obituaries

Mar 19, 2025

Coach Earl Wayne Rowan, long-time resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, March 19, 2025. He passed peacefully at home with his wife, Kathy, by his side. He was born in Nashville, Georgia on June 28, 1944, to Ralph and Alene Rowan. Earl was extremely proud of his farm background and...

Mar 17, 2025

Brenda D. Guthrie, 73, of Nashville, died Monday March 17, 2025, in the Langdale Hospice House.

She was born April 23, 1951, in Savannah, GA to the late Colon Sapp and the late Lillie Belle Sapp. She was a homemaker and for years worked at Guthrie Grocery Store. She was the widow of Ronnie Carl Guthrie who...

Mar 16, 2025

Dr. Donald Lee Hand, 76, passed away March 16, 2025, at his home spending his last days surrounded by family and friends.  Born June 4, 1948, to Dewey Lee Hand and Marie (Smith) Hand in Nashville GA.  After graduating from Berrien High School he attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton GA where he met his wife, Wadeen.  After...

Mar 16, 2025

Olan Earnest Connell, 76, of Lake City, FL, died Sunday March 16, 2025, at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, FL.

He was born May 10, 1948, in Irwin County to the late Julian Newton Connell and the late Thelma Howard Connell. He was the owner of Olan's Pest Control in Lake City for over 40...

Mar 13, 2025

Rev. Dr. Russell Alexander "Russ" Elkins, 76, of Adel, died Thursday March 13, 2025, at his residence.

He was born June 25, 1948, in Thomasville to the late Pearce Russell Elkins and the late Von Cile Morgan Elkins. He was a retired United Methodist minister with 45 years of service and was currently serving the Salem United...

Mar 13, 2025

Terry Wallace "Foots" Rogers, 65, of Nashville died Thursday March 13, 2025, at his residence.

He was born September 7, 1959, to the late Wallace "Ram" Rogers and Mary Frances O'Berry Rogers. He worked at Nashville Mills as a weaver for many years and loved his family deeply. He is preceded in death by 3 brothers: Jerry...

Mar 10, 2025

Kay C. Brookshier, 84, of Sparks, died Monday, March 10, 2025, in the Berrien Oaks Nursing Home.

She was born January 13, 1941, in Moultrie to the late Ralph Hogan Cotton and the late Margaret Webb Cotton. She spent the majority of her life in Albany and moved to the Rachel House in Sparks in 2017, until...

Mar 9, 2025

Thomas H. Parr, 96, of Nashville, died Sunday, March 9, 2025, in the Langdale Hospice House.

He was born October 7, 1928, in Berrien County to the late William T. Parr and the late Velma Griner Parr. He was a retired clerk with the United States Postal Service after 30 years of service, was a member and...

Mar 5, 2025

Rev. William Garvie Nichols, 76 of West Berrien, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in the Tift Regional Medical Center.

He was born April 5, 1948, in Tift County to the late James Dovward Nichols and the late Aline Conger Nichols. He worked in agriculture sales and was a minister in the Smyrna Missionary Baptist Association. He was...

Mar 4, 2025

Bobby Carroll Whitley, 81, of Alapaha, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in the Berrien Oaks.

He was born January 31, 1944, in Berrien County to the late Robert Lee Whitley and the late Doris Shaw Whitley. He was a retired forklift operator with the J.H. Harvey Co. and was a member of the Alapaha Church of God....

Mar 2, 2025

Elwood Heath, 87, of Tifton died Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center.

He was born March 26, 1937, in Berrien County to the late Clifton Edward Heath and the late Rosa Beatrice Fender Heath. He was a retired farmer who truly loved and provided for his family. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, was a hard...

Mar 1, 2025

Barbara "Sue" Hall McClendon, 77, of Brookfield, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, in the Wilson Hospice House in Albany.

Born April 24, 1947, to the late Leroy Higgs Hall and Cora Jackson Hall, Sue grew up on a farm in Alapaha, GA. She learned the value of hard work while working alongside her parents and siblings on...

Mar 1, 2025

Doris Jean Samples, 63, of Nashville, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, at her residence.

She was born June 24, 1961, in Clinch County to the late Bill Monk and the late Dorothy Mae Watson Monk. For years, she was a machinist at Adel Metal Products, she loved her family, enjoyed drawing and was a very involved and...

Feb 28, 2025

Carolyn B. Bishop, 74, of Alapaha died Friday, February 28, 2025, at her residence.

She was born February 5, 1951, in Orlando, FL to the late James Roscoe Brown and the late Betty Eloise Haas. She was a homemaker and was a member of Nashville Methodist Church. In her own words, she was the wife of the...

Feb 28, 2025

Malcom Stone, 81, of Nashville, died Friday, February 28, 2025, at Berrien Oaks.

He was born October 27, 1943, in Berrien County to the late Marcus Stone and the late Cora Lee McMillian Stone. He retired from Nashville Textile after 35 years as a garment cutter and worked at Berlin Corp. in Tifton for several years. He...

Feb 27, 2025

Lila Kay Lennard, 83, of Albany, died Thursday, February 27, 2025, in the Langdale Hospice House.

She was born August 30, 1941, in Atlanta to the late Gordon Lomax Herlong and the late Deiliah Taylor Lomax. She was a homemaker and member of Albany Methodist Church. She was an avid reader, very involved with her church and...

Feb 25, 2025

Linda Sue Tidwell, 73, of Nashville, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, in Statesboro.

She was born September 28, 1951, in Tift County to the late James Clarence Williford and the late Anna Mozelle Watson Williford. She was a homemaker and cashier at O'Neal's Restaurant in Nashville for years. She was the widow of Jackie Moore Tidwell.

Feb 23, 2025

Reva Sinclair Register, Jr, 92, of Ray City, died Sunday, February 23, 2025, in the Berrien Oaks.

He was born February 11, 1933, in Dupont, GA to the late Reva Sinclair Register and the late Iris Jeanette Newbern Register. He was employed with Jacksonville, FL Print Company for years and was preceded in death by a sister:...

Feb 22, 2025

Norma Jean (Polly) Harnage, 82, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Fellowship Home in Nashville.

Polly was born on August 12, 1942, in Nashville, Georgia, to her beloved parents, Oliver and Ruth Alexander, who preceded her in death.

Polly graduated from Berrien High School, where she excelled as...

Feb 22, 2025

Fannie Foxworth Fletcher, 80, of Nashville, died Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 18, 1944, in Berrien County to the late Leamon Foxworth and the late Samantha Grimes Foxworth. She worked as a shipping clerk at Nashville Textile for many years and was a member of Flat Creek Church. She...