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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.
Jimmie "Roach" Johnikin
Sep 29, 2015
Jimmie "Roach" Johnikin, 69, of Nashville died Tuesday September 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 12, 1946 in Augusta, GA to the late Lonnie Johnikin and the late Lois Eva James Johnikin. He was a supervisor of several stores with Holiday Market and of the Assembly of God faith. He was a veteran of US Navy and...
John "Johnny" Frederick Davis
Sep 28, 2015
John Frederick "Johnny" Davis, 50, of Nashville died Monday September 28, 2015 in South Georgia Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1965 in Opp, AL to Shirley Mason and the late Fred Kelton Davis. He was employed with Langboard in Willacoochee as the Maintenance Superintendent, member of Calvary Baptist in Eufaula, AL and attended Hope Baptist Church. He is...
Winnie Foye Rowan
Sep 22, 2015
Winnie Foye Rowan, 92, of Nashville died Tuesday September 22, 2015 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born November 6, 1922 in Berrien County to the late Thomas Young and the late Gertrude Lillian Jones. She was a homemaker, a seamstress with Levi Strauss Company and a member of New River Free Holiness Church. She was preceded in death...
James Edward Robinson
Sep 22, 2015
James Edward Robinson, 81, of Nashville died Wednesday September 23, 2015 in the Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia. He was born November 5, 1933 in Peoria, IL to the late Charles Marion Robinson and the late Dorothy Melvin Robinson. He was a truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Hamby Sutton
Sep 19, 2015
Patricia Ann "Pat" Sutton, 74, of Nashville died Saturday September 19, 2015 at her residence. She was born February 22, 1941 in Piedmont, Al to the late Dick Hamby and the late Vernie Martin Hamby. She was a retired bookkeeper for Berrien Products and Nashville Tractor and was a member of Nashville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death...
James Robert Stone
Sep 17, 2015
James Robert Stone, 78, of Willacoochee died Thursday September 17, 2015 in Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1936 in Berrien County to the late Marcus Stone and the late Cora Lee McMillan Stone. He was a forklift mechanic for Proctor and Gamble and the Carlton Company. He was also part owner of Dean's BBQ in Nashville....
Lounita Ann Joiner
Sep 16, 2015
Lounita Ann Joiner, 75, of Nashville died Wednesday September 16, 2015 in the Berrien Nursing Center. She was born July 6, 1940 in Alapaha to the late Harvie Joiner and the late Louise Harper Joiner. She was a member of Mathis Chapel Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by a sister: Evelyn Joiner. She is survived by a sister:...
Ada Beauchamp
Sep 14, 2015
Ada Beauchamp, 85, of Nashville died Monday September 14, 2015 in Tift Regional Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1930 in Brooks County to the late Vonnie Lee Mitchell and the late Beulah Elizabeth Newsome. She was a nursing assistant and surgical tech for Dr. Frank Carter and Purchasing agent for Adel Memorial Hospital. She attended the Poplar Springs...
Anna Louise Carkin Ford
Sep 7, 2015
Mrs. Anna Louise (Carkin) Ford departed this life on Monday, September 07, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her family rejoices that she won her battle over Alzheimer's as she lives on in the presence of her God and Savior. Mrs. Ford was born on September 21, 1926 in South Lynebourough, New Hampshire. She traveled from her home...
Betty Jean Durrance
Sep 3, 2015
Betty Jean Durrance, 84, of Nashville, died Thursday September 3, 2015 at her residence. She was born June 23, 1931 in Berrien County to the late Rev. Roy Hendley and the late Eva Griner Hendley. She was a homemaker, prior owner of Showtime Video, lifetime member of Riverside Baptist Church and attended A'Neway Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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