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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.

Edith Fountain

Edith Fountain

Aug 30, 2015

Edith Fountain, 93, of Nashville, died Sunday August 30, 2015 in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born June 19, 1922 in Colquitt County to the late Alvin May and the late Maggie Howard May. She was a homemaker, had retired from Nashville Textile and was a member of Flat Creek Church. She was very active in the Eastern...

Tony Lee Purvine

Tony Lee Purvine

Aug 29, 2015

Tony Lee Purvine, 52, of Nashville died Saturday August 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 23, 1963 in Lowndes County to the late William L. Purvine and Marie Monk Purvine. He was a truck driver with Swift Trucking. He had a kind and gentle heart. He will always be remembered as a gentle giant. He is survived...

Irene Griner Selph

Irene Griner Selph

Aug 24, 2015

Irene Griner Selph, age 83 of Nashville, died Monday August 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born December 23, 1931 in Berrien County to the late Manning Griner and Fannie Stanford Griner. She was a homemaker, retired supervisor with Nashville Textile, member of Faith Chapel and the widow of Russell Selph who died in 1994. She is survived by...

Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Tyson

Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Tyson

Aug 20, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Tyson, 51, of Nashville died Thursday August 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born June 12, 1964 in Cook County to the late John Raymond Tyson and Margaret Wiggins Tyson. She was a draftsman and had been employed with Chaparral Boats. She was a member of the Nashville United Methodist Church. She is survived by her...

Euneter "Nita" Harper Tucker

Euneter "Nita" Harper Tucker

Aug 10, 2015

Euneter "Nita" Harper Tucker, 83, of Nashville, died Monday August 10, 2015 in the SGMC Berrien Campus. She was born December 10, 1931 in Atkinson County to the late Seaborn Bowen and the late Beulah Woods Bowen. She was a homemaker, member of Rowetown Missionary Baptist Church and attended Knight's Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Michael Wallace Mclendon

Michael Wallace Mclendon

Aug 5, 2015

Michael Wallace McLendon, 57, of Nashville died Wednesday August 5, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 15, 1957 in Marietta to George and Mattie Stevens McLendon. He was a rigger for Chaparral Boats. He is survived by his son: Michael Taylor(Lindsey) McLendon of Enigma; daughter: Dacia Cory Clark of Nashville; father: George McLendon of Nashville; mother: Mattie McLendon...

Wallace Glenn Wood

Wallace Glenn Wood

Jul 28, 2015

Wallace Glenn Wood was a lifelong resident of Savannah, GA. Born on March 18, 1926 to Fannie Lou Taylor Wood and George Washington Wood. Glenn graduated from Savannah High School in 1946 and Armstrong Junior College after returning from the Marine Corps. He served in WW II and was stationed for a short time on Midway Island in the Pacific...

Nola Ann Robinson

Nola Ann Robinson

Jul 26, 2015

Nola Ann Robinson, 81, of Nashville, died Sunday July 26, 2015 in the Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born May 28, 1934 in Quincy, Illinois to the late Glenn Clarence Waner and the late Sylvia Ellen McGinnis Waner. She was a retired RN with the Skaggs Memorial Hospital in Branson, MO and was a member of the Nashville United...

Robert Eugene "Bob" Hawkins

Robert Eugene "Bob" Hawkins

Jul 25, 2015

Robert Eugene "Bob" Hawkins, 75, of Ray City, died Saturday July 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1939 in Murray County, Georgia to the late Mary Belle Smith Hawkins. He was a retired truck driver and farmer for Nashville Milling Company. He was of the Baptist faith and a United States Air Force Veteran. He is...

Lillie Ann Ewing

Lillie Ann Ewing

Jul 21, 2015

Lillie Ann Ewing, 74, of Nashville, died Tuesday July 21, 2015 in the Crestwood Nursing Center. She was born February 13, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama to the late Curtis Smith and the late Myrtice Glover Smith. She was a homemaker and retired secretary in the hotel industry. She was a member of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall of Adel. She...

Margaret Katherine Warren

Margaret Katherine Warren

Jul 16, 2015

Margaret Katherine Warren, 68, of Nashville died Thursday July 16, 2015 at her residence. She was born May 18, 1947 in Springfield, MA to the late Walter Postel and the late Margaret Sullivan Postel. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Springfield, MA. She is survived by her husband: Earl Warren of Nashville; daughter:...

Ronnie Lewis Skinner

Ronnie Lewis Skinner

Jul 14, 2015

Ronnie Lewis Skinner, 54, of Nashville, died Tuesday July 14, 2015 in South Georgia Medical Center. He was born December 5, 1960 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Curtis Skinner and the late Sue Smith Skinner. He was a painter 1 at Valdosta State University where he loved his job and his coworkers. He also loved spending time with his...

Hazel Virginia Knowles

Hazel Virginia Knowles

Jul 14, 2015

Hazel Virginia Knowles, 86 , of Nashville died Tuesday July 14, 2015 at her residence. She was born November 27, 1928 in Berrien County to the late R.G. Bob Connell and the late Lona Barber Connell. She was a homemaker and member of Vickers Church. She was preceded in death by her husband: Henry Edward Knowles; a son: Dwain Knowles...

Mardine Pafford

Mardine Pafford

Jul 2, 2015

Mardine Pafford, 88, of Nashville died Thursday July 2, 2015 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born July 28, 1926 in Berrien County to the late Archie Lewis Danforth and the late Rose Rogers. She was a homemaker, retired from Nashville Textile and a member of Vickers Church. She was the widow of Thurman Pafford who died in 1986...

Billy James "Bill" Strickland

Billy James "Bill" Strickland

Jun 30, 2015

Billy James "Bill" Strickland, 84, of Ray City died Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born December 23, 1930 in Fulton County to the late Alvin J. Strickland and the late Eva Johnson. He was a retired sales representative with Georgia-Pacific, member of Nashville United Methodist Church, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps,...

Verna Mae Warren

Verna Mae Warren

Jun 29, 2015

Verna Mae Warren, 94, of Nashville died Monday June 29, 2015 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born April 1, 1921 in Cook County to the late J. T. Simpson and the late Eula Self. She was a homemaker, a member of Community United Methodist Church and a member of the Allenville & New Lois sewing clubs. She was...

Obie Lee Branch

Obie Lee Branch

Jun 27, 2015

Obie Lee Branch, 86, of Nashville died Saturday June 27, 2015 in the Berrien Nursing Center. He was born September 23, 1928 in Hosford, FL to the late Jesse Frank Branch and the late Minnie Lula Bulloch. He was a retired log truck driver and an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by a grandson and a great grandson....

Dorothy Maureen Crosby

Dorothy Maureen Crosby

Jun 25, 2015

Dorothy Maureen Crosby, 70, of Nashville died Thursday June 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1945 in Columbus, GA and was a homemaker. Preceded in death by a step-daughter: Kathy Brooker. She is survived by her husband: Wilson Cebran Crosby of Nashville; daughter: Kathrine Shannon of Starke, FL; 2 sons: Mark O'Hearn of Calhoun and Gregg...

Joseph Daniel "Joey" Brady

Joseph Daniel "Joey" Brady

Jun 22, 2015

Joseph Daniel "Joey" Brady, 49, of Nashville, died Monday June 22, 2015 in the SGMC Berrien Campus. He was born December 1, 1965 in Cook County to the late Tommy Brady and the late Linda Faye Rowan. He was employed with the SGMC Berrien Campus as an administrative supervisor and a faithful member of Faith Ministries. He was a loving...

Randall Lanier Brady

Randall Lanier Brady

Jun 20, 2015

Randall Lanier Brady, 73, of Adel, died Saturday June 20, 2015 in Augusta. He was born August 31, 1941 in Lanier County to the late Hardy Daniel Brady and the late Helen Jones Brady. He was a retired machinist with Nashville Mills. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Dana Brady Riley and 3 brothers: Tommy Brady, Gary Brady...

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