17, 1917 in Ocala, FL to the late John Balliet and the late Rosie Harvey. He was a farmer and a member of Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a...

Dennis "Frooky" Lee Luke

Dennis "Frooky" Lee Luke

Mar 2, 2016

Dennis "Frooky" Lee Luke, 59, of Alapaha died Wednesday March 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 3, 1956 in Berrien County to the late George Luke and the late Virginia Avery Luke. He worked in construction/excavation and was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by 2 daughters: Janna Luke of Wilmington, DE...

Quincy Wayne Mcmillan

Quincy Wayne Mcmillan

Feb 28, 2016

Quincy Wayne McMillan, 67, of Adel, died Sunday February 28, 2016 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. He was born February 28, 1949 in Ocilla, Georgia to the late Lawton Ray McMillan and Leola Luke McMillan. He was a textile owner of L&M Supply and of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his wife: Sandra Diane McMillan who...

Ned Bostick

Ned Bostick

Feb 26, 2016

Ned Bostick, 70, of Hawthrone, FL, died Friday February 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 22, 1945 in Berrien County to the late Henry Bostick and the late Viola Winifred Kirkland. He was a retired meat cutter with Winn Dixie and a Navy Veteran with service in Vietnam. He is survived by 3 sons: Kevin Bostick, Brandon...

Mary Louise Baldree

Mary Louise Baldree

Feb 26, 2016

Mary Louise Baldree, 89, of Nashville, died Friday February 26, 2016 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1926 in Jeff Davis County to the late George Moses Nelms and the late Mattie Lee Persons Nelms. She was a homemaker, a retired machinist with Metal Products and a member of Hope Baptist Church. She was the...

Charles Wesley Oliver

Charles Wesley Oliver

Feb 21, 2016

Charles Wesley Oliver, 80, of Ellenton, died Sunday February 21, 2016 at Magnolia Manor South in Moultrie. He was born September 5, 1935 in McRae, Georgia to the late John Wesley Oliver and the late Willie Maude Oliver. He retired from Del-Cook Lumber Co. as a debark operator and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by...

Marilee Hughes Haile

Marilee Hughes Haile

Feb 18, 2016

Marilee Hughes Haile, 91, of Nashville died Thursday February 18, 2016 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born January 15, 1925 in Berrien County to the late Newton Hansford Hughes and the late Mamie Isabella Griner Hughes. She was a homemaker and a member of Nashville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband: Joseph Franklin...

Shelley Lynn Newsome

Shelley Lynn Newsome

Feb 9, 2016

Shelley Lynn Newsome, 62, of Nashville, died Tuesday February 9, 2016 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born April 13, 1953 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She was a homemaker, waitress with O'Neal's for several years and a Jehovah Witness. She is survived by her husband: Sammy Newsome of Nashville; 2 daughters: Leslie Sterling and Lisa Sterling both of...

Joel Scott "Joe" Guest

Joel Scott "Joe" Guest

Feb 8, 2016

Joel Scott "Joe" Guest, 43, of Nashville died Monday February 8, 2016 at his residence. Joe was born September 17, 1972 in Berrien County to Allan Bruce Guest and the late Gail Kent Guest. He was a graduate of Berrien County High School and Valdosta Technical College. He was a member of Duncan Lodge #234 F&AM and was of the...

Alice Francis Pafford

Alice Francis Pafford

Feb 6, 2016

Alice Francis Pafford, 62, of Nashville died Saturday February 6, 2016 at her residence. She was born December 17, 1953 in Adel to the late Hoyt Rowan Pafford and the late Hazel Alice Fountain. She was a homemaker and a member of The Cross Church. She is survived by her son: Len Moore of West Berrien; daughter: Alice Michelle Hawkins...

Cleo Ruby Moore

Cleo Ruby Moore

Feb 2, 2016

Cleo Casey Moore, 94, of Nashville died Tuesday February 2, 2016 in Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born September 14, 1921 in Berrien County to the late Gilbert B. Casey and the late Minnie Stella Taylor. She was a retired bookkeeper, a homemaker and a member of Nashville First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands:...

Eddie Owen

Eddie Owen

Feb 1, 2016

Max Eddie Owen, 73, of Alapaha died February 1, 2016 in Berrien County. He was born June 23, 1942 in Fletcher, NC to the late Troy Everett Owen and the late Ethel Rhodes Owen. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1965 and served as a Boy Scout Director in the Atlanta area for 2 years. He taught school...

Rayford Morton Odom

Rayford Morton Odom

Jan 26, 2016

Rayford Morton Odom, 88, of Nashville died Tuesday January 26, 2016 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born January 9, 1928 in Berrien County to the late John Rennie Odom and the late Mary Effie Fender Odom. He was a retired farmer, member of Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict....

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